Tenacious Sky

Chapter 17

We went around looking in different shops until we got hungry. Apparently everyone else had the same

thoughts we did. We found everyone, including the girls, in the food court. Leo sat me down at the table

with everyone before he walked away.

"I don't think I've seen you before. Who are you?" Freya asked me. She was really pretty. She had

smooth red hair and pale skin with emerald green eyes. Her figure was nice too.

"The Leo whisperer," Easton joked. The guys at the table laughed, but I opted for smiling politely.

"Sky, fencer," I answered.

"Wait fencing? You're not even on the swim team, how do you know Leo?" She followed up.

"We're desk mates and roommates," I answered.

"He's also Leo's personal manager, and kid," Nathan joked.

"Looks like you two are close," she smiled uncomfortably.

"But has anyone ever told you that you look like a girl?" She asked. The guys erupted in laughter.

"He gets it all the time," Cody laughed. Leo came back and set a tray of food in front of me.

"Eat," he said simply.

"Leo, you sure do take good care of Sky," Freya said, turning her attention to him.

"Sky is my kid," Leo said simply before getting into his own food.

"We don't see much of you around," Freya said, trying to revive the dead conversation.

"I don't like people," he said before taking a bite of his food.

"I go where my kid goes. You haven't noticed?" Cody said, mocking Leo. Leo didn't look bothered by it

at all as the guys laughed. After we ate, Leo insisted that we get some rest. Well, he insisted I get

some rest after he caught me yawning a few times. After the rest of the guys promised a time to meet

up with the girls tomorrow, we headed back to the hotel. I'd completely forgotten about the one bed

sleeping arrangement until we were staring at it once again.

"I can sleep on the floor," Leo suggested. Looking around, there's wasn't enough suitable space for him

to sleep on the floor with our bags in the way.

"It won't work. There's not enough room for anyone to sleep on the ground. We'll just have to both

sleep on the bed," I said.

"You shower first," he said. I took a change of clothes to the bathroom and did just that. When I was

finished, Leo took his shower while I sat on the bed with the towel around my neck flipping through

channels. Leo came in and hesitantly sat next to me. When he saw my dripping hair, he sighed and

pulled the towel from around my neck before putting it on my head. He ruffled it as he tried to dry it.

"You'll catch a cold this way. The temperature in here is already freezing," he said as he dried my hair. I

was so taken aback I could only watch his face as he focused on drying my hair.

"Was that really the reason why you call me your kid? Because you've taken responsibility for me?" I

asked. He smirked but his eyes were still on what his hands were doing.

"That was only half the reason. The other reason is to keep myself from messing up and outing you as

a girl. 'My kid' is easier than messing up and saying 'she' instead," Leo admitted.

"Makes sense," I said. I stopped his hands as I grabbed his wrists. His eyes went to mine as he froze.

We were stuck looking at each other. Neither one of us knowing what to do next. I looked away first as I

felt my cheeks heat.