Suddenly Sunny

Shocked

My second morning, Elijah and Rowan take the younger two kids on a trip and leave me and Kai home. The next couple of days, I watch as Kai leaves with his friends and comes back late at night. I hear a car pull up and check the time. My phone says 12:30 am.

He stumbles up the stairs and I can hear a girl giggling as she helps him get up the stairs. Then, I hear another girl say something.

"I can't wait to get him in his room and get his clothes off. He's so hot!" She sounds desperate.

I step out of my room and stop them when they get to the top of the staircase.

"I'll take it from here, thanks." I grab his arm and place it over my shoulder.

I wrap my arm around his waist and help him to his door. The girls are still standing behind me, scowling.

"Who the hell are you? His girlfriend?" The snotty one laughs.

"So what if I am? I live here and I said you can leave. Do I need to escort you out?" I sound like I could kill someone at that moment.

She huffs and they both walk down the stairs and out of the house, slamming the door on the way. I walk him into his room and lay him back on the bed. He opens his eyes and smiles at me.

"Thanks. You saved me from horrendous s*x with two girls who have f****d the whole football team." I look up at him as I'm taking off his shoes.

"You mean to tell me, you aren't actually drunk?" I put my hands on my hips.

"Well, a little. I was, but I sober up quickly. I'm just a little...tipsy now." He smiles at me and I can't look away.

He stands up and pulls off his shirt, revealing a chiseled, but not too chiseled, torso. He has a tattoo across his side that ends right by his belly button and a tattoo on his chest above his right n****e.

He catches me gawking at him and I see a look in his eye that makes me wonder if he's teasing me or actually wants me to fall for his charms.

He steps closer and slowly unbuttons his jeans. Then, he unzips them and I turn around so quickly I almost fall.

"Haha! I wasn't actually gonna take my pants off in front of you. I just wanted to see how long you'd stand there staring at me." I hear him zip his pants back up and I turn back around.

"That was mean. I thought I was about to break one of the rules. I'm pretty sure they left us alone for a few days to test me." I glare at him.

He turns around and plugs in his phone. I watch his shoulder blades as he moves slightly to do such a simple task.

"They did. They told me." He sounds...serious.

"Well, before they left, your parents told me I have three major rules to follow. One, no getting into fights. Two, no falling for you and engaging in s****l activity. And, three, let them know if I notice anything changing about myself. I'm not sure what that last one is about, but I feel a little different today. I don't know, maybe I just wanna feel different so my dad will let me come home and love me again." I pick the hem on the bottom of my cropped tank top.

As I'm looking at my PJs, I realize I'm not dressed super appropriately. I'm wearing a cropped tank top with no bra underneath, booty shorts, and panties that don't leave very much to the imagination.

You are NOT making it easy on him, Sunny.

I don't hear him talking as I overthink and talk to myself in my head.

"Huh? I was zoned out." I say.

"I just said, your dad loves you. And, why do you wanna leave is early? This used to be your home before you moved away."

"I don't know, his voice sounds cold and distant on the phone." I feel a tear roll down my cheek and he walks over to me, wiping the tear away with his thumb.

His hand rests on my cheek and I feel this extreme bolt of electricity shoot through me. I step back.

"What's wrong?" He looks even more concerned than he did a moment ago.

"Did you feel that? It's like I was being shocked." I watch his face and he makes an expression that I can't figure out.

"No, I didn't. We should get to bed, though. Good night." He walks over to his bed, places his hand on the top of his jeans and waits for me to leave the room.

I walk back to my room and plop down on my pillow. I toss and turn all night, just thinking about the feeling I got when he touched me. He's touched me before, why was this time different?

I wake up the next morning to my alarm going off. It's 6:30am and I hear Rowan rounding up the little kids to get them ready. They must have just got home. It's Monday morning, so it makes sense. I climb out of bed, wipe the sleep from my eyes and gather up my clothes for the day along with a towel.

I walk down the hall to the bathroom and wait next to Kai's room for the bathroom to be available. I hear him and Elijah arguing in his room.

"I'm telling you, I felt it, Dad. It was as clear as day. You need to call him and ask if he's positive about her." He sounds freaked out, but why?

"I will, okay? But, she's not showing any signs of it. Besides, she's only 17 and won't be 18 until March. So, we have months to find out." He says calmly.

Are they talking about me?

"Just...ask, please." Kai swings open his door and sees me standing there.

I gesture to the bathroom with one thumb like an i***t.

"Just waiting." I half-smile at him as he looks away and goes down the stairs.

"It's empty, Sunny. I accidentally closed the door. No one's in there." Eli says to me before leaving me upstairs.

I get in the shower and replay their conversation in my head. I get dressed in ripped black skinny jeans, a tie dye t-shirt with a pot leaf on it and my best combat boots. I do my makeup, put in some silver, diamond hoops, and put my hair up in space buns. I look at my reflection and realize something isn't right. I pull two tiny strands of hair down and go get my back pack ready to go.

When I get down the stairs, Rowan comes over to me and messes with my left ear.

"Your top stud was falling out." She smiles.

She loads the kids up in the car and looks at me.

"You're riding with Kai today. His car is finally out of the shop and he needs to show you around anyway." He honks his horn at me.

"Uh, okay." I wave at her and get in his car.

We drive in silence until we get to the school. He turns off the car and turns to look at me.