Thwaites & Thompson

Conflicted

Thompson

"Well? Where is he?!" Madonna pinches me infront of Cole and I wince, slapping her hand away.

"Madonna. You are very abusive!" I look her straight in the eye and she snickers.

Cole grins.

"Guys!" Nala and Brandon join us shortly.

"Where the hell is Adam?" She glanced between us and we all shook our heads except Cole.

"What? What are you looking at me for?" Cole frowns.

"I don't know where he-there he is..." He points behind Nala and we all turn to watch him walk to us with a weary frown on his face. He looked somewhat dissembled. 

"Adam!" My head jerks towards the source of the voice and my jaw drops.
It was Cassey Calhan!

"Here..."
"Call me whenever." She shoves a piece of paper into Adam's hand and tiptoes, attempting to kiss Adam on the cheek but he surprises her by dodging the kiss and gripping her chin.

"Ew! Get off of him! Didn't you hear me earlier?!" Nala storms towards Cassey but Adam instantly takes Nala by her waist and pulls her away from Cassey; who winked at Nala amusedly, waved at me, and then retreated.

"Oh-you little skank!" Nala sneers.

"Give me that paper Adam!" Nala snatches the little paper from Adam's hand and tears it to pieces.

Adam scoffs and Cole and Brandon burst into laughter.

"Whoa..." Madonna purses her lips trying to suppress her amusement.

"Yeah, tell me about it." I chuckle at Madonna and swallow a sour lump.

What did Cassey have to do with Adam?
Why was she expecting him to call her whenever?

"Guys let's bounce..." Cole jerks his head towards the door and we all nod at him.

Nala and Brandon lead the way and Madonna and I follow them.

I elbow Madonna who seemed distant.

"What is it?" I ask and she shakes her head a beat.

"Tell me..." I frown at her.

She glances back and I follow her line of sight.

Adam and Cole were a good distance behind us. They looked amused.

"I threw myself at Cole." She sighed wretchedly and my face fell.

"I asked him to kiss me..."
"He held my face, smiled his oh-so-charming smile and told me he wanted to take things slow..." She gulped hard and covered her face.

"Whoa..." I cup my mouth for a moment.

"But Madonna-its a good thing!"
"He wants to take things slow!"
"It means he actually likes you!"
"He wants to do it right..."
My heart warmed as I said that.

Unlike Brad, the guy I just met inside, who pretended to like me, Cole didn't skip to inviting Madonna back to his place...

I felt my chest tighten.

Did I look like the kind of girl who's willing to go home with a guy she just met at a party and had so much fun dancing with?

"What is it?" She eyes me suspiciously.

"The guy from earlier..." I chuckle pitfully.

"After all the good time and the fun dancing..."
"He invited me back to his place..." I rolled my eyes and Madonna gasped slowly.