Chapter 37: Lunchtime same day
"Hey Matt" Jamie stated putting her tray down next to the older boy before noticing
what Matthew was working on and laughing. "Oh my god! How did you get your hands on
Destiny's dance card?"
"I just took what was rightfully mine." Matthew replied looking up at the new arrival
and shaking his head feigning innocence.
Rolling her eyes with a smile, Jamie took her seat before asking. "You're really enjoying
yourself aren't you?"
"Hell yeah" Matt answered scratching his name on the final line before indicating the
blank card in Jamie's hand with his pen and suggesting "You could too."
"What are you thinking?" Jamie asked her eyes gleaming as her lips formed a
mischievous smile.
"I'm thinking it's time Shane and Des got a little taste of just what's in store for them
Saturday." Matthew answered raising his eyebrow at her before commanding. "Now, give
me that card."
"And after this morning, Shane most definitely is in need of a little refresher course in
that area." Jamie agreed raising her eyebrow and biting her lower lip as she handed over
her card.
"They both are." Matthew whispered licking his lips in satisfaction as he and Jamie
proceeded to tighten the reins around their prey.
5 minutes later:
"Perfect" Jamie explained smiling at the two competed dance cards that she held in her
hands.
"That they are." Matthew agreed smugly before taking Des's back and pocketing it "no
need to tip his hand before the last possible second" he thought with a smirk before asking
the question that had been bugging him all morning. "So what led to that little episode in
the hallway earlier?"
"You mean what happened to Destiny's hand?" Jamie corrected looking at him with a
knowing smile before turning and catching Dani and Nate's cold stares from across the
room.
"Yeah what happened to Destiny's hand?" Matthew asked letting out a sigh. Getting no
answer, he called "hey Vega" before turning to see her staring straight ahead. Following
her gaze, Matthew rose, clenched his fists as his blood boiled at the site of Nate Salinger
sporting a huge black and blue mark on his jaw.
Feeling Matthew rise next to her, Jamie glanced upwards at her friend and pulled him
back down. "What did he do to her?" Matthew hissed vowing silently to get even before
breaking his gaze and looking over at Jamie.
"Sharing one last cold look across the cafeteria, Jamie turned put her hand on her
friends' shoulder and whispered her account of the mornings' events.
Listening to Jamie's explanation and remembering Shane's statement, Matthew's anger
turned to feelings of gratefulness, amusement, protectiveness and most of all love as he
spotted Destiny and Shane enter the cafeteria. "She really decked him huh?" He asked
turning to Jamie with a laugh. At the young girl's nod he continued "Dam, I so would have
paid big money to see that" before gesturing with his finger for Destiny and Shane to join
them.
Cut to Lunchroom Door: Same time
"Oh god! What is he up to now? " Destiny exclaimed stopping short as she and Shane
entered the cafeteria.
"What?" Shane asked looking up and following Destiny's stare only to break into a
knowing grin as he saw Matthew laugh, nod to him and point at Destiny before gesturing
with his finger for them to join them.
"I guess you'd better get over there and find out." Shane responded shrugging his
shoulders and attempting to hide his amusement before silently accepting Matthew's
command and giving Destiny a small shove forward.
"Hey" Destiny hissed digging her feet in and looking sideways at Shane tensing as her
cellphone vibrated on her tray.
"Let's go Des" Shane ordered with a laugh before looking up and freezing as Jamie's e
yes bore into him an expectant smile forming on her lips as her finger traced the card in
her hand before nodding at the empty chair in front of her. Glancing at the chair
indicated, Shane shared a nod with his cousin before fixing Jamie with a challenging smile
as he and Des complied.
"Bout time you guys got here." Matthew stated while sliding his books to the side as
Destiny took the seat across from him.
"Yeah that lunch line was a killer." Shane explained shaking his head and shoving his
straw into his soda before taking a long swig.
"Sure it was." Matthew replied chuckling and motioning towards Destiny before teasing.
"I think someone here was just staling."
"Well you two were amusing yourselves just fine." Destiny fired back with a smile which
turned to a grimace as her phone buzzed again.
"Yeah, what was going on over here?" Shane challenged nodding towards Matt before
focusing on Jamie.
"Oh just a little payback" Jamie replied sweetly fanning herself with her card in one
hand while sliding her other hand slowly down Shane's cheek.
"A little payback huh, let me see that." Shane whispered grabbing and kissing her wrist
while snagging the moving card with his other hand.
"Why you…." Jamie started only to be cut off as Shane gave her a peck on the nose.
"Why not it's about me isn't it? Shane laughed before looking over the card and stating
"Now this is a punishment I can fully enjoy" as Matt laughed. "What being glued to this
gorgeous girls' side for the night with a breakaway dance with this beautiful one over here
is punishment I will gladly accept." Shane responded smiling and pointing first to Jamie and
then to Destiny before leaning forward and whispering "I'm yours and I know it, but if this
is the way you punish? Maybe I should flirt more often."
"Don't you dare!" Jamie cried her cheeks flushed as she smacked him playfully on the
chest.
His point being made, Shane leaned back confidently as Destiny's stiffened again as cell
began to vibrate repeatedly.
"Destiny may I see you for a minute and Jamie home right after school right?" Christian
asked striding up to the group and causing Shane to almost choke on his soda.
Almost jumping out of her seat, Destiny nodded nervously before following the man out
of the cafeteria.
"Shane let me see that phone." Matt ordered holding out his hand his eyes still glued on t
he departing figure.
Grabbing Destiny's phone and handing it to the older boy, Shane asked "What are you
going to do?" as Jamie moved next to him, draped her arm over his shoulder and asked
him to meet her at the Buenas Dias after school.
"Simple, I am going to find out what has Des so rattled." Matthew replied checking the
text box and swearing before grabbing his phone and taking pictures of both the text and
the numbers that sent them.
Across the cafeteria:
"Hey you're supposed to be using a prepaid phone for that." Jack whispered harshly to
Brad before looking over as Jamie put her arm around Shane's shoulders.
"Oh please, my phone is better than any prepaid phone that he could afford." Brad
replied dismissively smirking as he saw Destiny jump at the sound of Mr. Vega's voice.
"You got that right." Jack snickered before turning his focus back to Shane and hissing.
"Look at Wheezy over there all happy."
"Yeah he better enjoy it now right?" Brad asked covering his laugh with his hand.
"That's right because after today, all Wheezy and Jamie are going to feel is a whole lot
of pain." Jack replied glaring viciously over at his adversaries as his cell phone buzzed with
a message "six o'clock Angel Square and bring it" as the bell sounded ending lunch.