Loving To The Touch

chapter 6

Stomping out to my blue Chevy Cruze, I opened the drivers side door and got in with a slight grumble of anger. When I was sat inside I slammed my door shut and started up the car, but then my door opened back up again. Elliot bent down and popped his head in my car.

"You need to calm down, let me drive." Elliot said while shoving me over into the passengers seat. I crossed my arms angrily then let out another mean grumble.

The guys had already worked out that they would follow us in Ryan's car to my house, so we all got into our cars and drove from the Carter High School to my house. About half way through the ride I turned to Elliot who was focused on the road.

"I'm sorry your first day had to be today." I said uncrossing my arms and giving a sorry expression for my actions.

"I should have just got up and moved instead of provoking her like that." I said making the weight of guilt sit on my shoulders.

"I'm glad it ended up the way it did. It was way more interesting, and pulse now we don't even have to be in school." Elliot said shrugging his shoulders while keeping a keen eye on the road.

"That is a pluse I guess." I said letting a small smile back on my face.

"Now there's the Lissy Satire I know." Elliot said in a cheering way.

We arrived at my house a lot quicker than I had expected. I jumped out of the car with enthusiasm and ran for the front door. As I did I could hear the loud roar of Ryan's corvette as it parked in my driveway.

I waved then opened the door with my key. My mom and Cindy were still likely shopping for god knows what and will probably continue to shop until late so I walked in for once and didn't have to be a ninja.

I went straight to the fridge, or as I would call it the food museum to get food, because I had literally nothing all day. And that thought reminds me my cereal funeral is today. The thought still makes me sad just thinking about it.

I was now carrying a carton of eggs, a tub of butter, milk, a plate, two little fruit cups, and a few forks. Right when I was about to fall from being unbalanced a pair of strong hands caught me.

"Let me." The sweet sound of a British accent said while lifting some of my food choices out of my arms.

I blushed as the thought of him so close to me was enough to drive me wild.

"What's all this for?" He questioned sitting it down on the counter.

"Well I was planning on making eggs, so the butter is to put in the pan so it doesn't stick, then the milk is to make them fluffy, the eggs are for, well you already know, and the fruit cups are for me to eat while I make my delicious eggs." I explained while preheating the stove and grabbing a pan.

"You sure are hungry then." He said chuckling.

"Well to be honest I really didn't get much to eat. I dropped my breakfast then my lunch was shoved in my chest, oh and that reminds me." I said looking down at my shirt to see the big orange stain.

"Keep my eggs company will you." I said while heading off to my room to change shirts, " and don't even let your buds over here." I stated closing my door and locking it.

I dug through my closet for a bit before just deciding to throw on a white shirt that Elliot left here before he left for military school. It was a bit big, and went down maybe an inch above the knee. It was just one of his weird shirts that I always begged him for. A man bear dear creature was printed on the front, with nothing else. Just the man bear dear thing. That's why I liked it. It was simple.

Once I was dressed I walked out of my room now with no shoes on and my nose rose in happiness as I smelt the delicious aroma of eggs.

Walking into the living room I saw only Ryan, and he had his back turned to me as he made eggs over the stove.

"You didn't have to make the eggs." I said questioningly while walking his way.

"I wanted to though." He simply said then pointed to the sliding glass doors to his side that led out to the backyard.

"The guys went out there." He said continuing to move the eggs around in the pan.

As I made my way to the door I stole the jello cup out of his hand. He had already eaten out of it, but he also ate my other one, so this is pay back.

"Hey! I was eating that." He said turned around and coming closer to me.

"Its my food. Pluse you already ate my other one so this is payback. Thanks." I stated while opening the glass doors.
I walked out and didn't see anyone. The backyard wasn't that big, so there wasn't really anywhere for them to go except the pool, but I fought they would hide in the pool. They would never get their clothes wet.

I continued walking until I made it to the edge of the pool, and looked down. It was only like 8 or 9 feet deep. I stood for a second then dipped my toe in. It was nice. I should swim later.

"Hey." A low voice said behind me.

It scared me so much to the point that I lost my balance and fell in the pool. I got that feeling you get when your about to jump in. I could jump, but do I want to then you jump and you expect the water to be solid but then you slide right through. As that feeling overwhelmed me I sat at the bottom of the pool for a second before I realized something. I'm not a fish. My chest was tight and I starred to get light headed. I know it had been a good almost 10 second I was under and I didn't take a breath before I went under either. I wanted to swim up but my limbs were so heavy. I looked up to the surface of the pool to see the outline of a person swimming down to me. I felt my arm being grabbed just as my eyes began to shut. I blacked out.

It was scary because all I could see was black. All around me was nothing but darkness. Slowly a glowing light began to glow a few feet away from me. It continued to grow until everything was now white. I closed my eyes from the brightness, and when I opened them again I saw Ryan. He was inches away from my face, with eyes wide with fear.

"She's okay." He said letting out a sigh of relief.

I looked around me to see all the guys looking back at me.

"What?" I asked not really knowing why they were starring so much.

All the guys looked away with hints of blush on their faces, but then I was engulfed with the weight of Elliot. He had bent down and scooped me up in a tight hug.

I blinked a few times then it clicked. I had blacked out while in the pool.

"What happened?" I asked still in Elliot's tight hug.

"Well we were out here checking out your neighbor through the fence when you came out, so Todd went over to you to say hey, but I guess he ended up scarring you into the pool. You fell in. Ryan came out to see what all the noise was. We were laughing thinking nothing of it, but then second passed and you had still not come up. Ryan begun to worry, so he jumped in after you. When he came back up he had you in his arms and did CPR. After that you woke up." Jake said not looking at me.

And now that I notice it all the guys weren't directly looking at me. Ryan was sitting on the ground beside me and Elliot just looked at the ground. I was so confused right now.

"I have a question." I said scrunching my brows together in concentration.

"Why is everyone avoiding eye contact." I asked looked at Ryan with a confused almost saddened expression.

It stayed quite before Elliot finally moved away.

"Their trying not to look at you because your kinda see through right now." Elliot said pointing at my shirt but not looking at it. He was nice like that. He wasn't a huge perv.

He was right I was wearing a white shirt, and mix that with water creates a see through shirt. I quickly placed my arms over my chest.

"Hey let loose a little. Let's have some fun. How about we have a pool party. And I promise I won't drown." I said standing, and attempting to lighten the mood a little.