Flowers || [T.K.]

Chapter 15

Brandon's POV

I was more anxious upon returning to school because Mark would be coming back, and I had to explain the whole Abby situation to him.

Also, I really missed the guy.

I held Abby's hand under the tree, nervously talking to Dave and Ronnie as I did.

When I saw Mark's tall figure appear next to Ronnie, I let go of Abby's hand, shot up onto my feet and screamed, "MAAARK!" As I jumped up, wrapped my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist.

"Hey Brandon," Mark grunted patting my back.

"I missed you!" I exclaimed, burying my face in his shoulder.

He chuckled gently, "I missed you too, Brando."

I slid off of him. "Guess who got a girlfriend? Guess! Guess!" I blurted, hopping foot-to-foot.

"Ronnie?"

"No! Guess again!"

Mark gasped, "David?!"

Dave punched him in the shoulder and I shook my head, "No!"

"Hmm- you?"

"Yeah! Yeah! Her name's Abby- she's so cool and she's right here!"

Abby stood up next to me. "Hi Mark," she said shyly.

"Oh! Abby...you're in my science class. Huh, I can't believe I didn't see that coming. Now that I think about it- you'd be great for each other."

"You're allowed to be surprised, Mark," Dave snorted.

"But I'm not, Brandon's sweet as sugar and girls are suckers for that- maybe that's why you two have never gotten laid, you're both sour pigs" Mark shrugged.

Ronnie gasped, "excuse you? I didn't even say anything!"

"And don't act like you get any action!" Dave snapped bitterly.

"Of course I do, handsome boy gets in fight defending his best friend, I've got girls dropping dead for me." Mark wiggled his eyebrows.

Ronnie laughed and shoved Mark playfully, "you fucking tree, I'm glad you're back."

Mark turned back to me and shoved Ronnie back in the process. "Anyway, Brandon, I'm really happy for you- and you too, Abby. I give you two my full blessing."

I stepped forward and wrapped my arms around him in a tight hug. "Thanks gentle giant." I nuzzled my head in his chest.

"Eww, gross!" Ronnie exclaimed.

Mark patted the top of my head, "you're just jealous, Ronald."

"I'm contemplating letting you be with Mark instead of me," Abby said beside me.

Even though I knew she was joking, I was quick to spin around and tackle her from the side, into my embrace. She laughed as I rocked us back and forth whining, "noooo!" In a childish voice.

I kept my arms around her even when she stopped laughing, and when she did stop laughing, I began to give her little pecks on the cheek.

Ronnie screamed, "get a room!"

"What he said!" Dave gagged.

Mark snorted, "you're a bunch of children."

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Later, Abby insisted that I walked to class with Ronnie, Dave and Mark since I've spent so much time with her that I basically abandoned them.

"I've been meaning to talk to you about something," Ronnie spoke as we walked.