Living With The Bad Boy

I woke up the following morning to find myself in my room. Alex must have brought me to my room in my slumber.

I stood up and tidied the bed before going into the bathroom to brush my teeth. I left the room after brushing and went downstairs to find Alex in the kitchen making breakfast. The amazing and intoxicating smell of key lime pie filled my nostrils as i approached him.

“Good morning”I greeted, flashing him a smile which he returned.

“I see you’re awake, i hope you slept well”He said as he dished out two plates of Pie, handing one over to me. I smiled and took it gladly from him as we both chucked the delicious pie into our mouths.

After eating, i helped Alex clear out the dishes before i retired back to my room. I pulled off my clothes and went to the bathroom to shower.

After taking my shower, i came out with a towel wrapped around me to find Alex sitting down comfortably on my bed, much to my surprise.

“What are you doing here?”I gasped.

“Waiting for you”He smirked.

“I’m not yet dressed, get out”I yelled.

“I appreciate your politeness”He said in humour and i scowled at him.

He raised up his hands in surrender and stood up.

“Nice boobs” He commented, earning a smack from me.

“Shut the door behind you, moron”I yelled as he left the room and obeyed my order.

I slipped my towel away from my body as i put on my underwear and changed into a black sweatshirt with pants. I hung my towel back neatly on the hanger in my bathroom and came back into the room to dry my hair. I combed my hair neatly and groomed it. I wore a light pink lip gloss with a touch of mascara. I slipped into black booted heels and flung my backpack on my back before leaving the room, heading down to the living room where Alex was waiting for me.

“Let’s go”I told him as i walked past him heading to the door.

“Took your time huh?”He teased.

“Yeah…. a girl has to look good”I said as we exited the building.

“For?”He asked.

“What? can’t i look good without a reason?”I said as we walked towards his car.

“Well, yeah but most girls always dress up to please a guy” He said with expecting eyes.

“Well…. i dress up to simply look good and not for some lame guy”I said as we got to his car. He went over to the driver’s side and unlocked it. I opened the car and got into the passengers seat while he sat at the driver’s seat as we drove out of the driveway.

We arrived at school in no time as Alex pulled into a free parking space. I got out of the car feeling comfortable to be seen with Alex, it’s not like most people didn’t already know that we were staying together.

We walked towards the building side by side, earning stares and comments from students around not.

“See you around”He told me and before i could muster up words he took off, running down the hall.

I spotted Jane and Zoey from afar and waved at them as i approached them.

I’m glad they’d made up.

“Hey girls”I called out to them as i got to them.

“Hey Liv”Jane said excitedly.

“Hey J”I beamed at her and then i looked over at Zoe who was now folding her arms.

“Look Zoe, I know you must be mad at me, i can explain, i……”

“Mad at you? Are you crazy, I’m waiting to hear every detail!”She squeaked.

“Oh.”I said dryly

“What details?”Zoey asked, staring at us im confusion.

“Liv here, has something to tell us”Zoey said.

“She does?”Jane asked, raising her eyebrows.

“No i don’t”I obliged.

“Of course she does”She then turned back to face me “now let’s get you to class, you must tell us each and every details” Zoey said as she dragged me to our private hang out with Jane following behind.

Zoey pushed me into the classroom as Jane also walked in with us.

“Now Spill”Zoey folded her arms, eagerly was for me to talk.

“Spill what?”I rolled my eyes.

“Tell us how it happened, i was busy with Cade, i didn’t see you guys, Alex told me that he kissed you and you ran away”She gave me a stern look.

“That’s all there is”I lied.

“Is there anywhere i have fool written on my forehead? No right? now you better start talking or else I’ll pull the truth out of your mouth in ways you’d never expect” She gave me a sly smirk.

“Okay fine.”I took a deep breath. “Um…. i  don’t know…. we…. em…. we were swimming and throwing water on each other and then he pulled me to him, he encircled his arms around my waist and kissed me. I pushed him away immediately and ran away”I’d never tell them the whole story, they’ll start thinking that i have some sort of feelings for Alex which i don’t have.

“You dumbass, Alex kissed you and you pushed him away?”Zoey stared at me.

“Yeah…. what’s wrong?”I rolled my eyes.

“Wait…. I don’t understand all this, you mean Alex kissed you at the beach, in front of all the beaches population?”Jane questioned and i admitted with a nod.

“Whoa…… that’s something”She gasped.

“Hey it’s no big deal, you guys should stop making a fuss about it, we all know what kind of a guy Alex is, the kiss doesn’t mean anything to him”I told them.

“But it means something to you right?”Zoey asked.

“Of course not…… please…… it’s no big deal…. it’s not like it’s the first time we’re kissing each other”The words came flying out of my mouth.

Oops.

“Whoa…. you guys have kissed before?”Jane asked.

How do i save myself from this mess I’ve gotten myself into.

I know Alex and i have kissed severally, on his birthday when he poured slime on me and during our truth and dare game.

Well i wouldn’t count the kiss at his birthday since i only did it to rub off some of the slime on him.

‘You also kissed yesterday when you took the pills’ My subconscious mind reminded me.

“Um…. no…… just that one time on his birthday”I told them.

“And during our truth and dare game”Jane Zoey added.

There’s no way I’d tell them about yesterday.

“Oh, so now you have your third kiss with him and soon you both will have several kisses and then he’d proposed and you’ll become official couples”Jane squeaked excitedly.

“Um, that will never happen”I rolled my eyes at her.

“Of course it will, just look…. you guys are already making progress in your relationship, you now seem to tolerate each other and get along”Zoey said.

“That’s because we are now friends”I smirked, knowing that I’ve just busted their little bubbles.

“What!”They exclaimed in unison.

“You heard me, so cut out this madness of expecting any sort of relationship between Alex and I, my parents will be returning soon and then we will graduate and go our separate ways”I told them.

“What if he asks you to be his girlfriend, will you accept?”Zoey asked out of the blues.

“Of course not, we all know how Alex’s relationship with his girlfriends can be”I’m starting to wonder where i found these hoodlums that i call my best friends.

“What if…… he breaks up with all of them and chooses you instead”Jane asked.

“That’s insane, we all know that Alex is not the type of guy who commits to relationships and i also have no interest whatsoever in dating him, weren’t you guys supposed to be enemies of Alex?”I rolled my eyes.

“Um…. but you’re now his friend aren’t you, that automatically makes him our friend to, right Jane?”Zoey looked over at Jane.

“Yeah, right”Jane smiled.

“You both are insane, i think you need to see a psychiatrist, you never know what could happen”I teased.

“And you need to see a therapist, you never know what could happen”Zoey mocked and i hit her playfully.

“Let’s change the topic guys, I’m getting bored of this conversation”I told them.

“But i like it”Jane groaned and i rolled my eyes at her.

“Fine, let’s discuss something better”Zoey said.

“Hey Zoey, Alex said you’d bring my car to school with you”I said.

“Oh yeah, here are the keys”She handed it over to me.

“Where did you even get the keys from, i thought i locked it car and took the keys”I asked.

“No, you left the keys in my room”She explained.

“Oh.”I said and then we heard the bell ring.

“Um…. see you guys later, i have history”I told them.

“Okay bye”Jane waved at me as i stood up.

“Meet us at the cafeteria during lunch break”Zoey said and i gave her a smug smile before heading out of the class towards my classroom.

After class, i went to the cafeteria where Zoey, Jane, Alex were already seated at our spot, laughing and discussing.

I frowned as i walked towards them.

“Hey Liv”Zoey beamed at me.

“Hey Liv, i saved a seat for you”Jane said, point in at the empty chair beside Alex.

I glared at all of them.

“She wouldn’t wanna sit with me, right  Liv?”Alex smirked and i scowled at me. I went around the table and sat next to Alex.

“Hi Liv”Justin smiled at me and i mustered the fakest smile at him.

“What are they doing here?”I whispered to Zoey.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

“You know i can hear you right?”Alex answered and i shot him a nasty glare.

“Wasn’t talking to you Williams”I scowled.

“Oh so we’re back to using last night now are we, Henderson”He smirked.

If looks could kill, Alex would be far dead and buried 8ft below the ground with the way i was glaring at him.

“Relax…… i was just teasing you”He said, throwing his hands up in surrender.

I couldn’t see Blake anywhere around and i couldn’t be more glad. Any day i set my eyes on him anywhere near my friends, I’ll make sure to punch his face so bad that no girl will ever give me another glance.

“Hey look, it’s Blake”Justin said, pointing towards the entrance.

The big guy up there never listens to me.

We all looked at them entrance and i could see Alex clenching his fists.

Why doesn’t he seem happy to see his friend?

“What happened to him?”Jane asked as we stared at Blake, watching his every movement as he sat down alone in a table few metres away from us.

His cheeks were puffy. He had a black eye and few stitches on his arm and face. Serves him right.

“Who did that to him?”Jane asked.

“Seriously Jane, don’t you know when to shut the fuck up”Alex yelled angrily and i stared at him suspiciously.

I looked at Zoey who sat beside me staring directly at Blake. I gave her thigh a slight squeeze and she gave me a dry smile. I know she still cares about him despite what he did to her. She had such a good heart. She seemed to be recovering faster from the heartbreak than i did when i was broken hearted once upon a time in New York.

I stared back at Alex who was now eating his food in silence.

“Alex”I called and he stared up at me with questioning eyes.

“Did you…. do this?”I asked with expecting eyes.

“What?”He asked.

“Are you the one that beat Blake up to that extent?”I asked.

“No”Was his cold response.

“Answer me Alex”I urged him.

“I said i didn’t…. Jesus, leave me the fuck alone Liv”His temper rose immediately as he got up and left the table walking towards the exit without bothering to finish his food.

“What’s wrong with him?”Jane asked.

“I don’t know, he’s just being melodramatic”I told her.

“Hey guys…. um…. I’ll go and check up on Blake”Justin stood up.

“Yeah…. sure”Jane said and i stared at Zoey to see her reaction to Blake’s name being mentioned.

“See you later guys”He said and walked away towards Blake’s table.

Why do i have a feeling that Alex is behind this?

“Um…. I’ll be in the restroom”Zoey stood up and i gave her a knowing smile.

“I’ll come with you”Jane said.

“No J, stay with Liv, I’ll be back”She said and Jane nodded as she left.

“So…… what do we discuss?”Jane asked, taking a bite of her cheeseburger.

“Um…. i think I’ll go get some food then we can discuss”I told her and stood up.

“Oh okay, please get me some extra fries”She said and i nodded.