28. Always something
I walked into the country club that Paisley's dad owned. Eh, it was summer and I needed cash. With four brothers still living in the house my mom couldn't afford to give all of us an allowance. But that is not the point. The point is my mad topic. My mad topic for this week, insert smile here, is all the girls that throw themselves all over Jace. There is this one umm….how do I put it…. special girl. Her name is Gretchen Kelly. She was Jace's old girlfriend before he moved here. He said she was clingy and always wanted to be around him twenty four seven. But she still lives in Oregon. I have never met her before. Thank you Jesus for that small miracle.
"Okay so what do you want for lunch?" Jace asked as we stood in line. It was lunch; duh I think you already knew that.
"I don't know what are you having?"
"Hot dog." We went and sat down at our table after I made a selection. I picked a hot dog. Wow, I know.
"So do you like it so far?" Paisley asked.
"Yeah tell your dad thank you."
"Will do." Jace finished lunch and got up from the table. I got up with him and we walked to our positions. I got to the track and he headed to the kitchen. He was a waiter. My class came and went. We did stretches for fifteen minutes and ran for the rest of the time. Although all I could think about were those girls and Jace. Man was I hung up on girls today or what? Wait don't answer that.
I walked hand-in-hand with Jace into the country club the next day. We did our normal thing and met up for lunch.
We sat at our normal table, but some of our group was already there. I sat down but all I could do was wonder. I wondered if Gretchen ever got mad if girls threw themselves at Jace back in Oregon. And if she did, did she show it or keep it bottled up like me? I should tell Jace what's wrong. But what can he do to stop it?
"Cambrey?" Jace asked. He was waving a hand in front of my face. I focused on my surroundings. No one was left at the table except Jace and I. Apparently I spaced out.
I came into my house tired. I went into the living room to find Devon, Landon and Blake in there. I sat down next to Blake as he watched Devon and Landon play against each other. I laid my head on his lap.
"Are you tired?" he asked.
"No." he got a pillow form the loveseat and put it on his lap. I laid my head on it and closed my eyes. He draped a blanket over me and then his arm. I loved my sensitive, comfortable brothers. And that's what I was thinking about when I fell asleep.
"So I heard you fell asleep on Blake last night." Jace said and laughed. How did he know? Did he have cameras in my house? Does he have one in my room and bathroom? I hope he doesn't that's where I get changed! Oh my gosh maybe he watches that!
"Ya how did you know that? You don't have cameras in my room do you?" I asked as we walked into the country club once again. And he laughed. So he does!
"Chase told me when I called this morning. He said you were in the living room sleeping on Blake and that he didn't want to move you but he really had to go to the bathroom." Why do all my brothers have to got to the bathroom when I fall asleep on them?
"Oh." I simply said to him. We walked outside and leaned in to kiss. But someone stopped us.
"Jacie! Oh Jacie!" we heard a voice from behind us. We turned around to see who it was. There was a bleach blonde girl standing about two feet from us. Jace jerked his arm from around my waist and pulled it to his side. What in the world was going on?
"Gre-gre-Gretchen?" Jace asked the girl in disbelief. Whoa whoa whoa hold up. Gretchen? As in Gretchen Kelly? The one who dated jace to get another guy then dumped him. I am not letting her near Jace. Not in this life time.