Outlawed (Cole Pendery)

Helpless Bimbo

Helpless Bimbo

His lips were less than a centimetre apart from mine, his gentle hand scarcely brushing my cheek, his passionate caramel pearls glancing down at my lips reluctantly.

I glare into his eyes impatiently with evident anticipation. I lick my lips and shut my eyes, waiting.

And waiting...

Before I knew it, he let go of my shoulders abruptly, and ran a hand through his messy hair. Without meeting my gaze, he started in the other direction, murmuring a long, colourful string of words, leaving me standing there with an unfamiliar chill.

Well, that was... wow.

Shaking away the divulging thoughts before they could come, I got up to find the others.

I started to walk around idly until I spotted Will sitting on a chair with two other guys, talking. I could have gone up to him but I found it wrong right after the almost-kiss with Cole.

I rotated to walk in the other direction but halted in my path when Will called me.

"Oh, hey." I reply, feigning a smile, still flustered from how much I desired for that kiss.

"Where were you? I got out of the pool and you were gone! If it was because you were embarrassed of trying to poke my chest, it's cool."

I had to prevent myself from laughing at his accusation by shaking my head and telling him I just needed to get a drink from the bar. For some reason not being bothered by the presence of his two friends.

"OK. Good, because I really had fun today." He smiled.

"Me too."

"That reminds me. Do you want to go out? On a date, I mean..."

I hesitated. His asking me out, right after Cole almost kissed me. What is happening to this world? I think about how I have never been kissed or on a date before. How Cole could have been my first freaking kiss and I start to freak out. I take back what I said the first day I arrived. Melbourne is definitely different from Sydney. I think about work, a date won't distract me forever would it? It's only one harmless date.

Reluctantly I just nod and smile, the out-burst earlier still took any form of intelligent words away from me.

"Great!" He smiles, "I'll meet you at Laporchetta's at 6 on Monday, then."

I licked away the citrus flavoured guilt from my lips and forced a smile. Will's an amazing guy and I can't let my stirred emotions ruin this for me.

"Oh, and Alan," Will halts and I think I see guilt flash in his eyes before he speaks, "wear jewellery, we might go out again later."

* * *

I didn't see Cole for the rest of the day. The subdued day seemed to last for ever.

OK, I'm exaggerating. I did see Cole once but I am trying to erase the image of him making out with another girl from my mind. As well as also trying to prevent myself from getting pissed... Or start crying... Or push them into the pool. He almost kissed me to attest his point. That's all. I don't need to grieve over him leaving and then taking no time to move on to the next helpless bimbo.

I am not proud to admit that I was one of them helpless bimbos a few hours ago.

Even in his drunken state, Cole can charm any girl, or maybe even guy, into falling for him.

I mean kiss him. Because no one could fall for him, ever, especially me because I despise him... Yeah? Yeah.

I'm going to stop thinking of him right about now.