he needed to stake his claim with my gay best friend?
“Well, hello there tall, dark, and brooding. Listen, if you ever want to switch teams, I could be a great teacher.” He leaned in, kissed me on the cheek, and then leaned in and gave Jason a peck too. I thought he was going to collapse on the floor! “Bye, bitch, I’ll see you in class.”
When I looked back at Jason , he had a look of horror on his face. “Come on, macho man, let’s go get you a drink.”
Chapter Four
Jason
The first day back at school was always the worst. Each and every class was the same boring bullshit. Usually, the only thing keeping me awake was checking out all the new girls, but not this year. Nicole and I had been inseparable since their party a couple days ago, and I have to say, I had never been happier. I was not going to turn into one of those sentimental saps like Carter, though.
I was waiting for Nic to get out of her audition for the play, when I felt a hand run up and down my arm. When I looked down , I saw Stacey. She and I had fooled around once last year. I never would have attempted it, if I knew what a pain in the ass she would be afterward.
“The summer tan looks hot on you , Jason. I have one too, if you didn’t notice, but I only have one little tan line. Do you wanna go back to my room and we can compare?”
Was this chick serious? Even if I wasn’t with Nicole , I couldn’t stand girls that made it this easy. Throwing yourself at a guy was not the way to get noticed or to get what you wanted. I removed her hand from my arm and then turned to face her. “Listen, Stacey, I’m not interested. Go find someone else to play ‘where’s my tan line’ with.”
“Come on , J, you know I can take care of you.”
She went to reach for me again , but I caught her hand midair. “I said, no. Go throw yourself at someone that is interested.”
She turned and walked away without a word. When I tu rned back toward the drama building, I saw Nicole standing there staring at me. Shit, I was hoping she didn’t see that. I hoped she isn’t pissed off. I couldn’t change my past. Unfortunately, situations like this were probably going to be happening for a little while. No one ever expected I would actually settle down. She walked up to me, wrapped her arms around my neck, and leaned up to kiss me.
“Hey, how was the audition?” I was hoping that the change of topic would keep the conversation off of Stacey.
“It went ok ay. They are going to post the cast list at the end of the week. I tried out for the lead, but I’m only a sophomore and they usually give it to juniors or seniors.”
We started to walk toward the cafeteria to meet up with everyone for lunch. I couldn’t help but notice all of the looks I was getting , walking through campus with my arm around Nicole. I felt like a fucking zoo exhibit. Is it that crazy that I would have a girlfriend? When I thought about it, though, even I agreed it probably was.
We grabbed our food and I looked around to see if anyone else was here yet. Then I saw the table we usu ally sat at. Maddy, Carter, Christen, and Shawn were all already there. Once we sat down, Shawn turned to me and hit me on the arm. “What the fuck?”
“All day I have had girls coming up to me , asking about you. Shit, it’s like having a girlfriend has suddenly made you famous.”
I turned to Nic and I saw that she was irritated by it . I didn’t know how to handle any of this crap. “I know. Hopefully it will die down soon. I mean, they have to get bored eventually, right?” I put my hand on Nicole’s thigh to try and comfort her. We just got together and I really didn’t need anything coming between us already.
“Anyway, how was your audition , Nic?” Christen asked from the end of the table. Thank God for the change of subject. “What play was it for?”
“Um…it went ok ay, I think. The school always does Shakespeare in the fall. This semester it is Romeo and
“Well, hello there tall, dark, and brooding. Listen, if you ever want to switch teams, I could be a great teacher.” He leaned in, kissed me on the cheek, and then leaned in and gave Jason a peck too. I thought he was going to collapse on the floor! “Bye, bitch, I’ll see you in class.”
When I looked back at Jason , he had a look of horror on his face. “Come on, macho man, let’s go get you a drink.”
Chapter Four
Jason
The first day back at school was always the worst. Each and every class was the same boring bullshit. Usually, the only thing keeping me awake was checking out all the new girls, but not this year. Nicole and I had been inseparable since their party a couple days ago, and I have to say, I had never been happier. I was not going to turn into one of those sentimental saps like Carter, though.
I was waiting for Nic to get out of her audition for the play, when I felt a hand run up and down my arm. When I looked down , I saw Stacey. She and I had fooled around once last year. I never would have attempted it, if I knew what a pain in the ass she would be afterward.
“The summer tan looks hot on you , Jason. I have one too, if you didn’t notice, but I only have one little tan line. Do you wanna go back to my room and we can compare?”
Was this chick serious? Even if I wasn’t with Nicole , I couldn’t stand girls that made it this easy. Throwing yourself at a guy was not the way to get noticed or to get what you wanted. I removed her hand from my arm and then turned to face her. “Listen, Stacey, I’m not interested. Go find someone else to play ‘where’s my tan line’ with.”
“Come on , J, you know I can take care of you.”
She went to reach for me again , but I caught her hand midair. “I said, no. Go throw yourself at someone that is interested.”
She turned and walked away without a word. When I tu rned back toward the drama building, I saw Nicole standing there staring at me. Shit, I was hoping she didn’t see that. I hoped she isn’t pissed off. I couldn’t change my past. Unfortunately, situations like this were probably going to be happening for a little while. No one ever expected I would actually settle down. She walked up to me, wrapped her arms around my neck, and leaned up to kiss me.
“Hey, how was the audition?” I was hoping that the change of topic would keep the conversation off of Stacey.
“It went ok ay. They are going to post the cast list at the end of the week. I tried out for the lead, but I’m only a sophomore and they usually give it to juniors or seniors.”
We started to walk toward the cafeteria to meet up with everyone for lunch. I couldn’t help but notice all of the looks I was getting , walking through campus with my arm around Nicole. I felt like a fucking zoo exhibit. Is it that crazy that I would have a girlfriend? When I thought about it, though, even I agreed it probably was.
We grabbed our food and I looked around to see if anyone else was here yet. Then I saw the table we usu ally sat at. Maddy, Carter, Christen, and Shawn were all already there. Once we sat down, Shawn turned to me and hit me on the arm. “What the fuck?”
“All day I have had girls coming up to me , asking about you. Shit, it’s like having a girlfriend has suddenly made you famous.”
I turned to Nic and I saw that she was irritated by it . I didn’t know how to handle any of this crap. “I know. Hopefully it will die down soon. I mean, they have to get bored eventually, right?” I put my hand on Nicole’s thigh to try and comfort her. We just got together and I really didn’t need anything coming between us already.
“Anyway, how was your audition , Nic?” Christen asked from the end of the table. Thank God for the change of subject. “What play was it for?”
“Um…it went ok ay, I think. The school always does Shakespeare in the fall. This semester it is Romeo and
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