This will be a short chapter~

The next day started as usual, Mara arrived at school hand in hand with Mick before giving him a quick kiss and separating to attend their own classes. She entered the English classroom and was greeted by her best friends; Patricia Williamson and Joy Mercer.

"Hey guys" she greeted her friends

"Hello" the greeted in union.

"You're a bit late today" Patricia stated with a slightly teasing tone

"Yeah, you're usually the first one in class" Joy said

"Mick and I went for a little walk before school" she lied. She and Mick didn't go for a walk before school, she wasn't even with Mick, and they just both had met up near the school building by accident.

She was with Jerome.

Mara walked down the pathway but stopped when a sudden gust of wind swept the pieces of paper from her hands. She was just about to pick them up when she felt a pair of hands on her waist and a pair of lips on her neck.

"Hello beautiful." His breath tickled her skin and she instantly surrendered in his arms, closing her eyes as he kissed down her neck.

A low hum emitted from her but reality quickly strikes her, causing her eyes to bolt open.

"Jerome, stop" she ordered but her words seemed nothing to Jerome, as he kept leaving butterfly kisses on her neck "Someone could see us"

"That makes it more exciting" he said smugly

"Jerome" she said sternly. She twirled around, and looked up at him with a serious expression on her face. "Stop" He sighed and stepped back, giving her space. "Thank you"

She gently bend over and picked up her notes that was on the ground.

"I'm tired of this, Jaffray" he stated

"Tired of what?" Mara asked as she turned to look back at him after gathering her lectures.

"Of this, hiding" he explained "I'm tired of hiding all the time"

"Jerome-"

"I know what you're going to say" he cut her off; he knew exactly what she was going to say. She had said it a hundred times.

"Jerome, I have a boyfriend" Mara stated as she tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. He stiffened at her words and sighed.

"I know you have a boyfriend" Jerome replied.

"Then you know that we can never tell anyone about us." She said

"What are we anyway?" He asked

Mara was surprised by his question, she never really thought of them as anything. It's not like she planned to have a secret affair with Jerome. She loves Mick, her boyfriend and Jerome, well Jerome was… Jerome.

"Jerome-"

"No," he cut her off "I'd like to know. What are we?"

Mara sighed and looked him in the eyes "We're friends. You're my friend."

Jerome rolled his eyes at her answer

"Yeah, a friend that you've slept with countless times" He scoffed. Shock and hurt was visible on Maras face as Jerome finished his sentence. "No, look, I'm sorry. But this, it's getting old. I want more"

"We can't" she replied

"And why can't we?"

"Mick"

"Right, the boyfriend. Fine but answer me this, are you in love with him?"

"Y-yeah" she stuttered. She was surprised by his question but answered it truthfully. She loves Mick, didn't she? "Of course I do"

"Well if you really are in love with him then why did you sleep with me?"

Silence, she couldn't answer. She didn't know what to say. She just looked down at her feet, not wanting to meet his icy blue eyes anymore. She could feel his eyes boring holes into her head but she could also feel the smirk on his face when she didn't reply.

A smirk appeared on Jerome's face when she didn't answer him. He then turned around, leaving her alone and speechless.

The next chapter will be a bit longer but then again tomorrow is Saturday and I need to finish some of my projects so yeah.

R&R~