My Bargain With The BadBoy

•• Chapter Twenty-Five ••

Chapter twenty-five: What?

   "What?" I said slowly.

   "Please. I know you like him, god he adores you. You are all he talks about, day-in day-out." Ryder gasped, running a hand through his hair, "no, I am not drunk or high." He clarified. I smiled at him, I thought about hugging him but it felt wrong. I can't hug Ryder right after I've had sex with his bestfriend.

   "Thank you." I said softly. "I appreciate it."

   Ryder nodded, smiling slightly. His eyes drifted to my neck... oh god no please don't ha-

   "He is here isn't he?" Ryder said slowly, his face heating up, "did I just? Monroe..." he teased.

   "What?" I said innocently.

   "You two were quiet. Normally Ace has his women screaming from the-" Ace burst out of the bathroom and pushed him into the doorway muttering 'okay' over and over again.

   He leant against the door and shut his eyes tightly, "you didn't hear that." He said to me. I laughed and fell backwards.

   "Screaming from the top of their lungs huh?" I repeated. Okay, Ace was good. Really good. It wasn't my first time so I wasn't really bothered when he- shhhhhhhhhhhh

   "I'm a good lover." He muttered, slowly approaching the bed, "can you approve?" He asked. I made a small 'mhm'. It came out breathless, he was leaning across the bed, his arms wrapped around my waist and his head resting on my legs. "See Ryder!" He shouted, "you can fuck off now!"

   I heard multiple profanities before footsteps that slowly got fainter and fainter. "He was listening?" I gasped, "what if we-"

   "If we started making out again? What? He would probably just be jealous of the way you moan my name." He winked at me, I shoved him off and walked into the bathroom to take a long shower. I didn't really want the sweet touch of Ace's hands to wash away from my body. I still showered, his movements were certainly singed into my brain...

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(5 months later)
(Big skip, I know)

   After a few months of hooking up and making out, me and Ace had decided to make it official. Which we did, me and Ace Whitely were officially dating. With extra benefits. Wink.

   Ryder and Lexi had... regrouped? I suppose you could say? It didn't bother me per say but what did bother me, was the fact that Lexi was suddenly calling me her "bestie" and her "girlfriend". I suppose jealousy does weird things to the teen brain. Speaking of teen...

   I was officially Eighteen! In control of my own destiny. School let out a few weeks ago, me and Ace were spending some time together as I tried to find somewhere to live. It didn't seem fair to be in Beth's hair all the time, Lexi and Ryder were always at it and that had to do something to Beth's poor brain.

   Kath and Bennett visited regularly. They wanted to make the most of being able to freely go out before Oscar got here. They decided to call their son Oscar. Kath was unusually huge, she was bigger than last time - so she says - bigger somehow means 10x more hormonal. Ryder made a joke that she may be having twins and Kath lost it. Sobbing her little heart out.

   Harriett has been alright I suppose. Her and Foster have been seeing each other behind Ryder's back but it hasn't been working out. Foster has been busy with applying for colleges around the state, whereas Harriett - who graduated early - is lost on what to do for a whole semester. Beth suggested an undergraduate scheme, but Harriett didn't want to throw herself into that just yet.

   Shannon has been seeing this boy from Minnesota for the past few months. Apparently it's going good.

   Landon, I know nothing about. He left for some naval recruitment scheme in Iowa but he hasn't returned yet, nobody has heard anything from him in a while either. Likely just focused on the task at hand.

   So yes, at the moment everything seems normal. Everything seems that way.

 

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   I would say "cliffhanger!" But I'm planning on cramming this story until I've finished it.

   Hope your enjoying it lovelies!  ❤️

   Emily xx