Chapter 9
"Wow, she soaked Grinds all by herself?"
I could hear Sunny's voice talking in a both worried and surprised tone. I sat up and found that I was in Spot's bunk. He must've carried me here. Thinking about being in his strong arms, I sighed and lay back down. Suddenly, Hope's face appeared over me. She was grinning, and I already knew why.
"I told you he was crazy boutcha! He let you sleep in his bunk!"
I told her to be quiet and turned so that my back was facing her. I heard her give a little chuckle and closed the door behind me, figuring that I would need my rest. I continued thinking about Spot when I heard the door open again. This time, I pretended to be asleep, so that I could avoid the teasing.
"Bristles, you awake?"
I turned and sat up quickly.
"Yeah, I am. I'm sorry I took your bunk, Spot,"
He smirked and said, "Dat's alright. I wouldn't mind havin a pretty goil in my bed. Especially when I'm in it too."
I pretended to be shocked at what he said and swung his pillow at him. He opened his eyes wide and said, "Oh, you think you can hoit da unbeatable leadah of Brooklyn?" He took the pillow and pinned me down with it. My hair was loose, and it got all over my face. Since Spot had me pinned down, I had no way to get it out of my eyes. Then, I felt his hand touch my face softly. He brushed my hair away and looked at me. I could barely breathe. He took the pillow off of me and slowly, his arm came around my waist. I looked into his gray-blue eyes with passion. Suddenly, I felt his lips pressed against mine. At first, I didn't reject it. But when his hand started to wander, I realized what he wanted.
I immediately pushed him away and got up from the bed, even though I wasn't supposed to since I was just healing. Spot got up also and I looked at him with my eyes full of hurt.
"Bristles, I…"
"I'm sorry Spot, I'm just not ready for this."
With my heart aching and not thinking straight, I ignored Spot's calls and went out of the Lodge House and set off for Manhattan. Not thinking about what would happen to Hope and Sunny.
