my weakness {gxg}

chapter eleven

Paisley is heading straight towards me, and while my first instinct is to jump into Jayden's arms, I stay put. She has a grin on her face, and flowers in her hand, that she pulls from behind her back as she gets closer. The band is playing some cheesy love song, and she gets down on one knee in front of me. She holds a hand up, instantly silencing the band, while everyone else in the hallway is already silent, watching the spectacle in front of them.

"Brooke, I know I haven't always been the best for you, but I want a second chance to prove how much I've changed. I really care about you, and I want to show you how much you mean to me. Brooke Heighten, will you be my girlfriend?" She asks, looking up at me with eyes of gold.

I turn around, seeing the pain in Jayden's eyes, but ignore it for now and turn back to Paisley.

"I would love to." I answer, and she picks me up, spinning me around as the rest of the kids in the hallway cheer for us, shouting mine and Paisley's name as she puts me down, motioning to my lips with her eyes, before leaning in and kissing me. Sparks shoot through my body, and I melt into her, forgetting the chaos around us. She pulls away after a couple seconds, and I immediately miss the warmth of her lips.

The bell rings, and Paisley grabs my hand, softly directing me towards our classroom. Before she can get me to safety however, my friends corner us, pulling me into a classroom and shooing Paisley back down the hallway. She looks at me with panic in her eyes before giving in and heading down the hallway, her eyes still making contact with mine. Morgan sits me down, and I feel like I'm being questioned.

"You have a lot of explaining to Heighten." Devin says, a stern expression on her face.

"What's there to explain?" I question, hoping my face doesn't give anything away.

Morgan snorts. "What do you think, genius? How about you explain to us how you went from hating Paisley's guts, to wanting her to be inside yours?"

"Hold on a second Morgan. How did you get from me saying yes to Paisley asking me out to me wanting her to fuck me?"

She shrugs. "It was actually pretty easy. But back to the real problem at hand, why?"

"Could you be a little bit more specific?"

"How's this for specific. Paisley has been nothing but a dick to you, even when you guys were 'dating' or whatever you called it in tenth grade. She literally outed you to the school B, and you think this is a good idea?"

I can feel anger rising in my chest, my instincts telling me to protect Paisley, for the first time in years.

"That's funny Morgan, I don't remember you being there, so how would you know how she treated me?" And with that, I push past Morgan and Devin, and head towards homeroom, hoping to get that awful encounter off my mind.

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As I head into the homeroom Paisley's eyes lock onto mine, a worried look creasing her features. She waits until I sit down to start talking.

"Want to talk about what happened back there Brooke?"

"Not really." I mutter, just wanting the day to be over, even though it just started.

I'm surprised when she leans in and embraces me, her warmth covering me like a blanket.

"If it makes you feel better, you can pretend I'm only hugging you to convince everyone that we're dating." She whispers inside of my ear, holding me tighter, pressing me into her embrace.

I don't answer her, just let myself sink into her arms, cherishing this moment, and hoping it won't end soon. Unfortunately, the bell rings, and she pulls away, grabbing both of out bags and offering me a hand up.

"You don't have to grab my stuff." I mutter, crimson coating my cheeks.

She pretends to look confused, before grinning at me. "But I want to walk you to class, and I'd do anything for you, my lady."

I grin at her, as she escorts me out of the room.

"Where is your first class my love?" She asks, as people move out of the way so we have a clear path through the usually crowded hallway.

"Chemistry.", I groan, realizing I'll have to sit next to Morgan the whole period, and that's assuming she doesn't kill me halfway through.

Paisley seems to know what's wrong, and as we enter the doorway to my class, she leans down and gives me a light kiss, not long enough to make me weak, but long enough so Morgan and everyone else can see it.

She lets go of my face, but leans down one more time.

"I'll be here to pick you up for next period." She says, before heading the other way. I know she's doing this for everyone else, so they believe she actually likes me, but part of me wants to believe that she does like me, that this isn't an act.

This chapter is for my besties @moonsarai and @chicken_french_fry. I love you both.

Let me know what you think of this chapter, and remember that i love you <3