off as my mind continued to work, putting walls back up, nice and strong and where they belonged. The next time I saw Cale, I would be nice and friendly, but I would keep it under control. No more kissing, no more touching, just friends. It was better that way. It would protect his reputation, and my heart.
The cool air hit my body and I shivered while quickly pulling on my yoga pants and tank top. My pink, fluffy robe helped ward off the cold and I tied it tightly. I wrapped my long hair in a towel and gathered all of my things. The hallway was even colder as I rushed toward my room, wishing I'd grabbed some socks.
“Oh my gosh, it’s freezing,” I said in a strained voice as I opened the door to my room. My heart dropped into my stomach and my words froze in my throat. Cale turned around and our eyes locked. For a split second I considered running. No good, he had already seen me.
Katie slowly started to make her way to the door. “I’m going to ... I mean, I have to go …” When she realized neither of us were listening, she slid past me and shut the door behind her.
Cale’s eyes slowly trailed down from my face to my robe and a small smirk stretched across his lips. Realizing what I looked like, I reached up and pulled the towel from my wet hair, allowing it to escape as I started to comb through it with my fingers.
“Hey, what’s up?" I asked as I walked past him and grabbed my hair brush. What Jenna had I decided on? I couldn’t even remember the options. What was it about this guy that reduced me to a hot mess without the ability to form a proper thought?
The last Jenna I wanted to be was weak and soft, or worse yet – stupid and mute. Those were the only two options I was able to come up with at the moment.
“I came to apologize for my behavior in the car.” An awkward silence followed and I knew it was crunch time. I had to decide now. I prepared myself to pretend to act anything but embarrassed about what had happened. Whatever Jenna decided to come out, she had to act like she had things under control.
But when I looked at him again, I noticed something I hadn’t before.
He stood with his hands low on his hips, his shoulders slightly hunched over and he shifted his weight from one foot to the other. He was just as embarrassed as I was, and not only that, but he was nervous.
Once again, I had a little bit of control over Cale Davis, and I liked it. He had said it in the car – he needed me to know the power I had. I cleared my throat and set my eyes on his face.
“Listen Cale, neither of us really knows where this is going or where we want it to go.” That was a total lie. I knew exactly where I wanted it to end up and I had started it in that damn car.
“Let’s just give each other a pass for what happened, okay?”
“A pass?” He looked at me, questioning my words.
“Yes, like it never happened. You act like you didn’t just cross some invisible line that you have drawn and I will act like I was not completely willing to let you cross it.”
He let out a small laugh and I smiled at him. He walked over to me and pulled me into a tight hug.
This was totally counter-productive to my whole idea of keeping my distance. I would worry about that later. I took a deep breath and let him hold me. I didn’t want to admit what this boy was doing to me. Warmth started in my chest and it wasn’t just because his arms were around me. I was starting to have feelings for him, real feelings.
“Okay, I’ll take a pass,” he whispered.
My heart dropped, even though I had offered it; there had been a little part of me that was hoping he had come here to finish what we had started. He dropped his arms and picked up a bag from the couch. “This might not be the right time, but I really want you to have this tonight. I hope you like it.” He pushed the bag at me. “Come on. It’s just a little something that you need.”
I reached inside the bag and pulled out a new cell phone, still in
The cool air hit my body and I shivered while quickly pulling on my yoga pants and tank top. My pink, fluffy robe helped ward off the cold and I tied it tightly. I wrapped my long hair in a towel and gathered all of my things. The hallway was even colder as I rushed toward my room, wishing I'd grabbed some socks.
“Oh my gosh, it’s freezing,” I said in a strained voice as I opened the door to my room. My heart dropped into my stomach and my words froze in my throat. Cale turned around and our eyes locked. For a split second I considered running. No good, he had already seen me.
Katie slowly started to make her way to the door. “I’m going to ... I mean, I have to go …” When she realized neither of us were listening, she slid past me and shut the door behind her.
Cale’s eyes slowly trailed down from my face to my robe and a small smirk stretched across his lips. Realizing what I looked like, I reached up and pulled the towel from my wet hair, allowing it to escape as I started to comb through it with my fingers.
“Hey, what’s up?" I asked as I walked past him and grabbed my hair brush. What Jenna had I decided on? I couldn’t even remember the options. What was it about this guy that reduced me to a hot mess without the ability to form a proper thought?
The last Jenna I wanted to be was weak and soft, or worse yet – stupid and mute. Those were the only two options I was able to come up with at the moment.
“I came to apologize for my behavior in the car.” An awkward silence followed and I knew it was crunch time. I had to decide now. I prepared myself to pretend to act anything but embarrassed about what had happened. Whatever Jenna decided to come out, she had to act like she had things under control.
But when I looked at him again, I noticed something I hadn’t before.
He stood with his hands low on his hips, his shoulders slightly hunched over and he shifted his weight from one foot to the other. He was just as embarrassed as I was, and not only that, but he was nervous.
Once again, I had a little bit of control over Cale Davis, and I liked it. He had said it in the car – he needed me to know the power I had. I cleared my throat and set my eyes on his face.
“Listen Cale, neither of us really knows where this is going or where we want it to go.” That was a total lie. I knew exactly where I wanted it to end up and I had started it in that damn car.
“Let’s just give each other a pass for what happened, okay?”
“A pass?” He looked at me, questioning my words.
“Yes, like it never happened. You act like you didn’t just cross some invisible line that you have drawn and I will act like I was not completely willing to let you cross it.”
He let out a small laugh and I smiled at him. He walked over to me and pulled me into a tight hug.
This was totally counter-productive to my whole idea of keeping my distance. I would worry about that later. I took a deep breath and let him hold me. I didn’t want to admit what this boy was doing to me. Warmth started in my chest and it wasn’t just because his arms were around me. I was starting to have feelings for him, real feelings.
“Okay, I’ll take a pass,” he whispered.
My heart dropped, even though I had offered it; there had been a little part of me that was hoping he had come here to finish what we had started. He dropped his arms and picked up a bag from the couch. “This might not be the right time, but I really want you to have this tonight. I hope you like it.” He pushed the bag at me. “Come on. It’s just a little something that you need.”
I reached inside the bag and pulled out a new cell phone, still in
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