Alle Kapitel von One Of the Guys: Part 1: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 10

My heart skipped a beat. He wanted me to come. He wanted to be around me. Maybe this year would be different after all. Maybe he could see himself with me and not see me as one of the guys anymore. Keegan’s birthday is in September, so we are only a few months apart in age. My frown quickly turned into a half smile as I connected my eyes to his. As I was about to accept his gentlemanly offer, I saw those beautiful lips part to tell me more incredibly angelic words. “I would love for you to meet Jada,” Keegan said, stifling my daydream.“Ja-Ja-Jada?” I stuttered, fidgeting with the rind of the dirty watermelon. “Oh yeah, Kee has a new girllll-friend,” Baylen teased, poking Keegan in the side, “She doesn’t go to Huff though. She is from Northern.” “Oh nice. I uh, can’t today, Casey and I are actually finishing school shopping with my mom. Thanks for the invite. I have to clean my watermelon…or my shoulder…Maybe another time?” I said, trying to hold it together. “Sure Squirt! Have fu

“So wait, he ran over and helped you and then he stared at you when you were leaving?” Casey asked as she pulled on a super cute pair of ripped jeans. “Yes, but please don’t do that thing you do where you try to make up some chemical romance between us that doesn’t exist,” I quipped. I held my breath because I knew she was about to do exactly that. “James, you really gotta stop selling yourself short. You are stupid hot and guys notice. Jeff in my Spanish class said he saw you play softball this summer and you are super yums,” Casey boasted. Casey has called me James ever since I told her that I had my grandpa’s name as my middle name. She used to call me the girl with the manly middle name, but she has really come a long way in her friendly-bullying phase. “Case, Jeff fingered that girl Coda in the treehouse last May. Then he told everyone about it. No thank you!” I yelled over the dressing room wall. The shirts I was trying were too tight. I knew my body had developed a lo

“Squirt. I want you to meet Jada,” Keegan said, grabbing my hand as I walked passed. “Oh, I didn’t even see you guys. I was in my own world. Sorry I am just so tired from shopping. Hi Jada, I’m Brees, not SQUIRT,” I said looking annoyedly at Keegan, as I reached out my hand with the fakest smile I could muster. “Hello Brees. It is such a pleasure to meet you. Keegan talks about all of you so much, but especially you Brees,” Jada said. “He said you are like a little sister and he thinks we would be great friends.” Her words stopped me in my tracks. Little sister? That’s all I’ll ever be to him. I will be 16 this Christmas and he literally hasn’t even turned 16 yet, but I’m like a little sister? Someone get me out of this nightmare. It wasn’t bad enough that he didn’t love me back, but now he has his girlfriend at my house and she thinks I’m like a sister to him. I could literally scream right now. “Keegan has always been like an annoying brother to Brees too,” Casey jumped in and p

I woke up in the back of the Jeep. I was laying on someone’s chest. I could smell cologne and feel warmth on my cheek. Did Jeff ride home with us? I was in such a state of confusion. “She is up,” I heard a voice say. “Brees, you ok Squirt?” It was Keegan. I was laying on KEEGAN’S chest and he had his arm around me. Baylen was frantically driving me home and Jada was in the front seat by him. “How is she Keegan?” I heard her say, as I still was trying to figure out what was going on. “Brees, someone hit you in the head with a football and you blacked out. We are taking you home and the paramedics are meeting us there. It was quicker this way,” Keegan said. He pushed my hair out of my face and pulled my chin up so that my eyes were facing his. His eyes were stricken with angst and concern. I didn’t like to see those baby blues anything other than happy.“You gave us a real scare, kiddo. I’m glad you are awake now,” he said softly, kissing my hairline. Keegan always kissed my hairl

The next morning I felt a little discombobulated and my head hurt something awful, but my heart leapt. The warm feeling I had in my stomach and my cheeks was something I had never felt before. This must be what love feels like. Like a sweet cherry on top of a sundae. I could almost taste it. The idea that Keegan may possibly reciprocate his feelings for me is almost too much to think about. The sun was up already, so I knew mom would be up. I could smell the sweet, buttery pancakes she was making and it made my stomach growl a little. I actually hate when people say that their stomach is growling. It is in fact the peristalsis waves attempting to move food through your digestive tract, but that’s neither here nor there. I needed to get food if I was going to be able to think straight. As I got out of bed, my tank top strap fell sloppily down my shoulder and my baggy, navy blue, basketball shorts fell slightly below my underwear line. I pulled on my Scooby-Doo slippers that dad had g