What Have You Done? - Montgomery De la Cruz x Reader

{chapter five}

Y/N's P.O.V

I was unable to contain my grin spreading from ear to ear. I couldn't believe it - Montgomery De la Cruz wasn't always a jerk. Maybe he even had a sweet side. I was laid on my bed, staring at my phone willing it to light up, my math textbook discarded close by. So much for a study session. I was still glowing from our brief conversation, however novel it may have been, when my phone went off a gain. I let out a small squeal, my stomach doing backflips as I checked who sent it. Monty. I danced around my room a little (friends get this excited when they text each other right?) before opening his message.

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - I need your help

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - what with, cos I swear down criss-cross if it's about homework I'll end you

Montague 🙈🙉🙊- bit extreme

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - what do you want you arse

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - it's about Bianca. You know Bianca Barnett your friend? {read 21:14}

Montague 🙈🙉🙊- Y/N you still there? {read 21:17}

Montague 🙈🙉🙊- are you ignoring me {read 21:32}

Montague 🙈🙉🙊- wtf y/n I know you're reading these. I thought we were cool {read 21:44)

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - I legitimately don't know what I've done {read 22:02}

Montague🙈🙉🙊 - you know what fuck you {read 22:04}

It wasn't Monty's fault, it really wasn't. Having Bianca as a best friend was a blessing and a curse, she was genuinely one of the sweetest people I knew and she didn't mean any harm but I had always been in her shadow. Every one of my crush's liked her, every single one, she refused to date them at first but eventually I started becoming embarrassed of it and stopped telling her who I liked. So far she had dated 3 boys that I thought I had loved. It wasn't that I even liked Monty, I just felt I was being used again to get to Bianca. You could say I was slightly salty.

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - I'm sorry, there was me thinking you wanted to be friends. I am NOT another way to get to Bianca. If you want to ask her out do it yourself.

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - what are you on about?

Montague 🙈🙉🙊- wait...you think that...

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - you've got this badly twisted.

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - ?

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - I wanted to know if YOU want to come with me to Bryce's tomorrow.

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - two things. #1 what's that got to do with Bianca #2 ew Bryce no gross

Montague 🙈🙊🙉 - you thought I was gross up until today

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - Bryce is a new level kind of gross though. And Bianca?

Montague 🙈🙊🙉 - Justin's bringing Bianca there and with the whole Jess situation...

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - oh I see you want me there to play referee in case Jessica pays a surprise visit.

Montague 🙈🙊🙉 kind of {read 22:16}

Montague 🙈🙊🙉 did that offend you

Montague 🙊🙊🙉 coz I mean I wanted you to come anyway

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 shit I've upset you again

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 I actually wanted you to come

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 like as friends

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - wow you spammed my phone. I went to make microwave popcorn calm it kermit. Of course I'll come. babysitting Bianca is like a full time job.

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - you and those fucking expressions. First the Girl Scout thing, now kermit.

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - I'm a pro 😉 I'll see you tomorrow I guess.

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - you bet

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - goodnight criss-cross

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - goodnight kermit

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - you cannot call me that 😂

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 - just did

Capulet 👑💖🌸 - peace out Girl Scout 😘✌️( sorry not sorry )

Montague 🙈🙉🙊 peace out Girl Scout 😘✌️

Montgomery was hideously late to Bryce's, like hideously late. I refused to be in the same room with that rich kid alone, so I found myself sat outside by the pool with Justin and Bianca. Marcus was there with some other girl I vaguely new as Amelie. Bad move. I did not want to watch them very obviously flirting or see the way that Justin kept trying to feel her up. Nope, not my thing. It had been two hours with no Monty so I eventually gave up and trudged back to the summer house to get my things.

"I think I'm going to head back you know" I called to the two of them. No answer. I made a mental note to act mad with Bianca tomorrow - this evening had properly sucked. I can't believe he had stood me up. Annoyed I kicked a stone by the poolside as I walked back. That was the worst life decision I ever made. It threw me off balance and fell face first, belly flop and all into the pool. Nice going y/n, nice going.

After a few moments of flailing I sorted myself out. The only thing that had been bruised was my dignity and I was unharmed if not a little shell shocked. Justin helped me out of the pool and handed me a towel while Marcus howled with laughter. How hilarious.

"What are we going to do with you?" Bianca chuckled shaking her head.

"I'm fine. I'm going to get changed. I carry a spare pair of clothes everywhere I go thanks to the whole soup incident"

"I feel partly responsible for that," Bianca remarked.

"You should," I chuckled. The doors to the summer house where already open and Bryce was sat watching the tv with some girl I didn't really know. I was literally the only person there alone. He looked at me and sniggered as I began to shake from the cold slightly.

"Whoa what happened to you?"

"What do you think?" He didn't say anything in reply "is it okay if I just get changed?"

"Sure. There's a guest bedroom through there with an en-suite bathroom. Have a shower if you want."

"That would actually be really nice. Thanks Bryce" Some little voice in my head told me he was being kind a that maybe Montgomery was right. Maybe he wasn't as bad as I thought. I should have ignored that little voice.

I locked the guest bedroom door behind me and took off the wet clothes stuffing them into a compartment in my bag. I laid out the fresh outfit on the bed, unfolding it so there were no wrinkles in the plaid shirt I had picked out. I was smirking to myself, happy that I had been prepared for this situation. I can tell you now I was not in the slightest prepared. I ditched my underwear before I walked in the bathroom, tossing them haphazardly over my shoulder as I entered. It was a fucking nice bathroom. Shutting the door behind me , I jumped into the shower more excited then a girl my age should have been, intrigued by the endless amounts of buttons on the panel. I turned the water stream on and went to town like a kid in a sweet shop, choosing the water pressure, temperature, soaps, shampoos, scents, oils and massaging sponges. How much money did Bryce actually have? I was rewashing my hair for a third time with a different shampoo when I heard a distant sound. That should have been my cue to leave - but I ignored it, working the product into a bigger lather and humming a song to myself.

It was then I heard the sound of a door handle clicking, the sound of laughter from Bryce, Marcus and Justin. Then another voice, confused and deep. Before I could do anything, the door flew open and a body entered the bathroom, completely oblivious to my naked self pushed behind the glass panel of the shower screen. I screamed. Montgomery De la Cruz was in the bathroom.