He's The Man

Chapter 10

Hes The Man -Part 10-

~Leilas POV~ 

"I already know that you play Lacrosse!"

Jordan raised his eyebrow at me, looking suprised,"You do?"

We were sitting on a park bench, waiting for the sunrise, asking eachother random questions and telling eachother things we thought the other didnt know,"Duhh."

He chuckled but still looked confused,"Wait how?"

I rolled my eyes,"Incase you've forgotten, we do go to the same school. And your Kind of like a celebrity there, everything you do is a Big deal."

He laughed, looking at me with a 'Seriously?' expression.

I shoved his arm playfully and we both laughed,"What! Dont give me that look, you and me both know its true!"

Jordan laughed and shook his head,"I think 'Celebrity' is an over-statement. I may have a lot of friends but that doesn't make me famous!"

I giggled and held up my hands defensively,"Ya ok Jordan. Everyone thinks of you like you're some god. You barely miss one day of school and everyone acts like its the end of the world!"

Jordan smiled but it slowly turned into a smirk,"Theres nothing wrong with being liked."

I rolled my eyes and stated matter of factly,"But there is something wrong with being Worshipped."

He smirked again before asking,"Says who?"

We both burst of laughing and for the first time in awhile I felt relieved of my stressful world.

He wrapped his arm around me and I automatically leaned into him. I could hear the sound of his heart beating steadily but it gradually began to pick up pace, I frowned and looked up at him the same time he asked,"You told me what everyone else thinks of me...but tell me what you think?"

We staired into eachothers eyes for a moment before I smiled softly and said,"I think im still trying to figure that out."

He grinned and nodded his head,"I guess thats fair"

I giggled and asked,"What do You think of me?"

Jordan eyed me curiously,"Honestly?"

I nodded softly.

He looked caught up in his own head and thoughts before he looked at me and stated,"Ill tell you another time."

I pushed out my lip in a playful pout, he chuckled and looked away,"Dont look at me like that!"

I laughed,"Why not?"

He sighed before turning his gaze back towards me and said,"Because you almost made me give in...almost."

I tilted my head and teased,"Ill get you one of these days."

He studied my face for a second, a smile forming on his lips,"I dont doubt it"

I watched him too before sighing and leaning my head back on his chest and letting the quiet be.

"Leila?" He whispered.

I smiled at the sound of him saying my name, I loved the affect this boy had on me already,"Yeah?"

I could hear the smile in his voice when he asked,"Tell me something about yourself...something you think a lot of people dont know."

He sounded mischevious but a small frown formed on my face,"Something serious or something I like?"

Jordan was quiet while he thought about this but finally said,"Something serious."

I took a deep breath and whispered,"I have a twin brother...well had."

The atmosphere quickly grew tense and I could feel Jordan become tense beneath me.

I bit my lip willing myself not to cry and whispered,"His name was Sean."

I waited for Jordan to say something, anything.

But he didnt.

I glared at the sidewalk, why wouldn't he say anything? I was about to sit up and look at him when I felt his arm gently tighten around me, pulling me closer.

It was barely a whisper but I could still hear him,"Im sorry"

I swallowed hard and pinched my eyes closed, just letting Jordans presence comfort me and trying desperately to forget that my twin brother was murdered only three years ago.

I felt something flutter around in my stomache, a tiny seed of hope was planted in my heart.

A spark of renewed life.

I had finally found someone who knew nothing about my old life and accepted me for the way I was.

Jordan didnt know that I was almost diagnosed with insanity after my ex-boyfriend had shot and killed Sean.

Jordan didnt know that I blame myself for him being killed and will never forgive myself for not being able to save him.

Jordan didnt know that sometimes I still wake up screaming in the middle of the night because of the nightmares that still haunt me in my sleep.

Jordan didnt know that this was the first time since before Seans death that I'd let my mom and Mona convince me to go out and be a teenager.

Jordan didnt know how secretly messed up I was.

No...Jordan didnt know any of these things and he didnt have too, because right now, in this moment. He accepted me completely, name and all.