Free Change of Plans by C.L. Blackwell Page B

anyway. “No, can we actually get butter on that?” I asked sweetly.
    Caleb’s
brow furrowed, but he didn’t say anything. “Okay, can we also get a Coke and
Skittles. ”
    I
smiled at Blondie behind the counter whose eyes were still on Caleb. “Make that
a Dr. Pepper and M&M’s”
    “Really,
Al, you like M&M’s?”
    No.
“Yes.”
    He
sighed but once again said nothing. He let go of my waist to fish out his
wallet and handed a credit card to Blondie. “Is that all,” she glanced down at
his card. “Caleb?” He nodded and signed the receipt. I would offer to pay, but
he already shut me down at the ticket counter.
    I
took the M&M’s and drink, and brushed past him to the movie theater,
purposefully pressing my body against his. “Thanks,” I said sweetly. For the
cherry on top, I stood on my tip toes and kissed him
on the cheek. Unlike the hallway at school, this time I actually wanted to kiss
him.
    The
lights in the theater were already turned down when we walked in. Most of the seat were full and Caleb pulled me into a seat near the top
row. I settled under the crook of his arm and waited for the movie to begin.
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    Who
knew I could be such a good fake crier? When the lights turned back on, tears
were streaming down my face along with all the other girls in the theater. Only
mine weren’t due to the sappy movie. Caleb automatically comforted me, tucking
me under his arm as we walked out the theater. I nearly couldn’t contain my
laugh. My body shook as I tried to hold them in, and I guess it appeared as
sobs to Caleb. He kissed the top of my head.
    In
front of us, I recognized a very familiar blonde head, and my light hearted mood disappeared. Sierra. I would rather have
Blondie from behind the concession stand. Samantha and Chloe stood with her,
all sobbing from the movie, which by the way, was God
awful. I never understood why people watched those movies by choice.
    Sierra
sensed our presence (I guess it was a Wolf thing), and turned around toward us.
She immediately started talking to Samantha and Chloe about me, knowing full
well that I could hear her, even though she was across the room. Caleb steered
me away, but not before I caught Sierra’s glare. I glared right back. Samantha
and Chloe ducked their heads quickly as Brody did to Caleb earlier, but Sierra
took a little longer. Eventually, she bowed her head, much to my joy. Caleb,
well aware of what was going on, chuckled.
    We
walked back to the car in silence, my fake tears dried by the crisp October
air. Caleb offered me a hand to climb in the Jeep, and then walked around to
the driver’s side. He started the engine, kicking up the heat, but didn’t pull
out of the parking spot yet. “You know my favorite thing about being a Wolf,
Al?”
    I
smiled, “No, what?”
    He
looked straight at me. “Well, when people are feeling strong emotions, they
give off a scent. After a while, you begin to identify scents with emotions.
Strangely enough, during the movie you gave off maple syrup. Do you know what
maple syrup means?” I shook my head no. “Well, maple syrup is sticky, so it
usually means mischievous behavior. Such a strange scent for
a girl crying in a Nicholas Sparks movie. But, then again, it may just
be messed up since you're a couple weeks away from the transition.” He smirked
and twisted in his seat to check our surroundings before backing out of the
parking lot.
    I didn’t bother answering , I was totally busted . My face
burned with embarrassment. Well maybe not the concession stand part, all I had
to do was kiss his cheek and he rolled over like a dog. Yeah,
alpha my butt. Caleb didn’t seem mad though, only amused, but I was
humiliated. I reached forward and turned on the radio, needing a distraction.
The Black Keys blared through the speakers, not allowing me to hear my own
thoughts. Caleb reached over and grasped my hand, bringing it to his lips and
kissing my knuckles.
    When
we pulled into the