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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

I walked into school, tugging my bag higher on my shoulder. Its been three weeks since the Halloween Dance and its almost Thanksgiving.

My parents and I haven't been on the best of terms, what with me not coming home that night and then they suspected me of lying when i told them i was at Taylor's. Travis has been touchy with me, but he's still my rock and he makes sure i know he'll be there for me.

I was dressed in a pair of dark denim straight leg jeans, a white tank top with a black frilled cropped jacket over it. A pair of black 3 inch high heels adorned my feet and my curls were pulled back off my face in a french twist. I fiddled with a large set of black beads that were hanging around my neck.

"Hey you" a voice called behind me and i turned to see Brady strolling up, Taylor next to him, his large hand encasing her smaller one.

"Hi you two" i smiled at them, greeting them both with hugs before Brady flung his arm across my shoulders and we continued on down the hall. I stopped by my locker to put a few books away, telling them to go on to class and i would catch up.

I closed my locker door and jumped back, seeing Troy leaning against it, in the now empty hallway.

He smiled softly and i tucked a loose lock of hair behind my ear, not greeting him with a smile in return.

Oh and that's another thing. We've not been on entirely good terms either. He distanced himself from me and this happens to be the first time I've seen him in 3 weeks, outwith classes.

"What's wrong?" he asked, his voice low and husky and i pressed my lips together, quelling the involuntary moan that was about to pass my lips as his voice rocked through my body.

He reached his hand out, softly cupping my chin but i pulled away from him, turning the other way. I buckled my bag back up, hauling it over my shoulder and then began to walk to class.

"Come back here right now Scarlett!!" he yelled after me. I kept on walking, the clicking of my heels being the only sound in the hall now. I heard the slight squeaking of his shoes on the varnished floors as he caught up with me. I felt his grip around my bare arm and he tugged me around, pulling me against him before walking us into an unused classroom. He let go of me as he shut the door and i threw my bag down in anger, turning around and facing him, my eyes flashing in rage.

"What the hell do you think you are doing?!? How dare you Troy!!" i yelled in a whisper at him. I knew i had to keep my voice down to avoid any unwanted ears hearing.

"What am i doing? What are you doing? What is your bloody problem? What's with the damn silent treatment and then walking away from me in the hall?!?!"

"What's with you not being around for 3 weeks straight? I've not seen head nor tail of you outwith this school since the day after the Halloween Dance. Now you tell me what you think you are doing?!"

"That's besides the point Scarlett. If someone had saw you act like that around me, we would both have been in a lot of trouble....."

"What the same amount we would have been in if someone saw you cup my cheek and whisper to me the way you did. Please, you're just using bullshit excuses now. Nobody saw us and now that we've discussed the nature of our problem with each other, i would like to go to class before i get a late slip thank you" i lifted my bag and went to the door. He stood against it, arms folded across his amazing chest.

"Back off Troy!" i told him, anger lacing the words.

"You're not going anywhere until i say what i have to say...."

"Look, back off now. Or you'll never hear the end of it!" i warned him, not in the mood to deal with it.

"Is that a threat Miss McIntosh?"

"Its a fucking promise Mr Bolton" i snapped at him, hissing his name out and watching his eyes darken in anger as the words rolled into his ears.

The next thing i knew, i was being gripped my strong hands and forced into an unwanted kiss. His lips molded to mine, his tongue pressing into my mouth roughly and i could do nothing but whine and grip him tightly.

"Be in my room this afternoon or it will be you who will never hear the end of it" he kissed me again harshly "Don't forget what i said" he snapped and then made his way out of the room, leaving me like jelly in the middle of the room, gripping a desk for support.

LATER THAT DAY

I was walking down the hall towards Troy's classroom, knowing that if i didn't show up, i really would never hear the end of it. He would find a way to make me regret my decision.

I went to the door, knocking on it and hearing the faint "Come in" from the other side of the door. I opened the door and walked into, closing it behind me.

I stood by the door, staring at him as he sat in the chair facing me. His head was low, but he kept eye contact with me. His elbows were resting on the chair, his hands together, touching at the fingertips. His hair was hanging down over his eyes.

"I'm sorry" we both said at the same time. I lowered my face a little and then it shot up as did his, our eyes meeting as we both realised what we had said.

"I...."

"Come here. It's okay" he said and his hand stretched out, palm up, begging me to take it. I reached out to him, dropped my bag to the floor and rushed to him. He stood up off of the chair, embracing me and holding me tightly. I buried my face into his neck and inhaled his smell softly.

"I'm sorry, so sorry. I never meant to distance myself from you, i just thought you might have wanted some space and then i got caught up with my paperwork for school and with the team, i just blanked out and....."

"I'm sorry too" i cut him off "I'm such a bitch sometimes, i don't see beyond my own needs Troy. For that i apologise. Sometimes, i just can't see it from anyone's point of view but my own. I'm only concerned with myself and...."

"I know" he cut me off this time "I'm not saying you are a bitch or any of what you said. But i know you're sorry and so am i. I just want to move on from this. Do you think we can?" he asked and i pulled back from his neck to stare up at him. I nodded and he leaned down and pressed his lips to mine softly. Although the kiss was far more gentle than the one which he had given me earlier that day, it didn't lack any of the feelings or passion within it. I tugged the strands of hair at the back of his neck and held onto him. One of his arms wrapped around my waist, the other around the top of my back, holding me close to him.

His tongue slipped into my mouth as i opened to him, and i mewled as it curled around mine.

Suddenly a ringing sounded through the room and i pulled away abruptly, reaching into my pocket for my cell-phone. As i did this, Troy's lips attached to my neck, sucking on my pulse point, keeping my blood racing as i fought down moans.

"He-Hello?" i said over the phone. I was being distracted by the lips making their way around my throat, biting every now and then. I hissed slightly as he pulled my ear-lobe between his teeth and suckled it.

"What? Say that again? Travis, tell me?" i gasped slightly over the phone. As he repeated his words, my fingers lost their grip on Troy and my body slumped against him. He pulled back, watching my finger hit the 'end call' button and the phone slip from my hand, cracking onto the floor of his classroom.

"Baby?" he pulled back, framing my face with his hands "Look at me. Scarlett, sweetie, look at me!" he said and i looked up sub-consciously, my blue eyes swimming with tears.

"What is it? Tell me sweetheart?" he cooed to me, holding me against him.

"Its my parents, they...they're go-gone" i stammered out, falling to my knees and Troy fell with me, cradling me against his chest as i sobbed uncontrollably.

END OF CHAPTER

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