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“So, how was your first day of high school? Did your little girlfriend show you around?”
“Girlfriend?” he asks with his brows raised.
“Yeah, you know, the little brunette that offered to show you around.”
“Oh, Lindsey? Yeah, she showed me around all right.” A big smile covers his face.
“What does thatmean?”
He laughs. “She showed me right to a janitor’s closet where we made out the whole lunch hour.”
Shaking my head, I laugh silently to myself. I know I’m not the best with girls, but the fact that my little brother is moving so quickly worries me. I mean, I can afford to sleep around, because I’m not leaving this town anyway. But him, he has a future. He’s going to go to college and play soccer professionally. I know he can do it too. So, I don’t want him getting tied down to some small-town girl all because she was easy, and he didn’t know any better.
“Listen, Mase. I know the whole girl and high school things are new to you right now, but you need to be careful.”
He frowns at me. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
My eyes stay glued to the road because I’m not feeling comfortable enough to look at him while having this discussion. “It just means go slow. I know this is all new and exciting for you. You’re the big soccer star everyone’s been waiting over a year for. Girls are throwing themselves at you, and you’re the big man on campus. But go slow, okay?”
He nods his head and laughs. “Let me make sure I have this right. Dane, the guy who sleeps with a different girl every weekend, is telling me, not to have sex?”
It’s my turn to roll my eyes this time. “Yes, that’s exactly what I’m telling you. These girls that I fuck around with, they won’t gain anything by sleeping with me. But with you, they will. I just don’t want to see you lose out on everything you’ve worked so hard for. Plus, the different girl every weekend thing is changing.”
“Yeah right. You love playing at parties and finding a different groupie every weekend.”
“I’m serious. I found one that I really like. Like, I really, really like. I want to see how things play out.”
He looks at me with some kind of knowing look in his eyes. “I hope it works out then, Dane.”
I ruffle his messy dark hair, and he punches me in the arm. “I just got it right!” He flips down the visor and starts styling his shaggy hair all over again while I laugh.
* * *
School was long and hard.By the time the bell rings, I’m already heading toward the main doors. My eighth-hour teacher, Mrs. Wells, turned her back, and I slipped right out the door. She’s so blind, she probably didn’t even notice as long as someone didn’t rat me out.
I toss my books in the car and prop up against the side, hoping to see Alissa. We went to lunch together again today, and since we got back to school early, we spent the remaining ten minutes in a lip-lock in my car.
I had to talk myself down before I could even stand to go back inside.
“Hey,” she says, coming to a stop in front of me.
Placing my hand on her hip, I pull her closer and land my lips directly on hers. The kiss is short, and when I pull away, her brilliant blue eyes seem darker. I cock my head to the side while staring at her.
“What?” she asks.
“I’m just trying to figure out your eyes.”
She blushes under my stare. “What about them? They’re eyes, nothing special.” She leans against me.
“That is absolutely not true. They’re beautiful, and sometimes, like when I make you laugh or embarrass you, they light up. But sometimes, like after we make out, they seem even darker.”
Her face turns bright red, and the color makes its way to her neck and ears.
“Does that mean you’re turned on?” Just asking her that question turns me on.
“What? No!” She stands up straight and takes a step back. “Listen, I have to go. Ed will be pissed if I don’t get home right after school. I’ll catch you later?”
I nod, and she walks away. But I don’t move, I stand and watch her go, teasing me the whole way.
