NOAH
I was lost in thoughts as I sat in Asher's large living room. A bunch of other guys were in the house too. Majorly guys from the team. It was kind of a full house actually, girls, boys and maybe bi's.
A paper plane flies to me, hitting the side of my head. I'm immediately brought from my world to theirs. I look up to see Don, the RB of the team.
"What you thinking about captain?", he asks just as Asher walks in from the pool area with a banana print shorts on.
"I didn't invite you to sulk Kushner", he says walking closer to the couch I was fixated on.
"I told you I was gonna be inactive", I say slouching further into the white couch.
Don gets called from the pool area so he leaves the living room.
Asher invited me over for a pool party and although I declined I'm here. He sits next to me.
"Want a drink?", he asks and before I can decline he's already pouring me a glass of Martini. I've had a few shots before and I wanted to end there.
He hands it to me and I take it, gulping it all down. His eyes widen at me as he takes the empty glass and refills it.
"What's putting your thong in a twist?", he asks and I smirk. He chuckles beside me taking a sip from the glass before passing it to me.
"Like I said over the phone before you came and forcefully dragged me out of my house, I'm not in the mood", I tell him finishing the alcohol in hand.
"Want me to call Loren-", he says and I interject.
"God no".
"Fine someone else then", he suggests.
"My problem isn't getting laid", I inform him because it's obvious he thinks it is.
"Then what?",
The first thought I have after his question, is her. A ginger haired girl.
"Nothing", I say instead.
Asher wants to say something but is interrupted by Loren walking in. I sigh.
"I was wondering where you both went", she says sashaying to us. I wonder how Abby would say that.. Nah she wouldn't she's only free with me, she'd be so shy to say it Infront of Asher as well.
She's herself when she's with me and vice versa. I don't think I've seen her be herself with anyone else.. except that buzz cut kid. She's free with him too and that bothers me.
"So Noah..", she trails sitting cross legged beside me. She gives Asher a side glance so he clears his throat and gets up from the couch.
I look up at him and he shrugs taking his Martini outside with him. I sigh again, now it's just me and her.
"You need to lighten up", she says then gets on her feet. She gives me a hand, I look away so she sighs then grabs my hand and pulls me up forcefully.
I grunt reluctantly following her. She pulls me outside and I squint at the sun. Was it always this bright?.
Loren let's go off me then saunters forward, her gold swimsuit glitters in the sun and it makes her wavy blonde hair look shinier.
"Listen up..", she yells so everyone's attention goes to her. "First person to get Noah in the pool gets 50 bucks".
Oh she did not.
There's an uproar from the crowd and while a few people stay relaxed most of them run towards me. I'm pretty sure it's way more than the 50 bucks.. especially for the girls.
I'm rooted in the same position slightly glaring at Loren. She winks at me.
I feel a tug at my arm so I turn to see Amber, a brunette girl from the cheer team. She was in the pool, tugging on my arm. She doesn't have enough strength to, but I willingly go with her.
My body hits the water and honestly I thought it'd be colder than this, well the sun isn't having it today anyway. I come up and so does she.
The crowd disperses, going back to whatever they were doing before. Amber wraps her hands around my arm.
"I guess I'm the lucky one", she smiles and there's a sound of someone's throat being cleared. We look up to see Loren squatting down by the side of the pool.
She gives Amber a death glare so she lets go then slowly swims away. Loren turns to me with a smile.
"Having fun?", she asks and I move closer to the edge where she looked down at me.
"Not yet", I say then pull her into the pool by the arm.
She comes up and it's like she's about to yell at me but she laughs instead. And it doesn't sound fake, it's the most cheerful laughter she's let out.
I smile and she smiles too. I notice someone from the corner of my eye so I shift my gaze from Loren. Asher has a smirk on as he watches us from the lounger he laid on.
My smile diminishes.. he thinks she's the reason I've been gloomy. Fuck.
**
"Here", Loren says handing me a towel. I take it, using it to dry my hair.
"You're distant again", she says with a pouty frown. I stand up so I'm looking down at her.
"I need to tell you something and you need to understand", I say with a raised brow and she her face goes serious.
"If it's serious then we should go somewhere private, don't you think?", she asks crossing her arms.
The pool party was pretty much over, everyone was leaving. Just a few people sitting around, slowly packing their bags.. like Abby normally does after class..
"Why are you smiling?", Loren asks and I didn't even know I had a smile on my face. The thought of her brought it up. She's so slow sometimes.. almost all the time.
"Nothing", I say and she sighs.
"Well c'mon let's go in and talk", she says walking away from me and into the house.
I walk into the house, I get stopped by a few people shaking hands with them.
"Hi Noah", Amber says stopping me.
"Hey", I say as she looks around and I'm guessing for Loren. Loren's the head of the cheer team and she controls everyone under her. The whole cheer team, the nerds, even jocks.. she has the whole school wrapped around her finger. I think I'm involved too and I hate that.
"Um so I'm hosting a party and I was wondering if you'd come", she says and the way she had her fingers tightened around her bag something told me she really wanted me to say yes.
"Can I bring a plus one?", I ask and she looks behind me, so I follow her eyes to Loren who stood at the bottom of the stairs, hands on her waist.
"I invited her already", she says and I look back at her.
"I wasn't referring to her", I say and her brows crease in confusion. Why does everyone think she's mine or we're in this tight and committed relationship.
"Okay.. sure you can. Um here's my phone..", she trails pulling her phone out of her bag.
"Loren's gonna kill me but oh well", she mutters to herself, handing me her phone, "Just put your number, I'll text you the address".
After putting my number I give her the phone back.
"Thanks", she gleefully says running off.
I walk to Loren, "Well finally", she sassily says about to continue her walk up the stairs but I stop her.
"I'll say it here".
"I'd prefer if we talked upstairs", she says going upstairs so I grab her wrist then pull her to me.
"I said I'll say it here", I say authoritatively and she nods watching me carefully.
"I don't want this..", I trail gesturing between us, "So keep off.. I mean it", I say and she roughly pulls her arm away from my grip.
"Don't tell me what to do", she glares angrily at me.
I scoff, "Then don't be stupid".
Her eyes widen at my statement. I walk away leaving her shocked. I don't want to be involved, I don't want to be included.. I don't want to be around her finger anymore. I've had enough.
I walk out of Asher's house, ignoring some people on the way as I make my way to my car.
"Yo", I hear Asher's voice as I reach the sidewalk. I turn around to give him my attention. Due to the small hill his house was on, his steps seemed sashayed as he walked down.
"Where you going?", he asks with his hands spread out causing the silk robe he wore to flare open, showing his now bloated stomach.
I smirk, I wish she was here to see this.. to see how we're not so perfect all the time.
"Home", I say exasperatedly.
"Where's your girl?", he asks and my brows crease. He knows her? .. my brain stops for a second then I realize..
"Who? Wait no.. she's not my girl", I say as fast as I can.
"Since when?", he asks putting his hands on his hips now. It's giving that fatherly stance.
"What?", I ask.
"Since when hasn't she been your girl?", he asks shifting his balance to one leg.
"She was never", I almost exclaim and he sighs.
"Well at least you know that, but does she?", he asks raising a brow at my direction with a slight tilt of his head.
I exhale as I take a hand into my hair, leaning back on my car. I look up at Asher with folded arms.
"Fuck".
Author's Note
So so so sorry for the wait, I've been so stuck up on exams that I haven't had the time to write.. I'll be back before you know it.. bye
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