was just being the nice guy he is.
87 minutes later, I am shivering.
“I hope you know I won’t be able to go to sleep tonight, thank you.”
He laughs and says in a baby voice, “I will protect you don’t worry.”
“Oh no,” I mock back. “By the way you protected me in Laser Tag I wouldn’t say I am going to survive if a ghost comes and pulls me out of bed.”
“Harsh,” he lies down and pats next to him, “Come on.”
I roll my eyes and lie down too. It was so easy to do this now. Last week I had never even talked to him before. Now my head was on his chest like it has been the past couple nights in a row. Maybe I don’t like Luke in a crush sort of way. Maybe I like him in a brotherly way. No, wait, I like him in a crush sort of way. I would be stupid to deny it at this point.
“Jenna, I…” he starts.
“You what?”
There is a pause. A long one. “I’m going to…” he stops again and sighs, “miss you.”
I feel my heart pound. Yup, in a crush sort of way. “Why? I will see you at school. And we can still hang out, right?”
I feel him nod in the darkness, “Yeah, but I mean just having you here , with me all the time.”
I feel myself blush, “I’m going to miss you too, Luke.”
I’m going to be sad when I don’t go home with him from school tomorrow. It will be weird. I feel him rub my back a little and wish once again that he would kiss me. But he doesn’t. And I fall asleep, longing to feel his lips on mine. I promise to myself that this won’t be the last time I lie in bed with Luke.
This isn’t over.
Chapter 18: The Second Auction
For the second time in the past week, Luke and I wake up late for school, due to the fact that he forgot to turn on the alarm.
“What are you two still doing in bed?” I hear his mother ask.
My eyes open and I quickly pull myself away from Luke. My eyes still adjusting to the light, I get up and quickly run to the bathroom to get ready.
“What was that?” I hear her ask through the door. These doors are really thin.
“What?” Luke asks.
“Why were you two sleeping in the same bed? Again?”
“We fell asleep while watching a movie.”
“I have been hearing that explanation a lot, lately,” she replies.
There is a pause. “What does that mean?”
“I doesn’t matter, Luke. I’m not going to try to control your life. But just remember, she’s so young.” Karen says, agitated.
I hear a door shut and I catch myself holding my breath. I hear Luke then let out a long, stressed sigh.
I get out of the car with my big overflowing bag filled with my clothes and shiver. I had nothing clean to wear, so I was stuck in my stupid, skimpy auction outfit.
“You can leave your bag in my car, if you want,” Luke says.
I nod, “Thanks, it would have been annoying dragging that around all day,” I open the car door and set it on the back seat. “Just don’t leave before I get it back.”
He smiles, “Okay.”
We start the walk towards the school and my teeth start to clatter.
“Are you cold?”
“No, I’m fine,” I shake my head.
Luke pulls of his grey hoodie, “Here.”
I push it away, “No, it’s fine. I don’t want you to be cold.”
He laughs and slips it over my shoulders, “I’m fine. Plus, I’m wearing jeans and along sleeved shirt and you’re wearing, well, that.”
I feel the color rise in my cheeks and smile to myself when Luke looks away. Now I can walk around all day with his scent.
I open the door to the hallway with my locker and I hear Luke say, “Bye, Jenna. Good luck today.”
I smile to myself once again. But it quickly fades when I see Jessica and Daisy bickering at my locker.
“Don’t be mad about this,” Jessica is saying.
“Why would you think that I wouldn’t be mad about this?” Daisy’s volume makes everyone else in the hall look over at us.
I keep my voice quiet, hoping Daisy will do the same. “Mad about what?”
“My supposed ‘best friend’ won’t leave
87 minutes later, I am shivering.
“I hope you know I won’t be able to go to sleep tonight, thank you.”
He laughs and says in a baby voice, “I will protect you don’t worry.”
“Oh no,” I mock back. “By the way you protected me in Laser Tag I wouldn’t say I am going to survive if a ghost comes and pulls me out of bed.”
“Harsh,” he lies down and pats next to him, “Come on.”
I roll my eyes and lie down too. It was so easy to do this now. Last week I had never even talked to him before. Now my head was on his chest like it has been the past couple nights in a row. Maybe I don’t like Luke in a crush sort of way. Maybe I like him in a brotherly way. No, wait, I like him in a crush sort of way. I would be stupid to deny it at this point.
“Jenna, I…” he starts.
“You what?”
There is a pause. A long one. “I’m going to…” he stops again and sighs, “miss you.”
I feel my heart pound. Yup, in a crush sort of way. “Why? I will see you at school. And we can still hang out, right?”
I feel him nod in the darkness, “Yeah, but I mean just having you here , with me all the time.”
I feel myself blush, “I’m going to miss you too, Luke.”
I’m going to be sad when I don’t go home with him from school tomorrow. It will be weird. I feel him rub my back a little and wish once again that he would kiss me. But he doesn’t. And I fall asleep, longing to feel his lips on mine. I promise to myself that this won’t be the last time I lie in bed with Luke.
This isn’t over.
Chapter 18: The Second Auction
For the second time in the past week, Luke and I wake up late for school, due to the fact that he forgot to turn on the alarm.
“What are you two still doing in bed?” I hear his mother ask.
My eyes open and I quickly pull myself away from Luke. My eyes still adjusting to the light, I get up and quickly run to the bathroom to get ready.
“What was that?” I hear her ask through the door. These doors are really thin.
“What?” Luke asks.
“Why were you two sleeping in the same bed? Again?”
“We fell asleep while watching a movie.”
“I have been hearing that explanation a lot, lately,” she replies.
There is a pause. “What does that mean?”
“I doesn’t matter, Luke. I’m not going to try to control your life. But just remember, she’s so young.” Karen says, agitated.
I hear a door shut and I catch myself holding my breath. I hear Luke then let out a long, stressed sigh.
I get out of the car with my big overflowing bag filled with my clothes and shiver. I had nothing clean to wear, so I was stuck in my stupid, skimpy auction outfit.
“You can leave your bag in my car, if you want,” Luke says.
I nod, “Thanks, it would have been annoying dragging that around all day,” I open the car door and set it on the back seat. “Just don’t leave before I get it back.”
He smiles, “Okay.”
We start the walk towards the school and my teeth start to clatter.
“Are you cold?”
“No, I’m fine,” I shake my head.
Luke pulls of his grey hoodie, “Here.”
I push it away, “No, it’s fine. I don’t want you to be cold.”
He laughs and slips it over my shoulders, “I’m fine. Plus, I’m wearing jeans and along sleeved shirt and you’re wearing, well, that.”
I feel the color rise in my cheeks and smile to myself when Luke looks away. Now I can walk around all day with his scent.
I open the door to the hallway with my locker and I hear Luke say, “Bye, Jenna. Good luck today.”
I smile to myself once again. But it quickly fades when I see Jessica and Daisy bickering at my locker.
“Don’t be mad about this,” Jessica is saying.
“Why would you think that I wouldn’t be mad about this?” Daisy’s volume makes everyone else in the hall look over at us.
I keep my voice quiet, hoping Daisy will do the same. “Mad about what?”
“My supposed ‘best friend’ won’t leave
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