Jailbird

~Chapter 9~

"What kind of friend are you, anyways? You bag a hot ass boyfriend and keep quiet about it for weeks!?" Elise screeched in my face.

I had to admit that the guilt was sinking in heavily.

"I thought you'd realize that something more was going on. We weren't hanging out as much and--"

Elise started to laugh, "Honestly, Sienna, the reason I thought you were neglecting our friendship, was because I thought you were here, cooped up in your house, letting Zedlin fuck your brains out." She said, with no type of quietness.

The skin cells in my face heated rapidly.

"Oh my gosh, ELISE!!"

"What? I was rooting for it! I know you like him. My best friend senses tingle when he's around. Admit it. Come on..." She poked me in my side and I felt faint.

"It's a stupid crush. One of those dumb ones that I can't be held accountable for."

I tossed a cheese cube in my mouth. We were chilling in my kitchen, snacking and catching up.

"Atta girl. I knew it and I get it. Just, let me know when it dies down so I can screw him, kay?" She threw a cheeky smile and I rolled my eyes, popping another cube into my mouth.

"Screw who?" A deep voice questioned and I whipped my head around fast, to see Zedlin walking into the kitchen with a perplexed look on his face.

Gasping stupidly, the cheese cube I threw in my mouth seconds before, shot directly down my throat.

I grabbed my neck and hacked disgustingly and felt a thousand times embarrassed as a huge hand slammed onto my back, launching the cheese cube back up, causing me to spit it onto the counter.

"Fuck, Si, you scared me!" Elise's relieved voice touched my ears.

I blinked water from my eyes and allowed Zedlin to turn my chair around. He was holding a cup of water.

"Drink."

I obeyed his command, gratefully.

"What the hell, Sienna. Forget how to chew then swallow?" His silver eyes darted to the saliva covered cheese square on the counter top.

Fail. A disgusting fail.

Sitting the water down, I cleared my slightly sore throat.

"No. You startled me, that's all." I croaked.

His eyebrows raised, "Seriously? I still scare you? Thought we were past this..."

"We are, it's just..." I trailed off, not wanting to expose Elise.

Or myself.

His eyes twinkled mischievously and I knew he heard more.

"It's just what, Sienna? You trying to cover up the fact that your friend was talking about wanting to fuck me?" He tilted his head and I dropped my mouth open.

I wish I had choked to death on that cheese.

Elise squawked nervously, "Um, I gotta go--" I watched her stand, only to have Zedlin snake his eyes towards her.

"Sit, sweetheart... I'm not finished." His tone made me clamp my legs shut tighter. He looked back to me.

"Now, I'm not mad or anything, I'm just curious... do you always talk to Elise about these things? I mean, she's hot Sienna, but I can't say she's my type." He frowned at me and I rolled my eyes.

He was getting cocky.

"Listen, Zedlin--"

"Honestly, I just want to know what she's waiting on." He smiled.