watch him dance,” I said pulling her to stand beside me. Kendra started giggling.
“Who is he? He sort of looks familiar.” I questioned.
“That is Jaxon, your date tonight,” Reed said with a shit-eating grin on his face.
Holy shit, I was in trouble.
Chapter 5 ~ You Make Me Wanna
Kendra shoved me forcefully away from her car. “Get your big ass back inside now,” she grunted.
“My big ass is going to kick your little ass if you don’t get off of me,” I snorted, keeping my feet planted firmly.
My nerves had gotten the best of me. I had taken off running out of the house when I found out the guy I was drooling over was my date for the night. Kendra immediately came running after me, trying to convince me to go back inside. We’d been battling for the past fifteen minutes over why I thought she should take me home and why she thought I should stay.
“Hahaha,” she said sarcastically. “Yeah, well, if we’re going to fight, let’s at least find some mud so we can make it worth watching.”
I busted out laughing and nearly fell, losing my balance from Kendra pushing on me. Using quick reflexes, Kendra grasped my shoulders, steadying me so I didn’t land with my face in the dirt.
“Thanks for catching me, but you should’ve let me fall. Then I would have a perfect excuse to go home.”
All the humor left Kendra’s face.
“Courtney, I’m being serious now. You’re really starting to fucking piss me off. You’re acting irrational, and I don’t understand why.” She turned to take a couple of steps toward the house when she turned around and walked back to me. “I’m not babying your ass anymore. You know what? Just sit out here and be miserable in the cold. I’m going inside to have a good time. If you change your mind, you know where to find me.”
She stomped back to the house, stopping in front of the steps to the porch. She again spun around to face me.
“I hope that fucking Jason guy in a mask comes looking for you!” she shrieked. She walked up the steps, turned around again before opening the door. “And I hope you freeze your fat ass off too!” she yelled even louder.
My ass must have been the target that night. That was twice in a five-minute-span she referred to my butt being large. I happened to be proud of my plump derriere.
Scanning the perimeter, I wanted to make sure there were no witnesses to our quarrel, and I secretly checked for any Jason-like characters roaming the edge of the woods. I blew out a breath of relief to find myself alone. Although I didn’t want to go back inside, I had to. For one, my jacket was in there and I was out here freezing. Two, Kendra was mad at me, and I would feel guilty if I ruined this double date she had worked so hard to achieve. Third, and most important, I needed to face my fears. Without a doubt, I was going to meet guys at some point in time, so I figured I might as well start with one that I was positive would not become a permanent fixture in my life.
Oh, how I wished I could pump confidence into my veins. I needed an IV hook-up. Being socially awkward painfully sucked.
Taking several deep breaths, I shook my hands by my sides, as if to shake the jitters off of them, and kept repeating the mantra in my head. Balls to the Walls.
Nothing could deflect me as I found myself in the zone. I fell into the beat of ‘Birthday Cake’ by Rihanna, closing my eyes and letting my body feel the music.
When I walked back into the house, I hadn’t seen Kendra, Reed, or Jaxon anywhere. I didn’t exactly go looking for them either. I knew dancing was the best way for me to loosen up, so, after glancing over the bopping heads and seeing no sign of their presence, I joined the cluster of bodies. The DJ switched the music from one song to the next, giving no hesitation in between. I danced as he pumped Calvin Harris, Kanye, Ke$ha, and Nicki Minaj through the speakers for a good half hour or so; however, I was really ready for a beverage
“Who is he? He sort of looks familiar.” I questioned.
“That is Jaxon, your date tonight,” Reed said with a shit-eating grin on his face.
Holy shit, I was in trouble.
Chapter 5 ~ You Make Me Wanna
Kendra shoved me forcefully away from her car. “Get your big ass back inside now,” she grunted.
“My big ass is going to kick your little ass if you don’t get off of me,” I snorted, keeping my feet planted firmly.
My nerves had gotten the best of me. I had taken off running out of the house when I found out the guy I was drooling over was my date for the night. Kendra immediately came running after me, trying to convince me to go back inside. We’d been battling for the past fifteen minutes over why I thought she should take me home and why she thought I should stay.
“Hahaha,” she said sarcastically. “Yeah, well, if we’re going to fight, let’s at least find some mud so we can make it worth watching.”
I busted out laughing and nearly fell, losing my balance from Kendra pushing on me. Using quick reflexes, Kendra grasped my shoulders, steadying me so I didn’t land with my face in the dirt.
“Thanks for catching me, but you should’ve let me fall. Then I would have a perfect excuse to go home.”
All the humor left Kendra’s face.
“Courtney, I’m being serious now. You’re really starting to fucking piss me off. You’re acting irrational, and I don’t understand why.” She turned to take a couple of steps toward the house when she turned around and walked back to me. “I’m not babying your ass anymore. You know what? Just sit out here and be miserable in the cold. I’m going inside to have a good time. If you change your mind, you know where to find me.”
She stomped back to the house, stopping in front of the steps to the porch. She again spun around to face me.
“I hope that fucking Jason guy in a mask comes looking for you!” she shrieked. She walked up the steps, turned around again before opening the door. “And I hope you freeze your fat ass off too!” she yelled even louder.
My ass must have been the target that night. That was twice in a five-minute-span she referred to my butt being large. I happened to be proud of my plump derriere.
Scanning the perimeter, I wanted to make sure there were no witnesses to our quarrel, and I secretly checked for any Jason-like characters roaming the edge of the woods. I blew out a breath of relief to find myself alone. Although I didn’t want to go back inside, I had to. For one, my jacket was in there and I was out here freezing. Two, Kendra was mad at me, and I would feel guilty if I ruined this double date she had worked so hard to achieve. Third, and most important, I needed to face my fears. Without a doubt, I was going to meet guys at some point in time, so I figured I might as well start with one that I was positive would not become a permanent fixture in my life.
Oh, how I wished I could pump confidence into my veins. I needed an IV hook-up. Being socially awkward painfully sucked.
Taking several deep breaths, I shook my hands by my sides, as if to shake the jitters off of them, and kept repeating the mantra in my head. Balls to the Walls.
Nothing could deflect me as I found myself in the zone. I fell into the beat of ‘Birthday Cake’ by Rihanna, closing my eyes and letting my body feel the music.
When I walked back into the house, I hadn’t seen Kendra, Reed, or Jaxon anywhere. I didn’t exactly go looking for them either. I knew dancing was the best way for me to loosen up, so, after glancing over the bopping heads and seeing no sign of their presence, I joined the cluster of bodies. The DJ switched the music from one song to the next, giving no hesitation in between. I danced as he pumped Calvin Harris, Kanye, Ke$ha, and Nicki Minaj through the speakers for a good half hour or so; however, I was really ready for a beverage
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