The State of Confusion

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"And then?"
"We just talked I guess?"
Jen squealed, "AH I LOVE IT SO ARE YALL DATING YET?"
"No."
"What? But you kissed?"
"Didn't mean anything."
"Of course it meant something!"
"Nope. He's going to fuck me over again, Jen, I can't risk that."
"Risk what?"
"My sanity," I sighed.
She stayed quiet. Soon after, I fell asleep.
••••••
"Danger? Hello? Danger?"
I jumped out of bed. Asher was staring at me. My eyes widened.
"You're even prettier in the morning."
"What are you doing here?" I asked suddenly conscious of my breath.
"Waiting for my beautiful girlfriend to get ready so I can take her to school."
"No. Not happening. If anyone sees us together, my neck will be at the top of the band tower."
"Penny please?"
"No. We're not dating. I never agreed to be your girlfriend. I just don't want to get. Caught."
"We're not committing a crime, Pen."
"I'm not taking any chances. I'm going to get murdered and so is your social status."
"I don't care about my social status," he pleaded as he held my hand, "I care about you."
I shook my head, "Please, Ash, understand where I'm coming from."
He sighed, "Ok. Fine. But I'm still not leaving until you're dressed."
I rolled my eyes, "I really hate obsessive guys."
He chuckled, and I quickly threw myself in the shower.
I finished and walked out of the bathroom with only a towel reaching the upper part of my thighs.
"Oh my," he whispered.
I jumped forgetting he was there. "CLOSE YOUR DAMN EYES."
He didn't. His eyes widened.
"What?"
"You're... Stunning."
I snorted in disgust, "What a perv."
I grabbed some clothes and threw them on. He escorted me out of the house. I sat in Jen's car and he tailed us the whole way to school.