Lizzie

"You want to come with us?" I ask him pulling away because I can't stand the scorching heat that is rapidly burning over my skin. It's too damn much standing this close to him. My body is zinging and I feel myself getting moist in my panties.

Brandon tilts his head to one side, "I would like to, but I think you'll have more fun with the girls to be honest. Besides, I kind of like the idea of it being a surprise." He's adorable, right? Like it's a proper date.

"Are you treating it like a date?" I say. He winks. What's the supposed to mean? "Only, we're besties."

"Doesn't matter. For the night we can make out it's a date. Who knows you may enjoy it. You'll be out with me and all the other girls are going to be spewing."

"So you're not planning on ditching me so you can hook up with anyone else?" I bite my lower lip, he watches. Brandon's gaze is so intense and his electric blue eyes are focused on my lips. Good lord, I want to kiss him and feel his tongue circling around mine. I want to know what it feels like to be pressed up close against him and feel his rigid cock against my groin. I have to suppress a moan that is threatening to escape my lips.

"Why would I do that. You're my best friend, Lizzie. I have no intention of taking you to prom and then leaving you. Jee-zus." Now I feel like a right shit. "Is that what Tammy and Lilly are saying? That I'm going to ditch you as soon as some girl hooks on to me? It's not happening. I want to spend prom with you. It's a big deal for you. I know it is, even if you stand there like that shrugging your goddamn shoulders and pretend it's not."

There's the thing, right? He knows me so well and of course he would since we've been hanging together since the age of five.

"Okay, I just wanted to make sure because I hate the idea of people talking about it. You know what they can be like and I don't like the idea of being a laughing stock. Oh hey, look at her with Brandon. Oh wow, now he's gone off with someone else for a quick fuck." I keep my tears at bay.

"It won't be like that. Pinkie promise, Lizziey-Baby. We're going as a couple and we'll be leaving as a couple." My breath hitches, my heart is racing so fast. The mere words a couple make me melt like butter under the sunrays. I feel a warmth cruising its way up my body from the pit of my stomach.

"Cool. Thanks Brandon."

"I don't even know why you haven't had anyone ask you to prom?" he says, now holding both my shoulders in his large hands. "You're stunning and the guys should have been hammering your door down." I don't tell him it's because they're scared of dating me in case they break my heart and then have Brandon to deal with. Surely he knows that himself already? He warned guys off about a year ago, or maybe longer. When I turned sixteen, in fact, he made it well known that if anyone messed with me, they'd have to deal with him. There you go then. Nobody wants to hurt Lizzie if they risk being taken out by Brandon. And of course, the rest of the football team, since the girls and I are like their sisters. You mess with us, you're pretty much messing with them.

"Glad we got that sorted. And you, you can't go off with any other guys. Deal?" I nod.

"Of course not."

"Good. Well, look, I'm going to head over to Denver's to see if he wants to go and shoot some hoops at the basketball court for fun, then catch up with you tonight. Or shall I just see you at school tomorrow? We've only got another week of class to go. Man, I am so ready for summer."

"Me too. I can't wait. Oh, by the way. Mom has asked me to do some photoshoots for her new beauty line targeted at young adults."

"Wow, that is impressive. Told you, you're beautiful, Lizzie-Baby." He makes me swoon, totally.

"But I still want to make time for us to go to Oregon since we missed going the other weekend. What do you reckon?"

"Absolutely, we can use the jet and take a long weekend. Say, do you want to try horse-riding too? I found this school close to the trail when I was looking online, and they're offering riding lessons." He knows I'd love to do that. I've always wanted to go horse riding; weird, with all the money my folks have, it wasn't ever on my agenda growing up.

"Sounds amazing. I'm so excited. I hope with the shoots and everything, I'll have time."

"Don't worry about it. I've already run it by your folks for us to go away over summer."

"You have?" Wow, he's thinking of everything. My God, I told you I have the best friend in the entire world.

"For real. I want to spend as much time as possible with you before you go to Texas and meet some guy who's going to sweep my girl off her feet and lose her forever." He chuckles. My heart is melting by the second with his thoughtfulness.

"That's never going to happen, Brandon. I.." Thankfully, I keep my mouth zipped before I let the words tumble out how much I love him, how badly my body is craving him right now. It's like there's a fire burning inside me.

"Catch you later, baby; you've got a dress to buy." He winks at me, kisses my forehead and leaves my room, leaving me standing there, holding both hands to my heart. I'm a hot mess, my panties are wet, my heart is beating so fast like a steam train, and my mouth is so dry. If only he was my boyfriend.

If only.