Love Game

Chap Seventeen: I love You

God, my embarrassment list was on a definite roll but so many embarrassing moments were so many too many.

I peered outside the door and saw the empty room. Thank you, God, and then I walked back in the room.

There was a note on the bed.

'Gone out to the gazebo. Come if you want to.'

Oh, wow. I loved that gazebo. It was beautiful and everyone was gonna be there!

I quickly pulled on a jumper and made my way to the gazebo. This place was amazing. Especially at night. All the stars above me and soft grass beneath. It was awesome.

I was still marvelling at the sky when I reached the gazebo.

"Where's everybody?!" I demanded when I saw Neal sprawled over the mat, alone.

"Sleeping, I guess. They were tired." Neal said, not even looking at me, he was also looking at the sky.

"Oh." I muttered and just stood there awkwardly. What was wrong with me? I was already into hyperventilation mode. And that was just by looking at him sprawled on the soft grass with his hands beneath his head and a small smile curved around his lips.

Neal was really something. Whenever I was near him, I was all nerves.

"You can sit down you know." Neal said still not looking at me and I stumbled at my own feet.

What was happening to me? I was scared to be alone with him. Whenever I was all these alien emotions would just emerge out of nowhere and it was almost as if I had no control over what I said or did.

"I .. I'm gonna get something to drink first." I whispered and then made my way to the drinks table. Ahha, coke. I picked up the tumbler and then made my way to the mat. I sat down as far as I could from him and sipped my coke.

It tasted .. funny but anything to do other than just sit down and stare at him.

"So?" Neal said and he finally turned his head and looked at me.

"I'm decent now, Summer. You don't have to sit so far away." Neal said and then his hand snaked around my wrist and he pulled me towards him.

I spilled all my coke on his shirt.

"Neal! Sorry, sorry!" I whispered and then my hands were all over his torso.

"Uh, yeah. That's not helping, Summer. Relax." Neal said and then he pulled my hands away, while I just sat there and blushed.

"Clumsy Clumsy." Neal muttered and then he gave me a small smile.

"Sorry." I whispered again and his smile widened.

"It's okay. My fault, anyway." He said and then he shrugged out of his shirt.

"You'll get cold!" I said and he chuckled.

"It's okay, nurse. I'm not a little boy." He teased but I gulped.

Why would things like this happen to me. Sitting there bare-chested under the moonlight, Neal looked like some freaking God. All male and muscled.

"Neal .. I .. take my sweater." I said and started unbuttoning it.

"Pink sweater, missy? I don't think so." Neal said and then he slumped back on the mat while I got full view of his chest.

God, he was hot. So very hot.

I got up and helped myself to another tumbler.

And then another one.