Torn Between Two Enemies

Chapter 6

Penny Baker is pretty, Lucas thinks. She almost looks like Kate: tall, blonde, and blue-eyed. She could be as popular, and she’s smart too. But there’s a huge difference between Kate and Penny. Kate is blue blood and comes from old money white collar family. Penny Baker is, well, none of that. Penny hangs out with Jessica Arnolds a lot. They seem to be best friends since grade school or something. Now Jessica is Mark’s girlfriend, so there they all are. Lucas, Mark, Jessica, and Penny.

Here’s a little problem, it seems like Penny is interested in him. She might even have a crush on him. Lucas is not blind nor is he insensitive. Jessica has been trying, not so subtly, for more or less a year, to fix them up. She keeps on talking about double date to movies or pizza. Yeah, this is the part where Lucas can’t. He doesn’t date. As simple as that. If Penny wants to make out and do it with him, that would be swell. Lucas will be all for that. The thing is, Lucas doesn’t think that is the only thing that Penny wishes from him. She will want to date him. And Lucas, yeah, again, doesn’t date.

At some point he needs to talk to Penny, clear the air, so she won’t get her hopes up. Perhaps, he can do it now. Not in front of Mark and Jessica, though. Perhaps he can ask her to go get an ice cream or something.

“Hey,” Lucas says to Penny.

Penny’s eyes widen, she gasps. Yeah, definitely a crush, Lucas groans although not out loud. “Hey,” Penny says back, before giggling a little.

At the corner of his eyes Lucas sees Jessica gasp as well. Her face is full of hope. She looks giddy with excitement as if Lucas just greeted her instead of Penny. Lucas groans again. Sucks. Then he sees Mark, he’s trying to mouth an apology to him. Lucas grins and waves a little. That gives Mark comfort.

Lucas sits beside Penny and hears her breath hitch. He tries hard not to roll his eyes. “Wanna get out of here?”

Now both Penny and Jessica gasp. “Where?” Penny squeaks.

Lucas laughs. “Ice cream,” he says. “You wanna grab some ice cream?”

“Oh,” Jessica squeaks as well, but then she claps her hands. “Great! Let’s we all go.”

“No,” Mark says fast. “Babe, I don’t think Lucas is inviting us.”

“Oh, he won’t mind,” Jessica insists.

Lucas chuckles. “Sorry, Jess babe,” he says. “This is going to be a party of two.”

Jessica’s jaw drops. She looks dejected but recovers fast. “Oh,” she says. “Of course.”

Lucas winks at her by way of apology before holding out his hand towards Penny, asking her to take it. She does, although still looks nervous, can’t stop giggling.

The drive to the town famous ice cream parlor is fast. It’s a Saturday night and Lucas hopes that most of the high school students go to the movies or something. There will be families with children there, but no boys will take their dates there tonight, right?

Wrong.

Lucas is shocked with how wrong he is. As they walk from the parking lot to the ice cream parlor, he hears somebody call for Penny. Just like that, she’s ambushed with a hug. Penny and the person who hugs her then giggle like crazy.

Emma Garcia.

Lucas knows Emma Garcia. She’s cool, pretty, sexy, and smart. She’s one of them–the ones that come from the family of blue collar. What’s different about her is that she has two boys that she calls best friends since they’re very young, like kindergarten or something. They’re always together. The boys are Parker Mortimer and Chris Forrester. Now those two, come from old money white collar families. How these three can still be best friends after all these years are a wonder for everybody. Lucas envies that. Why couldn’t Kate and he be like them?

Lucas sighs, the fact that they’re here will ruin his intention to talk to Penny. Now these people might think that they’re a couple. Whatever.

“Hey, Lucas,” greets a voice. Parker’s.

“Hey, Parker,” Lucas greets him back. “You guys getting ice cream?”

“Just did,” Parker answers. “We’re gonna watch a movie now. You’re gonna get ice cream?”

“Wanna join us?” Emma asks, her voice is sweet.

Parker laughs a little. “Don’t push now, Em,” he says, hugging Emma. “But if you guys are down, then sure.”

Why? He just denied Jessica, why does he have to do it all over again now with Emma? All he wants to do is just talking to Penny but now the whole school will think that they’re an item. Lucas looks at Penny, her eyes are huge. She seems eager to spend time with Emma and Parker, double dating. Even though Emma and Parker are not lovers.

The thing is, Parker is a cool dude. He’s one of the not so many rich boys that Lucas can tolerate. They can even be good friends should they don’t live in Alpequa. f**k! If they’re going to watch a movie, then he has to call Mark now, asking him and Jessica to join them. He doesn’t want to hurt Jessica’s feelings.

“What do you think?” he asks Penny without much enthusiasm.

Penny’s eyes widen with excitement, she nods. “I’d like that,” she answers. “Maybe we can invite Mark and Jess as well?”

Lucas nods. “Okay, let me call them.”

Emma jumps and clasps. “Oh, great!” She says. “Let me call Jess for you. Now if you still wanna get ice cream we can all go back there, we have time. Chris and Hannah are still there, she’s late so Chris is still accompanying her eating her ice cream.”

Her words shocked Lucas. “Who?” he asks fast.

“Chris and Hannah,” Emma answers.

Hannah. Hannah who? Can’t be, right? “Do we have a friend named Hannah?” Lucas asks, dreading the answer.

“Hannah is in college now,” Parker answers. “You might know her, Hannah Williams. She goes to NYU but often comes home on weekends.”

Lucas feels suffocated. No, no, no… “They’re dating?”

“Last year, I think. Although, I can be wrong,” Emma is the one who answers now. “They broke up because, well, you know Chris. But Hannah is so beautiful and I think they still keep in touch. Whenever she’s in town they make a point to meet.”

Last year, really? Was that the reason why Logan chose Notre Dame? Lucas knew that Logan broke up with Hannah because she had betrayed him. Logan had told him himself. So, it was Chris. Hannah had betrayed Logan with Chris. That son of a b***h! God damnit! Lucas can’t hear it anymore. He needs to get out of there. He takes a deep breath before taking all the power he can muster to talk. “You know what, I just remember something,” he says. “I can’t go with you guys. I have an errand to run.”

Now everybody looks at him funny.

“What?” Penny asks, confused.

“Yeah, sorry,” Lucas says without really looking at Penny. “If you want, you can still go with them. But if you don’t wanna watch the movie, I can take you home.”

Nobody talks now. They know they can’t force him. Lucas doesn’t look like a guy that can be forced to do anything that he doesn’t want to do. Parker then nods at Lucas before giving Penny a kind smile.

“You’re welcome to join us, Penny,” he says.

“Yes, Pen,” Emma says, hugging her again. “Join us.”

But Penny shakes her head, trying hard not to cry. “No, that’s alright,” she says. “I’ll go home with Lucas.”

Lucas nods. “Okay, then,” he says, turning around to go back to his truck again, not waiting for Penny. “Let’s go.”

What a jerk! Penny should just stay and go watch a movie with Emma and the others. Emma touches her hand for a second, pleading for her to stay. But Penny shakes her head. She smiles to Emma before chasing Lucas back to his truck.

Lucas drive fast, he drives recklessly. He doesn’t even ask for her address, and Penny knows that he doesn’t know where she lives. She doesn’t say anything, even when Lucas makes a wrong turn, she still doesn’t say anything. He doesn’t drive her towards her house. He drives her to a small wood not far from their school.

Lucas is angry, but Penny doesn’t know why. He was alright when he was talking to Parker and Emma. He was a little annoyed, but not angry. Penny knows that Lucas didn’t really want to go to the movies or do a double date. But he was being cool about it. Until… wait, when did he start getting angry? Parker and Emma mentioned about Chris and Hannah. Was that the reason? Everybody at school knows that there has been a little competition between Chris and Lucas. They both are playboys, and bad boys. Lucas didn’t use to be like that. He used to be invisible. Now he’s just another Chris.

But it was not the mention of Chris’ name that made him angry, Penny thinks. It was Hannah. He was asking about Hannah, pretending like he didn’t know Hannah. Who doesn’t know Hannah? She’s only the most beautiful girl of all. OMG! Does Lucas have a crush on Hannah as well? Now Penny remembers something from last year. Lucas, Mark, Dion, Jessica, and she were hanging out together before they decided that they were hungry and opted for Italian subs. The place was full, so they gave Lucas the order and made him wait for the food himself while they were all waiting in the parking lot.

When he came out, though, he was not alone. He opened the door for a very beautiful girl, not just any beautiful girl. It was Hannah Williams, a very popular senior, the head cheerleader, the homecoming queen. Hannah seemed upset, or sad, or whatever. And Lucas, somehow, briefly, seemed like he was touching her hand, squeezing it before they went their separate ways. Penny remembers Mark and Dion ask Lucas about that, teasing him too. Lucas just chuckled but didn’t say anything. And now, he pretended he didn’t know Hannah in front of Parker and Emma.

This sucks! Were Chris and Lucas competing for Hannah’s affection?

The car stops. At the edge of the woods. Lucas doesn’t look at Penny so Penny doesn’t look at him either. She lowers her head and plays with the hem of her shirt.

“Wanna make out,” Lucas says, casually so. Still not looking at Penny.

His words stun Penny. She doesn’t know what to say. If she says no, will Lucas hate her? So, she nods.

“Cool,” Lucas says. “Don’t worry, I have condoms.”

Oh God. Penny is a virgin, but can she tell him that? What if after her telling him that, he gets angry and asks her to leave his truck? No, that can’t happen. Penny has a crush on Lucas. A huge one. But he has condoms, right?

Lucas moves fast. Before she knows it, he’s all over her. His mouth attacks hers and his hands roam everywhere.

“Lucas,” Penny pleads. “Slow down, please.”

Lucas stops all of a sudden. “You don’t want it?” he asks, confused.

His question scares her. What if he gets angry if she says that she doesn’t want it? She then answers fasts. “Of course, I want it. Just, slow down a little.”

Lucas smirks. “Okay,” he says, then winks. “I can do that.”

Then he attacks her again. This time, not as aggressive. His movement is lazy but still strong. Somehow Penny gets excited. It’s good. The way Lucas does it, it feels so good. She doesn’t care about anything anymore now. She throws caution to the wind. Lucas has condoms. Penny closes her eyes and wraps her hands around his neck, letting him have his way with her.

Lucas sees Penny’s hands on his neck as further invitation. He reaches for her body and makes her sit on top of him. Their mouths never leave each other. His hands start to roam under her T-shirt now. She doesn’t stop him so he continues going up, finding her bra. He squeezes her breasts under her bra, making her moan. Now they’re both grinding against each other.

Lucas reaches between them to unbutton his 501. “Take off your jeans,” he says in a raspy voice.

Penny hesitates, but only a while. She can’t back down now. Lucas might call her a tease. She takes off her jeans. Penny’s eyes widen when she sees Lucas’ p***s sprang free. It stands up strong and proud. The boy doesn’t even wear underwear.

Penny tries not to shiver. She knows she’s wet, all the making out has made her wet. But is it wet enough, though? Can her v****a accommodate his p***s? It looks so big. But Penny has never seen other p*****s. She can’t make a fair comparison. Maybe it’s just a normal size. Oh God, what should she do now? Thank God it’s dark, Lucas can’t see her terrified face.

Lucas chuckles. “I hope you don’t mind I go commando,” he says. “No clean laundry. I usually do it on the weekends, which is tomorrow. Are you wearing underwear?”

Penny nods. “Yes,” she answers shyly.

“Why so shy?” Lucas asks. Then he continues, “Are they clean?”

Penny’s jaw drops. “You jerk,” she says while slapping his body.

Lucas laughs, grabbing both of her hands. He then secures her hands behind her back with one hand while his other hand squeezes her breast again. His movement is so good Penny can’t help but moan. They start to grind again, except now Lucas is naked down there while Penny is still wearing her underwear. Lucas’ hand goes down, squeezing her cheek before touching her down there. Penny moans again and starts to grind harder.

Lucas chuckles, sensing her urgency. “Take off your underwear,” he says.

Penny nods and does as told. She then waits while Lucas reaches out to grab something from the glove compartment. The condoms. He takes one and pulls the wrapper open with his teeth before sheathing himself fast.

“Whenever you’re ready,” he says, back yo being casual.

Wow, that’s very romantic. Not. Penny tries not to think about it. She lowers herself, positioning her v****a on top of his p***s. This is going to hurt, she knows it. But maybe not that much if she just drops down fast. She’s wet enough and Lucas’ p***s is hard as a rock. The pain will subside in one go, right? Well, she won’t know if she doesn’t try.

Penny then did just that, without success. And just like that, Lucas knows. The barrier. Once again, he’s met with the barrier. “You’re a virgin,” he accuses. All of a sudden, he looks angry.

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