I looked over at Rouge in our chairs. She sat directly next to me, looking back at me with a smile, "Ready, darling?"
"Don't call me that," I said, "I'm only here because it would be wrong to let a lady go to a movie alone." I slapped my forehead, realizing what I just said. She giggled and held my arm.
"Relax, Zach, I won't bite unless you ask me to." She said.
The movie started. She picked out some romantic movie. We made it through, had some laughs, and survived the lewd scenes. And of course, the movie ended but Rouge wasn't satisfied, "Hey, wanna go swimming?"
"Where are we gonna find a public pool at this hour?"
Surprisingly, Rouge had a pool in the backyard of her home. And a hot tub! I didn't hesitate; I eased myself down into the water, feeling the heat relax me into bliss. Rouge was next to me, enjoying the relaxing bubbles with her head back. I couldn't help but admire her body; the shine and wonderfully toned pair of legs to her beautiful eyes. Truly, Rouge was a rarity, but being in a hot tub with her is even MORE of a rare opportunity. In fact, her black bikini seemed loose. Had it been someone still that hadn't trusted me to this point, she'd be on the other side of the tub and more alert of me. Now, she's just letting go. In fact, its like this is the first time she's relaxed. She looked over at me, "I gotta say, darling, I didn't expect you to join me in here. Knuckles wouldn't do anything with me, especially this."
I tilted my head, "Knuckles is your boyfriend?"
She groaned, "Ugh, no. I mean, we were but he left me in the dust for that bitch Monica.." Telling by the way she stretched out her name in that tone, its obvious she didn't like this girl. 'Why?' Wasn't a question in mind, but I asked it anyway.
"So why? I mean, you have everything a man could ask for. Why would he give that up?" I said. She blushed slightly and sighed.
"I don't know. I guess I just wasn't enough for him."
Later on, Rouge and I went inside. From there, things got quite intense..
Rouge sat on the couch, wrapped in her bathrobe. I was dressed and ready to leave back to Amy's. She stopped me with her voice, "Must you run off so fast?"
"You know that I have Amy waiting on me." I said, "Although she isn't my actual girlfriend, she gets quite worried about me. Rouge got quiet after a chuckle.
She looked up at me, "You know..I'm amazed at you." I turned my gaze to her. She continued, "First, you'd go as far as to live a lie for a girl you rarely know. Then, you become the first man to ever refuse my charms. I must admit, I was trying to get you in bed with me. But nothing worked. I reveal my secrets, I let you bathe with me in a hottub, and I even dropped a love potion in your lemonade to get you to fall in love with me."
"Wait what?-"
"And still you refuse to lay with me..I didn't expect to feel this way, but..for once in my life, I actually feel more in love with you than before..I needed a man like you; I searched far amd wide for a kind, gentle and honest man. I've never had..a serious relationship..I've never experienced love like I do right now.." She got up, taking my hand and pressing it to her chest.
"Rouge, what are y-"
"Shh..do you feel it?" Her heart was beating fast; beating harder and faster than I've ever known possible, "This.." She said, "This is what happens when I'm around you..when you make me smile..when you give me happiness..my heart beats like this...That's how I know you're the one.."
Later on that night, without any sort of second thought, I had left Rouge to collect her thoughts. I returned to Amy and just like the night before, she was right there waiting for me.
Except this time. She didn't look happy. In fact, she looked as if she was ready to break the rest of my body.
She was sitting on the couch; her legs crossed along with her arms. Her hair slightly wet and messy, and her body was wrapped in a bath towel. She was shooting me a death stare, "Well well, look what the cat dragged in. Literally!" She said, pulling out my phone. I didn't realize I forgot it here. My messages were open to Blaze's number, along with a very long paragraph. She looked at it, "Meet me in the park tomorrow night? I have a surprise?!" She said, reading the messages, "First me, now Blaze? You two-timing ass!"
"Amy, what are you talking about?" I said. She huffed at me, "You know exactly what I'm talking about. How could you!?" She said, throwing my phone at me. Without showing much effort to catch it, I stepped towards Amy. She instantly took out her hammer, ready to swing, "One more step and I'll knock you into next year!"
I skipped a beat for a moment, but calmly sighed. I saw her eyes. She didn't want to hurt me. She couldn't. And that same glimmer in her eyes looked familiar; the same sparkle from when she first attacked me. Hesitation.
"Amy.." I started, grasping her hand wrapped around the handle of her oversized hammer, "Please..its not what you believe."
I began to explain to her about Blaze first. Then, after that was settled, I got onto Rouge. She was no longer mad, rather she was confused; her head was engulfed with questions. Starting with, "If that's true..then why do you have her number?"
That's when it hit me. I had never given her my number. Or anyone, for that matter...so who put it there?
