The Boy Next Door

chapter 10 - all levels of excitement drop to -100000000

💍KACEY O'CONNOR💍
I shoved him away from me. what the hell does he think he's doing?! I turned around and started trudging up the beach, shaking with anger. Why did he have to to do it AFTER you find out you like Austin?
"Kacey wait!" He called after me but I ignored him and carried on.
"Kacey!" He yelled. "Kacey, c'mon, why?"
"Oi, shut up. She obviously doesn't want to talk to you, you prick, leave her the hell alone." Austin warned in a low, dangerous voice. I relaxed visibly and sat down next to him.
"Thanks" I whispered.
"Anything for you shortcake" he winked and I shoved him in the chest causing him to fall back. I laughed at then screamed as he jumped back up and started tickling me.
"No...no, stop...Austin please...stop...AHHHH!!" I screamed in between breathes. I eventually managed to shove him off me and I laid back on the sand catching my breathe.
"I...fudging...hate...you!" I breathed and he laughed falling back on his back.
"What time is it?" I asked and he fished his phone out of his bag.
"10:07"
"10:07?! Fudge balls I need to get home!"
"Awww"
"C'mon Austin. You're my ride."
"Damn shortcake, you're ruining my fun" my breath hitched in my throat. He'd never been that harsh with me before. Then he smirked and I released a breath a didn't realise I was holding in. He was joking. He grabbed his bag and keys.
"Well c'mon then!"
"Really? You're driving home in your swim shorts and nothing else?" I cringed.
"Yeah. Is that a problem shortcake?"
"Well..."
"Look, I know I'm hot, but you could just look out the window so you don't feel tempted to look at me" he winked.
"Ugh, well I'm getting dressed."
"Oh and why's that?" He winked again.
Hmm, let's give him a taste of his own medicine.
"Well we need your eyes on the road Cole, not glued to me, I mean I know I'm hot and everything, but I just can't take that risk." I finished with a wink and he looked at me in disbelief whilst everyone else yelled various "oooooh"s and "buuuuurn!"s and "damn man she got you!" with a few laughs and wolf whistles, and I folded my arms and smirked up at him. He grinned.
"I have taught you well shortcake." He smirked. "Hurry up and get dressed then. We can't have my eyes wandering off the road, can we?"
"I'm wearing shorts and crop top, I'm sure they will anyway." I said cockily, flipped my hair and walked away while he just stared after me in complete shock. I guess no one was expecting that.
I sat behind a rock and let the laughter come pouring out. It was so hard to stop myself from laughing while saying it but I had to stay in character. Oh but the look on his face was priceless!

I was walking out from behind the rock when I overheard Joey and Austin talking and I got excited. I ducked back behind the rock and started listening.
"Dude, you gotta ask her!"
"But she'll reject me"
"No she won't, come on!"
"But she doesn't like me like that!"
"Dude, grow a pair of fucking balls and ask her out!".
"Whatever man." He grumbled and got in the car.
I waited for a sec then walked over to the car and got in myself.
"Let's go" l said as I plugged myself in but he just sat there and stared at me. I paused.
"What? Is my top crooked? Or my hair messed up? Omg I smudged my mascara didn't I?!" I freaked and pulled out my compact but he lowered my hand.
"No."
"Then...what?"
"Just the show you made back there."
"What about it...?"
"You're hot when you're cocky."
"Trust you to make this dirty!"
"I'm serious Kace! Like wow! I didn't know you had it in you!" He laughed.
"I learn from the best!" I winked and flipped my hair and he laughed again, along with me.
"Yes you do." He grinned. But then his face straightened out and he got all serious again.
"Kacey, I've only known you 2 months..."
"Yeah, okay?"
"And I'm scared to say this so early, because you may think I'm a freak..."
"Austin, what are you saying..?"
"Well I need to ask you something..." He paused and I took in a sharp breathe. Was he going to ask me out? Of course not you dumbo, he doesn't like you in that way. But if he doesn't like you in that way then what was that back there? My heart was in my throat, my pulse racing...
"Will you be my...my..." He sighed and looked defeated. What? "My math tutor?"
And all levels of excitement drop to -100000000000. I hate it when the voice in my head is right.
"Um...sure. I mean, I guess." I said disappointedly. I was on the verge of crying. I really thought he liked me!
"It's just I heard you were the best in year 11 and I need to ace math this year to get my Lamborghini."
"Yeah, no, sure, I don't mind!"
Yes I do fudging mind I feel like I want to fudging cry!
"Cool!"

💵AUSTIN COLE💵
"Will you be my math tutor?" "Will you be my math tutor?" The words kept jumbling around in my brain. "Will you be my math tutor?" Oh Austin you fucking chicken. Yeah, okay, I chickened out at the last minute, but so many bad thoughts were going through my brain! Things like "she doesn't like you" "you'll be rejected" "you'll look like the idiot of the school if she rejects you" "she doesn't like you" and at the last minute I changed my words. Sue me!

I saw the disappointment on her face and my heart broke, I wanted nothing more than to be with her, and it upset me that she didn't know and that she thought I didn't like her in that way, but I was kinda happy that she liked me back. I mean if she was disappointed that I didn't ask her out then surely that means that she likes me back?

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A/N
Did you enjoy the teaser in there? ;) DONT HATE ME! Got your hopes didn't i? ;)

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