Fated to Break | ✓

t w e n t y ~ o n e

*Mature Content Warning*
(16+)

Rowan

"So what's this I hear about you dating Olivia Brennan?"

I lift my head to Charlie leaning against the entrance to the basement. I set down my paintbrush and wipe my hands on my pants. With a smile I go to tell him what happened two days ago when Bronson skips down the stairs with a shit-eating grin on his face.

He bumps past Charlie, "I love you so much bro, Sawyer was trying to talk shit about you at practice but it blew up in his face!"

That makes my brows rise, "What happened? Tell me more." I look to Charlie and he smiles wide.

"As you know, the reason Sawyer's being forced to step down as captain is from all the complaints from the team. He doesn't know that of course because of confidentiality and shit. So he still thinks he's loved by all, worshipped by all—"

Bronson interrupts, "He started stringing together this sob story as the innocent boyfriend that got cheated on by the love of his life and one of his best friends." He starts to laugh hysterically, "O-Once he left the locker room no one could h-hold in their laughter!"

Charlie snickers, "I think he genuinely believes we'd confront you for him and spread rumors about you......which brings me to my next point."

Charlie and Bronson look at each other, all humor erasing from their faces.

I already know what they're going to say so I just wait and let them say it.

Charlie steps around the canvases next to them and says, "Even though the team doesn't believe his bullshit doesn't mean the rest of the student body won't."

Bronson fallows, "Especially the women that have been waiting for him to be single."

Charlie leans on the wall next to my easel, Bronson on a rollaway stool next to me.

Bronson nudges my chair with his shoe, "So tell us what really happened, Prince Charming."

I smile and lean forward, bracing my elbows on my knees. I tell them everything that happened two days ago, minus the details about why Olivia wants to break up with Lucas. Also minus what I said about her being mine and all the touching. When I finish I smother a laugh from the looks on their faces.

Charlie stutters, "So this isn't real, you're just helping out a friend?"

Bronson smirks knowingly but I try and ignore him as I stay nonchalant. I bounce my knee, "Yeah, she just wants to get Lucas off her back. He's a persistent piece of shit if you can believe it."

Bronson chuckles, "So he doesn't believe you're together?"

I avoid his eyes, "I guess not. That's why were going to try and convince him."

Charlie speaks up, "What about everyone else? People are going to talk, saying you're fuck buddies that fooled around behind Sawyer's back."

I shrug, cracking my neck from being down here for a couple hours with no break. "We'll just make everyone think that we're sooo in love that they'll realize the rumors are bullshit. That's the idea anyway."