The Robinson Boys

Chapter 13

  Living with the Robinson's had been a lot easier until I realized that I liked Xavier. I get tongue-tied every time we talk, butterflies fill my stomach whenever he smiles or just looks at me! It's ridiculously horrible at the dinner table because I sit directly across from him and his eyes always seem to burn into mine. It's as if he can see my soul through those stormy gray eyes. Elizabeth noticed my discomfort and asked if I was okay, which I hastily replied yes.

"Sabri-Bri! Out of dreamland, we have to finish this assignment!" Mason chirps, waving his hand in front of my face and disrupting my thoughts. "Oh, uh, sorry..." I say, picking up my pencil and tapping it against the paper in front of me; bleh, geometry.
"So, what were you thinking about?" He asks, glaring at the worksheet in front of us that is resting oh so comfortably on my pillow. "Nothing really," I sigh, trying to stop thinking about Xavier and get my head wrapped back around the geometry worksheet.
"Aha, you can't fool me darling; you were thinking about Xavier." He states with a happy – yet sly – smile planted on his lips. My face gets hot and my cheeks are no doubt flushed bright red. "Is it really that obvious that I like him?" I ask, looking up at Mason through my hair and he nods in reply.
"To everyone except him it seems," he laughs and rolls onto his back and stares at the ceiling fan as it spins hypnotically. We lay on my bed in silence for a few minutes before we continue working.
After all of our homework was done, we go to the mall, get some dinner, shop a little and comment on hot guys that are wandering around the mall. I spot a music store and drag Mason in there with me only to find out that Xavier works there. I freeze when I see him and manage to turn around before he sees me.
"Sabrina, hey!" He calls and I blush, glad that he can't see my face. Mason snickers at me and I toss him a glare which he playfully returned. We burst out laughing and people (including Xavier) give us weird looks.
"So, why are you here?" Xavier asks his happy attitude disappearing the more he was around Mason. "We're looking at music," I reply, raising an eyebrow at him. "Why else would we be here?" I ask, returning his cold look.
Disappointment flickers across his face as if I had somehow let him down and he shakes his head. "Nothing I guess... have fun..." he mutters, walking away. "Awkward!" Mason sings before he takes my hand in his and we start to look around the store, buying a couple of CDs and then we left to go home.
"SLEEP OVER!" Mason exclaims when we get back to the house and then he takes off running and leaves me in the dust. I laugh, "Hey, wait up!" I yell, running after him and then tackling him. "Got'cha!" I say, smiling, and then finding a strange boy lying underneath me.
"Oh my god, I am so sorry! I thought you were my friend! Let me help you up!" I gasp, standing up and then helping him up onto his feet. To my surprise he starts to laugh and then we both end up lying on the floor next to each other laughing like crazy people.
"I'm Jordan," he says once we catch our breath. "Sabrina," I reply, turning my head to look at him and smiling. "Well Sabrina, I think this is about to sprout into an awesome friendship, oi?" I smile brightly at him and nod in agreement.
"TO THE KITCHEN! AWAY!" He yelled, jumping up and dashing into the kitchen.
"WAIT FOR ME BATMAN!" I called after him, getting to my feet and running after him.