That New Start (a Hayes Grier Imagine)

Part Seven

After we finished frozen yogurt, Hayes drove me back to my house. He kept cracking jokes and making me laugh. My idea of trying not to like him was slowly slipping out of my grip. I couldn't help but liking him. The more I got to hang out with him, the more I liked him.

When he pulled up to my house, I got my stuff together and started to say my goodbye's for the day.

"Hey do you know what the homework was for science?" He asked.

"I don't remember but I can check before I go." I said, starting to unzip my backpack.

"No, no, no. It's fine, I have somewhere to go, you can just text me later." He said. I look at him with an eyebrow raised.

"I can't I don't have your number." I said. I felt my face start to turn red.

"Would you like my number?" He said with a smirk.

"Well if you need to know the homework, sure." I said, handing him my phone. He typed in his number and gave my phone back.

"I'll see you tomorrow." I said smiling and getting out of the car. I went inside my house and did a little dance. I couldn't believe it happened.

***Hayes's POV

I was so smooth. I gave Laura my number. Go me! I didn't need to know the science homework. I just knew we needed to exchange numbers. I saw Laura inside her window jumping and stomping around while smiling and holding her phone. I laughed and smiled seeing her so happy. I saw the time. Crap. I'm late for football. I quickly drove away and headed to the field.

*At the Field*

I ran over to my coach and told him that something came up and apologized that I wasn't there earlier. This was the first time I was late so my coach cut me some slack. I only had to run 3 laps. After I warmed up, I joined my team. All of my friends looked confused and kinda mad at me. I let is shrug off my shoulder. I needed a little time for myself every once and a while. This time, it just happened to be spent with a pretty girl. I mean she's brand new for God sake. I wanted to show her around and make her feel welcome. I really like her and the more I hang out with her, well the better our friend ship can get.

While playing football, I was a little off my game. I couldn't get in it. My edge was off. I noticed my group of friends looking mad and talking quietly to each other. I had to focus. People were judging me. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get into it. I couldn't stop thinking about Laura. I don't know why... I've never felt like this before. I've never had any of these thoughts. It's new and confusing. It's throwing me off.

After practice ended, I was beat, achy, and annoyed. The guys were clearly rough while practicing to throw me off more. I drove home and collapsed on my bed. I was so tired. Then I got a text. It was Laura. She texted me the homework. I smiled at myself and texted her back. We talked all night. i even texted her at the dinner table. We talked until she had to go to bed. Texting her made my night a lot better.