More Than Friends

Chapter 12:

"You guys are crazy!" I said to both of my friends Angie and Jamie as they gossip me about the prank they made to Jamie's little brother yesterday.

"Oh come on, Layla. If you live with him every day you would understand." Jamie said in her defense.

"Yeah right. And what is your excuse Angie?" I asked her.

"It was just fun to help out a friend." She said laughing. Her simple answer made us all laugh.

"Come on Layla, you're not that innocent when it comes to prank Mauro." Angie said.

"But Mauro is my oldest brother and he is irritating sometimes." I said now defending myself.

"Hey Layla" someone said from my side. I looked up smiling, recognizing pretty well that voice and confirming from who it was when my eyes met the beautiful eyes of Dylan. Ok Layla you got to stop being so cheesy.

"Hey" I said smiling at him and he smiled back at me.

"Hey girls, sorry for interrupting." Dylan said, now talking with Angie and Jamie. They both waved at him.

"Don't worry Dylan, it's no biggie. You just saved the 'lawyer' right here who was trying to defense herself." Angie said referring to me defending myself of why I could prank my older brother, but Jamie couldn't prank her younger brother. Dylan laughed at Angie's comment.

"Oh come on Dylan, don't listen to her! She's just jealous of my 'self-defense skills'." I said proudly smiling to him. He looked at me confused.

"'Self-defense skills'?" he asked me raising an eyebrow.

"Yeah yeah, that is something I just made up, but whatever. What's up?" I said to him jokingly. Dylan laughed and shook his head.

"I just came to ask you if it was okay with you if I go to your house after class. I got a Spanish essay for this week." He said to me.

"Yeah of course. I don't have work today." I replied to him smiling.

"Great! Then I'll see you at 4:00 pm." He said before getting down and kissing my hair.

"See you girls." He said waving to my friends as he walked to another table with his friends. I looked at the table where Ralph and Max were sitting and waved politely at them and they both replied waving back at me.

"Oh my God! He totally has a crush on you Layla!" Jamie said clapping her hands.

"What? What are you talking about?" I asked her a little confused.

"Oh come on Layla, it's obvious he has a crush on you!" Angie said to me as if she was pointing out the obvious.

"Of course, it's obvious he has a crush on me... Did you guys noticed how he asked me to help him with his Spanish essay?! It was extremely obvious!" I said sarcastically to both of my friends.

"Guys, I don't think Dylan has a crush on me. We've became really close and he is my best friend." I said to them trying to explain them, but they just crossed their arms and looked at me like if I was crazy.

"I know, what's going on! You like Dylan!" Angie said and I blushed. I mean, it was exciting to hear that someone thinks Dylan has a crush on me and that they say it as if it was obvious. But, they notice that I have a crush on Dylan.... So, is it that obvious too?!

"Ummm wel- ... well of-.. of course I like him, he is a good friend of mine." I said not knowing what to answer and stammering as I speak. Way to go Layla, now your friends are really going to believe you!

"Come on Layla, we know you and you are blushing, so you do have a crush for Dylan." Angie said smirking. Aghh, I hate when she's right, and more if it has to do with a guy. I just laughed and shook my head at them, knowing that no matter what I said they will use it against me. They both started to clap their hands and scream in a low voice so nobody looks at us, celebrating that they win the argument. I just rolled my eyes at them and laughed.