C17 Chapter 17

“EXPLAIN what?” she averted her eyes nervously.

She accidentally looked at Sawyer's position. And that's how she frowned when she saw Laurel next to him, the two was talking. She even saw Laurel laughing like they're just two in the party.

"Why didn't you tell us, Phoebe?" North asked.

She sighed then avoided looking at Sawyer. She carefully looked at her friends.

She pouted and glared at them. "Did you hear what I said while ago?"

“We heard it loud and clear.” Kale answered.

"That's it." She rolled her eyes at them.

"When he going home?" Caldwell seriously said.

Phoebe smirked and shrugged her shoulder. “I don’t know. He said he will be here first, he will accompany me.”

They were stunned when they see the smirk on her lips. Harkin hem then glanced at Sawyer's position. "Aren't they looking for him?"

"He said no. His parents know." That was a lie of course.

"Your happy, huh." Caldwell who has a bad face, it's very wrinkled.

"Of course yes." She even laughed softly.

"Tsk!" Caldwell averted his eyes rudely.

She turned to Sawyer while smirking. Why he took so long? Her forehead furrowed even more. That's why. Sawyer and Laurel returned together while talking. They still look happy. Phoebe felt a pain in her chest that she did not know what the cause was.

"Here." Sawyer placed in front of her a plate full of food.

She quietly took it. She didn't even look at him.

"Flower?" She did not speak. She just started eating her food.

"Sawyer, here your juice." Laurel handed a glass of juice to Sawyer.

Her gaze deepened on the food. What is Laurel doing? This was not the Laurel she knew. Why the wind become bad? As far as she knows, Laurel doesn't talk to other men if she doesn't know him.

Laurel were deeply inlove with Caldwell. She doesn’t even do that on others. She was rude to men except Caldwell. Even to their five male friends she was rude. Now Phoebe's confused why her bestfriend acting like that.

"Flower, are you okay?" Sawyer came closer to her.

She just looked at him seriously before nodding. She looked up at Caldwell because she was thirsty. He also looked at her with confused in his face.

"What?" He said snobbish.

"Hand me your juice," she muttered and glanced at the juice that he had been drinking.

"Why?"

"What, why? I'm thirsty. Come on, Cad. ”

He shook his head before glancing at Sawyer. “Tsk! I don't want."

"You don't want? I will not give you the— ”

"Here, Flower." Sawyer took her hand and placed there the juice Laurel had given him. "Stop that and drink that juice I gave to you."

Shw did not look at him. She blinked then placed the glass by her side. "I want Caldwell juice."

"Flower." He looks confused too. She even don't care if he will get mad.

"I said I don't want that!"

She was just surprised when Sawyer grabbed her by both shoulders and face her with him.

“What’s your problem? Did I do something wrong? Tell me, Flower! ” he seems that patience is running out.

She just shook her head. "I'll eat now."

“No. Tell me first.” Suddenly her friends fell silent.

She did not know why they did not speak. Back then they would have almost beaten the men who approached and held her. But now it's different. It was as if they were giving Sawyer time for them two. She think they trusted Caldwell even if they still annoyed because she hide him to them .

When a music unfamiliar to her played, everyone stood up. North, Dewey and Ziegler looked for their match and headed to the center. They dance slowly so she rolled her eyes. They was not even helped her.

"Sawyer, let's dance." Laurel stood up and went to Sawy8 side but he just ignored her. “Sawyer? Leave Phoebe first, let's dance. ”

"I won't leave my fiance here, Missy." Sawyer stroked her cheek. "She's the only woman I'm going to dance with tonight. If you want to dance then go, dance with your own."

They saw the sting of annoyance and envy on Laurel's face before she pulled someone towards the center. While biting her lips she looked at her friends who left behind, with confused and questioning in her eyes. They shook their head. Phoebe know that they also see it. Laurel, what the hell is happening?

Sawyer stood up so she looked up. He held out her hand in front of her and bowed slightly. Her friends were just looking at them quitely. She hem, she accept the his hand while pouting her lip. They head to the center.

Phoebe blushed when Sawyer guide her both hands on his nape and his hands were on her belly. Gradually her whole body filled with lumps. It was as if there were butterflies flying in her stomach.

She held her breath as he drawing her closer to him. Her knees were weakened by the quivering of her limbs and her heart thuddeb noisily within her. She leaned on his chest so Sawyer held her even closer to his body. She smiled dreamingly. Only now did she feel so happy.

‘A stranger just landed on Isla Berde but now it gives me joy in my heart.’ She thought.

"Are you mad at me?" Sawyer asked weakly in her ear.

"No."

"Then why are you giving that treatment?"

"What treatment are you talking about?" Her forehead puckered.

“You gave me a cold treatment a while ago. What did I do, Flower? ”

She shook her head quickly. “Did I? It doesn't seem like it. ”

"Tsk!"

"You're Inclemency."

“What? Are you talking to me? I'm not, Flower.”

"It's your choice."

“Your friend—”

Her gaze deepened immediately when he mentioned that. She thinks he refers to Laurel. She was suddenly annoyed.

"What about her?" She left his chest and glared at the people who were dancing near them.

He bend to her. After many seconds he laughed softly. Her head puckered in confused. She smack his arm.

“I'm talking about your boys, Flower.”

Slowly, her eyes widened. She was thinking about Laurel. “Ahh? The boys?”

“Hmmm.” She avoid her gaze when she heard the irony of his voice.

“Stop—”

“Phoebe? Can I dance with Sawyer?” They heard a lovely voice so they're stop dancing but her hands were stay at his neck and like him his hands was in her waist.

It was Laurel. She's was in their side, smiling while looking at Sawyer like he's the only person she was seeing. She bend her head while pouting. She's slowly put down her hands but Sawyer stop her from doing it.

“Sorry, Missy! I'm serious when I told you that my Flower is the only girl that I want to dance this night. I don't want other girls,” Sawyer said with his cold tone. His face was dark and firm but it become soft when his eyes rest to her. He smiled at her. “Let‘s go home?”

“What? The was not yet done.” Phoebe look at the whole place.

“Let bid our goodbye then. I want to cuddle you, Flower.” He pout his lips.

She stunned in her place because of what he said. Phoebe look at Laurel shyly. When she notice that she was looking at her, Laurel smile forcefully and nodded her head.

“Okay fine. Laurel, were going home hmm? I'll talk to Mayor and tell him that we need to go...” She can't even finished her words when Sawyer pulled her away from the dancefloor.

WHEN they already arrived, she sat at the sopa inside her doom. She felt tired walking. Her heels was 7 inches and that's the reason too why her foot was hurt. Sawyer wants to carry her but she don't want him to do it. She's damn heavy.

When they bid their goodbye to Mayor earlier they come to her friends too. The six even stop her for going home, they just arrived so why their need to go home early. She even saw Laurel quiet in the side while looking at them.

“I suddenly not feeling okay.” After she said that they go home.

They're worried to her that they barely pushed her in the gate. They'll going to visit her in the morning so she just nodded at them. She doesn't want to talk to.

“It is hurt?” Sawyer touch her foot that make her jump in her seat.

“Yeah. Later I'll change my clothes, I'll take a rest first.”

“Just rest, Flower. I‘ll take care of you..” Sawyer suddenly carried her that make her open her eyes.

“Sawyer Zane? What are you doing? Put me down!” She wiggle but he just tighten his hold to her.

“Stop frisky. Just rest and I'll take care the of it.”

Then she stop. She close her eyes again. She know her cheeks become red. But she felt like she's so much tired. Phoebe felt the soft things in her back so she knew that she's in her bed now. She began to hug her teddy bear and pouted her lips.

“T-Thank you!’ Her eyes still closed.

“I‘ll get your clothes and you change it so I can clean your foot.”

“Okay.”

She feel Hieven walk towards her closet. He take so long there. When he come back to her, he help her undress her gown. She didn't even think that he will see her body. When she naked Phoebe heard him cussed. Her cheeks heated. She's in her bra at cycling.

“My shirt please.” She weakly raised her hand in him, to get her shirt.

He immediately put her shirt on her. But her pajama didn't still wear she already sleep. She can't stop her self, she's very tired and sleepy. Her eyes wants to close already.

When morning come. Phoebe slowly open her eyes. She adjust her vission before she move her body but something is wrong. She felt something heavy on her waist and legs, and there's something engrained to her neck. Her eyes felt down. Hers eyes almost widened when she saw Sawyer arm and legs

Emotion flowing on her. She felt like she run out of breath, she can't breathe properly because of it. Her heartbeat isn't normal too, she wants to get out in her chest.

“S-Sawyer Zane?” she called him softly and she even shake him so he will wake up.

“Hmmm.”

“It‘s heavy. Remove your arm and leg please.”

He didn't answered her but he buried his face even more in her neck. She pouted her lips of what he did. Her heartbeat become wild and she want to stop it.

When she tried to remover his arm and leg Sawyer put some weight in it so she can't remove it like she wanted. He don't want to let her go. Her lips rift a little.

“Sawyer, just please. I'm going to come our breakfast. My friends will go here later.”

“Its still early, Flower. It's no sunrise. Let them come and cooked their own foods.”

“But...”

“Sshh sleep.”

Than make arguing Phoebe just follow him. If she will talk, she knew their conversation will take long. She close her eyes again and put her hands on his arm. She let herself to eat by the darkness until she full asleep.

Phoebe was awake when she can't feel Sawyer in her side. She didn't use that someone sleep beside her but when Sawyer sleep beside she can't feel anything that awkward. It's like she use to it thought. She let Hieven sleep beside her.

She get up on her bed and do her morning routine. She directly go to the bathroom and wash her face, she even brush her teeth. When she go out she look down at her clothes.

“Oh my god!” She cover her mouth when she remembered what happened last night.

Sawyer dressed her up. Her face become red because of embarrassment. Her shoulder fallen when she got out in her room. She didn't know how she deal or even talk with him now. She feel embarrassed. Sawyer saw her body already.

“You're awake. Flower, come.” She was shock when someone talk from the kitchen.

She's already in front of her kitchen. When Phoebe raise her head, her gaze darted to the woman beside him. Her forehead furrowed. She's wearing a spaghetti and a short short.

“Laurel?”

They're close to each other. Laurel was holding a bowl while Sawyer holding a scoop. What is she doing her? Laurel once in the blue moon were going here because she doesn't want to stay her for long, my house was small. She can't breathe properly she said.

“Phoebe, Sawyer and I cook our breakfast,” she said with her big smile.

She lick her lower lips and her face become blank. Sawyer saw that. He walk towards her direction but she shook her head and step backward. She saw him gulp.

Why she felt annoyed to Laurel? She's her bestfriend for goodness sake. Phoebe calm her self and sighed heavily. She don't want to eat anymore. She lost her appetite.

“Flower?” Sawyer call her when she turn her back to them and walk towards her room.

“I‘ll just change. I have a class today.” She ignored him when she felt him followed.

“You will eat before you go, hmm?”

“Nah, I'm going to eat there. Caldwell can send me or it's Harkin. I like their foods.” She entered immediately in her bathroom with her towel and clothes thats she choose a while ago.

Because of it she didn't saw the expression of Sawyer that changed. Her fist close tighten like he want to punch someone.

“I won't let you go to your students then.”