Chapter 5- Open Books, not Legs

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Caitlyn's POV

"Thanks for letting me keep my scooter here Archy" I say

"No problem have fun with your boyfriend" he winks. Right, boyfriend. I run to the front of the diner just in time because Zach's car pulls up. I get in the passengers seat without making eye contact with him. I obviously look different without my sweatpants and oversized sweatshirt, but today I wore my football jersey, jeans, and high top Jordan's that were my dad's.

The car ride is silent and when we pull up in front of the school his friends are waiting for him right there. He parks the car and gets out, coming around the car and opening my door.

"I'm not incapable of opening the door" I scoff and get out

"Just pretend like you don't hate me, for a week come on, next week you can go back to being a nobody."

A nobody? Okay, fine, whatever.

We walk a mile away from each other over to his friends, who are making kissing sounds. "Look at the love birds" JJ says

I roll my eyes as they start inside the school. Zach turns to me at the door "hold my hand"

"Ew, what, no!" I say, completely caught off guard.

"Just do it"

"Hey" I say "what am I getting out of this whole thing?"

"I don't know, what do you want? Money?"

"Yes" I smile, if I get paid for doing this it will help out a lot in the house, especially since I get eight bucks an hour at the diner.

"Okay, how much?"

"Two hundred dollars per day" I say before I can think about how ridiculous that sounds.

He rolls his eyes "thirty bucks a day, okay prostitute?"

"Deal" I smile and put my hand in his.

We walk inside and I imagine what it might look like being the people staring at us. It must be like some movie, my hair blowing dramatically, Zach and I walking down the hall in slow motion. People we gawking at us, I find it rather hilarious. Zach leads me to his locker which is ways away from mine and he tells me to give him my books for my classes after lunch.

"Why?" I ask

"You're going to keep your stuff in my locker"

"Like hell I am." I protest

"Just do it, it's no big deal" he grabs my bag and stuffs it in the locker. I roll my eyes and lean against the locker next to him. "I have gym then two study blocks back to back" I tell him.

"Good" he shuts his locker "so do I."

He walks me to the girls locker room then crosses over to the boys locker room.

When I walk in its like something out of West Side Story. Amanda and her friends are standing there as if waiting for me, with the dirtiest look on their face.

"You're the whore that stole my boyfriend?" She says "you'd think he'd go for someone pretty."

I smile "funny, did you get that from How To Be A Bitch for Dummies?"

Her eyes narrow, if looks could kill I'd be ashes by now "listen slut, if you and my Zach don't end it, I will make sure to make your life a living hell for the rest of senior year. Got it?"

"Maybe if I cared what you think, I'd be shaking in fear, but guess what? I don't" I say and walk out, not even bothering to change.

Sean and Zach are sitting on the bleachers when I walk into the gym. Class hasn't started yet but people have already started basket drills.

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