The Summer Fling (Poofless AU)

2 - Shady Deal

"Tears are the summer showers to the soul." - Alfred Austin

Preston's POV

Rob and I carried his suitcases upstairs, to the guess room. As soon as he saw the bed he pounced on it.

"Jet lags a bitch?"

Rob put a pillow under his neck and shook his shoes off.

"You have no idea."

He mumbled into the country white pillows and turned towards me. A light vibration came from my basketball shorts, that's weird I usually never get calls because the only reason I use my phone are to play RPGs and stuff.

I walked into the light grey hallway and took my phone out. The caller ID read Mr.Felix in skinny black font. I pressed answer call and walked back and forth in the hall way.

"Hey Mr.Felix, what's up?"

"Hey Preston, is Rob there yet?"

I looked over at Rob to see him throwing the pillow up and down in front of his face.

"Yeah his here, do you want to talk to him?"

"Nope, so um Preston?"

"Yes?"

"Has Rob told you why his here?"

"No, I was going to ask him later."

"Okay well here's the thing, his mom wanted him to stay over the summer to learn respect or something. Apparently his new stepdad is an ass hole or whatever."

I lowered my voice and walked down stairs to get a drink. How does one learn respect? Aren't you born with that kind of thing?

"How do you learn respect?"

"I don't know, my sister is crazy. But Preston I need you to do me a huge favor."

"Lay it on me."

"I want you to be Robs teacher."

"What?"

"I'm not coming back to my house, instead I'm staying at my girlfriend's place for the whole summer. And I need you to substitute my spot."

My hands broke the plastic bottle cap and I took a swig at the red colored liquid.

"Dude are you kidding me? I don't want to spend the summer before college babysitting some kid."

"Preston his eighteen too."

"I don't care."

I gulped down the drink and tossed it in the trash. I am not spending three months with some guy I don't even know.

"Please?"

"I don't even know him, it would be different if I did."

"Then get to know him, you have three months to do it. Plenty of time."

"Mr.Felix you can't learn someone's life story in a span of three months. I'm going to go, I have to get some food in my belly before I cause an earthquake."

My finger was about to hit the end call button, but before I could I spoke up again.

"I don't know Mr.Felix, that seems wrong. So are you basically telling me to befriend Rob and you're going to pay me?"

"Yes but you have to make sure he learns a few things, if he goes back to Montreal with the same attitude his mom will kill me."

"I don't know about this Mr.Felix, this has bad written all over it."

"Come on Preston, you need this money and you know it. Those hospital bills you're paying for you mom are getting more and more expensive."

"Look, don't worry about my money problems. I'll handle all of it."

"Just look, are you in or not?"

"I-I can't Felix, not this way."

"Four thousand, and you can use my car in the backyard."

A beep came from my phone, indicating me that I have a message. I put Mr.Felix on hold and read the message.

"Payment is overdue, Hospital bill #8 is now $2,898."

Fuck, aren't hospitals supposed to help you, instead of sucking up money from your already dry wallet?

I took Mr.Felix off of hold and instantly regretted the next words coming of my mouth.

"Add five hundred more dollars, and I'm in."

A/N: Man, I swear I never know where these plot ideas come from.

(P.S: Summer for me starts today! No more school!)

#Summer