Chasing Leah (Journey #1)

“Uh no just going to grab Ally.” I try to push Caleb along but his feet seem to be glued to the spot while he stares up at his idol.

“She should have caught me at the party, I could have brought her home.” The blond who has now lost Chases attention, rolls her eyes at him and huffs out a breath. “Chase,” she whines, “think we can move this inside?”

He looks back at her like he suddenly realized she was there again. “Just give me a minute Ashley,” he pulls out his keys and lets her in closing the door behind her. He leans down to Calebs level. “Hey dude you being a little bit of a night owl?” Caleb who clearly doesn’t understand what Chase means giggles at him and makes weird little hoo hoo noises which I’m assuming is his owl noise. Chase straightens back up and looks down at me again, concerned etched across his face. “You sure your okay Leah? What happened with that guy back there?”

“Nothing. That was Gage from the other night. He was trying to get a little feely with me but I took care of him.”

He gives me a small smirk, “Yeah I noticed that by the way he was clutching his balls. I even felt a little sorry for him.” He pauses and looks back down at with me with a frown. “Sometimes it’s okay for other people to take of you though Leah, I’d do that if you let me.”

I glare back at him, feeling anger rise up in my chest. “Well obviously I can do it myself, I don’t need anyone else. Now why don’t you get back to your DATE?” I throw back at him. “I need to go. Allys waiting for me.”

By the time I come back from picking up a stumbling Ally and Skylar, I note that Chases jeep isn’t where its normally parked in its front row parking spot. I glance over at his door when we head back in and don’t see a light peeking out from under the door. I feel a pang of guilt for the way I talked to him earlier. He was just trying to look out for me and I just pushed him away like I do most people. The anger seemed to be more from the jealousy I was feeling about him having a date.

It wasn’t his fault I had not so subtly told him I wasn’t interested in a romantic relationship with him. He had the right to date anyone he wanted and of course Ashley was gorgeous with long tan legs, blonde hair, and boobs that every guy would drool over, I could see why Chase was out with her. They looked like a perfect couple with Chases athletic build mixed in with a bit of bad boy and his emerald green eyes that sparkled.

I just needed to concentrate on school and work, guys could and would be put on the back burner until then. Maybe I could get put into the Guinness book of world records for being the oldest virgin ever.





Chapter 14


Chase

Of course Leah seemed pissed about me showing up with another girl or maybe she was just pissed about that dude Gage. It’s hard to read her sometimes and normally I understand girls pretty well growing up with so many of them.

After Leah left I slowly made my way back into the apartment to deal with Ashley. She insisted on coming back to my apartment with me and after the cold shoulder from Leah at the party, I figured why not. A quickie with Ash and then I’ll take her home. But after seeing Leah in all her fierceness and how sexy she looked with her short skirt and boobs nicely pushed up in that corset thing, I couldn’t think of anything but her.

“Hey Ash, mind if I take you home now?” I ask after closing the door behind me and hunting her down, which she just so happened to find her way to the middle of my bed. Damn Leah must have some weird voodoo shit going on with me cause Ashley is looking fucking hot but my dick is not interested.

A shocked look crosses her perfect features and then quickly passes, “Oh you wanna go back to my place then, that’s fine.” She scootches off the bed and tries to wrap her arms around my neck but I lightly shove her away. “No that’s not it Ash. There’s kind of this girl I’m interested in and I just don’t think this should happen.” I motion between the two of us and chew on my lip, waiting for one of the famous Ashley tantrums that I remember all too well.

“That girl in the hall right? I knew it, I could totally feel the tension between you guys. So what’s the problem, you don’t want to deal with having a girlfriend that has a kid?”

Wow not the reaction I was expecting at all. Her tone is actually……understanding? Maybe Ash has changed since we broke up.

“No that’s not it at all. Calebs awesome and you know I love kids, I kinda have to. Leahs the problem. I think she wants to be with me but she says she doesn’t need to date, too much going on. I don’t know if that’s her nice way of letting me down or what.”