Chapter 5
"HURRY UP, JO! GET IN!" Lacey rushed her friend
It was the next morning and she was picking up Jo for school.
Lacey decided to brush off the awkward moment she had with her yesterday. It wasn't worth losing her friend over.
"Sorry, sorry! My mom had me running in circles looking for her car keys. I swear, if her head weren't attached to her neck, she'd never find it"
Lacey and Jo laughed at the joke.
"So, are you ready for today?" Jo nudged her shoulder
Lacey's breath froze and she wondered if Jo knew about Danny's note.
"Wh-what do you mean?" she tried to answer nonchalantly.
"Your dads party tonight! Did you and your mom get everything ready?!"
Lacey finally let herself breathe.
"Ha, yeah! My mom had me running to every store in town buying groceries and party decorations."
Lacey laughed and shook her head.
"Damn, sounds like quite a night."
"Yeah. Im tired as hell!"
They both laughed as Lacey pulled into the schools parking lot.
Lacey put the car in park and looked at Jo.
"So, my mom gave me my dads credit card to go buy an outfit today. Wanna come with?"
"I wish I could, Lace but I have a test right after lunch and I haven't studied, plus, my dad wants me to go to work with him again after school."
Jo frowned at her friend.
"Im sorry! I know how important tonight is for you guys! I'll try and pass by later tonight. Is that okay?"
"Yeah that's fine" she smiled at Jo and unbuckled her seat belt.
Both girls got our of the car and walked to class. Danny had been standing at the front doors so Lacey tried to rush past him.
Glancing his way, she noticed Jo had stopped to talk to him and she was giggling and smiling.
What the hell is she doing.
She decided to keep it to herself and just walk to class.
I've been hiding my relationship with him from her so I guess it doesn't matter what she's doing.
She shrugged and walked into her Spanish class.
She took her usual seat at the back of the seat. Seats weren't assigned and she really didn't know anybody in the class so she sat alone in the back.
"Goodmorning Kids or shall I say, Buenos Dias Muchachos y Muchachas!"
Ms. Perez was always too happy in the morning.
"Today we are going to read a book called La Serpiente y El Burro. The Snake and the Donkey!
Could these books get anymore ridiculous? She mummbled to herself with an eye roll.
Suddenly the door to the class opened and Danny walked in, handsome as ever. He was wearing his signature black leather jacket, a white tanktop and blue jeans with combat boots that looked worn.
Crap, don't tell me he's in this class too! Lacey sighed
"Oh yes, thats right! Danny will be joining our class now. He had his classes rescheduled to fit in his foreign language class."
Danny nodded at the perky little Spanish teacher and smiled.
"Yep. Need those credits to graduate." He replied less than enthusiastically.
"Oh, haha! That's true! Well I'm glad to have you with us, Danny. Take a seat where ever empty and make sure to grab the spanish book beneath your seat. We are reading La Serpiente y El Burro. Which is-"
"The Snake and the Donkey. I know. I read it when I was in.. well. It's a good read." He smiled at the teacher.
gave him the biggest grin and laughed.
"Yes, exactly! Wonderful, wonderful! Children, do not forget to welcome Danny into our class. Everyone together say Bienvenidos, Danny!"
Ms. Perez stared at the class expectantly and nodded.
"Bienvenidos, Danny." replied the class in broken Spanish and a monotone timbre.
"Very good class! Now Danny, feel free to sit." She motioned towards the class
"Thank you, Ms. Perez." Danny flashed her a smile and she blushed.
He spotted Lacey at the back and smiled.
Oh crap oh crap oh crap he's walking towards me. No no no no no.
He took his seat right smack behind her.
"Get my letter yesterday?"
He whispered into her ear.
Lacey shivered at the way his breath danced on her skin. It reminded her of the incident they had just yesterday.
Lacey swallowed hard, trying to erase the memory and nodded.
He chuckled in her ear.
"Good."
Then he sat back and opened the Spanish book.
Lacey couldn't relax. She could hardly breathe.
She spent the entire class period chewing on her nails and watching the clock. The moment there was one minute left of class, she stared the clock down, wondering if it would ever change.
The moment it did she packed up her things and almost ran out of class, trying to distance herself from Danny as much as she could.
In her hurry to her next class she slammed right into Jo.
Both of them dropped their things and stumbled in surprise.
"Oh shit, sorry Jo." Lacey rubbed her head.
"It's fine. Why were you walking so fast? We have five minutes until class starts." Jo said, mirroring Lacey's motions.
Jo and Lacey bent down and picked up their things.
"Uhm, I have a test next class and he said that if we don't get there on time, we get an automatic F."
Lacey lied, knowing she didn't have a test.
"Oh, that sucks. Then yeah you better get there quick. I'll see ya later tonight. Bye!" Jo kissed Lacey on the cheek and smiled at her before walking away.
Lacey still felt awkward about her friends intimate and now repetitive actions. Before she started to walk away she turned back to look at Jo and found her snuggled up close to Danny. They seemed to be having an intense conversation.
What the fuck?
Lacey felt a rush of jealousy building up inside of her, seeing Jo so close to Danny. But she shook her head and hurried to her next class.
Taking her usual seat, she spent the next hour daydreaming about Danny and chewing on her nails.
Lunch was about to start.