Glow by Molly Bryant Read Free Book Online

took a sip. I
glanced at the large pink and blue striped boxes on my counter top. I know
these boxes, they are one of a kind.
“Ben?” I eyed him.
     
“Yes,” he said casually as I stared at a wall of newspaper. He turned a page.
     
“A-are t-those-” I stuttered then pointed at the boxes with white silk bows
atop of them.
     
He folded the newspaper and set it down on the counter with a sigh. “Eye
Candy cupcakes?” he smiled.
     
“Ben?” my heart skipped a beat.
    “Yes, they are Eye Candy cupcakes, Princess,” he took a drink from his
coffee. Apparently he has made himself quite at home. I am beginning to feel
extremely angry.
“What?!” I say sternly. “I am seriously confused,”
     
“Oh, did I forget to mention that your brother Ethan and I are childhood
friends and that your dinner plans are my dinner plans?” he said quickly.
    My eyes went wide as I stood there in shock. My cup dropped from my
hands, shattering on my wood floors as I feel my body go numb. Hot coffee
everywhere.
“You have got to be joking,” I mumbled.
    ~
I quickly, and furiously changed my clothes as I had ordered for Ben to clean
up the coffee mess. I settled for casual as I threw on my rhinestone-studded
jeans and a pink dressy top. I am stressed as I know indefinitely that I am
officially screwed... Jordan is coming to dinner.
“The dress was better,” Ben said from the closet doorway.
    “Ben, I seriously don't think we should talk right at the moment,” I said
breathlessly. I strutted past him then grabbed my purse and threw everything
in it from my clutch.
    “Vanessa, look...” he grabbed my arm then spun me around to face him. I
pulled my arm away as I slung my purse over my shoulder. “I am sorry, I
should have told you,”
    “You think so?” I looked at him in disbelief that he could stand here and say
that. “That was probably a serious detail that could have been mentioned
yesterday,”
“I know, I just-” he ran his fingers through his perfectly messy blonde hair.
     
“You just what? Thought it would be a funny joke?” I threw my arms up.
“Well, ha-ha, not funny,” I turned to walk away.
     
“Ethan and I used to give you such a hard time when we were younger,” he
says sincerely.
     
I kept walking out the front door and to my car. “You are not riding with me,
Ben,” My headlights blink as I push the unlock button on the keypad.
     
“That's fine, would you just let me finish, please?” he pleaded behind me.
    “I'll see you at my parents house,” I got into my car and before I could shut
the door, “Oh, and don't forget the cupcakes,” I reminded him, then shut my
door and started the car.
As I backed out of my driveway I watched Ben's frame just standing there as
he stared at me with a smug look upon his face. He looked like a little lost
puppy dog. It kind of broke my heart to see his facial expression that way.
Right now I am seeing an entirely different side of Ben apart from his cocky,
player attitude.
    I stopped at the end of my driveway and sat there staring at him for a
moment. I sighed putting the car back into first gear. I let it slowly inch it's
way back up my drive. Why is he doing this to me? Why am I being so nice
to this extremely sexy jerk?
When I reached him, I rolled my window down. His face was expressionless.
“You have two seconds, Ben,”
     
A smile spread across his face. “I knew you would come back,”
     
On second thought. “Okay, that's it,” I put the car in reverse.
     
“Wait, wait... I'm sorry,” he said quickly.
     
I put the car back into park and looked at him warningly. “One, two-”
     
“Alright just stop counting,” he tried not to laugh. “I honestly should have
told you about my being your brothers friend, it was seriously wrong not to,”
     
“It was,” I stared out the front window of my car at his white BMW in front
of me.
     
“I know it was,” he knelt down to my window. “No more keeping things
from you,”
     
“Seriously,