So yeah, I know I haven't updated in a while , this has been on my computer for a few days, I've just been busy with school work. Finals are next week, joy. Note the sarcasm there. And then the day after school ends, I gotta start looking for a job. Double joy. Again, sarcasm.
Hope you like.
On the first day of class, I woke up extra early to make sure that I had enough time to drop Connor off at the baby sitter's and make it to my Psychology class on time. I got Connor dressed and had Chase make sure he wouldn't get into too much trouble as I slipped into black jeans, a dark purple tank top, and a black zip up hoodie. I brushed out my hair, making it hang loosely, sculpting my face and slipped on my shoes before slinging my black messenger bag over my shoulder and walking into the living room where I left Connor and Chase. Connor was laying on the floor in front of the tv where Dora the Explorer was playing softly.
"Hey baby." I said, picking up Connor who giggled softly as I balanced him on my hip. "You know, you look so much like your father when you laugh." Chase barked from the floor and I smiled down at him sadly before looking back at Connor. "We should get you to Jessica's." I grabbed the diaper bag and slung that over my shoulder as well before turning off the tv and walking out of the apartment. I walked out to the parking lot and threw the diaper bag and my bag into the Impala and strapped Connor into his car seat. Once he was secure, I got into the driver seat and pulled out of the parking lot, heading for the babysitter's house. I met Jessica Carter about a month after I got here; I knew that I would need to find a babysitter to watch over Connor while I was in class. She was a really nice person, twenty five years old with Black hair and green eyes. She had a daughter of her own, Kayla who was two months older than Connor. I was lucky that she had decided to baby sit for me while I went to school, she told me that she loved kids and wanted to open a day care center eventually, Connor was like a trial run.
I pulled up outside the small blue house and turned off the car. I grabbed the diaper bag from the seat and then opened the back, taking Connor out of the car seat and over to the house. After knocking on the door, I waited a few seconds for Jessica to answer the door.
"Hi Haley." Jessica said with a smile before turning to Connor. "Hey little guy." Connor smiled up at her.
"Hey Jessica. Thank you so much for babysitting Connor for me while I go to school." I said appreciatively as Jessica took the diaper bag from my shoulder and then Connor from my arms.
"Don't worry about it Haley." Jessica said, pausing with her baby faces to look up at me. "Now go get to class before you're late."
"Alright." I said, turning to look at Connor. "Bye babe." I kissed his head and turned around, jumping back into the Impala and heading back toward Campus. I looked down at my watch and saw that I had five minutes to spare as I parked outside of the psychology building and bolted in, heading for my class. When I got inside the room, I found Cappie already sitting down near the back, saving a seat for me.
"Yay, my little freshie has arrived." Cappie said, slinging his arm around my shoulders as I sat down beside him.
"Bite me Cap, you're only older by a year." I muttered.
"Yes, but mentally, I'm about ten years older than you." I couldn't help but roll my eyes at Cappie's words.
"Don't you mean seventeen years younger." I said with a smirk.
"Ouch, your words still hold such venom Decorus." Cappie said, holding his hand to his chest.
"Oh hush Cappie." I rolled my eyes as the professor came into the classroom. He began by introducing the curriculum for the rest of the year and as this went on, Cappie decided playing with my hair was more fun.
"Cappie, stop." I muttered, swatting at his hand.
"But it's so shiny." Cappie said in a mesmerized voice. "I like shiny."
"Well then go find a quarter." I said, still swatting at his hand.
"Is there something you would like to discuss Miss Garwin?" The professor asked.
"No sir." I muttered, trying to resist the temptation to roll my eyes.
"What about you Mr. …" The professor started.
"Cappie." Cappie filled in.
"Mr. Cappie." The professor finished.
"Her hair is just so shiny sir." Cappie said, making me smile. "It's so play worthy."
"Then maybe you should take it outside." He said.
"No sir. Cappie will keep his hands to himself." I told him, hitting Cappie's hands one more time. He sighed and stopped trying to play with my hair for the time being. I tried paying attention but found that the teacher was just boring me so bad. I looked at the clock and found that there were still ten minutes left. Sighing, I felt the power overtake me and the clock skipped ahead ten minutes. The professor looked stunned but shrugged it off.
"Alright, we'll finish this discussion next time." The professor said, dismissing us. I grabbed my bag from beside me and walked to the door, Cappie following close behind me.
"Wow, those last few minutes went by pretty quick." Cappie told me.
"Yeah, it was kinda magical." I said with a nervous laugh.
"When's your next class?" Cappie asked. I looked down at my watch and shrugged.
"Two hours." I told him.
"Perfect. We can go to Dobblers." Cappie said, taking my hand and dragging me toward the on-campus bar.
"Cappie, it's like noon." I complained, pulling my arm back from him.
"It's never too early for a little fun Decorus." Cappie told me as he pulled me into Dobblers and ordered two beers.
"Cap, I told you I'm not a beer person." I told him. "Straight up Liquor and not today."
"One won't hurt." Cappie said, pushing the glass toward me.
"I never really liked regular beer that much." I said.
"Drinking before your second class Cap?" I looked up at a blonde boy with a blonde girl coming toward us.
"Well it is a great pick me up." Cappie said, raising his glass and drinking the contents. Cappie swallowed quickly and turned to me. "Decorus, that would be my ex Casey Cartwright and my ex best friend Evan Chambers. Exs, this is Haley Garwin."
"Chambers?"
"Garwin?" Evan and I said at the same time.
"Brooke's brother?" I asked.
"Brooke's best friend?" Evan asked back.
"I didn't know you went here." I said, biting my lip.
"Brooke didn't tell me you were coming here." Evan said.
"Yeah, she kinda doesn't know." I muttered looking down. "You aren't gonna tell her, right?"
"Why did you leave without telling her?" Evan asked. "Are you mad at her or something?"
"Long story, don't wanna get into it but no I'm not mad at her." I told him.
"So why did you choose Cyprus-Rhodes?" The girl Casey asked.
"They gave out pamphlets last year at school about all the colleges around and this one just seemed like the most fun." I shrugged. Honestly, I had no idea why I chose it. It just seemed far away enough to get away, but close enough to get back quickly if something went wrong.
"Well it is fair maiden." Cappie said as he draped his arm across my shoulders. "The best school ever."
"Hey can I talk to you Haley?" Evan asked. I looked up at him confused.
"Uh, sure." I shrugged and turned to Cappie. "I'll be right back." I followed Evan outside Dobblers and into the sunshine. "What's up?"
"Your brother is dating my little sister, isn't he?" Evan asked.
"Last I heard, yeah. But I haven't really talked to them for three months." I answered. I honestly felt that they were still together; Reid hadn't Used in a long while and I knew that since he started dating Brooke, he Used a lot less that normal.
"Is he…He isn't…" Evan started.
"Well if you want to know if he's good, then yes. I mean, he's a big perv but Brooke's one too so they fit perfectly." I said with a small laugh.
"So then he won't do anything…" Evan started.
"He won't break her heart, he won't knock her up and leave her. He's a genuine good guy, though only a few see it." I promised him. "And if he ever does hurt Brooke, trust me I would be the first one to hurt him."
"That's all I needed to know." Evan said with a smile. We both gave small laughs as we walked back into Dobblers where Cappie and Casey were standing awkwardly.
"I'm back." I said, walking over to Cappie who lazily draped his arm across my shoulders again.
"I thought you'd run off with young Mr. Chambers here." Cappie said, distaste for Evan evident in his voice.
"Nope, he's not my type." I shook my head with a smile. "Besides, it would be weird dating my best friend's brother, especially since she's dating mine."
"That actually would be pretty weird." Casey agreed, discreetly slipping her hand into Evans.
"And besides, it looks like Mr. Chambers is taken." Casey and Evan both blushed and looked away awkwardly and out of the corner of my eye, I saw hurt etched on Cappie's face.
"Yeah, we gotta go." Evan said, rubbing the back of his neck nervously.
"Alright. If you talk to Brooke, please let me know." I pleaded.
"I will." Evan nodded.
"Nice meeting you." Casey said, smiling slightly at me.
"You too. Bye." I waved as the two of them walked out of Dobblers, leaving Cappie and me alone. I then turned to him, confusion on my face. "Care to explain that?"
"Explain what?" Cappie asked. From his tone, I knew what had happened.
"Casey was the relationship you just got out of." I said, mostly to myself.
"And Evan was my best friend." Cappie made sure to put emphasis on the 'was'.
"Was?" I asked. "What happened?"
"Casey." Was all Cappie told me before bolting out of the door.
"Cap." I called after him. I tried to follow him but I could sense that he wanted to be alone right now. Sighing, I headed into the Social Studies building for my sociology class. I sat in the back of the room and listened to the professor ramble on and on, I really couldn't focus. I wanted to go after Cappie, make him feel better, but I knew he needed some space. I was dying to know what Casey had done to end his friendship with Evan, but knew I couldn't demand answers. He would tell me when he was ready to, just like I had done when I was ready to talk about home. The bell brought me out of my thoughts. I grabbed my bag and bolted from the door. Looking at my watch, I found that it was time to pick up Connor. I got into the Impala and drove off to Jessica's house. When I knocked on the door, Jessica answered it quickly and ushered me inside.
"Hello Haley." Jessica said softly.
"Hey Jessica. How was Connor?" I asked.
"He was great, a little angel really." Jessica said, leading me out of the hallway and into a bedroom where Connor and Kayla were sleeping peacefully in Kayla's crib.
"Aw, they're so cute." I muttered, looking down at the sleeping babies.
"They really are." Jessica agreed. I walked over to the crib and carefully took Connor out. He stirred slightly but just went back to sleep in my arms. Jessica handed me the diaper bag and I left, carefully putting Connor in his car seat and driving back to the apartment. By the time we got back, Connor was not fully awake but thankfully he wasn't crying.
"Hey babe." I said, taking Connor out of his seat and walking with him to the door. As I walked up, I saw Cappie leaning against the door.
"Hey Cap." I said, taking out my house key. "You better?"
"I think talking might help." Cappie told me.
"Alright." I opened the door and pushed it open, walking in and throwing the diaper bag on the floor. Connor started fussing in my arms and I could tell that it was time for his bottle.
"Can I do it?" Cappie asked. Cappie really liked feeding and just holding Connor, I never really understood it but it was really cute.
"Yeah." I carefully handed Connor over to Cappie who began making baby faces; it never failed to make me laugh. I grabbed a bottle for Connor and handed it over to Cappie who planted himself down on the couch and fed Connor. I smiled at the two of them and took a seat beside Cappie.
"So what do you need to talk about?" I asked, trying to get Cappie to talk.
"Evan and I were camp friends since we were kids." Cappie started. "His parents owned the camp, my parents were hippies who were in charge of the arts and crafts booth. We pretty much grew up in that camp together and then when we got here last year, we were roommates."
"And Casey came between you two?" I asked.
"Evan and I were rushing houses together. When we went to Kappa Tau, my house, Evan wanted so badly to fit in, that he blended in. I stood out so they wanted me." Cappie paused for a brief second. "We both met Casey at the party. We both liked her, she liked me the most at the time." Cappie gave a dry laugh. "She was my first, as I was hers. We promised to love one another until the end, stupid puppy love promises."
"What happened?" I asked, wondering what could have caused an end to a love that seemed so strong.
"The night of the all Greek ball, I was late picking up Casey." Cappie said. "I was playing video games with my Kappa Tau big brother. I didn't realize what time it was until Casey's ZBZ big sis came to yell at me." Cappie actually laughed at that. "She made my big brother cry." I couldn't help but give a small laugh too.
"When I got to the Greek ball, I saw her dancing with Evan and I lost it. Evan and I exchanged insults and before I knew it we were in a brawl." Cappie sighed. "Afterwords, Casey put all the blame on me, we broke up, and she and Evan were together." We both sat there for about a minute in silence; I didn't really know what to say after that.
"What a ho." Was what I finally agreed on. Cappie smiled and gave a small laugh, but I could see it in his eyes that the memories were hurting him. "Listen Cap, if she was stupid enough to let you go, she isn't worth it."
"She just felt like the one, ya know." Cappie said sadly as he took the bottle away from a now asleep again Connor.
"Yeah but if she let you go, then she wasn't." I told him. "You need someone you can connect with, who loves you for you. Who loves you for your good side and your bad side." I ruffled Cappie's hair playfully as I said this and he just smiled.
"I think I found that girl." Cappie told me. "She's beautiful and smart and all around wonderful."
"Well then that's good Cap, you should act on it." I told him. Cappie nodded and two seconds later, Cappie's lips descended onto mine. I wasn't sure what to do at first, but soon found myself responding to the kiss. When Cappie pulled away, I bit my lip and looked up at him.
"What was that Cap?" I asked.
"You told me to act on it so I did." Cappie answered.
"Cap, I care about you, I really do." I started. "But I left home to get away from this. I just need a friend right now, not a boyfriend."
"Alright." Cappie said, still smiling.
"You hearing me Cappie?" I asked.
"Yeah, I've just wanted to do that ever since I met you." Cappie told me. "It was exactly how I imagined it would be." I blushed at Cappie's confession as I laid my head on his shoulder and sighed. Things so could not get any more confusing.
Hope it wasn't too bad, I've kinda had alot on my mind right now, with my ex best friend tellin me to go kill myself and all. Bleh I hate that whore.
Anywho, Hopefully an update either tonight or tomorrow. And I promise soon the Ipswich ppls will be back.