be. I always felt so responsible when we were together. She had such a careless air about her. “You can look, but no touching.”
“What fun is that? Austin wouldn’t mind.” There was amusement in her voice.
She could get me in so much trouble. Trouble should have been her middle name.
“Fine,” I said. “Let’s look.”
“That’s more like it,” she purred and had me laughing.
“Check out blondie over by Aeropostale. I bet you could eat off his abs.” There was practically drool foaming at the side of her mouth.
Laughing, I turned to check out the edible abs. Blondie had his back to me, but when he turned to the side walking to the next store, I choked on my own spit. From this angle he looked like a spitting image of Lukas. It wasn’t till he got close enough that I could see his eyes weren’t right and he lacked Lukas’s carefree smile. Breathing again I regained my composure.
“See I told you, but I didn’t expect you to get all choked up about it.”
“Shut up,” I grinned at her after I hacked up a lung over my highly overactive imagination. I was seeing things my subconscious wanted to see.
She smiled back. “Fine, let’s do some damage. Where to first?”
“You tell me. You’re the one with the bank roll.”
“Touché… let’s start wherever edible abs is going,” she said taking after the Lukas look-a-like.
Tori hauled me to store after store, pillaging through the racks. With an arm loaded with clothes, we made our way into the dressing rooms. Sitting on one those chairs they leave outside the changing rooms; I waited for her to try on the first outfit.
“What’s up with you and Gavin?” She called from behind the door.
Thankfully there wasn’t anyone else in here with us. “Nothing.”
“Really, cause it doesn’t seem like a whole lot of nothing,” she retorted.
“We’re just friends.” There was a defensive edge to my voice.
“Friends my ass,” she muffled while pulling on one of the articles of clothing. “That guy looks at you like he’s afraid you’ll disappear. His eyes are always watching you.”
“Whatever, you make it sound creepy,” I scoffed.
“I wouldn’t call it creepy – intense maybe.” She stepped out with a pair of skinny jeans and an off the shoulder tee. She was taller than me and carried it mostly in her legs. Her brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail emphasizing her chocolate eyes. She was quite pretty and I didn’t understand why she didn’t attract more guys. She surpassed me in the looks department. Her body was pretty killer to, curvy in all the right places and pencil thin.
I glared at her in full pestered disbelief.
“Fine – don’t believe me, but I’m serious.” She turned in the three-dimensionally mirror checking out her butt. “So have you kissed him yet?”
A sigh escaped. “No,” I sadly admitted.
“What are you waiting for, an invitation? Gavin is nuts about you. He even rejected Rianne for you,” she insisted.
Point well made. There was nothing really standing in the way, which didn’t explain why at that moment Lukas came to mind. Was I so enamored by Mr. Dreamy that I was scared by what was right in front of me? Why the hesitation with Gavin?
“I don’t know, maybe you’re right,” I conceded.
“Of course I’m right. Are you seeing him this weekend?”
We hadn’t discussed it, but I kind of assumed we were. “I think…” There was skepticism tracing my words.
“Good, here’s your chance.” Everything in Tori’s mind was so cut and dry. You wanted something – you went for it.
A part of me was being guarded. He was hiding something from me – I felt it. And until I found out what it was, I couldn’t take our relationship further. That didn’t mean I didn’t want to. But what was the rush?
Five more outfits later and we made our way back into the mall. Packages in hand we strolled to the food court for dinner. I ended up ordering a slice of cheese pizza and Tori
“What fun is that? Austin wouldn’t mind.” There was amusement in her voice.
She could get me in so much trouble. Trouble should have been her middle name.
“Fine,” I said. “Let’s look.”
“That’s more like it,” she purred and had me laughing.
“Check out blondie over by Aeropostale. I bet you could eat off his abs.” There was practically drool foaming at the side of her mouth.
Laughing, I turned to check out the edible abs. Blondie had his back to me, but when he turned to the side walking to the next store, I choked on my own spit. From this angle he looked like a spitting image of Lukas. It wasn’t till he got close enough that I could see his eyes weren’t right and he lacked Lukas’s carefree smile. Breathing again I regained my composure.
“See I told you, but I didn’t expect you to get all choked up about it.”
“Shut up,” I grinned at her after I hacked up a lung over my highly overactive imagination. I was seeing things my subconscious wanted to see.
She smiled back. “Fine, let’s do some damage. Where to first?”
“You tell me. You’re the one with the bank roll.”
“Touché… let’s start wherever edible abs is going,” she said taking after the Lukas look-a-like.
Tori hauled me to store after store, pillaging through the racks. With an arm loaded with clothes, we made our way into the dressing rooms. Sitting on one those chairs they leave outside the changing rooms; I waited for her to try on the first outfit.
“What’s up with you and Gavin?” She called from behind the door.
Thankfully there wasn’t anyone else in here with us. “Nothing.”
“Really, cause it doesn’t seem like a whole lot of nothing,” she retorted.
“We’re just friends.” There was a defensive edge to my voice.
“Friends my ass,” she muffled while pulling on one of the articles of clothing. “That guy looks at you like he’s afraid you’ll disappear. His eyes are always watching you.”
“Whatever, you make it sound creepy,” I scoffed.
“I wouldn’t call it creepy – intense maybe.” She stepped out with a pair of skinny jeans and an off the shoulder tee. She was taller than me and carried it mostly in her legs. Her brown hair was pulled back into a ponytail emphasizing her chocolate eyes. She was quite pretty and I didn’t understand why she didn’t attract more guys. She surpassed me in the looks department. Her body was pretty killer to, curvy in all the right places and pencil thin.
I glared at her in full pestered disbelief.
“Fine – don’t believe me, but I’m serious.” She turned in the three-dimensionally mirror checking out her butt. “So have you kissed him yet?”
A sigh escaped. “No,” I sadly admitted.
“What are you waiting for, an invitation? Gavin is nuts about you. He even rejected Rianne for you,” she insisted.
Point well made. There was nothing really standing in the way, which didn’t explain why at that moment Lukas came to mind. Was I so enamored by Mr. Dreamy that I was scared by what was right in front of me? Why the hesitation with Gavin?
“I don’t know, maybe you’re right,” I conceded.
“Of course I’m right. Are you seeing him this weekend?”
We hadn’t discussed it, but I kind of assumed we were. “I think…” There was skepticism tracing my words.
“Good, here’s your chance.” Everything in Tori’s mind was so cut and dry. You wanted something – you went for it.
A part of me was being guarded. He was hiding something from me – I felt it. And until I found out what it was, I couldn’t take our relationship further. That didn’t mean I didn’t want to. But what was the rush?
Five more outfits later and we made our way back into the mall. Packages in hand we strolled to the food court for dinner. I ended up ordering a slice of cheese pizza and Tori
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