the way you live your life. I want to be a player like you. From now on, I don’t even w ant to hear the word boyfriend because it’s a new bad word in my dictionary, the B-word. Just think of me as your protégé!” She seemed delighted at the prospect.
Jesus C hrist, what had I done? I’d turned an innocent girl into a female player! There had to be a way to prevent this all from happening. But who was I to scold her about it? She was just following my example.
GIANNA
Oh my god! This was hilarious. I could totally tell Caleb was freaking out in his head. His eyes weren’t even focused anymore. I couldn’t believe he was buying it! Like I was just going to go whoring around for the fun of it! When I finally had sex for the first time, I wanted it to mean something. Maybe his way of thinking about sex was so ingrained that he could easily imagine someone else adopting the same attitude.
Without a word, he buckled me back in and drove us home. The house was quiet with my mom and Scott at work and Chance at school. Fortunately, we wouldn’t have to answer any awkward questions about what we were doing home in the middle of the school day.
Caleb finally spoke again when we entered the house. “Y ou know, this is number ten on the list, ditch school. This isn’t really your first time ditching is it?” The way he said it, he made me sound lame.
“It’s the first time without my mom’s permission,” I informed him. “But, I’ll probably have her excuse this one. I’ll tell her I wasn’t feeling good.”
“It doesn’t count if you do that. Plus, to ditch school and only go home is lame. Some other time we’re going to do it right.”
“S hould we go back to school then?” I asked, not keen on the idea.
“No, we’ll stay here and watch a movie or something. ”
“Sure, but I get to pick it,” I announced and headed over to the DVD collection in the living room. I took out 28 Days Later and put it on.
After I push ed play on the remote, Caleb asked, “You like zombie movies?”
“I lo ve zombie movies, but this isn’t a zombie movie. The people in this movie have The Rage virus.”
“W hatever,” he replied indifferently.
I glare d at him. “You don’t have to sound so excited.”
“ Okay, I won’t.” He grinned at me in a way I was starting to like. “What if I get scared, Gianna? Are you going to hold me?”
My first thought wa s to call him a wimp, but then I thought better of it. I was supposed to be playing the part of player protégé. Instead, I scanned his body and finally settled my eyes on his crotch. “Where exactly would you like me to hold you?”
His mouth drop ped open in shock. He was about to say something but closed it. Caleb’s gaze took in my own body. “Princess, you’re asking for trouble.”
I blank ed out my face. “Would it be like a lesson of some sort?”
H is eyes clouded over for a moment as if he was going through some sort of internal debate. “I don’t think that’s a lesson you need to learn yet.”
I shrug ged carelessly. “Whatever, I guess I’ll learn it soon enough.”
Going in to the kitchen, I searched for something for us to eat and drink. When I returned to the living room, Caleb was laying down on the couch, so I sat in front of him on the floor, with my back against the couch.
Soon after the movie started , Caleb began playing with my hair. I couldn’t help remarking, “I wonder what my mom would do if I dyed it black.”
“Probably dye it back to dark blonde while you’re sleeping. Don’t dye it , though, I like it this color.” The compliment made me all happy inside, which was stupid.
I turn ed around to ask him why he liked the color and he leaned forward to capture my lips with his. As usual, I kissed him back, prompting him to pull me up onto the couch with him. Sucking his bottom lip into my mouth, I luxuriated in his taste. He groaned, pushing his hips up against mine. His own lust fueled mine. I was
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