Maybe Yours

Chapter 8

James

I smiled. Eva truly fascinated me. I loved the way she blushed. It pleased me more that I was the reason for it.

I chuckled when I remembered her expression when I told her she could check me out.

I wanted to kiss her so bad. What would she taste like? Would she kiss me back the first time?

I could tell she was attracted to me. And that only made me want her more.

I looked down at the list that Jenna gave me. I was almost done. There were four categories left for me to organize. I gathered the books in my arms and sat down at the table. I began ticking off the stuff that I was done with.

I already missed Eva. I loved her smile. I liked that I could make her laugh. f**k. I already liked everything about her.

It had been just three hours since I met her and I already couldn't wait to see her again.

When I saw the familiar brown head outside my apartment this morning I actually was overjoyed. I thought I'd have trouble tracking her down. But here she was. Right in front of me.

She had looked shocked when she saw me. Her mouth was slightly open. I wanted to kiss it shut right there.

I sighed. I really wanted to see her again.

After completing my tasks for the day, I handed over the list to Jenna and waved her goodbye.

Then it hit me.

I turned back and smiled at her. " Jenna,", I trailed off. She looked at me expectantly. " Do you have Eva's cell phone number by any chance?".

Jenna laughed.

"Yes, I do. But why would you need it?". She raised an eyebrow.

I decided to go with the truth.

"She said she would show me around. And I needed to ask her when.", I glanced at her sheepishly.

Jenna eyed me before handing me a slip of paper. "She's a sweetheart, James. You better not be playing around with her.", she said sternly.

I gave her my most charming smile. " I wouldn't dream of it, Jenna. Thanks."

I was surprised when I realized that I truly meant that.

I saved Eva's number in my phone. Heading in the direction of my apartment, I decided to text her. I wanted her to remember me as much as I was remembering her.

So, when is my tour?

I sent her the text and waited.

It was late afternoon and I guessed she had classes going on.

I decided to go visit Drake. I hadn't got a chance to thank him properly for all that he had done for me and it was long overdue.

Eva

Classes were boring today. Mainly because I was too distracted. I couldn't stop thinking about James. That guy had my brains in a muddle.

I couldn't think straight when I was with him. When he had tucked my hair today, I swear I had this sudden urge to feel his lips. He was really handsome. It wasn’t like he was pretty or anything. He was just put up together rather nicely. I almost blushed thinking about the way he kept staring at my mouth. For some reason, his behavior didn’t seem to make me want to run away from him. It made me want to be closer to him, have him touch me. Even if it was as simple as holding hands.

Gosh.

He had said he didn’t mind me checking him out. Was I that transparent? That was embarrassing. He could probably see right through me. Could he have sensed the direction of my thoughts when I was literally stripping his shirt in my mind? I hoped not. I didn’t want to come across as wanton or anything. I couldn’t seem to control my thoughts around him somehow. Which was new for me. I usually didn’t have so much trouble doing just that.

I was glad when I walked out of school. Today had been really unproductive and I was glad to be heading home now. I checked my cellphone to see if Zoe had called. She was coming back to the apartment today.

I scrunched my face when I saw a text from an unknown number. It read,

So, when is my tour?

Tour?

Who was this?

Maybe a wrong number.

I went ahead to delete the message when I froze.

James had asked me to show him around. Was this him?

I frowned.

But he didn't have my number.

I decided to reply.

James?

I hit Send.

Within the next few seconds, my phone vibrated. I held my breath feeling silly to be so excited about a message.

The one and only:-P

I laughed but then my smile faded. I liked this guy. Way too much. I'd been burned before. And I didn't want that to happen again.

I needed to stay away. At least till I could control myself around him.

I replied, texting him quickly,

I'm sorry. I'm really busy for the next couple of days. Maybe another other time.

I felt bad for lying but it was necessary. Besides, it wasn't like he'd have trouble finding someone else to show him around. Girls must fall at his feet just by looking at him.

I shook my head and decided to forget about him. Yes, he was my neighbor. But I'd find some way to avoid him.

It couldn't be that difficult.

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James frowned looking at the screen of his phone.

She said she was busy. Didn't she agree to show him around a while ago? What could cause her to change her mind so quickly?

He could tell she was lying. She had agreed to it just this morning. Was she avoiding him?

He smirked.

It wasn't going to work.

He decided to ignore the message.

He had other plans.

Eva would have to be shown that he didn't take no for an answer.