THOSE SUMMER NIGHTS

[8]

"Are you guys talking about me?" He said, a smirk on his lips. His eyes raking my body and then glancing at Jude, briefly.

I frowned, "You wish,"

His eyes snapped to mine and suddenly I felt naked under his eyes. Like suddenly he knew everything that I tried to hide from the public's eyes. I was like prey under his bright blue eyes.

He then gave me a dark look and turned back around as if nothing happened. I turned to Jude, my lips parted.

"Did you see that?" I asked, gobsmacked.

He didn't respond, a small smirk on his lips.

-

We were finally settled in on the plane and I let out a sigh. I was sitting next to Julia and Leah and the boys were sitting in the row directly behind us. Leah has practically turned around and was talking to Jude about how much she loves art. It wasn't a complete lie, but she doesn't love it that much.

"Oh, Jude dances!" Dawson said to Leah.

"Oh, really! That's so cool. What type?" Leah asked, brushing her hair back with her fingers.

"Hip Hop," I heard Jude say.

Leah let out a sound of approval, "Are you good?"

Dawson laughed, "He's better than good. He has like 50 thousand followers and participates in a lot of competitions. He thinks he's shit though."

Jude rolled his eyes and gently punched Dawson's arm, "I'm okay."

Leah giggled, "Can you teach me?"

Dawson whistled, "I'd like to watch that."

I looked up to see Leah's cheeks tint red and she giggled. Jude agreed that he'd teach her some moves and maybe make a video with her. She was ecstatic, to say the least.

I placed my head down on Julia's shoulder and she glanced at me, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I just have this headache that won't go away," I said, wincing a little.

"I have crackers and Advil in my bag if you want." She said, brushing my hair back softly.

I shook my head, slowly, "It's okay. I think I'm just going to sleep it off."

She nodded and I placed my head back on the rest, "You should talk with them, get to know them and stuff."

She laughed a little, "So you won't have to?"

I smiled, "Exactly,"

She pinched my cheek lightly and turned around to Leah. I placed my head to the side and closed my eyes. I waited for sleep to wash over me and when it finally did, I felt the pain in my head start to subside.

When I woke up, I was sweating like crazy and needed to use the bathroom, but my headache was gone. I stretched my arms over my head and let out a yawn.

I turned to Julia who was watching a Spiderman movie and tapped her shoulder. She paused the movie and looked at me, questioningly.

"How long did I sleep?" I asked.

She shrugged, "A little more than an hour."

I nodded, reaching in my back pocket for a piece of gum. When I finally got the packet out, I popped one in my mouth. I stretched my legs out under me and got up. I stepped over Julia and a sleeping Leah, making my way to the bathroom. I stretched out and walked over to the closest bathroom.