I was standing near John sr. and Catherine, as the chief of the family was
cooking. He was flipping burgers and trying to grill sausages in the same
time. I was holding the plates while the boys were serving the table. It
was still very warm outside. I had put a light black dress and tied my hair
into a bandana. Catherine's eyes filled with tears when she saw I've
already began wearing black. I wanted to honor my parents by any action
possible.
John and his brothers had called a few of their friends. I wondered if it was ok for me to have fun. My parents just died, wasn't I suppose to be locked in my room crying? Instead I was here, in this house who would soon be full of old friends. Somes I haven't seen for an eternity. I shook away my guilty feelings, life must go on. I smiled at Wolfie who was running around the yard. Everytime he passed in front of John sr, he would stop to check if he didn't dropped anything to eat. Dan and Matt were in the pool and Sean was still checking if his mother needed help. I had lost sight of John. Wolfie barked and ran to the fence. That meant people were arrriving. John got out from the house, wearing his swimsuit. My eyes slipped on his body, checking every curve, every muscle. God, he was hot! I coughed and looked away, almost blushing. I had to control myself, he was driving me crazy. He greeted his friends who got all excited at his news. They congratulated him. But then they got all serious and had concerned looks on their faces. Good, John was telling them about my parents, I wouldn't have to do it myself. I didn't want to talk about it. Steve, Jay, Eric and Kevin came up to me.
" Hey there sexy! I'm so happy to see you." Said Steve as he checked me out.
" Yeah, long time no see!" Added Kevin
" Did you enjoyed your time in Canada? Are you going to stay there long?" Asked Jay.
They all spoke in the same time and I didn't know what to say. They made me laugh. But before I could answer, Eric said " Group hug to the baby sister" And they all surrounded me, hugging me. That was sweet but I couldn't breath. " Help, need air" I said. John came to my rescue.
" Hey, easy on Alex guys. I know you missed her but we want to keep her here. Don't go trying to take her from me." He had a sparkle in his eyes.
" That's so weird you all turned out to be so sweet guys. I mean, looking at you and your manners, we would never guess you're the same boys I grew up with. Pulling my hair, making me cry, pushing me into the pool. I'm glad to know you got mature, somehow" They grinned at me.
" Well, we all gotta grow up sometime." Answered Eric, laughing at the souvenirs. They had made my life a living hell sometimes and they remember it too well.
" But I don't want to grow up Xandra. I still want to be your little demon" Said John as a devil smile appeared on his face. I stepped back. He was up to something.
" What do you want? John, stay away! I have no idea what you planned to do but I'm sure I'm agaisnt it. Step back, John! Wolfie, attack John!"
Everyone laughed as Wolfie just looked at John and lied his head back on the ground. He would never attack his best friend. But me, on the other hand, I was trapped between John and the others guys. He quickly caught me in his arms and ran to the pool. I understood what was in store for me now. I screamed as he kept on running. But a part of me was appreciating the contact of his body agaisnt mine. Cold water wouldn't be such a bad idea after all. It would put my mind back in place. He jumped in the pool, still carrying me. Everyone was looking at us, laughing. John got out first and handed me his hand with a pouty lip. He was trying to get forgiven. But I wasn't done with him yet. I grabbed his hand and pulled him back into the pool. I couldn't resist, that was such a classic. As I got out, I felt his eyes on me. My dress was completely soaked and was glued to my body.
But Sean just came from the house with a big soft towel. He held it in front of me and wrapped me with it. He covered me from all the stares that I was drawing on me. I put a mental note to have a conversation with Sean about his protective behaviour. He was acting weird, like I was some kind of doll no one was allowed to look at. I went back inside and get changed. This time I made sure to put on my bathing suit under my clothes, just in case. When I stepped into the hallway, Sean was waiting for me, leaning against the wall.
" What's with you Sean? Are you affraid I'm going to fall apart or what?" I was begginning to get annoyed at his odd behavior.
" I'm just checking up on you Alex. I don't think that John understands what you're going through. He's acting like a fool around you and I don't like it. You need time for yourself, and I want to be here for you. Would you like to get away tonight?"
I stared at him , not knowing what to say. Why was he acting this way? Couldn't he understand that John was acting the way I needed him to? That John knew what was in my heart? I suspected that Sean had develop some kind of unresolved love about me.
" Sean, I appreciate your concern, I truly do. But, please don't act this way with me. I don't need you to treat me like a doll, I need to deal with myself. I also need to take my mind of all this. I understand the world will not not moving because of my pain. Seeing old friends, beeing here with you all in this house, it's the best soothing I could ever ask for. I love you all so dearly, I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here."
He sighed and looked away. Was it tears I saw in his eyes?
" Sean, look at me. What's wrong?"
He grabbed me and hugged me. He didn't want to let go. He was acting weirder by the second, he was making me uncomfortable.
" Alex, I'm sorry" He said finally letting me go. " I don't know what got into me, I need to get away for a few hours. I'll be back later, I love you."
He whispered the last part and left, almost bumping into John. He lefted an eyebrow at me, wondering what got into Sean. I shrugged, I didn't want to tell John that I suspected Sean to be still in love with me. That was the last thing I needed right now. John smiled at me, and told me that his dad had finally got some food ready. John walked in front of me and dropped his wallet. I picked up a picture that had fall from it. He tried to take it from me but I flipped it and saw it was a picture of me and him, taken before the Prom. He was about to grab me in his arms to fake a wrestling match and our eyes were locked to each other. I felt a lump in my throat and lifted my eyes to meet his. He smiled from the corner of his mouth......
A/N: I'm too tired to go on, I need to go to sleep but I have plenty more ideas for the evening that is still coming. Sorry again I didnt updated before now.
John and his brothers had called a few of their friends. I wondered if it was ok for me to have fun. My parents just died, wasn't I suppose to be locked in my room crying? Instead I was here, in this house who would soon be full of old friends. Somes I haven't seen for an eternity. I shook away my guilty feelings, life must go on. I smiled at Wolfie who was running around the yard. Everytime he passed in front of John sr, he would stop to check if he didn't dropped anything to eat. Dan and Matt were in the pool and Sean was still checking if his mother needed help. I had lost sight of John. Wolfie barked and ran to the fence. That meant people were arrriving. John got out from the house, wearing his swimsuit. My eyes slipped on his body, checking every curve, every muscle. God, he was hot! I coughed and looked away, almost blushing. I had to control myself, he was driving me crazy. He greeted his friends who got all excited at his news. They congratulated him. But then they got all serious and had concerned looks on their faces. Good, John was telling them about my parents, I wouldn't have to do it myself. I didn't want to talk about it. Steve, Jay, Eric and Kevin came up to me.
" Hey there sexy! I'm so happy to see you." Said Steve as he checked me out.
" Yeah, long time no see!" Added Kevin
" Did you enjoyed your time in Canada? Are you going to stay there long?" Asked Jay.
They all spoke in the same time and I didn't know what to say. They made me laugh. But before I could answer, Eric said " Group hug to the baby sister" And they all surrounded me, hugging me. That was sweet but I couldn't breath. " Help, need air" I said. John came to my rescue.
" Hey, easy on Alex guys. I know you missed her but we want to keep her here. Don't go trying to take her from me." He had a sparkle in his eyes.
" That's so weird you all turned out to be so sweet guys. I mean, looking at you and your manners, we would never guess you're the same boys I grew up with. Pulling my hair, making me cry, pushing me into the pool. I'm glad to know you got mature, somehow" They grinned at me.
" Well, we all gotta grow up sometime." Answered Eric, laughing at the souvenirs. They had made my life a living hell sometimes and they remember it too well.
" But I don't want to grow up Xandra. I still want to be your little demon" Said John as a devil smile appeared on his face. I stepped back. He was up to something.
" What do you want? John, stay away! I have no idea what you planned to do but I'm sure I'm agaisnt it. Step back, John! Wolfie, attack John!"
Everyone laughed as Wolfie just looked at John and lied his head back on the ground. He would never attack his best friend. But me, on the other hand, I was trapped between John and the others guys. He quickly caught me in his arms and ran to the pool. I understood what was in store for me now. I screamed as he kept on running. But a part of me was appreciating the contact of his body agaisnt mine. Cold water wouldn't be such a bad idea after all. It would put my mind back in place. He jumped in the pool, still carrying me. Everyone was looking at us, laughing. John got out first and handed me his hand with a pouty lip. He was trying to get forgiven. But I wasn't done with him yet. I grabbed his hand and pulled him back into the pool. I couldn't resist, that was such a classic. As I got out, I felt his eyes on me. My dress was completely soaked and was glued to my body.
But Sean just came from the house with a big soft towel. He held it in front of me and wrapped me with it. He covered me from all the stares that I was drawing on me. I put a mental note to have a conversation with Sean about his protective behaviour. He was acting weird, like I was some kind of doll no one was allowed to look at. I went back inside and get changed. This time I made sure to put on my bathing suit under my clothes, just in case. When I stepped into the hallway, Sean was waiting for me, leaning against the wall.
" What's with you Sean? Are you affraid I'm going to fall apart or what?" I was begginning to get annoyed at his odd behavior.
" I'm just checking up on you Alex. I don't think that John understands what you're going through. He's acting like a fool around you and I don't like it. You need time for yourself, and I want to be here for you. Would you like to get away tonight?"
I stared at him , not knowing what to say. Why was he acting this way? Couldn't he understand that John was acting the way I needed him to? That John knew what was in my heart? I suspected that Sean had develop some kind of unresolved love about me.
" Sean, I appreciate your concern, I truly do. But, please don't act this way with me. I don't need you to treat me like a doll, I need to deal with myself. I also need to take my mind of all this. I understand the world will not not moving because of my pain. Seeing old friends, beeing here with you all in this house, it's the best soothing I could ever ask for. I love you all so dearly, I don't know what I'd do if you weren't here."
He sighed and looked away. Was it tears I saw in his eyes?
" Sean, look at me. What's wrong?"
He grabbed me and hugged me. He didn't want to let go. He was acting weirder by the second, he was making me uncomfortable.
" Alex, I'm sorry" He said finally letting me go. " I don't know what got into me, I need to get away for a few hours. I'll be back later, I love you."
He whispered the last part and left, almost bumping into John. He lefted an eyebrow at me, wondering what got into Sean. I shrugged, I didn't want to tell John that I suspected Sean to be still in love with me. That was the last thing I needed right now. John smiled at me, and told me that his dad had finally got some food ready. John walked in front of me and dropped his wallet. I picked up a picture that had fall from it. He tried to take it from me but I flipped it and saw it was a picture of me and him, taken before the Prom. He was about to grab me in his arms to fake a wrestling match and our eyes were locked to each other. I felt a lump in my throat and lifted my eyes to meet his. He smiled from the corner of his mouth......
A/N: I'm too tired to go on, I need to go to sleep but I have plenty more ideas for the evening that is still coming. Sorry again I didnt updated before now.