I had to get up and leave. I can't believe I just said that to her. Ella always made me do stupid shit. I saw my sister and headed right for her forgetting she invited Chrissy too. That woman was giving me a headache with how she threw herself at me. Now that is a chick that you could have sex with no strings attached.
Ella was too pure to not get too close to. I looked back at her and she was smiling while talking to her dad. She had a stupid cartoon shirt on with braided piggy tails, but still looked fucking adorable.
I looked away as Chrissy placed her hand on my chest. "Let's get some real drinks," she gave me sultry eyes instantly annoying me. She never gave up.
Chrissy was already twenty one so a lot of times she would get the drinks for me. A few more months and I didn't need to use my fake id or older chicks to get a little buzz.
"Now that is a good idea." I could definitely use a drink right now.
My sister agreed and we headed down to the ice skating rink where the beer trucks and wine stands were.
I spent an hour relaxing at a small bistro table just bull shitting with my sister and Chrissy. Lucy looked nothing like me, but our personality were so much the same. She had short blond hair just above her shoulders and piercing blue eyes. There wasn't a man in this world that didn't fall at her feet.
I missed hanging out with my sister. She was only three months younger and lived in New York. Sophomore year of high school she stayed with my dad and I because her mom remarried a total creep. Not even a year later they were divorced and Lucy moved back home.
She thought she would get more bonding time in with our dad, but he didn't pay her a lot of attention. It wasn't just his busy schedule, like she originally thought either. My dad blamed her for breaking up his first marriage. He knew he was wrong to take it out on his daughter so he just ignored her. He was the only one to blame, but parents don't always act like... well, parents.
"Want another round?" Chrissy asked me.
"Nah, I'm going to head home. You girls try not to get into too much trouble." I smiled at my sister knowing that would be impossible for these two.
"Sure big brother. Whatever you say." Lucy gave me a kiss then wrapped her arms with Chrissy giggling as they left.
As I started to walk back to my car I saw a cute little brunette with braids watching the people ice skate. I stood there a moment watching her. She seemed in a trance watching them. Did she want to ice skate too?
"Hey young man! Come try and win your girl a prize." A man at a milk jug toss called to me. I raised my eyebrow about to laugh him off when one little penguin with a hat caught my eye. I really shouldn't do this, but I did.
"Give me three balls." I slapped down a $10 bill a little too aggressively. I never won a prize for anyone but my sisters.
I needed to knock all the milk jugs stack on top each other and I had three tries. I didn't have the best aim. It was good enough to beat this though. Two throws and they were all down.
"You get a medium prize."
"I just want the penguin with the hat." I pointed to the small section.
"Do you want two of them?"
"Trust me, one is already too many."
He looked at me strange then reached up and took one down not pressing any further. I thanked him and walked up to the girl that annoyed the crap out me, yet I kept wanting more.
"Want to join them?" I whispered in her ear.
"No!" She shouted with a jump. I shook my head chuckling at her. I kept my hand behind my back suddenly feeling incredibly stupid. Why was I doing this? We are good now. I should just go home, but I didn't.
"Why are you just watching them?" I asked needing more.
"I don't know." She shrugged her shoulders.
"You're lying." My lips teased her ear knowing how crazy her body got just from me being close to her.
She took a breath and just let it all go. I love when she relaxed to my voice. "My mom and dad use to take me ice skating every December. We rarely get snow here, but back home there would be inches by now. Most the town went to a large lake close to our house and we ice skated for hours. I was just remembering." She smiled sweetly to me then turned back to watch them. I followed her line of site on a particular family. Mom, dad, and little girl.
I can't say I completely understand how she feels. My mom left us, but I still missed her. We didn't have this picture perfect family like Ella did, but we had our traditions that were no more since she left.
"Come on!" I nodded my head to the shoe rental.
"No way. I haven't been ice skating since I was ten."
"Well then it's been too long."
"I don't want to. Thank you though." She crossed her arms with that cute little smile. She was tempted to just say yes. I've been watching her too long that I knew when her words didn't match her body language.
"Would you do it for Chilly Willy?" I asked holding out the stupid penguin. I still can't believe I got this for her.
"What? How do you know Chilly Willy?"
God, the smile on her little face was unexplainable. All the sadness of her past life was washed away with a radiating glow from her now. She took the little stuffed animal hugging him close to her.
"I didn't actually know his name. Your shirt says it sure is Chilly Willy and I took a wild guess." I pointed to woody wood pecker cuddling the little penguin as snow fell around them.
"I think this is the first time you didn't make fun of my clothes." Her teeth went straight down on her bottom lip and I so badly wanted to replace them with mine.
"Trust me, I'm definitely making fun of you in my head."
"Hey!"
"Come on. Lets take little Willy for a ride." I paused a second at how bad that sounded then pulled her along giggling.
We laced up our skates and headed to the opening when she just stopped.
"What's wrong?"
"I don't remember how to skate, Eros. I'm going to fall and break my butt."
I looked behind her checking out her ass. "Nah, you have enough cushion there."
"Hey!" She smacked my shoulder almost losing her balance.
"Careful. I didn't think this through." I laughed holding her up. Ella can barely walk without tripping or bumping into people and forget about getting in my jeep, that was a disaster.
"Told you!" She shot back.
"Luckily for you I actually know how to skate. I won't let go of you, ok?" I helped her on the plastic board they placed down to pretend to be ice.
"First ballet and now figure skating. Your mom wanted a girl didn't she?" She laughed at me and I let go of her waist.
"Eros!" She shouted grabbing my shirt. I grabbed her waist to steady her. Fuck, I liked her body against mine way too much.
"I got you." I moved behind her guiding her forward. "Behave or I'll let you go." I teased once she picked up some speed. Her hands grabbed mine keeping them firmly planted on her side.
"You let me go than I'll take you down with me." She warned. Oh, I like playful Ella. I don't think I ever seen her just being a girl hanging out with friends.
We made it around twice and I begin skating faster forcing her to move with me.
"Eros, I'm going to fall."
"No you won't."
"I definitely will." I could feel her body getting a little tense.
I moved to her side and her fingers grabbed my hands tighter. "Trust me, baby girl." My one hand slid off her then I grabbed her hands as I skated backwards. Yeah, I was just showing off now. The way she tensed and laughed had me laughing how much fun this was.
"I do trust you." She whispered just as she meet my eyes. Fuck, I definitely liked this girl. There was no denying it anymore. I tasted her, felt her, and now I feigned for her.
I pulled her closer and my hand left hers to grab her waist. I wanted to take this kiss since I first saw her, even way back when she first opened that door and introduced herself. Ella was weird, always off inside her head, but she was also intriguing and adorable. She just wanted someone to love her unconditionally, but I don't know know how to do that. In this moment I didn't care though. Her innocent eyes were on mine and I could see her wanting to give me everything. Everything I needed to take from her.
Just as her hips came to mine someone bumped into her knocking her off balance and I lost my grip. Her legs started kicking out as she lost control. I tried reaching for her, but Ella just pulled me down with her. We both hit the ground hard and she screamed holding her elbow.
"Fuck!" My ass was stinging like a fucker, but the second I heard her pain my body was just numb. Did she break something?
"Oh my god, I'm so sorry Eleanor." Fucking Stacy said holding her chest looking down at us. She was holding back her laughter and I knew she wasn't sorry. My eye sight was trained on Stacy and making her fucking die.
"You fucking did that on purpose!" I yelled at her as I stood up.
"What? I wouldn't do something like that. You know me, Eros." She put her hand on my chest batting her eyelashes.
"Don't touch me." I smack her hand away. I really wish I could break her wrist right now.
"Eros, I swear I didn't do it on purpose. Eleanor was the one not paying attention. She almost bump into me earlier too." Stacy had her best innocent victim face on and it only pissed me off more.
"Just go the fuck away!" I yelled at her about to lose my shit.
"Eros!" She whined like I was breaking her heart. We were barely friends in high school and I never touched her. Why didn't she get the fucking hint?
"Hey man it was just an accident. Relax, I'm sure she is sorry." Some random guy said. We had a crowd around us now and I'm sure I looked like the psycho. This was ridiculous. I know Stacy did it on purpose.
"Why don't you help your girlfriend instead of losing your temper on some other poor girl." A woman yelled at me. Of course I'm the bad guy. I looked back to Ella and she was sitting on the floor rubbing her ear looking around.
"What are you doing?" I said annoyed holding my hand out to help her up.
"It's gone!" She looked to me and I saw her tears streaming down her face. What the hell?
"What is gone? Take my hand, Ella." She was just sitting there crying.
"I'm fine." She smacked my hand away standing on her own then grabbed the side wall. She looked over the edge searching the ground.
"Ella, what the fuck are you doing?" She was being really strange.
"I told you she was a total freak!" Stacy laughed behind me to her friends.
"Fucking go away!" I yelled at her.
"Enough! Stop yelling at everyone!" Ella turned to me with pure hatred on her face.
"Me! She purposely bumped into us and of course you do nothing, like always!" I don't know why I was so pissed, but it was off the charts now. Why was she yelling at me yet with Stacy she just let her be a bitch to her?
"I don't care what she does or even what she says. She is nothing to me. Just go away, Eros," she started walking holding on to the side.
"Wait! Why I'm I getting your attitude?" I skated to her.
"Because every time you're near me it always ends with you making me feel like shit. You didn't even ask if I was ok or help me up before turning to yell at Stacy. When you see me crying you yell at me. You're nothing but a selfish jerk, Eros. Just leave me alone." She stumbled out of the ring searching the ground more.
"What are you looking for?" I yelled losing my shit. How was I the asshole now?
"My father's earring! And no I don't want your help, I don't want anything from you. Get the hint and leave!" She yelled, and I mean yelled at me. How were we just skating around laughing not even five minutes ago? What the hell is happening?
"Just leave her be, Eros" Lucy was next to me now. I looked to her confused. Why does Ella hate me? She walked away and sat down ripping her skates off. I don't think I ever seen her so mad before. She was always sweet Ella letting everyone push her around. I clenched my jaw and let my sister lead me to the other side to take off my skates.
"Why is she so pissed?" I asked Lucy keeping my eyes on Ella as she search the ground then headed back to the tree. She wasn't finding that little diamond stud. I felt a tightening in my chest wanting to go help her, but she said I always made her feel like shit. What the hell was that?
"You, my brother, are clueless when it comes to girls." Lucy shook her head at me.
"He definitely is. The poor little girl has a crush on you and you acted like she was nothing to you." Chrissy said watching Ella frantically search under tables moving people's feet. God, she looked like a weirdo off her meds right now.
"How did I act like that? I was yelling at Stacy for bumping into her!" This shit made no sense.
"It's ok, Eros. We still love you." Lucy and Chrissy laughed at me again. I think they were half drunk.
"Whatever!" I got up and left. I don't know why I bothered with any of them. I was trying to be nice to Ella, but I guess I can't even do that right.
"What did you do to my little girl?" Aaron grabbed my arm as I walked pass the rink.
"Does she look fucking little? I'm not in the mood for your stupid lectures." I pulled my arm from his hand noticing Ella's mom face widened in surprise.
"Watch your mouth, Eros. You won't disrespect me or my daughter like this."
I was already fuming how I single handled fucked up so many times today with Ella I couldn't handle Aaron's bullshit. I had his voice in my head enough that I wasn't good enough for her.
"I was helping Ella and I guess I pissed her off. Maybe if her actual parents spent time with her she wouldn't let some asshole take advantage of her." I looked to her mom with all my anger. "And trust me, I've taken plenty from her already." I pushed Aaron hard then walked off before I did anything else stupid. I just dug my fucking grave with both Ella and her parents and I don't even know why.