"Don't be surprised by that, he's a typical player" Olivia said as she rolled her eyes at Liam when broke away from the kiss and smirked at them.
"He's a player?" Amelia asked, trying to avoid looking his way, she could feel his eyes on her.
"Yes, I wonder what they all see in him" Olivia said, making a gesture of someone who wants to vomit.
Amelia couldn't help but chuckle.
....
CAFETERIA
When they got to the cafeteria Olivia around and waved at two girls and one boy already sitting at a table.
"Common Ammy," Olivia said, pulling Amelia with her.
When they got to the table a girl with blonde hair spoke, "Is this your cousin, she's so pretty, she looks like a doll" she gushed and the rest chuckled.
"This is Lizzy," Olivia said, pointing to the blonde.
"Hi baby doll" Lizzy waved at Amelia.
"Hi" Amelia replied with a smile, she liked her already.
"That's Isabel and that's James" she said pointing to the brunette, then the only boy.
"And guys this is Ammy," She concluded.
"Hi Ammy nice to meet you"
"Nice to meet you guys as well," Amelia replied.
They all sat together and started chatting while eating, Amelia got to know that James was in his third year, while Lizzy and Isabel were in their second year.
James has been checking her out since they sat down but Amelia doesn't even notice.
They started hearing noise in the cafeteria and looked around to see what was causing the noise.
Turns out it was Liam and his friends, three of them came in and the cafeteria became noisy with people murmuring.
"Ohh my gosh they look so good"
"Especially Liam, I'd die in peace if I can just be with him once"
Amelia almost choked on her food when she heard that, "What the...." She said,
Everyone at the table chuckled when they saw her reaction. "You haven't heard anything baby doll" Lizzy said.
"Hey kitten, how's your first day in school going" Liam suddenly called out from their table.
The cafeteria was in an uproar after that, Amelia looked around confused, "Why are they all over reacting?" She said.
"Well my brother doesn't take the initiative to speak to any other girl except me" Olivia said.
Amelia looked over at their table and saw a blonde sitting on Liam's laps, she's not the same girl as the one they saw him kissing, Isabel saw her looking over and said, "That's Bianca, she and her minions call themselves the queen B's, they are crazy thrust me" She said.
"Don't you dare lay your hands on my baby" Lizzy whispered dramatically, Amelia looked over and saw a brunette girl try to touch one of Liam's friends.
"That's Oliver, her crush, he's too innocent to be friends with my brother if you ask me" Olivia chuckled and explained to the confused Amelia.
"Of course my baby is too innocent, he's such a cutie," Lizzy said with a dreamy expression.
"And their third friend is Noah, he's a dick" Olivia said then rolled her eyes when Noah looked over and winked at her.
"Guys I'll see you later, I've got class" James said standing up.
"Bye James" they waved at him.
"We've got class as well", Isabel said dragging Lizzy who still wanted to keep staring at Oliver with her.
Amelia couldn't help but chuckle.
.....
6PM, SMITH'S MANSION
In the living room, Liam lounged on the leather sofa with his phone in hand, sneakers propped on the glass table. Amelia walked in, clutching her books, and frowned.
"You know, for someone living in a mansion, you have terrible manners."
He looked up, amused. "And for someone staying here for free, you complain a lot."
She huffed, heading toward the library room at the end of the hall. "I'm not complaining. Just making observations."
"Observations?" He rose smoothly, trailing after her with that irritating grin. "So you're observing me now?"
She stopped short, glaring at him, heart hammering faster than she wanted to admit. "Don't flatter yourself."
For a moment, their eyes locked, his teasing gaze against her stubborn one and the air between them tightened. Then her Olivia popped into the hallway, holding up her phone.
"Mom texted she wouldn't be home until next week" She said.
"Great, I'm hosting a party tomorrow night" Liam said with a grin.
"No you're not, you remember what happened the last time you did?" Olivia almost yelled, her eyes widening.
"Yes I am, and stop exaggerating" Liam scoffed.
"I don't think a party is a good idea," Amelia said, rolling a strand of her hair around her finger nervously. She does that whenever she's nervous.
Liam looked at her action and chuckled "Why are you nervous, it's just a party, relax" He said.
"I'm gonna go make the preparations, And relax lil sis" He said clasping his hand on Olivia's shoulder.
"We are not hosting a party Liam..." She yelled after him.
Amelia looked at their departing back and shook her head, 'tomorrow is going to be a long day' She thought. Not that she doesn't attend parties but she's just not a fan of it.
….
In the middle of the night, Amelia woke up tasty and headed to the kitchen to get some water. She walked down the stairs rubbing her sleepy eyes and made it to the kitchen.
She didn't bother turning on the lights and used the moonlight filtering through the window as a guide to make her way to the refrigerator. After taking a bottle of water to drink she turned around to head back upstairs but bumped into a wall, wait it's not a wall she's in someone's arms.
"Careful kitten" Liam whispered beside her ear.
She suddenly felt hot all over. She hurriedly took a step back and almost tripped.
Liam looked at her red face and chuckled, 'is she blushing' He thought.
"Cute" He muttered to himself.
"Don't sneak up on me like that" Amelia said and glared at him in an attempt to cover up her blush. That's when she noticed he was shirtless.