She thought he could flirt

She thought he could flirt

Chapter one:

Jasmine’s heels echoed on the ceramic floor as she tried to enter the party, if Zachariah, her brother in law, knew she was ditching babysitting the kids to go out on that birthday party she’ll be considered punished till eternity.

But well, when did she ever do what he said?

She chuckled as she looked for France, her best friend. France’s twentieth birthday party was held at some nightclub and Jasmine just knew that Zack would not agree on her going. Her brown hair was left in its bed chaos which always excelled in making her look sexy, her black eyes were roaming around the bodies grinding against each other till it fixed on the pink headed girl drinking beer at the bar. Jasmine laughed and needled herself through the crowds till she finally reached where France was sitting.

“And you know what Mister Martin, I j-just wanted to pe-pee, I m-mean –hiccup—I didn’t w-want him to leave me” France stuttered and Jasmine curled her lip in amusement.

“Bonjour France” Jasmine said in her usual salute and France’s blue eyes looked at her for a second. Jasmine waited patiently since she knew how bad of a drunk France was. One day they needed to drink since it was nearing their final exams at high school and so Jasmine and France took Ella’s permission, Zachariah’s wife and Jasmine’s sister, and took some money to buy beer. This day ended with France trying to make out with Jasmine’s dog.

“Hey J.” she slurred and leant towards Jasmine sleepily “No France you ain’t sleeping, we’re going to go to the bathroom and wash our face! Your birthday didn’t even start yet!”

France sobbed once before lifting her head and looking at Jasmine,” Bobby left me”

Jasmine’s eyes widened,” what?!” France nodded and asked for another shot.

“What happened?”

“Well, I asked him to pee a-and t-then—“Jasmine rolled her eyes. Of course that’s not what happened, France was just too drunk to admit the truth and therefore Jasmine grabbed her cell phone and asked the bartender to keep an eye on France before walking out of the club.

After the third ring, Bobby answered,” Hey J.”

“Hey Bobby, I’m at France’s birthday party and you can’t imagine how surprised I was when I saw you missing”

He sighed and Jasmine waited for a second before he said,” She was drinking again, when I told her to stop, she kind of bitched me out and left me alone.”

Jasmine bit her tongue from disappointment, this France will regret ever laying hands on that beer bottle after she loses the one person who loves her for real.

“Well, could you come and help me control her tonight?” she asked hopefully.

“I followed her and made sure she arrived at the club okay, but I can’t hang out around her, she’ll think I don’t mind what she’s doing with herself.” Jasmine nodded and sighed rubbing her temples.

“Okay thanks Bobby, I will go in there and suffer on my own” she chuckled and he did too. In a second, Jasmine was tucking her cell inside her pocket and reentering the club heading to the bar.

“Where is she?” Jasmine asked a little scared, the bartender turned around and shook his head,” I tried to stop her but she just didn’t listen.”

“Okay okay, where is she?” Jasmine asked again trying to see how he looked like since the lights were completely dark at the area behind the bar.

“She said something about dancing, I guess” he replied and she could see his silhouette moving to a guy to the right of her.

“God France” she muttered before turning her head around and suddenly catching on France moving to the music as the guys Jasmine knew where their friends from high school and university were screaming loudly at her promiscuous moves.

“Shit”

Jasmine moved to where France was, she shouldn’t have bailed on Zack, he was her older brother after all. He was the only young guy figure she ever had beside her as she grew up, besides, Ella loved him and he loved Jasmine as if she was his own sister. She should have agreed on staying with the kids. It was their anniversary after all.

God she felt like shit.

“France!”She called but the music was too loud. “Excuse me” Jasmine mumbled as she passed through some guys watching France with a distant look

God it wasn’t even midnight yet and everyone around here was a complete mess.

“FRANCE!” she screamed but France looked her in the eye and then turned around to wiggle her buttocks in their faces. Jasmine started feeling a bubble of ‘pissed and angry’ inside her.

“It’s okay; I’m going to get her.” Bobby chimed from behind Jasmine who turned around and smiled at him appreciatively.

“Don’t look at me like that, I’m stupid to ever fall in love with her” he stated but the way his lips were lifted up slightly, Jasmine knew he loved her with all his heart.

She returned to the bar and sat on an empty stool and watched as Bobby stood on the table and grabbed France’s hips, she stood still for a second before turning around to face him. Jasmine smiled at how sweet they looked.

They were together since junior high school, and you could imagine what they went through to reach this point. They were sharing an apartment and both go to the same University as Jasmine.

France pouted slightly before she snaked her hands around Bobby’s neck and leaning in, Bobby however beat her to it with catching her lips with his and they joined in a passionate embrace.

The guys who were watching France booed and walked away to dance with random girls before Jasmine’s neck shivered with the words spoken next,” Is this Bobby?”

Jasmine turned to the side and watched a guy in light brown hair that fell on his face in a sexy messy way standing expectantly waiting for her to speak. Jasmine smiled slightly realizing both of them were Acing the bed look.

“Who are you?” she asked and folded her arms before looking back at France and Bobby who were now dancing with the music on the floor.

“I’m Martin” he replied confidently before joining her on the seat beside her. Jasmine raised her eyebrow and watched him from the side of her eyes. He had a perfect nose and perfectly shaped lips with defined Cupid’s arrow, slight stubble was covering his chin and he rubbed it slightly before frowning.

“Are you the bartender?” she asked and waited for his frown to subside but it didn’t.

“Um, Mister Martin” she started but his eyes suddenly widened in fear and he grabbed her elbow

“We have to get out of here” he demanded. Jasmine watched him bewildered,” Excuse m—“

“Come on, we need to get out of here NOW” Jasmine didn’t know what led her to trust him and just let him push her away from the bar, she doesn’t even know why she asked him to stop by France and Bobby for a second and she couldn’t understand why he did.

“Bobby, we have to leave.” She ordered, Bobby stopped dancing and supported France’s tipsy figure before focusing on Jasmine’s serious eyes. He seemed to get convinced since he suddenly knelt slightly and carried France between his arms and he followed Martin as he passed through the crowd.

Jasmine was frantically ordering people to leave the club all the while; Martin’s hand was clasped around her elbow.

As soon as they exited the club, Jasmine was meaning to stop but didn’t since Martin kept pulling her behind him and by such, Bobby kept following them murmuring soft words to France who was almost in sleep.

“What the hell is going on!” Jasmine screeched at a point and Martin stopped and turned to eye her with an amused smirk.

“Nothing, why are you asking?”

Jasmine watched him with an open jaw before blinking and turning to look at the lovey dovey two behind her.

“you literally dragged me out of the club making me feel there was going to be a disaster going on and when we walk like SEVEN BLOCKS AWAY YOU TELL ME NOTHING’S WRONG?!”

Martin let go of her elbow and she noticed how he clenched his jaw before rubbing his temple.

“Well, I just… I j-just—“he started and Jasmine patiently waited for him to reply

“God, look lady, I was just joking, you don’t have to act like you have a wedgy up your ---“

“hey dude, I can kick your ass if you complete this sentence” Bobby stepped in and Jasmine chuckled slightly before eying Martin who was standing in a pair of washed out jeans and a really attractive leather jacket that hung perfectly on his masculine figure

“Whatever, we’ll just go back” she said and turned around and took a couple of steps when her waist was held and pulled back,” No, don’t go back. Please”

She looked at Martin who was kind of begging her without the vulnerable look that mostly appeared with any begging.

Bobby said,” She’s already out, J. I’m just going to take her home.”

Jasmine raised her eyebrow at France who started to make a bed out of Bobby’s embrace and then she sighed

“fine.” Jasmine spat and turned around again to walk away.

“Do you want me to take you home?” the guy asked thoughtfully. Jasmine eyed him before scowling

“Go play someone else.”

He stood straight and watched her walk away with the edge of his lip lifted upwards.

Bobby had a car and that was why Jasmine realized they walked back to the club where his car was parked. When she took a look behind her, her heart sped up a bit when she noticed Martin following her silently with his ears covered in headsets that really made him look really good.

She puffed; it’s no time for fantasies. Zachariah must be pissed because she bailed on them and she had to pass by them before she goes to her apartment.

Returning her glance to the street before her, her legs kept walking forwards.

The steps behind her suddenly increased and her arms shivered from fear. A couple of sounds made her feel something was going on behind her and since she was walking in the dark street on her own, she felt scared which prevented her to turn around and take a look. Earlier, Martin’s presence behind her eased her fear a bit, but now the sounds he was making… that ass, he thinks he could play anyone.

Jasmine turned her head to throw a couple of words at his face but she froze when she saw three shadows running away with their backs facing her and Martin’s body was still on the ground.

Her heart dropped.

“Martin?” she croaked as she ran towards him with her heels echoing around her.”Martin, Martin, Martin”

She knelt down beside him and she turned his back around so she could see his face.

As soon as her eyes saw the bruised lip and the purple color of his skin, her breath hitched. She heard the weird noises, she could have helped him!

But how did he manage to not scream? She must have ignored some sort of sound he did

She laid her palm softly at the side of his face, he was unconscious and this scared Jasmine.

She grabbed the headsets away from around his neck and something made her take a listen of what he was listening to.

Her heart lifted and a loud laugh rippled through her when she heard the song, “run the world”

“You’re so weird” she muttered turning off his I pod since she had one herself and she tucked it inside her jacket’s pocket. She then eyed him for a while, rubbing his cheek bones or his lips from time to time.

At a point, she got out her cell and phoned Zachariah, after the second ring he answered,” Where are you?”

“Hey Zack”

“Hey Jasmine, Ian kept crying saying he wanted his auntie. You were the reason why I couldn’t kiss my chika as much as I wished on our anniversary!”

Jasmine giggled slightly and sighed,” Sorry Zack, I had to study. Well, I was calling to tell you I’ll pass on passing by your house tonight. I’m too tired to get dressed and walk to your place. Will see you tomorrow though”

A silent moment passed before Ella’s voice appeared,” tell her is something wron—“

“No Ella, nothing’s wrong. I swear guys”

Crossing fingers

“Fine, it’s fine babe, tell her goodnight” Ella whispered and Jasmine’s lips lifted. Zachariah was too protective.

“No, I must like pass by her place, see if someth—“

“She called and said she won’t be coming, there’s nothing wrong. She is okay! Stop being such an old man”

A silent moment passed

“I’m not old”

Jasmine muffled her laughs

“Babe, just hang up”

“No and I’m not old!”

“Zack—“

“Chika, wait till I hang up, I’ll show you how I’m far from old”

Jasmine couldn’t help it and she laughed out loud, Zack and Ella chuckled and in a second, Zack was preoccupied with Ella and he agreed on Jasmine not coming over.

His worry sprang from the incident that happened in her senior year when a guy who really liked her was getting too jealous because of how she was talking to everyone but him – because he never said to her a word—and then he tried to rape her one day after a party. If Zack was not going to pick her up and still had the looks that made him pass as a teenager, he wouldn’t have entered the house and looked for Jasmine to stop the guy before he could do anything.

That’s why she didn’t find him annoying, she found this rather adorable

“Urgh” Martin groaned and his hand flew to his head, Jasmine knelt beside him and lifted his head over her thigh. He blinked a couple of times before focusing on her

“Yo-you, w-what are you d-doing here” she raised her eyebrow

“Gosh Martin, you could have just said I’m a pain just by helping you out”

He shook his head furiously before groaning again and pressing on the sides of his face

“It’s just I didn’t realize you were here… still”

Jasmine bit her lip and nodded her head. “I saw the guys who hit you”

His eyes widened,” I don’t understand why didn’t you scream or yell or whatever. You left them hit you and I was just in front of you! I could have helped!” she scolded and he couldn’t help but smirk

“you help me?” she scowled and hit his chest playfully,” I’m not the one who’s bruised all over”

He rolled his eyes,” I have my motorcycle somewhere near this place. I could take you home”

Jasmine’s eyes shone,” You ride a motorcycle?!”

He nodded and attempted to stand up, she started supporting his weight and she was about to fall a couple of times because of her heels but in the end they were standing up healthy… well, almost

Martin looked at her and pushed his hair back, Jasmine smiled a little awkwardly.

“Um well, I decided to take you back to my place. I thought you wouldn’t wake up…” she trailed off

He looked at her thoughtfully before saying,” No, it’s okay. I’ll just drop you off”

Jasmine nodded and they started walking silently towards his motorcycle. Martin seemed deep in thought and Jasmine was really curious to know what he was thinking.

“I thought you were flirting with me earlier” she blurted out; he chuckled and watched her in amusement.

“Really?”

She nodded,” and I’m used to all types of jerks flirting with me and sorts, so I thought you were a typical. I don’t understand why you dragged me out of the club though…”

“Well, not to burst your bubble of dreams or anything but I wasn’t flirting”

She looked at him for a second,” Oh”

He nodded,” I don’t think about girls that way at this point, I’m sick of their drama”

Jasmine suddenly froze understandingly,” You’re g-gay?”

He stopped as well and watched her horrified;” why the hell would you think I am?”

She shrugged and said,” You just said you don’t think about girls that way”

He shook his head and suddenly frowned,” where’s my I pod?”

She curled her lip and fiddled with her pocket getting out the I pod,” I see you believe that girls rule the world” he rolled his eyes and jokingly nodded disgustingly at her.

She giggled,” Well, you didn’t answer my question”

He frowned as he adjusted the headsets around his neck,” you didn’t ask me anything you just stated that I said I don’t think of girls that way”

“It sounds gay, Martin”

“Well,--“ he looked at her and asked,” what’s your name?”

“Jasmine, my friends call me J.” he nodded

“Well, Jasmine.  My life is crazy right now and I’m barely managing to live in peace on my own. I don’t need a girl clinging to me everywhere I go and making me worry about her whenever I’m away from her.”

Jasmine raised her eyebrow watching him,” whatever. Where’s your ride?”

He smiled at her and pointed at a direction, she turned her head and gasped as she saw the sleek black motorcycle parked at the side of a dark road

“God, she’s sexy” she breathed

Martin choked and tried muffling his laughs,” what?”

Jasmine turned around to face him and folded her arms,” It’s black and dark and sexy”

Zachariah and Ella always protected Jasmine after her parents resumed travelling, she always had a thing for motorcycles but Zack was always too persistent to say no. In the end she grew up able to dance ballet and swim like a mermaid but she didn’t touch a bike.

“Can you teach me?” she asked hopefully. He frowned at her confused

“How to ride it!” she completed and ran to him before clutching his hands and pressing them against her chest, she noticed how he licked his lips before looking into her eyes.

“Please?” she whispered.

“F-fine” he stuttered and pulled away his hand. She watched him walk to the motorcycle with a smirk on her face.

“Is it going to happen now?” she asked sitting behind him and wrapping her arms around his waist.

“No” he replied boringly

“Why not?!” she asked angrily, he turned his head slightly to look at her before huffing and muttering something under his breath.

It sounded like ‘ why was I stuck with her’

“Martin” she said, he ignored her as he started the motorcycle and suddenly she found herself screaming at how fast he was driving through the streets. Everything around her was a blur; she couldn’t see the details of her surroundings. Adrenaline was being pumped into her body excessively and she couldn’t help but rest her head against his back. He smelled like cigarettes, beer and blood.

It was kind of a turn on

She sniffed before pressing him towards her.

“I love this” she mumbled and he laughed before speeding up

“Oh, I mean, I m-mean I love the ride…” she stuttered before hissing under her breath, he only chuckled

“I’m going to need your number if I’m going to teach you” he said loudly so she could hear him.

“Are you flirting with me?” she asked raising her eyebrow at the surroundings.

“No J. I don’t flirt”

She rolled her eyes and stated,” I don’t think someone would be intentional to not flirt.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean you flirt without meaning to”

He shook his head and said,” some people suck at flirting and believe me… when I attempt to flirt… I just stutter”

She awed and straightened herself watching his hair flying with the speed just like hers.

“You stutter, that’s like so cute”

He huffed,” I don’t like the word cute being said about me. It’s not… manly”

She blew up laughing, he chuckled,” You are cute”

“Teddy bears are cute. Martino is sexy”

“Oh, so Martin is short for Martino?” she said, he nodded.

She told him to take a right and then she rested her head against his back

“You’re still cute” she blurted out

He tensed and spat,” I am not”

“Try convincing me that” she said teasingly before sniffing him again.

“If I weren’t sexy you wouldn’t have kept sniffing me like I’m an apple pie”

Jasmine felt her cheeks warming up and she asked,” apple pies?”

“What? I love them and they smell amazing”

She giggled,” you’re weird, Martin”

“I’m sexy”

“You’re cute” she retorted

“You sniffed me twice”

“I sniff my teddy bears!” she retorted again and he laughed slightly

“You don’t really know me Jasmine, so you can’t judge me”

“And you don’t know me at all” she mumbled back

“Stop at the side” she demanded and he slowed down and parked opposite to Jasmine’s building.

“Give me your number” he said stepping away from his ride and closer to where she was standing. Jasmine adjusted her hair as much as she could before getting an idea.

She stepped closer to him with a raised eyebrow and she softly bit her lip. He eyed her strangely

“You really want my number?” she breathed, he nodded before taking a step back and shrugging

She licked her lips before taking a large step towards him and pressing herself against him

“What if I don’t want to give it to you?” she whispered as she nuzzled his neck, her palms were on his chest feeling his increasing heartbeat

A smile covered her face and she quickly kissed his jaw before lowering her palm downwards

His breath was erratic,” J-ja-jasmine, w-wha-what a-are y-ou—“

“Giving you my number” she mumbled innocently before tucking her hand inside his front pocket fortunately finding his cell and then she got the cell out and took a couple of steps back

He was looking at her with a wild look in his eyes, his lips were panting as his chest was rising and falling.

She kept the smile inside her as she saved her number under the name,” My bad girl”

A smirk covered her face as she returned back to him intending to do the same act to put the cell back but he powerfully held her wrist and pulled her towards him before looking down on her. It was her turn to breathe rapidly. Slowly, he lowered his head and licked her neck before biting it slightly; she couldn’t help but gasp. She could feel him smiling as he lifted his head and took his cell away and saying,” Thanks, I’ll call you”

With that, he left her standing flushed and he oh so sexily drove away with his black leather jacket and black motorcycle.

Damn

She was just turned on by a bad ass who actually stuttered when he flirts.

That’s…

“Damn”

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Hola readers! Well, This is the long awaited sequel of teach me how to flirt! So, Sam and Elizabeth are going to be in this as well.

 I was actually going to ignore starting this but then I felt like doing it, I missed how sweet they all are.

I hope you like where this is going, and don’t forget to tell me what you think. : )!

Read, analyze, laugh, cry, blush, giggle, punch, vote and comment!

-          ~Muffin