Barely Breathing

chapter 19

ReecePOV (cont…)

We all climbed into Brodon’s car apart from Mitch and Connor. Connor had work the next morning so he was being a pussy and not coming and Mitch had a date that he was late for. I was happy for him but all I could think was ‘damn I wish I could be late for an official date with Taylor’. Fuck, I am so whipped. The boys noticed me being distant in the car so Brodon put on my CD to liven me up which I was a bit embarrassed about. Brad was sitting in the back with me and kept nudging me to join in with he, Brodon and Dion singing along to my version of ‘I Kissed a Girl’.  I couldn’t help but smile at the stupid faces and tone deafness that they were exhibiting so I decided to let loose and join in. We were belting out the song with the windows down when we stopped at a set of red lights. A car came up next to us, a car full of girls. They must be going out or something because they looked hot as! They laughed at us being idiots and we spoke briefly through the windows. The one sitting directly parallel to me in their backseat tossed a piece of paper at me, the light went green and they drove off. Brodon started rolling forward as they sped off while I opened up the paper.

Give me a call sometime. You’re a cutie ;) 04….

My eyes widened in surprised and the boys were whooping out the windows. They told me I had to ring but I didn’t really want to. I just put the piece of paper in my pocket and kept singing along to my CD. We got to Brad’s house and met Liv and Lesley there because we couldn’t all fit in Brodon’s car so Lesley drove as well. We all piled out of the car and Dion told the girls about the number I got, they both waggled their eyebrows at me as we all walked inside. His parents were at his nan and pop’s house so we were all by ourselves. Usually that would mean party, but they knew I had another show tomorrow so we were just chilling for the night. We were sitting in the lounge room and Lesley decided to bring up something I wish she hadn’t.

“So, I walked in on something interesting the other day” she started. Fuck me dead, I knew what this was going to lead to.

“What happened?” Liv asked with a smug smile, really Lesley, you already told Liv! Not that I should be surprised, girls cannot keep a secret to save their lives.

“Well, I walked in on our favorite rock star getting up close and personal with his “giiiirllllfriennddddd” she said dragging out the word for an extra 10 layers of sarcasm. Everyone looked at me expecting me to say something.

“What?” I said innocently.

“Reece you are such a fucking player bro!” Dion said.

“Dude! In your parents house!? I dunno whether to be disgusted or proud!” Brodon exclaimed.

“Mate, what the fuck?” Brad laughed out.

“Reece! I thought it was fake!?” Liv yelled at me.

All these people were yelling me and I couldn’t differentiate between the insults and the enthusiastic comments. I put my hands up to signal them to shut the fuck up and let me speak.

“Woah! She is my fake girlfriend! We didn’t do anything in my parents house Brodon and I am not a player” I said back in defence.

“Reece” Liv began, I looked at her, “we can all tell.”

What the? Tell what? CONFUSION! “Um, tell what exactly?” I asked.

“We can all tell you like her!” Brad said waggling his eyebrows.

“Of course I like her, I wouldn’t be friends with her if I didn’t!” I said.

“Oh my fucking God! Seriously? YOU. LIKE. HER. REECE!” Dion said, “we can all tell, she probably can too, but seriously, I reckon she wouldn’t mind going out with you. You two are ALWAYS flirting and touching and giggling” he pulled a gagging face, “to be honest if you weren’t one of my best mates, I would have thrown up on you by now” he said. Everyone laughed, I didn’t.