agreed with
a smirk, I knew he meant because I was sitting on him.
“ I hated it!
How can you say that was good? I mean ,
jeez, they’re dead people who eat live people and turn them into
flesh eating zombies too. And now I have to pee, and I’m scared to
go on my own!” I whined, standing up and pouting. Why did I watch
that stupid thing anyway? I knew it would scare me!
All three of
them laughed at me, but Liam stood up.
“I’ll come with you and check the bathroom for scary un-dead before
you go in, how’s that?” he offered, nodding his head towards the
bathroom in the hall, smiling.
“ Will you
check my bedroom too? And my en-suite?” I asked hopefully. He
laughed; he obviously thought I was joking. “I’m not
joking , Liam.”
“ Whatever you
want, Angel, ” he agreed, smiling and
following me up the hall. I stopped outside the bathroom door and
waited for him to go in first. He came out a minute later,
chuckling to himself. “It’s a zombie free zone,” he said shaking
his head, grinning at me.
“ Thanks,” I
mumbled , blushing and feeling like a
little kid. I headed into the bathroom, leaving the door unlocked
in case I needed to get out of there quickly. I knew I was being
stupid but I just couldn't help myself. I washed my hands and
stepped out, to see him leaning against the wall waiting for me,
which made me smile.
“ I thought
I’d better wait for you . You never know
what could be lurking in a dark hallway,” he said, looking around
slowly with wide eyes. My heart jumped into my throat as I threw
myself at him, wrapping my arms around his waist tightly, burying
my face into the side of his neck. He laughed. “Yep, best movie
ever!” he stated, putting his arms around me and walking down the
hall to the lounge. Before we turned the corner he pulled away and
kissed me lightly on the lips.
Jake laughed
as we walked into the lounge. “Seriously? You made him wait for you
outside the door? That’s low, Ambs. I
hope you at least shut the door this time,” he teased as I sat back
down.
I
nodded . “Yep I shut the door, didn’t
think he’d want to hear that,” I confirmed, grinning. “How about we
play on the Wii?” I suggested, trying to change the subject from my
zombie phobia. Everyone nodded so Jake set it up. They decided on
sports so Liam and Jake played boxing first. Kate moved over to sit
next to me; the two boys were standing and playing in front of
us.
“ Hmm, I just
can’t deci de which one has the cutest
butt. Who do you think?” Kate said quietly but loud enough for the
guys to hear.
“ Ew ! Seriously, what’s wrong with
you? That’s my brother!” I cried, shuddering.
“ Only one of
them is your brother , Amber, the other is
seriously freaking hot. And I think he has a soft spot for you,”
she whispered too loud again, making me cringe. I saw Jake shoot a
death glare at Liam who looked like he was pretending he couldn’t
hear her.
“ Right, yeah
OK,” I replied sarcastically, rolling my eyes. “Come on hurry up I
want a turn,” I whined, trying to change the subject. Kate really
had no idea how close she was.
“ Here , Angel, you can take my
turn. I’d better get going anyway, it’s almost midnight, my parents
will be wondering where I am,” Liam said holding the controller out
to me. Kate jumped up and grabbed it, smirking and nodding towards
my brother, signalling she wanted to play with him.
“ Liam, would
you check my bedroom before you go?” I
asked, feeling pathetic and like a scared little kid.
He smiled but
didn’t laugh at me , which I found
surprising. “Oh all right!” He forced a sigh, his eyes amused. By
the look of him he actually quite liked the fact that I was asking
him to do this, maybe he liked being all protective or something,
maybe it was making him feel needed. He stalked off towards my room
and I got up and followed him after a couple of seconds. I closed
my door silently, and leant against it. I watched him as
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