In a Downward Spiral (Book One)

Chapter Seventeen

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Natalia's POV

I sat at the lunch table with Parker. It was the first day at school with us officially going out and it made me happy.

Parker grabbed my hand and squeezed it. "What do you want to do tonight?" he asked me.

I shrugged. "Watch a movie and cuddle, hang out with Julie and Josh."

He smiled. "About Julie. Is she getting with Brandon?"

I thought about it. It seemed like they were getting together. They were all over each other at his house.

"I think she is."

"Think I am what?" Julie asked from behind me, making me jump.

I covered my face with my hands in embarrassment. She always popped up when you didn't expect it.

"Jesus, Juliet!" I shouted. "You scared the living shit out of me!"

He smiled. "Why were you talking about me?" she asked.

"You and Brandon, actually," Parker said.

Julie smiled, looking at her hands. "Hopefully things work out."

"They better," I said. "You better become my sister."

She laughed. "You're weird, Harris."

"Always, Mrs. Brandon Harris."

She blushed. "Don't say that," she said.

I smiled. "Why not?"

"It makes me miss seeing him."

I chuckled. "You only just met him a couple days ago, Julie."

She shrugged. "He's really sweet. Probably the sweetest guy I've met."

Parker raised an eyebrow. "Brandon, sweet? How?"

She smiled to herself. "He asked if he could be my Romeo."

I couldn't help but smile. "Awww! That's so cute!" I gushed.

"I know," she swooned. "And we talked on the phone all night and fell asleep on each other."

I pouted. "I wish Parker and I would do that."

Parker chuckled. "We don't need to. We can cuddle and talk until we fall asleep."

I smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "Always."

Julie suddenly looked up from her phone and smiled widely. I swear, I've never seen her smile like that.

"What're you smiling about?" I asked her.

She pointed behind me and I turned around. Brandon was at the school and it made me smile. I knew he was just there to visit Julie, but I was still happy to see him.

"Brandon!" I shouted.

He looked in our direction and smiled brightly. He walked to us and hugged me from behind. He eventually sat beside Julie and pulled her into a tight hug.

I laid my head on Parker's shoulder and smiled. I was glad that Julie found someone. Her happiness made me happy.

"Hey, Juliet!" I heard someone yell. "Are you sleeping with him too?"

I snapped my head up and looked in the direction of Jeremy Holmes.

"Oh, shut the fuck up, Jeremy!" I shouted at him. "You're just jealous!"

Julie looked at me smiled. "Thanks, Nat."

I smiled back. "No problem."

"Didn't she just sleep with Aaron a few days ago?" Randy Smith, the boy who picked on me in second grade, asked.

Brandon pushed out of his chair and stood up, turing towards the table of jocks and the student body.

"Anyone who says another word about Juliet will have their fucking shins broken, got it?" He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

He glared at everyone in the room and locked his jaw. He sat back down and clenched his teeth. Julie looked at him and grabbed his hand from his lap.

"Thanks." She smiled.

He gave her a slight smile. "Anything for you."

I felt a hand slip into mine and smiled. I looked at Parker and kissed his cheek. He smiled at me and let go of my hand, wrapping his arm around me instead.

"I love you," he whispered.

I smiled and leaned on him. "I love you too."

"I know what I want to do later," he whispered next to my ear.

I looked at him. "And what's that?"

He smiled. "I want to show you an important place."

An important place? I thought the important place was the graffiti covered building.

I guess I'd find out when he showed me.

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