Chapter VII: So what are we now…

It was 5 o'clock in the afternoon, class was over and the school was empty.

He didn't really like to do the bad job, but he really needed money so he accepted the maintenance job. He was sure that after only two weeks he would have enough money to buy his motorcycle. Well… enough to pay the first credit at less. He so damn wanted that motorcycle, since he was a kid he dreamed about having one, and now was his moment.

After having trained for 2 hours, Ellie returned to the locker room.

"Dance practice is amazing, but so disgusting at the same time" she thought.

She turned on the shower and got in. The hot water fell on her like heavy rainfall. Suddenly, she could hear a bench falling. She took her towel and walked out. She saw him standing there, with the shame-red on his cheeks.

"I'm…sorry!" he stuttered. "I was cleaning up, didn't know there was anyone"

"It's ok" she said to him, thinking he looked so cute when he was embarrassed.

"I stayed late… practice."

"Yeah, I have seen you dancing… last year… at the kickoff carnival. With the cheerleaders. You're still a cheerleader right?"

"Yeah I am." She said with pride.

She knew that cheerleaders aren't supposed to date other guys than the football team. But last time she did date one of them… well it didn't turn out that well.

"Anyways, I'll leave you alone… to shower" he said and was about to walk away.

"Wait… you could still clean up! Just don't go into the shower room" she said with a tone that she hated. It was that voice she used to even trick guys or trying to sound dirty-flirty.

He smiled at her and nodded.

"I won't look!" he said and proceeded his job.

She went back into the shower, knowing he was a guy and knowing he would peek.

"He is so cute" she thought

She liked to tease guys, she didn't want to, but it's some sort of hobby for her. She didn't meant to be mean, but sometimes she was. Just the typical cliche version of a cheerleader, little snobby princess, with rich dad, who looks amazingly beautiful. Ok her dad's rich and she's far to be the ugliest girl in school but she wasn't mean. At less she didn't meant to be, she liked being nice. But she can't be all the time and she was sorry about that.

She could feel his eyes burning on her. Luckily only her legs were shown.

"What's your name?" she yelled. "I have not seen you around here last year!"

"Ermh… no… no I was in a school nearby last year, I went with my brother to the carnival."

"Ow tell me about it, some pricks did steal a car that night and they completely ruin the festival with the police coming and all… that was awful!" Ellie yelled

"Yeah I remember that too!" he said

He remembers that night quiet well, the night everything he knew in his life changed. This was supposed to be easy and quick, go to the carnival, find the car and well do the job he and Lex were paid for. But it didn't work like the plan, Lex was too slow to open the car's door and then someone catches them and called the police. They then passed the night in a cell before being separate, Lex going to jail while Jack was waiting for his legal aid lawyer. Peter!

"Anyway…I'm Jack, Jack"

"Just Jack, Jack?" she said and heard him laugh

"It's Jack Archer." He said and chuckled "What's yours Pretty One?"

"Pretty One? Thanks I heard worst nicknames" said Ellie laughing

"It's Ellie, Ellie Knightley!" she laughed

"Now you're just teasing me!"

"I am" she said and walked out of the shower with her towel around her.

"So… would you like to see, what you came here to see?" she said in that voice again. Her mind said something else than her deeds. She was so used to act like guys wanted her to act; she just did stuff without listening to her heart of her mind.

He got those red cheeks again.

"What would I want to see?" he said a bit lost

"I'll show… then you go!" she rhymed and he nodded.

She could tell he was nervous. So was she. He was too cute… a little geeky but cute. His hands shacked and so did hers clutching her towel still around her.

"You're nervous, I can tell!" he whispered which made her shiver.

"You're cute, I can tell" she smiled

"You're not afraid I can tell" he said and she lowered her towel to show a bit more. She didn't care at all as what he said.

"You're going … I can see!" she smiled and saw that he was a little turned on by this.

"Meet me outside… in ten minutes." She whispered in his ear once she had walked to him.

"You will really really love private school Jack" he whispered back and flashed an amazing smile then went out.

Ten minutes after… like she said. She opened the door and there he was, still looking as cute as ten minutes ago. Still looking nervous.

"Hi" she whispered

"Hi… I've been thinking… and you're not just scr**ing me over right? Cause if you are…"

"Mister Archer… I do not scr** with people, I tell them precisely what I'm going to do and then stick to that. So Jack Archer… I'm going to kiss you now, but no strings attached, we'll see what happens and what not! So are you in or out?"

"You're like those girls who like to tease guys aren't you?" he said and stocked his chin in the air.

She walked towards him, placing her hand on his cute, still red cheek.

"Well do you mind Mister Archer?" she whispered against his quivering lips.

"I don't mind… and even if you are. I don't care." he said and she pushed her lips against his. He pushed her against the wall, slowly pushing her lips apart with his tongue, meeting hers. She placed her hands to his neck caressing his hair.

"Damn you're so… sexy!" he whispered in her ear, kissing her neck and exposed shoulder.

"Jack… would you mind?" she gasped

"What?" he said breathing hard

"I know… we made a deal… but would you mind continuing this, somewhere… quieter…?"

"Continuing?" he said smiling with a flirty look

"Your choice…" she whispered keeping her eyes closed while he kissed her again.

He didn't answer with words but with his hands pulling her closer to him. With his free hand Jack opened the door from the girls locker room and entered the room with Ellie.

…

"Thank you" she said and he smiled

"No strings attached right?" he smiled not so geeky anymore

"Right…"

"So what are we now… "Goodtime" partner?" he laughed

"Maybe…" she smiled and kissed him one last time

"See you later Badboy" she smiled and took of

"See you later Pretty One" he whispered lost in his thoughts