Through Jaemies' Eyes

Chapter 7

Jesse and I continue our conversation with a few people chiming in here or there saying hey to either of us. I tell him I need to find Kam and he turns to walk away. I stand for a minute before turning around and shit!

I just bumped into someone and spilled my drink all over. I look up to see Kallyn staring down at me. He looks pissed. Great

"What the fuck are you doing, Jaemie?" He asks me.

"Excuse me? It was an accident." But could this seriously happen any more times?!

"Not bumping into me! With Jesse. That guy was a total asshole. Skip told me the story."

"Not your business Kallyn. Butt out." Skip told him? Why would Skip and Kallyn be talking about me.

He makes a noise that resembles a growl, is he for real? A growl. He has me pinned up against the wall and his lips are inches from mine before we hear something and his eyes move to the window. They return to me and he says "How fast can you run?"

I look down at my choice in footwear, the one time I'm not in gym shoes. I am wearing these, barely there flats that would be in possible to keep on my feet if I was trying to run. I could just leave them behind....

"Ditch the shoes." He says reading my mind. I scan the room and see Jam has Kat and Kam he looks at me and nods. I know he just gave me the signal to do whatever I had to do to get out of there. Crossing the house to follow them would be too risky. The three of them jump out the first story window.

Kallyn grabs my hand and says "Stay with me, whatever you do. I might not be able to hold your hand the whole time but I'll do my damnest to try." He takes me to the door leading into the garage, the service door to the outside has lights shining in but he rushes to take place against it, preventing anyone looking in it from seeing us. I watch his hand as it slides to the knob leading outside and my arm jerks in unison with the door opening "RUNNERS!" We hear.

The cops busting this party is not the way I thought my night would go. And running from them with Kallyn was definitely not in the cards. We lost the cops about a two streets over, we're running all over the place and all the sudden we stop. My heart finally has time to catch up with me and my head finally catches up with what's going on. My heart is beating out of my chest. For two reasons. One. The cops are chasing us. Two. Kallyns still holding my hand.

"How are your feet?" he asks.

"They're okay. Just cold."

"Shit." He says, so quietly I almost didn't hear.

"Why did you call me Jae at Axels party?"

His grin grows huge.

"Not now. We have more important things to do."

He jerks my hand in a motion to follow him as we run through Breckyns backyard, we'd be safe here. No one is rarely ever home but I don't want to risk telling him that and having him let go of my hand. I hear others running and we still next to a tree. Not knowing if it's cops or fellow partiers. Two guys run passed us, one without pants. Kallyn and I bust out laughing when they're out of sight and make it one more road over. He leads me to my driveway. We stop at the end of it and I ask

"You know where I live?"

"You're Jordans sister. Every guy knows most vague things about you. Especially not to touch."

"Yet here you are, holding my hand." It's the alcohol speaking.

"Bravery." He winks.

Just then Kam comes barreling into my arms from across the street.

"Holy shit Jaemie! I didn't know where you went. Jamison said you were good but I don't trust the shit head." Kam never swears.

"Hey!" Jamison yells with Kat on his back "I would have never left if I didn't think Jaemie would have made it back okay." he sends Kallyn a look and glances down to our joined hands. "We're fine. Except Kat broke a heel."

I chuckle as Kat mumbles something that sounds like bullshit.

"Where's Jax?" I ask.

Jam busts out laughing "Apparently he was with some chick. Sammy called me. He got him out of there, but not his pants."

Kallyn and I look at each other and lose it. Jax was the guy we saw running passed us. Priceless. My friends are acting like it's the most natural thing in the world for Kallyn to be here with me and the fact that he's holding my hand.

"I'm gonna bail." Kallyn says.

"Thank you." I respond taking a step closer to him and he gets close.

Too close and whispers "Don't sweat it, Jae." so only I can hear.

"Hey, you walk passed Jaxes house on your way home. I'll walk with you. I'm crashing there" Jamison says. He sets Kat down and whispers something that has her giggles, high fives Kam and walks over to me giving me a hug. "See you gals later!" he says and walks off with Kallyn. Wait? Kallyn lives near me. How did I never know this before? And how does Jamison?

"I'm gonna head home too." Kat says, she's just a few streets over, we can see her house from my driveway.

"Okay, thanks for getting us ready today! We'll stay out here til you get home safe."

She hugs us and heads off on her way. I'm so glad she isn't one to pry. On the other hand...

"What was that?!" Kam says, the second Kat is out of ear shot.

"The cops showed up Kam. What else were we supposed to do?" but the butterflies in my stomach tells me it was more than just the cops showing up.

"He was holding your hand, Jaemie!"

"We had to stick together. No way was I going to be out there by myself." I shrug her off and we see Kat walk into her house and head inside.

**

Kallyn

"Soooo Jaemie." Jamison says

I just cock my eyebrow at him "yeah?"

"What's up with you two?"

"Nothings up, dude. Why do you ask?"

Jamison let's out a really big sigh and then says "Look, Jaemies got a huge heart but she doesn't let a lot of people see it. I've seen the way you two are around one another, which is the opposite of how I've ever seen her act around anyone. I can tell you're different to her. It's not my business but she's my best friend and I really don't want you fucking with her."

"Jamison, it's not like that. Jaemies cool but she's too much of a good girl. I wouldn't wanna corrupt her or anything." I laugh easily, making it sound like it's the most natural thing in the world. Although, part of me taking her with me tonight when the cops showed up was just so I could hang out with her and hold her hand but the other part is I have done this more times than I can count and I knew I'd get her out of there okay.

He lets out a breath that I didn't realize he was holding "Okay, I didn't mean to get all chick on you. Just looking out for her."

"You're good." I say back. But he's right. I need to stop. This thing between us will only become a tangled web with no saving.