Chapter 3: Close Call
I pulled back from Scott once I heard the footsteps walking towards us. I couldn't take my eyes off Scott. I heard a woman clear her throat and say
"Excuse me but they are about to bring the cake out for Mr. McCall I saw you two dancing in there and just wanted to let you know," an employee of the function hall said to us.
Scott thanked her and she walked back into the hall. As he turned his attention back to me I was frozen in my spot I didn't know what I was supposed to do.
"I'm sorry Danni I hope you can forgive me but I had to know what it would feel like."
Again I stood there what do I say thank you? That was amazing? Let's go back to my place? I have a boyfriend, a shitty one but a boyfriend non-the less. I refuse to treat Bo the way he treats me but I can't cheat on him even with this sexy man staring at me waiting for my response.
"Scott, I…." he stopped me placed his hand on my cheek and smoothed his thumb over my bottom lip.
"Please don't I would rather you not say anything then say something that you are not sure of just yet. I understand why you are hesitant but I told you I would rather be just your friend then nothing at all." I closed my eyes and sighed. This is not how I thought my night would have turned out.
I knew we had to go back inside I liked the protective bubble I was in outside with Scott but we had to go back and face our dates. As we both slowly walked back into the hall we
stood near the doorway and watched as Mr. McCall's birthday cake was being rolled out of the kitchen. Everyone started to sing Happy Birthday and I glanced over to table four and
saw Bo and Krissy singing as well. They had yet to notice me and Scott come back into the room. I guessed they weren't really looking for us anyway. A piece of me wanted to go
and punch Bo in the face and the other part just wanted to go home and wait for Melissa to get home from the bar and tell her about the most amazing and confusing night of my
life. I noticed Scott looked over at the table and saw the same scene that I was watching he, like I, had the same look in his eyes whether he should stay or just leave.
I took Scott hand in mine and leaned up to his ear and said,
"I just want to go home. I'm going to catch a cab and wait up for my roommate to get home I can't be here anymore." He looked from the table to me,
"I think I can't be here anymore as well can I drop you off I have a feeling Krissy can find her own ride tonight."
"Umm….I'm….I'm not sure if you taking me home would be a great idea right now especially after how crazy tonight has been. I don't know if my sanity can take anymore unusually shit happening to me tonight." He smiled at my comment and pulled me back outside.
He brought me over to his car and opened the passenger side door and gestured for me to get in. I just stood there and looked at him I can't do this I was mind fucking him earlier this evening and now he wants me to get in his car. How much control does he think I actually have?
"Scott, seriously I don't think this is a good idea. I have to keep reminding myself that I have a boyfriend so I don't do something I will regret and hurt myself emotionally and here you are asking me to get into your car to take me home and I can feel my control slipping. If you asked to come into my apartment I don't think I can say no to you."
"Danni, I'm not going to ask to come in I'm just going to drive you home so I know that you are safe please let me do this. If we are going to be friends you have to trust me. I'm not going to hurt you or make you lose control," he winked and then smiled at me as I got into his car. I am so screwed I thought to myself.
The drive was really quite except for my brief directions to my apartment we barley spoke. I kept looking at him from the corner of my eye. I wonder if he really could stop me from
losing control and jumping him the moment the car stopped in front of my apartment. Wait I need to stop thinking about him naked and tied to my bed oh jeeze I need help. I felt my
phone buzz in my clutch I opened it up and read the text from Melissa:
Where the fuck are you? Bo called and is looking for you!!! Are you ok?????
I didn't even notice that my phone was going off the whole time I was in the car until just now I had 6 missed calls from Bo and 3 form Melissa.
"Shit, Fuck, Damn it!!!!!" I must have said this out loud because Scott looked over at me with one eyebrow raised and asked,
"Is there a problem?"
"Actually, yeah my best friend /roommate is freaking out because Bo called her asking if she knows where I am and I guess I have been ignoring my phone since we left the party and missed all the calls from both of them," I sighed yet again because of course my life was sucking at the moment. I decided to text Melissa back so she wouldn't freak out to bad.
"I'm fine. A friend is driving me home be there in 10 mins. I DON'T want to talk to Bo!!!!!" I shut my phone and put it back into my clutch.
"I really hope I didn't get you into trouble with your friend." Scott looked concerned.
"No she will be fine she just worries. We have been friends our whole lives and well we are more like sisters then friends I guess. Just a little secret between me and you, she hates Bo so she will probably check you out then thank you non-stop about taking me home." I smiled and giggled at him. He looked nervous for a split second.
We pulled up to my apartment and I saw the curtains in the front of the room of my apartment move which meant I had about five minutes to thank Scott and jump out of the car
before Melissa comes running out an pulls me from the car.
"Thank you for the dance and the ride home and just being you tonight you really helped make me see things clearer then I have been."
I leaned over and kissed Scott on the cheek. I was about to open the door when he grabbed my hand and looked right into my eyes.
"I don't want this to be over I have never felt like this before and I feel like if I let you get out of this car I might never see you again and I don't know if I can do that."
I felt what he was feeling but I didn't know what to do. Do I give him my number or just leave it like this and see if fate really wants us to be involved with each other? I was about
to answer him when I felt the passenger door to his car open and someone grab my wrist and yank me out of the car.
AN: So its either going to fast or to slow.....