System Shock

Heartbeat

  Wait, did you hear that? Shh, hear my heart beat? Shh, I need this really. --Chris Brown

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"SKYLAR!" Natalie yelled as she caught sight of me coming down the stairs. "you didn't mention coming over." She said releasing me from a tight hug.

"well, I hadn't really planned on it." I said as she towed me over to the sofa that had her boyfriend Drake sitting on it.

"Drake, this is my best friend Skylar." She said pointing to me. "and Skylar this is my amazing boyfriend, Drake."

"nice to meet you." I said shaking his hand.

"yeah, same to you." He smirked. "I've heard so much about you."

I wish I could say the same. I just laughed. "well, we go way back."

"I can tell" he said laughing lightly.

"you see Dreux's faking behind?" Nat asked.

"uh, yeah." I answered remembering what just took place in his bedroom.

"I had to tell him the news."

"Speaking of that news. I didn't even know ya'll were talking like that." She said being nosey, obviously waiting for some much needed girl talk.

"well, I didn't really know we were either. But now that I look back on the breakfasts, the deep conversations, the fucking poem he wrote admitting to liking me, and then him actually asking me out, I figured it out."

She stared at me with her mouth gaped open. Drake laughed at her expression.

"obviously ya'll have some talking to do, and it's getting late." He kissed her on the cheek. "I'll catch ya later babe." He said pecking her on the cheek and picking up his jacket.

"uh yeah, yeah, I'll see you tomorrow or something." Natalie said almost completely blowing him off. She waited until she heard the storm door close then stated the obvious. "YOU HAVE SOME FUCKING EXPLAINING TO DO!"

I laughed as she glared at me. Slowly but surely I told her everything, all the way back to the whole bringing me my homework thing and she told me about her and Drake getting together.

"so he really does like you." She said in awe. "that's cute"

I blushed lightly.

"do you actually like him or are you just dating him just because?"

She looked at me for a moment and I guess my cheeks flushed a deeper shade of red.

"awwwww you really do like him! Who would have thought that you'd ever date a popular. No offense, it's just, come on this is fucking historical!" she flopped back on the couch and marveled.

We talked for a couple of hours then went up to her room to get ready for bed. I went into Dreux's room and it was pitch black. He must be asleep. I walked over to his bed and lightly brushed his hair out his face to kiss him on the forehead.

"night Dreux Bear" I whispered.

He groaned and opened his eyes. "so much for food huh?" he asked with a light laugh covered in sleepiness.

"oh, I'm sorry." I said smacking myself in the forehead. "Nat had me downstairs for hours, catching up. I'll go get you something."

"nah, don't worry about it." he said waving it off.

"well, I'm going to bed, so night." I started to leave but he spoke up.

"so you spent 2 hours with my sister and made me starve and can't sleep in here with me...NEGLECT!"

I laughed although he seemed serious. I crawled in bed next to him after setting the alarm on my phone. "there, happy, you big baby?" I asked while cuddling into him, trying to get comfortable.

"very" he said while wrapping a comforting arm around me.