Chapter 2

I was walking around the neighborhood to cool off after my run when I noticed Austin. The first thing I noticed was his attire, well lack thereof... He was shirtless and boy was it a sight. He was still carrying and emptying boxes in his house.

"Hey Austin. Need any help there?" I asked him, walking towards him in his garage.

"Oh hey Wobbly. Did you really come here to help or did you just wanna check me out hmm?" He smirked and crossed his arms, facing me.

"You're ridiculous. Yes, I am here to help and only that." I said assuring him.

"You sure, I mean you don't see anything you like here?" He said motioning to his body.

I just blushed slightly and rolled my eyes.

"Okay, um grab that box over there and follow me." He said while picking up a few boxes himself.

I walked into the empty house and followed Austin as he lead me up the stairs. We set the boxed down into a room which seemed to be a bedroom.

"So Austin, where are your parents? I would like to introduce myself." I asked him.

Austin gave me glare and raised his eyebrow.

"My parents are at there mattress store and you haven't even introduced yourself to me yet. Remember? Ms. Wobbly McWobbleson." He said giving me small half smile.

"Oh yeah sorry. I'm Ally." I said while extending out my hand for him to shake.

He gave me a smile and wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me into a tight hug.

"Okay, Ally. First things first. I don't believe in hand shakes. I am more of a hug kind of guy." He said while nuzzling his face into my hair.

I responded by wrapping my arms around him also, but I was a little baffled by the physical contact. My dad generally never showed any affection for me and my mom died when I was four.

I let go from the hug and he pulled back a little, without taking his hands away from my waist.

"Oh c'mon. You are totally enjoying this, aren't you?" He said smirking, while tightening his grip around my waist. He still was not wearing a shirt, making the moment extremely awkward.

I just blushed and looked down, fidgeting with his arms to get out of his tight hold. He wouldn't budge. When I said he was a wall, I wasn't kidding.

Austin brought his head close to mine and whispered into my ear.

"Don't resist me." His hot breath sent chills down my spine. I was getting kind of irritated and more flustered than normal.

"Austin, please let go of me." I said, annoyed now, squirming in his iron grip.

I finally pulled out of his hold and began running back downstairs when he came up from behind me and wrapped his around me once more.

"Nice to meet you Ally." He whispered into my ear, giving me goosebumps once more.

"You too." I said quietly, as he let go and resumed his unpacking.

I walked straight out of his house and ran straight into my own. Then I went straight to my room to take a shower.

That was an interesting encounter... I sort of like the concept of hugging. It is so personal and comforting. I wish my father hugged me. I mean I have pictures from when I was little where he would be hugging my Mom and me. I wonder why he doesn't hug me anymore.

I put on my pajamas which consisted of shorts and a tank top, put on my glasses and made my hair into a messy bun.

I then heard a knock on the door and I ran downstairs to check who it was.

Surprisingly it was Austin. Thankfully, he was wearing a shirt. I opened the door and gave him a questioning look.

"Hey Austin. Whaaat's up?" I said with my voice slightly shaky. I pushed up my glasses and looked into his eyes.

"Well um, you forgot a little something, while you were helping me." He said while playing with my phone in his hands.

"Oh thanks. I didn't even realize that I left it." I said reaching out for him to give me my phone.

"Ah ah ah. I am not giving it back that easily. I am going to need some sort of payment." He said, smirking at me and pulling his phone away from my reach.

"Gee, I had a feeling there was a catch." I sarcastically said while rolling my eyes at him. "So, what do I have do?" I asked.

"Hmm. Well you will need to pay with at least ten hugs. More if you resist." He said, winking at me.

"Ahh. How about no and you just kindly give me back my phone as a payment for my assistance, earlier today." I said while crossing my arms.

"See I can't do that. You just doubled the amount of hugs you need to pay me with. Bummer. Better start hugging me girl. Your phone will be mine if you don't..." He said while taunting me.

I rolled my eyes and wrapped my arms around his neck and he wrapped his around my waist, and we just stood there for who knows how long. He nuzzled his nose into my hair like he did earlier.

"You smell like pancakes." He mumbled into my hair, sniffing me once more.

I pushed his shoulders back and looked at him with a confused expression. "Sorry?" I responded.

"Don't be sorry. I love pancakes." He said while pulling me into an even tighter embrace.

Then he surprised me by lifting me up and spinning me around. Then he put me down as a giggled like a five-year-old.

"Alright Ally, 2 down, 18 to go." He said while he handed me my phone. "I better get going. It's getting late and my parents are going to be home soon."

"Alright Austin. Have a good night. Thanks for bringing me my phone." I smiled at him and he smiled back at me but his smile turned into a smirk.

He pulled me into a tight embrace once more and whispered into my ear. "Goodnight. You totally enjoy being close to me." He moved his head back while skimming his nose over my cheek, sniffing me again and then leaving and closing my door, leaving me there, cold, from the lack of warmth from his presence.

Yeah. Life is wayyy more interesting now...

YAY. So that was my second chapter. I hope you guys liked it :) Tell me what you think. Maybe I will continue. Thank you! :D

- .band