Sorry, this one is a little short. The next one is longer! :D Ch. 3
I gasped before even meaning to. He looked up at my surprised expression, and a huge grin lit up his face.
"Kendall?" He stood up from the uncomfortable looking chair.
"Toby?" I took a few steps towards him, so that we were about a yard apart.
"I-"
"How did you find me?" I interrupted, cocking my head.
"Well, after I left and got back to the convention, I realized that I had never given you my number." He blushed, and scratched the back of his head. "I ran all the way back, but you were gone, and I had to go back to help."
My eyes widened as I realized that my second theory I had kept in the deepest part of my brain had actually been correct. And the fact that I once again looked like crap. I had serious bed hair, my eyes were red from my contacts, and my clothes were covered in wrinkles. I sighed. Would I ever look attractive in front of this guy?
"I couldn't stop thinking about you. The whole day…" he slowly stopped talking, and looked at me. I wanted to say something comforting, but the truth was, I had sort of forgotten about him. I hadn't realized I didn't have his number until Alice mentioned it. And I felt horrible about that. So all I did was smile.
"Can I take you out somewhere? I'm sure there's a Denny's around here…"
"Of course! And there is a Denny's here, its downtown." He gave some type of nervous chuckle, and quickly rushed to the door. He opened it and sort of bent down into a mix of a curtsy and a bow. I couldn't help it, I laughed. This guy made me happy.
After I passed through the door, Toby ran to his car while Marissa came over to me.
"By the looks of it, it would seem you do know this person!" Her smile reached the tips of her ears. I smiled back. She looked over at Toby, and then at my car that was still running. "If you want, I'll take your car and wait there until you get back. It would give me something to do." I nodded my head.
"That would be great." She gave me an awkward hug as I turned to leave. Toby stood by the passenger side with the door open, a lopsided smile on his face. He was adorable, like a puppy. I was just about to climb in when it hit me.
I barely know the guy. He could be some creepy dude trying to lure in chicks. And here I am, almost getting into his car.
You're just being paranoid. He's been super sweet so far.
It could be a trap.
Get in the damn car.
I couldn't believe I was having an argument with my brain. It was completely… well…
"Are you okay?" He asked, zapping me back into reality. I looked at him, and then at myself, one foot in the car and the other out, holding onto the top of the car itself. I sighed.
"Toby, tell me you're not going to kidnap me and take me to Mexico?"
He looked at me with a confused expression, and then busted into laughter. I waited for him to realize I was serious.
"You're…not…kidding?" I shook my head, my eyes wide.
"Of course not! I promise, no, I vow, to never hurt you." He held up three fingers and laid them across his heart. "Boy scouts honor." I smiled and climbed into the car, hoping I wasn't about to make the biggest mistake of my life.
