Chapter 16
Tristan started driving as soon as I got in the car. Probably so I couldn't protest and I curled up in my seat, a little uneasy.
My heart started pounding again and I could feel my palms getting sweaty. I couldn't understand why Wendy wouldn't call me and tell me that she was sending the twins. I was getting a bad feeling about this and I wasn't even at the party yet.
"Wendy asked us if we could pick you up. Something came up unexpectedly." Nathan said.
"Thanks.” I said. I was only going to this damn party because Wendy said that she wanted me there while she talked to this guy that she thought of as her soulmate. What the hell could have changed that she couldn't call me?
I started staring at Nathan, looking into his eyes and remembering that dream that
I had. They were as black as the wolf that was chasing me.
"Are you actually starting to fall in love with me?" Nathan teased.
But I quickly shook my head and stopped staring at him. I didn't actually realize that I was staring, it was just fascinating that his eyes were like that. Did he wear contact lenses? I didn't know anyone who could make their eye color change like that.
"Sorry. Your eyes are really dark. A lot darker than they usually are." I said.
"Oh, so is that a compliment? Do you like the way I look?" He teased me. I looked away and out the window when he started doing that but I felt him lean over in the seat and place his hand on my knee. A little chuckle came from the front seat where Tristan was sitting and I was getting even more uncomfortable now.
"Look at me." Nathan demanded. So I slowly turned back to look at him and he was staring into my eyes too.
"Be careful Nathan. She might actually like being told what to do." Tristan added. And Nathan smiled while Tristan was watching in the mirror. But I wasn't smiling. I kept telling myself that this was just another game to them. They were going to play with me for a little and then they were going to move on to the next shiny new toy that they saw. I have known guys like this my whole life. My mother used to date guys like this before she met Jack. And none of them could keep their hands to themselves either. Especially when she went out with friends and left them to babysit me.
And then she would come home all the time and take it out on me whenever one of her boyfriends had cheated on her. Like it was my fault that they were assholes or something. But she somehow always made it my fault.
I wasn't sure what it was about these guys. Why did they have this effect over me? I could feel myself getting a little aroused as Nathan kept staring into my eyes but I did everything I could to stop it from happening.
Tristan finally stopped at the house where the party was being held. I looked out the window and it was a huge house. It wasn't too far from where they lived. I mean, it was in the same neighborhood and it looked beautiful on the outside. It was massive and I could just imagine what it looked like on the inside.
It was two stories but it was made of red stones and massive pillars at the front entrance of the house. There were kids everywhere and some were acting like real idiots because they were drunk. I still wasn't sure how I was going to like this party. But maybe it would get better for me when Wendy got here. I just hoped that she would hurry up.
I was about to pull my phone out when Leia suddenly appeared out of nowhere. She was probably standing outside the house waiting for the twins to arrive. But when she saw me in the car she glared at me and pulled the car door open and helped me out of the car, really roughly. It felt like she was going to pull my arm out of its socket.
She plastered on a fake smile for the guys, who had gotten out of the car and she leaned in towards me.
"I'm gonna make you regret coming to this party." Leia whispered. And I had no doubt that she meant that. Causing my heart to start pounding even harder while her friends were glaring at me from behind her.
"What was that, Leia? I don't think I heard you?" Nathan asked. But Leia just smiled at him and when she saw Tristan she practically pounced on him, wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him.
"Are we still okay?" Leia asked, sweetly.
I don't know why, but I felt a weird feeling in my stomach when I saw Leia hugging Tristan like that. And when she kissed him on the cheek. Tristan didn't even seem to fight her off at all. But he didn't kiss her back or anything. It was a really strange interaction between them.
Why the hell did I care? I wanted them to leave me alone. Why would I care if they were with Leia?
Before I could fixate on it too much I felt an arm wrap tightly around me and I turned to see Nathan standing there smiling down at me.
He leaned against the side of the car, pulling me back against the car with him and he leaned his head down closer to me.
"Leia's family is getting involved here. They are pressuring Tristan to marry Leia. If he doesn't find his destined one within a year then they will be getting engaged." Nathan whispered next to me. There it was again. What do they mean by 'destined one'? Does everyone around here believe that they all have soulmates? One perfect person to find for themselves. And why would they be pressuring a couple of high schoolers to be getting married? It's not the 1940's anymore. No one gets married this early unless they're pregnant. And I really doubt that Leia is pregnant. And I feel sorry for any baby that ever has to call her 'mom'.
That was a load of bullshit. No two people were perfectly matched together.
I already questioned Wendy about it. And it didn't make any sense. So I thought I might take a different approach here.
"And what's your situation?" I asked. But Nathan just widened his smile and started pulling me towards the house. Obviously avoiding the question, not wanting to answer me. Or he just didn't want me to know in case I told him to bugger off again.
"How about we just enjoy the party. Come on, let's dance." He said, pulling me inside the house.
We got a lot of attention walking into the house together. Everyone was probably wondering what the hell Nathan Blackwood was doing with me. But he dragged me to the middle of the living room and put his hands around my waist and pulled me flush against his chest.
I wasn't a great dancer, but I didn't suck either. I used to take dance lessons when I was younger. It was just another way for Mailyn to get me out of the house when
I was too young to work and Celie is the one that was paying for it. Otherwise I wouldn't have taken those dance lessons. But they came in handy in situations like this.noveldrama
While Nathan and I were dancing in the middle of the room, there were people all around us and I saw Leia approaching us.
"Listen, I just wanted to apologize. I know that I've been really horrible to you. An absolute bitch, actually. And I am really sorry. I guess I was just jealous that Tristan was showing you a little bit of attention. I misunderstood your relationship with Tristan, but it's alright now. We're back together and I know that there's nothing between you two. I really am sorry." Leia said, smiling at me.
She actually looked pretty sincere and it was a little confusing to me.
I felt Nathan's hand on my back and I looked up at him. He didn't look like he believed her, but I looked at Tristan who was standing back watching Leia apologize to me, but he didn't come near us. He didn't even have a smile or anything on his face. He just stood back with his arms crossed, like he didn't want Leia talking to me or something.
"So, will you forgive me?" Leia asked. I looked around, still hesitating a bit before I looked back at her.
"Sure. I forgive you." I said, but not very enthusiastically. So she leaned over and hugged me and then practically skipped back over to Tristan.
"That was big of you." Nathan said.
"Was it a mistake?" I asked.
"Honestly, I don't know. I've never seen her apologize to anyone before." He said, pulling me back around to his chest to start dancing again.
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