Chapter 12: Why me?
Sloane's POV:
I was walking home with Sasha, grinning as she told me a story. The smile on my face was fake, I was thinking about Jaden. He had ignored me through math class, and he hadn't acknowledged me in the hallway whenever I saw him. He always had Kaytie hanging off his neck! I saw her sitting on his lap at lunch, feeding him. It sickened me. HE had kissed ME. Not the opposite.
I was fuming and Sasha suddenly grabbed my hand. She flipped it over.
"What?!" I snarled.
"Your palm." she said calmly. I looked down. Sure enough, my hand was bleeding. I wiped off the blood to see 4 crescent-shaped cuts in my palm. I had been clenching my fists, digging my nails into my palm as we walked.
"thanks." I mumbled.
She nodded and we kept walking. We stopped halfway to my house and Sasha bid her farewell.
"TEXT ME!" she yelled as she ran through the door.
"OKAAAY!" I yelled back. I turned away, grinning slightly. She knew how to make me feel better. I plugged in my headphones. I scrolled down to Macklemore and And We Danced blasted through my headphones.
"And we danced, and we cried, and we laughed, and had a really really really good time. Take my hand, we'll have a blast and remember this moment for the rest of our lives."
I grinned, the lyrics making me smile. I sang along at the best part.
"There's a knock on the door, it's the neighbors. Quick cut blocking. We're having a hoedown, you hoes down, don't let me pull my hose out, cause its big, long, pink strong..."
I heard a low chuckle behind me, and I spun around, yanking out a headphone.
It was Jaden. He walked closer and I backed away slowly, not wanting to get to close.
I yelped as I fell back and my ankle rolled on a rock. Suddenly, strong arms were supporting my weight and I was looking into Jaden's deep brown eyes as he carried me. He held me like I weighed nothing.
"Put me down!" I said, hitting him in the chest with my fist.
"I don't think so." he chuckled, "I'm taking you home. You rolled your ankle pretty back there." He started walking forward and I gave up and let him carry me.
Jaden's POV:
She felt so natural in my arms. At first she resisted and was tense, but once I started walking, her body relaxed in my arms. I could feel her eyes on me.
I looked down and she flushed red, when I saw her looking at me. I grinned cockily and hiked her up a bit.
"Admiring my good looks, right?" I said, laughing.
"N-no." she stuttered, failing to come up with an excuse. My heart fluttered as her eyes met mine and I struggled not to lean down and kiss her.
"Well..umm..here we are." she said, breaking eye contact. I didn't put her down, just carried her over so she could swipe her card to enter the apartment building. I walked with her in my arms to her apartment and she unlocked the door. She pushed it open and I slowly put her down. She cringed as she put weight on her ankle and then ushered me in.
Sloane's POV:
What was I doing? Why was I inviting him in? Aghh, my ankle hurt so much. I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bag of chips, throwing them at him. He caught them and I grabbed a bag of ice.
"Follow me." I muttered and started up the hallway to my room. I heard his soft footsteps behind me and then I pushed open my door.
He gasped and dropped the chips as he saw inside. Covering my walls were drawings done by me, Alex and Sasha. Random doodles, lyrics, everything we had scribbled in class was hanging from my walls.
"Wow.." he mumbled, running a hand over a sketch Alex had made of me. "They're good."
"Thanks." I said, smiling widely. I lay on my bed, resting my ankle on a pillow so I could ice it. I leaned back on my pillow and closed my eyes, groaning as the cold soothed my ache.
Suddenly, hot breath hit my cheek. I opened my eyes to see Jaden's face right close to mine. I gasped slightly as I saw the desire in his eyes. He was almost laying on top of me, his arms braced on either side of me to hold himself up.
"What are you doing...?" I asked as his lips grazed mine and continued down to my neck.
"I think you know." he groaned into my neck and I blushed. He leaned up, capturing my lips in his.
Jaden's POV:
I couldn't hold myself back, that groan was all it took.
As I kissed her, I felt her smiling against my lips. I grinned as she kissed me back. Kissing Kaytie was never like this.
I pressed my lips against hers harder, and slid my tongue along her bottom lip. Her mouth opened to me immediately and I deepened the kiss.
Suddenly, the front door slammed and I yanked back. She looked startled and confused.
She shoved at my chest, causing me to fall off the bed.
"Go out the window and climb the back fence to get out." she hissed, and I obliged without complaint.
I wanted to kiss her again so bad and I thought about it as I dropped to the ground and sprinted to the back fence, throwing my bag over and jumping over myself.
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