drifted away from us I couldn’t help but stare
again. His form was ideal with each stride as his body emulated a
model’s performance. He’s proportioned in a magnificent way. No
part of his figure was out of balance like mine, and his voice just
melted away every layer of protection surrounding me. It was
masculine, slightly husky but still soft and melodic; it’s soothing
yet manly. A soothing voice coming from a mouth of pearly white
teeth and pouted lips that weren’t too big and weren’t too
small.
Snap out of it Lexi! I couldn’t believe I was doing this. Here I was
daydreaming of a guy I didn’t even have a chance with not only
because he was ten times better than Jason in every way, but
because I already had a boyfriend. That’s when it hit me. Maybe he
liked Mel. That had to be it; he must have found her attractive.
Why else would he have approached us here? I couldn’t blame him.
She is beautiful. Long blonde hair, a golden tan and brown eyes
upon a petite girly frame. If she wasn’t my best friend I would be
jealous with hate towards her.
“Attention Barnes & Noble
customers. The store will be closing in approximately thirty
minutes,” Sam announced over the intercom.
“I suppose that’s my cue to call my
dad.” I reached for my phone prepared to dial but was prompted to
answer. “I guess he beat me to it,” I announced. “Hey
Dad.”
“I’m outside waiting when you girls
are ready,” he answered rhetorically though I hadn’t asked any
questions.
“Um, ok. We’ll be out in a minute.” I
closed the phone with a confused scrunch on my face.
“What’s wrong?”
“Well, it’s like I said earlier,
they’re just acting weird. My dad is already outside waiting for
us. He said we don’t have to rush but…” I trailed off.
“Stop overreacting. Nothing’s up.
Let’s just go. We need our beauty sleep anyways.”
“Yea, you’re probably right. Let’s
go.”
~~~
“How was your night?” my mother asked
as soon as I walked through the garage door.
“It was good. Met a new kid from
school,” I shrugged as I grabbed a bottle of water from the
fridge.
“Oh,” she instantly perked up. “What’s
his name?”
“How did you know it was a guy?” I
asked. My mother was fidgeting slightly. She never fidgeted. She
was the epitome of patience and good manners, which fidgeting was
not a part of.
“Just a lucky guess,” she replied.
Again, the feeling that something was off flared within me. “So
what is his name?” she prompted again.
“Kellan.” I studied my mother. She
almost appeared nervous which was very unlike her. “Are you ok
Mom?”
“Oh, yes,” she waved it off as nothing
with her hand.
“Um, ok…” I was confused by her
behavior. “Uh, I’m going to bed. Night,” I said before giving each
of my parents a hug and retiring to my room.
My phone buzzed right as I crossed the
threshold. I didn’t need to check the caller ID to know it was
Mike.
“Hey,” I cheerfully answered, closing
my door behind me.
“Hey babe. Have fun with
Mel?”
“Always. What did you do?” I asked,
sifting through my drawers for a pair of pajamas.
“Laid around and thought of
you.”
“Nothing like laying it on thick,” I
chuckled lightly.
“I’m only speaking the truth,” he
continued. I knew he was exaggerating, but it was flattering
nonetheless and gave my wilted ego a tiny boost.
“Give me a sec to change,” I said
setting the phone down before he could respond. “Ok, I’m
back.”
“Missed you.”
I rolled my eyes despite the smile
spreading across my face. “You’re going to spoil me with
compliments.”
“I’m trying.”
“I’m going to go to sleep. I’ll see
you in the morning.”
“’ kay. Sweet dreams,” he
lulled, his voice taking on a husky quality.
“You too.” I closed my phone and
plugged it into the charger.
Mike really was a great boyfriend, but
when I closed my eyes, he wasn’t the one I saw, and certainly not
the one