Sugar, Spice, Who Said I was Nice?

The Cat Came Back, the very Next Day

Honestly, I don't know how to react. Either I punch him in the face and starting saying crap about how he's lying and that he only wants in my pants, or I can pretend like he's joking. Since I've done enough damage to his face, I started laughing like a maniac. 

"You're joking, right?" I asked.

Hurt flashed in his eyes but he stood his ground and shook his head. "I'm completely serious."

"You can't love me Cody." I told him.

"I think I'm pretty sure when I know I'm in love with someone or not." 

"I'm a violent, sarcastic, rude, bitchy delinquent whose personality is so terrible it'll make a nun curse. I'm just one of those people who don't deserve someone to love. Because in the end, I'll just screw it all up somehow, and you'll end up heartbroken and sad and it'll be all my fault." I said icily.

"Is that really how you see yourself? I think you should tell your conscience to shut the hell up cause I see a beautiful, funny, sarcastic girl that never fails to brighten my day, no matter how she does it," He told me. I was going to cut him off, but he kept on going.

"You're such an amazing person in my eyes, and I just wanted you to know that even if you don't want it, my heart will be yours." He took my hand and put it on the left side of his chest, right where his heart is.

"You cheesy asshole. Did you not hear me? I'm incapable of love. My own mother can't stand me. Please, just find another girl to fall in love with. I'm not worth your time." I said.

His face was pained, and just looking at it made my heart clench. "I'm not giving up on you Carter. I will make you mine. And to be honest, no other girl could make me feel this way. You're worth it all."

"Good luck with that." I said as he walked out the door.

While watching him leave, I felt my heart banging against my chest and my mind was swirling with thoughts of only him. I pushed those thoughts away. I didn't want to be thinking these things about him.  He was just another boy whose time was going to be wasted on me.

*

"So where did your friend go?" Jeremy asked.

"I dunno. He just left." I told him.

"Carter what did you do?" He gave me a pointed look.

"Well if you must know, he confessed his so-called love for me, and I straight out  told him that he was just wasting his time on me." I said.

"God, what the hell is wrong with you?" He sighed, running a hand over his face.

"What are you talking about? I just saved him from disaster." I gritted my teeth.

"If you weren't a chick, I'd punch you in the face. Do you  know what you're doing? You're letting go of a guy who's crazy enough to fall in love with you. Not that you're psychotic, but you have a hard shell that no guy ever tries to break through. Now that this guy comes along, you push him away! Do you want to be a crazy old cat lady?" 

"Oh my goodness, Jeremy if you were me you'd under-" I started ranting but the phone rang and I gave him a look that said, 'We'll talk about this later.'

"Carter and Jeremy's crappy apartment, who the hell am I talking to?" I said in a bored tone. Obviously I'm not in the mood for a tea party. 

"You've been out of my house for more than two weeks and you've lost your civil behaviour. I'm starting to think that letting you move in with Jeremy isn't such a great idea, Carter." Mom nagged.

I sighed heavily. "Mom, it's so nice to hear your nagging voice again. If you're wondering if I did my laundry, be proud because I did." 

"Good for you. I want to know if you want to come over to have dinner with your father and I. You could bring Jeremy along."