NEXT DOOR: courtney and duncan; a love story.

chapter seven

Two months into the fake relationship...

COURTNEY SATELLA
"Court, you know prom is just around the corner, right?" Bridgette grins, playfully punching me in the shoulder.

"Yes, I know." I roll my eyes.

Ever since we got back to school, all Bridgette can talk about is prom. And the fact that she thinks Duncan and I should go together. But not because we're fake-dating, because she wants us to real-date.

Which is something that'll never happen.

"Any special someone you want to ask you?" Heather wiggles her eyebrows and smirks.
"Well, I suppose I have my mind on someone..."
I smile thinking about him.

"OH MY GOD! Please tell me you're thinking of who I'm thinking of!" Bridgette squeals and jumps up and down.

"Dunc-"
"Scott." as I say his name, Bridgette's face immediately falls.
"Please be joking." Gwen closes her diary and looks up at me with disapproval.

"You know I like him! Support me for once, will you?" I frown.

"Fine. But this doesn't mean I'm not still Team Duncan." she furrows her eyebrows.
"There is no 'Team Duncan'." I roll my eyes.

"We'd beg to differ." Gwen smiles as she points to herself and the other girls.

"I don't like him." I roll my eyes.

"Stop being mean." Bridgette whines.

DUNCAN TARUN
"Who are you taking?" Geoff asks Alejandro as he hands him a beer.
We're in DJ's basement since his parents are outta town.

"Well, I am trying to convince Heather to go, but she's not easy to win over." Alejandro scratches his neck and I laugh.

"What about you?" Geoff smirks as three sets of eyes look at me.

"No one." I shrug.
"Oh, come on!" Geoff says.
"What about Courtney?" he smiles, hopeful.

"I don't like her." I roll my eyes.
"I'm still rooting for you two." Geoff shrugs.

"Good luck with that." I say as they all give me unconvinced looks.

"Geoff, why do you want me to be with her so bad?" I glare at him.
"Cause you two are meant to be, man!" he shouts at me.

"And how? We're quite literally opposites." I roll my eyes.

"Opposites attract." DJ winks as Alejandro nods along.

"That's a myth. A myth that doesn't exist. And even if it did, it wouldn't apply to me and Courtney." I say as I take a hit of my joint.

"I'd beg to differ." Geoff shrugs.
"I've seen you two around each other. The chemistry!" he punches my shoulder.

"Eh? Eh?!" he grins as I give him a blank stare.

"I'm not gonna ask her out." I say as I lean towards the window frame.

"You two are already kind-of dating, go for it!" Alejandro suggests.

"No. Plus she's probably going with farm-boy." I say as I try to hide my slight-disappointment.

Not that I'm sad or anything. Just think she deserves better.