"Where are we heading?" Piers ask driving the car.
Claire heard him; she just ignored him and kept on texting on her cellphone.
The car stops at a red light and Piers took Claire's phone away and put it in his jean pocket.
"Hey!" Claire shouted.
The car started to move again. "What?"
"You just took my phone and put it in your pocket!"
Piers chuckled. Seeing Claire all serious was kind of cute and funny to him. He pretty much enjoyed himself seeing her act like this. "I know." He told her focusing on the wheel.
Claire sighs putting her hand on his shoulder. "Please?"
"No."
"Please Piers?" she said teasingly.
"No! Claire I know exactly what you're doing!"
"What am I doing?" She lifts her head up from his shoulder and looked at him pouting. "Claire. You're trying to manipulate me into giving you back your cell. Look, if you want this plan to work then I suggests you lay off the phone till this is over."
"Wow. You seem to play a fake dad role better than a fake boyfriend."
"Not true. I'm just a caring fake boyfriend." He looks at her and she looks back at him smiling. "Here," Piers had her cell phone in his hand. He moves his hand towards her. Just as Claire was about to take the phone, he quickly move his hand away from hers and laughed.
"Asshole!" Claire shouted hitting his arm playfully.
"Wow. I haven't gotten hit by a girl in ages."
"What do you mean?"
There was silence in the car for about a minute. Without looking at Claire he replied, "Nothing. Just nothing…"
Claire looked at Piers suspiciously. Deep down inside of her she knew something was up. She was a bit afraid to ask him to tell her about it but she didn't want to force him to tell her just to know what happen. What if it's not worth knowing? Claire at this point didn't really care. She wants to know why he said he hasn't gotten hit by a girl in ages. What does he mean by that? Questions that will remain unknown to Claire.
"Hey um Claire?"
Claire jump a little in her seat coming back to reality. "Uh yeah?" she said looking around to see where they are.
"Are you okay?"
"Uh yeah, just um...I was just day dreaming." She lied.
"Oh…well. Are you ready to tell me the destination?"
"Oh right! Go to the Diner!"
Piers groan. "Why there?! That place is boring!"
"When was the last time you've been there Piers?" Claire asks curiously.
"When I was five years old."
"I thought so. Besides, things change. Most teens from school go there."
"Like who? Steve?"
"Yeah. Him Especially. I use to go there all the time to see his performances."
"Wait, he was in a band? Steve Burnside?"
They both laughed. "I know. That's hard to believe. If you don't believe me then you can just-"
"No. I never said I didn't believe you. I believe you." Claire nods her head at him. "So what happen?"
"What do you mean what happen?" She leans towards the window to look at the streets.
"Like is he still in the band or?"
"Oh no. Steve and his band made their separate ways. It's been over two years now that they've all separated." She shook her head. "Did he ever tell you why they've broken up?" "No actually. I asked him and he just kept on changing the subject."
"Somebody is holding a deep secret inside." He rolls his eyes and parks the car in the Diner parking lot. "Oh shut up! Like you're not holding a deep secret." "I'm actually not." "Yes you are. Haven't you forgotten what you said earlier?"
Piers cleared his throat and said, "What did I say?"
"You said it's been ages a girl has hitting you! Care to explain about that?"
"I will but tonight wouldn't be appropriate." He took his seat belt off and got out of the car. Claire did the same. "What do you mean by tonight isn't appropriate? Tonight is perfect!"
"Not perfect for me Claire. I'm just not ready to tell someone about what happen."
"What? You killed someone or something?"
Piers didn't respond back to her question. He just took her hand and walk with her to the front entrance of the Diner. Finally he responded back, "No…it's just complicated." They both went inside of the Diner and everyone inside glance at them. Including the waiter who was in a middle of serving a customer.
"Why the hell are people staring at us like we're some monsters?" Piers whispered. "I-I don't know?"
Piers and Claire walk fast to a booth in the back of the diner. She was a bit surprise how no one took this seat. To her, this booth she was sitting in with Piers is a perfect seat to sit at. Although, the booth didn't have a window to see the street but it was just something about the booth she liked. Maybe because it's comfortable perhaps?
"They're so cute together! I ship them so freaking hard you don't understand!" Helena takes a sip out of her vanilla and chocolate milkshake. "Actually," Sherry started putting her milkshake down on the table. "I notice by the way you're acting by all this."
"Sherry, you know. If you want. I can maybe hook you up with someone."
"Oh really? Like who? Oh wait! Please don't say Jake. Look, I don't like him and he doesn't like me. End of story."
After taking another sip from her glass, she laughs and said, "I wasn't going to say Jake. I was thinking about Billy Coen or either Chris, you know Claire's- "
Sherry cut Helena off, "I know who Chris is. Claire's older brother. And Billy? He's going out with Rebecca Chambers."
"Who? Forget about it." Helena jump off the stool and Sherry turn to her. "Where are you going?"
"To the bathroom? Where else?" She left and Sherry shrugs lightly and went back into drinking her milkshake. "Mind if I sit here Super Girl?" A voice said from behind her. Sherry didn't dare to see who it was. She knew it was Jake because who else would have call her such a foolish nickname?
"No." she said putting her milkshake down and turning to face him. "I actually don't mind at all. You don't mind if I move my seat right?"
"Why are you acting like that?" He questioned with curiosity in his eyes. "Because I can't uh…be seen with you. That's all. But don't take it personally."
The waiter went up to Jake. "How may I help you?" "The usual please." "Coming right up." The waiter went out of sight leaving Sherry and Jake back alone. "Wow. You seem to be going to this place a lot."
"Of course. I'm more of an outdoor person. You? How should I even start? You seem like one of those nerds who are lock inside of their room all damn day." Sherry started to say something but Jake cut her off, "Oh sorry super girl. I thought forgot you were the sensitive type. Just do me a favor and don't take it personally."
"Oh don't worry. I wasn't taking it personally because I actually like being lock up in my room. You know, focusing only on my school work so I can prepare myself for college."
The woman behind the counter gives Jake his cup of coffee. Sherry raises an eyebrow, "That's the usual?" She questioned pointing to the hot cup of coffee.
Jake nodded. "Sherry. Are you always occupied in your school work?"
"Why do you care?"
"Because you look like you're not really happy. Besides, that friend of yours…Claire? Ever since she's gotten into that fake relationship with that steak boy over there Helena has bothered you about not having your first kiss or having a boyfriend."
Sherry gasp as Jake took a sip from his coffee. She couldn't believe how he knew all of this. "How did you-" "I got to go." He put his money on the counter and Sherry stood there shock with her mouth open.
"Hmm…everything on this list looks good." Piers said. Claire laughs and put the menu that was in his hand down on the table. "Piers. No one is watching us anymore. Drop the fake boyfriend act."
"Oh thank god. This menu is crap!" That made Claire laugh. She thought he was an idiot but a fun one. "Hello," a waitress said standing near their table. "How may I help you?" "Well, can we get-" "Hey Claire! Hold up! I'm the boyfriend so I order for you." She looks at him confused. What the hell is he doing?
"Can we get one big strawberry and vanilla milkshake please?"
"Coming right up." The waitress said writing on her small pad and then gave Piers a wink. Claire found herself jealous. She couldn't understand why she was. I mean him and I aren't even dating? Why the hell am I getting jealous for?!Piers can date whoever the hell he wants! She thought to herself.
When the waitress went away from their table to order to another table, Claire told Piers, "What was that about? I told you to drop the act?"
"Sorry, I just had to do something right in front of Steve."
Claire jump a little in her seat hearing Steve's name. She also had butterflies in her stomach by hearing his name too. She turns around and there Steve was. He was by himself standing at the counter ordering blueberry pie. Him and Claire both made eye contact and he notice she was looking at him. He winks at her and she turn back around facing Piers.
"Is there any chance he didn't see me?" She mumbled putting her head down on the table.
"Uh, I think so because he's coming over right now."
Steve reaches to their table and said, "Hi Claire. Hi…uh…"
"Piers."
"Whatever. Claire, is it okay if you and I talk for a minute?"
She lifts her head up from the table and sits up straight in her seat looking up at Steve. "Oh no sorry. I'm on a date with Piers. I hope you and that bitch. Oops, I mean Rachael are having a good time together."
Steve chuckled and put his hand on Claire's hair and started stroking it. "Don't apologize babe. She is one. I just regret cheating on you over her."
Piers sigh loudly causing Steve and Claire to look over at him. "Oh, I'm sorry to interrupt this bullshit ass story. What? You found out Rachael is carrying S-T-D's or something?"
Steve's fist tightens besides him. "Watch it Nivans."
"Or else what?" Piers got up out of his seat and everyone in the diner glance over at the back of the diner. Some of the people inside there even went up to their section to see what was happening.
Steve looks at Claire who looked a bit afraid and paid his attention back at Piers. "Let's take this outside."
Claire's eyes widen and so she got up out of her seat and went between the guys. She didn't know this was going to happen during the plan. She thought that Steve would only become jealous and then try to ask her out but instead here she is with him and Piers trying to break up a fight from happening.
"Look guys. There's no need to fight each other. Steve, we use to go out but I'm with Piers now. I'm sorry." Claire took Piers hand and he gave her hand a little squeeze. "Looks like I win." He whispered to Piers.
Steve hated to lose. Especially when it was about a girl. He thought of an idea and he smirks and then chuckled.
"I cannot believe you've done that! Piers! What were you thinking?! You're lucky that I even saved your ass from getting beat up!"
Piers chuckled and then turn on the radio. "What? You think you're ex is going to beat me up? Ha! I don't think so." On the radio, Britney Spears song, 'hit me baby one more time' was playing. "This is my song!" Piers shouted. Claire eyed him suspiciously.
"My lioness is killing me! I must confess I still believe, still believe!"
Claire shut the radio off and Piers looked at her. "Hey what was that for?!" "That's for what you did at that damn diner! What were you thinking Piers?!"
The car stops in front of Claire's house and Piers turns to her and chuckled. "I hope you know that Britney Spears song hit me baby one more time was classic!"
"Alright. I have to go. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
"Do you want me to pick you tomorrow morning?"
"Sure. I'd like that."
Piers handed Claire her phone and without paying attention to her, Claire kiss him on his cheek softly. "Uh, Claire? We're not-" "I know. Good night Piers." She made her way towards her front door and he watch her went inside her house.
"Man, what a night." Piers said starting the engine back again.
It took Piers fifteen minutes to drive home. He parks the car in the garage and pull out his keys from his pocket while whistling. "Hello Piers." A voice said coming from behind him. He stops whistling and turned around. "Hey Steve. What? Are you begging for me to kick your ass or?"
Steve laughed and his group of friends who were standing behind him. "Get him!" He demanded. Two of Steve's friends grab Piers and pin him on the ground. Piers tried to fight back. "It's such a shame that you got your men fighting for you."
Steve went up to Steve and pull out a knife. Piers watch Steve wiped it with a napkin and he bend down to put the knife towards Piers neck. "Listen to me. And listen well. Stay away from Claire." He demands.
Piers chuckled. "What? No. Don't you think she will think something's up? Like why I'm avoiding her?"
Steve presses the point on Piers neck. "Break up with her…" "No. Just for the record, just because you have a sharp object close to my neck doesn't mean I'm afraid of you." "Oh really?" Steve says smirking. He presses the small knife into Piers neck and gave him a small slice.
Piers shook a little. "Don't move…I'm not finish."
"Hey Steve! I think the boy's mom is coming out! Let's dip!"
"Aw, shit. You're lucky Nivans. By the way, if you tell Claire. She's going to get hurt." "By who?" Piers asks panting. "I'm going to frame you…" He ran off with his friends and Piers front door house opens. "Piers?" His mother said rushing towards him.
"M-mom?" Piers said getting up from off the ground. "Why are you-?" His mother looked up and down at him and then notices the cut on his neck. "Piers?" "It's nothing mom!" He shouted rushing inside of the house. On his way upstairs to his bedroom, he bumps into his father who told him, "Piers. You're home late!" "Sorry!" He shouted before slamming his room door and locking it. He leans against his door and close his eyes sliding down onto the floor.
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