I Never Thought You'd Come Along

Part 5

*Taylor's POV*

The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. I was now stressing about all my homework, and about the fact that I had Alex in ALL of my freaking classes! I was deep in thought when suddenly Alex came up to me with his brother Brent, who just so happened to have Brittney hanging off his arm, which I wasn't to thrilled about, but oh well!  

"Hey Taylor! Ummm..... I wasn't able to get your number earlier. So, I thought I'd just get that real quick." 

I looked at him confused. Why did he want my number? I felt like I should know, but with my mind being on other things, I had completely forgotten about our little conversation! He must have noticed that I was confused, because he quickly added, "You know, so we can come see Clark." 

"Oh, right!" I exclaimed! That's what it was! Gosh, I felt so stupid! But, I quickly pulled out a pen and paper and scribbled down my mother's cell phone number. I wasn't even gonna think about giving him the house phone! I did not want to have him call and ask for me and then have to listen to my parents tease me about having a boyfriend! "Here you go! Call whenever!" Then I rushed off! I was not gonna miss my bus for this guy!

*Alex's POV*

Well, that was awkward! Me, asking a girl for her number, in front of my brother and his slut, weird. It just didn't feel right! And I knew that by the way my brother was looking at me, that this would probably come up in our conversations sometime soon! 

I went to my locker and then I hurried off to Brent's car. He was there making-out with Brittney. How wonderful. Gosh, it was our first day here and he already had a 'girlfriend'?! Geesh....  

After mentally throwing up, I got in the car and waited. Brittney had left, but my brother now had to go to his locker and get all his crap. So, I just let my mind wander for a little while. All in all, it had been a good day. I had a few friends, an interesting girl to get to know, and an opportunity to get a pet. Hopefully, things continued this way! 

Finally, my brother showed up.  

"It took you long enough!!" I exclaimed while buckling up my seat belt. 

"Well, sorry that I didn't feel like stopping a super hot make-out session! That girl can kiss!" He responded starting the car. 

"Whatever. Let's just get home! I'm starving!

~A Few Hours Later~

"Hey, mom?" 

"Yes, Alex. What is it?" 

"Didn't you say that you had a golden retriever when you were younger?" 

"Yes, why?" 

"Well, I met this girl at school today and-" 

"Oh! A girl! Is she pretty?" my mom asked winking at me. 

"Umm... Yeah, sure. Anyway-" 

"Wait! Was that a 'yeah sure' meaning 'not really but I know better than to say that' or a 'yeah sure' meaning 'I really don't want to talk about this right now'?"  

"The second one, mom. Now can I finish please?!" 

She laughed. "Of course, honey." 

"Thank you! Anyway, her family is fostering a golden retriever puppy and it needs a home. His name is Clark and apparently he's an awesome dog. I thought you might be interested." 

"Well, it would be fun to have a dog. I'll think about it, okay?" 

"Okay! Here's the number to call if you want more info!" 

"Thanks, Sweetie! Now will you please go tell your father that I would like to talk to him?" 

"Sure, mom. Anything for you!" And with that I innocently kissed her cheek, and then winked at her before running out the door. I loved my mom. She was awesome. It seemed like she hadn't changed a bit over the years. Her attitude was the same, cheery and easy to love. But her personality kinda had a teenage tint to it. Making her all the more fun. She looked the same too. She was short and thin, with a thin face, which was almost constantly outlined by her straight, shoulder length, chocolaty brown hair. I couldn't imagine my life with out her!

~A Few Hours Later~

Later, when I was getting ready for bed, I began to wonder why I wanted to get to know Taylor so bad. I mean really? And what made me think she'd actually allow me into her world? She was pretty distant from everyone. Ugh. "I don't want to think about all this now! I've thought about it a lot already today! All I want right now is to go to sleep!"