Love Bomb by Jenny McLachlan

Author:Jenny McLachlan
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781408856093
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 2015-01-13T16:00:00+00:00

Next week, I study everything Toby says and does. We hang out together a lot, but Frank and Dexter are always with us and if we’re not rehearsing we’re playing FIFA 14. Toby always makes me play with Dexter because I suck at football games. By Thursday, when I’m sitting in the hall with Kat waiting for a meeting about the Autumn Celebration to start, I still don’t know if I’m his girlfriend.

As Mr Simms starts talking, Toby slips into the seat next to me. Then – and I watch this happen – his hand falls on my knee … and he leaves it there. Toby is holding my knee in public.

My cartilage tingles with pleasure and I struggle to sit still as Mr Simms starts running through rehearsal schedules. ‘Remember, the concert is just over a week away, next Thursday,’ says Mr Simms.

Very interesting, sir, but, right now, Toby is melting my body from my left knee upwards and it is rather distracting. Surely only boyfriends or creepy men put their hands on girls’ knees? He must be my boyfriend. I think I have a boyfriend!

I’m just about holding it together, but Kat is sitting on the other side of me and she isn’t holding it together at all. The moment Toby’s hand landed on my knee she started digging me in my ribs with her finger and it’s getting painful. I stare straight ahead, refusing to look at her. My knee is being held by Toby and my ribs are being prodded by Kat.

Then Toby leans towards to me and whispers, ‘You alright, wifey?’

‘Oh … great,’ I say.

Kat can’t cope with this. The exact moment Toby says ‘wifey’ she begins to quiver with silent laughter.

‘Calm down, Kat Knightley,’ says Mr Simms.

‘Yes,’ I say. ‘Calm down, Kat.’

A minute later, I feel my phone vibrate. Kat’s sent me a text: wifey omg that means GIRLFRIEND i heard it on eastenders :D

Kat shakes for the rest of the meeting while I sit like a statue, trying to stop her vibrations from travelling through my body and into Toby’s hand. I don’t want Toby thinking he makes me shake.

As everyone starts to leave, she leans round me and says, ‘You OK, Toby?’

‘More than OK,’ he says. ‘My mum and stepdad are going away this weekend so you know what that means …’

‘Party?’ asks Kat.

‘Partaaay!’ he corrects. ‘There is going to be one huge party at my place this Saturday.’ He looks at me. ‘You coming, B-Cakes?’

‘Yeah,’ I say, ‘I love parties.’ My heart is hammering. A party … surely this will mean a kiss? I am so glad I practised kissing all those Granny Smiths.

‘How about you, Kat?’ he asks.

‘Sorry, I’m busy.’

‘Well, you’re missing out,’ he says, getting up. ‘It’s gonna be hectic – an all-nighter. Don’t forget we’re rehearsing after school, Betty. It’s just us. I told Frank and Dexter we’re going to work on your vocals.’ Then he gets to his feet, slowly stretches – giving Kat a nice view of his flat stomach – and walks out of the hall.

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