Chapter Three: Washington

When the plane took off,I wanted to cry.I was leaving my childhood home.I was going to miss Delray Beach.

The flight was long and exhausting.As the plane reached the airport Lance sighed.

"What?Did you just remember I had to tag along?"I teased.

"No.I was just thinking about school,"he answered.

I panicked."Is something wrong with it or something?"

He rubbed his temple with one hand."No.I was just thinking,"he said.

After getting my suitcase we headed to the parking lot."Okay,so which one is yours?"I asked and motioned toward the full parking lot.

"This one,"he said and touched the hood of a silver Corvette.

I was shocked."Oh,wow.T-that's yours?"I stuttered.

He smiled."Yeah.Surprising,huh?"

I nodded.He opened the passenger door for me.I gladly got in.

On the way to where we were going I was hoping to get answers from him.

"Where are we going?"I asked.

He rolled his eyes."My house.I'm surprised you didn't ask sooner,"he answered.

I crossed my arms over my chest."I didn't occur to me to ask,"I snapped.

"You have quite the temper,don't you?Let me tell you,it's very frightening,"he was being sarcastic.

I frowned."And you are very charming,"I told him with bitter sarcasm.

He laughed."Why thank you.Just wait.Pretty soon you'll find me sweeping you off your feet!"

I blushed."I was joking!"I exclaimed.

He turned serious."Oh come on.We both know you find me irresistible,"he teased.

I gasped."I do not!"I claimed.

"Right.That's what you want me to think,"he continued."I mean after all,I am."

"You are so full of yourself!I don't know how I'm going to deal with it,"I told him.

"You keep telling yourself that.We'll be at my house in ten minutes tops,"he replied.

"Where are we in Washington?"I asked after an awkward silence.

He snorted."Didn't you pay attention at the airport?"

"No.I didn't want to,"I answered.

"You were too busy trying to resist me,"he smiled.

"What is with you?!Just answer the question!"I yelled.He had quite the sense of humor didn't he?

"Alright.We're in Renton,Washington,"he said.

"Renton.Funny name for a place.Aren't we close to Seattle?"I asked.

He nodded."Yeah.We're here,"he answered.

I wasn't paying attention to what we were driving by.The Corvette was distracting.

Just as he stopped driving I noticed a huge house with a lot of trees hiding it.I looked at the driver's seat,but he wasn't sitting in it.My door opened .

"Let's go introduce you to my family,"he said.

Before we even could head for the door a girl with the same colored eyes as Lance and short,layered brown hair that reached her a little below her jaw skipped outside.She looked like a pixie and was an inch or two taller than me.She sauntered gracefully toward us.

"Hi Lance!"she smiled at him and then looked at me."who's this?"

"Alexa,this is Evelyn.Evelyn,this is Alexa,"he introduced us.

I shook Alexa's hand."I prefer Evie,though,"I told her.

She wrinkled her nose."I would too.By the way,I'm Lance's sister.Are you his new girlfriend?"she asked.

My heartbeat quickened."Girlfriend?NO!!I-I-I mean no,"I stammered.

Alexa laughed and Lance glared at her."I know you're not his girlfriend.I just couldn't help but give Lance a bad time.Our mom told me a girl was coming to live with us for a while,"she turned to Lance."what did you say to her to make her stutter?"

I said,"What didn't he say," just as he said,"Nothing."

Her eyebrows were raised."What did he say?"she asked me.She was now facing me.

"Let's just say he was getting full of himself,"I answered.

In the next instant,Alexa turned to Lance and smacked him on the back of his head.

"Your ego is too big for your own good!"she exclaimed.

He laughed."It's not my fault everywhere I go girls stare at me.But why did you have to hit me?That's definitely going to leave a mark."

Alexa crossed her arms over her chest and stomped her foot."Why do I have to live with you?!You are way too self centered!"she yelled at him.

He winked at me."Ouch.You don't want to live with me.Now I'm really hurt,"he said with sarcasm.

Alexa didn't say anything else.She just walked inside.

Lance was headed for his front door and beckoned me to follow him.His house was larger inside.Everything was elegant and charming.I felt very intimidated.