Chapter 17
He held his hand out to me. I just looked at it.
"Aren't you going to hold my hand?"
We were in the school parking lot and though I might have been imagining things, I felt as if all eyes were on us. Obviously, the students at this institution of learning had a staring problem.
"No."
"Bella, it will show our new status."
"What status? Your hand making mine all sweaty?" I swatted his hand away. "Enough with the touching."
He grabbed my hand anyway. "You're just being difficult! Yesterday, we were kis..."
This kid was persistent.
"I thought you wanted to take it slow," I hissed.
"I thought you wanted to have sex!" He pulled me into his body. "We need to work our way up to that."
I gave him an annoyed look. "Who said I'm ever doing the horizontal mambo with you, kid? We were kissing. It was fun. You stopped the fun and now we're in public so back off."
Before he could protest, the grating voice of Jessica Stanley rang out, "Oh my God! Are you two dating?"
"Jessica, don't you have something better to do than be nosy? Perhaps learn to tie your shoes?" I mocked.
"I'm wearing slip on sandals, Bella!" She retorted. Well good for her, learning to tie shoes would be a hinderance to being an insufferable gossip. "Why are you together? He's handsome and you look like a troll!"
"Thank you." I could care less.
"She's a beauty!" He grabbed me and moved me towards him. I looked at him in shock. He kissed me and I kissed him back, for approximately two minutes, give or take.
I pulled away away. "I thought we were taking this slow?"
"You kissed me back!" He grinned.
"I'm delusional."
"You're delusional for me." He held me by the waist. Looking at Jessica, he said stoically, "Bella Swan is my girlfriend."
I let him lead me into the building.
I might need another appointment with old Irina. I was going completely insane.