Chapter 6

Anna frowned, oblivious that she was helplessly checking out the guy. Something about him just screamed danger and confidence. He played like he was born to. And apparently, she found it very attractive. 

In the heat of the moment, his face turned and his eyes stared right back into hers. Shocked, she felt heat reaching up her cheeks as she couldn't avoid his gaze. 

"Earth to Anna?" Bea's voice pulled her out of her trance. 

She averted her eyes and turned her head. "Huh?" 

"The game's over." 

"Oh." 

They stood up and waited for John and Ben from the locker rooms to change. Anna had an uneasy feeling as she thought back to the guy named Zachary. 

Her thoughts vanished when her phone rang inside the pocket of her red hoodie dress. She reached for her vibrating phone and answered it once she noticed her Grandmother calling. 

"Hello, Grandma," she immediately greeted, feeling the sudden craving of the familiar sound of Lola's voice. 

"Hello, Dear. I thought you should be home by this time?" 

"Oh, yes. Well, John and Ben have football practice and they're the ones who gave me the ride. I have no car, remember? So I have to wait patiently. And it's kind of awesome, Grandma. The football team is awesome." 

She heard Lola's sigh. Her Grandmother had always known of her obsession with football. "Alright. I'm glad you're having a good time. Come home soon, alright?" 

"Yes, Grandma." 

"Goodbye." 

She stood up. "Goodbye." She hung up and put her cellphone inside her pocket. 

"Who is that?" 

She jumped back in surprise, not knowing someone was behind her. "God, Jake! Stop doing that!" 

Jake looked amused. "Doing what?" 

"Stop..creeping me out every time." 

Jake scooted closer and towered above her. "I'm creeping you out?" 

She snorted and thought to herself, 'You're the freaking Big Bad Wolf, you should know how creepy you are.' Instead, she said, "No, you're just..surprising me." 

"I love surprises." 

"Well, I don't." 

"Then, you're no fun," he grumbled, walking past her. She just looked at him strangely and shook her head, following him outside. She caught up on Bea and Ben walking out as other players were also going out. 

Remebering that she should call her Grandma and tell her she was on her way home now, Anna touched her pocket and was shocked to not feel the hard surface of her phone. She must had dropped it from somewhere after the game. 

She returned back quickly and looked around for her lost phone. She searched everywhere, on the seats, under the seats, but when she found none, she sat down on one of the seats and sighed. 

"You're looking for this?" a deep voice asked behind her. 

She stood up quickly and turned around to see Zachary Harrison, freshly out of bath and handsome. She looked from his devilish eyes and down to the familiar phone in his hand. 

"Y-Yes," she stuttered. "Thank you." 

As Zach reached out his hand to give her the phone, they both felt tingles as their skins brushed against each other. 

"I'm Zach." 

"Anna." 

"You should be careful. Things always get lost around here." 

"Yeah." She smiled. "Good game."

"Yeah, thanks." 

She felt shy for somehow, knowing they had shared gazes at each other during the game. His eyes were just so mesmerizing that she couldn't avoid his heated gaze as if she was frozen in place, at the moment.

"So, uhm, I have to go," she said. "Thank you again." 

"Welcome." 

She walked past him and from the corner of her eye, she could see his smirk and could feel his devilish eyes burning her. Her heart was pounding for some unknown reasons and she was afraid he was hearing it. 

Just as she was about to almost run out, she heard him saying, "You should tie your hair high on your head." 

She was in utmost shock that she did not even give a response. Nor turn around to look at him. Because she knew..this guy just saw the love bites all over her neck!