My Best Friend's Brother | ✔

Chapter 9

Ariel's POV

Earlier this morning, I woke up about an hour earlier so that I could make breakfast for Libby and some for Adam also if he wanted. I made pancakes and eggs but since Lily and David were already late and rushing to leave the house, I decided to give them the eggs so that they wouldn't have to stop somewhere to eat, or waste time making breakfast at home.

Somehow after they left, I found myself exchanging words with Adam and Libby which led me to where I am now. In a car with Adam. Alone. Again.

Adam insisted that I take the front seat since Libby wasn't here. Despite the many times I tried reasoning with him that I was fine in the backseat he kept objecting. The reason that I didn't want to be in the front seat was some where between that I didn't want to be so close to him or that I just got accustomed to the backseat. I couldn't figure out which one it was. Maybe both?

To avoid any conversation with Adam, I buried my face in my phone. Adam would always sneak glances at me and I don't even know why. Last night was..... unexpected to say the least. I couldn't stop dreaming about Adam which wasn't anything really new but this one was different. It was different because Adam and I actually kissed last night. I've wanted this for about 10 years and now it finally happened, I was avoiding him at all cost.

As hard as it would be, I decided that I would forget last night ever happened and find a distraction today.

Again, out of the corner of my eye, Adam looked at me and smirked. "Okay, why are you always looking at me?" I asked obviously annoyed.

"I'm not looking at you." He chuckled then looked back at the road.

"Yes, you are." I said in a duh tone.

"I'm looking at your neck, not you." Adam replied.

"Same diff-" I started but then stopped when I recapped his words in my head.

My neck?

I quickly set me phone on camera and gasped loudly when I saw, "You gave me a hickey?!" I shouted.

"So what?" He asked, amusement evident in his voice.

I mumbled curse words to him, making sure he didn't hear and pulled my makeup bag out. I applied some on my neck. All of a sudden, the car came to an immediate stop, jerking my head forward.

"What the fuck? Do you wanna get us killed?" I yelled.

"What the hell do you think you're doing?" He asked ignoring my question.

"What does it look like?"

His eyes turned dangerously black for a moment while a leaned closer to me. My breath hitched in my throat as he brought his hand slowly up to my neck, removing the makeup that I had already applied to my neck.

"Leave it like that." He spoke softly, with much authority in his voice.

"W-why?" I asked a little intimated by our closeness.

"If I say don't cover it, don't." He said, his voice deep and husky.

--------------

I was sitting in Biology class writing down notes when I felt someone throwing pieces of paper at me.

I turned apund and found Landon grinning at me, still with a piece of paper in his hand, about to throw it.

I smiled back at him at mouthed, "What do you want?"

He threw the piece of paper that was in his hand and mouthed back, "Open it."

I opened  the paper that landed on my chair and read it. Meat meh behind the school after class.

I smiled at what he wrote and the fact that he used the wrong 'meet' and gave him a small nod so he knew that I agreed. Landon still had a little bruisng from what happened with Adam. Under his left eye was blue-black and he had a couple cuts on his cheek.

After class, I walked behind the school to meet Landon. As soon as I swung the corner, Landon was propping against the wall. "Hey." He said when he saw me.

"Hey." I replied.

"So, what did you want to see me about?" I asked, stressing on the word so.

"How about you come over tonight again?" He asked walking towards me, stopping right in front of me.

If this was Adam, I'm sure that my breathing would have picked up because of the closeness but with Landon I felt.... nothing.

I didn't feel different. "I have a test I have to study for tonight so I don't think I can make it." I replied nonchalantly.

"Come on, you can study another time." He said stepping closer to me.

He tilted his head down softly kissing my neck but then suddenly stopped.

"What is that?" He asked pointing to my neck.

Shit.

"What?" I asked stupidly knowing what he was referring to.

"It's a hickey." He said sounding a little too possessive.

"We were never together Landon." I blurted out.

"I know but-"

"I'm sorry if I gave you the wrong impression." I cut him off.

"Okay, okay. I get it. I'm sorry."

After a moment of silence he spoke.

"Can you still come over? We can still study together." He pleaded.

I was about to turn him down when he quickly beat me too it.

"Please."

I let out a sigh and then agreed. With that, we turned around and walked back to the school together in silence.

Sigh.

=_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_==_=

Vote!

Follow!

Comment!

08/02/2018