Whispered Dreams - Chapter 15 WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?

Jake's point of view.

I went upstairs to find that Zoey was in her bathroom. Good... now finally I can think of a topic to talk about right? I felt foolish. I had to talk to Zoey but about what? No idea folks...

I heard Zoey washing her face... the first thing she does after getting embarrassed. Shit... she must hate me right now. I've got to see her.

"Shit" was all I could muster when I saw Zoey all exposed and her hair drowned in the sink.

Great job Jake! Now you're the biggest asshole in the world. Really, it's Zoey's bathroom, not your freaking room to barge in like that. What was I thinking? Oh wait I wasn't.

I didn't have any time to think more, Zoey hit her head in the cabinet so bad, I thought I heard her skull crack. Dude, that's bad, my fault! I took a giant leap to cover the distance between us. I was about to grab her head but then I noticed her pale neck getting red and a little swollen.

I gently held her neck in place and started blowing air trying to cool off the pain. The tiny hair on her neck were standing on the edge like they were on high alert; it went through her hand to her shoulder to her torso. Oops, she's wearing nothing but a bra... I had never seen Zoey like that. My cheeks started to get hot like it was on fire. Who turned the heater on?

Then I felt a cold hand in mine. Zoey pushed her wet long blonde hair back; I had only a glimpse of her face, her full figure. She looked... WOW!

"Jake! What the hell are you doing here?" she yelled.

I turned my back at her. I couldn't stare at her longer, could I? Only I know, I wanted to. She looked different, don't say obviously I'm not implying at her exposed body, I mean the way she looked, her face. Her pale bright skin was red, like a puffy red. I don't even know if that was a color.

My head denied letting go of the image I had just seen. Then, I did what I thought was appropriate, moved out of the tiny bathroom, more like got kicked out.

"I'm waiting here" I said.

Great! Now she'll think I'm some kind of pervert. Damn why didn't I knock or yell out first? Dude what's wrong with you?

Then Zoey's face played in my mind like a picture slide in a loop mode. It didn't end. It was like I had a gallery full of Zoey's image in my head stored and secured.

I closed my eyes... don't ask why? I've got no idea... I'm doing all the shitty stuff I couldn't think was possible today.

Picture of Zoey, her first day in school, her first smile, , the junior prom.... the bathroom image So many of them, I thought I hadn't remembered at all.

Then I heard a loud BANG! Without a second thought I moved towards the bathroom door. Almost opened it again! Dude what's wrong with you?

"Zo, you okay in there?" thankfully I yelled as I held the knob in place first.

"Yeah I'm okay, DON'T come inside" Zoey yelled back.

I sighed and moved away from the door.

Then suddenly an image of Zoey with Danny came in my mind, when I heard his voice downstairs. My nose flared... ughhh, I hate that guy... I swear if only killing an ass was legal; he wouldn't get out of here alive.

"Hey Jake" I heard Zoey say.

I snapped my head back stupidly expecting her to be in her bra again.SERIOUSLY WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME???

"I'm so sorry about earlier Zoey" I apologized in a tone I'd never heard myself use.

"Jake, that thing in the bathroom never happened... you understand me NEVER!" Zo threatened.

Well thank heaven the girl's Zoey! I would be getting a sandal-slap in my face, if it were for someone else.

"Memory erased" I lied.

How can I erase the memory? After all that slide thing in my head, it felt impossible!

"So what did you want to talk about?" she asked.

At least she could forget the embarrassing encounter ad not hate me all her life.

Then my eyes zeroed in on the pictures that her mirror was filled in front of me. I swear those pictures used to be pictures of me, Mel and Rick with her. Now... all I saw was pictures of Danny and her, like clouds in the clear sky, like he was more important than us, than ME!!

My visions were filled with red spots when I noticed a picture of Danny kissing Zoey in the cheek. I swear Danny is gonna die today.

I moved behind Zoey, controlling my rising rage. I didn't even notice Zoey turning around, until she gasped loudly.

"Who is Danny?" I asked, my voice a mere whisper but surely filled with all the anger that I was trying too hard to control.

I knew I was about to crush Zoey's tiny body between me and the door, but I couldn't move my body away from her. I wanted to hear her answer. And I would know if she was lying.

"He's... he's" she stammered.

Okay, now I'm scaring her. I pulled my weight away from her, dude you have no idea how much force it took me. I could have been pulling a car with the force I had just implied to pull myself away from her.

"Jake" she completed her sentence.

WHAT? I yelled in my mind. Did she just say "he's Jake?" Is she comparing that ass to me? Its official now, Danny's dead today.

"That guy is not Jake. Danny is not me, Zoey" I hissed moving back towards her pushing her to the door once again.

"I know that... Danny is a friend" she said with a little panicky edge to her tone.

Phew... I breathed a sigh of relief. Zoey wasn't lying, I'd have caught that. At least that guy isn't her boyfriend.

"So he isn't your boyfriend?" I asked goofily with a grin stuck in my face like it was glued.

"No... umm.. it was just a joke" she said pushing a strand of her hair backwards.

I chuckled... of course it was just a joke. I mean Zoey with a guy like Danny? The thought of it was absurdity at its best. I shook my head at the thought and I rested my head to her shoulder, my forehead on the edge of her shoulder.

Her shoulder felt so warm. I absent-mindedly let my cold tip of the nose play with her exposed skin until I reached her neck.

That's when my heart started to beat wildly.What's happening here?
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Okay... I rewrote this chapter and decided a new turn of events. So according to my new plan, Jake and Zoey's gonna share their first kiss in the next chapter... so stay tuned... you know what to do!! =)
Hey by the way I'm still deciding on whose point of view to write... you can tell me if you have a priority!! love ya all!!
I'm enjoying writing this story way too much... all thanks to your amazing replies... don't get stingy.. n keep em coming!!