His teammate

Chapter 9 - Does he make you scream

After a couple of minutes I feel calmer and decide to go back down to Daniel, he must be starting to wonder where I was. I walk in a haze down the stairs and through the mass of people talking and dancing around the house. My eyes dart all around me as I walk, making sure that I don't bump into Link anywhere.

I can't believe what just happened, why do I feel such a strong attraction to him? I don't even know him. He actually seems like a jerk if you ask me.

I stop by the kitchen to grab a beer before I walk out into the expansion of the backyard and see Daniel still sitting with the others, talking. I exhale as I see him laughing, he doesn't seem to notice me being gone so long. I stop in my tracks though when I see Link sitting just a couple of seats down from Daniel. Link looks up just at that moment, seeing me stop. His eyes shows some emotion that I can't pin down, but his face is dead before he turns back to his friends. Daniel sees me then and give me a big smile, so I walk over to him and he pulls me down on his lap again. It feels a bit safer there.

"Where have you been?" He ask, wrapping his arms around me. Apparently he had noticed my absence.

"Sorry, there was a line." I say and take a sip from my beer as I feel Links eyes on me and Daniel. I can't bear to look his way. It makes me a little unsettled though that he is watching us.

"It's okay, you didn't miss much." He chuckles. I smile down at him before taking another sip of the beer, what happened outside of the bathroom really sobered me up. The beer feels good running down my throat.

I look around the table and see a couple of new people sitting with the group. My eyes accidentally meet Links piercing ones when I look around the table and I can't tear my eyes away. His eyes are very mesmerizing and make me feel hypnotized. My heart starts to beat faster in my chest as I see the corner of his mouth turn up in an sly smile. I blush a little and turn my head quickly away, I won't let him see how much he affects me. I wrap my arm around Daniel's shoulder and he smiles at me, but continues to talk to his friend on the other side.

I play with the hair in the back of Daniel's head and cozy myself into him. I can feel Links eyes on me several times during the night, but try my best to ignore it. I talk to Daniel and his friends that sits on our side of the table, so that I don't have to turn in Links direction. It's so weird and I really don't know how to handle it. I've never gone through anything like this, I haven't even had a one-night stand before him.

Argh! It's frustrating.

When I'm tired of feeling his eyes on me and I've had a beer too many, I ask Daniel if we can leave. I can't stand to be here anymore. The tension in my body is too exhausting. Daniel has no problem with leaving, it's after midnight anyway. He has only been drinking two beers, since he was driving. We say goodnight to the others and I get well wishes and hopes to be seen again. They were all very nice and it felt good to have met Daniel's friends.

He leave me on the porch to get the car that's on a side street since it's started to rain. He's a gentleman in that way, making sure that I don't get too wet. I smile a little, leaning against the railing and listening to the pattering of rain against the roof of the porch.

Soon I start to feel uncomfortable though and get the feeling that someones watching me. I turn around to find Link leaning against the wall beside the door, looking my way. I quickly turn around, ignoring his presence, trying to make it seem like I don't care that he stands there. It's hard though when I feel my palms starting to sweat.

Can Daniel please hurry up!

I feel him coming nearer before stopping right behind me. I can hear his breathing and feel the warmth of his body against my back. The door to the house is closed and I can only hear the low muffling of music, otherwise it's quiet. I keep my eyes glued on the house across the street, making sure that my breathing doesn't expose my nerves. I see Daniel's car come around the corner and up the driveway. Thank god! He opens the door and then the backdoor to get out an umbrella.