Just the Usual High School Love

Chapter 23

I wake up and look up at the clock, 12:36 P.M.

Wow I slept in late! 

I feel a pair of arms wrap tighter around me and I snuggle in. But the arms feel foreign but familiar, they are not as big and strong as Chad's but I recognize them as the arms that pull around me while I cried as a child. Brendan

I try to turn around and face him, I wriggle around and see he is fast asleep, a look of perfection and innocence plastered on his face. I smile at his sleeping image. I don't want to wake him so I just close my eyes and find myself drifting off again.

. . .

I feel Brendan running his fingers through my hair gently, he breathes onto my neck softly and I feel the goose bumps raise up my neck and a shiver goes down my spine.

"My sweet Ann, never stop being so sweet, my Ann." he whispers into my hair.

He would always say that to me. Brendan has always been like my older brother until recently, everyone thought we had a thing, even I began to believe the silly thought, I actually had begun to like him but always denied it, even to Krista, I knew we would only be nothing more then friends.

I open my eyes slightly but he doesn't notice so I shift around a little. Now he knows I am a least waking up. I turn back over and look at him and now he looks straight into my eyes.

"Goodafternoon" he smiles at me and I giggle, "Your mom has already left for work." he informs me.

I sit up and stretch my arms and back out. 

To be completely honest I feel like I am being too close with Brendan, like sleeping all cuddled up on the couch together, it can't be like this. And it's worse that I don't feel as bad about it as I should and I am letting it all happen. 

I get up and straighten out my clothes and walk into the kitchen without a word to Brendan. I can't keep doing this, if Chad were here he would probabaly kill Brendan for what just happened, he probably wouldn't even let me leave his sight or remove his arm from around my waist.

I wonder what I should do then, make Brendan leave, call over Chad, just leave myself?

I walk back in the other room and Brendan isn't on the cuch anymore, I grab my phone and check the messages:

One from Krista: "Did we have history hmwk?" 

Two from Chad: "Goodmorning babe."

                        "? are you still with him?" 

Chad does not sound very happy so I respond to his: "Ya he is we just woke up."

I probably should have phrased that differently because it doesn't make it sound very good. I guess I will send another: "I wanna hang out with you but I don't know how to get rid of him nicely :("

Seconds later he responds : "Just tell him to leave. ;), I can't stop thinking about you and your sweet lips." 

His text makes me giggle. We don't really text like that but I wouldn't mind if we did when we couldn't see each other.

I respond : " fineeee I will try to."

I walk into the kitchen again and pop some toast into the toaster, Brendan walks in seconds later.

" So i kind of have plans today so when could you..go? Not like mean or anything it's just I'm already late." I try to say as nice as possible but just stammer my way through the sentence.

"I can go now I guess, I'll grab my stuff." he replies.

Wow that was easy.

Brendan walks to the front door and smiles at me "Bye." he says and walks out.