Blair, Boys and Butterflies

23.

Blair POV

     As I scribble my homework, sitting on the floor of my bedroom, I hear little footsteps on the stairs. After a few seconds, Lumi bursts into my room wiggling her tail rapidly.
     "Hi" I squeak out, patting the floor so she could come here.
     She runs towards me, stumbling in the process and landing on her back. But she quickly recovers as nothing happened. Dogs just don't care, do they?
     "Awww baby, are you okay?" I ask patting her head.
     She just lets out her tongue and starts shoving her head towards my palm, trying to pet me too. I love it when she does this. But recently I've noticed that she does it too often. The toy she had, she ripped it to shreds. I guess she's bored now.
     "You really need new toys, huh?"
     She starts moving her head up and down as she understood me. Huh, maybe she did.
     "Alright then" I say hoisting myself up "Let's go get them"
     I need a break from doing my homework too.

     "Wow, I didn't know you had so many toys to choose from" I say to Lumi, browsing through the endless isles.
     After a while, Lumi sniffs out a toy she likes. It's a bone made out of different colored ropes.
     "You like that one?" I ask, squatting to reach her level.
     She immediately starts playing with it.
     Just as I was about to get it out of her mouth, I hear a familiar voice.
     "Hi, Blair" he says.
     What is he doing here and why is he talking to me? "Hi, Eliot"
     I stand up and forcefully smile. The way he waved at me the other day made me want to kill him. I'm sure he knows Abby liked him. If he reveals that we've hung out I'm gonna rip his mouth off his face. His beautiful face. With his full cute lips begging me to kiss them.
     Wait, what? Blair, no. Get yourself together.
     "Hello? Earth to Blair?" he waves a hand in front of my face.
     "Yeah, what?" I clear my throat.
     "Was my handsomeness distracting you?" he smirks.
     "The only thing distracting me is your uni-brow you got there" I fake chuckle. He didn't have a uni-brow. His brows are perfect. Even better than mine. I'm screwed.
     "I don't have a uni-brow and we both know it. Admit it. I'm too handsome" his smirk grows bigger. Cocky jerk.
     I squint my eyes trying to "find" his handsomeness. I found it, it's his face. "Nah, I don't see it" I innocently raise my shoulders turning around to go to the cash register.
     "Wait, Blair" He grabs my forearm. This feels familiar. Thank god I didn't almost fall this time.
     But now I can't stop thinking about our close proximity then. That thought makes my cheeks get a beetroot red color.
     I quickly retract my hand and clear my throat for the tenth time in these five minutes.
     He doesn't seem fazed and doesn't notice my colored cheeks. Thank god.
     "I wanted to say hi to this cutie" He squats down and pats Lumi. I sigh, my heart calming down.
     "Oh and also I wanted to ask you if you want to walk the dogs together? Lionel is right outside. Plus you owe me a walk in the park." he looks up. Whelp, that calm heart lasted for a short while. Spending more time with him seems like a bad idea.
     I look towards the door to see Lionel tied to a bike rack. I really don't want to do this. I don't trust my heart anymore. Well, then again, it was me who asked him then and Lumi does need some friends. And I do need some company because I've been stuck in my room for three days now.
     "What's the catch?" I squint my eyes and put my hands on my hips trying to look suspicious and failing drastically. I look like an old lady that's half-blind with hip problems.
     He chuckles and gets up "There's no catch. We'll just walk our dogs together. That's it."
     "Fine, but no talking. Deal?" I say, extending my hand.
     "Maybe a little?" he squeaks out.
     "No" I say, retracting my arm but he quickly catches it.
     "Okay, okay. NO talking" he shakes it, grinning.