Innocence Interrupted 5

Soon after we left the café, we were on our way to the mall. Even though we go there every weekend, it never gets old. And since Amber is filthy rich, we usually come home with our hands full.

“Weren’t those guys so hot?” she gushed. We were walking to the food court, and I was ready to stuff my face. I eat A LOT, but never ever get fat or gain any weight. Where as Amber is constantly on some stupid diet where she starves herself.

“Yea, I guess.” I mumbled, trying to avoid the topic. Boys. As you know, aren’t my best subject.

She nudged me with her elbow. “Oh, come on Taw, I saw you checkin out that delicious looking Trax.”

I blushed, and said. “How could you notice who I was checking out when you had all your concentration on putting them under your “love” spell.”

She just laughed and replied, “I notice things others don’t.”

We found an empty table in the food court after getting our food. We took about a half hour eating and talking, and then we went to leave. But, when I got up, I noticed my butt slightly sticking to the chair.

“This,” I thought “cannot be good”

“Ummm, Amber, can u look at my butt?”

This caused her to burst out laughing hysterically. Me, noticing how I worded it, starting laughing to. When we finally caught our breath, I told her I thought my butt was sticking to the chair.

After she looked, once again, she starting laughing. I took this as a bad sign.

“Amber, what is so funny?” I asked, starting to get annoyed.

She walked in front of me, and containing her laughter, told me what was wrong.

“Taw, you sat in a big wad of gum. And I mean, it’s big. Probably the biggest wad I’ve ever seen. Seriously, like who chews that much -?”

“AMBER! Not helping here.” I half yelled.

“I know, I’m sorry. Umm…well, we can go buy a pair of jeans and you can change into them.”

“Yea, I think that’s the best idea. But I really don’t want to walk around the mall with gum on my butt.” I said glumly.

“Well, your gonna have to. I can walk behind you.” she insisted helpfully.

“Good Idea. But what color is it anyway?”

She turned me around and started examining the gooey crap on my butt.

“Well, it’s pink, but there’s little dos of color I can’t quite see.” She said, concentrating on discovering the color.

She pulled up a chair, sat down, and out her face really close to my butt.

“Well, I think the little specks are purple, but I’m not sureee..”

“Oh, great. Pink and purple! Ick!” I said, exasperated. This was NOT my day.

Especially as I heard a familiar laugh, and the snap of a camera.

I looked beside me and found not only Trax and Quinton, but couple of other guys also. None of them were as hot as Trax, but they were way cuter than what I can tolerate. I felt my blush go from the top of my head, down to my toes. Literally. I was freekin mortified!!!

This must look so wrong!

Amber stood up with fluid grace, and smiled charmingly, even though she wasn’t even able to hide the redness that crept into her cheeks.

I just stood and stared at the 6 guys- obviously skaters- that were snickering at our embarrassment.

“So guys, are you following us now??” Amber broke the silence.

“It’s tempting, but no. Actually we were just meeting some friends here.” Quinton said.

Amber fake pouted. “Oh darn.”

They laughed and a couple of the guys started whispering.

“So, um, did we interrupt something??” Trax spoke up, obviously amused.

“Actually yea, I was just determining what color the gum on Tawry’s butt was.” She said enthusiastically.

I snapped my head in her direction, and stared at her wide eyed.

I can’t believe she actually told them that I had gum stuck on my ass!!

“Thanks, Amber, for sharing that with everyone.
I muttered, intending for Amber only to hear.

“She speaks!!!” A short haired blonde spoke up. I looked in his direction, and saw he was looking me up and down. He might have been cute, but he was no Trax, I lifted an eyebrow and smiled sweetly.

I glanced in Trax’s direction and saw he was staring at me. I stared right back into his caramel eyes for about 5 seconds, as long as I could stand, then glanced away.

“Hey, Taw, turn around and show it to them. See if they can see what the colors are.” she urged.

Totally and utterly mortified, wishing I was about to die, and completely crimson, I slapped away her attempts to turn me around.

She was giggling and I started to also, but she kept trying.

The boys were still watching us, all of them smiling, and the new two guys encouraging her to let them examine the gum.

“Pervs” I thought.

Finally, I stepped away from her , and folded my arms. This had to be the very worst day of my existence.

“Are you sure you don’t want us to take a look?” That was the short, loud mouthed blonde again.

“Yea, we wouldn’t mind!” The other stranger said. He had a brown haired Mohawk, and the same type of body as the blonde. Lean , kind of muscular bodies. Really close to Trax’s , except Trax was more muscly.

“Uh, I think I’ll pass.” I said, not loud, but loud enough for them to hear.

“She’s shy.” Amber supplied. “So where are you guys headed??” She asked.

Trax answered. “We were just going to the skate perk.” He replied. “You ever skateboard??”

Amber looked at me, and we both smiled wide, remembering the only time we tried to skateboard. We looked back over at him, and Amber answered.

“Oh yea. We skateboard.”

So that’s how 15 minutes later we were pulling to the skate park not far from the mall after, of course, I changed my jeans into newly bought ones. Not , of course, after those guys had a good laugh as I was walking away to change. But as I was walking toward the bathroom to change, I glanced over my shoulder, and my eyes went straight to Trax. He wasn’t laughing like the other, just standing there, hands in pockets, a little lift on one side of his mouth, and adorable tilt to his head. I just turned around after a quick smile, and kept walking. I turned my mind back to my current situation, which, to my chagrin, was not the best.

“Amber, this is going to be a disaster. We can’t skate!” I stressed.

“Listen, Tawry. I told you I was going to drag you out of your quiet ways. It’s time to have some fun. Take a risk.”

I sat back and crossed my arms, not looking forward to what was coming. “Yea, your one for risks aren’t you.?” I muttered.

“You know it! That’s why you love me!” was her only response.

I sighed, and tried to lighten up and make the best of the situation.

“Amber’s right” I thought “I need to start having fun, and quit brooding”