The Bad Boy's Bucket List

Define: We

The rest of the day at the lake was fun. I played with my friends and ignored Nolen, mad that he dumped me in the water right after he called me hot. What was I supposed to do with that? Like, should I even be flattered he called me that? He hooked up with all the girls, and he was constantly calling females hot. But, my heart skipped a beat when he said it. And then, he dumped me in the water!

The guys plus a few girls played football afterwards, and rest of the girls sunbathed. Yesterday, when I talked with Sid, I imagined that only our friends would go, but Sidney seemed to have invited the whole school. Which frustrated me, especially when half of the female population sat gawking at Nolen the whole time. Ugh!

I think Nolen knew I was jealous, because he smirked and winked literally every time I looked over.  He was sooooo frustrating. Still, he didn't make a move on any of the girls, and for that I was grateful.

That night, the sun started going down and a bonfire was built. It was large, and someone had brought marshmallows, so I sat on a log by myself, roasting one. Sidney had went to get more marshmallows from the store before we ran out, and everyone else was either busy flirting, kissing, or singing and laughing. Since I didn't know most of the people here, I honestly felt a little alone.

I felt someone sit down next to me, reaching out and taking my hand. I looked over to glance at Nolen, only to be greeted with the face of a stranger.

"Who are you?" I asked the teen boy, who still held my hand. He was large, and looked strong, but wasn't very attractive. In fact, he had a weird glare in his eyes that made me nervous.

"I'm whoever you want me to be, Baby. Or, you can call me Daddy."

I cringed, and tried to pull my hand away. "Get away from me, freak."

He leaned closer, and his Oder filled the air. It smelled like garlic and was honestly so disgusting that I felt the need to puke up my marshmallows.

"Hey, man, you heard her. Get off." Nolen's deep voice filled the air, and I had never been so grateful to hear it. I probably could have handled myself, but I was scared and his presence felt warm.

Vinny, who was bigger than Nolen, took one look at his glare and got up, hurrying away. That's the effect that Nolen had on some people. But, instead of making me feel scared, I felt warm when I was near him.

"You okay?" He asked me, sitting down in the spot Vinny had sat in. I rubbed my hands and nodded.

"Yeah, I'm fine."

I think Nolen heard the lie in my voice, because he stood up, pulling me with him.

"Let's go on a walk." He muttered, and I smiled in agreement. The bonfire was a little overwhelming, and I was glad for the escape.

We walked in silence for a while, over to a rock far away from the fire. I couldn't make out the people hovered around it any more, just the stars that flickered above.

"Thanks." I finally spoke up, laying down on the rock so that I could stare up at the sky. Nolen did the same.

"No problem. That guy is a total creep."

I laughed. "Yeah. Does he even go to our school?"

"I don't think so." Nolen replied, laughing too. We may have been making light of the situation, but I didn't want to talk about it.

In fact, I didn't want to talk about anything.

I rolled on my side and pulled Nolen to face me. Daringly, I pressed my lips against his. He didn't respond at first, and I could tell he was surprised I had initiated the kiss, but it didn't take his body long to respond. I felt his hands move towards my stomach, sneaking inside my shirt. My legs latched around his, and soon we were tangled around each other, kissing passionately.

We made out for about the next five minutes, but Nolen didn't push me any further in that time. Finally, after I pulled away, he laughed.

Panic filled me. He laughed?

"Why are you laughing?" I asked, praying I wasn't that bad of a kisser. Sure, I wasn't as experienced as the bad boy who lay beside me, but was I that awful? I closed my eyes as he continued laughing to himself.

"It's just... Holy moly, you're a good kisser, California." He laughed again.

To say I was surprised would be an understatement. Instantly, I pecked him on the lips once more before looking back up at the night sky.

He wrapped his arms around me and I lay cuddled up in his warmth. I felt like we fit perfectly together, as cheesy as it was.

"Nolen? What are we doing?" I blurted out before I could stop myself.

"Looking at the stars." He answered cheerfully. I resisted the urge to smack him.

"No," I pressed, "I mean, what are we doing? What are we?"

Nolen didn't answer, he stayed silent. Finally, he spoke up.

"Well, we're obviously more than friends." He joked, and I forced a laugh.

"Obviously."

He laughed too, than sighed. "Do we have to have a label? Can't we just go with what feels right?"

I thought for a moment, before smiling to myself. "Yeah, okay." I liked the sound of that. There was no commitment there, we didn't have to label anything yet. We could just kiss when we wanted to, and be just friends when we wanted to.

And right now, I wanted to kiss him again. So I did.

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Short chapter, I'm sorry. I wrote it on my phone so it's not edited or anything, but just tell me what you think. Thanks!!