Bad Idea! *Ellie Williams*

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Willow's pov

"Will you give me some damn space?" I mutter trying to push Ellie away from me with my leg. The close proximity between us making the car feel stuffy.

"You two love birds alright back there?" The Uber driver a nice older lady with gray curly hair looks at is trough her mirror. Before I could protest the love bird comment Ellie leans in. Her cheek coming in contact with mines she offers up a chilling smile. "Just peachy."

I stomp on her foot and she lets out a soft groan. A small smile appears on her lips and I cross my arms. "You're unbelievable."

Finally the ride comes to a stop and I make my way inside the apartment as quick as possible and hop in the shower. When I come back out Ellie is nowhere in sight which was a huge relief. Being around her made me feel uncomfortably tense. I don't know what possessed me to fake flirt with her but surely I was now suffering the consequences to my own actions.

I throw on a full face of makeup and toss the set of clothes I'll use for work in a mini backpack. Lastly I grab a bottle of my perfume and drown myself in it. A fruity but fresh scent nothing too strong. Men usually hate strong smelling perfume. I tie my hair in half up pigtails lastly I spray my bangs with hairspray. I swear that stuff was created by the hair gods themselves.

I exit the room the faint sound of rock music could be heard coming from Ellie's room. I wondered what it looked like inside. Was she messy? Neat? Did she have band posters all over the walls? Despite my dislike of Ellie a small part of me was still intrigued by her. No way in hell I'd admit it though. I refuse to fall in love again. I don't think I can bear the feeling of my heart breaking into a million pieces ever again.

Amidst my daydreaming Ellie's door swings open and she walks towards the kitchen. Her hair was tied up in a half ponytails and she had some paint on her right cheek, her paintbrush neatly placed behind her ear. She had on a tank top revealing a tattoo I'd never seen before. "When did you get that?"

"Last year. It was a birthday present for Joel. I begged him for it since I was sixteen? He finally gave in." I was surprised she answered so easily. Ellie was not the type of person to talk about herself easily. She rarely ever mentioned Joel. All I knew was he was her foster parent who ended up adopting her. "He's overprotective isn't he?"

"I guess you could say that." She looked around the fridge before giving up. "Fuck how does your brother survive without water. I swear if it weren't for me he'd be a dried up raisin by now."

I chuckle at her comment and she closes the fridge door. "Come I'll take you to work."

"It's okay I don't have to go in for another hour."

"Then you can tag along I'll drop you off after I'm done."

"It's okay I can Uber." Ellie clicked her teeth together, her face stern. "You're so stubborn. Do you know how many creeps work for Uber? I'm not asking, grab your stuff."

Ellie grabbed her keys from the coffee table and I watch her walk out the apartment leaving me with no choice but to do what she said. At least it'd save me the money of taking a Uber. Ellie's truck turned on with a soft hum.

"Holy shit!" I yell and clutch my heart when loud music starts to play from the stereo. Ellie bursts out laughing and I shoot daggers at her. "My bad. I forgot to lower the music."

"Fuck off." I turn away from her and look out the window. I could still hear her snickering from besides me.

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Ellie's pov

As we walk the grocery store I can't help but notice all the stares Willow receives. Her short skirt raising up just enough for me to see the outline of her ass whenever she reached for anything in the higher shelves.

"I only came here for water you know."

"Yeah? Well I want snacks." She shrugs and I sigh. I look up where my eyes come in contact with and older man. Old enough that he had grey hairs and wrinkles on his face. The fact that he was basically salivating at the mouth pissed me off. He notices my piercing glare and turns around. "Shameless."

"What was that?" Willow tosses a bag of chips in the cart and I mumble. "Nothing. Are you done now?"

"Yeah yeah. Let's go I got thirty minutes to make it to work." We start to make our way towards the registers. A boy no older than sixteen flashes us a smile. His eyes slightly flicker down Willow's cleavage and I click my teeth. Quickly snatching the bags off the rotator while Willow struggles to follow behind.

"Slow down. Fuck." I toss the bags in the back of the truck and start the drive to the club.

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Willow's pov

"Thanks." The truck comes to a stop and I offer her a appreciative smile which quickly goes away when I see her start to get out the truck. "W-what are you doing?"

"Grabbing a drink? Might as well I'm already here."

"What? No."

"Scared of me watching?" She smirked and I toss my bag over my shoulder. "Im serious Ellie. Go home."

"Nah Jacklyn works on Thursdays which means I get free drinks."

"Who's Jacklyn?" I let out an aspirated breath as I continue to follow her inside. "A friend."

Her tone of voice indicated she was a friend, friend. The thought of Ellie watching me work was already bothersome enough now having to watch her possibly flirt with a coworker? Wonderful first day. Just fucking great.

Author's Note: Happy (late) Valentine's Day ❤️