Fighting Fire With Fire

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~ Sunday ~

"Stop it." I swatted Alexander's hand away for the millionth time. "I swear I will chop of those fingers." I gave him a dirty look, looking away from my pancakes.

"You wouldn't want to hack away this talent." He wiggled his fingers and tongue with a wink making my cheeks heat up.

"You're gross."

"I'm hot." Well I couldn't deny that. Alexander had bright blue eyes and dark brown hair that covered most of his forehead. His jawline could slice a bitch and those tattoos were mucho gusto.

Wait, I needed to stop trying to Spanish.

"I have evidence to deny that statement." I smiled sweetly at him.

"Oh yeah, then why were you just staring at me so intently." He leaned closer to me. "I mean you have permission to look and touch." He ran his nose from my jaw to my cheekbone, making goosebumps work their way across my entire body.

"Sucks for you because you can look but you can't touch." I hid my immense satisfaction with his words. I flicked his forehead, making him jump back before I continued eating my pancake. He rolled his eyes and bit into his breakfast.

~

"Can I go out with some friends to the mall?" I asked Uncle Paul, using puppy eyes.

"Of course!" Well that was eas- "If you take Alex with you." He smiled at my obvious distaste.

"Seriously?"

"If you go, he goes. If he goes, you go. Was that party worth it?" He was clearly enjoying himself.

"No, why, ugh. I don't want him to go with!" I stomped my foot which only made him laugh hysterically.

"Too bad, you two have to keep each other in line."

"Who says he won't let me do whatever I want?" I countered.

"He has a lot at stake Skylar, I don't think he's willing to throw that away for you."

Why did that kinda hurt?

~

"Why did I let you drag me along with your annoying friends?" Alexander groaned, leaning heavily on me.

"Hey, Sky, tell your boyfriend to shut the hell up." Jenna, my closest friend, said with a flash of her middle finger.

"Hey, don't insult me!" I gasped making Jenna burst out laughing while Alexander jumped away from me.

"Rude!" He placed a hand over his heart with puppy eyes. Admittedly it was pretty adorable. I just laughed and linked arms with Jenna, letting him follow behind us.

~

"Three hours. You made me watch you look at bras for three hours. You didn't even let me see you try any of them on!" Alexander threw his arms out for a dramatic effect. Jenna had gone home, more like she went to go see her boyfriend.

Jenna was a good friend and she certainly helped make the bra choosing less awkward with Alexander eyeing our every move. Her snide remarks and rude gestures make the experience a million times better.

I had gotten a couple bags full of stuff, Jenna only got what she thought her boyfriend would like, *cough* gross *cough*, and Alexander had gotten a bag that he refused to share the contents of.

Uncle wasn't home when we arrived but his help had dinner prepared. It was a silent night, with Alexander going up to his room almost immediately.

The quiet was nice.

~

I was sitting on my bed, wrapped up completely in all three comforters, trying to block out the noise of the storm occurring just outside my window.

It's wasn't the thunder or the lightening that terrified me. No, it was the entire storm in general. The rain, the loud bangs, it was all terrifying.

BAM!

I couldn't help the scream that escaped my lips.