question at Caitlin. Say yes, I heard Josh
thinking.
“Yeah Josh we'll be there.” Aimee, chirped in.
I noticed Caitlin had turned a rosy pink and was trying to avoid looking at him, she was instead
looking at her bracelet spinning it around her wrist.
“Ruby you should come with us,” Aimee said.
I agreed I had nothing better to do tomorrow and Seth said he was working, I didn’t want to stay at
the cabin all day on my own anyway. The boys had only stepped outside when Aimee grabbed the
menu leaned over the table and started fanning Caitlin with it.
“Breath girl. He's only a boy.” Aimee said.
“He really likes you,” I said to Caitlin.
“You think so? I'm not so sure,” she said taking a sip of her drink.
“Oh you two drive me crazy, I’ve been telling her for months that he likes her but she won't believe
me, it's so obvious.”
Aimee was now banging Caitlin on the head with the menu in a playful manner. Caitlin looked at
me.
“She's right, it's really obvious.” I said. We were all laughing when Micah appeared out of nowhere.
“Time to go little lady,” he said.
I cringed had he really just said that I wasn't a three year old.
“We can take her home,” Aimee said.
Micah looked at her then back at me.
“I don't know.....I think I should take her home.”
What was with this guy they would be saving him a journey out to the middle of nowhere, which I
was pretty sure he didn’t really want the hassle of anyway.
“No it's no problem, I don't mind driving her back.” Caitlin said.
“Plus we just put in an order for one of those massive chocolate ice cream towers, that we need
Ruby to help us finish it.” Aimee said smiling sweetly it was a lie but he didn’t know that, so I
shrugged and looked at him.
He scratched the back of his neck.
“All right but it's quite a trip out of town. You'll probably get lost,”
“It's fine.” Aimee snapped.
“Fine but you're to take her straight home no detours and what’s your driving like?”
I couldn't believe what I was hearing, this was embarrassing I hardly knew Micah now he was
interrogating my new friends.
“I'm an excellent driver plus it's my mom’s car so I’m extra careful.” Caitlin said looking a little
flustered.
“I want her home by ten,”
I scowled at him who was he to give me a curfew. He noticed my scowl and returned it. His cell
started vibrating he looked at the caller ID then back at us.
“Fine eleven, I’m trusting you with her.”
He aimed the comment at Caitlin then stalked off with his cell to his ear and out the front door.
I watched him walk past the windows, I turned to see the girls doing exactly the same.
“I am so sorry Caitlin, that was really weird I hardly know him,” I said.
She was taking another sip of her drink staring over the rim at me nodding like it was no big deal.
“Actually I thought it was kind of hot.” Aimee said twirling a strand of her hair around her finger.
We both stared at her and burst into giggles.
“I just thought it was creepy. How do you know him again?” Caitlin asked.
“He's friends with my brother and I only met him yesterday.”
“Maybe it's a good thing he's not driving you home he's a little.....” Caitlin was searching for the
right word.
“Dominant! I like guys like that.” Aimee said.
Her eyes we're scanning the parking lot out the window for him but he was long gone.
“You know you're lucky that guy rarely comes in here and when he does the girls are drawn to him,
like bees to the honey pot but he never has anything to do with any of them. Even I've tried talking
to him but he just shook his head, did this little walking action with his fingers and told me to 'run
along' and trust me boys don't normally turn this down.” she said pointing to herself.
Caitlin just shook her head laughing, she was obviously used to this sort of talk from Aimee.
We actually did end up ordering one of the chocolate ice cream towers Aimee had mentioned, it
took us half an hour to finish
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