Finding the Unexpected

Chapter 4

Chapter 4: Harley

                Braden actually seems to be sincere about liking it here.  I guess I have been pretty negative about the whole experience.  I just hate being forced into something.  Like this whole volleyball thing.  I know Camden just wants me to meet his friends, but I was enjoying just sleeping in the sun. 

                I better thank Braden for being nice and understanding that this isn’t exactly what I want to be doing.  “Thanks for actually being nice and listening a little.  I am starting to miss all my friends.  No one to talk to here really.”  I smile hesitantly. 

                “No problem, Harley.  We are really glad you are here even if you aren’t.”  He laughs and winks at me.  Damn, I might actually want to get to know Braden better if he is like this.  “Before you have to meet all of Camden’s player friends that are gonna hit on you, I really want you to meet my best friend.  He is probably the only one that won’t hit on you cause he has a girlfriend and is actually totally whipped and would never cheat.  C’mon.  Troy is over here.”  He seems excited for me to meet him, and it’s really pretty adorable.

                We walk over to this pretty good looking guy who is talking to another of the guys, but you can tell that he is not really into the conversation.  “Hey Troy!” Braden says, “I want you to meet Harley.”  Troy looks over and smiles.  He seems pretty cool and nice. 

                “Hi Harley.  It’s really nice to meet you.  Braden hasn’t stopped talking about how awesome you are sine he met you last night.”  He laughs while Braden turns a little pink.  That’s so cute and funny at the same time.

                Braden replies by saying, “Now I didn’t bring her over here so you can just say a bunch of embarrassing shit that you make up about me.  I figured that you wouldn’t hit on her, and I thought you might be able to convince Izzy to come over.  I think Harley and Izzy would get a long much better than the other girls that are coming over.”  He looks and me and answers my question by saying, “Izzy is Troy’s girlfriend.  She is a lot more down to earth than most of the girls that hang out around us.  You don’t seem to be the type of girl to talk about gossip and drama for hours in a day.”  I sigh because he is definitely right about that.  Though my job might be superficial, I certainly tend to avoid girls that are always focused on that shit.  It’s not for me.

                “That actually sounds awesome if she wouldn’t mind coming.  I sort of got dragged into this from an over eager Camden.  I was planning on just relaxing for the day.”  I smile thankfully at Braden and Troy.  Braden really is nothing at all like I assumed he was at the beginning.  He is quite thoughtful about making me feel comfortable. 

                “No problem.  I will call her and see if she is up to coming over.  No promises though.  She is more the artsy type, so volleyball will not have any draw for her.”  Troy laughs at that and walks away to talk to her.  By that point, all the boys are looking pretty aggressively toward me, and I know what is coming next.

                Camden walks over and says, “Everyone this is Harley, not that you didn’t already know that.  Harley, this is Chase, Steve, and Kirt.”  He points to the three boys closest to us.  They are all pretty good looking, but I have already been warned off all the guys on the soccer team.  I plan on staying far away.

                The closest one, Kirt, I think smiles and says, “Damn, you are even better looking in person.  If you are ever feeling particularly horny and interested in having a good time, I am the guy to call.”  Well that didn’t take very long.  I actually have to be nice to this ass.