The President's Daughter by David Dower (if you liked this book txt) 📕

you smelled like cookies, nerd.” The person spoke from the other line.

“Gavin?” I asked incredulously.

“The one and only, babe.”

“What do you want?” I whined, into the phone.

“A date and I am not taking no for an answer.”

“Well, it’s a no. Goodbye.” I said, getting annoyed.

“You can’t say no since Holly already agreed to it, I will see you at the Starbucks on Jarrett Street in twenty, babe. See you then.” With that Gavin hung up the phone.

I stared at the phone in my hand in disbelief. I then looked at Holly in annoyance. “Why do you want me to go out with him so badly? It doesn’t make sense.” I said chucking her phone to her.

“I am just trying to help you find someone.”

I titled my head at her, either Holly was very bipolar or she was lying. And for a fact of knowing her all my life, I knew she was lying. But, instead of calling her out on it I simply let it go.

“Fine, I will go. If it makes you happy.”

“Good, now come on. I will drive you there,” Holly said tossing me my wallet and opening the door. “It’s a good thing, I did your hair.”

I rolled my eyes following her to wherever the hell she was going. To be honest I didn’t really want to go out with Gavin, or even hang out with him. Due to the last couple of times, was it wrong not to feel safe around him. He was a somewhat good person, a little conceited, weird and annoying. But he was still however a good person and he showed me that side of him with his younger brother Garrett.

We made it downstairs as we walked towards the front door, Holly a little bit ahead of me. I bent down to pick up my converse and pulling them on.

“Where do you think you’re going?” I looked up as I got up from the floor, finishing tying my laces.

“Hey Ben,” I said managing to give him a small smile.

“Aren’t you grounded?” He asked crossing his arms over his chest, his brown eyes narrowed at me.

“I am.”

“So, then what are you doing leaving?” He questioned.

“She’s got a date with Gavin,” Holly said cutting into the conversation.

I inhaled deeply, trying to control not yelling at Holly, for saying that in front of Ben. “You what?” Ben asked incredulously.

“It’s not a date, it’s simply two people going out for coffee to see if they have chemistry.” I stated in a clam voice.

“That’s a date.”

“Well then if you guys think that’s a date then I suppose we have different meaning of the term date. Now if you would excuse me I have somewhere to be.” I said, turning around and grabbing Holly’s arm and hauling her out of the house and towards her car.

“What the fuck was that for?” I seethed at her.

“What are you talking about?” She asked innocently, starting up the engine of her car.

I buckled myself in, turning to her as she pressed on the gas pedal driving towards the gates where the guards have now opened it up. “Holly, I honestly don’t know what you are doing, but you are beginning to act like a bitch.” I stated.

“Look, it’s not my fault you have two guys going after you.” She said her hands clutching the steering wheel.

I let out a sigh, “Is this what this is all about? Ben?” I asked her, “Cause if you want him and I know you do, you can have him. I have no interest in him.”

“I am not talking about Ben,” She said in a tired voice.

“Than what are you talking about…?” I asked confused.

“Look, it doesn’t matter.” She said stopping at a red light, turning to me.

“Than if it doesn’t matter tell me!”

“I will tell you when I am ready, okay?” She said glancing at me from the corner of her eyes as she pressed on the gas causing the car to lurch forward. “We are already late as it is.”

I shrugged, “Fine, whatever.”

“I am sorry.” She spoke up quietly.

But instead I didn’t reply I just stared out the window as I watched the scenery before me. A few minutes later we pulled up to the local Starbucks. Holly parked the car in one of the open spaces as I made no movement to get out of the car, from the corner of my eye I noticed a red truck. Right away I knew it was Gavin’s due the time he took me from school to go paintballing, or what I called kidnapped me from school on Valentine’s Day. I never really admitted it, but it was fun and I kind of did enjoy myself. I always did when I was with Gavin, which was kind of odd.

“You should go, you’re already late and Gavin might be wondering where you are.” Holly said speaking to me.

I nodded my head, I hated when we fought. It was always awkward and weird afterwards and I didn’t like it. “I’ll call you if I need a ride or anything, alright?”

She nodded her head in return, I took that as my cue to leave. I opened the car door, walking towards the Starbucks as I watched Holly’s small Red Toyota Civic drive out of the parking lot.

I honestly couldn’t believe she was making me do this, she hated Gavin. I am pretty sure she even loathed him, why the heck would she want me to go on a date with him. When I arrived home from the dance session, I took a quick shower calling Holly to come over. There I explained to her what happened between Gavin and me.

My eyes scanned inside the small coffee shop for a certain annoying bad boy by the name of Gavin. “Of course,” I muttered under my breath when I finally saw him. He was sitting at a table with a blonde girl sitting across from him, leaning across the table giving him her full attention.

I turned around to leave, I didn’t want to be here in the first place. When I heard Gavin call me, but not by my name. “Nerd!” He shouted, “Nerd,” He said running up to me and turning me around to face him. “When somebody calls you, they usually turn around knowing the person wants to talk to them.”

“Wouldn’t you rather go sit beside that blonde girl who is glaring at me as we speak?” I suggested, looking around him at the girl whose eyes were narrowed at me.

“Nah, I’d rather talk to you,” He said giving me a quick wink.

I rolled my eyes, his signature dark leather jacket was replaced with a blue hoodie and he also had on a pair of dark washed jeans. As I scanned him up and down, when I looked back to meet his eyes he was smirking at me. “You were checking me out.”

I pretended to make gagging noises, “I’d rather claw my eyes out with a fork.”

“Say what you want nerd, you want some of this.” He said gesturing to his body.

“Whatever, can we just find a seat?” I asked changing the topic.

Gavin motioned for me to follow him to the back of the room. There was a table, at the corner of the room I took a seat across from Gavin where he remained standing. “I am going to go ahead and order something, anything you want?”

I looked at the menu before me, but it didn’t really help. I never tried any of these things before in my life, “Um, no thanks.” I said closing up the menu and looking up at Gavin.

“Oh come on, Ali. Please tell me you aren’t one of those girls who watch everything they eat.” He said with a roll of his eyes.

“I am not, one of those girls. It’s just that I have never been to Starbucks or tried any of these things before, alright?” I admitted.

Gavin’s jaw dropped open, “You never had Starbucks? Oh dear Lord, please tell me you’ve tasted coffee before?”

“What would you do if I said no…?” I said shyly.

“I would slap you, which I minutes away from.” Gavin must have noticed the horrified look on my face, because he started chuckling. “I am joking I don’t hit girls, plus this is a new experience so we are just going to try everything.” Gavin said rubbing his hands together in an evil manner.

“We aren’t doing that.” I told him, chuckling.

“Why not? As your date for the evening, I am entitled to do everything it takes to make this a memorable evening, so Miss Clair, shall we?” He said bowing his hand and holding his hand out to me.

I let out a laughed at his dorkiness, “We shall Mr. Storm.”

*

“I can’t believe you got us kicked out,” I said incredulously as Gavin started up his engine for his truck as he pulled out of the Starbucks.

“Well it wasn’t my fault.” He said turning onto the road.

“Wasn’t you fault?” I blurted out in disbelief, “You got into a fight with a fifteen year old!”

“Hey!” Gavin called out, “That kid was not fifteen. He looked old enough to get into a strippers club.”

“He was freaking fifteen, plus he didn’t even do anything to you anyways!” I said crossing my arms over my chest.

“He was basically undressing you with his eyes!” Gavin exclaimed.

“Look, Gavin. That’s sweet that you did that, but next time can you not punch the poor kid, you’re lucky they didn’t press charges.”

“And there lucky that they had people strong enough to pull me of him.” He muttered under his breath.

I rolled my eyes leaning back against my chair, as I played the nights memories in my head. When we ordered enough food, some things that Gavin himself haven’t even tasted we began to eat. As the night progressed we began to get to know each other better, and I learned under all that Gavin there was actually a good person. Up until he punched a fifteen year old. After that all hell broke loose and we were kicked out from Starbucks, I am pretty sure we were even banned but I didn’t want to go back to make sure.

“You’re not mad at me are you?” Gavin asked quietly.

I looked at him, as he was glancing at me from the corner of his eye. I shook my head, “No. You had your reason and I understand that. I think I should be thanking you, I had a fun night and it was pretty memorable.”

Gavin smiled at me, it was genuine and it made me feel giddy. “I had fun too.”

He stopped the car to look at me, as he took the key out of the engine. “Maybe we can do this again sometime?”

I smirked at him, “Maybe.”

“I told you I wasn’t so bad, if I had to say so myself I think I am pretty awesome.”

“Yeah you keep telling yourself that,” I said as it just finally processed in my brain that he stopped the car. “Why’d you stop?”

“Because remember last time? You wanted me to drop you off at Pennsylvania Avenue, so I did.”

“You remember?” I said clearly shocked that even someone like him, could remember something so small.

“Yup, I think it’s only because it’s odd that I am dropping you off on the street. But, if this is what you want than alright. However, I am in no way responsible to what happens when you step out of this truck.” He said in a serious matter.

I rolled my eyes, “Whatever, I will see you at school, rainbow.”

“Rainbow?” He asked confused.

“Yup, that’s my new nickname for you.” I said smirking at him, “Since you call me nerd, which I am not. I think it is only fair that I give you a nickname.”

“But why rainbow?”

“Because your last name is Storm, and after every storm there is a rainbow.” Gavin’s mouth made an ‘o’ sound as he finally realized. “Well, see you tomorrow Rainbow.” I said smiling and shutting the door as I waited for him to start up