◇The Hybrid◆

chapter 15

as we went over a speed bump, i felt Derek's grip on my waist tighten.

i rest my hand on his arm and rub soothingly and he loosens his grip, relaxing.

i look out the window and watch as the road speeds backwards. 

i find everything facinating. every speck of nature is something new. adventures. danger. i love it all.

i get snapped out of my trance when Jared shouts, "WE'RE HERE!!"

i grimace from the loud noice and gently rub my ear. damn that boy needs to stop yelling. he's sixteen, he shouldn't be like this.

he pulls into the parking lot, parks the car.

i open the door and get out, derek gets out after me.

he shuts the door and Jared clicks the lock button on his clicker. 

i begin to walk to the front door to Fred's. when i open the glass door i immediately see a hot guy sitting with a group of other guys sitting in one of the booths. 

i tear my eyes away from him.. but i feel his eyes on me.

i take a step in and i feel derek's warm hand grab mine. he intertwines our fingers and walks next to me, as i walk to the counter. 

.. i guess he saw the guy too. 

when we reach the counter he lets go of my hand and snakes his arm around my waist and pulls me so close we are touching. "what do you want babe?" he asks.

did he just call me babe?

i give him a weird look.

i know we kiss and tease each other, but he's never showed any public affection. 

"uhh.." my expression returns back to normal and i look up at the big blue menu screen hanging above us. "can i get a half bacon?" 

"are you going to eat it all?" he asks skeptically, looking my body over. "big burger, little girl" 

"i like food" i defend my eating habits. my dad raised me to be a big girl.. big.. as in.. fat-ish. he wanted some fat on my bones. and i do.. kind of. i am pretty skinny, but not unhealthy skinny. i eat. trust me. i just know how to pull back and not eat as much when i'm not supposed to.

"okay, we'll have a half bacon and a patty melt" derek tells the girl at the register.

"combos?" she asks.

"yes" he says.

"okay, that'll be.." she presses some buttons on the register. "13.93"

derek digs in his pocket and gets out a $5 and a $10. 

she takes the money and presses more buttons on the register. it makes a funny noise then the drawer pops open. she puts the bills in the right place and begins to reach for his change. "keep it" he says.

she nods and closes the drawer. she turns and disappears into the kitchen.

he pushes my body and i begin walking in the direction he pushed me. he takes us to the farthest table from the boy.

he looked sad by it. 

Jared puts in his order and flirts with the girl. 

she gives him a discount and he winks at her, causing her cheeks to turn a deep shade of red.

he walks over to our table and sits in the seat across form ours. 

"she likes me" he said.

"she could do better" i say, joking. teasing him.