mind and make you stay home.” There’s a knock on the
window and Leah waves goodbye. “Make sure you are back by midnight,”
Alyssa tells her. Leah sticks her tongue out at her again.
I’m
left shaking my head at the two of them. “You girls are like an old
married couple.” They both laugh and tell me I’m not the first one to
tell them that. Leah heads out leaving the two of us alone.
“You
going to stay for a little bit?” she asks me.
“Sure
you don’t mind?” I’m instantly relieved at not being kicked out.
“Why
would I mind? Want some ice cream? We have cookies-n-cream.”
She stands up and goes to the refrigerator. After pulling out the ice
cream container from the freezer and dropping the lid on the counter, she walks
over grabbing two spoons from the top drawer and a bag of pretzels from the
cabinet.
“I
love ice cream,” I say when she hands me a spoon and the bag of pretzels.
She
sits down so close to me that her leg is right against mine. The way she
looks at me causes a wave of nervousness, excitement, and something else I
cannot quite put my finger on to pulse through me. A girl has never made
me feel this way before. In a short amount of time, she’s done exactly
what I thought she’d be able to do. Alyssa has found her way into my
guarded heart. Part of me is scared to death because if she doesn’t feel
the same way about me, I’m going to be crushed beyond repair. The other
part knows damn well that being friends with her will never be enough for
me. I’m about to cross a line I had no choice but to draw a few years ago
when Vicki threatened me and those around me. Without a doubt, I’ll do
whatever it takes to protect her. Well, all except staying away from
her. This girl is the only one who has been able to make me feel alive
since I lost my dad and I’ll do anything to make her
mine.
“Luckily
for you, I like you. I don’t normally share.” She winks at me
interrupting my thoughts. I watch as she takes a pretzel out of the bag
now laying on my lap and dips it in the ice cream before eating it.
“What
did you just do?” I ask giving her a disgusted look.
“Don’t
knock it until you try it, Matthews!” She dips another pretzel into the
ice cream and holds it out for me to eat it. My eyes lock with hers and
neither one of us breaks the gaze. Grabbing her wrist and bringing it to
me, I open my mouth and take the pretzel from her.
“Not
bad,” I barely manage to get out still staring at her.
Just
as I’m about to reach my hand up to her cheek, the loud fucking buzzing of the
fire alarm rings throughout the apartment making us both jump. Alyssa
closes her eyes and sighs. I’m ready to hunt down and kill the son of a
bitch who thought tonight would be a good night for a fire drill. She
gets up to put the ice cream in the freezer, then goes into her room to grab
her sweatshirt and shoes. If the Resident Assistants didn’t check every
room, we wouldn’t be leaving this apartment right now.
“Do
you want to sneak over to your apartment to grab your jacket before they kick
us outside?” she asks coming out of her bedroom hopping on one foot and pulling
her shoe on.
“Nah.
Who needs a coat when I have you to keep me warm? Let’s go.”
Placing my hand on the small of her back, I lead her outside before the RAs
come in here. Once we are far enough away from the building, she stops
walking and turns to face me. The air has cooled off from all of the rain
earlier in the day. When the wind blows, she shudders, so I wrap my arms
around her and pull her against me to keep her warm. Right away, she
relaxes next to me just like she did the last time I held her.
Shane,
Logan, and Troy somehow manage to find me even out here in the dimly lit
parking lot. They come over to us and I think to myself how they better
hope Alyssa doesn’t let go of me. All three of
window and Leah waves goodbye. “Make sure you are back by midnight,”
Alyssa tells her. Leah sticks her tongue out at her again.
I’m
left shaking my head at the two of them. “You girls are like an old
married couple.” They both laugh and tell me I’m not the first one to
tell them that. Leah heads out leaving the two of us alone.
“You
going to stay for a little bit?” she asks me.
“Sure
you don’t mind?” I’m instantly relieved at not being kicked out.
“Why
would I mind? Want some ice cream? We have cookies-n-cream.”
She stands up and goes to the refrigerator. After pulling out the ice
cream container from the freezer and dropping the lid on the counter, she walks
over grabbing two spoons from the top drawer and a bag of pretzels from the
cabinet.
“I
love ice cream,” I say when she hands me a spoon and the bag of pretzels.
She
sits down so close to me that her leg is right against mine. The way she
looks at me causes a wave of nervousness, excitement, and something else I
cannot quite put my finger on to pulse through me. A girl has never made
me feel this way before. In a short amount of time, she’s done exactly
what I thought she’d be able to do. Alyssa has found her way into my
guarded heart. Part of me is scared to death because if she doesn’t feel
the same way about me, I’m going to be crushed beyond repair. The other
part knows damn well that being friends with her will never be enough for
me. I’m about to cross a line I had no choice but to draw a few years ago
when Vicki threatened me and those around me. Without a doubt, I’ll do
whatever it takes to protect her. Well, all except staying away from
her. This girl is the only one who has been able to make me feel alive
since I lost my dad and I’ll do anything to make her
mine.
“Luckily
for you, I like you. I don’t normally share.” She winks at me
interrupting my thoughts. I watch as she takes a pretzel out of the bag
now laying on my lap and dips it in the ice cream before eating it.
“What
did you just do?” I ask giving her a disgusted look.
“Don’t
knock it until you try it, Matthews!” She dips another pretzel into the
ice cream and holds it out for me to eat it. My eyes lock with hers and
neither one of us breaks the gaze. Grabbing her wrist and bringing it to
me, I open my mouth and take the pretzel from her.
“Not
bad,” I barely manage to get out still staring at her.
Just
as I’m about to reach my hand up to her cheek, the loud fucking buzzing of the
fire alarm rings throughout the apartment making us both jump. Alyssa
closes her eyes and sighs. I’m ready to hunt down and kill the son of a
bitch who thought tonight would be a good night for a fire drill. She
gets up to put the ice cream in the freezer, then goes into her room to grab
her sweatshirt and shoes. If the Resident Assistants didn’t check every
room, we wouldn’t be leaving this apartment right now.
“Do
you want to sneak over to your apartment to grab your jacket before they kick
us outside?” she asks coming out of her bedroom hopping on one foot and pulling
her shoe on.
“Nah.
Who needs a coat when I have you to keep me warm? Let’s go.”
Placing my hand on the small of her back, I lead her outside before the RAs
come in here. Once we are far enough away from the building, she stops
walking and turns to face me. The air has cooled off from all of the rain
earlier in the day. When the wind blows, she shudders, so I wrap my arms
around her and pull her against me to keep her warm. Right away, she
relaxes next to me just like she did the last time I held her.
Shane,
Logan, and Troy somehow manage to find me even out here in the dimly lit
parking lot. They come over to us and I think to myself how they better
hope Alyssa doesn’t let go of me. All three of
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