The forbidden love

Chapter 4

As soon as we got back Ava got a phonecall from Topper saying he was gonna pick us up at 6pm, what means we were already SUPER late. She asked him to come at 7pm and, gladly, he agreed.
"I'm gonna take a shower while you decide what you're going to wear." I said, getting into the bathroom.
"Don't take too long." She said, taking a dress out of the wardrobe.
"Okaaay." I yelled.
I took a shower quickly and then Ava got into the bathroom, I put on a white jeans and a red hoodie, I was definitely not in the mood to care too much about my clothes. Ava came out of the bathroom and started to get dressed while I put on mascara and a lip gloss. A few minutes later her phone started ringing so I picked it up, because it was closer to me and because I had permission.

" Ava's phone."
"Are you two ready?" Topper asked and I looked at Ava who was still curling her hair.
"Um.. Almost. Just, give us ten minutes."
"Ok, I'm waiting for you in the parking lot."
"Okay, thanks." I said friendly and as soon as I hung up I looked at Ava, literally, rushing her.
"FUCK."
"You look great, let's go."
"I can't go like this, it's my first night going out with my boyfriend." She said nervous and I laughed.
"Topper knows you way too much, you don't have to worry about being perfect. For him, you already are." She smiled.
"Thank you."
"Ok, let's go." I got up.
"No, wait."
"I'm going."
"Shit!" She curled the last lock of her hair and threw the thing on the bed. Then we grabbed our stuff and left.
As soon as we arrived at the house some dude showed up with three cups of drinks for which one of us. I looked at it suspiciously and smelled it.
"Relax, they don't put drugs in the drinks here." Topper tried to relax me.
"Hum.. I'm not so sure about that." I said, looking suspiciously at the cup and they both laughed.
"Come on, let's find something else to drink then." Ava said pulling me, I smiled and put the cup on the first bookcase I saw.
We headed to the kitchen and I grabbed a glass of water.
"Wow, that's unexpected." Ava looked at me completely surprised.
"Shut up, I'm totally not in the mood today." I said back and she laughed.
"I'm not judging, you know?" I looked at her knowing that's exactly what she was doing.
"Let's go to the back." I said walking out of the kitchen.

We hang out for a couple of hours until I got really tired and went back to the living room to sit down a little.
"Tired already, Cali-girl?" Bryan said as he saw me on the couch.
"Already? I've been walking around this house for the past three hours, I'm done." I complained and they laughed.
"What is that?" Peter asked looking at my cup.
"What?" I looked back at him confused.
"Are you drinking Coke?" He asked surprised.
"No way you're drinking Coke." Rick added.
"What? What's wrong with drinking Coke?"
"Are you pregnant?" Logan asked.
"WTF? NO! I'm not pregnant." I said convicted.
"Then of course there's something wrong." Peter continued.
"Come on, I got wasted last time we were at a party and I'm not down for it today." I whined.
"Hum.. Something is up, I can feel it." Logan said analyzing me.
"Shut up." I rolled my eyes and they laughed.
"What's up?" Ava said, walking into the living room.
"Cali-girl is drinking Coke." Rick spilled and Ava looked at me totally surprised.
"No way. You haven't drink anything since we got here?" She said shocked.
"I did, but not too much." I explained.
"What the hell is wrong with you?" She asked sitting next to me.
"Oh, not you too." I complained and they laughed. "There's nothing wrong with me, okay? I just have something important to do tomorrow and I don't want to be hungover."
"Ooh, so there is something going on." Rick concluded.
"What are you doing tomorrow that I don't know about?" Ava asked confused and I looked at her like it was obvious. "Shit! That's right, you're meeting with Drew tomorrow."
"Yeah." I whispered and took a sip of the Coke.
"Wow, a guy?" Logan said.
"Fuck! I should've made my move, now it's too late." Bryan said and we all laughed.
"You barely got here and you already have a date?" Peter asked kind of surprised.
"That's what I call a player." Rick added.
"Shut up, both of you. He's just a friend." I said.
"Where did you meet him?" Peter asked.
"At the airport." I smiled.
"At the airport?" Logan repetead.
"Yeah.. He was literally the first person I met when I got here." I said still smiling.
"Damn, he's way ahead of us." Bryan added.
"Yeah, that's definitely an advantage." Rick said and I laughed.
"So, just because you're meeting with him tomorrow you can't drink with us today?" Logan asked kind of offended.
"It's not that I CAN'T, I just don't want to. I wanna make a good impression." I justified.
"No way, you're already into him?" Rick asked looking at me like he knew he was right.
"NO! Of course not." I said spontaneously.
"Damn right you are." Peter said.
"FUCK! Are you?" Ava asked shocked.
"NO! Shut up all of you, I barely know the guy."
"So? It's love at first sight." Logan joked and we all laughed.
"It's definitely not." I replied.
"That's why you've been smiling at your phone since you got here. You were talking to him, weren't you?" Ava asked like she knew the answer.
"No, I wasn't." I lied and they all looked at me suspiciously. "Ok, I was. But that doesn't mean anything."
"There it goes our player." Bryan said disapointed.
"We've already lost two players and now we're gonna lose another one." Logan said referring to Ava and Topper.
"You're not losing anyone." I said convicted.
"How was your 'meet-cute'?" Rick asked and we all looked at him like WTF?
"You did not just say that." Logan said embarassed for him and we all laughed.
"What? The girl is in love." Rick justified.
"I'm not in love, holy shit" I said pissed.
"Okay, so how did you two meet?" Bryan asked.
"Yeah, tell them how you met him." Ava challenged me and everyone looked at me interested in the story.
"I was reading, waiting for Ava to pick me up, and he quoted one of the best phrases of the book I was reading, then we started talking and he invited me for a coffee. That was it." I tried to hide the smiled.
"You already had coffee together? That's another level." Logan said.
"That's a-WHOLE-nother level." Bryan joined him.
"No, it's not, it's just a coffee." I explained.
"And, what is he like?" Rick asked.
"Tell us a little bit about him." Pete continued.
"He's sweet and smart and he have these blue eyes that look like clear water and it's deep, just like his voice, and.." I looked at them and they were all staring at me incredulously, like it was obvious that I was into him. "Fuck, I said too much, didn't I?"
"You are so into him." Peter said convicted.
"It's explicit." Rick added.
"It's not." I said convinced of that.
"It is, girl." Ava whispered.
"I can't be, I saw the guy once." I argued.
"And see where that got you." Logan said and I rolled my eyes.
"I'm not INTO him, okay? I'm just intrigued.. and interested. He has this vibe like.. I don't know, he's confident and mysterious, that really got me."
"I can be mysterious too." Bryan said.
"Oh really?" I pretended to be interested.
"Yeah, I can be anything you want." Bryan continued.
"You already broke the mystery." I whispered and everyone else laughed.
"Fuck." Bryan cursed.
"Ok, you know what? I'm not gonna fall for anyone, not until I meet all the cute boys in college. - I got up and grabbed Logan's beer. "Let's drink!" They cheered with me and we all went back to where everyone were.

The rest of the night was good, I didn't drink too much because I really wasn't felling like it, but it was fun, Rick passed out and the guys draw some stuff in his face and I only added lipstick. Some of us slept there, but this time we were all ok, except Rick of course. And right after lunch I went back to our dorm to get some real sleep, with no one walking around and talking, no loud music, no one having sex on the next door. Just me and my fine-ass pillow.
I woke up at 4pm and did my skincare, put on one of those facemasks that helps with a lot of things, then I took a shower, moisturized my hair, shaved my legs and finally started to do my makeup. I didn't want to do a heavy makeup because it was our first date, and it could be the only one, so I didn't want to feel like someone else, because I'm not used to that. So I just put on a little bit of concealer on my pimples, added eyeliner and put the false eyelashes, then I brushed my teeth and put on some lipgloss. DONE!
All I had to do was pick my outfit. That's always the hardest part.
I chose a high-waisted jeans and a one-sleeve black bodysuit. Then I put on a cute necklace, earrings and few rings.
It was almost time and I was, literally, shaking. Usually I don't get this nervous about going out with a guy, but this guy was too much. He looked 5 years older than me, but 30 years smarter, and that's so fucking attractive. Besides, he's extremely hot and a really good chatter. My phone ringed, I pick it up and it was a message from Drew saying he was leaving his house and would be here in less than 15 minutes. OK. That freaked me out even more, so I texted Ava.

××Ava's chat××

Me: HELP
Ava: What happened?
Me: He is almost here. I'm freaking out.
Ava: LMFAO. You're kidding, right?
Me: Of course not.
Ava: What the hell? He's just a guy. You've been going out with guys since you were 15.
Me: I know, but he is the first one after Nate.
Ava: Don't do this. Don't fucking do this to yourself. You're going out with a hot guy, you're gonna have some drinks, a good chat, maybe something more, and then you can go home and cry all you want about your ex, but right now you won't. You won't ruin your night thinking about him.
Me: You're right. I'm gonna have a great night with a great guy and that's it.
Ava: That's right, girl!!
Me: He just texted me, he's here. FUCK. I'm going. Wish me good luck.
Ava: YAY, luckly you're gonna get laid tonight, I'm cheering for you.
Me: LOL, shut up.
Ava: Don't get home too late or I won't open the door for you.
Me: What are you talking about? You're not even here.
Ava: Topper is taking me home any minute now.
Me: Enjoy the room for yourselves. And DON'T HAVE SEX ON MY BED.
Ava: You got it.

××Ava's chat off××

I exhaled deeply, he was downstairs, in the parking lot, waiting for me. FUCK, I'm nervous. I put on my cologne, took my purse and my phone and left.