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“Who the hell wants to know if I prefer blondes or brunettes? Or if I pay attention to a girl’s nail color?” His face scrunches up in disbelief, and I can’t help but burst out laughing.
I quickly cover my mouth, giggling into my hand. He looks amused, his eyes scanning my face with interest.
“Knox, it’s clearly a life or death question for your female fan base. Don’t you know every girl is chasing after you?”
Teasing him is so easy. Half the time he takes it well, the other half it really gets under his skin. But it’s so fun to poke at him.
“Zip it, baby doll. The only girl I want is the one who doesn’t chase me… She’s hard to get the attention of.” His eyes scan the paper in front of him, brushing off his own comments.
“Why is it complicated?” I ask softly, drawing his attention. I really want to know who this girl is. It’s been driving me crazy ever since he first mentioned her.
He breathes out through his nose, sitting up straight and rubbing the back of his neck with a groan. He looks uncomfortable talking about this, like he wants to escape the conversation. But I’ll find out eventually. Right?
“It’s… she’s… ughhhh… I don’t know if she likes me back….”
I’ve never seen him this unsure before, especially over a girl. He’s usually so confident, so full of himself when it comes to women. Why is he so hung up on this particular girl?
He’s scared. He’s human.
“That’s why it’s complicated? Because you think she doesn’t like you back? Have you asked her?”
“Well…. no bu-“
“Then ask her. But tell me why it’s complicated, maybe I can help?…” I’m trying to keep my irritation to a minimum. Just say her damn name, Carter, so I can move on.
“If I tell you why it’s complicated, you’ll know who she is… I kn… ugh… I hate this!”
“Say it, Carter! Have some balls and ask her out!” I push his buttons, and he shoots me an irritated look.
Come on, say it! Man up and say her name. It shouldn’t be that hard, but he’s treating it like it’s a matter of life and death.
“Alex, it’s com-
“Don’t you dare say it’s complicated! Tell me why you think it’s complicated! Tell me! Come on, say it.” I’m getting annoyed at how much he’s avoiding the issue.
“Ale “
“Grow a pair, Carter. Come on. Spit it o-” I cut him off, shouting at him.
“IT’S MY BEST FRIEND’S SISTER!…” He roars back at me, a look of shock on his own face. “Fuck!…” He closes his eyes, not wanting to look at me.
He rubs his hands up and down his face, as if trying to erase what he just said. His eyes are squeezed shut, like he never wants to open them again,
Meanwhile, my heart is racing, pounding so hard it feels like it’s going to burst out of my chest.
Holy shit… he likes Sam?
I’m frozen in my seat, my mind somewhere else, my body numb. He opens his eyes to see me still sitting there in silence, wide-eyed and shocked. “Baby doll? Say something?”
Staring at nothing, realization hits me hard. He doesn’t like you, he likes your sister.
It makes sense. He likes Sam, she doesn’t chase after him because she’s with Tyson, and it’s complicated because she’s getting married. It all makes sense now.
“You like Sam?” I whisper, still in a daze as I piece together all the information.
“What? No! Alex, I don’t like Sam…” He shakes his head rapidly. I twist around to face him, confused and stuttering.
“You d-don’t like Sam? Who do y- you don’t like Maddie, do you?” I ask, my eyebrow quivering as I wince in anticipation of his reply.
Oh god, please tell me he’s not into fifteen-year-olds.
“Jesus, no! Maddie? God, no! She’s like fifteen!” He defends himself and starts to laugh out loud. Why is he laughing?
“Why are you laughing?” His laughter dies down a little after a few moments of hearing the confusion in my voice. He just stares at me, like he’s waiting for somet??/p>
My eyes widen in disbelief, the realization hitting me like a freight train. My heart races uncontrollably, a sudden surge of excitement coursing through my veins.
“Me?” I stammer, my voice barely a whisper. “No, you-what? Are you out of your mind? You need your head checked! This isn’t funny, Carter…” My mind spins, trying to piece together this unexpected revelation.
He couldn’t possibly like me. I’m just Alex, the girl who used to push his buttons and vice versa. I’m not like those girls he’s with every night. It can’t be me. It just can’t.
But he hasn’t denied it. My emotions ricochet from confusion to annoyance to nervousness at this… revelation.
“For the smartest person I know, you’re pretty slow on the uptake, baby doll. I don’t need my head checked, I’m perfectly fine. And do you see me laughing?”
His eyes lock with mine, but I sit back in the seat, gripping it tightly and breathing heavily as I process this shocking news. Knox Carter likes me. I’m the girl.
The Giants quarterback, the sexiest man alive, the guy every girl wants to be with, likes me. This guy has lost his mind.
“I’m…”
“The girl? Yeah… you’re the girl. And it’s complicated because of one thing…”
“Kyle,” I breathe out, and he confirms it with a nod of his head. He rests his head against the seat, looking up at the ceiling of the plane, lost in thought.
A silence falls between us, broken only by the faint sound of his agent talking on the phone in the distance.
As my breathing and heart rate slowly return to normal, I begin to wonder if this could all be a dream. I could wake up at any moment.
It can’t be me. I can’t be the girl.
“Is this a dream?” I murmur under my breath. This can’t be real. I must have made this all up in my head.
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