Chapter 14: First Day
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"So who is it going to be?" Kate prodded while steadily painting my toenails black.
I knew that was coming; she asked the answer everyone wanted to know. I eyed Elizabeth who was giving Sarah a manicure. The question did not seem to disturb her at all. "Neither," She answered surely, not taking her eyes away from the nail she was working on.
"What do you mean 'neither'?" Sarah questioned surprised.
"I mean I am not going to be with either of them. Just because I'm back does not mean that I have to start where I left off. I just wanted to get their friendship back, and it seems that I've completed my mission, so why ruin a good thing?"
"What do you mean that you aren't going to be with either of them? You were with Reid last night!" I exclaimed.
"Exactly. Reid. You of all people know how he is, Bailey. He agreed to my 'no strings attached' clause, so as long as he abides by it, I don't see a problem with having sex with the boy when I feel like it. He can be with whoever he wants and so can I." She answered matter of factly.
I understood where she was coming from. You don't try and get involved with Reid in an actual relationship. I already made that mistake. "Does Tyler know?" I asked, feeling sorry for the guy.
"Nope. I don't think so, and neither does Caleb from what Sarah told me…so please girls, let's keep it that way." She eyed each of us pleadingly. We nodded our head in agreement, telling her that we would not say anything to a certain 'Son of Ipswitch.'
There was a knock at the door. Damn. It was suppose to be just us. I should have known that the other guys wouldn't abide by it. I stood up and waddled on my heels, careful not to mess up my toes as I answered the door. Noticing who it was, I slid out into the hall and closed the door, "Hey." I uttered sheepishly, a blush creeping on my face.
"Hey, Bailey," returned Skylar. I was enchanted by his movements as he raised his arms around me into a hug, "So I had fun last night." He murmered into my ear.
I smiled at the memory. "Me, too. Is that why you are here? For a repeat?" I glanced up playfully in his eyes. "Because the girls are here, so I don't think we can. Sorry to disappoint you." I explained, snickering.
He chuckled along with me, "Well, that would have been nice, but that wasn't the only reason why I came. I actually wanted to see if you wanted to go out Friday night."
I grinned, "You know you don't have to ask me on a date. We already had sex."
"I know that," He affirmed, "But you are just not the type of girl that you have sex with and not talk to afterwards, you're different." He shrugged, "You are the type of girl you are supposed to date."
"Well, thank you for the thought process." I giggled, "Sure, I'll go out with you Friday. We can talk more about it later though; I have got to get back in there before they send a search party." I joked.
I went to open the door, but my hand was grabbed, and as I was spun around and pushed into the wall, his body pressed firmly against mine. He instantly reduced the distance between our lips and gave me a sweet, tender kiss, bringing his hand up to brush my cheek. When he pulled back, I couldn't help but feel a little weak in the knees.
"Goodnight, B." He smiled and turned to walk down the hall to the stairway.
"Night." I whispered more to myself than to him before walking back into the dorm room, feeling a lot better than before I walked out.
We were hanging out at my house playing pool and watching some TV after breakfast at Elizabeth's. I did not have any idea of what to say to her. So many issues were clouding my mind at the time and still are. I don't know how to bring it up. What am I going to say? 'Hey, Elizabeth, so you were pregnant before?' or 'I heard that you killed someone.' She didn't know our secret. We never told her, even though sometimes, I wanted to divulge it. Maybe I can reveal it now. No, I can't. Get a grip, Reid.
I cannot necessarily tell Tyler about the situation. He is my best friend, and usually when something is bothering me I tell him. Talking to him is hard though, especially after last night. His smile had not faded since we left her house. He was more than excited to see that she was back. How does a person tell his brother 'Hey, Ty. I slept with your ex girlfriend who you were in love with after you wouldn't give it to her, and she may have gotten pregnant with my child, and oh, yeah, I fucked her again last night countless times.'? That would go over well.
Of course, the major topic of discussion was Elizabeth. If I had tried to get her out of my head before, the guys sure as hell weren't going to make it easy for me. "She's beautiful. I mean she's always been cute, but now she's…"
"…fucking hot!" Pogue chimed in casually leaning against the pool stick.
Tyler gave him a glare from his chair, "Not what I was going to say, but…yeah, she is."
For a couple of minutes, Tyler did not talk, he seemed deep in thought. Apparently, I wasn't the only one who noticed, "What are you thinking about over there, Baby Boy?" Caleb asked.
"I don't know, man." He looked up from his hands to eye each of us, "I really missed her, and I tried to hate her, but I couldn't. All I've ever wanted was for her to come back, and now that she's here I don't know what's going to happen between us. I want to be with her, but what if she's over me?"
Pogue and I gave each other a knowing look. I felt an intense pain in my stomach and a cold sweat. Oh, shit, I think I'm going to throw up. I gulped down the acid taste in my mouth. Caleb kept tight lipped, for a second, "Listen, Ty." He started, "She's not the girl that left here. I don't think you should think so much about it, just be friends with her. See where it takes you. Don't try and rush things." Always the wise one.
Tyler frowned slightly, "Yeah, Caleb. I guess you're right." He sighed heavily, focusing his attention to the television.
What have I done? Tyler is my best friend, and here I am, fucking the girl that he still loves. He doesn't know what she's like. He knows that she does drugs, but I don't think he knows how 'sexually active' she is or that she's already been with people since she has come back even though she hinted about Skylar this morning. What would he think about her? What would he do if he found out about our past? I know that he seems to be the nice guy, but I have a feeling that he would not be such pleasant fellow if he found out about her and me, or the truth that she's been hiding.
"What the fuck, Grace, it's 2 in the morning. I got class in a couple of hours." I mumbled into the receiver, my voice still sleepy and my head face first in the pillow.
"Sorry, darling, but someone doesn't like to return phone calls." She replied sarcastically.
"Shit, I knew I was forgetting something today. My bad, girl."
"So…who was the guy with the deep voice who answered the phone earlier?" She asked curiously.
Fuck. I never told her about Tyler, or my past in Ipswitch. It was too complicated. "Just some guy I went to school with."
"He sounds cute."
I smiled somewhat when I thought about him and how good-looking he had gotten through the years, "Yeah, he's pretty hot."
"Well…" She drawled expectantly.
"Well, what?" I smirked. I know how the girl thinks.
"What does he look like?"
"Dark hair, tall, beautiful smile, bright blue eyes…" I smiled at the thought.
"So in other words 'fuckable'. Have you done him yet?" She inquired nosily.
"I'm not having that conversation right now, Grace, I'm too tired. What did you need?"
"Fine, woman. I'll get the details later. I want pictures!" She laughed, "Well Jason and I are together…" She began.
"Surprise, surprise." I mocked, "He called me the other night to ask permission or some shit."
"I just wanted to say 'thank you'."
"And you do it at two in the morning?" I whined, "Well you're welcome, let me know if he fucks up, and I'll come home and kick his ass." I joked, "Now can I go to sleep, please."
"Good night, Sunshine!"
"Night, Hooker." I flipped the phone closed and dropped it. I heard it clank on the floor. Oh well, I'll get it in the morning. I fell back asleep.
"So how was the meeting with the provost?" Bailey asked me as I came out of the office.
"Oh, you know the usual, 'Hey, how you doin? How you been? Don't mess up.'"
She laughed and interlocked her arm within mine as we made our way to our lockers which were surprisingly next to each other. The group showed up a couple of minutes after, all decked in their uniform. All I could think of was last year's Halloween party at Annabel's when we dressed as Catholic school girl sluts. Yeah, buddy, that was a fun night. It turned out to be one of Collin's fantasies. He loved it!
The guys looked appealing dressed in such attire. Reid, of course, made it look sloppy, but it was sexy. I rubbed the heap of blonde hair on his head, "Morning, Blondie!" I smirked.
He didn't say anything back; he just looked down to the floor as if he didn't want to be here. What the hell is his problem? He's been giving me the silent treatment since we were together. First, he leaves before I wake up and now this. Screw it. I'm done. I should have known he couldn't handle it.
I turned my attention to Kate and Sarah and gave them a hug and moseyed on to give Pogue and Caleb some affection. They gave me kisses to my cheek. I found my way in front of Tyler. This is awkward.
He just grinned and wrapped his arms around me, pulling me into a hug. I took a deep breath, catching his scent. It was intoxicating. I let my eyes close as we stayed in that position for a couple more moments, and I slid my arms around his waist. He pulled back and gave me a kiss on the cheek. Reid looked extremely uncomfortable. Oh, well. It serves him right. "So, what class do you have first?" He asked, keeping an arm around my shoulder studying the schedule I pulled out of my bag with me. "Calculus…cool, can I walk you?" He asked hopefully.
"Why, of course you may!" I teased, stuffing the piece of paper back into my bag and wrapped an arm around his waist as we sauntered off with the group. Bailey and Caleb had the class with us. I watched as she made her way up toward Skylar. "Hey, hussy, where are you headed?" I joked.
She grinned and glanced up at him who was smiling back at her, patting the seat next to him. "Skylar was the one that came by the room last night." She said in a hushed tone. My eyebrows raised, "He asked me out on a date, and we're supposed to talk more about it."
The way she was grinning like a crushing school girl made me smile. She seemed happy about the situation. "Have fun." I sing-songed, "I want details, please."
She gave me a mock salute similar to the one from the first day that we met, "Yes, maam." She continued up the steps and sat next to him. I watched as he wrapped an arm around her and pulled her into his side. Well, isn't that cute. All I know is that I'll castrate the boy if he hurts her.
I felt a tug on my shoulders from Tyler's arm as he led me into a middle row, and I was placed between him and Caleb who both reached into their book bags and pulled out their notebooks. So studious.
I glanced upward and my eyes met with a lot of heated glares from several girls in the class. I was already used to this. I suppose some things don't change. I watched as the professor walked in, books and briefcase in hand. I hate Calculus. Give me Geometry, Trigonometry, or Algebra, and I'm a boss, but Calculus just was not my best subject. I groaned laying my head on my arms that were crossed on the table.
I felt a nudge in my left side, "Wake up, Sleeping Beauty." I fiercely stared at Caleb. He pointed his pen toward the front of the room. "Pay attention."
"Yes, sir." I mumbled, hearing a snicker from my right.
"So we seem to have a new student with us today." Great. "Miss. Worthington?" He seemed to be searching around the room.
I heard various whispers. Of course my name sounded familiar, but the face was not what they expected. I raised my hand, "Present." More whispers. Yay, me!
"Miss. Worthington, there is a lot for you to catch up on. You might need a tutor. May I suggest-"
"Already have one." I nudged Tyler's shoulder that in turn began to grin and nodded at the teacher.
"Good. Now that we have that settled, welcome to Spencer Academy." I grinned, "Now to where we left off…"
I'm going to die of boredom. It had only been ten minutes into the lecture, and I was going crazy. I tried to gain Tyler or Caleb's attention, but they wouldn't talk to me. Fine, if that's how they were going to be.
I sat up straight, pretending that I was listening. I placed my right hand on Tyler's knee. He jumped slightly and snapped his head to me, and I shrugged and smirked. I began to slowly drift my hand upward along his quad. He was completely still, trying to concentrate. His face was turning crimson as I continued my torture on the poor boy. When he couldn't take it anymore, he instantly slapped his hand over mine, pulling it back toward his knee. I laughed silently and repeated my motions, making sure my fingertips lightly brushed against his inner thigh. This time he grabbed my wrist and turned to me. He mouthed a 'quit it' and I smiled shaking my head 'no.'
I don't know what came over me, but I suppose I was feeling evil at the moment. I locked my fingers with his and pulled his hand to my leg, letting it rest. He smiled at me, and then turned his focus back to the lecture. When I knew that he was attentive to the man before us, I pulled his hand down to my knee and slowly dragged it under my skirt along my leg.
I noticed his breathing get shallower, and I spread my legs slightly wider. He took a big gulp and squeezed my thigh, digging his fingers in, not letting me move them further upward. I brought my free hand to cover my mouth as I let out a light gasp and Caleb turned his head to me in confusion. I choked back a snicker. The bell rang. Finally. Tyler quickly removed his hand and gathered his things. "So, Baby Boy, when are we going to study?" I grinned at his blushing face.
"We have swim practice after school, but we can meet afterwards." He managed to verbalize, pulling at his tie.
"Good," I nodded, still smiling widely as we exited the classroom, my arms locked within Tyler and Caleb's. This is going to be fun.
I had to add that part in. How could I not? Hope you enjoyed. Please Review. The next chapter should be up tomorrow.