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𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖢𝗁𝗋𝗂𝗌𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗌 𝗏𝖺𝖼𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇
𝖿𝗋𝗈𝗆 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗅 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋.

Beckham and Tommy haven't spoken directly since that night. Tommy took to avoiding him out of embarrassment. She only wanted to give him a taste of his own medicine, but she didn't mean to take it that far. She had got heated in the moment and almost kissed him full on until she was able to rein herself back in.

Beckham seemed to be the same as always. Tommy thought he was completely unbothered by what happened but she was wrong. Though he would never admit it, he was conflicted. He was sure that he wasn't interested in Tommy in that sense, but he had been losing focus more than usual. He found himself back in the kitchen with Tommy's hands in his hair.

He knew she was avoiding him, part of him what thankful for it. For the rest of the break they stayed out of each other's way. The dress Beckham got Tommy as a present stayed hidden away in his closet. He couldn't bring himself to give it to her after what happened, thinking it would make him seem weird.

School had resumed and the students were buzzing with gossip. Thankfully most of it wasn't about Tommy and Beckham. Apparently a teacher was having an affair with a student and they had been caught just before school let out. People were talking about it for the next two weeks. Only a few people talked about Tommy, most of it was just guys saying they would date her too if they were Beckham.

The last semester of high school was flying by quickly. It was just a month left before they graduated. Beckham and Tommy were on speaking terms and somewhere down the line they called an unspoken truce.

Beckham would still say a few snarky things, but he hadn't done anything farther than that. Tommy appreciated that, happy that her action from months ago seemed to work.

A little tradition started to emerge with the younger people in the house. Beckham, Hugo, Tommy and VonTay would stay up late sitting on the balcony. They did this every Friday and Saturday night to joke around.

Tommy would sit in the rocking cha with VonTay in her lap while the other boys sat on the outside furniture next to her. These late night chats had made the four closer than before. The older pair's banter grow more humorous than insulting.

In a sense, Tommy and Beckham had started to become friends.

Today was Friday, currently eleven o'clock at night and time for their weekly meeting. Everyone was sitting outside except for Tommy, who had left to get snacks. She hurried up the stairs, excited for the time she'd spend with them. She walked through the open sliding doors with arms filled with different chips and cookies.

"Finally, I was about to go to bed cause you were taking so long." Huffed Hugo as he took half of the load out of her hands.

Tommy smacked her lips, calling his bluff. Hugo looked forward to the weekends more than anyone of them. He'd be the first one out on the balcony most of the time.

"I call bull." She replied making Hugo laugh.

Hugo had grown to somewhat like Tommy. He still thought she was stupid but she was also funnier than he thought. Their relationship improved to the point were they would play fight, which always ended with Tommy putting him in a headlock.