The Kissing Booth: Noah's Story

Chpt.5

Fair warning: This is a smut chapter.

Over the next couple weeks I didn't see Elle too much. I sent her a few unanswered texts and she shot me a couple reprimanding looks. The first time she topped darting out of the same area as me was at the Venice beach party.

When she arrived I was playing some beach football with the guys and she distracted me just by walking. She met my gaze after I caught the ball then shook her head at me as a group of girls jumped on me, trying to tackle me down. I shrugged them off and looked back at her to see her removing her blouse, revealing her sexy as all hell, bikini clad, fit body.

I continued keeping an eye on Elle all night from a distance to be discreet. She was kicking ass and clearly having a great time playing relay drinking games with everyone. She had been pacing herself much better than the night at my house, though, and only casually sipped a couple drinks. I noticed she stayed away from the hard liquor.

It was getting late and the party had thinned out a little. Couples had wandered off to the shadows, the too drunks had been taken home. Lee was off with his new girlfriend somewhere and Elle was watching Tuppin do a keg stand. I was a short distance away by the bonfire, ignoring some girls giving me eyes. Elle had wandered over to collect her cup from the pong table when the creep Warren approached her, clearly with a proposition.

I felt myself tense as I watched her get a little uncomfortable with whatever he was saying. He grabbed her wrist and started to try dragging her toward the hot tub and my feet began moving before I knew what I was doing. I felt rage build within me as Elle tried pulling her arm back and say, "No, Warren, I'm not feeling well. No. I said-"

I jogged the last few steps and stood tall between them, "She said no, Warren." My breathing had gotten a bit heavier and both Elle and Warren could tell I was fuming. He backed up a step as Elle came forward to grab my arm. "Okay, okay, it's okay, I'm fine." She put her drink down and looked up at me, seeing the anger on my face she said. "It's okay, um, could you just take me home please?" Her hands pushing on my chest had me backing up slightly. Warren smirked, "Awe," He chuckled, pointing between the two of us.

"It's okay. Hey, just walk away, okay, just walk away." Elle pleaded to me softly. "Let's go." She said and I started to back away with her.

Warren must have noticed something between our interaction because he chimed up again, "Hey come on man, it's all good, I guess I'd also be pretty pissed if I was slumming it with my little brother's sloppy seconds."

I didn't have a thought, just a reaction. I ran the couple steps back to him and tackled Warren to the ground. No way could I let someone insult Elle like that. And I let myself be too obvious, he shouldn't have guessed my feelings for her.

I took a deep breath and turned to where Elle had been standing but she was gone, running up towards the parking lot. I took off after her, not caring about how it might look or what people were thinking of what just happened.

"Elle, wait!" I nearly caught up to her as she got to the pavement. "Wait, Elle." I stopped beside the jeep I borrowed from my parents for the night. "Get in the car, Elle." She kept walking. "Just get in the car, Elle." Still, she continued. I slammed my palm on the hood of the car, overwhelmed with remaining rage from Warren. "Get in the car, Elle." I calmed my voice down and begged, "Please."

She stilled for a moment before heaving her shoulders in a sigh and turning around, not meeting my gaze, and walking over to the passenger door. I met her there and opened it for her. Once she was in I gently closed it behind her. I took a slow, deep breath as I walked back over to my side and got into the driver's seat.

A few minutes down the road I broke the silence. "Look I'm sorry, okay. What do you think, you think I meant to fall for my brother's best friend?" Finally she turned to look at me but remained silent. I sighed, unsure of how to make things right from here.