Chapter 49: Chapter 49

As I was on my third lap, I saw the two girls who were jogging in front of me, looking amusedly at the side steps, their heads almost completely tilted. They were also murmuring something between each other.

Curious, I tilted my head to the right and the sight I saw there almost knocked me down. Seriously, I stumbled forward and almost tripped and fell. Cause Ethan was there sitting in his earlier position itself, but now top less and was staring intently in my direction whilst fanning himself with his jersey, revealing his perfect body freely to all those people who were running around.

He didn't look away even after he realized I caught him staring at me. It was then I realized, basically I was also staring at him. I had stopped in track a few moments ago and was looking at his tanned chest and his perfect pack of abs and muscles. I can't say I was comparing his body with that of Alex's. I wasn't doing that. I was just gawking at Ethan.

I almost gulped as he suddenly jumped up from the side step, revealing his body to my eyes for a more clearer view. His stomach muscles flexed as he raised his arms and did some stretches. His tanned chest glistened with sweat in the sunlight.

Then the next moment he was running towards me.

Shit !

What shall I do ? Run ??

No ! Then he will definitely chase after me and surely catch me since he is athletic. And all this people would sit and watch the show amusedly. What'd they think about a shirtless guy chasing after a another guy who is running for his life ? I can't practically run.

Oh but I could have quickly ran out of the ground. But no use of thinking about it now. Cause he is already near.

Ethan finally reached near me, grinning broadly. " Hey ! ", he said with shining eyes.

" Hi ! ", I said lowly.

" Good morning sleepy head. ", he ruffled my hair whilst smiling. " Slept well ??"

" G..Good morning.", I said nodding slightly whilst keeping my eyes straight, only above his neck. My heart thudding vigorously.

"So why you suddenly decided to jog ?", he asked wiggling both of his eyebrows mischievously and then fixing my hair that he messed up.

" Ahmm..I..G..Grace wanted me to a..accompany her.", I stuttered more than usual, feeling nervous at the close proximity.

" I see. But you sat and slept so she went and accompanied the basketball guys.", Ethan chuckled looking down at my hands. Only then I realized I was fiddling with my T-shirt, fisting and unfisting it at the bottom.

" Between I saw you checking me out. So did you like what you saw ?", he then asked. I involuntarily bit on my lips at that. He smiled even wider.

" I- I wasn't.."

" Where you checking whether my body looks similar to that of your brothers ?"

I couldn't keep looking at his face anymore. I looked down at my feet.

" Wanna touch and feel whether my body feels like that of Alex's?", he asked reaching for my palm

" No ! ", I shook my head and took a step backward. " I'm g..going. I have works to f..finish." I turned to go. But he grabbed my wrist and swiftly turned me around. I almost fell onto his chest.

" L..leave me Ethan ! ", I scoffed.

" Why Nate ? Why nervous ? Do you actually have feelings for me ? Tell me, do I make your heart beat fast ?"

" No ! I t..told you already ! ", I sneered while I could actually hear the pounding of my heart drumming in my ears. I freaking don't know why I can't stay calm. Why is he affecting me like this ?

" If so, touch me and say whether I'm exactly like your brother or not.", he said and suddenly placed my palm on his lower abdomen.

I could feel the hardness of his perfectly sculpted abs against my palm and I felt strange tingles in my stomach. I felt like grazing my fingers over those rock hard abs. However I didn't do that. But I kept my palm where he placed it instead of retrieving it.

" So am I like you brother ?", he asked again. I couldn't utter a word.

" Say fast. Everyone's watching us."

I instantly withdrew my hands. I looked around. There were only a few people in the ground now, probably only the footballers and the few normal students who were jogging. But many of them are peering at our direction.

" Ethan, why are you b..behaving like this towards me ? Please S..stop it already ! " , I half sneered, half pleaded at Ethan.

" You are the one behaving strangely Michael. You act like you have a crush on me. See, right now you are blushing. You like me, right ?", He asked.

" No ! Of course not in that w..way ! ", I scoffed.

" Then why can't you just behave normally to me ? Why are you so nervous and flustered around me ? Why can't you just let me look in your eyes. If you don't like me that way, I shouldn't be affecting you like this, no matter how I see you. But you.."

" Yeah..you of course doesn't a..affect me Ethan. I j..just don't like the way you look at me. It makes me angry and annoyed.", I cut him off.

He clicked his tongue on his cheeks. " Then prove it."

" How the hell should I p..prove it to you ?", I asked.

"Okay, can you come to my dorm today evening after class and let me draw your eyes ? I promise I won't try to take advantage over you. I won't touch you. I will just sit at a distance from you and draw your eyes. Can you just sit and look at me for an hour or two without getting nervous ?", He asked staring into my eyes. I already wanted to break the eye contact. But I stared back wanting to prove him he don't affect me.

But I can't surely agree to this deal he said. How am I going to look at him for that long without feeling nervous ?

" I'm almost moving on Nate. But before that I need to make sure you don't actually have any feelings for me. Prove me you don't have any feelings. ", he then said.

I sighed. " Okay, w..will there be G..Gavin at dorm ?"

" Why ? You don't trust me ?", he asked, his eyes reflected hurt.

"Ethan...I..It's not like that. ", I said.

" Then what ? I'm someone who keeps his words. And we have worked together alone before, right ? Have I tried anything on you ?"

" Ethan...s..stop ! It's clearly not what I m..meant. Okay..I'll come. ", I said. Oh Shit ! Why did I say that ?

"Thanks. Come at 6 then. ", he gave a tight lipped smile.

" Okay.", I nodded and swiftly turned around walking away before he could grab my hands and pull me to him once more.