Chapter 5, Hailey's Secret
"Hailey, I have to get back to you tomorrow okay? You think I can borrow those notes you took in class? I was kind of doing other things," Nathan responded from the other line.
I twirled a lock of my hair around my finger and laid back on my bed. "Yeah sure, what's up? Something wrong?"
"Uh, no. I just needed to talk to Cameron. I'm guessing she's not hanging out with you or anything at the moment?" Nathan asked somewhat hesitantly. Despite the fact that it was through the phone, his voice sounded sexy as hell.
"No, in fact I haven't seen her since school," I responded. "But I'll let her know that you called, alright?"
"Yeah, thanks," Nathan said before hanging up.
I threw the phone in a random direction and laid myself out on my large IKEA king-size bed. My bedroom was decorated in themes of yellow and pink since my girlhood and all around me were random depictions of my childhood memories. I hadn't bothered to redecorate. I was too lazy to do that. Instead, my mind traveled in other directions. Why did Nathan want to talk to Cameron? That I didn't get.
I always knew that Nathan and Cameron were in one way associated with each other, but I wasn't quite sure how. I didn't even know where Cameron was at the moment. People were talking. They were murmuring that she had gone off with Luke. Of course, I didn't believe that crap. There was no way Cameron went off with Luke.
Did she?
I wasn't sure. But, simply out of curiosity, why not call her?
I dialed her number quickly and placed the phone near my ear. I waited for the call, but nothing came. It went to voice mail, instead.
Okay, so she wasn't picking up her phone, but whatever. I didn't want to stay in my room and call after her like some loser. Or worse, a mother.
I groaned and ran a hand through my dark hair as I stood up. I checked my phone for the time, before glancing at the mirror. My Nicaraguan complexion stood out and my dark locks fell in soft curls over my shoulder and down my back.
My phone rang and I grabbed at it. I spoke into the speaker. "Hello?"
"Hey," a sexy voice drawled.
My heart skipped a beat. I knew who it was. It was Daniel. I was surprised that he bothered to call.
"Hey, what's up?" I asked curious.
"Are you busy?" Daniel asked.
"No, why?" I asked. Daniel was Lindsey's brother. I hadn't talked to him in a while and I wasn't sure what he wanted. He was 22, but last I had seen him had been a couple weeks ago.
"Look outside," Daniel said. I could hear the tell tale grin spread across his face.
I looked outside my window and spotted him leaning against his black jaguar. His arms were crossed and he looked up at me. His black hair was mussed up and he looked as if he got a tan. What was he doing here?
I didn't hesitate to leave my room. I rushed downstairs and opened the door and walked out into my yard to meet Daniel. Daniel closed his phone and drew me into a hug. His face was nestled in my hair and he was breathing in and out slowly, as if memorizing my scent. "I missed you."
"I missed you, too," I said.
Daniel leaned back to gaze into my face and for one heart-pounding moment I believed he was going to kiss me. It was kind of complicated between us. We were neither dating nor actually friends. We were just hooking up and I was afraid if I brought up anything more permanent he would just run away and I couldn't bear that. I wanted him too much to let him go so easily. Plus, I couldn't very well expose to the world that I was going out with Lindsey's brother.
That's right.
I was going out with Lindsey's brother. Or rather, hooking up with him anyway.
Lindsey would probably flip a shit knowing her. She had a thing about perfection and order in her life. She just couldn't accept the fact that her brother had his own mind and lived his life outside the parameters of Lindsey's expectations.
Or so that was what Daniel had told me.
He brought his arm up and shifted a strand of hair out of my face. It was the sweetest gesture he had ever made and I drew in a sharp breath as his arms, around my waist, shifted lower to bring my pelvis closer to his erection.
He was definitely hot and heavy for me.
"You're aroused," I plaintively said.
Daniel grinned. "Yeah, no kidding. I could think of some pleasurable things I could be doing right now, instead of standing out here."
I hesitated. I was sure he had been hooking up with other girls on the side, but what did I care? It wasn't like he was tied to me. I just didn't understand why it hurt slightly to know that he only came to me for sex. I thought there would be more. More to the strange relationship we did have, some sort of solid foundation.
Possibly enough that he wasn't hooking up with other girls on the side?
"I haven't stopped thinking about you since," Daniel commented. He leaned down and kissed me. His tongue delved into my mouth and the kiss turned passionate. He brought his hand up to cup the back of my neck and I shifted my body until my swollen, aroused breasts pressed against his solid male chest. I could feel my temperature shoot up. His lips massaged mine sensually and it was one of the most erotic kisses I had ever experienced. He pulled away and his eyes turned darker. The bare raw need and the raw need of his voice when he spoke turned me on like no other.
The huskiness in his voice helped too.