Taming His Heart

KYLE

I came to this party to hang with Pearson and some of the other players, still it could be better. Kelly keeps hanging on my arm like I belong to her. Yeah, fat chance of that. I have tried to sleep with a couple of people over the week. I just can’t bring myself to do it. Danny has worked her way under my skin. I am finding it hard to function without her around. I have been ignoring her, but I don’t think that is helping.

Kelly disappeared for a minute and now she is back with a satisfied smirk. Pearson looks at her. “You look like the cat that ate the canary, what’s up?”

She puts her hand on her hip, trying to look sexy I think. Not my type. “I just saw the nerd girl with Jordan. They looked pretty cozy.”

I glare at her. “What nerd girl?”

“Your nerd girl.” She pushes herself up closer to me.

“Danny was here?” Fuck my life. She probably saw Kelly all over me. To her it is just my lebedo working over time.

“She left with Jordan.”

Pearson snickers. “Looks like he’s snaking your virgin.”

“The fuck he is.” I push Kelly off me and head to the door. I need to see Danny now. I need her to know what is going on. She can’t seriously want to date Jordan.

I think I broke a few speed limit laws getting to her place. Thankfully I wasn’t stopped. I run up her stairs and pound on her door. I don’t think she has been here long. She is holding one of her shoes in her hand when she answers the door. “Oh, hey. What’s up?”

I start fidgeting. What the hell is she wearing? She never wears shit like that. Was she really trying to impress Peters? “Can we talk?”

She waves it off. “Hey, it’s alright. You moved on from the deal. It’s cool. Wish you would have told me, then I wouldn’t have looked so stupid, but it’s alright.”

“No, that’s not it. I didn’t move away from the deal. Can we talk inside?”

She opens the door for me to walk in. I can see Courtney on the couch. I am starting to think she doesn’t leave it. “Can we talk in your room?”

“Sure.” She pulls off the second shoe and tosses it in the corner.

Courtney looks over the back of the couch. “Oh, look who decided to show his face.”

“I’m not in the mood.”

“From what I hear, you have been plenty in the mood.”

I just grumble and make my way to Danny’s room. She follows me in and I close the door behind her. “Look, I know what it looked like, but that’s not what it was.”

“Hey, we aren’t really dating, you don’t owe me an explanation. I felt a little bit like an idiot, but I’m over it.”

I turn and look at her. She looks amazing. How can I keep fighting how I feel about this girl? I just can’t yet. I will fuck it up I know it. “I am not into Kelly. She was trying to hit on me. I pushed her off.”

“That’s not what it looked like to me.”Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

“That’s because sometimes I let her hang there, but that doesn’t mean that I am sleeping with her. I was hanging out with Pearson.”

She shrugs. “Like I said, you don’t need to explain anything to me. If you say that I am supposed to still be your girlfriend, then I will be. I’ll tell Jordan it was a misunderstanding and leave it at that. No one else knew I was there. Your bet is still intact.”

“What have you been doing with Peters?”

“Nothing really. He hangs around a lot. He told me that you were with someone else, when I said I didn’t want to go to the movies with him. I wanted to wait to see if you wanted me at the party. I just wanted to clear things up, that is why I went. It looked like you were with another girl. So, I tried to save face a little. Then Kelly came telling me how you were hers. I left with Jordan.”

I walk over to her and I am under her spell again. My arms work their way around her body. “You aren’t dating him?”

“No, I kept telling him that I was dating you. I’m going to a concert with him tomorrow, but it’s not a date.” My fingers dig into her skin. He is trying to take her from me.

“Can you not go please?”

“It’s just as friends. It’s not that big of a deal. I won’t mess up your bet.”

I pull her body closer to mine, so I can wrap my arms completely around her. “He is trying to hit on you. He wants you. Can’t you see it?”

“I’m not dumb. I just figured I could have some fun. I don’t want to spend my whole life locked up in this apartment.” She buries her head in my chest. I’m pretty sure she likes it.

“Is that why you’re dressed like this? Or were you trying to look good for him?”

“No, Courtney said I should wear it. I’m trying to get along with her. I think she is depressed. She hardly leaves the apartment. She’s still throwing up. I told her to go to the doctor but she won’t. I’m worried about her. So I gave her a win.”

“Courtney was right about one thing. You should definitely wear this dress, like all the time. Only please, with me. Not him.”

“You have been avoiding me.”

“Yeah, I was. Sorry. I thought I was putting too much pressure on you. So I backed off. I think I backed off too far.”

“Well, it’s fine.” She pulls away from me. “I’m going to get ready for bed. Have a good night Kyle.”

I shuffle around on my feet. “Well, um. I think we need to make it look like we made up.”

“But we did make up.” She looks at me completely confused.

“I think I should stay the night. Just in case. I don’t want people thinking that we are faking it.”

“Why would they think that?”

“Well, if you forgive me and I was spending the night before and now I’m not. That might make you seem dumb. Or that we aren’t really dating. We need to make it look like we are into each other.” I am making this shit up as I go. I want to be here by her side. I probably shouldn’t be, but that’s what I want. I should turn around and go home. I shouldn’t want to be wrapped up in her arms.

She shrugs. “Ok, I guess.” She steps around me. “I’ll see if Courtney has some other sweats for me.”

I nod. Fuck something is wrong with me. I go to the kitchen to get a glass of water. I need to calm down. I don’t know what I am doing. Both girls disappear into Courtney’s room. I stand there drinking my water and Courtney comes back in. “So, you still fucking with my sister?”

“I’m not fucking with her. We have an understanding.”

“Really, cause Danny isn’t the type of girl to be some booty call. So what is this understanding?”

“That is between Danny and me. Hey, can you put out a post? Something about your sister’s annoying boyfriend staying the night.”

She scrunches up her nose. “Why?”

“I need Peters to back off. I know he isn’t totally into Danny. He’s going to hurt her. At least if he knows that his little shit tonight didn’t work, then he might back off a bit.”

She sighs. “When are you going to tell her how you really feel?”

“When I know I’m not going to hurt her.”

She looks up at me. “Are you sure it’s her you’re worried about getting hurt?”

“I don’t know. Maybe. Fuck, I just don’t know.”

“I’ll make the post. Just don’t fuck my sister over. I need her not to fall apart right now.” There is the selfish Courtney that I know.

“How are you feeling?”

“Like shit. Thanks for asking.” She gives me a small smile. “Get back to my sister.”

I set the glass on the counter and head back to the room. She is curled under the blankets already. Her back is to me. I close the door. Reaching over my head I pull my shirt off. I can feel a buzz through my body. It’s anticipating the feel of her skin on mine. I even feel a little shaky. I have never been like this with a girl. Danny is a drug. Kicking my shoes off, I slide the pants down with ease. I slide into bed with her and wrap my arms around her. I’m not even going to pretend that this isn’t how we will end up.

She rolls over and snuggles in further. This is what I need. I have felt lost all week without her. I’m not sure why I keep fighting this, but I can’t help it. It’s like the little boy inside is screaming to have fun, but the grown up wants to be right here. I need to find a way to shut that little boy up.