Love Is a Losing Game // Joel Pimentel

24 | Manners

Chapter Twenty-Four

Blu's POV

"Why would you like to do that?" I ask with a shaky tone, my body buzzing at the thought of his request.

"Because I'm almost forgetting what your lips taste like," he murmurs as he leans a bit closer, his fingers tucking a piece of hair behind my ear.

My body becomes warm as he lets his hand travel down my arm and glances down at me with dangerously dark eyes.

"That seems like a problem we can resolve doesn't it?" I murmur back with a small smile at how effortless it was to say those words.

He chuckles softly and nods as he caresses my cheek and tilts his head, "So is that a yes?" I lean towards his touch and close my eyes, nodding. "Go for it," I whisper.

Yoandri brushes his lips against my cheek before leaving a trail of warm wet kisses on my neck. A soft sigh leaves my mouth as his fingers lead my head towards the delicate torture of his lips. I already know he's left a mark by the way he runs a thumb across the patch of skin.

"You taste sweet," he mumbles before brushing our noses together and taking a second to emphasize the tension that lay between our bodies. "Thanks," I breathe out as our lips finally meet in the middle of warmth and wanting.

He pulls me closer, not wanting to miss the tenderness of my mouth placed against his. I almost had forgotten what it was like to kiss him, but when I begin to melt against him, I recall everything vividly.

The same burning feelings I felt last time we were this close flow through my body, making my mind foggy, and my heart race quicker. His hands tug on my thighs and I slide onto his lap before pressing our chests together, the proximity of our bodies doing nothing to satisfy the insatiable wanting I felt.

I hear footsteps coming up the stairs and take a breath before slipping away from him and grabbing my textbook. I rub my eyes and press my hands to my cheeks to lessen the redness in them.

My fingers sweep hair onto my neck just as someone appears in the doorway. "Honey, Joel is here," a lady says without looking up from her phone. When her eyes glance upwards she does a small double take, smiling when she sees me.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't know Yoandri had a guest. My name is Joanne," his mom smiles at me. I get up and extend my hand, excited to meet her. "I'm Blu, nice to meet you," I smile back.

Just as I introduce myself Joel slides next to Joanne and I feel my breath get stuck in my throat. We make eye contact and I can already tell by the way his eyes slide to a smirking Yoandri that he knows what just happened.

"Okay, well I'll be in my office. It was nice meeting you, Blu," Joanne dismisses herself. I nod in thanks and she walks away, leaving Joel and Yoandri with me. I look between the two of them scared of what might happen between the both if them.

Joel walks into the room silently and drops his backpack at the door, looking at me, analyzing everything about my face before biting his lip when he sees my neck.

He pulls my hair away from the area and I immediately shrink away, "This is what your idea of studying is?" he asks Yoandri who just shrugs with a small smile tugging on his lips.

"We were taking a break but go off then," Yoandri replies. His eyes slide over to me and I see his eyes soften while Joel's harden.

"Blu, come on we are leaving," Joel orders. His tone was hard, his voice stern as if I was a pet that he could tell what to do. It seemed like he knew he had messed up because when I turn around to look at him, my eyebrows furrowed, wondering why he thought it was okay to tell me what to do, he was already looking at me.

He glances at my expression, slumping his shoulders forward before asking, "What?" I shake my head at his question, "I'm not a piece in some stupid game that you guys have going on at this moment you know that right?"

I look at both of them and I see the smile slide off of Yoandri's face at my words, a much more serious expression taking over. I inhale as I collect my books and close my backpack zipper aggressively, "And if that stupid kiss was some type of trick to make Joel jealous, hell is mighty hot my friend."

I watch as his eyes drop down to meet the floor, his gaze not daring meet my glare. I flip my body around to meet Joel and feel hot anger flood through me yet again. "Also, if you," I point to Joel, "Beckon me like I'm a dog one more time I will make sure you regret it and you can forget about whatever it is that you want with me exactly."

Joel's keys lay in his hand and I march over to him, taking them from his fingers, glaring at the both of them as they don't even look at me, "Put some damn respect on my name or don't even think, say, or talk about it. Do I make myself clear?"

Joel is about to open his mouth to protest but I raise a finger and point it at him, "I said do I make myself clear?" before pointing at Yoandri who also looked like he had something to say.

They nod numbly and I turn my on my heel, "Great now get in the car," I tell Joel. He follows in front of me while Yoandri gives me a small wave goodbye as I roll my eyes and grant him one last look before closing the door to his room and marching down the stairs.

These damn boys and their stupid nonexistent manners.

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