Smiling was never one of her favorite things to do to her face, but as she
watched across the lunchroom to Dan Quantan, Faye couldn't help but pain
herself with the uplifting of her lips.
She didn't like him as anymore than a friend, she knew that. Dan didn't make Faye have those butterflies in her stomach; she understood that she was merely using him to stop thinking about Chris. Dan was nothing in comparison to Chris. He was a tough, mysterious guy who threw parties every weekend. Chris was so different then him; Faye had no idea what she was doing.
Looking up from her seat at the lunch table, those butterflies returned to her stomach as Chris strolled to the table, hands in pockets. She laughed lightly at that. Someone once told her that every time a guy has their hands in their pockets it means they were thinking about sex. It was a stupid fact, of course, but nonetheless made her smile.
Chris took a seat next to Gordie. Grace sat beside Faye and Teddy was next to Gordie.
"Hello," Chris said thickly while he plowed through his books, evidently looking for lost homework.
"Why hi there," Gordie replied, taking a sip of his pop. Taking a bite of her sandwich, Faye was somewhat disturbed when Chris hadn't even made eye contact with her. Shrugging it off, she turned to Grace.
"So, Grace," she said, while the guys began their own conversation. "Guess who asked me to the movies this weekend."
Grace looked interestedly up at her friend, while popping chips into her mouth. Her eyebrows knit together in thought. "Who?"
Faye made sure the boys weren't listening, but didn't realize they could, indeed, hear. "Dan Quantan."
Chris' heart stopped. So the dick had asked Faye out. He didn't even want to know what she said back, it made him sick just the thought of them together. He needed to make his move-now-before-
"Faye," he said, his voice scratchier than normal.
"I said yes," Faye said, shrugging. Looking over to Chris, she asked, "What?"
But Chris couldn't answer. The all too familiar feeling of heart break came over him and he swallowed hard. She had said yes. Of course, what had he been thinking, Faye being interested in him? It was pointless.
Grace, Gordie and Teddy all seemed to have the same reaction. They all looked at her, utterly shocked.
"What?!" They shrilled in unison.
Faye looked over to them, confusion evident in her eyes. "What? It's one lousy date."
Chris could barely take it anymore. He zoned out, looking around the cafeteria. His eyes rested on Betty Lousan, a pretty girl in their year. He didn't stop looking at her and was thoroughly upset about Faye.
Grace looked angrily at Faye and leaned in close to whisper.
"Are you fucking insane?" she asked incredulously. "How could you do this to Chris?"
Faye coughed. "What do you mean? Chris doesn't care."
Grace rolled her eyes. "Faye, wake up. He obviously likes you-a lot. And you just screwed him over. You're always flirting with him and now this."
Chris was aware of the conversation and it was beyond awkward. Forcing a smile, he rose and couldn't bring himself to look into any of their eyes.
"I'm out guys, gone to finish some homework," he said, his voice slightly shaking to his dismay. Faye looked at him anxious from Grace's words. Had they been true? She had no idea. But she couldn't lose Chris, she just couldn't.
"Chris-wait-"
Chris looked at her and shook his head. He had waited long enough. Turning on his heel he hurried to the library where he could get himself together.
Gordie, Teddy, and Grace all looked at Faye with pain on their faces. Faye groaned and put her head in her hands. How could she have been so stupid? Even if Chris didn't like her like that, it was obvious he was upset. Why did she always make the wrong choices? She wasn't used to be torn between guys. She was lucky if she got a date at all, let alone two. Grace was always the one with the guys.
"Faye," Gordie snapped angrily. "Don't just sit there. Go and get him!"
Faye didn't need telling twice.
***
Chris didn't know why he had followed Betty into the library. He needed escape and she was just his victim. He had walked straight up to her and without any nervous had said hi. She smiled back and they began talking and to Chris it was idle chatter. It meant nothing. To Betty, it was merely flirting. Chris and Betty had always been friendly and she didn't mind him at all.
"So what are you doing this weekend?" Betty asked, as they sat at a spare table.
Chris looked nervously up at Betty and grinned. "I'm not sure."
"We should hang," Betty said, curling her finger around her blonde hair. She snapped gum loudly and her earrings dangled. She was one of the 'hot' girls in the school. Chris didn't mind her, but she was very different than Faye.
"Yeah," Chris replied, not quite sure why he had.
Betty giggled and rubbed her foot against his leg. He began to get nervous. What the hell was he doing? Why was he doing this? It was stupid really, he was just trying to forget about Faye. But he didn't care.
Before he knew what he was doing, he tasted Betty's lips. They were so soft and sweet and he found himself actually liking it. Betty didn't seem to mind and she deepened the kiss. Chris didn't even care about who was around- the library was empty during lunch period. But what he did care about was when Faye came into the library and let out a gasp that made his heart stop.
Pulling away he looked over at her. She stood there, anger and regret in her eyes. Faye knew this was coming. She had waited too long, she was a selfish bitch. So why did she feel so hurt and betrayed?
Chris quickly wiped his mouth and stood up. "Faye-what--?"
Betty looked confused between them. "Is something going on between you two?" she asked.
Faye looked at her and groaned. "No-I mean yes-I mean no! We're just friends...friends."
Then why had her eyes filled with tears? She hadn't expected Chris to be kissing another girl. She was only going to the movies with Dan; she was never going to kiss him! Faye had no desire to! But the picture of Chris kissing another girl-another girl whom Faye hated-was enough to make her want to scream out and cry.
Chris approached her quickly, not sure why he felt so guilty. They were only friends, right?
"Faye-it's not what it looks like," Chris mumbled. "We were just talking and-"
Faye forced a smile. "It's fine. I-I don't worry..." She broke off when tears began to fall down her face. She trembled slightly and hated herself for it.
Chris came over to her. "Faye, why are you crying?"
Faye clenched her fists. It wasn't supposed to happen this way! She was supposed to tell him how she felt in a happy mood, a happy time. Not some stupid heart ache moment!
"I-Chris-I'm such an idiot," she muttered. "I-I dunno what I'm saying."
Chris shook his head. "It's just..." He didn't finish. Faye pressed her lips to Chris and he gladly kissed her back.
Betty shrugged, grabbed her bag and left.
***
I'm sorry you had to endure that. I know that was a lame chapter!! But I had to get them together sooner or later and I wanted it to be sooner. : ) I've been soooo busy, and this is one of the few nights I've found time to update. I hate going long without updating because then people forget the story and lose interest. So here it is. Don't worry, next chapter will be better and more interesting.
Love and Strawberries, The Good Girl
She didn't like him as anymore than a friend, she knew that. Dan didn't make Faye have those butterflies in her stomach; she understood that she was merely using him to stop thinking about Chris. Dan was nothing in comparison to Chris. He was a tough, mysterious guy who threw parties every weekend. Chris was so different then him; Faye had no idea what she was doing.
Looking up from her seat at the lunch table, those butterflies returned to her stomach as Chris strolled to the table, hands in pockets. She laughed lightly at that. Someone once told her that every time a guy has their hands in their pockets it means they were thinking about sex. It was a stupid fact, of course, but nonetheless made her smile.
Chris took a seat next to Gordie. Grace sat beside Faye and Teddy was next to Gordie.
"Hello," Chris said thickly while he plowed through his books, evidently looking for lost homework.
"Why hi there," Gordie replied, taking a sip of his pop. Taking a bite of her sandwich, Faye was somewhat disturbed when Chris hadn't even made eye contact with her. Shrugging it off, she turned to Grace.
"So, Grace," she said, while the guys began their own conversation. "Guess who asked me to the movies this weekend."
Grace looked interestedly up at her friend, while popping chips into her mouth. Her eyebrows knit together in thought. "Who?"
Faye made sure the boys weren't listening, but didn't realize they could, indeed, hear. "Dan Quantan."
Chris' heart stopped. So the dick had asked Faye out. He didn't even want to know what she said back, it made him sick just the thought of them together. He needed to make his move-now-before-
"Faye," he said, his voice scratchier than normal.
"I said yes," Faye said, shrugging. Looking over to Chris, she asked, "What?"
But Chris couldn't answer. The all too familiar feeling of heart break came over him and he swallowed hard. She had said yes. Of course, what had he been thinking, Faye being interested in him? It was pointless.
Grace, Gordie and Teddy all seemed to have the same reaction. They all looked at her, utterly shocked.
"What?!" They shrilled in unison.
Faye looked over to them, confusion evident in her eyes. "What? It's one lousy date."
Chris could barely take it anymore. He zoned out, looking around the cafeteria. His eyes rested on Betty Lousan, a pretty girl in their year. He didn't stop looking at her and was thoroughly upset about Faye.
Grace looked angrily at Faye and leaned in close to whisper.
"Are you fucking insane?" she asked incredulously. "How could you do this to Chris?"
Faye coughed. "What do you mean? Chris doesn't care."
Grace rolled her eyes. "Faye, wake up. He obviously likes you-a lot. And you just screwed him over. You're always flirting with him and now this."
Chris was aware of the conversation and it was beyond awkward. Forcing a smile, he rose and couldn't bring himself to look into any of their eyes.
"I'm out guys, gone to finish some homework," he said, his voice slightly shaking to his dismay. Faye looked at him anxious from Grace's words. Had they been true? She had no idea. But she couldn't lose Chris, she just couldn't.
"Chris-wait-"
Chris looked at her and shook his head. He had waited long enough. Turning on his heel he hurried to the library where he could get himself together.
Gordie, Teddy, and Grace all looked at Faye with pain on their faces. Faye groaned and put her head in her hands. How could she have been so stupid? Even if Chris didn't like her like that, it was obvious he was upset. Why did she always make the wrong choices? She wasn't used to be torn between guys. She was lucky if she got a date at all, let alone two. Grace was always the one with the guys.
"Faye," Gordie snapped angrily. "Don't just sit there. Go and get him!"
Faye didn't need telling twice.
***
Chris didn't know why he had followed Betty into the library. He needed escape and she was just his victim. He had walked straight up to her and without any nervous had said hi. She smiled back and they began talking and to Chris it was idle chatter. It meant nothing. To Betty, it was merely flirting. Chris and Betty had always been friendly and she didn't mind him at all.
"So what are you doing this weekend?" Betty asked, as they sat at a spare table.
Chris looked nervously up at Betty and grinned. "I'm not sure."
"We should hang," Betty said, curling her finger around her blonde hair. She snapped gum loudly and her earrings dangled. She was one of the 'hot' girls in the school. Chris didn't mind her, but she was very different than Faye.
"Yeah," Chris replied, not quite sure why he had.
Betty giggled and rubbed her foot against his leg. He began to get nervous. What the hell was he doing? Why was he doing this? It was stupid really, he was just trying to forget about Faye. But he didn't care.
Before he knew what he was doing, he tasted Betty's lips. They were so soft and sweet and he found himself actually liking it. Betty didn't seem to mind and she deepened the kiss. Chris didn't even care about who was around- the library was empty during lunch period. But what he did care about was when Faye came into the library and let out a gasp that made his heart stop.
Pulling away he looked over at her. She stood there, anger and regret in her eyes. Faye knew this was coming. She had waited too long, she was a selfish bitch. So why did she feel so hurt and betrayed?
Chris quickly wiped his mouth and stood up. "Faye-what--?"
Betty looked confused between them. "Is something going on between you two?" she asked.
Faye looked at her and groaned. "No-I mean yes-I mean no! We're just friends...friends."
Then why had her eyes filled with tears? She hadn't expected Chris to be kissing another girl. She was only going to the movies with Dan; she was never going to kiss him! Faye had no desire to! But the picture of Chris kissing another girl-another girl whom Faye hated-was enough to make her want to scream out and cry.
Chris approached her quickly, not sure why he felt so guilty. They were only friends, right?
"Faye-it's not what it looks like," Chris mumbled. "We were just talking and-"
Faye forced a smile. "It's fine. I-I don't worry..." She broke off when tears began to fall down her face. She trembled slightly and hated herself for it.
Chris came over to her. "Faye, why are you crying?"
Faye clenched her fists. It wasn't supposed to happen this way! She was supposed to tell him how she felt in a happy mood, a happy time. Not some stupid heart ache moment!
"I-Chris-I'm such an idiot," she muttered. "I-I dunno what I'm saying."
Chris shook his head. "It's just..." He didn't finish. Faye pressed her lips to Chris and he gladly kissed her back.
Betty shrugged, grabbed her bag and left.
***
I'm sorry you had to endure that. I know that was a lame chapter!! But I had to get them together sooner or later and I wanted it to be sooner. : ) I've been soooo busy, and this is one of the few nights I've found time to update. I hate going long without updating because then people forget the story and lose interest. So here it is. Don't worry, next chapter will be better and more interesting.
Love and Strawberries, The Good Girl
