Living With Him ( Unexpected Match #2 ) UNDER EDITING

Chapter Ten: I'm so stupid

Anna's P.O.V.

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"Oh, cool. Nice to meet you Blake" I forced the words out with a smile just as forced and held out my hand. He raised his eyebrows, as if to say 'oh we're playing that game are we' but walked forwards and shook my hand anyway. "And you" with an apology in his eyes. "Alrighty then, Anna, do you mind helping Blake with the last of the tinsel and if your friends are okay with it, they can help me with the table?" Looking at Blake, I took a deep breath before sighing "sure". I was just too pathetic.

"Anna please, nobody's dancing and it'll look sad if I'm the first one out there. "Just please go out there. Look" she said, and grabbed Blake from behind her where he was chatting to a group of boys including Jasper and shirtless boy. "Blake will dance with you". I gave a half sob, half sigh. "Fine Claire, I will dance, but not with Blake" I shook my head and turned around "Ethan?" he looked worriedly at Stacy next to him, but I think he must've seen the desperation in my eyes. "Sure" he gave an easy grin and took my hand, pulling me onto the dance floor as Ingrid Michaelson began to play.

I laughed at the cheesy country guitar introduction as me and Ethan stepped from side. He twirled me around as the chorus started, but his eyes were focused behind me. I led us into a spin, to see what he was staring at and sighed. "I don't know what you see in her but go ask her for a dance!" he grinned widely an leant in to peck me on the cheek "you're amazing Anna and I love you!" I laughed as he jogged to the side of the floor "I know".

A hand closed around my wrist and pulled me through the corridor into the doorway of the next room down. "Anna" he stated simply and I gritted my teeth "sorry, I, I'm sure I heard something then?"

"Anna, don't. Look I'm sorry I didn't tell you but-"

"You KNEW?"

"Just please let me explain"

"Blake, there is nothing you can say that will change anything now. You knew I was Claire's friend and you didn't tell me. Maybe if you had we could've got past it but"

I shook my head as Claire's voice yelled from behind us "there you guys are, we're moving into the dining room now" we turned our heads to see Lola and a straggle of guests come up behind her. "Aww" she cooed "You guys are under the-". My eyes widened and I quickly looked up, shaking my head in desperation at Lola who realized her mistake a second too late "mistletoe" she finished and Claire's face broke out in a large smile. "Aww. That's so cute, come on guys, kiss!" I looked at Blake who sighed as he began to lean in. He was inches away when I shook my head, and gulped, whispering "I can't", and turned my head at the last moment, pushing past Claire to the dining room.

Blake's P.O.V.

"I can't" she whispered, and turned her head to the side running past my sister and through the crowd. Claire walked up to me after ushering the crowd into the dining room. "I think I'm gonna take off" I said and she shook her head wildly "no, no way, you're not backing out of this because my goody-two shoes of a best friend didn't want a player like you to be her first kiss". She blushed as my eyes widened, my sister always said too much. "What I mean is..." she began but I cut her off "sis, it's fine. I'll stay , whatever" she grinned and I followed her to the dining room. I was her first kiss?

Anna's P.O.V.

"So, how's college Anna?" Ethan asked me, leaning over the table and accidentally sliding his elbow into the salad dish. Claire's eyes widened and she launched herself over the table to catch it before it tipped, unfortunately catapulting a plate in the process. The chicken flew across the table, landing on Ryder's head, and he growled at Claire, picking it off his head and handing it to his friend Derek, as if to insure he didn't throw it back. I bit back a smile, and turned to Ethan "sorry what?" he rolled his eyes at me. "How's college?" I looked at Lila on one side, who was deep in conversation with Lola about how she and Ryder met, and then to my other side at Beth, who was flirting shamelessly with shirtless boy. Who, I have to admit, looked almost as good with a shirt on as he did with it off. "It's pretty good" I nodded my head until my eyes fell upon Blake, and they hardened. "Well, apart from my roommate that is". His head whipped up, and looked at me as Lola began to speak, "but I thought you said" I shot my eyes at her, with a look that clearly said shut up and she closed her mouth as Ethan asked "what's wrong with your roommate?"

"Hmm, let me think" I said sarcastically, and listed them out on my fingers "he's a complete and utter man*****, he is a pig who seems incapable of buying food, has no taste in films, calls me and my friends stupid names and is a lying bastard!" I finished, fuming "I could go on but I'm presuming you want to get back to college some time in the next week". Blake sighed in exasperation from across the table, but didn't say anything. "Well" Claire spoke, breaking the silence "alrighty then. Who's for dessert?"

"Actually, I think I'd better take off now, Anna, would you like a ride back to college seeing as we're going the same way?" I arched my eyebrows at him, was he for real? "No thank you" I spoke politely, but I'm pretty sure he got the message running through my head: 'I would not sit in that car with you if you paid me'. He set his jaw and breathed out through his nose "fine then. Claire, you did an amazing job as always, I'll see you later. You coming dude?" he asked shirtless guy, whose name I had forgotten. He looked up from where he'd been nuzzling Beth's neck "nah, I'm good too, thanks". I bit back a grin as he went back to Beth's neck and Blake nodded with a similar expression. Our eyes met and I blushed, before I remembered I was mad at him and tore my eyes away. As his footsteps echoed away, I peeked through a curtain of hair, and sighed deeply. I'm so stupid.

Sorry, not the best chapter I've ever written but yeah, hope you like it. My estimate is, maybe just over 1 page?? Sorry it took so long as well, but it was hard to write and I'm really busy so I only wrote like a sentence or two whenever I had time. Enjoy...

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