Chapter 11

"As you all know my birthday party is on Saturday" Keisha announced

Keisha, Janet and I were having lunch in the cafeteria at school. I was almost dozing off out of boredom until she spoke about it.

I almost forgot about Keisha's birthday. She's turning 18 so it’s gonna be a big party. I have now till Friday to get her a present.

"How could we forget" Janet fake smiled

"Better don't come there without a gift or I'll send your ass back home bitch"

"I'd love to see you try"

"Amanda" Keisha turned to me

"Yeah?"

"You don't need a gift. Just bring Tyler and you're good" she batted her eyelashes

I chuckled

"Of course. I have to take permission from my parents though"

"What are you waiting for? You totally have to come. I need my two best friends there for support"

"If Tyler's coming, you think Harry will come too?" Janet asked me munching on her fries

"I never said Tyler was coming"

You better not go anywhere near Harry. I could already hear my inner goddess growling at the thought.

"Harry's single right?" Janet questioned

"How am I supposed to know?" I snapped cutting my shrimp in two

"Whoa.. Sorry"

Keisha looked back and forth between us

"You're not into Harry, are you?" Keisha asked

"No of course not"

"Good. You're with Jeremy" Janet said "besides Harry's too old for you"

"But you're trying to get to him and we're the same age"

"Yeah that's cause I know how to handle an older guy"

"And I don't?"

She laughed

"Of course you don't. Older guys love sex. You can't even give none to your boyfriend of three years talk less of an older guy. What are you going to do with a guy like Harry? Talk to him about Jesus?"

I gripped my fork so hard I could feel it bend. I'm trying my absolute best not to react right now

"Anyways have you and Jeremy done it yet?" Janet questioned

"No. I already told you I won't"

"Don't you get tired of just kissing?. I know he is . He says it all the time"

I looked at her straight in the eye. Did she just say what I think she said? Or am i suddenly going senile?

"He says what all the time?"

"Uh... I... Never mind. I was just guessing"

Really?

"How's the party planning going?" Janet switched topic

Call it girlfriend intuition or whatever but I have an odd feeling about the comment Janet just made

"Its going great" Keisha said "I'm hosting it at my dad's beach house and guess what?"

"What?"

"College guys are coming!"

They squealed in excitement. I frowned. What's with the hype? What's so great about college guys?

"Why aren't you excited?" Janet asked me

I shrugged

"I don't get the big deal about college guys"

They both groaned

"You can't be serious" Keisha whined

"College guys have more experience" Janet explained "when college guys are at a party there's bound to be more fun. there's sisha, lots of weed, xans, vodka and the sex is bomb!"

I still don't get it.

Keisha pouted in my direction

"Sorry Mandy. You'll miss out on all the fun" Keisha said

"Yup. You're taken. Benefits of being single" She and Keisha High fived each other

"Its fine"

I felt a hand on my shoulder. I raised my head up to see who it was. It was Jeremy. He sat beside me.

"Hey babe" he said

"Hi"

He leaned in and planted a kiss on my lips.

"What's up girls?"

"Hey Jeremy" they chorused

I noticed a bandanna tied around his neck. It matched pretty good with his outfit but it was weird. I've never seen him tie a bandanna before.

"Style change?" I asked him referring to his neck tie.

"Its nothing"

Janet eyed him then looked down quickly. What's her problem?

Underneath the bandana I could see a reddish bruise. I was about to ask him if he injured himself when something in me clicked

"Is that a hickey?!" I shrieked

Keisha spat out the water she was drinking "A what?!"

"No it ain't" Jeremy laughed it off."its a bruise"

I looked at it closely. I couldn't tell what it was. I couldn't decipher whether it was a hickey or make up.

Jeremy checked his wrist watch and said "I'm meeting coach in bout three minutes. See you later?"

"Yeah" I muttered

He kissed me then stood up to leave

"Well That was eventful" Janet said

"Tell me bout it" Keisha agreed "he better not be cheating"

"He wouldn't do that" I defended. Or would he?

Janet and Keisha resumed their conversation but I completely blanket out of it.

I stared at Janet long and hard. You wanna know why? Because the shade of her lipstick looked like the so called bruise on Jeremy's neck

-

I knocked on the door of my dad's study

"Come in"

I entered the room. As expected, he and my mom were seated behind the desk. They were looking at laid out blue prints on the table.

My dad's study was a large room with bookshelves filled with books just like a library. There was a desk with a chair and also some other couches around for relaxation. The walls were painted dark brown and most times you could smell the wood of the bookshelves when you enter.

"Hey mom. Hey dad" I said

"Hi sweetie" my mom beamed at me

"Hi" my dad responded, not looking up from the papers

"Are those for a new project?" I pointed at the blue prints

"Yeah"

"Cool"

"How was school?" My mom questioned

"School was great. Hey I need to ask you something"

"Go on" my dad urged

"My friend Keisha is having a birthday party on Saturday at her dad's beach house. Can I please go?"

"I don't see why not?" My mom shrugged "what do you think Emmanuel?"

"Its fine. As long as Tyler goes with you"

What? He's making my brother go to a high school party because of me. I'm not a child. I do not need a babysitter.

"Why? I'm almost an adult" I said "I can take care of myself. Tyler would feel left out"

"True" my mom said

"Its final" my dad spoke "Tyler goes with you or you don't go at all"

I sighed. Its better than nothing. Look at the bright side, Keisha would be ecstatic. No need for me to get her a birthday present then.

"Thanks" I told them

"How's Jeremy?" My dad asked "his dad called yesterday to say hello"

"Jeremy's fine" I answered

"You two doing okay?"

No

"Yes dad"

"That's nice to hear" my mom smiled."I love that boy"

"He's a good kid" my dad "comes from a good family too. If you stay with him you'll always be comfortable"

I didn't answer him. I had no clue on what to say. Instead I looked at the flat screen on the wall

"Pray" by Sam Smith and Logic was on. I watched it in adoration. The concept of the video coupled with the song is amazing.

"I love Sam Smith" I sighed dreaming

"Don't say that" my dad snapped

"Why not?"

"He's gay"

"So?"

He looked at me

"What do you mean 'so'?"

"What's wrong with being gay? We're all human beings"

"Uh honey" my mom interrupted "why don't you leave. Your dad and I have a lot to discuss"

I left the room without saying another word and went straight to the kitchen

There I found Harry and Tyler both sitting on the bar stools conversing

As usual my heart almost stopped at the sight of Harry but I had a better composure this time. Yeah, I think I'm getting the hang of it

"Hey guys" I said

"Hey" they replied

"Tyler!" My mom shouted from upstairs

"Coming!"

"You're accompanying me to a party on Saturday" I informed him

"What? No!"

"Dad said you have to. Please come"

"No way am I going to a high school party. I'm well over 20. It'll be awkward"

"Please" I begged "its Keisha's birthday. I can't miss it. If you don't accompany me dad won't let me"

Tyler looked at Harry with an annoyed expression. Harry immediately got the message

"Fine I'll go with you" Harry said

"Good"

Wow. Keisha and Janet's dream come true with little stress. How wonderful

Tyler left Harry and I alone in the kitchen to go answer my mom. I walked to the fridge to get a glass of water. I could feel Harry's eyes on me the whole time

I closed the fridge and faced him

"What?"

Nervous was an understatement to what I was feeling right now. I had a feeling something hot is about to go down

"I'm thinking about all the things I wanted to do to you in that tent yesterday"

He got up and walked towards me. I took some steps back.

"Like what?"

"Like kiss those pink lips of yours. Run my hands over your smooth skin" he whispered

The words he said sent shivers through my spine. I'm not supposed to feel aroused by this but it seems my body had other plans

He walked closer and each step he took made me take some backwards

"You can't do that" I protested. Even though I might want you to

He cocked his head to the side

"Why not?"

"I'm your best friend's sister"

"He doesn't have to know"

"We just met"

"So?"

"I have a boyfriend"

"I can make you forget about him in a second"

This is fifty shades of wrong.

I kept moving backwards away from him until my back hit the wall. Oh no. I'm at a dead end.

He put his hands on both sides of me trapping me

"Nowhere to run to now" he silently laughed

The smell of roses hit me. Oh gosh. He looks and smells good too. Why does he have to be so perfect?

"You're attracted to me" he said "don't try to deny it"

He used his long nails to trail up my arm. I couldn't feel anything apart from the undeniable electricity between us

"I'm not" my voice was shaking

I had the sudden urge to run my hands through his perfect hair and kiss him senseless

"Not even a little bit?"

"No"

"You liar!" My inner goddess hissed "kiss him you coward!". My sub conscious slapped her and screamed "are you crazy?"

"You don't want me to kiss you right now"

The fresh smell of his minty breath filled my nose. Jesus

"No" I whispered

I could feel the heat in between my legs. I've been with Jeremy doesn't three years and never has he turned me on this way

"Sure bout that?"

He pulled his head down closer to mine. Our lips were just a few inches apart. Just one little movement would make them touch

"Yes"

"Yo Styles!" Tyler's voice sounded from the stairs

Harry pushed himself away from me like nothing happened

"Go change your panties now love" he winked