After the bell

Nineteen

Me and Jon must of fell asleep because I wake up to my phone ringing from the other room. I get up putting Jon's  t-shirt walking to the other room picking my phone up from my handbag.

I stare at the screen blurry eyed seeing the name Lana on the screen.

"Hey" I mumbled my voice all tired looking down at the floor kicking my top next to my underwear that was still on the living room floor.

"Where the fuck are you?" She snapped.

"What?" I asked her sounding rather shocked.

I walk through the living back into the bedroom.

"You owe me big time" she said.

I look at the clock seeing it was one in the morning.

"Oh fuck oh fuck" I said staring at the clock "I fell asleep"

"Yeah you owe me. You mom was frantic. She rung I told her you was asleep at mine"

"Thank you." I said gratefully whispering.

"Yeah you owe me I want to know everything about the cologne guy"

"Bye Lana" I muttered whispering down the phone hanging up on her.

I lay down on my back thinking how lucky I was to have Lana as I friend even though she was a pain in the ass sometimes.

"Everything okay?" Jon asked me sitting up.

"I'm sorry, I woke you up" I said looking at him.

"It's okay, so everything okay?"

"Yeah, I my mom wondered where I was" I said sitting up "we fell asleep she  was expecting me home"

"Shit" Jon said turning the light on "Peyton you need to be more careful!"

"Hang on! It's not just me!" I pointed out.

"Peyton I'm not the one who has a family excepting me home!" Jon said sternly sounding like my teacher rather than my boyfriend.

"Don't you think I know that!" I shouted standing up.

"No I don't think you do! I don't think you understand your parents could of rung the police! Do you not understand that?"

"Stop talking to me like I'm thick! Like we'er in the classroom! Like I don't understand the consequences of what we are doing" I walked out the bedroom walking to the kitchen getting a drink.

I stand there rather upset with Jon, and the fact that it feels like his blaming me for something that was both our fault.

"Listen, babe, I'm sorry for flying of at you like that, it's just we both have to be so careful, if we don't I'm going to lose everything"

"Everything?" I questioned him turning to see him standing there with a pair of sweatpants on topless, I was wondering what he was going on about has he doesn't have anything to lose except a job and could end up in prison. (Okay it's bad, I know)

"Yes everything, my job and you. That's all I have" Jon informed me.

"Jon I don't want to be the reason you get into trouble"

"Are you telling me Peyton that you could walk out that door, walk away from us, go to school on Monday and act like us never happened?"

I stood there thinking it over for a second and was unsure if I could.

"Could you?" I questioned him he shook his head at me.

"Na" he said shaking his head "I couldn't, I don't know what it is about you Peyton but I haven't felt like this about anyone"

I stand staring at Jon who was leaning casually on the side of the kitchen counter, I was unsure what to say or do.

"Maybe we should try and back away from each other again" I suggested though hating myself for suggesting it as I knew I couldn't do that, but I didn't  want to get him in trouble, and if it wasn't for Lana I'd be reported missing right now, things could of gone bad overnight.

"You don't get it, do you? Jon said pushing himself off the side stepping to me I shake my head in confusion he cups my face with his hands "I'm in love with you Peyton"