A/N: Sorry it's such a short chapter! I wanted to have the "day after" as a chapter because Cate was still so hung up on it in Formal Reformed (so sad!), and I couldn't help but feel a little teeny bit of hate towards past Baze...

That said, I'm debating whether or not to link this story to Can't Go Back Now as it follows Cate and Baze's journey from conception to giving Lux up, and Baze is going to stick by Cate in the coming chapters. So, what do you guys think?

Chapter Two- Good Girl, Bad Boy

Cate was more excited about going to school on Monday than she ever had been before. She made sure to wear her "sexiest" clothes for when Baze introduced her as his girlfriend. The last thing she wanted was to embarrass him, and she knew that his friends might be hesitant as she wasn't his usual choice of girlfriend.

She had been a little worried when Baze didn't call like he said he would, but she figured he was just nervous, or waiting until they saw each other again at school.

Cate finally left the house late, rushing to get to school on time. She had a plan. Missy was going to meet her by her locker, and they would meet Baze in home room. Baze would introduce her as his girlfriend, and she would automatically be accepted into the popular group. Missy would be accepted to, because it would be popularity by association, and if Cate was cool, then Missy would be too. They had spent almost all of the weekend talking about it, her and Missy, and Cate was more nervous than ever as she stepped into the school.

Immediately she was hit with a wave of stares and whispers. Cate held her head high, smiling as she walked through the corridors. Missy wasn't waiting at her locker like they had agreed, but Cate just figured it was because she was late and Missy was already in home group.

Cate grabbed her books quickly and rushed into her classroom. Baze wasn't there yet, so she made her way through the rows of desks and sat down in her usual seat towards the front of the class.

It seemed to take forever for Baze and his friends to join to class and they walked in laughing, taking their usual spot at the back of the room, paying no attention to anyone around them. Cate sat up and turned in her seat, smiling anxiously. She wasn't sure what she should do; wait for Baze to finish talking with his friends or go and join them now?

Before she could decide, Baze's friend Jake walked into the room laughing. "Dude, there's a rumor you hooked up with Cate Cassidy at the formal?!" His other friends laughed too, and Baze frowned before covering quickly.

Baze laughed, slightly nervous. "Cate Cassidy? You mean, the one that has the head piece like a radio transmitter?! Dude, the only way I would ever hook up with her is if she had a bag over her head and tape over her mouth so I wouldn't have to look at her face or listen to her!" He found himself laughing; his friends were too.

Cate couldn't believe what she was hearing. The rest of the class had tuned into Baze's conversation as well, and found themselves either laughing or hiding their smirks as they watched Cate. Cate felt herself begin to cry and she rushed out of the class before anyone could notice.

Cate ended up sobbing in a bathroom stall for the first two lessons before she finally composed herself enough to head to class. She ignored the whispers and snickers, concentrating only on her school work.

She hid in the library at lunch before Missy could find her, too embarrassed to even face her best friend. It made no sense. Baze had been so sweet on Friday, so why was he so different today?

Cate tried to find him and talk to him alone once school had finished, but when she saw he had football practice, she simply walked home.

Cate looked herself in her room, curled up in her bed and let herself cry the second she got home. Her mother was passed out on the couch, and Abby was hanging out with friends so she didn't have to worry about anyone bothering her.

Eventually she fell asleep, hoping that the whole day and the way Baze had been acting, had just been a nightmare.