headed upstairs to get ready.
Chapter Ten
Alex’s house was away from the city, if Carver could even be called a city, but it wasn’t far from my grandma’s. Dinner hadn’t been nearly as torturous as I’d expected and we left after we finished doing the dishes, which was Alex’s idea. He said I needed to earn brownie points with my mom , so he washed while I dried.
We’d only been driving for fifteen minutes when we pulled up to a large yellow house that sat by itself. It was a beautiful house that seemed out of place in Carver. It looked too modern and put together. Trees lined the walkway to the door and it reminded me a little of southern plantations I’d seen on TV.
Alex pulled into the driveway next to a black Cad illac Escalade sitting outside.
“Nice place,” I said as I un buckled and got out of the car.
“Yeah , it’s alright.”
“Just alright? It’s like a mansion compared to the rest of the houses in Carver and I didn’t think anyone here would even know what an Escalade was.”
“Yup, us hicks ain’t never heard of ‘em,” he said in an incredibly thick southern drawl, making him sound like a complete moron.
“I didn’t mean it like that. I didn’t mean to sound like a snob…again,” I said , realizing my constant comparisons between Boston and Carver were starting to get annoying and condescending. “I’m sorry.”
“ No worries.”
“I don’t mean to keep coming across like such a brat.”
“ Well, you’re not doing a very good job.” Alex smiled at me and then took my hand. “C’mon,” he said, leading me away from the house.
“Wait, don’t you want to introduce me to your parents?”
“They’re not here. They went to Wichita for the day. Bel ieve me, it’s better this way.”
Alex led me past the house and into the back. There was a barn with stables in the distance and two horses were grazing. When we got to the fence keeping the horses in, Alex let go of my hand and then hopped over it. I just stared at him as he stood on the other side looking at me.
“What are you waiting for?” he asked.
“You want me to climb over?”
“Well, yeah. Unless you wanna walk all the way to the barn and go through there.”
I just shook my head and put my foot on the first rung of the fence and hoisted myself over. I landed with a loud thud and then tripped into Alex’s arms.
“Wow…graceful much?” he laughed as he steadied me and I flushed with embarrassment. “Actually, I think it’s cute.”
“Yeah, so cute,” I said , pushing a piece of hair that had escaped from my ponytail behind my ear.
“Well, you may not believe me, but it’s my opi nion and I’m usually right,” he said and then stepped slowly towards me as my body was taken over with nervous anticipation. He reached up and touched my cheek and began leaning in towards me. I was dying for him to kiss me again, but just as I thought he was going to, he smiled and pulled away. He’d done it on purpose. He’d reeled me in and then cast me off at the last moment, leaving me wanting more. I was having none of that though. Surprising even myself, I reached up and grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him to me. I couldn’t help but notice the startled look on his face right before I kissed him.
When I let him go, he pulled back and straightened his shirt and then he looked at me with that half-smile and my earlier confidence vanished as I felt my face flush bright red from what I’d done.
“Alright then,” he laughed and gently took my hand, leading me towards the stables. The horses seemed to stare at us for a second before they turned their attention back to the grass they were eating.
Alex opened the stable door. We walked inside and I was taken aback by the smell. I felt my nose curl up. Alex must’ve noticed too.
“That’s just the smell of horses. You get used to it.”
“I don’t know how
Chapter Ten
Alex’s house was away from the city, if Carver could even be called a city, but it wasn’t far from my grandma’s. Dinner hadn’t been nearly as torturous as I’d expected and we left after we finished doing the dishes, which was Alex’s idea. He said I needed to earn brownie points with my mom , so he washed while I dried.
We’d only been driving for fifteen minutes when we pulled up to a large yellow house that sat by itself. It was a beautiful house that seemed out of place in Carver. It looked too modern and put together. Trees lined the walkway to the door and it reminded me a little of southern plantations I’d seen on TV.
Alex pulled into the driveway next to a black Cad illac Escalade sitting outside.
“Nice place,” I said as I un buckled and got out of the car.
“Yeah , it’s alright.”
“Just alright? It’s like a mansion compared to the rest of the houses in Carver and I didn’t think anyone here would even know what an Escalade was.”
“Yup, us hicks ain’t never heard of ‘em,” he said in an incredibly thick southern drawl, making him sound like a complete moron.
“I didn’t mean it like that. I didn’t mean to sound like a snob…again,” I said , realizing my constant comparisons between Boston and Carver were starting to get annoying and condescending. “I’m sorry.”
“ No worries.”
“I don’t mean to keep coming across like such a brat.”
“ Well, you’re not doing a very good job.” Alex smiled at me and then took my hand. “C’mon,” he said, leading me away from the house.
“Wait, don’t you want to introduce me to your parents?”
“They’re not here. They went to Wichita for the day. Bel ieve me, it’s better this way.”
Alex led me past the house and into the back. There was a barn with stables in the distance and two horses were grazing. When we got to the fence keeping the horses in, Alex let go of my hand and then hopped over it. I just stared at him as he stood on the other side looking at me.
“What are you waiting for?” he asked.
“You want me to climb over?”
“Well, yeah. Unless you wanna walk all the way to the barn and go through there.”
I just shook my head and put my foot on the first rung of the fence and hoisted myself over. I landed with a loud thud and then tripped into Alex’s arms.
“Wow…graceful much?” he laughed as he steadied me and I flushed with embarrassment. “Actually, I think it’s cute.”
“Yeah, so cute,” I said , pushing a piece of hair that had escaped from my ponytail behind my ear.
“Well, you may not believe me, but it’s my opi nion and I’m usually right,” he said and then stepped slowly towards me as my body was taken over with nervous anticipation. He reached up and touched my cheek and began leaning in towards me. I was dying for him to kiss me again, but just as I thought he was going to, he smiled and pulled away. He’d done it on purpose. He’d reeled me in and then cast me off at the last moment, leaving me wanting more. I was having none of that though. Surprising even myself, I reached up and grabbed him by the shirt and pulled him to me. I couldn’t help but notice the startled look on his face right before I kissed him.
When I let him go, he pulled back and straightened his shirt and then he looked at me with that half-smile and my earlier confidence vanished as I felt my face flush bright red from what I’d done.
“Alright then,” he laughed and gently took my hand, leading me towards the stables. The horses seemed to stare at us for a second before they turned their attention back to the grass they were eating.
Alex opened the stable door. We walked inside and I was taken aback by the smell. I felt my nose curl up. Alex must’ve noticed too.
“That’s just the smell of horses. You get used to it.”
“I don’t know how
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