Chapter 3 #2
“Yep, I’m Wes. Sawyer’s at soccer practice, so maybe try him there.” Wes’s response was a clear signal for the girl to leave. She nodded, but as he closed the door on her, her gaze flicked to meet mine once more. Just before it slammed shut, I could have sworn a wry smile was pulling at her lips.
“Sorry about that,” Wes said, turning to face me.
I shook my head. “I’m sorry for you. Have they all been like that?”
“Pretty much,” he said. “Though at least the others knew which twin they were talking to.”
“And are you sending them all down to the soccer pitch?”
“Yeah.” He smirked. “It’s probably going to be mayhem there, isn’t it?”
“Probably,” I agreed. I could picture the crowd of girls standing on the sidelines waiting for Sawyer. It would probably be his dream come true.
“Maybe we should have met up in your room tonight,” Wes said as he came to join me on the bed once more. “It’s hard to relax with the constant interruptions. If it’s not Sawyer barging in, it’s one of his fangirls.”
“Yeah,” I nodded. “Although, I’m a little nervous about having a boy in our dorm these days. Our dorm mom warned us we’d have to clean the boys’ bathrooms for a week if any of you guys were caught in our rooms after curfew.”
“Really?” Wes looked genuinely shocked by the idea.
“Yeah. I know it’s not close to curfew now, but I really don’t want to clean the boys’ bathrooms.”
Wes laughed. “I wouldn’t want to do that either. But, just so you know, if that does ever happen, I’d do all the cleaning for you. No way am I letting you near the bathrooms in this place. They’re disgusting.”
“I wouldn’t make you do that.”
“It’s okay. I might have other motives.” He grinned. “Getting caught in your room after curfew wouldn’t be the worst thing.”
He leaned across to me and pressed his lips gently against mine. It was a soft kiss, but it was hard not to feel slightly lightheaded, and I rested my hands on his bare chest to help me keep my balance.
He pulled me closer, and our kiss became stronger as I slid my arms around him. I was suddenly very aware he was topless and we were on his bed. It felt like we were about to fall back against the pillows, and the idea made my heart flip.
A knock shook the door once again. Wes and I both turned on it and shouted at the same time. “He’s not in here!”
We listened in silence for a response and eventually heard whoever was out in the hall move away from the door. When we looked back at each other, we couldn’t help but laugh.
“Maybe this is a sign that we should just go to the library and do our homework,” I said.
Wes started to frown and then shook his head. “No, I’m not letting Sawyer ruin our night.”
He moved over to his desk and stared scribbling on a piece of paper before grabbing a roll of Scotch tape.
“What are you doing?” I asked as he pulled the door open and taped the paper across the front of it. I laughed when he stood back to reveal what he’d written. “Sawyer’s not here. You can find him on the soccer pitch,” I read out loud.
“Do you think it will work?” Wes asked.
“It’s pretty clear, so I hope so.” I smiled.
“I hope so too.” Wes closed the door and made his way back to the bed. “Where were we?”
He sat back down on the bed beside me and reached up a hand to lightly cup my face. My lips quivered in anticipation, and my head felt dizzy. He started to lean toward me, but the bedroom door rattled again as another visitor banged on it from outside.
“Read the sign,” Wes called out over his shoulder, his eyes still locked on to mine.
“Uh, Wes, it’s me.” A guy’s voice came from the hallway. “I’ve got those burgers you asked me to pick up…”
“Ah.” Wes’s shoulders fell slightly as he realized he needed to answer the door. This time, he grabbed his shirt and pulled it over his head. My heart sank as it felt like the moment between us had definitely now passed.
When Wes reached the door he didn’t open it wide enough for me to see who was on the other side, but I could clearly hear them talking.
“Thanks for getting these, man,” Wes said.
“No problem. Like I told you, I was headed to Toddy’s anyway. I’ll see you at practice in the morning.”
“See you then.”
Wes closed the door and shrugged as he turned to show me the brown paper Toddy’s bag. “I guess that wasn’t the worst interruption. You hungry?”
“Sure.” I smiled, but it was hard not to be a little disappointed. With the taste of Wes still lingering on my lips after the kiss we hadn’t been able to finish, I wasn’t sure I’d be able to enjoy my Toddy’s burger quite as much as usual.
We sat on the bed with our burgers, and while I usually liked to savor Toddy’s food, tonight I was eating very quickly.
The thought of getting to kiss Wes again was probably speeding me up, and I only hoped I wasn’t making so much mess he’d be put off the idea of kissing me completely.
In the end, it didn’t matter, because by the time we were finished, Sawyer had returned from soccer practice.
It seemed as though our kisses were done for the night.
“What’s this on the door?” Sawyer laughed as he entered the room. “Is this why there was a cheer squad of hotties squealing my name at practice tonight?”
“There were too many girls calling on you here,” Wes replied. “It got so annoying I figured I’d send them to find you.”
“Good thinking.” Sawyer grinned. “I’ve got a tough decision to make before the gala. Any advice, brother?”
“Yep,” Wes replied. “Don’t ask me.”
Sawyer chuckled as he collapsed onto his bed and made himself comfortable.
“I guess you’ve already helped enough,” he continued. “I can’t say I didn’t enjoy it, but dodging girls after training was harder than the session itself. I’m exhausted. What have you two been up to?”
Wes and I glanced at each other, not sure what to say. We’d been up to a few things I doubted Sawyer wanted to hear about.
“Uh, studying,” I answered.
“Yeah, we were thinking about heading to the library,” Wes added. He seemed annoyed with his brother for interrupting us yet again and, apparently, he had finally given up trying to ensure we had a bit of privacy.
I nodded. “Yeah, the library sounds great.”
Wes and I gathered our things and were out the door before Sawyer could go into any more detail about the selection process for his gala date.
Neither of us spoke as we walked through the dorm, out into the courtyard and made our way to the library.
The evening had been a bit of a roller coaster.
I’d really enjoyed hanging out with Wes.
I always did. But we didn’t seem to be able to get more than a few minutes alone in this place.
He seemed disappointed our study date hadn’t been very successful. So was I.
Just as we reached the entrance to the library, I stopped, reached out to take Wes’s hand and turned him to face me.
“What?” he asked
“I just wanted to say thanks for tonight. I know we didn’t get to spend all that much time alone, but I liked getting to hang out just the two of us.”
“I’m sorry we keep getting interrupted,” Wes said. “I didn’t get to kiss you nearly as much as I would have liked tonight.”
“There’s still time,” I said before I reached up and brushed my lips against his. He smiled as we kissed, and although it wasn’t quite as hot as the one we’d shared in his room, it still sent butterflies swirling in my stomach.
“Hmm.” Wes rumbled. “Maybe I should just go back and kick Sawyer out of our room.”
I laughed lightly and took his hand before leading him into the library.
For a Monday night, it was pretty busy. It seemed like half the school was here trying to catch up on work.
We were now well into the school year, so assignments and homework had been starting to build up.
Still, Wes and I managed to find a spare study table.
It was a quiet spot, but as I pulled my books out of my bag, the sound of whispering caused me to turn.
A group of girls sitting a few tables away were giggling about something.
As I looked at them, I realized they were all watching me.
One of the girls caught my eye, and I recognized her as the one who’d come to the twins’ room looking for Sawyer.
The one who had seen Wes without his shirt on while I sat on his bed behind him.
When she saw me watching her, she and all the girls quickly turned away, but I could still hear them whispering and giggling quietly.
I hadn’t been at Weybridge Academy long, but it had been enough time for me to learn how quickly gossip spread in this place.
Clearly, this girl thought she’d stumbled upon some pretty juicy gossip after finding me on Wes’s bed.
I tried my best to ignore her. Wes and I hadn’t been doing anything I should be embarrassed about.
I knew that wouldn’t matter though. Once Weybridge Academy decided something was worth gossiping about, there was nothing you could do to stop it.