The Bad Boy Chronicles

Chapter Eight

Everything has been so awkward lately. Breakfast is awkward. Lunch is awkward. Being alive is awkward.

I've been trying to avoid him as much as possible to be honest. I keep telling myself that I have this under control, but I'm only lying to myself.

I'm laying on my bed, scrolling through Instagram when I hear a knock at my door.

"Come in" I say, expecting to see Katy. I flip over to my back and sit up. I see Alex and my eyes go wide.

"Um... Hi"

Wow. Nice way to play it cool.

He chuckles a shoves his hands into his pockets. He looks at the ground and moves his feet awkwardly before looking up at me.

"Um, what are you doing tonight?"

A look of surprise takes over my features. Why would he want to know what I'm doing tonight? Does he want to take me on a date somewhere? That's probably not the case, but I still blush at the thought.

"I'm not doing anything. Why?"

"I wanted to know if you wanted to go to that new restaurant that opened up a couple of weeks ago with me."

Woah. Wait- he actually wants to take me somewhere. With him. On a date.

"Yes, I do." he says with a smile.

Did I say that out loud?

"Yes, you did." He says and chuckles again.

"Sure I'll go with you. What time are we going?" I ask curiously.

"Um, 7:30-ish." He replies.

"Okay." I say and with that he walks out of my room.

I look at my phone and see that it's 4:00. I calculate how much time I'll need to get ready and start to plan out my outfit.

I hear another knock at my door and see Katy walk in.

"Hey-"

"Why are you going on a date with my brother?" She interrupts me.

Shit. I've been caught.

"Because he asked me. I'm not going to turn down free food." I reply casually.

"Han, I've told you countless times. You don't need to get close to him. He's my brother, and I love him, but he's a man whore. You'll get hurt."

"I'm not going to let it get serious. I promise." I say and she pulls me into a hug.

"Please be smart about this" she whispers and walks out of my room.

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7:30 finally comes around. I sit on a couch in the living room and wait for Alex to finish getting ready.

Katy comes around the corner and catches my attention.

"Okay, it took a lot of work but, I now give you... Your date for tonight." She says with a smile and Alex comes into view.

"Do you really have to do this?" He asks. He looks amazing. Katy did well.

"Yes, yes I do." She says and leaves us alone.

"So, uh, are you ready?"

I stand up and smooth out my very well put together outfit that makes me looks like I stepped out of a tumblr blog.

"Yeah. Let's go."