Love, On Read (MxM)

Chapter 17: PDA

A/N: cue le drama, haha.

Ollie's POV

It wasn't unusual to see excessive PDA amongst the couples of our school at any of the dances or events, but Benji and Lauren really took the cake. Honestly, I wasn't sure how they got away with basically having sex with clothes in front of the teacher chaperones. That or they simply couldn't care less or maybe they spiked their punch glasses; either way, they left a bad taste in my mouth.

Benji was never a good dancer, even during fifth and eighth-grade banquets where we were assigned partners for the slow dance. He always managed to step on his partner's feet. Even now, I could see that his very limited skills of dancing were on full display; which only included grinding and rolling his torso. I guess that was impressive in itself given his more muscular, built-for-football body. Needless to say, all eyes were on the star couple during the Winter Formal, including my date, Harvey.

"God, I think I threw up a little," he said to one of the underclassman theatre kids, that seemed to flock together near us and the student council people. "His form is atrocious."

"Not everyone can be as flexible and graceful as you, Harv," I teased.

He rolled his eyes before adjusting the tie around my neck. "Somebody stop them before the news gets out she's preggers."

It could've been the lights or the excitement level in the ballroom, but Harvey was more flirtatious and outgoing than his normal self. That, or he had taken a shot of alcohol before arriving here, he really was eccentric. Although Harvey was technically my date, we didn't dance together, or take photos, or anything. Really, we were here to just have fun, people watch, and possibly find the latest scoop for the school newspaper. Harvey was good at spotting drama or gossip, and the Winter Formal was a great breeding ground for that, especially since it was the weekend before semester finals, and before Winter break. Breaks in the school calendar were notorious times for new cliques, new relationships, and tons of rumors and fresh gossip. For us journalism and news writing students, this was our time to be vigilant.

Although scoping out the latest news was quite difficult when the Winter Formal appeared to be centered around none other than Benji and Lauren, the star couple. I turned to ask Harvey about something but the music changed, blasting one of the High School Musical hits, and he was running off to his theatre troop before I could say anything. They immediately broke into song and dance, which although adorable, now I wasn't sure who to talk to. The council was busy setting up for the Winter court votes, and everyone else had decided to join in on Harvey's dance session.

Just as I turned to scope out a more quiet area, somebody had walked into my line of sight, and before I realized it, Mason was there next to me.

"Oh, hey. I didn't think you'd make it?"

He looked confused. "Of course I would. They expect all the sportspeople to be here, well everyone, quite frankly. Plus it's always fun to spy on people."

"I don't know if spying is the right term," I told him. "Maybe recon? At least I can use the newspaper as my excuse."

He laughed before leaning in, saying just loud enough to hear, "wanna get out of here? All that's left is the court announcement and the dancing. And we both know who's going to win Winter court."

Our eyes trailed to where Benji and Lauren were still glued to each other's bodies. We both smiled at that, stifling our laughs before looking away from them. "Sure, I'm not a fan of these crowds of sweaty and horny masses, anyways."

"It is annoying, isn't it?" He said. "Like, seriously, sharing all those germs in that cesspit of a dance floor. And right before finals, what kind of planning is that?"