SHE

FIVE

~You used to call me on my cell phone~

I blinked my eyes open, trying to understand where I was and who's arms were currently around me.

~Late night when you need my love~

Eden groaned, but as she opened her arms, a smile spread on her lips. She was gorgeous, even in the morning.

~Call me on my cell phone~

"I like you checking me out and you can do that for hours after you answer that annoying phone call," she said.

~Late-night when you need my-~

"Yes?" I yawned.

"Did I wake you up, princess?" it was my dad.

I instantly felt a grin break out. I missed his voice so much.

"Just a little, but it's alright," I said, "is something wrong?"

"Sorry, completely forgot about the time zones. You know how I am. Anyways, I just wanted to let you know that we'll be back for the holidays."

I squealed like a little girl. I couldn't even tell when the last time I saw my parents was. I knew they had a business to run and it wasn't a small one at all, so I could deal with barely seeing them. They still loved me a lot and that's all that was important.

"Really? That's fabulous, daddy!" I smiled, "can't wait to see you both."

"Glad you're happy, princess," dad laughed, "I'll let you go back to sleep now."

I knew he had work to do but he wouldn't say it out loud, because I'd be hurt and he didn't want that no matter what.

"Alright, kiss mom from me, love you."

"Love you too, princess," dad said, ending the call.

I checked the time on my phone. 2:25. I overslept.

I started climbing out of the bed, only to be stopped by Eden's arm.

"Where to?" she asked, confused.

"Home," I stated simply, "it's already 2."

"Why? You can stay," she looked at me trying to figure me out.

I looked around indecisively. It's not like I had anyone or anything to go home to anyways, but at the same time, I had always stayed home, never missed a night, except for when I was out of town.

"Let me rephrase that," Eden said, "I'd like you to stay."

I guess she sensed my indecisiveness. It was hard to say no when such a stunning beauty was asking you to stay in an incredibly comfy and warm bed.

She didn't even wait for my response as she pulled me back wrapping her arm around my waist, my stomach groaning in response.

"Hungry?" she asked, smiling.

All I could do was stare at her full lips and nod. She smirked, kissing me softly, earning a muffled moan from me.

"Let's go eat something downstairs," she smiled at my response.

"Can we just go back to sleep?" I asked, groaning.

Getting out of this comfiness wasn't a thing I wanted to do at all. I would have to be starving to do that.

"Whatever you say, beautiful."

She got even closer to me and soon enough both of us fell asleep once again.

"Time to wake up, Eden!" Lucy shouted, barging into the room, opening the curtains.

"Mom! Just let us sleep 5 more minutes, please," Eden groaned.

Her arms moved from my back to my ass, squeezing it, which earned a quiet laugh from me.

"Don't even start, get your ass up, young-,"

She didn't continue, realizing Eden wasn't alone, and for the first time actually looking at the bed and seeing me there.

"Oh," she smiled, "you have 5 minutes, ladies!"

Lucy left us alone, closing the door behind her.

"Good morning," Eden smiled, leaning in for a kiss. I stopped her, putting a finger on her lips, smiling.

"Morning breath," I stated.

"Well we can do something that doesn't involve such problems," she smirked.

Her arm slowly moved from my bottom to my stomach, her fingers teasingly getting lower and lower. I closed my eyes, trying to stay focused.

"Eden," I softly moaned.

I wanted it to sound like a warning for her to stop, but instead, it sounded far more like an invitation. Thanks, body.

Her fingers were barely there, when she suddenly pulled her hand back, kissing me and getting out of bed.

I just laid there breathless. Oh no, she didn't.

"Why would you do that?" I groaned, growing frustrated.

She looked at me over the shoulder, smirking.

"You think 5 minutes with you is enough for me? I wouldn't be able to stop," she said, her voice lower, this time me being on the receiving end of a warning.

I stared at her, my mouth opening and closing, not being sure of what to say. I had to regain at least some sort of self-control around her.

"Good to know," I said, acting as if I hadn't just heard that.

We quickly got ready, Eden giving me clothes to wear since I didn't want to wear the ones from yesterday, not bothering putting on make up for school.

"You look pretty good in my clothes," she said, placing a kiss on my cheek, soon leaving the room.

The kisses had become a normal routine for us even though we knew each other for the very few 3 days. It felt natural, but still, it was slightly weird to think about.

I walked downstairs greeted by the lovely smell of waffles and coffee.

"It smells amazing," I said, drooling already.

"Thanks, sweetie. Waffles are pretty much the only thing I know how to cook," Lucy laughed.

I took a seat, eating the whole portion Lucy had put on for me, making sure to finish the fruit salad and coffee.

"I can't even tell how long it's been since I've had breakfast like this," I smiled, feeling grateful. Eden looked at me, laughing at the pace I ate the whole thing.

"Well then make sure to be here more often, you're welcome to eat with us whenever, hun," Lucy smiled.

"That's so nice of you, but I can't possibly accept that Eden's already.." I couldn't finish the sentence.

What I meant to say is Eden already helped me so much, she pretty much brought me back to life... She was like a miracle I'd forever be thankful for because for once I didn't feel lonely or empty.

"You were saying.." Eden smiled mischievously, daring me to finish that sentence.

"What I meant to say is that Eden already helps me a lot, giving me rides to school and everything," I winked at her.

"And everything, huh?" Eden said loud enough for only me to hear.

I'm pretty sure I was blushing at this point. I never blushed. Lucy was staring at both of us, smiling.

"You girls seem to be pretty close already, I'm glad my daughter isn't whoring around like normal," she smiled, "I'm getting some peace and quiet for once."

"Mom!" Eden shouted.

At that moment I was drinking my coffee, choking on it. The coughing eventually turning into laughing. By now Eden was patting my back, whilst Lucy handed me a glass of water, chuckling at her own joke.

"Thanks, girls, I'll survive," I laughed, taking the glass and drinking half of it.

"On that note, it's time for you both to go, otherwise you might be late," Lucy said, checking the time.

I grabbed my bag, putting on my superstars. "Thanks for the breakfast, Lucy. You're the best," I smiled, kissing her on the cheek.

"Welcome sweetie, you better be here for dinner," she smiled back, slapping my butt as I was walking away which earned a laugh from me.

"Mom, stop flirting with Ruby," Eden groaned, already waiting for me by the door.

"Have a good day, girls!" Lucy shouted as the door was closing.

"Could you be any slower?" Eden whined, already holding out the helmet for me.

"Only for you baby," I whispered in her ear, grabbing the helmet.

"You're such a tease," Eden sighed, turning on the engine as we drove out of the garage and into the streets.

Once we were at the school, Eden put an arm around my shoulders, the both of us walking inside. I didn't even mind it, we were just being friendly.

"Do you need anything from the lockers?"

"No, I'm fine, let's go to the class."

"Ruby!" I heard Tiffs voice behind us.

I turned around, seeing her race down the hallway.

"What's up?" I asked, my smile fading a little.

"I can't find my uniform anywhere, do you know where it is?" she asked. She didn't even apologize or give an explanation for not turning up yesterday.

"Why would you need it?" I asked, raising a brow.

I was nice, 98 times out of 100, the 2 exceptions being disrespect and the team. She had just managed to get both of them.

"Um... For the practice?" she asked, seemingly confused. I didn't answer, letting her figure it out herself.

"You kicked me out of the team?" she said, her voice hushed.

"No," I corrected her, "you left the team."

She took a step towards me, hate radiating off her eyes. Eden looked between me and her.

"You don't have the right to do that, Ruby," she said.

"Tiff, let's not do this. We both know you did it to yourself, you could have let me know if you had something to do and I would let you off, instead you did the team the dirty way. You disrespected the team and me, therefore I see no reason for you to still be a part of it if you think that is okay," I told her.

Tiff took another step towards me, this time getting too close, so Eden put a hand between us, stopping whatever she was trying to do. She glared at the arm and then at me, clenching her fists.

I knew she wanted to destroy me, but also the both of us knew if she ever said that, she'd be the one destroyed as no one in this town would allow that. My parents were too well-known for it to get anywhere near that. This was not me using my authority, this was me protecting my team that put their effort, tears, and sweat just to be there. And so had she, until she blatantly threw it away, thinking she deserved some sort of special treatment.

So instead she turned around, walking away.

Part of me felt bad, and then there was a part of me that had this bad feeling in my stomach. Something just wasn't right about this. Tiff was a fighter, yet she had walked away.

"You okay?" Eden asked.

I nodded and walked to the class.