Chapter 5

Adam's POV

I can't believe Shannon slept on me! I didn't want to embarrass her so I told her she didn't snore; well it wasn't snoring so much as a light hum, like a purr. It wasn't obnoxious it was prissy. I could have grabbed her boobs but this damn gentlemen thing has afflicted me for years.

'Did you like the movie? Shannon started to stretch her arms out in front of her.

'Which one? "Rules of Attraction?"'

Shannon just nodded because she was yawning.

'Yea it was ok, I would recommend it,'

The rest of the ride back to Shannon's was quiet, it's really weird driving late at night, everything is gone, and the road is completely deserted. I stopped at a stoplight and a thought just occurred to me, I'm going to ask Shannon out! She slept on me; Shannon doesn't sleep on just anyone! The light turned green and I turned onto Shannon's street. As I drove up her driveway I thought it's now or never.

'Shannon.'

'Uh huh.' It sounded like she had a cold.

'Um, do you want to go.to a movie with me?'

I could tell Shannon's eye's were wide open and any trace of sleepiness was gone.

'Like a..a date?'

'Yea, I mean if you don't want to, I totally understand.I just.well.'

'I'd really like that.' Shannon said smiling.

'Great! Shit, ok, well I'll talk to you later.'

'Ok, um, when do you want to.' She was curling her fingers around her hair, I clearly got her by surprise.

'Oh, right.I'm not doing anything tomorrow evening, we could do something then.'

'Perfect, I'm working from 11-5, so.'

'I'll pick you up at your work, and we can go.get something to eat and go see a movie.'

I pulled into her driveway, the lights were on inside. Ever since I was put on the varsity team and there has been some bad blood between Charlie and me, I've always felt kind of nervous about being around her house.

'Well I'll talk to you later.I'll call you or something.' Shannon opened the door and walked into her house.

Shannon's POV

Well that was sudden. I'm glad it happened though. When I walked into the house I was vaguely aware that there were people in my house. I walked into the living room to find Julie asleep on Fulton's lap, Dean was curled up in a ball under the coffee table; how he managed that was over my head. Charlie was wide-awake and sprawled on the biggest couch. The floor creaked when I walked into the room and Charlie looked up at me with kind of a glare but it looked more like he was looking at a bright light.

'Hey, what are you guy's doing?'

'What does it look like genius?' Charlie said hoarsely.

'Sorry Mr. Grouchy Pants, I was just creating conversation.' I laid my bag down beside the plant. My living room was nothing compared to Adams, his was classy and spacious, and mine looked lived in and the plants needed watering.

'Where were you?' Charlie said getting up heading to the kitchen.

That question made my heart kind of stop and my face go red. I knew Charlie had it in for Adam because he made it on the Varsity team and left them all behind.

'I was with Adam, I fell asleep, but he woke me up and drove me home.'

'Really? Why do you hang out with him? He's become a real snob ever since he started varsity.' I knew that he was subtly trying to start something, I could hear it ever so faintly in the tone he was using.

'How can you honestly say that? I really don't understand you, three years ago you were giving up your spot for him on the team so he could play now your shoving him away like he's completely betrayed you!' I did my best not to loose my temper, but he brought it on himself.

'He did betray us! Do you know what he did to us after the game today? He never eats lunch with us anymore..'I stopped him before he could finish.

'Charlie maybe you should get the facts before start bitching like a little girl! He didn't find out about what they did to your clothes until half way into his game! He was with me during your game, he felt terrible about what happened. And about lunch, you don't exactly make it easy for anyone to be around anymore, you give him the cold shoulder all the time, maybe that's why he isn't around a lot! Would you want to be around someone who treated you like crap all the time?' I cut it off there because I was getting into my "ghetto girl" arguing state.

Charlie looked dumbfounded by my statements. That filled me with such joy the world could not know.

'I really don't give a shit about it, just stay away from him! He'll back stab you..'

'Back stabs me? How the fuck is he going to do that? Honestly your being completely paranoid!'

'I'm not being paranoid! So your telling me that you think that he didn't have any idea about the varsity's prank?!'

'Yes that is exactly what I'm saying! Do you honestly think that he wouldn't tell you guy's if something was being planned like that? God, lately Charlie you have been a real prick!'

Charlie's face looked confused and angry at being put in his place like that. It filled me with more happiness.

'Well, you have no idea what kind of pressure I'm under lately!' Charlie swerved around to face the cupboards, he slammed his fist's down on the counter and it looked like he was ready to cry. I walked over to Charlie and put my hand on his shoulder.

'Charlie, I know that it must be difficult with your mom getting remarried but you've been taking it out on everyone around you and it's not easy on anyone, so don't think that you're the only tortured soul in this mess.'

'It's not just my mom getting remarried, I'm practically failing all of my classes and Orion is threatening to take me off the team until I get them up.'

'Why don't you get a tutor? And even still that's no excuse to get angry every minute just because you have problems like that. Do you see Adam freaking out every time something doesn't go his way, and he's been having it difficult as well?' I reached up and got an ice cream bowl and walked over to the freezer and grabbed some double chocolate swirl ice cream.

'I'm not getting a tutor, I can get them up by myself.' Charlie said harshly.

'Well whatever, I really think that you should stop hanging around him.' Charlie said pouring himself a drink.

I just rolled my eyes and left for my room, there was no point in getting angry and yelling at him, I would wake up the house. I can't believe that he dare tell me what to do or not. Well I can't wait until he finds out that I have with a date Adam tomorrow.