You Know I'm Such a Fool for You

Chapter 11

“Oh, yeah? I’ll remember that later,” he smirked. What was that supposed to mean?

“So, what time are we going?”

“In about an hour. Come on, there’s still time to watch the episode of ‘Supernatural’ I recorded,” he said taking me by the hand and guiding me to the living room. He turned on the DVD player and sat down on the couch. I was going to sit beside him, but decided to lie down and rest my head on his lap.

His hand started to stroke my hair and it felt amazing. I felt his hand move to my cheek, the warmth of his skin spreading through my entire body.

I looked up at him and he was looking down at me, too, with that his beautiful smile lighting up all the features of his face. I couldn't help but think of how handsome he was. I got lost in his deep blue eyes all through the credits, never wanting to find my way out. Then the show began and I forced myself to look away. But I was too comfortable and ended up falling asleep. I woke up once more with his hand on my cheek. That was something I could get used to.

“Hey, beautiful. It’s time. Still wanna come?” He asked me and I nodded, already sitting up.

Adrian turned off the TV, grabbed his jacket and we headed to his car. Twenty minutes later we arrived at a huge open field and he parked beside a few cars that were already there. There was a group of guys talking and only one girl, who was holding hands with one of the boys. She was probably his girlfriend.

Adrian and I got out of the car and walked towards his friends. I could see a few of them shooting weird looks at Adrian, which I didn’t really understand. Adrian greeted them and put his arm around my shoulder.

“Everyone, this is Vicky. She’s a friend and gonna watch us play.” A lot of them nodded.

Finally one of the guys  said “Okay. Let’s do it”.

Adrian gave me a warm smile and headed to where a few other guys were talking.

I went to a tree that was out of their way, but before I could reach it, I heard someone calling my name. I stopped for a second and before I could look over my shoulder to see who it was, a tall blond guy caught up with me. He was very cute.

“Hi,” he said breathlessly, smiling at me. “I’m Brandon."

Before I could even open my mouth to reply, I heard Adrian’s voice. “Back off man,” he said. Wow. He’s always been overprotective towards Leah, but I’d love to know why Adrian is being so protective of me, as well.

“Hey man, I thought you said you two were only friends.”

“We are, but she’s off limits”. Adrian retorted angrily, glaring at Brandon. I didn’t even blink. Why was Adrian acting like that?

Brandon had a weird expression on his face and I couldn’t tell what it was, but he nodded and walked away. Apparently he didn’t want to start a fight with Adrian.

This time, Adrian directed his words at me. “Vicky, you need to be careful around these guys. They’re players."

“You said that a million times, Adrian, but I can take care of myself, you know,” There was annoyance in my voice, but, in all honesty, I didn’t really know how I should feel. I mean, the guy, Brandon, was hot, but I definitely wasn’t throwing myself at him. So, why had Adrian all of a sudden gone into defensive mode?

I could tell he was a little confused, too. He lifted his right hand as if he was going to touch me, but let it fall at his side again.

“Vicky I trust you, but I definitely don’t trust them and I worry way too much about you,” he explained to me with a concerned look on his face and, obviously, I melted. I wanted to hold him and tell him I didn’t want any of those guys. Well, they were hot, but it wasn’t like I was planning on hooking up with any of them.