Confusion
Sixteen: Ellie
“Oh, at the house I heard you and Lexi talking about researching the old Toms for a way to break contracts. Have you started? Researching that is?”
I sit up on our bed as the door had just closed with Caleb leaving for morning training. I wasn’t able to sleep at all last night. His words still running around in my head. I clammed up when he said them. I just don’t know how to respond. He says he wants to give us a chance to actually be a real couple. That he has feelings for me. I’m stunned. I mean, I know he has been touchy with me, but I haven’t taken it to heart. Now that I know what he wants, I’ve become self-conscious around him. I made sure not to cuddle with him at all last night. I feel like sh*t not sleeping all night long. I flip the covers off of me a
