The Boy Who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window (16 page)

“
I’m
somewhat
an expert with positions. I
would be more than happy to give you some lessons,” he purred,
leaning in closer to me, making me lean back to keep some personal
space.

“
Well
, it’s my turn right now, so
what would you suggest?” I asked, standing up and choosing my
ball.

He stood up
and walked close behind me
. “I would
definitely suggest moving your hips with the ball. Maybe you should
spread your legs further apart, give you more balance,” he said,
waggling his eyebrows.

I laughed at
his suggestion; jeez
, this guy is so
obvious! “Well thanks for the tips; I’ll see how it goes.” I
laughed and walked up to take my turn. My ball went straight down
the edge and only hit one pin. My second ball went straight down
the gutter. “Hmm, Mark, I think you may need to work on your tips.
You kind of built my hopes up there, I feel kind of let down,” I
joked, pouting.

He laughed.
“Wow, I’ve never let a girl down before,” he said, smiling
proudly.

“
Cocky much?”
I asked, laughing.

“
Want to find
out?” he teased.

“
Hmm, let me
think.” I narrowed my eyes and dragged them down his
body
, slowly, from head to toe and back
up again, making sure to bite my lip in a flirty manner. He was
grinning wildly. “Could you turn around?” I asked, trying to hide
my laughter.

“
You want me
to turn around?” he asked
,
smirking.

I
nodded
. “I’ll need to view the back, I’m
not sure if I want to accept your offer,” I said dismissively. He
winked at me and turned around, obviously thinking he was in luck.
I bit my lip to stop myself from laughing and mouthed
‘What an idiot!’
to Kate and Sarah who were giggling like mad girls on
crack. “OK, you can turn back now,” I said after a few
seconds.

He turned
back to face me. “Well, like what you see?” he asked, smirking at
me confidently.

I leaned in
close
to him. “No, I don’t, actually. You
just don’t do it for me, but thanks for the offer,” I stated,
smirking and winking at him as I walked back to the seats. I could
hear my friends burst into loud laughter; Sarah slapped Kate a high
five. Mark was just staring after me with his mouth open, obviously
not used to rejection. I glanced at Liam, he looked hurt and
angry.

Oh crap! What
did I do? I was just flirting, I wouldn’t have done anything! I
tried to catch his eye but he just looked away at the score
board
, ignoring me. My heart
sank.

Jake went to
get some drinks in-between games so I took my opportunity to speak
to Liam; he hadn’t even looked in my direction since the whole Mark
incident. “Hey,” I s
aid, moving to sit
next to him.

“
Hey,” he
muttered, watchi
ng the people next to us
bowl.

“
Not talking
to me?” I asked,
scared he would say
no.

He
sighed
. “Why did you do that?” he asked
sadly, shaking his head, still not looking at me.

I grabbed his
hand and dragged him off to the bathrooms
. When we got into the ladies room, I shut the door behind
us and locked it. “I’m sorry. I didn’t realise that would upset
you. I didn’t mean anything by it. He was flirting with me, I was
just joking around, that’s all,” I explained, trying to get him to
look at me, but he just closed his eyes for a second before looking
back at me again.

“
Angel, that
was hard to watch.” He pulled me to his chest, looking into my
eyes; I could
see that I had hurt him
badly.

“
I’m sorry,
Liam. Honestly
, I didn’t mean anything by
it, I was just having fun. People don’t know we’re together I could
hardly say,
‘Mark, stop
flirting with me, my boyfriend’s sitting right
there
’ could I?” I asked, putting my arms
around his neck.

He
sighed
. “I guess not.” He still looked
upset and I felt awful that I’d hurt him.

“
You need to
trust me though; I would never do anything to hurt you on purpose.
I’m sorry.” I pulled his face to mine and kissed
him tenderly.

He responded
immediately, kissing me back and pulling me closer to him. He slid
one hand down and gripped it on my ass, it didn’t even affect me at
all, well
, it did but not in any of the
bad ways, I liked it, I wanted more. I grabbed his other hand and
pulled it up my body, making it cup my breast. He pulled back,
looking at me a little shocked; I smiled at him and pulled him back
to me. He kissed me hungrily, massaging my breasts. His mouth
travelled down my neck, making me shiver with desire. I slipped my
hand under his t-shirt, tracing the muscles on his chest, making
him moan. He slowly moved his hand down to the bottom of my top and
slipped his hand under, trailing his fingers along my skin, moving
it up slowly until he got to my breasts where he massaged them
through my bra making me moan breathily.

After a few
minutes
, he pulled away, smiling at me,
his eyes dancing with excitement. He put his forehead to mine, we
were both breathing heavy. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be all
possessive,” he said, kissing the tip of my nose.

“
You don’t
have anything to apologise for
, silly.
We’ve both never done this before, so we need to find a way that
works for both of us.” I kissed him tenderly again, savouring the
feel of his soft lips against mine.

He sighed. “I
think we need to go back out now before people realise we’re
missing.”

“
Another
minute won’t hurt,
” I whispered, smiling
flirtily. He chuckled and bent down to kiss me again.

That night we were all cramped into my lounge. Sean
had brought Avatar round and none of us had seen it before so all
seven of us were now sitting around, eating McDonalds. We were
going to put the movie on after. I was leant against Liam’s legs;
Jake didn’t seem to bat an eyelid, which we both took as a good
sign.

Mark moved
off of the couch.
“Here, Sarah, you sit
here, I’ll sit on the floor,” he suggested, as he plopped down next
to me with a flirty smile. I shifted uncomfortably to get a little
more space from him. I felt Liam stiffen, so I put my hand on his
foot, rubbing my thumb across the top of it soothingly. “So, Amber,
what do you like to do in your free time?” he asked.

“
Lots of
stuff. I like to dance and go to movies. You know normal
high school
stuff,” I replied, adding definition to the words high
school.

He laughed.
“Wow, you really are a feisty one aren’t you?” he said, shaking his
head.

“
You have no
idea,” I muttered, turning aw
ay,
pretending to watch the TV.

“
You don’t
want to talk to me?” he asked
, faking
hurt.

I let out an
exaggerated sigh
. “I’m just trying to
watch this.”

He looked at the TV, and laughed. “This
advert for new sofas?”

I looked at
the TV that I was pretending to watch,
it
was indeed an advert. Damn it! “Yep, I’m a sofa girl, you can never
have enough sofas,” I joked.

“
You’re
funny.” He laughed,
scooting closer to
me.

“
Thanks, and
you’re too old for me,” I stated,
smiling
sweetly.

“
I’m only
nineteen.” He looked at me challengingly.

I
nodded
. “Yeah, but eighteen is my limit,
so you’re shit outta luck, bud,” I said. I heard Liam laugh behind
me.

“
I could make
you change your mind,” Mark stated
confidently.

I laughed
humourlessly.
“You know what, I’d bet you
twenty bucks that you got nothing of interest for me,” I replied
just as confidently.

He
chuckled
darkly. “I’ll take that bet, but
you need to wait until your brother’s not watching.” He glanced at
Jake a little nervously.

I
sighed
. “What is it exactly that you
think I’m going to be interested in? You have a kitten in your
pocket? Or maybe some candy? Or the answers to the test I have
tomorrow in calculus?” I joked, making him laugh again.

“
No. I’m
going to kiss you, and you’re going to love it.” He shrugged,
smirking at me again.

Liam’s legs
jerked behind
me as he made a move to get
up. I pushed back on his legs and started rubbing his foot again.
“Really? If you kiss me I’m going to knee you in the balls.” I
smiled at Mark, innocently.

“
You think
that’s going to scare me away from a hottie like you?” he asked,
looking me over slowly, making my skin crawl a
little
.

“
It’s just a
friendly warning.” I shrugged, turning back to the TV
which
, thankfully, was now the movie and
not a sofa advert.

“
I’m pretty
sur
e my money is safe. I’ve never had any
complaints before,” he whispered in my ear, making me go cold
because of how close he was to me.

“
Hmm, well
there’s a first time for everything,” I said through my
te
eth, still rubbing Liam’s
foot.

When the
movie finished, Liam went home to tell his parents he was going to
stay over at ours and to grab a change of clothes
. He actually had spare clothes in my room, but we couldn’t
exactly tell anyone that. Jake and Kate were making more popcorn.
We were now going to watch Terminator Salvation, because most
people hadn’t seen it. I went to the bathroom. When I stepped out,
someone grabbed me and pushed me against the wall. At first I
thought it was Liam, but then I realised this guy wasn’t tall
enough. My heart started to race, the fear building up in my
stomach. Mark laughed and crashed his lips to mine, roughly,
gripping the sides of my face so I couldn’t move away. I tried to
push him away but he wouldn’t budge. He nibbled my lip, asking for
entrance, so I clamped my mouth shut and brought my knee up as hard
as I could into his groin. He let go of me instantly, bending over,
groaning.

“
Told ya.
That’s twenty bucks you owe me,” I said sweetly, as I stepped past
him and made my way back to the lounge with a triumphant smile
plastered on my face.

Liam was
sitting back down on the couch so I quickly took the seat next to
him before an
yone else did. “You OK?” he
asked, looking at me, smiling.

“
Yep,
” I replied, popping the
p.

He smiled.
“What’s so funny?”

I giggled.
“Mark,” I answered, grinning. Just then, Mark walked in to the
lounge, limping slightly, his hand over his groin, looking like he
was in a bit of pain. He threw a twenty dollar bill into my lap and
sat down over the other side of the room.

Liam burst
out laughing
. “That’s my girl,” he
whispered, making me smile.

After everyone had left, it was almost midnight. Kate
and I went to bed, leaving Liam and Jake in the lounge. I winked at
Liam as I went to bed and decided to put on my smallest pyjamas
tonight so I could feel his skin on mine. I pulled on my pink short
shorts that had purple lace along the trim. I paired it with a skin
tight matching pink tank top with a bit of purple lace across the
breasts. I looked in my mirror and suddenly got nervous. Maybe I
should change, was this giving him the wrong impression? I bit my
lip. No, it’s fine, he’d seen me in this before so I’d wear it.

I went back
into my bedroom, Kate whistled at me
.
“Wow, Amber, you should take a little trip to the kitchen and get a
glass of water or something. Let Liam have something to dream
about,” she suggested, looking me up and down.

Actually
, that wasn't a bad idea;
otherwise he wouldn’t get to see until the morning. “You think?” I
asked nervously. She nodded eagerly, so I decided to do it before I
wimped out. “OK,” I agreed, laughing as I opened my
door.

“
Go on! Give
him a thrill.” She waved her enthusiastically
when I hesitated at the door.

I took a deep
breath and walk
ed confidently down the
hallway. The way our house is set out, you have to walk through the
lounge to get to the kitchen. I strutted into the lounge in my tiny
pyjamas. “Anyone want a drink?” I asked innocently, walking past
Jake and Liam who were sat watching the sports channel.

“
No thanks,”
Jake answered,
not even looking at
me.

Liam’s eyes
snapped to me
, his gaze literally
followed my every move, his mouth slightly open and his eyes wide.
I bit my lip to stop from laughing. Oh yeah, totally worth
it!

I grabbed two
glasses of water and walked back out through the
lounge
, with Liam taking off what little
clothes I had on, off of me with his eyes. Jake spotted him looking
and slapped him around the back of the head. “Dude, stop perving on
my little sister! Anyway, you have a girlfriend,” he grumbled,
clearly annoyed.