Guarded

Chapter 15

I was so incredibly embarrassed after the press conference. I didn't speak to anybody in the house when I was leaving for school because I knew they had watched it. My puking fiasco wasn't as fabulous to other people as it was to me and I'd made a complete fool of myself.

I didn't even speak to Lucas when he drove me to school I just waited till we arrived and hopped out the limousine not even bothering to say goodbye. I could see a few people looking at me a lot more lingeringly than normal as I went to my locker and that just made me feel worse.

"Hey sir pukes-a-lot"

I turned at the sound of Jacob's voice and immediately propelled my body at him and hugged him tight. He was stiff for a moment, confused, but then big arms wrapped around me and I already felt better "I'm so glad to see you. Like, so glad"

"Yeah. Me too. I was wondering how you were doing with this"

"A lot better now that you're here." He squeezed me a bit "What would I do without you?"

We could tell other people were getting weirded out with our super intense long hug in the middle of the hall so we pulled away reluctantly and made our way to the door that led outside.

"So I have to ask what was with you blowing chunks?" he said sitting opposite me on the bench.

"Interesting thing about a 'great Jake surprise' is that the surprises just keep coming even the next day during a press conference"

"No way"

"Yes way"

"That is hilarious" I punched him in the arm "ow! I wouldn't have let you have one if I knew you were doing a TV conference the next day. 'Great Jake surprise's are practically guaranteed to have you heaving the next morning if not that night"

"The glitter was a good choice though. It made my vomit seem magical"

"Like a unicorn right?"

"A gross unicorn." I laughed "I'm glad I came in today though. I already feel a lot better."

"What are best friends for?" he stuck his tongue out at me.

"So, how many people are talking about it?"

"Not as many as you think honestly. The hot topic of the week is still my party"

"Oh yeah, how did that go?"

"Everybody got shitfaced. Where did you get to anyway?"

"I uh wasn't feeling well" I lied "What happened with Anya?"

"Why?" he went stiff "Did she say something happened? Because she was super drunk so who knows what she thinks happened"

"We haven't spoken since that night I was just curious but your reaction kinda makes me think I missed something" I teased.

"She just got crazy drunk after she got out the pool. That's all. Speak of the devil"

I shifted in my seat to see her running over to us with her arms flailing around "Tori, hey! I watched the press release. I'm so sorry"

"It's fine"

"Well I'd bet any money my hangover was ten times worse"

"Yeah Jacob told me"

"What else did Jake tell you?" she shot him a weird look.

"That you got drunk. That's all I said" he mumbled as if I wasn't there.

I could tell they were keeping something from me "what is up with you two?"

"Us? Me and him? Nothing"

"What did your dad say about the puking thing" Jacob changed the subject quickly.

"He paid the reporters from papers and magazines with the most readers to at least keep it off the front page"

"Yeah I picked up one paper this morning with a story titled 'Hayes daughter flips her lid when asked about virginity'"

"Damn! I forgot about that. Could you believe that guy?"

"Priceless reaction though 'are you off your nut?'" Jacob said imitating my high voice.

Anya wrapped her arm around my shoulder and rubbed my shoulder "let's just get through the day"

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Bit of a filler today except though dafuk is up with Anya and Jacob. Its fun building up the beginnings of a crazy storyline.

CAN WE PLEASE TALK ABOUT I SPENT AN HOUR WATCHING THE GIF. LITERAL TEARS OMFG.

I try my best to find gifs that relate to the chapter but I couldn't help myself wow