Previously in One is Silver, the other is Bold:
I was just getting to the part about Drew Layton and how adorable he looked after swimming in Crystal Lake as we turned the corner to the language hallway.
"So does he live around here?" Brianna asked playfully. I shook my head and sighed.
"No, he lives in Pennsylvania, I asked…" Suddenly I stopped dead at the sight of familiar short cropped tan-ish hair and a tan body leaning against a locker. I took a step closer just to be sure and my eyes widened.
"Drew?"
Chapter 4-Finding the Unexpected
Holy Eucharist
Language Hallway
Wednesday, Sept. 5
8:23 a.m.
I felt like I couldn't breathe. Drew Layton, my Drew Layton, the one who I had had a crush on for the whole summer but knew with the long-distance thing it probably wouldn't work out, was leaning against a row of lockers in the language hallway of Holy Eucharist.
I was pretty sure he hadn't heard my near-whisper the first time, so I bravely walked over so that I was about one-arm's width away from him and repeated his name with a little more strength in my voice.
"Drew Layton?"
This time he looked up from the class schedule he had been examining and his amber brown eyes met my pale blue ones. I practically forgot to breathe again when I faintly remembered that Brianna and I had been talking about him a minute ago. Shoot, what if he heard me? I thought desperately to myself, trying to back-track and remember exactly WHAT I had said. After a split second pause none of that mattered.
"Kailey? Kailey Richards?" he asked, looking as much in awe as I probably did. I nodded weakly and he grinned widely in return. He took a step closer and smothered me in a hug, making my knees go weak and my heart flutter. I was trying to hold onto the thought of how he was the perfect height for me as my head reached just barely reached his shoulder when he suddenly let go and I (somewhat reluctantly) did as well.
"So what are you doing here?" I asked him, trying to play some flirty curiosity into my voice, which came out as more of a squeak.
"Just transferred," he answered with a smile.
"Seriously? For how long?"
"Until the end of the year at least…" he responded uncertainly.
"Well, I hope you won't be leaving so soon…" I said without thinking, instantly blushing at my stupidity. I bet Lexi doesn't have moments like these.
He chuckled at my honesty. "Me neither," he replied truthfully, making me regret my choice of words slightly less as a smile played hesitantly onto my face.
"Why?" Brianna asked out of nowhere, "…I mean, you only just got here, right?" she smiled meekly as our attention was suddenly directed at her.
I had almost forgotten that she had been lingering a few steps behind my left shoulder during this conversation and instantly felt bad about forgetting to introduce her.
"Sorry!" I cried suddenly. "Drew, this is Brianna, one of my best friends here."
"Nice to meet you," he answered politely. Aww! He's old-fashioned! "And to answer your question, my family moves around a lot because of my Dad's work; it gets pretty annoying after a while and I hope we just stay in one place this time…at least for a while" he added as an afterthought.
"What class do you have next?" I asked, silently praying he took Spanish.
"French," he responded, instantly deflating the hope-bubble that had welled in my chest.
"Oh," was all I could manage to say, trying to hide my disappointment.
"Well, Kailey and I have Spanish now…maybe we'll see you later!" Bri called cheerfully as she started walking away, dragging me along with her.
We dodged several people in the crowded hallway before finally making it to first period. I tried to say something to Brianna, but she put her index finger up once to signal that she had ah-LOT to say, but wanted to wait until we were in a place where we couldn't be overheard, so I fell silent again.
As soon as we had safely made it to room D102, she turned her head and flashed me a grin.
"Kailey, he's kuh-yoot!"