Attached Strings √

Chapter 11

A/N: I dedicate this chapter to all the car guys and girls reading Attached Strings. Oh, and meet Paul's ride (above).

Paul's POV

-A week later-
I have been doing a lot of thinking about what happened last week or shall I say what almost happened and I actually thought she was kidding but clearly she wasn't because she is just carrying on like nothing happened. I am a little disappointed in myself because I always manage to get the girl I want but this one has proven to be quite a challenge and I refuse to let her be the one that got away, no I can't let that happen.

I was in my apartment playing video games with Luke when he said, "What's up with you, man?" I knew he noticed that I have been spacing out a lot but I'm not prepared to tell him that I've been thinking about Chloe. I mean, how will that make me look? "Nothing man, I'm just thinking about how I'm going to squash you at this game", I said shifting my focus to the big screen before me. "Man this is whack. We can't be sitting around playing video games on a Friday afternoon" Luke said standing up and I followed suit. "So what do you want us to do?" I asked him.

"Let's host the most epic party tomorrow night and invite everyone we know" he said excitedly and I agreed. When he said we should invite everyone, only one person immediately came to mind and that was Chloe. This party will be the perfect opportunity for me start showing her how much she wants me. We got into my car and went for stocking. Luke was busy inviting everyone on social media and I was the designated driver.

Chloe's POV

"Oh my God, Chloe you are never gonna believe this!" Amber said wide eyed even jumping up and down. If you haven't guessed it yet, we were at my place and Amber was staying with me for the weekend. "What, what is it?" I asked curiously. "Luke and Paul are hosting a party tomorrow night and guess what," I looked at her expectantly, "we are invited!" she exclaimed and topped it off with a scream.

"You know what this means, right?" Amber asked and I slowly shook my head. "Shoppiiiing!" she said stretching the i. Amber is more like the typical teenage girl. She loves shopping, wears makeup and definitely enjoys partying. I, on the other hand, shop only three to four times a year and only when there's an occasion. I was a bit stressed about this whole shopping thing because: 1. I cannot afford it and 2. I can't tell Amber that.

So I decided to take the easy way out and said, "I don't really feel like going, A" that sure burst her happy bubble and she wore a confused face. "Chloe come on it's gonna be fun and think of all the hot guys we'll meet. Think of Paul" she said in an attempt to persuade me. "I couldn't care less about what Paul does, A" I said and, of course you do, my subconscious reminded me.

"So you don't mind staying at home knowing that he's probably getting it on with some bitch when you have the chance to prevent that from happening?" she asked and I replied, "Of course not," more lies, my subconscious spoke again and I felt like putting duct tape on its mouth.

I saw that Amber didn't buy my lies and she said, "Chloe we're going to that party whether you like it or not and if you're worried about not affording to get anything you don't have to worry yourself about that because we can always buy with my credit card okay" and I nodded in agreement. "Okay so enough of the sentimentality, let's go shopping already" she said heading out and I followed to her car.

After almost two hours of going in and out of clothing stores, swollen feet and very empty stomachs we finally sat down. We were now seated at the food court waiting for our food. Finally, our meals came and I wasted no time and immediately dug into the food, what can I say I was hungry. Amber was used to this kind of behaviour because she knows just how tight my relationship with food is.

We got up and I was headed to the mall's exit when Amber asked, "Where do you think you are going?" I was confused by her question because I thought we had bought more than enough clothes and I told her I was going to the car. "No, Chloe we are not going home without the most important garments" she stated in an as-a-matter-of-fact tone and I was curious to find out what those most important garments are.

"What exactly are these most important garments?" I asked tilting my head to the side. She laughed at my lack of knowledge and said, "Lingerie of course" in a duh tone as if that was the most obvious thing in the entire world. We agreed that we'd first put the other shopping bags in the car because they were too many and my arms were very tired.

So we went to Victoria's Secret and I was immediately attracted by this black lace lingerie but when I saw its price I forced my eyes to look elsewhere. Amber must've noticed because she came up to me and asked, "You like it?" I nodded and she said I could take it. I was feeling bad for spending her money so much but she assured me that it was no problem and she could afford it.

We shopped some more and Amber also got herself a few pieces of lingerie. We went to the car and bumped into Paul in the parking lot. He was with Luke and they were putting alcohol in their already full car. They had really gone out of their way for this one. We exchanged a few greetings and Paul came up to me and pulled me into a tight hug.

"Be ready tomorrow night at seven, I'll pick you up" he whispered into my ear. "I thought the party was meant to start at nine?" I said and it came out more as a question. "Just be ready by seven" he said getting into his car and I followed Amber into hers. I wonder what Paul is up to but hey I guess I'll find out tomorrow night.

A/N: What do you think is going to happen at the party? Can you guess what Paul is up to? Please comment with your thoughts.