Tempting Her

Distraught over Natalie Wilson

"She needs to ask me to be her girlfriend, already." I sighed and held my head in my hands, "We've been talking for months and I've made it so very clear I like her a lot."

Reign laughed, "I find it so funny seeing you this distraught over Natalie Wilson."

Olivia snorted loudly, "Again!" She high fived Reign and they both burst out in laughter.

I kicked Olivia off of the bench, a smile overtaking my face, "You guys suck."

When Ollie sat back down, she took a long drink of her water and sighed, "She's like... a little bird in a cage. Right?" She was moving her hands around as if I was paying attention to her movements, "You just opened the doors and you have to let her spread her wings."

Reign and I stared at her confused.

"Who the fuck are you?" Reign laughed and took a bite of the green apple she had been holding for a solid 20 minutes.

Dylan finally looked up from his notebook, "Why don't you ask her?"

Olivia looked at him like he was an idiot, "Because she is always making the first move! Stupid."

He crossed his arms over his chest, "So? That doesn't mean she can't ask her to be her lesbian lover or whatever."

I glared at him, "If I didn't love your sister so much, I would kill you."

He glared back, "And if I didn't love my sister so much, I would kill you." He laughed and passed me his notes, "Can you check my Calc?"

I sighed and took the pencil he was holding out to me, getting ready to finish whatever he was working on for him. But I didn't have to, "Oh my God."

"What?" Reign's head spun to face me.

Olivia raised her eyebrows, "Is Dyl drawing porn again?"

I almost choked on that one, "No." I had to take a minute to compose myself, "His notes are right."

Reign and Olivia laughed with me while Dylan just grabbed his notes and grumbled something sexist under his breath.

I was going to continue complaining about the situation when I felt someone looking at me.

I turned in Natalie's direction and made eye contact with that beautiful brunette girl across the way.

She smiled at me.

I smiled back, raising my eyebrows as well.

She raised hers.

I shook my head and rolled my eyes, pretending she was being dumb.

She mimicked me again.

I glared at her right before Mr Jacobsen blocked her from view, "Miss Wilson."

She smiled politely at him, "Mr Jacobsen."

"What's the answer?" His bald head has wrinkles when he furrows his eyebrows. When you stand behind him, you can always tell what kinda mood he's in by the amount of wrinkles.

"The answer?"

He pointed to the board, moving out of the way so I could see her completely.

Gatsby: Protagonist or Antagonist?

He's in for it, asking Natalie of all people the answer. Her hyperfixation was The Great Gatsby. And World War II, I think. She talks about them a lot.

Natalie cleared her throat, "It's deeper than that Mr Jacobsen. Jay Gatsby was in love with a woman who, of course, loved him back but was stuck in a situation in which she couldn't leave. He wasn't a bad guy so let's scratch antagonist. He's literally the main character, Mr Jacobsen. His name is on the cover."