This Can't Be Good

Chapter 18

We went back to Magic Kingdom yesterday.. I ended up running in to Jake again so we had made plans to hang out today. Everyone was tired so they were all just spending time at the hotel so I took that as the perfect opportunity to hang out with Jake.

Jake was staying at the same hotel so we were going to meet down in the lobby. When I left the room Miranda was getting ready to go to the boy’s room.

"Be careful Jos. You don't know him so text me if anything suspicious goes on," she said.

"I'm a big girl Miranda. I can handle myself," I said. I shoved my phone into the pocket of my jeans and left the room.

Jake was sitting in a chair in the lobby. I could tell he was listening to music by the way he was tapping his foot. I casually walked up to him and tapped his shoulder like he did to me that night. He looked up.

"Hey," he said and smiled.

"Hey," I said and sat down in the seat opposite him. "So what'd you wanna do?" I asked

He shrugged his shoulder. "We could go to the cafe here and just talk," he suggested.

"Sounds great," I said and got up.

The cafe wasn't to busy so we found a table in the corner. I wasn't hungry but I ordered a drink. I had this thing that if I was in a place that served food I had to order at least a drink. Jake did the same thing as me.

Jake was not your typical guy, from what I could tell. He seemed quite it was kinda nice since I was constantly around boys with huge egos. I guess that comes with the fact that my brother is a football player.

"So tell me about yourself Jake," I said taking a sip from my lemonade.

I learned that he's from California but is visiting Florida on vacation with his family. He has two sisters one whom is getting married here in the next couple days. I also learned he's eighteen and loves music.

"Enough about me. What about you?" He asked.

I told him the basics of my life. Jake was a cool dude but definitely not someone I would date. As much as I admit he was cute he just wasn't my type of guy.

"So what was up with that guy at the park with you? He didn't seem happy."

I knew Jake noticed Parker and his asshole vibe. "Oh that's my brother's best friend and my best friend's brother. We all live together like I said and they're vacationing with us," I said through gritted teeth. Jake nodded.

The rest of the day with Jake went well. We just hung out in the cafe and talked. We ended up ordering food. We exchanged numbers so we could keep in touch and then we parted are ways.

It was fun hanging out with a guy that didn't have anything to do with my brother or football but it was also weird. Jake was an amazing guy and he was definitely a sweetheart. I liked him a lot but hanging out with him felt like when I hung out with Max, just a friendship. It wasn’t that I was looking for a relationship but not having feelings for Jake made me realize that my feelings for Parker might be damn serious despite how much I deny them. I guess when Cassadee said denying only makes it worse she was telling the truth.

When I got back to the hotel room. I found Parker laying on Miranda's bed. She and Jayden were no were to be found.

"What are you doing here?" I asked. I tried to sound sincere. I was still pissed at Parker but fighting with him wasn't getting me anywhere in life.

"Jayden and my sister are making out in my room and I couldn't take it so she gave me her key," he said.

I glanced at the television, he was watching a football game, if you could even call it that. I grabbed my laptop and jumped on my bed. I opened the file I had updated earlier and began editing one of the pictures I had taken the other day. I was in the middle of changing colors when Parker groaned.

"I'm so bored," he said throwing the remote to the foot of the bed he was on. "Don't you want to leave this hotel room?" He asked me.

I looked up from what I was doing. "Not really I was out already," I stated.

"Right," he said like it didn't even bother him. "Well, I didn't so I'm going down to the arcade."

"They have an arcade here?" I questioned.

"Yep. Wanna go?" He asked.

Fuck yes I wanted to go! I grabbed my room key and ran out of the room. I decided to put my hatred for Parker aside for the night because I wanted to have fun. The arcade wasn't huge but it wasn't small either. There were a few kids playing games but not many. I went straight to the racing game and Parker followed me. He sat down in the seat next to me, after paying for tokens.

"Think you can beat me?" Parker smirked as he inserted the two tokens.

"I don't think, I know," I said.

We ended up racing two games, both which I won. Parker wasn't happy but he didn't deny the fact that I just whooped his ass. He should be used to it by now. Boy can't beat me in shit. I walked over to the air hockey table next. I took out the puck and began aimlessly hitting to the opposite end to watch come back every time.

"You look lonely," I heard some whisper against my neck which sent shivers down my spine. I twirled around to find Parker. "Would you like an opponent?" He winked.

I slapped his arm. "Sure if you think you can handle more embarrassment," I stuck my tongue out at him. I began hitting the puck and he blocked it. The game went on like that for a while until he finally made a goal.

"Who's got game now?" He said with his signature smirk plastered on his face.

"Oh shush up!" I said and smacked the puck. I hit it a bit to hard because it ended up hitting his face instead of making it into the goal. I burst out laughing.

"So you think this is funny?" He asked. He walked over to me and picked me up. He carried me out of the arcade and into the elevator, despite my protest.

"Parker damn it put me down!" I yelled. He finally put me down once we reached my bedroom. I pulled down my hoodie that had slightly risen up while I was being carried.

"I want a sundae." He yelled and picked up the phone to order one.

I hadn't heard from Miranda all day but I wasn't about to call her now to have her walk in on me and her brother sharing a sundae. I was sitting on his lap and we were watching the highlights of the football games.

"You really are something else." Parker said resting his head on my shoulder seeing as I was sitting in front of him. I was glad because then he couldn't see me blushing.

"So are you Parker, so are you." I responded.