If Romeo wore sneakers...

Chapter 6: Did you feel it too? /Athena

        Bridget gave me a disapproving look, I pointed my gaze towards the ground dragging my shoe back and forth. 'This is so embarrasing', I think. This is just what my sleazy mom would do, hang out in a room with a boy she just met, like, umm, I don't know Dave! I looked up at Romeo silently pleading, 'help me'! He laid his hand on the small of my back. " It wasn't like that," he says. "We were just talking." I couldn't help but hide the disappointment on my face, even though that was all we were doing, I thought we had a moment.

        His thumb twitched on my back making me realize his touch burned like tiny embers where his fingertips should have been. I looked at him, " I'm sorry." He mouthed. "For what?" I whispered. For a moment I didn't think he heard me. Bridget left the room, he turned my shoulders so I had to face him. "Tell me you felt it too." He demanded. "Feel what?" I asked. Had he felt it too? It wasn't just me? Oh my God, I feel like I'm about to pass out. "You know," he said. "We had a thing, like a moment." He said. So he had felt it! I smiled, and wrapped my arms around him for a warm embrace. "I did!" I said. "I did feel it!" He wrapped his arms around me. "Thank God, I'm so relieved." He whispered into my hair.

         He was warm, and his strong muscular arms wrapped around me, and for once in a long time I felt halfway safe. I debated pulling away when I thought, 'what am I doing'? I just met him, I don't even know his last name, oh yeah, it was on his drivers license. Romeo Apara. I smiled, and dug my face into his chest. He smelled like irish creme and cloves, must be his soap. I pulled away and walked towards the door. He jumped in front of me to hold the door open for me. 

        "Such a gentleman!" I smiled. He laughed. "I'm only a gentleman for a lady." I smiled, and rolled my eyes. I walked to my car, as he stood on the stoop and waved. I waved back. "You better text me!" I yelled winking at him. "Mmkay." He said. I hopped in my car and made my way towards home. Towards Dave...