The Bad Boy Calls Me Dork

Chapter 18 - Teddy Bear Love

"Holy damn, that movie was so scary." I comment from the seat beside Ashley driving home from the movies in her new convertible. One thing i forgot to mention is their family is quite well off, their house is massive and awesome.

"I know right, i almost pissed my pants." She agrees.

We drive in silence for a while before she decides to address the elephant in the room. "So, you and Zac aye?" She smirks. "I knew it all along."

"Nah." I reply "He's a total dickhead. He only cares about himself."

She looks at me weirdly, "But Chris told me that he saw you two about to kiss, and you ditched school just to help him with his wounds that he got fighting some loser who was talking shit about you. That seems like you two are at least friends, what went wrong?"

So many things, like the fact that we almost had a full on drunk make out session and tells me it means a lot to him then the next day he goes and screws some random chick! But i wasn't keen to tell Ashley this right now because i know she would try everything to get us together.

"He completely distances me at school cause of his reputation, he uses girls like tissues, tries to kiss me when he's dating Monica, joined a gang which hunted me down and tries to bloody kill me, tells everyone that i SLEPT with him even when i didn't and just has such a bipolar attitude." I explain, earning a shocked look from a confused Ashley. I realised i forgot to tell her all this before.

"He what?! Gang? Kiss? Monica? Why didn't you tell me this?" She freaks out, staring at me intensely."

"Eyes on the road." I tell her, avoiding the topic.

"Tell me all of this, right now. What gang are you talking about?" She says, fixing her glance back on the road in front of her.

"I don't know, he joined some gang ages ago and they tried to hunt him down but i wouldn't tell them where he was, so they jumped me." I explain, sounding calm and collected, quite the opposite to my friend's face right now.

"So you protected him and put your own life at risk for his wellbeing, but you say you hate him?" I never thought about it like that but i guess its true. I have very mixed feels towards Zac.

"Sounds to me like your in love with him. Or at least have a crush on him."

"You.. You think i love Zac Parker?" I laugh hysterically. "Never in a million billion trillion years would I ever!" Ashley stares at me unconvinced. "Let's face it, you don't go around almost kissing, protecting and lying for someone you hate now do you."

"Yeah well even if i didn't hate him, he still hates me so.."

"I think you're just finding reasons to make yourself hate him because you're scared."

"Of what?" I question.

"That what happened with you and Tyler will happen with you and Zac."

I think for a while before speaking. That can't be true, can it? I still haven't dated anyone since Tyler, but i thought i was over that. "Don't be ridiculous." I chuckle.

We turn around the corner to my house. She stops the car. "Well, just consider your options. Call me if you need someone to talk to about all this." She offers and i smile back.

"Okay, but i'm telling you, i am NOT in love with Zac Parker." I state once and for all. Although it kind of sounds like i'm trying to convince myself this at the same time as Ashley. But i can't have a crush on Zac? We're like total opposites, good girl bad boy. He's cool and super popular and I'm sarcastic and clumsy, we would never work out.