Chapter four already ! I'm doing good!
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They entered Nicky's, and for a Monday night it was extremely crowded. Ella manoeuvred her way through the mass of people, Tyler guiding her with his hand on the small of her back. Toward the back of the pub, by the pools tables, was a tall table surrounded by bar stools. Sitting at the table were Caleb, Sarah, Pogue, and a very pretty dark skinned girl Ella knew was in her writing class, by the name of Kate.
"Ella! Ty!" Sarah called, motioning for them to sit down. They both obliged, Ella sitting next to Kate, and Ty across the table next to Caleb.
"Hi Ella, I'm Kate." Kate said, introducing herself. "I'm Pogue's girlfriend," she added with a smile, shaking Ella's hand.
"I'm Ella," Ella replied, returning the smile. It seemed most people in Ipswich were fairly friendly. She could do a lot worse.
"Do you want something to drink?" Tyler asked her, standing up. She shook her head.
"No I'm good, thanks." she said. Tyler nodded, and disappeared into the ever growing crowd of people.
"So Ella, how was your first day at Spencer?" Pogue asked, slinging his arm around Kate's shoulders.
"It was good. Better than expected. Except some Aaron kid freaked me out in the parking lot," she said with a shrug. Pogue and Caleb both stared at her blankly, while Kate and Sarah frowned.
"Fucking Abbott." Pogue said, shaking his head. "He's a good for nothing jackass." the others nodded in agreement.
"Steer clear of him. He's a creep, with a serious ego issue. If he tries anything just let one of the boys know," Kate told her.
"What exactly did he do?" Sarah asked her, eyes narrowing.
"I was waiting for the bus, and he came and sat next to me and introduced himself. He told me that if I 'Played my cards right' I would have an in with his group of friends. And then he put his arm around my shoulders," she explained, shuddering at the memory of the pushy jerk. Caleb shook his head.
"What did you do?" he asked her, sympathy eminent in his warm hazel eyes.
"Less than a second later Tyler and Reid were driving by. They got me out real quick," she said, Caleb and Pogue both nodded, satisfied.
"You forgot to mention the part where he yelled about you becoming one of my sluts. Not that I refer to my many conquests as sluts though. That would be rude," Reid's sly voice said from behind her. He slid into Tyler's vacated seat, setting a bottle of beer down in front of him. Ella was curious as to how he got it. She had assumed they were all underage.
"He called you a slut?" Sarah said, gaping. "You're here one day and you're already getting shit on by Aaron." she exclaimed.
"Well he didn't say it like that. But it was implied that I was." Ella said, wringing her hands in her lap.
"Don't even try to defend him." Sarah exclaimed, caressing Caleb's hand in her own. "He doesn't deserve it," she said.
"He's just a dick, who's going to get his ass whooped in pool tonight," Reid said with a shrug.
"Reid," Caleb warned, glaring at Reid.
"It's one game Caleb. No big deal." Reid said, throwing his hands up in a 'what can you do?' kind of motion.
A moment later Tyler returned, coke in one hand, large basket of fries in the other. He placed the fries in the middle of the table. Reid grabbed a hand full and ate them quickly, washing it down with a swig of beer.
"Reid, where are your manners?" Sarah demanded, taking a few fries and thanking Tyler. Reid glanced up at Tyler and smiled.
"Beer?" he offered, holding his bottle up to Tyler, who shook his head with a laugh. Reid looked at Ella. "Beer?" he repeated, challenge in his eyes.
The tangy scent of the beer made Ella sick to her stomach. Her mother was usually into the hard bar, but drank beer on occasion. Beer was all her father drank. She shook her head and turned away.
"I don't drink," she said quickly, hoping he'd take it away, which he did.
"You don't drink," he gaped, staring at her incredulously. "How can you not drink?" he demanded.
"Quite easily, actually." she said coldly. Wanting desperately to be done with the conversation.
"Huh. You're a weird one." he shrugged. "But I like it," he said, winking. He downed his beer and stood up. "Baby boy, lets go kick some ass," he pulled his beanie off his head, smoothed down his white blond hair, and then jammed it back on.
Tyler nodded. "Want to come watch?" he asked Ella, who nodded and stood up. He led her over to a pool table, where Reid met them.
"Whats the plan, man?" he asked, peeling off his gray hoodie, revealing a black t-shirt.
"Divide and conquer, like always," Tyler said, nodding at a growing group of males on the other side of the table.
"Ready to play, chicken shits?" Aaron's voice boomed across the room, causing Ella to flinch.
"Bring it on, Abbott," Reid called back, chalking the end of his pool cue. Tyler did the same.
"I see you brought the whore to cheer you on," Aaron said, smiling at Ella. She frowned, realizing that she should not take what he said to heart. He was just a jerk who thrived off making others feel bad.
"Abbott, how can you even call her a whore, when you're dating Kira Snider. Queen of the whores?" Tyler spat angrily.
A red head girl pushed her way past Aaron. "How dare you talk about me like that, Simms!" she snarled, her wild curls flying about. "Aaron, are you just going to let him say that?" Kira demanded, stomping her foot like a child.
"Simms, take that back. Kira is not a whore. Not in the slightest. She has been nothing but faithful to me," Aaron said, angrily glaring at the boys. Kira nodded in content. Reid threw his head back with a laugh.
"Kira, you have a very sick sense of what being faithful is. You sure weren't thinking about Aaron last month in the back of my Camaro," he chuckled. Kira turned pale. She looked quickly up at Aaron.
"I don't want to hear it Kira. Go away. I'm trying to play a game," Aaron said dully, swatting her hand away when she tried to grasp his arm. "Lets get this game over with Garwin,"
They lapsed into silence, as Tyler took the first shot. Ella had never played pool before, nor knew anything about it. Ella stood by the table awkwardly, watching the game progress in silence.
"Fuck yeah !" Reid yelled, making a perfect shot. He smiled, and fist-bumped Tyler, arching his eyebrow at Aaron, daring him to say something. He didn't.
Reid and Tyler came to stand next to her, as Aaron and his buddy took their shots. Ella watched Reid's eyes following the ball. At the last possible second it jerked to the left and skirted around its target. Reid whooped again, while Tyler shook his head, a small smirk visible on his lips. Aaron and his friend approached them angrily.
"You rigged it Garwin," Aaron snarled, face to face with Reid, who went from happy to fuming in two seconds flat.
"How the fuck could I rig a game of pool? You just don't want to pay up," Reid snapped, giving Aaron a shove, which was quickly returned. Tyler grabbed Reid's upper arm.
"Don't worry about it Reid. It's just a game," He growled, trying to pull his friend away. Ella rushed back to the table where Kate, Pogue and Sarah were laughing about something Caleb said.
"You two might want to get over there before Reid starts breaking faces. It's getting rough," she said, sitting down. Immediately Pogue and Caleb were out of their seats and dashing over to mediate the growing argument.
"What happened?" Sarah asked, eyes wide.
"Reid and Tyler won the game, and Aaron decided they cheated," Ella said explained, biting her finger nail. It was a nervous habit. She hated confrontation of any sort, and the pushing and shoving just added to her anxiety.
"Don't stress Ella, it happens almost every week. Reid and Tyler are just damn good at pool, and Aaron won't accept it." Kate said quickly, sharing a look with Sarah, which Ella decided she wasn't supposed to notice, but did anyway.
"I just didn't want to be in the way of any firing punches. It was getting ugly." Ella said nonchalantly.
"Pogue and Caleb will take care of it, they always do." Sarah said with a smile. "It happens way more often then it should, but Reid is cocky, and likes to flaunt his wins. And Aaron's just a jealous ass hole. Not a good combination."
The girls looked over and Pogue returned, followed by Tyler. "Whats the verdict?" Kate asked, as Pogue sat down and kissed her cheek.
"Caleb's talking to Reid outside; Aaron and his groupies were kicked out," he told her, shaking his head. "I wish Reid would just tone it down,"
"Sorry about that," Tyler said to Ella, sitting beside her. "I take you out for a good time, and you end up getting to watch Reid start a fight,"
Ella smiled at him. "Don't even worry about it. It's not a big deal, and I'm still having a good time," she assured him. He smiled in return.
"Well that's good. The night is young!" He told her, grabbing her hand and pulling her to her feet. "And now we're going to dance," Ella saw Pogue grab Kate and Sarah, who didn't have Caleb at the moment, and lead them along with Tyler.
There was a kind of crowded, designated dance floor spot by the jukebox, Tyler spun her around to face him, and started stepping to the beat. The song playing was a warm country tune, called Honey Bee, by Blake Shelton. Pogue took turns spinning Sarah and Kate, until Caleb returned a moment later. Ella grasped Tyler's hands, as he twirled her around and pulled her close with a smile. Her heart fluttered in her chest. She felt things were going too fast, but as soon as it had come, she pushed the thought away. She had spent her whole life walking on egg shells. Now she had the chance to be spontaneous, and let go, and she was going to take it.
They danced to a few more songs, before heading back to the table for a break. The guys went to order some food, while the girls sat down to catch their breath.
"So Ella, you and Tyler seemed to be hitting it off pretty well. Can we expect a second date in the near future?" Kate asked her, taking a sip of her coke. Ella blushed.
"Was there even a first date?" she asked, skirting around the question with care. She hated being put on the spot.
"Oh don't even pretend you didn't know this was a date. Tyler's really into you," Sarah said with a sly smirk.
"Isn't it kind of weird though? I mean I hardly know the guy, we only met a few days ago. Doesn't this seem kind of fast?" she asked, finally speaking what had been running through her mind all night. The girls smiled.
"Not at all. You and Tyler have some sort of connection. I say go for it," Kate said. Sarah nodded.
"I only knew Caleb for a day and a half before had our first kiss," she admitted with a shrug. "But I felt deep down that it was right, and it turned into a beautiful thing,"
"Don't stress," Kate added. The boys came back, arms laden with food. Pogue and Caleb set plates of burgers and fries in front of Kate and Sarah, as did Tyler for Ella.
"Thanks," she said, as they all dug in.
"You girls looked like you were having a serious conversation when we got here," Caleb remarked, taking a large bite out of his burger. The girls giggled mischievously.
"Oh we were." Sarah commented, winking at Ella. The boy's shook their heads. No use questioning it. It was probably girl stuff anyway.
They finished their food, and decided it was time to head out. Sarah going with Caleb in his mustang, Kate climbing on the back of Pogue's Ducati. Apparently he only rode it when the roads were clear. Ella headed with Tyler back to his hummer.
They climbed in, and Tyler turned the vehicle on, pressing some buttons until a warm blast of air swirled around them.
"Oh good. Heat." Ella said, rubbing her hands together.
"So did you have a good night?" he asked her, as they pulled on their seat belts. They waited for the hummer to heat up a bit more before leaving.
"Yeah. It was awesome." she answered him, earning a pleased smile.
"And my friends didn't scare you off?" he asked quickly, putting the hummer in reverse. She chuckled.
"No. I can't think of a better group of people to be around," she said. "Sarah and Kate are really nice, and so are Caleb and Pogue." she told him reassuringly. "Reid is...different, but he's not terrible."
Tyler chuckled. "Well that's good then. Reid definitely is different," he laughed. He drove her home, and said goodnight. She was climbing out of the hummer when he grabbed her hand and pulled her back in, planting a gentle kiss on her cheek.
"Thank you, for coming out tonight," he told her, letting go of her hand. She blushed for the second time that night.
"Thanks for inviting me," she said, climbing out. Throwing a smile over her shoulder, she opened the front door and went inside. It had been a great night.
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