Conditioning The Heart

C h a p t e r 7. Validation and Visitors 😁🏡

"Zeke carried me to the car?" I ask incredulously.

" Yeah, it was actually pretty sweet. He was the one who suggested it" Clarke says.

I sigh. The girls are filling me in on what I missed. We're all wearing tank tops and sweats in various colours, sitting on Clarke's bed. Well, those two are sitting on the bed. I'm sitting in Clarke's hanging chair.

"I can't believe he saw me sleeping," I say.

" I'm sure he found it endearing. The looks he was giving you was adorable" Sam says.

" He may think he was indiscreet about it, but I caught him playing with your hair a little bit after you fell asleep. The boy is whipped for you girl" Clarke exclaimed.

I bury my head into my hands. This is so embarrassing. I mean sleeping in front of a cute guy is one thing. Having him CARRY your sleeping body into a car is a whole other thing.

" You should have just woken me up. That's so embarrassing" I accuse them.

" Well, I thought it was very cute. Shoot me" Clarke says, raising her hands "Anyways, you should have seen Sam and Ellis, fighting like cats and dogs."

I immediately look at Sam " Omg, you actually talked to him! I'm literally so proud of you" I fake wipe a tear from my eye in a performance that would make my drama teacher proud.

She rolls her eyes at me. " I was just telling him that my idea was in every way better than his" she smirks.

I yeet a pillow over to her.

" Miss Sassy aren't we now" I laugh at her.

" Miss always right is more like it" she laughs while saying this.

" Seriously Ash, you should have seen them. I had to make them compromise or we would have been there for hours" Clarke tells me.

" So we ship them now right?" I question.

Sam throws the pillow back at me, blushing hard. Clarke just laughs and nods her head.

" Ohhhh yeah, there was some serious tension there"

Sam is now the one burying her head in her hands.

" Okay, but you do like him, right?" Clarke continues, questioning Sam.

She sighs, but quietly admits " Yeah I do"

" What did you guys talk about at my place when Zeke and I went inside?" I ask her.

She has a dreamy look on her face. " We just talked about what's been going on in our lives. He said that he needed a fun day, and I asked him about it. He just let out his emotions and I kinda just listened. I think he just needed to get some stuff off his chest, and he said I helped him. Then he asked about me and I just talked to him about my art project I'm doing. It was making me a little worried, but he hyped me up and made me feel better about it"

I smile at her, she is so smitten. It's honestly adorable. I'm glad I have a plan in place.

Clarke however pulls a full 180 and directs her gaze at me. " What were you and Zeke doing alone together, huh?"

" Why am I on the questioning side of this? Sam just confessed a crush and we're talking about me?" I ask indignantly.

" You and Zeke went inside. Together. Alone. What did you guys do?" Clarke asks me.

Sam looks at me too, waiting for an answer.

" We like teased each other for a bit, and then I thanked him.." I look at Sam remembering I can't reveal my ulterior motive " about the day. And I may have hugged him" I say sheepishly