Love is Blind by Shayna B Page B

relaxed for the most part.
    When I dropped them off at their place, Sophie
got out of the car quickly and practically ran to the front door. I
watched her go with a slight frown. “What’s her hurry?”
    “I think she has a crush on a guy and she’s
probably going to stalk him on Facebook like she does every
night.”
    “That’s cute, in a creepy kind of way.” I turned
my gaze to him. “So, did you have fun?”
    “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be,” he
admitted.
    “Told you so.”
    “Yeah, yeah, no need to rub it in.” He was quiet
for a moment. “Thanks.”
    “What for?”
    “For everything. For trusting me with your
story, for calming me down this morning and for forcing me to go
out tonight.”
    “Hmm, I seem to have done a lot for you. I’m
thinking you might owe me in the future.”
    He shook his head in amusement. “I was trying to
be serious.”
    “I know. But you don’t need to thank me for
anything. I’ll be here for you no matter what.”
    “And I’ll be there for you as well. I may not be
the nicest person around, but even I’m capable of compassion.” He
reached over and brushed his finger over my cheek. “I’ll call you
tomorrow, okay?”
    “Sure. Have a good night.” After he had gotten
out of the car, I blew out a long breath and laid my head on the
steering wheel. The few times he touched me today had set my body
on fire, and that worried me. Was it possible I was falling for
him?
     

Chapter thirteen
     
     
    As I walked to Biology on Monday, I couldn’t
help but be a little nervous. I knew that my friendship with Blake
had changed over the weekend, but I wasn’t sure what he was going
to be like in school. I had talked to him on the phone yesterday,
and we had bantered back and forth, but I was still unsure of how
he would act around me today.
    I walked into the classroom and took my seat
beside him. “Morning,” I greeted him.
    He turned his head and gave me a small smile.
“Morning,” he replied. He turned back to face the front.
    I frowned a little. “What, you don’t want to
talk to me today?”
    He turned to me again. “What makes you think
that?”
    I shrugged. “You just turned away from me right
away.”
    “Did you have something in particular you wanted
to talk about?”
    I let out a frustrated sigh. “No.”
    “Then what’s the problem?”
    “Nothing,” I grumbled, pouting a little.
    He chuckled quietly. “You’re pouting now, aren’t
you?”
    I quickly made my face blank. “No,” I lied.
    The teacher chose that moment to come into the
room, saving me from listening to Blake’s response. The class went
by fairly quickly, which I was grateful for. We were supposed to
start dissecting things soon and the thought caused me to shudder.
I was going to have to find a way to get out of that one.
    After class, I grabbed my bag and linked my arm
with Blake, but he refused to move. I looked at him questioningly.
“Why aren’t we going?”
    He held out his free hand. “Give me your
bag.”
    My brows furrowed. “Why?”
    He sighed. “Because I know it must hurt your
back to carry that thing around. So give me the damn thing and I’ll
carry it.”
    Wordlessly, I took my bag off my shoulder and
handed it to him. He threw it over his shoulder and then waited
until I had linked my arm with his again. We headed out of the
classroom and down to his next class. Once we got there I led him
back to his desk. He sat down in the chair and I leaned against the
desk. “I’m going to see Jake after school tonight instead of
Wednesday, but I’ll be at the park after that. Will you be
there?”
    “What time?”
    “Probably just after five. Jared will be with
me, which is why I’m going tonight, so we won’t stay there too
long.” I’d decided yesterday that it might be a good idea to have
Jared come with me. I hoped that maybe it would make it a little
easier on me.
    He laid his hand on my knee for a moment. “I’ll
be there. Just send me a text