CRAIG
I don’t like what Ava is doing. I know I judge everyone but most times it’s in my head or just a one on one situation. Ava is prettier than all of them, but I can’t stand a bitch. Laura leans back into the wall, looking at me through a small parting of her hair. It’s like looking at a frightened mouse. Now all I want to do is protect Laura.
“She’s not lying. Michelle didn’t do it.” It’s an odd feeling when I say it, the first surprise is when Laura looks up at me and smiles. Her brown eyes seem to grow and shine and I don’t stop the tug on my own lips. Her smile shows white straight teeth that I hadn’t noticed before. The second surprise is how light I feel by telling the truth. It doesn’t come naturally to me, but it’s like waking up after a crazy night out with no hangover.
“What did she threaten you with?” I raise a brow at Ava, is she really digging that low. She knows no one could threaten me.
“Get over it. Michelle didn’t do it.” Her face turns a bright red and I want to tell Michelle to close her mouth as she sniggers. She’s so fucking dumb. She might be winning now for like five seconds but once I leave Ava will make them pay.
“Oh I see. So you’re hooking up with her?” Ava raises both eyebrows, a grin on her face as she points to Laura, who is trying to sink into the wall. I didn’t need this bullshit.
“You’re jealous of her?” I grin too and point to Laura to drive my point home. Ava drops her arm and I know I’m winning because she twists her toes into the ground while moving her shoulders.
A small smile spreads across her face. “I know. That’s silly.” She gives a soft laugh before poking me with one pink fingernail into my chest. “So, I’ll see you later.” She pulls her lip in between her teeth.
“Yes you will.” Right now I don’t want to see her later. I also don’t want to see the hurt on Laura’s face, so I leave quickly before I change my mind.
On the way to the infirmary, I dump my report. That’s just useless now. All I can hope is that my charm will work on Eleanor as I ask for new set of fresh papers to make my report.
But she’s making it hard on me. “Why the hell would I do you a favor?” She looks me up and down.
“I did you lots of favors.”
The smile she was sporting falls from her face. “You used me.” It’s whispered even though no one is around.
“We used each other.” I tell her, I am surprised when my face burns from the slap she gives me.
“Oh my God. I’m sorry.” Eleanor says, her hand going to her mouth.
I rub my jaw with my eyes closed, that was pretty fucking sore. Looking at her, her cheeks are tinted red. “I do like it rough.” I tell her with a wink hoping to soften her, but it doesn’t.
She shakes her head. “God, I’m so not sorry for hitting you.”
I follow her as she walks away. “Oh come on, Elle.” She stops and I hope I have won her over, but she turns sharply on her heel.
“Don’t call me that.”
Raising my hands, I try to win some ground back. “Look, I’m a dick. I’m sorry.” Two confessions in one day, I’m on a fucking roll and it’s starting to put me in bad form. I shrug now. “I’m also an asshole.” I add, and Eleanor is nodding in agreement, her red lips stay firmly together. I’m not sure what more I can say, she’s pushing the boat out a little too far now. I’m about to call it quits when she reaches behind the desk and hands me the report forms.
“You’re the biggest asshole I ever met.” Her words are said with a grin, and I roll up the forms before sticking them in my back pocket. Now that business was out of the way, maybe I could get myself some pleasure.
“I think you like this asshole.” I say and her smile grows so wide that she hides it behind her hand.
“Maybe a little.” She admits and it’s too easy.
“Maybe we can meet up tonight?”
She stands up straight now, no longer leaning towards me, her hand drops to her side. “Oh my god, you’re looking to get laid?” She says it like a question and I feel confused.
“Isn’t that what you want, too?”
“Just leave, Craig.” She’s pissed and I’m not sure why. When I don’t leave she looks at me. “Now.” Raising my hands, I walk backwards.
I will never understand the female species, so fucking confusing. It doesn’t matter anyway. I got what I came for. If I had gotten sex it would have only been a bonus. Now I need to figure out what I was going to put in the report.