—8. Teacher's Bet
NEW FEELINGSSCARLETT WAS at school, sitting in the cafeteria with Jason. Alanna had to finish some art piece for her art class and Harper had a lunch date with Oliver.
"I don't get it," Jason started complaining, "How does Eric get all these dates with girls, it's not fair!" He yelled, causing a few heads to turn their way.
Scarlett took a sip of her apple juice before answering, "Maybe because he goes for available women."
Eric met this pretty, Asian chick named Linda and he was taking her out today.
"I go for available!" Jason whined, slamming his hands on the table.
"Sure, you do." Scarlett said sarcastically.
Jason held a finger to his chin, before his eyes widen a he points a finger at her, indicating he got an idea, "What about Harper!"
Scarlett squints her eyes in a confused matter, "What about Harper?"
"You know, would she go out with me?" Jason asked, hope shining in his eyes.
"Oh, so you're finally admitting you have a thing for her," Scarlett teased with a smile.
"What? No! Who said that?!" Jason rushed out, "I just wanna know, you know? Keep my options open." He clarified, waving his hands around.
"Mm-hm, sure. And, Harper is literally on a date right now with Oliver Francis." She informed, "Sorry, buddy." She patted his shoulder.
Jason slumped in his seat, his hands on his cheeks, "It's not fair!" He whined into his hands, "Oliver? Of all people!"
SCARLETT WAS at the Matthews house, sitting with Morgan and Amy, waiting for Eric to get home with his date, Linda.
Suddenly, the door opened, revealing Eric and Linda, "Hi, mom, hey, weez. Hi, Scar." Eric greeted.
"Hey, Eric." Amy greeted back.
"Hi, Er." Scarlett spoke.
"Hi, new girlfriend." Morgan teased.
"Oh, ignore her," Eric mentioned, "When she was born, the doctor had to pry her little foot out of her big mouth."
Amy and Scarlett got up to introduce themselves to Linda, "Hi, I'm the mom. Nice to meet you."
"Hi." Linda said, shaking Amy's hand.
"Hey, I'm Scarlett. A friend of Eric's." Scarlett introduced, shaking Linda's hand next.
Linda smiled and nodded, "Yeah, I know. Eric doesn't stop talking about you." She informed.
Scarlett raised her brows, sending a teasing and questioning look over to Eric, who was looking around the house as if he heard nothing.
"Hi," Morgan's voice came, "My names Morgan. And I'm 5 1/2."
Linda set all her stuff down on the armchair and walked up to Morgan, "Well, my name is Linda, and I'm 15 3/4."
"I like her!" Morgan yelled.
"You guys want something to eat?" Amy asked the group.
"Sure. Could you, uh...." Eric nudged his head in the direction of Morgan, causing Amy to nod.
"Uh, Morgan, honey. I could really, really use your help in the kitchen." Amy told Morgan.
Morgan sighed, "Well, you're just going to have to be more independent. 'Cause I wanna stay and talk to Linda."
"I tried."
Scarlett stayed behind, standing beside Eric, "You talk about me?" She whispered, in a teasing tone.
Eric cleared his throat, nodding, "Well, you're my best friend. Am I not supposed to?"
"No, it's okay. It's cute." Scarlett kissed his cheek before joining Morgan and Linda on the couch.
Eric's face heats up, before gaining the courage to move his feet that felt like they were planted in cement.
"So... you think I'm a new girlfriend, do you?" Linda asked.
"Uh-huh."
Eric sat on the couch, next to Linda, "Uh, guys, could we talk about, like, anything else?"
"Are there a lot of old girlfriends?" Linda questioned.
"He wishes." Scarlett muttered under her breath, but was loud enough for Eric to hear, which caused him to hit her, lightly on the back of the head.
"Billions." Morgan answered.
Eric rubbed his eyes, "Does anyone else have that real sharp pain behind their eyes? I know I do."
Scarlett got up from the couch, and patted Eric's shoulder, "Just you, bud."
"Well, I don't think I'm a new girlfriend. Your brother told me that he just wanted to study with me." Linda informed.
Scarlett scoffed, while Morgan patted Linda's hand, "Oh, please. You're gonna fall for that one?"
Eric rubbed his eyes, the sharp pain now feeling like someone was stabbing him in the eyes.
Amy walked in, "Major snackage is now being served in the main dining room." She said, acting like a server.
"Come on, it's getting cold." Morgan said, pulling Linda along with her.
"It's ice cream." Amy informed.
"Come on, it's getting warm."
"So, isn't it about time Morgan got her own apartment?" Eric questioned.
Scarlett sent a look to him, and wrapped and arm around him, leading him into the kitchen.
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FanfictionThe crazy life of Eric Matthews and Scarlett Hunter ( ERIC MATTHEWS x FEM!OC ) ( BMW ) season 1 - 7