Misguided Truths: Part One Read Online Free PDF

curiosity beaming in her eyes. “Well?”
    “Well what?” I answer her question with one of my own. She hates it when I do this, but it’s quite entertaining to watch.
    She shakes her head and rolls the sleeves of her g reen sweater midway up her arms, “You know what I’m asking, Holly! How was your ‘date’?” She raises her brow, and a mischievous grin forms over her mouth. “So, was he the gentleman that he so adamantly claims to be?”
    My stomach becomes heavy when I think back to last night. I lean back in my seat and gaze out of the window. I hardly managed to get any sleep when I got home. All I could think about was how he looked before he walked away from me. That wasn’t the only thing, though. I’ve kissed guys before, of course I have, but kissing Brandon? Well, I liked it.
    A lot.
    “Holly? Earth to Holly!” I can hear her, but I really don’t know what to tell her. “He overstepped the boundaries, right? I knew he would. Typical guy. …” Her voice holds a bored tone as the waitress places our order number down on the table , before passing me my coffee.
    I glance ove r to her and shrug my shoulders, “Actually, he didn’t.” She throws me a look of disbelief that soon changes to a more questioning one. “He asked me to go out with him again … but, I said no.”
    “Are you serious?” she sounds intrigued and sits forward some more. “He asked you to go out again?” I nod at her question and give her a small smile. “W ell, what did he do when you told him no?”
    “He went home, ” I answer, tipping the sweetener into my mug as the bell above the entrance door begins to chime. I lift my gaze, and that’s when I see him walking through with Neil and Ryan. I don’t believe this .
    “That’s it? Well, it’s hardly the date of a lifetime. It actually sounds kinda boring—” I reach over and grab Naomi’s hand to gain her attention. I don’t need this right now. It’s bad enough that I’m seeing him so soon afterwards, but I don’t want him to hear our conversation , too. She narrows her eyes on me and then turns in her seat. “Oh. Well … this could be awkward.” She adds, while widening her eyes and grimacing slightly.
    I watch him walk over to the counter behind Neil and Ryan, who both appear to be excited about something. Brandon picks up a menu, and although I try, I can’t seem to be able to bring my eyes away from him. I’ve already admitted that I find him attractive, but when he’s wearing a black leather jacket over a white tee with faded blue pants … wow.
    “You’ve got a little drool just on your chin there,” Naomi laughs lightly and shakes her head again at me. Allowing my eyes to rest on the lukewarm latte in front of me, I pick up the spoon from the table and begin stirring it around. “Ah, I get it. You wanted to say yes.”
    I raise my head and nod once, my eyes landing back over on the counter. Neil spots us and waves, drawing both Brandon and Ryan’s attention over on us at the same time. Brandon looks over, and although he’s a few feet away, I notice that his face drops slightly. After a couple of seconds, he smiles briefly and then turns back away.
    Sitting straighter in my seat, I clear my throat, “What do you want to do today?” I ask Naomi, trying not to show that I’m affected by him being here. Though, I think it might be a little too late for that.
    “Hey girls!” Ryan pulls up a chair , turns it around, and sits down on it, back to front. He’s wearing a huge grin as he glances between the two of us.
    “You’re very chirpy for so early on a Sunday,” Naomi says. “What gives?” Neil a nd Brandon walk over behind him with their bottles of soda in hand, and Neil takes a seat beside Naomi. Brandon stays standing, and when I peek up from my coffee, I see Naomi throwing me a glare. 
    I move closer to the window to give Brandon some space to sit down, and notice from the corner of my eye that he hesitates before taking a