Fearless (The Story of Samantha Smith #1) by Devon Hartford Read Free Book Online Page B

idiots. I guess introductions were up to me. “So, um, Adonis, these are my friends, Romeo and Kamiko. Everybody, Adonis.”
    Adonis saluted everyone with his sandwich pickle. I was pretty sure Romeo was remembering him naked.  
    “So, how’d everyone’s drawings turn out?” Adonis asked.
    Romeo nodded mutely.
    “Excellent!’ Kamiko tittered nervously.
    “They usually do,” Adonis replied. “Considering the subject matter. How could anyone possibly do a bad drawing of me?” His dimples winked at me sarcastically.
    I rolled my eyes and laughed in his face. “Don’t be bashful, Adonis. Tell us what you really think.”
    Adonis’ luscious lips spread over his brilliant teeth, revealing that perfect smile again. Stupid dimples. He was un-hatable. But I could still give him a hard time.
    “Are you going to be able to fit your head in your motorcycle helmet later?” I sneered. “I think it’s twice the size it was this morning.”
    Romeo’s jaw dropped. He stomped my foot under the table.
    “Adonis!” A young woman I’d never seen before pranced up to the table on dancer’s legs. She had bouncy auburn hair. Her dress was what I’d describe as nouveau hippie. It seemed like an affectation. Somehow I imagined her paying top dollar for what was supposed to look thrift-store vintage.  
    I suspected the two man-magnets bouncing on her chest were artificially enhanced. She immediately started massaging Adonis’ shoulders with both hands.
    Oh my god, how many women were wrapped around this guy’s fingers?
    A slow smiled spread across Adonis’ face. “Hey, Skylar. How you doing, babe?”
    “Better, now that I tracked you down. You’ve been M.I.A. since our last date.”
    “Date?”
    “Don’t you remember? Onyx? The club downtown? We danced till they closed? My place afterward? The kitchen table after breakfast?”
    Adonis squinched his eyes thoughtfully.
    Oh, Lord. Did he even remember having sex with this woman? Guys like him were all about the fuck and run. What a nightmare.
    “Oh yeah.” Adonis grinned thoughtfully. “I remember now. That wasn’t a date. We were just hanging out.”
    Jesus, what did a date involve for this guy? A sex swing with an audience?
    Skylar was undeterred. “When can I see you again? It’s been weeks.” She draped her arms over his shoulders and rubbed his chest. Had she no shame?
    “I’m pretty busy.”
    “Come on, Adonis,” she begged. “I totally need to see you tonight.”
    “You don’t need to see me. You might think you do, but you don’t. There’s plenty of other guys out there.”
    “Yeah, but none like you, Adonis.”
    “That’s true.”
    Oh, God. Barf. Did he really talk like this? Or was I trapped inside a bad porno movie? I shot to my feet. “Okay! We have to go now. We’ll leave you two in peace. Come on, you guys.”
    Romeo hadn’t heard me. I smacked his arm and he jumped. “Oh! Right! Let’s go, Kamiko.”
    Adonis was too busy with Skylar to notice our departure.

    None of us had class until the next hour, so we emptied our trays into the trash, and the three of us walked to the Central Fountain. Lush green lawns surrounded it. Shade trees dotted the grass. We collapsed beneath one of the trees.  
    My phone jingled. It was Madison. “What up, Mads?”
    “Where you at?”
    “I’m over at the central fountain with some new friends. You wanna join us?”
    “Yeah, I’ll be there in five.” She arrived a few minutes later holding a soda. I introduced her to Romeo and Kamiko, and explained we met in Life Drawing class.
    Madison sat down and pulled a bag of mini peanut butter cups out of her backpack. “I brought treats! Anyone want any?”
    We all fought to jam our hands into the bag at the same time. A chorus of “Thanks, Madison!” followed.
      I was so glad I’d met her. She was so thoughtful and generous.
    Madison sipped her soda. “So, how was life drawing, you guys?”
    I had hoped she wouldn’t ask anything that would lead