The Auction Off

Chapter 7: Collide

Don't hold back, crash into me.  We catching fire like a third degree.  Need someone to hold, sick of being alone.  So i'm rounding third, and i'm coming home, cause I need your touch and I need it now.

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We arrive at Layla's party in 30 minutes, and I quickly turn the car off and get out and walk toward the place leaving Carter and Jenni behind.  

"Wait Anna!" Carter yells for me.

"What? I thought you were mad at me." I say still walking..

"Please just wait." He says grabbing the back of my arm.

"Wait for what?" I ask. 

He catches his breath and looks at me.  We just stand there in the middle of the parking lot, and he doesn't say anything.

"Don't you think if someone said that them almost kissing them meant nothing to them?" He finally says.

"Carter. We're just friends. It can't mean anything." I say.

"Maybe I don't want to be just friends." He mumbles.

"What was that?" I ask.

"Nothing Anna, Nothing." He says.

"Okay Carter, let's go in." I say grabbing his hand and gently dragging him in.

He laces his fingers through mine and I just let him, no harm in that. Right? Geez I ask a lot of questions I need to figure some things out about me and Carter.  We walk in and we are handed leis because Layla's party was Hawaiian themed.  We put them around our necks and continue walking.  Jenni is walking behind us until she is stopped by this very cute boy around her age and they go the other way, I wonder who that was.  Her new boyfriend??

I see Layla up in the distance, and run toward her.

"LAYLAAA BABEEEE." I scream at her.

"ANNALEIGHH BABEEE." she screams back.

See we we're the best friends, and nothing could change that.  We had some weird catch phrases and different things we did when we saw eachother. Exhibit one, scream at eachother. :)

I let go of her, and say happy birthday before she turns back to her other friends that were here.  I turn around and don't see Carter and then I look around and see him dancing with a girl around our age. Hmm I wonder who that is.  Someone taps me on the shoulder and I turn around to see Jason Edwards.  I back up and bump into someone and say sorry.

"Why are you here?" I ask swallowing.

"I was invited Babe." He says smirking.

"Who would invite you?" I ask.

"My girlfriend invited me.  Um her name is Layla, do you know her?" He asks clearly knowing I knew her.

"She can't be your girlfriend.  She's my best friend." I say.

"Well sorry honey, but she has fallen completely under my spell." He says and then I see Layla come over to us and put her arm around Jason's waist.

"You met Jason! My gosh i'm so glad you guys are friends now!" She says excitedly.

"Yeah, I have to go." I say walking away and sit down at a table.

I look down and put my head in my hands. I open my eyes for a second and see a pair of nice men's shoes infront of me.  I look up and see Carter.  He sits next to me, and slides his chair near mine.