Falling for them all

Surprised

I didn't wake up until 8:30, but I just laid there for about half an hour going over what Vinney told me yesterday. I took a shower, got dressed, then went down stairs. I looked around and nobody was home besides Mark sitting on the couch. Mom and Dad must be at work. Just the Vinney's words came back to me 'Gienelle..... Maria and Jack aren't your birth parents.'

I grew sad and plopped down on the couch next to Mark. He looked at me then scooted over to rest his head on my lap. I sighed and began to pet his head. Then I heard the door bell ring and Mark got up so I could answer the door. I opened the door to find James on the other side. He wore a plain black shirt and skinney jeans. He looked slightly annoyed and said "Vincent asked me to train you. So go put on your little workout outfit. "

"Train me?"

"Yup. Every weekend we will train you to fight both hand to hand combat and using weapons. Since you're more aware of your situation, you need to be able to protect yourself in case we get separated."

"If Vinney asked you to then ok. You can wait down here while I change."

He stared at me with curious eyes then asked "You really trust that guy a lot don't you?"

I looked at him surprised. I then laughed and replied "Yeah, I guess I do."

He came into the living room and Mark spoted him. Mark began to sniff him and growled. I wonder if he could sense there was something off about James.

"Mark be nice. He will be coming over often and is my boyfriend."

James looked confused but was surprised to see Mark back off. I ran upstairs and threw on my tank top, a pair of shorts, tied up my hair, and put on sneakers. I went down stairs and James was sitting on the couch having a staring contest with Mark. I laughed and they both turned to look at me. James walked over to me and grabbed my hand. He pulled me to the front door then turned to me. He asked me "You ready?"

"Yeah, but what are we doing first?"

"Well, you need to be in shape. So we will jog a couple blocks then take a thirty-minute break. Afterwards we will try a little boxing."

"Alright, lets do this!"

The doorbell rang and I reached to open the door but James stoped me. I looked at him and he said "Go grab us water bottles....... actually just one big one."

I was confused but I went along with it. I went to the kitchen and grabbed the biggest water bottle I could find then walked back to James. I saw that he answered the door and heard two people yell in unison "BOYFRIEND!?"

James replied "Yes, and you two are?"

I jogged up behind James to see who was at the door. I saw Alex and Cam looking shocked then saw they saw me. I was surprised to see them and said "Alex? Cam? What are you two doing here...... and together?"

James looked at me and said "You know these two?"

I nodded and before I could say anything else Cam said "Who is this guy really?"

I sighed and replied "Considering your reactions to him, you already know. Listen Cam I like you and all but as a friend. I'm sorry. Alex, I know you're worried but, he is the guy I really like."

Alex yelled "You like these kind of guys!?"

James coolly asked "And what kind of guy am I exactly? I'm interested to know how the world sees me."

Cam looked at Alex filled with curiosity as he answered "You are those 'bad boys' that try to seem cool and do stupid stunts that might kill you and try to get others involved!"

I couldn't help but laugh. He almost completely described James. It was true he acted like a bad boy to be cool and does some dangerous things but I don't think he is dragging anyone into it. If anything we dragged him into our problems. Alex and Cam looked at me confused. James was smiling and said "That's how you see me?"

I replied "Well, he isn't all wrong you know. There are some things you got wrong though."

Cam asked "Like what?"

I wasn't expecting for them to ask but I can't tell them anything. I decided to say "I don't know how to put it into words."

They gave me suspicious looks but James saved me by saying "Well, if you excuse us we've got up go."

He grabbed my hand, walked out the door, and closed the door behind him. He then started joggingand was almost dragging me down the street. He looked at me and said "Now that the distraction is gone, lets get started. "

I nodded then he let go of my hand and we began jogging. We would take a drink water every two or three blocks. After jogging about ten blocks we took the break he promised me. He wiped sweat off his face using his shirt. I couldn't help but take glances at his abs. He didn't look like he would have abs but they they were. I began to feel a bit embarrassed thinking about such things. I grabbed the water bottle and took a long drink. I sat down on a nearby bench and James followed me then sat down next to me. He sighed and stetched out. I decided to ask "Where are we going from here?"

He gave a small laugh and replied "Thr gym. Where else would you go to box besides a boxing training center."

"Is this really necessary? "

"You need to build up your strength. Why? You tired?"

"No, it's just.... I'm not really used to it."

"Is that so? Well that's ok you just need......"

He was looking around, spotted something, and sighed. Confused I asked "What's up?"

"Your friends are really persistent."

I looked towards where he saw them and they were hiding behind a bush tring to listen to our conversation. I laughed and said "They're idiots, but they only act like that because they care."

He stared at me with a blank expression then after a moment he smiled. He then said "Well while we have an audience..... why not give them a show?"

I looked at him confused. He put his hand on my cheek and leaned in close to my face. I could feel his breath on my face. He moved his eyes toward the bushes and whispered to me "They love our performance. Now lets see how far they'll let us go."

He looked me in the eye then moved his hand from my cheek to my chin and tilted my head. He closed his eyes and slowly moved closer. His lips barely brushed against mine before Alex and Cam jumped out of the bushes and pulled James away from me. As they were yelling at James, I suddenly felt dizy and chills went down my spine. James was calm until he noticed me. He broke free of the boys hold and rushed over to me. He put his hand on my forehead and flinched. He whispered "You're burning up. There must some sort of disruption in your balance of power. "

"No I'm fine. I just need to rest a few minutes. "

Alex came over and asked "You ok?"

Cam looked like he wanted to say something but kept quiet. James picked me up, princess style and said "She will be fine after some rest I'll take her home."

I began to get a headache and my body felt numb. I groaned in pain. Alex said "She doesn't seem fine. Let us take her home."

"No it's ok I got her."

Alex yelled in response "There is no way in hell I'm letting you be alone with her!"

Cam whispered something in his ear and Alex calmed down a bit. James decided to ignore them and walked away. I began to lose my vision and heard Savi's voice in the distance. She was saying something about me being a fragil flower or something. I was almost positive she was judging James by his looks and how he was holding me. I managed to smile before passing out.