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THIS CHAPTER: PATCH AND NORA CONTINUE TO WORK THEIR GAME PLANS. WHO WILL WIN, YOU WILL HAVE TO READ TO FIND OUT...

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CHAPTER 3

"YES"

PATCH'S POV:

Okay, here we go. Day two of my allotted seven in the "Make Nora Grey go on a date with me so I can sleep with her" game plan. This was so not going according to plan, I was supposed to have already won this bet. But no, Nora was being stubborn and I have to admit I kinda liked it, she has fire and spunk. Rejection wasn't something I had really experienced before. Not that I enjoyed being turned down time after time after time, but the challenge was...refreshing. Today though, I was going to bring my A-game. I was actually running out of time and this was not going as well as it was supposed to. I artfully messed up my raven black hair before walking out of my private bathroom and out of my room shutting the door behind me. The general rule in my family was that if the bedroom door is closed no one will enter. Unless my mother is home, then she just barges into my room whenever she feels like it. She thinks she has some sort of strange claim on me since I'm her firstborn and admittedly the only child she likes or ever wanted, probably because I look like her while Scott looks our dad. It sucks for my brother and for that reason alone I feel bad for him. Our mom is Italian, unlike other married couples, our dad took our moms last name when they wed, hence our last name being Cipriano and not Parnell. Scott is tall, muscular and has sun streaked brown hair he wears cut to hug his head like a cap. He has symmetrical features and a scar across his cheek from a fight we had when we were younger. When I got downstairs he was sitting at the table and I could see the explosion brewing behind his hazel eyes. I knew he was going to yell at me and honestly, I've looked forward to it since yesterday when he saw me walking down the hallway with Nora.

"What the hell are you thinking Patch? She's mine. She was this close to liking me and then you swoop in and she wants nothing to do with me. What the fuck is wrong with you? Do you feel the need to sabotage everything I want?" Scott yelled and I chuckled. This was even better than I imagined. Did I feel bad that I was stealing the girl who Scott wanted? Yes and no. I felt bad that I was going after a girl he wanted, but since it was Nora all bets were off. She was far to good for the likes of either of us but even greater than the likes of him and he needed to learn to go after girls that were in his league. I was more than willing to teach him that lesson. Nora was in my league, she was leaps and bounds better than what Scott should be able to get.

"Whoa calm down Scotty. Just think of it this way, I'm doing you a favor." I told him and that just seemed to piss him off more.

"You're doing me a favor?! How the fuck do you even see that? I know you're selfish and all but I don't get how even you can see the logic in that one," Scott yelled just as our dad came down the stairs.

"What the hell are you yelling about Scott," he demanded as he grabbed his brief case. Clearly he was working again today, he was just leaving later than usual.

"Patch is interfering in stuff that doesn't concern him," Scott shouted.

"Stop shouting. What is Patch doing exactly?" Daddy dearest asked. In his defense we were both always innocent until proven guilty. He wouldn't take Scotty's side until he knew exactly what I did. I still maintain I was doing him a favor.

"He's stealing the girl I like!" he said raking his hands through his perfectly kept hair.

"And I say I'm doing him a favor," I interjected.

"Why do you say your brother is stealing her from you?" dad asked.

"I claimed her. I wanted her and now he's just stepping in and wooing her completely," Scott muttered.

"Wooing her? Really Scotty?" I asked in amusement with a raised eyebrow. Did anyone even use that word anymore?

"Yes. Why can't you pick from the bevy of other girls that are always flocking around your every move?" Scott asked.

"They're boring. I want a girl who can keep up with me. Which Nora can. She's witty and smart. But most important of all, she's still a virgin. I'm going to be the one to fix that for her." I said with a smirk on my face.

"You're stealing the girl who your brother likes because you want to deflower her?" Dad asked with what clearly sounded like disappointment in his voice. That was fine, it wasn't the first time he'd been disappointed in me and it probably wouldn't be the last.

"Essentially yes. But the thing is, I'm doing Scott a favor," I repeated.

"Why do you say that?" Our father asked.

"She's not into him. I heard her say it plain and simple. She told me that she felt no connection with him. I'm simply saving him from her having to tell him that to his face," I said feigning concern for my little brother.

"Did she really say that Patch, or are you simply saying that to make yourself look better?" he questioned me.

"It doesn't matter what I say to make myself look better. I'm never good enough in the eyes of this family. Either way I'm going to go on a date with her. I have twenty bucks riding on that," I said as I grabbed the keys to my Harley Davidson motorcycle along with my backpack and left the house.

When I got to school I walked over to Nora and took the empty seat next to her. None of her friends had arrived yet and as predicted she sighed when I sat down.

"If you're going to ask me out again, you may as well get it over with," she said staring at me.

"Fine, I will. Go on a date with me," I said aware it wasn't my best work.

"Nah. I think I'll pass," she said and I smirked at her.

"Isn't playing hard to get getting a little boring. Imagine how much more fun you'd have if you just said yes," I asked her and she actually laughed.

"But where would the fun be in that? I actually enjoy turning you down multiple times a day, it's become the highlight of coming to school," she said to me and I grinned. Oh yes, this girl was definitely one I could keep around even longer than Marcie.

"Guarantee I'll break down your resistance soon enough," I told her and she smiled at me.

"Good luck with that," she said and I stood up to join my buddies on the other side of the quad.

~P&N*P&N*P&N*P&N*P&N~

NORA'S POV:

I smiled ahead of me when he walked away. The start of my evil master plan was starting today and I couldn't wait to be the first girl ever to dump the great Patch Cipriano. It would put him in his place and hopefully then he would make an effort to get himself into a relationship that was real. He didn't need to be always having sex with various girls for his entire life. Everyone needed to have a healthy stable relationship. I truly believed that.

"Nora, can we talk?" Scott Cipriano asked as he took the seat across from me. I was instantly praying that Vee or Bella would show up soon so I could avoid this awkward conversation.

"Hi, Scott. Did you finish your English homework?" I asked him making polite conversation.

"Yeah. It was fairly easy. So I just wanted to talk to you about something," he pointed out as he ran his hand through his hair. I recognized it as a nervous habit.

"Sure, what's on your mind?" I asked even though I already knew what was on his mind. I also didn't want to talk about it, but I knew that if I didn't he would just keep bringing it up.

"My brother Patch. Don't go out with him," he told me and I tried to stop myself from rolling my eyes.

"It's not your right to say who I go out with," I told him crossing my arms.

"Nora, he's not a good guy. He'll wreck you like he wrecks everyone else," he told me his eyes filled with worry.

"Then that will be my problem not yours. It's my decision who I go out with and it's my choice what I do with them," I told him desperately needing to get my point across.

"I'm just looking out for you Nora," he told me.

"I don't need you to look out for me. I have enough people who do that already," I told him and he sighed.

"But none of those people know my brother as well as I do. None of them know his intentions with you," he said and this time I did roll my eyes.

"So you don't think I know what I'm getting myself into? Well I do. I've seen how he treats other girls but I also feel like it can't hurt to go on one date with him. He's very persistent," I said.

"Then go on a date with me. I could date you better than he could since I'm actually interested in you for more than just sex," he said laying all of his cards on the table.

"Scott, I can't. I don't like you in that way," I explained softly. I never wanted to hurt him but it seems like I had to anyway.

"That's what Patch said you told him. I didn't believe him since he does nothing but lie. Just don't date him please. It'll end badly," Scott continued to urge.

"I can handle myself Scott, thank you very much," I said when I saw Vee and Jules approaching.

"Alright, I'll leave you alone now," Scott said and I nodded my head. I knew it wasn't over with Scott and knew he would keep trying.

"What was that all about? You looked tense." Vee asked.

"Scott asked me out. I'm not into him in that way," I told her and she nodded her head.

"Ah yes. So how's it going with the sexier brother?" she asked me and I smiled.

"I'll say yes to him today after school. He tried again this morning," I told her as I closed the notebook I was writing poetry in.

"That's good. At least he seems to be into you. That's never a bad thing," Vee shrugged as she snuggled in closer to Jules.

"It's not. But I wish someone I could actually like was into me. Not someone who I can't stand," I sighed as the bell finally rang and I headed to class.

~P&N*P&N*P&N*P&N*P&N~

At lunch time there was a bouquet of daisy's on the floor by my locker when I came to drop my books off. I sighed and read the card.

Go on a date with me. Xoxo Patch...

I laughed and opened my locker stuffing the flowers inside. They were beautiful, how did he know that I preferred wildflowers over anything else? I was not a rose girl, I was definitely a daisy and wildflower girl. I just didn't know how he figured that out. We'd never talked about anything like that. Maybe he was more perceptive than I gave him credit for. When I walked outside I passed by him on my way to my table.

"Did you get my flowers?" he asked as I walked by.

"Yes," I told him.

"Do you have an answer?" he asked grinning.

"No," I replied.

"Is that a no?" he asked.

"Yep," I told him smiling widely now. I loved tormenting him but it was going to feel even better to break up with him.

"I'll get you to say yes soon enough Nora," he said as he walked to his table. I watched him go before going to sit with my friends. He really was gorgeous, tall, lean and muscular, his chest, arms, legs and abs were all defined and his semi-wavy pitch black hair fell across his forehead in a way that made him look just fucked... he probably was. He had midnight ebony eyes framed with long thick lashes and his Italian complexion only made his aristocratic facial features more prominent. He looked every bit the perfect angel... a fallen angel. Still, a girl could get lost in a guy forever who looked like Patch Cipriano, I mused. When I sat down I looked up to see Vee and Bella staring at me.

"What?" I asked.

"Are you going to tell us what happened over there with Patch?" Bella asked.

"Yeah. This time he gave me flowers. He bought me daisies. I couldn't believe he knew I liked them, but I know he's still the enemy, he's just doing a really good job right now," I told them.

"He's playing a tough game. He's good, you have to give the guy credit for that," Vee approved.

"I know, but he is Patch Cipriano, so for women everywhere I have to do this," I nodded my head firmly.

"Have you ever given the idea of you actually starting to like him, or even fall in love him a thought?" Joey asked me cautiously.

"It's not impossible," I said.

"What if something changes in him while you're fake dating him and he gets better? What if you really fall for him?" Joey looked questioningly at me.

"It won't happen so the point is moot," I shrugged.

"I'm just warning you. I've seen it happen before, it could happen to you too," he told me and I nodded to myself.

"I've protected my heart really well from guys before like him. I'll be fine," I promised.

"Okay, as long as you're sure you know what you're getting yourself into," my ex boyfriend nodded his head. That was the good thing about Joey, is he would take my word for it even if he was certain I was wrong. So I wasn't sure whether he trusted me or not. I couldn't worry about that though. I needed to worry about making sure my plan went off without a hitch.

"If your plan is to be able to dump Patch Cipriano, then won't you have to sleep with him to make him stay for more than one date?" Bella asked after pondering for a few minutes.

"I hope not. I hope I can put on a good enough date that he won't want me to sleep with him," I told her and Bella nodded her head satisfied that I'd thought of it.

When the end of the day finally came I walked out of the school and towards the parking lot where my mom was supposed to be picking me up.

"Nora, wait up!" Patch called behind me and I stopped happy that he was coming after me.

"Hey, what do you want now?" I raised my eyebrow.

"You had to have known I wasn't ready to give up. I'm going to ask you again. Will you go on a date with me?" He smirked.

"You really are persistent aren't you?" I shook my head and he nodded his head with mischievous grin on his face.

"I am very persistent. If you don't say yes now I will keep asking," he warned me and I had no doubts that he meant it.

"Fine then. Since I want you to leave me alone, I'll agree to just one date," I smiled.

"Great. I'll pick you up Friday at seven," he smirked smugly.

"Fine. Do you know where I live?" I asked.

"Yes. Don't ask how I know, I just know where everyone lives," he winked.

"Okay then, I'll see you on Friday," I told him.

"Yes you will. After this date you'll be begging for another one sooner than you think," Patch told me and I grinned.

"We will see about that."

"You have no idea what you're getting yourself into, Grey. It'll be more fun than you've ever had in your entire life," he said cockily.

"I guess we'll find out won't we," I smirked before walking away from him. He watched me go and I grinned. Step one in my master game plan... complete.

The date is set... do you think they'll have a good time or will things come to blows with their opposing views? They definitely have different goals and expectations for their date, that should make things interesting.

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