Teacher's Pet

by TakoBeatle

Gwen has spent a summer away in New York, now she's back. But when she comes back she meets this guy, Trent, Gwen thinks she finally met the right guy. But the next day at school,he's at the school,but not as a student. A teacher.

16. Chapter 16

A/N: Oh yes! ^.^ Chapter 16!
So I don't really have anything to say except about animeluverluvscookys, she is a friend of mine in real life and is helping me upload my chapters sooner then I can, so you would not be reading this right now without her help, so thank her and stuff, and I will also say thanks! Ok so enjoy this chapter :3(animeluvrluvscookys:gomen mina!*sorry everyone!* my computer refused to let me copy the chapter ORR post it! i finally got to it! sry!i promise i will update these chaps faster! my own stories...thats a whole nother story...lol bye bye!)

"So how was school?" My mom asks, Ugh, can't parents come up with a better question to ask everyday?
"It was fine." I say.
"Fine? You didn't have a nice day?" Says mom, I roll my eyes.
"Of course I did, Mom! It just wasn't my best." I say.
"How come?" Mom says, sitting next to me at the table on chair to my left.
"Jack. I couldn't stop thinking about him this morning. . ." I admit to her.
"Honey that's okay! It's not like it's not normal, yeah it hurts to think that he's not here on your special day, but it shows you still care about him and that's good!" Mom explains, I guess she's right. I nod and she keeps talking.
"When your grandpa died, that was one of the hardest times of my life, but your father got me threw it. He told me the same thing." My dad's parents died when he was 16, then a year later he met my mom. He lived in an orphanage, but got adopted, which was a miracle for him since he's a teen.
"Do you still think about your dad?" I ask mom.
"Well yeah, on his birthday, father's day, his and grandma's anniversary, and many other days when I just miss my daddy."
"When he died. . . How did grandma feel?" I ask, my mom looks at me. It's a question I've never asked, I don't think she ever thought I would ask it ever, she purses her lips thinking what to say.
"She did what you did when Jack died. She fell in a deep depression, barely spoke, but still pretended to be happy. " She smiles sadly at the last part.
"Oh." is all I say. Because there's a difference. I never pretended to be happy. I acted as how I felt in the inside, and displayed my emotions out.
"Honey, maybe you should go shopping or something, get your mind off Jack for awhile, maybe hang with Cody, but you could go to the mall! Heck, I'll even give you money!" Mom says getting up, I'm not sure if she really wants me to clear my mind, or just kick me out so she could get my birthday party together, I don't care, I want to see Trent anyway.
Mom gives me a fifty dollar bill and I leave, I text Trent I'm coming, I tell him I have money. He suggests I get cat stuff for Katniss, so I drive to PetSmart.
I go to the cat aisle, each one of them only has like two or one person, I look at the dog aisles and see its like, packed. I don't get why dogs are more popular then cats, they are more work, while cats are easy to take care of.
I get Katniss toys like ten fake mice, miniature sport balls, which are too cute! I get her Kitten Chow, and a big package of cans of Kitten food in many flavors. And last but not least I get a litter box and kitty litter, this is gonna be like thirty dollars plus tax.
I've bought all my things (which was $37.23) and I'm walking out the door is when I see the asshole.
Michael.
"Fuck." I mutter, he spots me and walks over,I try to escape but he reaches me before I can.
"Hello,Gwendolyn." He says cockily, I hate people calling me by my real name and he knows it! Ugh!
"It's Gwen, you douche." I scowl at him.
"Why so cold to me now? I thought we were supposed to be together? But instead now your with the wimp Cody?" He says, he laughs at the fact I'm with Cody, but he doesn't know the truth.
"You came with another girl to my welcome back party! And leave Cody out of this." I say.
"I only came with a girl because I thought you moved on in New York.I mean, look at you! It would have been so easy for you to get a guy. Your so damn sexy."I shiver at him calling me 'sexy'. He bites his lip, Ew. He's such a pig! I'm so stupid for liking him.
"Er, thanks but I didn't, when I said that we could be together I meant it! And I was gonna keep my word." I say.
"Do you still mean it?" He asks, how fucking stupid is he?
"No! I've moved on! It's to late now! Goodbye!" I leave him there and run to my car, I put my things in my trunk fast, I look back to see if he's still there. He is. And he actually looks. . . Sad. Whatever, everything I said back there was true, he lost his chance. I drive away, looking in my review mirror to see him watching me drive away.

When I get to Trent's house, he's showering, Katniss greets me at the door.
I set up the little litter box in Trent's extra room, the kitten explores the box and plays with the litter, eventually she finally pees. I leave the room and put her food in Trent's cabinet. I lay out a bowl of Kitten Chow and open a can of cat food for her, she scurried into the kitchen the minute I opened the can.
After that,I go in Trent's room, I've only been here a few times, we're mostly always hanging out in his living room, I only was really in here the first night I spent the night here, the night I slept with him, and by 'slept',I mean actually sleep.
I look around his room, it's really neat and simple. He has a very distracting white bed in the middle of his room with two pillows, a nightstand to the left-side part of his bed, with a lamp, and a picture frame and his alarm clock. I go over to look at the picture.
I'm surprised to see him and his family. His parents, his two brothers, and his sister, and him.
I look more around the room, his dresser is to the right of his bed, it's got AXE spray, deodorant, and some movies, on top of it, I stare at the drawers, it would be rude to look through them so I don't.
The only thing else in the room is his closet, and his TV. It's a small one it stands on top of a TV stand.
I go in the living room and sit in his black leather couch.
I hear Trent get out the shower, he walks out of his bath room and comes in the living room. He must have heard the TV on.
He's shirtless. . . And only wearing a white towel around his waist, I can't help but stare, and I'm pretty sure I'm blushing too.
"Oh, you're here! Just wait here while I get dressed. " I can't talk, so I just nod, he smirks and walks away, I watch him grip his towel.
Damn hormones!
He comes back less then 10 minutes dressed. He walks in with a cue-tip in his ear. His hair is still wet, he's wearing a shirt that has Rock Band guitar symbol. He's wearing jeans but no socks, he comes and sits down besides me.
"Nice shirt." I say,Trent smirks at me.
"I know right." He says cockily.
"It reminds me of the bass one that Scott Pilgrim wears in his movie."
"You like that movie?" Trent asks excitingly, his beautiful eyes sparkle.
"Well, um yeah. It's like one of my favorites." I admit.
"Mine too, it's so awesome."
"Have you read the comics?" I ask him. I've only read the first one, I always forget to look for them whenever I go to Barns and Noble.
"Yes! Have you?" I shake my head.
"Only the first one." I tell him.
"I can borrow them to you." He says smiling, I smile back.
"That would be great."
"Cool, I'll give them to you before you leave." He says taking my hand.
"Thank you." I say kissing his hand. He looks surprised but smiles warmly.
"So what other movies do you like?" He asks, then suddenly, every damn movie I've ever watched disappears from my memory. I can't think of one, I think hard, then I finally remember one I totally love.
"Oohh! I got one, 500 days of Summer." I say, Trent gets excited again.
"I love that one too! Doesn't it piss you off that Summer is like 'I don't know my feelings for you, but I'll just play with you emotions'?!"
"Yeah! Then she just marries that other guy, and just breaks Tom's heart." I shake my head at thought of it.
"Yeah, at her party when he sees her ring. . . Speaking of parties, is your mom throwing you one?" Trent asks.
"Ugh, yes. Every year she does it." I tell him.
"Is it like. . . A big party, with like all your cousins and family? Or a small get together with your best friends?"
"The second one. So it's not so bad, but she hides the fact I'm gonna have a party, which doesn't make sense because I know, she knows I'm aware of it. "
Trent laughs. "Hey, at least you get a celebration for your birthday. When I was growing I had no birthday parties at all. But I always wanted one."
"How come you never got one?" I ask.
"Well, I had three siblings, so my mom couldn't throw four parties ever year. She couldn't always afford things, she had a dead-end job." Trent coughs.
"What about you dad?"
"I don't know him. But my step-dad, he's a therapist. It's kind of hard to find clients. So what is your mom gonna do—" I cut off.
"I thought your mom and your dad have been married for 21 years?" I ask, because that's what Trent has told me before.
"They have, okay here's the story. My dad left me when I was 6 months old, when Matt was five, when Dave was three, and when Kimmi was two. My dad left because my mom wanted more kids, he got pissed, because he thought four was enough. And in my opinion it has to be the most stupidest reason to leave in the world! " I'm about to speak again, but he puts his finger over my lips.
"I'm not done yet. When I was one, my mom met Jason within a year they got married. So he was the guy who raised me, while my real dad never bothered to come back and visit his kids ever. The only way I know how he looks like is by pictures, but my mom hides those. I don't care anyway, I don't want to ever see him. " He stays quiet for a moment but continues.
"So, Jason, he's like my dad, so that's why I call him dad. Because he is. The guy who made me is not my dad. He's my father. " He stops talking and looks at me, to see if I'm still listening I guess.
"I'm sorry. " I say hugging him, he pulls away smiling.
"Don't be, he would have left anyway for some other stupid reason. Matt says he was an asshole from when he was a kid, because he's the only one who remembers him. . . But my real father leaving was actually good thing, because then we wouldn't have Jason." He smiles still.
"So, I'm guessing Jason is awesome?" I say, he laughs and nods.
"Yeah, he really is. Mom is really happy with him. He's a amazing parent even though he doesn't have kids, but he think as me, Matt, Dave, and Kimmi as his own."
"So, your mom never had a kid with him?" He shakes his head. "Why not?" I ask.
"Well, they did try, and my mom did get pregnant. . . But they lost the baby. They kept trying, and trying, but they stopped by the time I went to college. "
"Woah! That's not so long ago! Hey, wait a minute! Are you the baby of the family?" I laugh. Trent blushes and looks embarrassed.
". . . Yes." I die right there! Eventually I stop. It's cute because I'm the oldest, yet I'm younger and he's the baby of his family, and he's older.
"So, how old are your siblings?" I ask.
"Okay. So, Matt is twenty-eight,Dave is twenty-six,and Kimmi is twenty-five."Wow, they are old.
"Woah, so Matt is almost thirty. . . So how old was your mom when she had him?"
"Seven-teen."
"And how about the rest of you guys?" I ask.
"Enough Gwen, all of this math is hurting my brain." He says putting a finger on his temple, acting as it really does hurt.
"Well I'm sor—" Then I'm interrupted by a meow, me and Trent look down from the couch and see Katniss starring at us. She meows again.
"Aww, well hello there!" Trent says picking her up, she starts purring the minute Trent starts petting her.
I stare at her in awe, I can't believe Trent got her for us, I look at Trent's hand, then look at his wrist. It's 6:02. Guess my mom would want me back.
"Well I have to go." I say pouting.
"Oh. . . I'll walk you to the door. " We walk to the door–Trent walks with Katniss in his hands. We walk in silence, all we hear is the footsteps and her purr.
"Bye." I say kissing his cheek.
"Have a good time tonight. " He says.
"I'll try." I tease. He smirks and kisses me. I sadly walk out and walk down the hallway, I turn around one more time to see Trent still holding Katniss, and watching me leave.

When I get home the lights are dark. I roll my eyes and walk in, I turn on the lights and everyone jumps out.
"Surprise!" Everyone yells, and by everyone I mean my parents, Bridgette,Charlie, Cody, Courtney, and Geoff. Duncan just jumps out.
I fake a smile. "Wow, thank you guys. I totally didn't expect this! " Charlie and my friends smirk.
"We have another surprise in the kitchen." My mom announces, this makes me tilt my head side-ways. I actually don't know what this is. Mom leads the way. On the kitchen table is a laptop, my laptop. Uhh?
Then I hear her voice.
"Hey, Gwenny." I walk over the the laptop excited. We're video chatting.
"Hey Grandma!" I haven't talked to Grandma since I came back, I've just been too busy.
Grandma has a party hat on, which makes me smile.
"Happy Birthday!" She says, then walks in Milly, my grandma's maid, she helps my grandma out since she can't really clean or move around, she hasn't been able to ever since she had a heart attack seven years ago.
Milly is now 27, she's been working for Grandma for six years now. Me and her are pretty close. They both blow on one of those horn things that you blow at birthday parties.
"Thanks Gram. And Milly! What's up!"
"Nothing new. . . Except." She shows her stomach, I don't get it at first, but then I realize it's bigger then last time I saw her.
"Your pregnant!" I gasp. She smiles happily. "When did you find out?" I ask.
"It was so funny, I found out the day right after you left!" She says.
"Oh my god! So your three months?" I ask, she nods. "So what did Bill say?" Bill is Milly's husband, they've been married for four years now.
"I swear, he's as excited as me, even your grandma thinks so. Right, Lauren?"
"Yep, goes to every baby class, and everything."
"So when is it due?" I ask.
"April 17th."They both say.
"Awesome." I say.
"Well, Gwen. We got to go. Your still coming to New York for your break for Thanksgiving right?" Grandma says.
"Oh, yeah. I forgot about that. But yes, I'm coming. Wouldn't miss it for the world." I smile.
"Okay, bye. Love you sweetie."
"Love you too Gran. " I say back.
"Bye Gwen." Milly says.
"Peace Preggo!" I say, Milly laughs and ends the video call. I shut my laptop close, I turn around realize I'm alone, I never payed attention if anyone was in there or not.
I walk in the living room to find presents. I forgot I still have more. There's about five there on the table.
I walk over to the couch where everyone is silent waiting for me, it couldn't get anymore awkward.
"Here, sit." My mom commands patting down the spot next to her. I do as told.
"This one's from a friend at work." My dad says handing me a medium size present. Mom gets this look on her face and shifts in her seat.
I open it up and it's a necklace.
"Uh, cool. Tell them thanks."
"Don't worry, she'll get the message." I smile, like I'm going to wear a necklace other then the locket Jack got me.
Mom and Dad got me a few books I wanted, and money.
Milly got me a few movies we watched over the summer that I loved on DVD, and a few CDs.
And my grandma... She got me a bear, ever since my first birthday she gets me a bear for each birthday, along with other things I find interest in. This year she got me all these pairs of earrings. The thing I most wanted. She knows me best. Just like Bridgette and Cody.
After that it's quiet for awhile.
"How about we have cake?" My mom asks. Everyone nods eagerly.
We all go to the kitchen, it's a rectangular shaped cake. It's plain white but is decorated with black frosting on all the edges.
"It's cookies and cream." My mom tells, my dad nods as saying "Yep, it is!" cookies and cream is my favorite. My mom quickly lights eight-teen candles in the cake, fuck, I thought she wasn't gonna do this, this year. Everyone starts singing Happy Birthday, even Duncan, but he has the most blank expression ever. I stand there awkwardly. I think of my wish.
When the time comes to blow out my candles, I don't hesitate, I blow and make my wish.
'I wish I can see Jack tonight.' I think.
Everyone smiles at me, like they know what I wished for.
Mom takes out the candles and cuts the first slice, I stare at the knife and remember a year ago, I flinch. My mom puts the piece on the a paper plate and hands it to me, I go in the living room.
I wait for my friends, they are all in there in like two minutes. But then sadly my family also walks in.
"So Gwen, what did Cody get you?" My dad asks.
"Uh, These earrings, and bracelets." I say pointing to my wrist and ears. I put them on after lunch with Trent.
"They're lovely!" My mom says looking at them.
"So how long have you two been dating?" Dad asks.
"Since I came back." I say, everyone looks at me at shock, Cody to, but hides his.
"I thought you guys stated like two weeks ago?" Courtney asks.
"Uh, yeah, we just made it official, but we've been seeing each other since I came back." Everyone still looks confused.
"So two months?" My dad asks. I nod.
"Two months." I repeat.
We all eat our cake quietly. Then my mom speaks up.
"Do you love my daughter,Cody?" Cody chokes on his cake.
"Mom!" I say, I gotta keep up the performance.
"It's ok Gwen. And Mrs. Nelson, to be honest, I think it's to early to have such a strong feeling like love this soon in the relationship." He says, my dad nods approving.
"So, you don't?"
"Well, not yet. But I do like your daughter very, very much." He smiles at me, I smile back.
"I understand." My mom says. He nods, then it's quiet. God, this is the worst birthday party yet.
Cody looks at his watch, "Shoot." He says. Everyone looks at him.
"Anything wrong?" My father asks.
"Sorta, I have to get home, sorry." He says frowning.
"Oh, we understand. Do you need help getting home?" My mother asks.
"No, I brought my car. Thank you for having me."
"Your welcome, come back soon." My mom says.
"Of course, Mrs. Nelson." Cody says putting on his coat, he heads towards the door.
"Bye." Everyone says, he waves and closes the door. It goes back to being quiet then finally my mom speaks.
"Seconds?" My mom asks, everyone nods. She takes everyone's plates. "C'mon, Tom." They walk out if the living room and into the kitchen.
"God, how awkward can this get." I say to my friends once my parents are out of earshot.
"I know right." Bridgette says.
"I think they are finally gonna let us be now. Like last year." Courtney adds.
"God! I hope!" Duncan says rubbing his MoHawk. Courtney lightly snacks him.
"Well, I'm going to my room. Tell mom to bring my cake up." Charlie says, I roll my eyes.
"Okay, I'M STILL WAITING FROM MY PRESENT FROM YOU TOO!" I yell.
"It'll be here tomorrow, calm your tits." He says. I scowl at him.
Geoff giggles. "Heehee, he said tits." Duncan smacks his hat off.
"What if they heard you, Geoff?! They'll think we're white trash." She tells him.
"Too late Bridge. We've been white trash since '08, when me, Jack, and Geoff accidentally mooned them." Duncan says.
"Oh yeah! Oh my god, that was so funny!" I say remembering that night.
It was a warm, cool May night, a few weeks before Jack died. School would be over in a few weeks.
The gang had been doing stupid crap to each other all week, I pulled down Geoff's pants in the hallway, Duncan pushed me into the school's pool, and Jack tricked Bridge and Court into believing that one of our teachers were pregnant, and made them feel humiliated when they asked questions about the baby.
So, one day I was in my room studying then I hear my parents screaming so I run down and I see three asses shaking in my living room, and my parents are sitting on the couch horrified.
"What the hell are you guys doing!" I remember screaming at them, they turned around smirking, but the minute they saw my parents, they bolted right out if there.
Everyone starts laughing at the reminder of the story. But eventually the laughter stops and it looks like everyone is thinking.
"Wow, it's so unfair." Courtney says.
"What is?" I ask.
"That Jack was killed. I just don't get it." She shakes her head and tears well up in her eyes. My beats fast, we've barely talked about Jack as a group. "I mean, he was just an amazing guy, and Gwen, he loved you SO much. I just don't understand how you could get through this." Tears fall down her face, Duncan puts his arm around her and gives a light hug.
"I don't either, Court." I say, getting a lump in my throat.
"I miss him too." Duncan says. Which shocks me, since Duncan rarely shares his feelings. "I miss the way he looked at Gwen, his loud ass laugh, I miss when me and him used to go skating, I miss. . . Just so much." Duncan says sniffing.
"I miss his lucky necklace, you know, the one that had only one bead. I miss jokes, his sarcasm, the way he used to pick on me, and when he whistle through his nose." Bridgette says, smiling sadly, tears are also pouring down her cheeks. Geoff is already crying by his turn, yet I'm still going strong, along with Duncan.
"I miss how he was such an amazing friend, how he would do anything for you, even if you fucked up really bad, how he'd make fun of the jocks and all those assholes at our school, and how he was just so naturally awesome." He smiles at the last part, everyone looks at me. I breathe then go.
"I miss his blue eyes. . . And how I could lost in them, his incredibly soft lips, and how the felt against mine, and the way he said 'I love you' to me. ." And that's when I start crying, Duncan finally breaks down, Bridge and Court are sobbing, Geoff is just shedding tears. "I miss his hair, his smile, his voice, his personality, his walk, the way he looked when he thought hard. . . I miss absolutely every single little thing about him. And it really sucks how he's not here." I start sobbing and sobbing. My friends all come and hug me. And its just like the one in the hospital, when we got the news that Jack didn't make it. And that he was not gonna come back, and that we would never see him again.
"I love you guys." Duncan says, which makes me giggle, since Duncan is such a tough guy, and it sounds like he would only say this if he was drunk or something. Then we all laugh.
"Jack wouldn't want us to cry." Bridgette says.
"He wants us to laugh, like right now." Geoff added.
"Exactly." I say smiling at him.
Then finally my mom brings out the cake. Well she took long? She heads upstairs with Dad and leaves us friends to hang out, to talk about things such as; Jack, me, our friendships, Current events, Nutella, and anything best friends randomly talk about.

When I doze off in my bed that night the very first thing I see is Jack.
I run up to him and hug him.
"Damn, you sure did miss me today." He says.
I laugh. "Yes, I really did."
"Well, didn't I give you a sucky present. Happy Birthday by the way." He says giving me a kiss on the cheek.
"Your giving my present right now, by coming and seeing me tonight." I say.
"Well, I guess I beat Trent's gifts he gave you!" He says doing a little dance which makes me giggle.
"Well, sort of. Is this considered cheating on him." I ask.
"Nah, you cheat on me with him" He winks at me, I laugh.
"Hey! You died, I think that's considered breaking up with me." I smirk.
"Yes, I suppose." He smirks back.
"So what now?" I ask.
"We. . . Talk. Before you wake up. Oh, and by the way, it just turned midnight. It is officially November 2nd."
"Well, aren't you a party pooper." I frown. He laughs. And then we talk, and when I hear my alarm clock to wake up—And to be brought back to reality. We say "See ya later"Because we know, we will always see each other again.

A/N: LONG CHAPTER? I THINK SO! Took me FOREVER to write, I had writers block but for the past four or three days it has gone away :D so! I go back to school August 13th -.- this might be published after that date, so get used to not getting updated so much :/ I AM SO MAD AT MYSELF BECAUSE I BARELY UPDATED THUS SUMMER -.- But anyways guys, started next chapter we are officially in the middle of the story! :O Get ready for some shocking shit to come ;D any guesses what it might bee? :3 ( cooky grl*aka animeluvrluvscookys*:g'luck guessing!)