Souh

"Babe! Let's go to the cafe near Mason street! Please!" Salem held my hand begging me. 

"I'm not in the mood, Salem. Leave me alone." I cover my head with the pillow beside me. I felt him start to jump on the bed. 

"Please! Please! Please!" He started to scream while jumping.

I threw the pillow and sat up, "Fine!" I grabbed his hands and pulled him down onto the bed. I quickly got up out of the bed and walked towards the bathroom to take a shower.

"Hurry up! I wanna go before it gets crowded in there." He yelled from the bedroom.

I had no idea why he was in a hurry. He started to annoy me to be honest. I barely moved here like two weeks ago and ended up sleeping with him by accident the night I got drunk with a group of people my friend knew. I regret it. He considered himself my boyfriend afterwards but was continuously flirting with other people. It didn’t bother me much since I wasn’t emotionally invested in whatever relationship he believes we have. I have heard of his history; wild, untamed, daddy’s boy, switch, bisexual, and a popular party boy.

Once I finished showering and getting ready, I checked my phone and groaned. It was only seven in the morning. It's too early for this bullshit. I looked over at Salem and noticed how he dressed differently today. "What's the special occasion?" I asked.

He looked up from his phone with a smile, "there's no special occasion. I just wanna go out with you." He got up from the chair and walked towards me. "You ready?”

I swear I was ready to crawl back to bed and sleep. I was too tired to give a single shit about anything today let alone deal with his hyper attitude. All I did was nod though and let him drag me out the door.

When we got in the car, I swear that I saw that he accidentally smacked his head on the door and I almost died trying to not laugh. This guy always goes and accidentally does something stupid that almost kills me. I had to learn to hold in the laughter because he always threw a fit and whined when I did. It’s disturbing and infuriating having to baby him because he was raised like a good little spoiled prince by his dad.

The drive to the café that he entered in the vehicle’s navigation system was quiet besides the music Salem had on his playlist that made my ears bleed. I decided to just keep quiet since he seemed to be in a good mood.

As soon as we arrived, we both got out of the car and went inside. It was sort of difficult for me because I hated being in public places with him. He was always looking at everyone as if he was looking for his next prey. I'd tell him to stop but I wanted to get rid of the dumbass before I lost my temper.

He pulled on my sleeve, "Babe, get me an iced caramel frappe. Okay?" Then he let go and went outside walking with his phone in his hand to the car.

I sighed. I was like his dog, maybe even his servant. He ordered me around a lot. I shrugged it off. I ordered my drink and ignored his. I didn't give a fuck now.

"Hey. You might want to go protect your boyfriend over there. My ex is being a bit of a hoe again." someone tapped on my shoulder.

I looked at who it was. I wasn't sure if he was talking to me or not. Damn. Gotta be honest, this guy was cute. I looked to where he was pointing to see what the situation was and smiled, seeing Salem making some moves on a girl.

He walked back to where I assumed he was seated and drank a bit of his coffee.  He must have gotten dumped just now seeing that he and his ex were both at the same place unless they had a special sort of relationship. 

I grabbed my drink and walked to his table and sat down. I felt bad for the guy to be honest. I couldn't tell if he was sad or not. I couldn't help but try to make him enjoy watching them. I looked out the window,  "Let's watch the show then. I always wanted to test him anyway." I took a drink of my iced coffee, "let's see what he does." I swear I was smiling like a fool. I don't really know this guy but I was feeling all flushed just sitting next to him. I watched them and then saw Salem play with the girls hair, "Bingo. I knew he was a playboy to begin with." I laughed and looked at him. "I feel sorry for you having to deal with that."

"Nah, it's all good." He shook his head. "We were dating for four years but I knew she was continuously doing that kind of stuff. It never bothered me."

I couldn't help but laugh. "Dang who ruined you?" I was seriously starting to feel sympathetic for him.

"No one really. She was a bitch to begin with and I wasn't interested in her. I was just a careless dude who ended up with the hottest babe in school, you know." He shrugged and finished his drink. He left a ten dollar bill on the table and got up. "I should get going. I have a lot of homework to do." 

"Wait. I'll go out with you." I quickly picked up my coffee and we left out the door together. I wanted to hug him and make sure he was surely feeling ok seeing how he was expressionless. I noticed that Salem was looking towards us and then gave out a fierce gaze at the boy I was next to. I couldn't help but let my emotions take control. I grabbed his shoulder and turned him around wrapping my arms around him and then I did the one thing I wasn't sure was ok. I kissed him. 

He was kissing me back.

That shocked me the most. I dragged him with me to my car and pushed Salem out of the way.

"Hey what's going on?" The boy said. He was trying to make me lose my grip.

I didn't let him leave, "You're coming with me." I told him. I was in a hurry because I knew Salem was going to do something that was seriously going to piss me off. I got in the car and drove to the house. I wasn't sure where to go but I knew the best place to go to was my house because Salem didn't know where it was. I was scared this kid was going to get hurt. I looked over at him and noticed that he was asleep. "How can he fall asleep in a situation like this?!" I had to be honest though, it was actually really cute but extremely concerning. He seemed as if he was comfortable as hell. I grabbed an extra sweatshirt I had in the backseat and put it on him. I was smiling like an idiot, no doubt. 

When we got to my house I was considering waking him up but he looked too comfortable I couldn't do it. I got out of the car and opened the passenger door and carried him out of the car and into the house. 

He was warm. His light brown hair looked shiny and soft making his face look smaller and cuter.

I thought back to the kiss and laughed to myself quietly. I didn’t know if this guy was bisexual or not and I kissed him. I shook my head and opened my bedroom door. I wanted to put him in the guest room but I haven’t had the time to fix that place up. I laid him down on my bed and covered him with my blanket. I walked out of the room carefully and went downstairs to the kitchen. I put on an apron and began to cook breakfast. It was still early and I hadn’t eaten anything. My stomach was like a little monster because of the noises it made. I grabbed two plates, set them on a tray and nicely placed all the food on the plate and poured a glass of milk on the stray. I took off the apron and took the tray upstairs back to the room. I was hoping he’d have woken up by now.

 What a strange morning.