The Deal

Chapter Twelve

I walk a little down from the entrance, pulling my phone out and seeing if the boys have texted but see nothing.
Something moves out of the corner of my eye and I look up, feeling irritation immediately set in. Why..why is he everywhere? He was here the last time we came. His blue eyes watch me as him and Liam come walking over to me.
Maybe he's a bookworm..although I highly doubt it.
"Are you stalking me?" He asks as he comes to stand in front of me. "I was going to ask you the same thing" I tell him, shoving my phone back into my pocket now wishing I'd stayed inside. Liam looks between us before giving me an awkward smile, raising his hand and half ass waving. "Hi..I still don't know what..this is" he tells me, using his hand to motion in between Rafe and I. He doesn't seem to be as much as an asshole as Rafe. "Hi" I say flatly, my eyes going back to Rafe who ignores Liam's comment. "Well..I'm going to go return this, you two have fun glaring at each other" he smacks Rafe's shoulder before moving past me, carrying a book.

"I didn't picture you as the book type, I can't even imagine what you'd read. How to snort coke for beginners?" I almost laugh at my own joke but he doesn't find me as funny. His blue eyes look so much more vibrant in the sun. I kick myself for finding them as beautiful as I do. I've always wanted blue eyes, I was always told to feel lucky that I had green since it was the most uncommon. But they aren't vibrant green. I always just found them kind of bleh. But Haley has the same colored eyes and I think hers are beautiful. Maybe it's just myself I can't find anything in.

My eyes sweep him up in down, wearing jeans and a dark navy blue tee shirt, bunched up around his biceps. "You think I'm a beginner?" He asks, smirking and I roll my eyes. "No you'd have more brain cells if you were" I mutter.
"Do you think you're funny?"
"Yes" I tell him and his eyes narrow on me, watching me with the same predatory look he always has with me. "Why are you always here?" He asks, almost surprising me at his oddly normal question.
"My sisters" I tell him flatly. "You should know them, you threatened them remember?" I say, crossing my arms over my chest watching him almost smirk.
"I threatened you"
"With them"

They were always the only reason I agreed to his deal. I knew he'd come after me, hurt me, I still think he will I just don't know when. But if they were never brought into it I wouldn't have let him win. Even if he did something to me, I'd be scared but it scares me even more how little I care about myself and what he'd do to me. I wouldn't really care if something happened to me. I just never doubted he'd actually go after them if I refused.

"Lily! Oh Aria I found her!" I hear Haley shout as if she has radar, before she comes running over to me, hugging my leg, her eye's immediately going to Rafe and she looks him up and down with her eyes narrowed before stepping away from me and towards him. He furrows his brows, looking down at her as she inspects him. "Who are you?" She asks but he doesn't answer, just watches her as she steps closer. His eyes come to mine for a brief second before moving back to her. Probably taking in the resemblance between us. Some unreadable look covering his face. I wish he wasn't so hard to read all the time.

I can't help but laugh when she winds her leg back and kicks him in the shin. "What the fuck!" He shouts stepping away from her. "Do not potty mouth! I asked you a question" she crosses her arms over her chest glaring up at him. He looks over to me and I shrug, smirking. Highly amused that Rafe Cameron just got kicked by a five year old. Aria comes to stand next to me; giving me a look like she's just seen a ghost when she sees him. He shakes his head. For a brief second I feel fear rush through me, like he might do something to her but that fades with the way he looks at her like he's amused. Seeming to be thrown off of his regular assholeness by Haley. "I've got my eye on you!" She glared at him, scrunching up her nose and pointing her fingers from her eyes at him.
He says nothing before walking passed us. That was..odd.

"What was that?" She asks me as I worry my lip between my teeth, stealing a look at her. That was a mistake..I can see the realization the second it hits her, coving her face. Her eyes slightly widen and her lips part, quickly being replaced with irritation before she shakes her head. "You have got to be kidding me" she says.