Chapter 4
Gabe's POV
"Gabe, Ginger's here. Come down and say hi, won't you?" my mom called up the stairs.
I groaned, rolled over, and rubbed my eyes. I looked at the clock by my bed. 9:00. Who wakes up at 9:00 in the summer?
"Gabe?" my mom called again, sounding impatient.
"Give me a minute!" I called back.
I pulled off my pajamas and pulled on jeans and a black T-shirt with a skull. I put on socks and tied my sneakers.
Then, I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth.
When I was finished, I went downstairs to be greeted by my mom.
"Ginger's in the kitchen waiting for you," my mom told me.
"Okay, whatever," I strolled into the kitchen.
Woah, Ginger as gorgeous.
Her brown locks were down and pinned to the side with a pink bow. She was wearing jeans, a white camisole, and a pink sweater. There was a black belt fitted around her waist, as well.
She stood up and flipped her hair back, "Hi. I'm Ginger. You must be Gabe."
I nodded.
"So, what do you want to do?" she asked me.
"Um, I don't know," I replied.
"Well, I know something fun to do around here," Ginger grinned mischievously.
I grinned, "What?"
"Spy on my brother and his doofus friend, Luther," she answered.
Right then, Teddy's voice rang throughout the house, "Mom, I'm going out to meet Luther."
"'Kay, sweetie," she called back.
The front door clicked shut.
"Jackpot," Ginger shut.
"Mrs. Duncan," Ginger called sweetly to my mom, "I'm going to take Gabe around town if that's okay with you."
"Of course," my mom replied, "Have fun!"
We left the house and caught sight of Teddy. We trailed behind her.
Teddy went into Don's Donuts. We stayed outside, on the side of the building, afraid she would see us if we followed her in.
A few minutes later, she walked out with Luther.
"Zeke's busy right now," Luther told Teddy, "but, he'll join us later for skateboarding."
"That's fine," Teddy replied.
We waited a few more moments until they were a good distance away, and we began to trail them again.
As they walked, their hands kept brushing. After a few more minutes, their fingers were loosely entwined. I don't even think they realized it.
Ginger and I exchanged knowing looks.
Suddenly, Luther and Teddy stopped at a house.
"Gabe," Ginger whispered harshly, "I guess this would be a good time to stop."
"Why?" I whispered back.
"This is Luther's Nana's house. Besides, we've found out what we needed to know."
"Okay," I replied.
We tiptoed away and went to the park. We sat down at a bench.
"So, what do we know?" I asked Ginger.
She sighed, "Isn't it obvious? Luther and Teddy like each other, at least subconsciously."
I nodded.
"So, we'll just make it as hard for them as possible."
I smiled. I like how this girl thinks.
Teddy's POV
"Luthy!" an older woman opened the door.
Luther flushed at the nickname. I giggled.
Then, she noticed me.
"Luther, is this your girlfriend?" she asked.
"N-no,' he stammered.
She looked pointedly at our hands.
I glanced down and saw that Luther's fingers were entwined with mine.
Luther noticed, too. We dropped each other's hands immediately, our cheeks flaming.
"This is Teddy. Remember her, Nana?"
His Nana's brow furrowed in confusion, studying me.
Then, it dawned on her, "Teddy!" she exclaimed, "You've grown up into a wonderful young lady!"
She pulled me in for a hug.
"Odd coincidence, but your Grandma is here. Claire, your granddaughter is here," Nana called.
My grandma appeared in the doorway, "Teddy! Luther!" she pulled us in for a hug, as well.
"Come in," Luther's Nana said.
They led us to the living room. Luther and I sat down on the couch.
"I haven't seen you in years, dear. How have you been?" my Grandma asked.
I filled them in on everything that happened after we left Gilroy.
Chapter 4...Yay! I hope you liked...please read and review! Sorry it's super short, I'm kind of having a mini writer's block. It's like a filler.
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