Chapter Six
Jayson
Opening the door to my truck for Chloe, I’m sort of surprised that she volunteered to ride with me first. I figured I didn’t have a chance in hell when I saw her friend was going with us. For once I am thankful for Connor’s player ass or Madison might have derailed everything.
As I’m helping her into the truck, Chloe looks up at me, and when I see the look on her face, I start to think I might have a chance with her after all. I walk back around to the driver’s side thinking I’m in deep and I’ve only known her for a couple of hours. It scares me that I feel so strongly towards her in such a short time, but I can’t quit grinning, so I’m just going to go with it. I haven’t felt this happy in a very long time.
Getting on Interstate 59 is a bitch and I’m having a hard time concentrating because Chloe keeps looking at me and licking her lips. I wish to hell that she would quit because my pants are starting to get tight and I really don’t want to look like a perv on our first somewhat date. Actually, I think it’s a nervous habit and not her trying to be seductive, but whatever it is, it’s working on me.
Trying to get my mind out of the gutter, I ask what music she likes to listen to. She says Pop, R he slaps me on the back and then winks. He leans in and says, “I’m not changing my system for some new chick, no matter how hot she is. You know I don’t do repeats.”
Man, we might be twins and really close, but sometimes I just want to kick his ass when he spouts that shit. Not that I can throw stones because I am a normal guy and I’ve got plenty of experience. But hitting and quitting is no longer my style, especially as of a few hours ago. I may be the only college age guy thinking about settling down soon, but that’s me…no apologies. I tell myself that Connor must have been dropped on his head when he was a baby because we are so different when it comes to certain things. Right before I can slap him across the back of the head, he leans in again, but this time he says not to worry, he likes Madison, but just wants to be her friend. Watching my brother watch Madison, I laugh to myself. They will probably end up happily married with 5 kids.
I don’t know why I’m wasting my time on Connor and Madison, because now Chloe is up at the counter and this Latino guy is flirting with her and calling her his mamacita. In my mind, I am rolling my eyes because how cliché can he be? What the hell? Now he’s hugging her and Madison and as his hands move down their backs, I immediately step right up to them.
Chloe sees me and introduces us. “Jayson, this is Carlos, our favorite employee at Chipotle.”
He kisses her temple and I want to ask him if he has a death wish. Just then, Carlos looks at me and says, “Honey, you are one big slice of man meat…do you have a man?”
Everyone laughs and my asshole brother says, “No he doesn’t, but he is looking.”
Carlos leans toward me and I realize that he believes what Connor is saying. I glare at my brother and though I don’t want to be a prick to Carlos, I immediately tell him that I do not swing that way. To get back at my brother, I whisper to him that Connor bleeds rainbows and is fair game. My brother looks severely panicked as Carlos grabs his ass, but sibling rivalry is alive and well, and he started it. Mature, I know! I put it out of my mind and move to follow my girl to a seat. And this time, when I think of her as my girl, I’m not even scared.