The Rejection Pact

The Puppy Dog Effect.

*Frazier's POV*

It's a custom, that when you spend the weekend with your boyfriend, to spend the first morning back with your friends in the court yard at school talking about your book boyfriend.

Which is exactly what Cobi, Harlow and I are doing on this beautiful Monday morning.

"You two are stoned if you think anyone even comes close to Cash Mayson. Hot single dad whose in to kink and defends Lilly to everyone, including his family!" Cobi rolled his eyes.

"Uh, it's 100% Aaron Warner. LYHFML." Harlow nodded.

"Look, I'm sorry. But if a man is asking me if I can be a good girl and be quiet while sitting in the back uber, I'm going to shut the fuck up." I nodded. "It's Nate Hawkins. All the way."

"Who is Nate Hawkins?" I felt a kiss on the side of my cheek as Kai sat down next to Cobi.

SO, I just knew, I KNEW where this conversation is going to go.

I pursed my lips. "Hi." I cleared my throat as Ethan sat down next to me.

"Why do you look like that?" He gave me a look. "Did this Nate guy do something?"

"Oh, you have no clue, Ethan." Harlow smiled.

"Well, where's he at?" Kai looked around the courtyard. "Is he new?"

"Uh." Cobi laughed and leaned into whisper.

Kai just looked at the 3 of us. "I am so scared to even look in your kindles." He shook his head.

"What?" Ethan scrunched his face.

"Oh, apparently, we walked in on a conversation about book boyfriends. This Nate person is Fraziers."

"Oh, can I meet him?" Ethan smiled.

"Sure!" Harlow reached in her bag.

"Don't." I shook my head.

She handed him her kindle after swiping. "Read this part, right here. Out loud." She laughed.

He cleared his throat. "One day, I'm going to fuck your pretty little mouth- OH." He pursed his lips and looked at me. "What the fuck are you reading this for?" He shook his head.

I'm sweating now. I swear to God I'm sweating. "I uh." I cleared my throat. "I like hockey?"

"You." He handed Harlow her kindle back. "You do not need a book boyfriend like that when you have me, and I have basically said the same thing to you, and worse."

"What!" Harlow and Cobi screamed.

"Oh my god." I buried my face in my hands.

"You have your own personal Nate." Cobi pouted.

"Just instead of Hockey he plays basketball." Harlow laughed.

"Well." I stood up from the table. "I'm going to class now."

"No, wait. I need to talk to you." Ethan stood up too. "Privately?"

"We're at school?" I looked around.

"Not like that. I actually need to talk to you. In some type of steel room." He nodded.

I sighed and kissed Harlow and Cobi's cheeks.

"Lunch, back here." Harlow smiled.

"We need to talk about your Nate." Cobi nodded.

"Oh, dear god." I groaned and walked into the school.

"Babe wait." Ethan laughed as he caught up and grabbed my hand.

Then he pulled me in to a janitor's closet.