"Just Friends?"

Chapter 12

BRANDI'S POV

I finish rinsing my hair and body, still tingling inside after Dylan said he loves me. Although I'm keeping it cool and collected on the outside, inside I'm jumping and screaming like a school girl. I reach for the towel and step out to dry, after I finish drying off and wrapping my hair in a separate towel I sit on the closed toilet and wait for him to get out.

He pulls open the curtain and steps out and I can't help but stare. After he runs the towel over his hair, he wraps his towel around his waist and my eyes follow him to the sink. He grabs his toothbrush and toothpaste and smirks at me in the mirror before putting the brush in his mouth. I step behind him and stand on my tippy-toes to see over him but it's no use, he smiles at me again before turning around and letting me go in front of him.

I brush out my hair, and lean against the counter next to him while he rinses his mouth. He blots the corners of his mouth on the hand towel and looks over at me, still staring. I smile and he puts his hands on my waist and lifts me onto the counter. He puts his hand on my back and pulls me into his embrace. He wraps his arms around my back and hides his face in my hair. His breath is cold on my neck and it sends a chill down my spine. I put my head on his shoulder and the smell of his body soap fills my nose. I've always loved the smell of his soap.

He takes my hand and leads me to the bedroom where we share a kiss before getting dressed. I put on a pair of new VS blue underwear and matching bra and I hear Dylan groan, looking at me. I quickly slide on some jean shorts, a floral tank top I got at Zumiez, and my white strappy sandals. I sit on the bed and wait for Dylan, pulling out my phone and going through Instagram. When he's finally ready, he grabs my hand and we walk out the front door. The parents decided to get us a rental car too since me and Dyl both have our license and they use the other cars. He clicks a button on the key that unlocks the doors and opens my door for me. After I get comfortable in the leather seat of the blue Camaro he closes the door. He reappears on the driver side and hops in, after he pulls out of the driveway, he reaches over the center console between us and grabs my hand.

I turn up the radio and look for a station that has a song I know, I finally come across one and start singing along to Jealous by Nick Jonas. Dylan looks over at me and taps his fingers to the beat with a small smile pulling at his cheeks. We finally pull into the parking lot of the mall and park. I open my door and get out, Dylan meets me and grabs my hand and we walk in.

Dylan passes all the normal stores we usually go into and directly into Van Houten's Suits. He goes to the short sleeve button ups in the back and grabs a light blue one. He holds in up in front of him and turns to the mirror and then back to me for approval. I smile and nod, the color really does look good with his skin tone. He takes it up to the guy at the counter and hands him the money. The guy gives us a smile and hands Dylan the bag. He puts the bag in his other hand and reaches for mine again.

I need a dress now since he bought that shirt, so we go up the escalator and into Pacsun. I find this really pretty light blue skater dress, and try it on. After I look in the mirror and decide I like it, I walk out and show Dylan. His eyes widen and he smiles and nods his head in approval. I go back into the dressing room and change back into my clothes and bring the dress to the counter. I reach for my wallet in my back pocket, but Dylan pulls his out first and hands the lady the money. She hands him the bag and he puts it in his hand with his bag.

"I asked you out, so I'm paying for it all." He says

"You don't have to keep buying me stuff." I grab his hand again and squeeze.

"Don't worry, you can thank me later." He winks.

"Oh boy." I roll my eyes, teasingly.

When we finish shopping, we decide to stop at the food court for a little lunch. I send Dylan to go find a table while I order a chicken club with fries. When I get the food I turn around to look for Dylan at a table. I don't see him so I scan around again, I finally find him standing at a table talking to a bunch of kids our age. As I walk up to the table, a blonde girl speaks, "Hi, I'm Alyssa."