The Boys Next Door

Monday and Tuesday.

I wake up and turn to my clock. 7:35. "SHIT!" I yell jumping up and running into my bathroom. School started at 7:30, I'm late and mom is going to kill me! She's out of town. I take a deep breathe. It'll be okay. I check my phone. One message from my mom, three from Beckett and one from Louis.

Mom:
We took Aria to school on our way to the airport. Be good I'll call you later.

Beckett:
I can't get you I'm running to the store for my mom before school and she just told me.

Hello?

Princess?! Dude. You're going to be so late. Class starts in five minutes. Where are you?

Louis:
Ditch school and party with me?

Two seconds later there's a knock on my window. I look up from putting my shirt on to see Louis sitting on my roof. I throw the window open. "Louis I really can't skip school. Aria will tell my mom and then I won't be able to date and I really want that little bit of freedom." I say rambling on as he climbs into my room. He places his hand on my arms. "Fine. Finish getting dressed and I'll take you to school." He kisses my forehead and then sits down on my bed while I pull my combat boots on over my black skinny jeans.

"Okay let's go." he takes my hand and we head out of my room. "You look really pretty." He says opening his passenger side truck door. "Thank you." I say buckling up. This is really weird. He isn't acting right... I fiddle with the radio when Louis reached over and takes my hand.

"Im sorry that I didn't ask you to home coming first."

I snap my head up at him. "What?"

He squeezes my hand and clears his throat. "I should've asked you to homecoming before Liam did."

"We aren't exclusive Louis." His knuckles go white from his grip on the steering wheel.

"What if I wanted us to be?!" I drop my jaw.

"Louis.. I...." what do I say to that? Do I want to be exclusive with him? What about Liam?? I don't know. I don't know.

"Don't worry about it." He sighs and for the rest of the trip we don't say a word. Once we arrive at school he opens my door but before I can walk away from the truck he kisses me. Gentle and slow. When he pulls away he turns and walks away without saying a word. I stand there touching my fingers to my lips. Maybe you could love him. I turn and head to the office.

Three classes later (I missed my first one) I'm heading to the parking lot. I can't find Aria so the parking lot is my last resort. And there she is. Standing up against a car while Brody the schools player is shoving his tongue down her throat.
"Ahmmm." I say trying to get them to separate. Nothing happens so I grab Aria and pull her away. "Hey! I was in the middle of something! Oh it's you. How did you like not having an alarm this morning?" I tap my foot. "You did that!!?? Beckett is leaving. She's our ride." Her eyes slant at me. "How about I find my own ride home and when your mommy and daddy call tonight I'll tell them you have done an amazing job with making sure I got around school." I stop and think for a minute. "Fine. Here's my number. Call me if you need a ride home. Also be home by 8 that's when mom will call." She waves me off and goes back to shoving her face tongue down Brody's throat.

I get to Beckett's car to find her kissing Zayn. "Hey Zayn!" I say closing the door. He leans down and kisses her one more time before walking over to Louis. "They have soccer practice." She says pulling out of the parking lot. "Okay." I say turning on her radio. "Your house or mine?" She ask turning into the main road. "It doesn't matter to me. You pick." A few minutes later were pulling into my house. "You have the best snacks." I chuckle as we head up to my room.