Becky nervously gets up from her seat, which I take as an affirmation that she'll follow me. I walk out of the classroom and lead her to a deserted French classroom. I knew it would be empty because this is where Drew and I used to go after first period to hook up. Weird how much things have changed in such little time.
"You don't have to be nervous," I say once we're alone. I don't want to intimidate the girl, I want to inform her of Adam's relationship status. Hence why I needed to get her alone.
"I'm not," she says nervously. Her attempt at bravery makes me chuckle.
"Listen I don't know what went on between you and Adam in the past or what happened between you two last night when you were at his house and I don't care. I'm only concerned about what's going to happen moving forward," I say.
"I don't follow," she says, either playing dumb or genuinely not understanding what I'm trying to say.
"Adam's no longer available," I say, cutting to the chase.
"I think I would know if Adam was dating someone," she says, oblivious to my implications.
"Yeah you do know, because I'm telling you he is dating someone," I say with a hint of irritation in my voice.
"How do you know?" She asks. I don't really want to tell Becky, especially because Adam and I haven't discussed how we're going to tell people or who we're telling. But I also don't think Becky will get it unless I spell it out for her.
"Because Adam and I are dating," I confess. I don't know why, but every time I say that I smile. Even saying it to Becky doesn't diminish the happiness I feel from that statement.
"How can you be dating Adam? Aren't you with his brother?" She asks.
"Look I'm not here to disclose my personal life with you, I'm here to tell you not to pursue anything with Adam because it will be a waste of your time and it will piss me off," I say, effectively ignoring all her questions and shutting her up.
"We'll see what Adam has to say about this," she says with a little bit of sass. Who knew Christian girl had it in her? She brushes past me and leaves the classroom.
That did not go the way I planned for it to go.
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Adam's POV
I make it back to school sometime during second period. I missed first period, I might as well miss second period too. I leave the car idling in the parking lot, listening to music and just relaxing. I don't get enough alone time these days.
I periodically check my phone, waiting for Bianca to text me back but she hasn't. I'll have to find her later to talk to her. We have a lot we need to discuss.
I hear the bell ring, signaling the end of second period. I grab my backpack and the posters from the backseat of the car and head inside. First place I need to go is Becky's locker to give her these posters.
I head there and find her at her locker, "Hey Becky, sorry these are late, I forgot them at home," I say, handing them toward her.
"That's okay," she says not bothered at all, "but can you help me hang them up during lunch?" She asks.
"I don't know," I say, trying to politely decline. I know I would much rather spend my lunch hour with Bianca than hanging posters in the hallway. "Can we hang them now?" I ask as a compromise.
"I can't, I have to go talk to my teacher about a paper I have due tomorrow," she says. I don't want to leave Becky hanging, she'd have to hang all these posters by herself. The least I can do is help out.
"Oh okay, then yeah I'll help you hang the posters during lunch," I say. Bianca will understand. Besides, it should only take me five minutes, ten max, to hang these around the school.
"Okay I'll meet you at your locker," she says gratefully.
"Sounds good," I say, walking away to find Bianca.
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Bianca's POV
I'm on my way to my 3rd class of the day when someone tugs on my arm, pulling me into an empty classroom.
"Hey," my newly identified kidnapper says. It's Adam. Any annoyance or irritation I might have been feeling toward him, because of Becky, disappears completely when I see him standing in front of me.
"Hey," I say back, leaning toward Adam to kiss him. He reciprocates but the kiss is brief because we're both aware we're at school where anyone could see us and word could get out.
"Is it weird if I say that I already missed you? Even though we were only apart for maybe two hours," he asks. It's a relief when I realize he needs me as much as I need him. It makes me feel less insecure about wanting to be around him all the time.
"If it is, then we're both weirdoes," I say back. He smiles at that and leans in for another kiss that doesn't end as soon as the last. His kiss lingers on my lips, leaving me to enjoy the sensation but also wanting more. I wonder when I can get him alone, more alone than an empty classroom.
"So," he says changing the subject, "I kind of got sucked into helping Becky during lunch with hanging posters, but it should only take a few minutes. So can I meet up with you after and take you to lunch?" he asks.
"Funny how she manages to rope you into things like this," I say absent-mindedly. Doesn't he know this is just Becky's way of roping him into spending time with her? She's trying to spend more time with my boyfriend.
"What do you mean?" He asks.
"You do realize she still likes you, right?" I ask.
"No, we're just friends," he says. I give him a doubtful look. "You don't have to worry," he says, putting his arms around my waist and pulling me closer, "there's no one else I would rather be with than you."
"Good," I say, satisfied with his answer.
"So I'll find you at your locker?" He asks, referring to our lunch time plans.
"Sure," I say nodding my head.
"Can't wait," he says, leaning in one more time for a goodbye kiss. This time I don't let him get away as easily. My hands snake their way around his neck to keep him right where I want him. He doesn't seem to mind that I'm extending our goodbye kiss. When we finally pull apart, I see a dazed look on his face. I smile realizing that I have that effect on him.
I leave the classroom first and after a few minutes I'm sure Adam left the classroom as well. It's weird, I've never had to sneak around before. It sucks because I can't be around him as often as I would like, but it's also kind of exhilarating. Trying not to get caught is like a game in itself, and I get to play it with Adam.
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Adam's POV
Luckily I have Clare and Eli in my class before lunch, I have so much to tell them. I stroll into class and take the seat next to Eli, with Clare sitting in front of Eli.
"Hey," I say to the both of them.
"I feel like we haven't seen you in forever," Clare says. Funny how she uses the word "we" as if her and Eli are an entity. I never want to be the couple that says "we feel" or "we think," like they lost their own individual identities to become the same person.
"I have so much to tell you guys," I say. Where do I even begin?
"Does it relate to Bianca?" Eli asks.
"How'd you know?" I ask. Uh oh, did word already get out?
"She was asking about you this morning in chemistry," Eli answers. Phew, so word hasn't gotten out yet. Thank god.
"Yeah about her…" I say trailing off. I should just spit it out, get it over with like ripping off a band aid. "We're dating," I state somewhat proudly. I'm nervous though, I don't know how they're going to react. Eli already somewhat knows what's been happening, but this might be out of left field for Clare.
"Not really sure how to feel about this," Eli says. Well that's better than a flat out rejection of this news.
Clare interjects, "Bianca as in the girl your brother was dating, like, yesterday?" Clare's confused face is priceless.
"That's the one," I say, feeling no shame. She's not his girl anymore, I wish people would stop associating her with Drew. She's her own person.
"What? How? When did this happen?" Clare asks.
"Don't you tell her anything?" I ask Eli.
"You knew?" Clare asks, directing some annoyance toward Eli. Eli gives her an innocent shrug.
"He didn't really know that much, he knew I liked Bianca but that's it," I say, trying to defend Eli from the mess I got him into.
"Whatever, that's not the point anyways. Are you going to tell us how it happened?" Clare asks.
"It's a long story," I say. The bell rings and the teacher starts class. "I'll tell you later," I whisper.
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Bianca's POV
Class ends and I head to my locker to wait for Adam. Of course all I can think about is Becky Baker and my boyfriend together. I don't like it at all. Especially because my talk with Becky this morning didn't go as planned. I know I have nothing to be worried about, Adam would never do anything to hurt me, but I still feel a little jealousy telling me to go find Adam and show Becky exactly where she stands.
I leave my locker and start to wander the halls, looking for Adam and Becky. Most of the kids are already in the cafeteria, so the halls are pretty much empty. I turn down the hall where Adam's locker is and spot them hanging a poster. They're actually just hanging posters, seems innocent enough. I guess I had nothing to worry about to begin with.
I walk up to Adam, "Hey," I say, putting my arms around him for a quick hug. With his free hand, the one not holding the posters, he hugs me back. Good, that'll show Becky.
"Hey whatcha doing here?" He asks.
"Yeah we're trying to work here," Becky interjects. Bitch.
I narrow my eyes at her before responding, "I thought I'd come help, that way you guys can finish sooner."
"I think we can manage," Becky says. Please girl, you're not getting rid of me.
"Your posters crooked," I say, nodding toward the one she just hung. Becky glares at me before looking at the poster and noticing that it is indeed crooked. She begrudgingly reaches up to fix it and I don't even try to hide my victorious smile.
"We only have a few more," Adam says, leading us down a different hallway to hang a poster.
"So Adam," Becky says, "Still not taking anyone to the dance next week?" She asks innocently, but I see what she's playing at.
"Huh," he ponders, then glances at me and smiles, "I think I'm actually taking my girlfriend," he answers. I melt at the word girlfriend.
"You have a girlfriend?" Becky asks disbelievingly.
"Yeah he does," I say, answering for him and taking a step closer to Adam so our sides our touching. If this doesn't let her know where she stands then I'm done trying to do this the nice way.
"Oh," is all Becky says, and for a second I can see that she's crushed but she hides it well by turning around to hang the next poster. It's kind of awkward now, we're all just standing here in silence. Adam probably has no idea what's going on and Becky is all sad now. "You two can go if you want, I can hang the rest by myself," she says.
"You sure?" Adam asks.
"We can stay and help," I offer, feeling slightly bad for her after I saw how sad she looked.
"No I can do it," she says, taking the posters from Adam. She turns and walks down the hall without us.
"Bye," Adam says, confused probably by her sudden change in attitude. He doesn't seem to ponder the situation for very long before turning his attention to me, "So," he says with a smile, "looks like it's just you and I."
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Adam's POV
"You hungry? Want to head to The Dot?" I ask. I happen to know she's a sucker for food from The Dot.
"Hmm, I have a better idea," she says with a smirk. She grabs my hand and leads me to a door that I know is the storage room under the theater, the same room we were in earlier when Drew was drunk. She looks both ways before opening the door and sneaking us in there. It's dark in here but neither of us bother to turn on the lights.
I barely have time to shut the door behind us before Bianca's on me. I feel her hands touching and tugging as she pulls me closer. Her kissing is feverish, like she hasn't seen me in years. I bring my hand up to her face, brushing my thumb over her cheek trying to soothe her. She isn't having it, she grabs my hand and places it on her lower back. Giving in to her aggressive style, I slide my hands under her shirt and feel up some exposed skin. I start to clumsily lead us back toward the couch with both of us stumbling occasionally on the way. It's so dark that we don't realize we've reached the couch until we literally bump into it.
I start to lean her onto the couch when suddenly she screeches, "Ahh!"
Another unidentified voice pipes up, "Who the-"
"Bianca?" A voice asks that I quickly identify to be Drew.
"Drew?" I ask confused. Oh shit, Drew cannot be here right now. This is bad. What is he doing here?
"Adam?" Drew asks even more confused. Because it's so dark, there is a lot of confusion. All I've been able to piece together is that Drew is in the storage room with Bianca and me. And I think he's with another girl.
Someone must have turned on the lights because a second later the room lights up. Boy do we all look guilty. Bianca looks stunned, Drew looks confused, and the unidentified girl turns out to be Katie. Drew kind of pushes Katie off of his lap and stands up, standing only a few feet from us. He keeps glancing between Bianca and me. His confused look slowly starts to turn to anger when he realizes what we were doing.
"I can explain," I say, breaking the silence.
A/N: Uh oh, out of all the ways for Drew to find out... Drew will obviously be pissed, do you think he's going to get violent? Who do you think will be able to mediate the situation? Also, do you guys want to see more Fiona/Imogen in the story or Eli/Clare? I'll try to write the next chapter as soon as possible but please keep commenting and reviewing because it makes me happy and inspires me to write!