Saving Mr. Davenport ✗ Bree Davenport

Chapter 5

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Chapter 5

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I stayed as calm as I could as he scanned his eyes over my hiding spot umpteen times. I couldn't stand the wait, no matter what I did. I wanted so badly just to pop out of my place. To tell him I was sorry about all of this. I wanted to get home. I didn't want to be playing mind games with this bionic version of Chip. Not that he just magically obtained bionics within the past couple of minutes, but still. I peeked slightly over the branches, trying to tell whether he had given up yet. He sighed suddenly and shook his head, walking the way I had planned to before all of this happened.

Maybe he didn't have all of Chase's abilities. Maybe he only had the override app. Maybe I was in the clear. I waited a minute before quietly making my way out of my hiding spot, hoping I could trail after him unnoticed. I glanced around the edge of the trees ahead of me, seeing him just inches from there. Continuing on as we had just yesterday. Yes, maybe I could catch up with him and accuse him of leaving me. Or, I could simply follow him until dark, finding my own way out of the woods after he fell asleep. That seemed like the more logical version of the plan. I was almost convinced that he was one of Douglas' minions sent here to confuse me. Only Mr. Davenport and Douglas knew about bionics, anyway.

I couldn't deal with that. I had to get home no matter what. My family was counting on me. The entire future of Davenport Industries was counting on me, as well. Leo wasn't ready to take over the company. He never would, as a matter of fact. The only one with even the slightest ability would be Chase. It seemed as though I needed him more than ever now. He would help me get back to Mr. Davenport, no questions asked. He would be there for me when I was at my lowest. And most importantly, if I asked him not to call me princess, he would listen. Unlike Chip.

I shook my head and walked along, following Chip's footsteps as I walked along. I had to keep up with him, that was the tricky part. He had gone slow yesterday, which had been easy. But as of today, the boy seemed determined to lose me. Not that he knew I was back here. I was practically running after him, wishing for the millionth time since yesterday that I had my bionics back. If I had my speed though, I wouldn't be following Chip. I would be home, battling Douglas by now. Better yet, I would be sleeping in my capsule after a long day of fighting yesterday. I would have won of course, simply because that's what had to happen.

Chip stopped suddenly up ahead of me. I tried to slow my breathing as I took a break as well. He looked completely un-phased by the walk we had just gone on. I looked back momentarily to see we had come a long ways. I couldn't even see the beginnings of the lake. Chip nodded before walking on, keeping up with his said pace from earlier. I took a deep breath before racing after him. This was getting to be annoying. I couldn't keep up with him. I knew I had trained well enough before all of this, but I was training along with the help of my bionics. I was conditioned to use them no matter what. Unless of course I was in public.

Chip was so aggravating. I could barely stand him half the time. The only bad thing about this "hate" relationship I wished to have with him, was the feeling I got when I was around him. He definitely had his moments when he simply took my breath away, and not in the winded way he was now. He had this superior attitude about him that made me want to know more. But he also seemed guarded, which forced me to want inside. I wanted so badly to connect with him for some reason. He already knew so much about me, while I knew practically nothing about him. He made me nervous. He made me want to run away from him, but stay in the moment as well. Just as Tasha had instructed me to do at our first dance my sophomore year. Ethan had made me feel this way as well. But with Chip, it seemed more intense. Whatever nerves I had, I felt like I could show that with Chip, and he would think it was funny, which also slightly scared me.