A Boy From Manning Heights ✔️

Chapter 29 | Jasper

I'm the first one out of my seat when dinners done and both Brody and Derek give me odd looks, but Beckett barely glances my way. I know what he's doing, he's faking. Acting like everything's fine and it isn't. I know it isn't.

After both Brody and Derek get up he finally stands and immediately nods towards Derek.

"Want to do some paperwork?"

I glare and almost tell him, no. I want to talk to him, but Derek shakes his head.

"Shouldn't you be getting ready for Jasper's first term evaluation?"

Beckett's eyes widen and he groans.

"Shit! I forgot. I haven't even been..."

He looks at me and bites his lip before turning back to Derek.

"I'm a shitty mentor, fuck! I gotta go look over the paperwork"

Derek shakes his head.

"Chill out, Jaspers a good student you've got nothing to worry about"

Beckett doesn't look convinced and turns to me.

"Let's go, we need to sort this out"

I'm still mildly confused by what they're even talking about, but I'm happy to have Beckett asking me to follow him.

"What are you all fucking freaked out about?"

He sighs "your first term meeting"

I lift a brow walking faster to keep up with him.

"I don't know what the fuck that means"

He winces as a passing teacher glares at me.

"Don't swear! It's a meeting to discuss your behaviour, grades, and overall progress as a student here"

I roll my eyes.

"So?"

Beckett sighs and stops next to a door near the front of the school.

I turn looking up and down the hallway not realizing we'd walked here.

"Where the fuck are we?"

He huffs and pushes me into the room.

"A conference room now sit please"

I lift a brow.

"a conference room? For what?"

He give me a look as he sits.

"For having conversations, sorting things like your first term meeting out"

I cross my arms leaning back in my chair.

"We couldn't have done that in your room? Or mine?"

I watch as he shakes his head and grabs some paper from the table.

"No, that's not an appropriate meeting space and students aren't allowed in mentors rooms"

I glare "you're kidding?"

He sighs rubbing a hand down his face.

"Please Jasper, I'm trying to not get you kicked out"

I shit my jaw huffing.

"I'm not going to get kicked out"

I'm mostly annoyed because I had fully intended on sleeping in Beckett's room tonight, or him in mine. After sharing a bed the last two nights I find I like it, I thought he did to.

"So we're sleeping alone?"

His eyes shoot up and meet mine for the first time and his cheeks tint a deep pink.