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Number 14: The Bet

"Why hello, Patricia." Eddie smirked from the couch.

"Hi... Eddie boo." I spat.

Yes, weird right? I know, I thought so too.

It all started with that bet.

{Earlier that day}

"What do you want, Badger Breath?" I sneered when Eddie winked at me from the other side of the kitchen.

"You know, you probably can't be nice to me for 2 hours." he rolled his eyes.

"Yes I can!" I crossed my arms.

"Wanna bet?" he raised an eyebrow. "I bet that you can't be nice to me for 12 whole hours."

It was 9 am. That meant I had to be nice to him until 9 pm. It couldn't be that hard... Right?

"Fine." I huffed. "What are the terms?"

"If you win, I'll do whatever you want for a whole 24 hours. And if I win..." he tapped his chin before smiling. "You have to kiss me."

I raised my eyebrows and cocked my hip. "Really?"

Eddie nodded confidently. "Really."

"Ok, whatever. I'll do it." I smiled a little, secretly liking these terms. But if you tell anyone that, I'll rip your eyeballs out and shove them down your throat.

No matter how much I wanted to kiss him, I wouldn't let my forcefield down. I would win this bet, and he would be proven wrong.

"Oh, there's one more condition." he smirked.

I sighed and looked up at him, annoyed. "Yes?"

"You can't call me anything but..." at that moment, Amber walked in. "Hey, Amber! What's one of those 'cute' nicknames Patricia can call me?"

"Oh my God." I put my face in my hands.

"Eddie boo!" she grinned. "Why does she need a nick-... Are you two dating?"

"No!" we both exclaimed.

"Poo." she pouted before skipping away.

"There ya go! You have to call me Eddie boo. At ALL times." he smirked.

I knew it would be hard, but I would have to try.

"Fine, Eddie boo." I forced it out.

"Very good. Now I'll see you later, Yacker."

"Bye."

He looked at me expectantly. I rolled my eyes. "Eddie boo."

"Good." he smiled before walking away.

I huffed and plopped myself onto the old couch.

-OoO-

A couple hours later, I was flipping through my latest magazine when there was a loud knock on my door. "Come in."

When the door opened, I began laughing hysterically.

Eddie stepped through the door, wearing a purple sweater vest, a pink button up shirt underneath, a blue bow tie, khaki pants, and dress shoes.

He grinned. "Like my outfit, Yacker?"

"It looks like a nerd-" I caught myself. "I mean, it looks very... Intelligent."

"Ok, you passed that test... Trust me, it won't be the last." he smirked.

"Where did you get that?" I chuckled.

"I got the pants, shoes and button up from Fabian. I got the sweater and bow tie from my dad." he laughed

"I should've guessed that..." I smirked, eyeing him.

"What?" he raised an eyebrow.

"Nothing." I quickly covered my mouth.

This was going to be a lot harder than I thought it would be.

He left and I puffed my cheeks out, rubbing my temples.

-OoO-

At dinner, things got crazy for me.

"So, Yacker, you want to go study for that science test?" he smiled.

I rolled my eyes before slapping a fake smile on my face. "Sure, Eddie... Boo."

The house stifled laughs. I shot them all death glares before holding my head in my hands.

"There's test number 2..." I heard Eddie mumble.

{Present}

"Hello, Patricia." he smirked when I entered the common room.

"Hi... Eddie boo." it was still so hard to say...

He patted the seat on the couch next to him, and I sighed, sitting down.

"What time is it?" I asked.

"Um... 8:55." he answered. I could make it another 5 minutes!

When I didn't say anything, he wrapped his arm around my shoulders.

I clenched my fists to keep from screaming.

When I didn't protest, he began inching his face close to mine. When he was one move away from my lips, I snapped.

"Stop!" I yelled.

I know, I know. I wanted to kiss hum, but I told him not to. Crazy, right? Yeah, that explains my life.

"What?" he pulled away.

"Don't... Don't do that." I stammered.

"Why not?" he raised an eyebrow.

The truth was, if he was going to kiss me, I wanted it to be a real kiss; not something for a bet like our dance.

Then the grandfather clock in the hallway chimed. 9 o'clock!

"Yes!" I jumped up. "I win!"

"Ok Yacker, you win." he stood up. "What's your first order?"

I grabbed his collar and pulled him closer to me, smirking. "Kiss me."

Oh. My. Goodness... I'm not sure why, but I absolutely LOVE the ending. It makes me smile every time I read it. I hope you guys liked it! Review please! Much love, Maddie