Running With a Bad Boy Rewrite || COMPLETE ||

Chapter 10

It was a Friday night and everyone was hanging out at the apartment. Luke and Stephanie were playing video games with the brothers and Casey was seated next to Brandon having a deep conversation. Hunter invited Brandon but I was still skeptical of the kid and how he disappeared out of nowhere when we needed him the most. Tristan was here too and to say I felt awkward was an understatement. I couldn't tell if Tristan was still interested in me or not but if he was then it was defiantly going to be gawky to be in the same room as him and Hunter.

I was next in line to play the racing game when one person came in last and it happened to be Mark who was like a five-year-old when he lost. He grumbled and handing the control to me rather aggressively.

"She's good so keep an eye out for her," Hunter spoke out loud from a corner somewhere and Stephanie snickered.

"I'm a pro," she grinned from ear-to-ear.

"How's about we make this interesting then?" Brandon spoke up and we all turned to him. "I get a kiss from whichever girl doesn't come in first." He obviously had too much to drink but when Stephanie yelled out 'deal' I passed her a questioning look and so did her boyfriend but she only sat there staring at the tv ready to play.

"I might as well join then," Casey chanted and stole Luke's controller, so when Ryan saw what was happening he abandoned his position.

I wasn't keen on the idea of kissing Brandon especially now I was basically seeing Hunter. But no one knew and I couldn't make it obvious so I played the game and acted as if I didn't care. But I was ahead of both girls, Stephanie catching up quickly. I wasn't going to kiss Brandon. I needed to win this thing!

We were on the last lap and I could feel my arm pits sweating and my heart throbbing. At this point I wasn't focused on what was going to happen if I didn't come in first. I only wanted to beat Stephanie now to prove a point that I was the champion and always will be.

"Yes!" I yelled and jumped up off the couch.

"Yo eyes up," I heard Hunter tell Tristan behind me which probably meant my ass was entertaining his eyes too much for Hunter's liking so I decided it'd be best to sit down.

Stephanie groaned and placed a tiny peck to Brandon's lips, but Casey had to kiss him too and her kiss was more intense than Steph's. I was the only one watching the two as they started kissing more than the bet called for and I wondered what Cole would think if he knew what was going on.

I was interrupted from my thoughts when someone lifted me over their shoulder off the couch and from the smell I knew it was my roommate.

"Congratulations winner!" He chanted.

"Put me down!" I squawked.

"I almost had you," Stephanie bellowed when Hunter set me back on the floor. She was now seated on Luke's lap who was on the floor.

"I think this means that I'm the pro," I smiled and she stuck her tongue out.

It felt pleasing to just be able to chill and spend time with my friends, now not having to worry about my life being in danger. I no longer had the thought of Drake kidnapping me and slitting me in half when he got his hands on me.

Hunter and I were taking things slow. We weren't considered 'dating' yet but these past few nights I was sleeping in his bed with him. The feeling of him holding me all night made me feel secure. The farthest we got was him grabbing my boob under my shirt but not once has he seen me naked and the same goes for me. I wasn't expecting to get that far just yet.

It was growing around ten and Brandon decided to head out and because he was drunk Casey decided to make sure he got home and as they were leaving I passed her a skeptical look but she brushed me off. Mark and Ryan also left and Luke had work in the morning so he took off but Stephanie stayed behind. So that left her, Hunter, Tristan and me.