Author's note: I really apologize for the lack of updates. But, if you guys review more, I'll update more. Simple as that. The title of my chapter is also named after The All American Reject's song, Dirty Little Secret
Quinn slowly eased out of Craig's arms. She wanted to tell him about Spinner, what had happened earlier. She needed too. She wanted an honest relationship with Craig, and apparently, it had to start here.
"Craig…"
He leaned his back against the black Mercedes. "Yeah…?" He looked directly into her eyes.
"Earlier today…"
The rain was starting to ease up. It wasn't such a downpour, but it was still lightly going down.
She went on. "I was driving towards, well, no where, and I seen Spinner walking. He waved me down, and asked me for a ride…"
"So…I mean, its Spinner…"
Quinn was getting stressed. Lie, just lie, that's all you have to do, he'll never know…
"Craig…he kind of, asked me to cheat on you…with him…"
"Spinner? Please…" he said sarcastically
"No…I mean, he brought me really close to him, I didn't really try and pull away…"
He folded his arms and he had a look on his face like he didn't believe her.
"Quinn, Spinner is like, my best friend. He wouldn't do that to me"
"So what you're saying is, is that you don't believe me?"
"That, plus Spinner has Paige. They're totally in love"
Quinn was furious. Why wouldn't he believe her?
"Craig, please just listen to me! Spinner almost kissed me! He asked me to cheat on you. Get it yet?"
He looked up in the sky. "Nah…"
"Craig!"
"You know what, I think I'm going to go and talk to…Joey"
"Craig?"
Quinn looked down at herself. Her she was, standing in the rain, her feet dirty, her clothes soaking wet, she didn't deserve this.
"Yeah…what?"
"I'm going to leave? Okay, leave? Alright?"
"Yeah…whatever"
She walked over to her side of the car. Craig backed up suddenly.
"Wait, where are you going?"
Quinn dropped her arms down to her side.
"Honestly, Craig, I don't have anywhere to go. I thought I could at least talk to you…"
"What do you mean you don't have anywhere to go?"
"Well, would you like me to point it out to you? My mother is never home, my sister is, well, never mind, you're basically my only friend here…"
He ran over towards her. "Quinn, honestly, why are you acting like this?"
"Me?"
That was that. She went inside of her car, locked the doors and pulled out as fast as she could, not looking where Craig was standing.
The tires peeled out as she left the hospital parking lot. She didn't know where to go. She wanted to go to The Dot and tell Spinner a piece of her mind, but decided against it. She was going to go home, change out of her clothes, and hopefully, try to go to sleep. The day was going terrible, and it wasn't going to get any better. Craig wouldn't listen to her, her mom wouldn't listen to her, and her sister surely wasn't going to do it either. Quinn didn't have anyone. She was lost.
She pulled her Mercedes up into the garage. Instead of taking the long pathway, she went through entrance that went through her garage into the kitchen. This door was never locked. Quite often, Quinn used to use the entrance way only when she was late from Charlie's house. That was ages ago
She walked through the kitchen. No one seemed to be home. The house was a mess, with news papers spread all over the table, some had flown onto the floor. She went straight for her bedroom and opened the door. The bed was still un-made but she didn't care. Still in her wet clothes, Quinn plopped on her bed, not caring what Craig was doing at the moment, or what Spinner had done earlier. She pulled the blanket over her head and the blankets warmed her cold body up. She drifted off to sleep with her thoughts in a whirl of winds.
She awoke to the sound of her phone ringing. The terrible sound started ringing in her ears. She looked out the window and it was pitch black outside. She looked over at her alarm. It was 11:00. She had slept for 7 hours. She rolled off her bed, walked towards her dresser and picked up her phone.
"Hello" she said groggily.
"Um, Yeah, Quinn? It's Spinner, can you meet me?"
Oh geese. I just had a fight with my boyfriend over this, and he wants me to meet him? Please…
"I don't think so" she wanted to sound like a bitch. Spinner deserved it.
"Please Quinn? I have something really important to tell you"
"I'm sure you do"
"I'm not kidding. Please, will you?"
She didn't want anything to do with him, but he was begging her. She gave in. This was it, and from now on, she was going to ignore her.
"Yeah okay, where?"
"Well, um, how about the corner of Beech wood and Young street?
She lived on Beech Wood Avenue. It couldn't be that far way.
"Fine. Bye"
"I'm sorry"
"Bye Spinner"
She hung up the phone and looked towards her mirror. The sight was terrible. Lines of mascara were running down her face. Her once, bright white t-shirt, now grey. She went towards her closet and picked out a few things. Her dark pink t-shirt of the Rolling Stones and her black pajama pants. It was 11:00 and she was meeting Spinner, she didn't expect much.
Quinn walked over towards her window and climbed down the fence like structure that hung to her house. She walked jumped to the ground and walked around the corner to the garage. Of course, her mother's car wasn't there and she now wondered why she had just climbed out the window. She went and got into her Mercedes, and pulled out of her driveway. She drove straight and then turned a corner until she pulled upon the corner of Beech Wood Avenue and Young street. She pulled the car over and got out. The night was cool and crisp. There was no breeze blowing, nor were the stars out. She walked on the sidewalk until she found Spinner. He waved and scared, nervous looked appeared on his face.
Quinn put her hands in the pockets of her gray sweatshirt she had put on as she climbed out of her window. This was by far the most awkward situation she had ever been through in her teenage life.
"Spinner, what do you want?"
He started shifting his feet around. "Um, I broke up, with Paige. Um, today"
Please don't say it. Please don't say it was because of me
"That's nice. I guess I'm happy for you then" she said in a sarcastic tone
She looked up towards the sky. It looked as if it was going to rain again.
She continued on. "Well, I best am going then, bye…"
"Quinn, wait"
"Spinner what?"
"You deserve better. I mean, you like, deserve better than Craig"
"Oh yeah, I deserve you right?"
"Quinn, just hear me out okay? Craig's parents died. He tries to make people feel sorry for him. He got Manny pregnant and he cheated on Ashley. Quinn, he'll do it again"
"What?" Craig hadn't ever told her about the Manny part or Ashley. She wondered why.
Spinner went on. "I'll never do that. I'll never force you into to anything you don't want to do. I'll be your best friend, your boyfriend, and your lover. Quinn, I have the hugest crush on you"
Spinner seemed to be hitting on everything that Quinn wanted and everything that Craig wasn't. Craig wasn't really her best friend. He was more of her lover and he had forced her guiltily into having sex with him. But than again, Craig was charming, smart, cute and friendly. Spinner made her think. She was honestly thinking about breaking up with Craig. Maybe they needed a break? She had read something in Seventeen on how after couples have sex, they break up. Maybe that was the case.
She was surprised at herself. She ran over to him and wrapped her arms around him. She was falling for Spinner Mason. She couldn't believe herself.
He tilted her back a ways. "He'll never have to know. Just end it when you get home…"
And he kissed her. His lips felt smooth pressed against hers. His tongue slipped into her mouth as she wrapped his arms around him once again.
Just as he let go of her, someone had started walking behind them.
"He'll never have to know what?" said a familiar voice
Quinn turned around. It was Craig. He seen the whole thing. Not knowing what to say, Quinn didn't know what to do. The only thing she could think of was drop to the ground, bury her face in her hands, and cry.
