adelaide street [s.m]

~six~

  i see shawn walking towards my locker after school.

"she's coming! kiss me," he says quickly. i pull at my fingers nervously as i see my sister approaching us from the corner of my eye. "now!"

before i can say anything, he pushes me against the locker and places his lips on mine. his lips are soft and they mold perfectly against mine.

a shriek comes from my sister and my eyes widen. however, shawn completely ignores it, kissing me even more aggressively.

suddenly, i'm ripped away from shawn.

ow! of course she ripped me away and not him...she wouldn't hurt him.

"vivi! what the hell was that?!" she exclaims, prodding my shoulder not-so-softly, making me wince.

"leo, shawn's my boyfriend," i shrug to make it seem like i didn't care but inside, my heart was pounding against my chest as i forced those words out my mouth.

"i can't believe this! he should be with me, not you!" she shouts so loud i'm sure the whole school can hear her. i stay quiet for a few moments. it hurts me to lie to her.

"well he's dating me so leave us alone." i push past her to reach shawn. i grab his hand and walk out the school gates. i'm pretty sure my voice was shaky.

"that was good, muffin, where are we going?" he asks.

"uh what about the coffee shop on adelaide street? we can discuss this fake relationship more," i suggest as he leads us to his jeep.

"where we first met? sure." how could i forget?

after a silent 10 minute drive, we arrive at the coffee shop. he tells me to go find seats while he purchases the food. i take a seat on a large armchair with another chair opposite me and a small table in between.

"thanks," i smile up gratefully at him as he hands me a coffee and a muffin. "here, take this," i say, handing him a $5 note.

"no no no, it's okay, i insist." he shoots me a smile and it immediately makes me melt.

he's making hating him a lot harder...

maybe i don't have to hate him.

no, aviana, remember why he's called mr rudie.

screw it, he's nice now and that's all that matters.

"so you wanted to talk, muffin?"

"well yeah," i reply before taking a sip of my coffee. "how long do we have to do this for?"

"i guess until your sister stops being so obsessive. after that, i'll have no use for you and you'll be thrown away," he says the last part jokingly and we both laugh.

"hey!" i slap his arm playfully and he grabs it in mock pain.

"your sister has something against me though. she has a recording of me singing and playing the guitar. i don't exactly want the whole school to know i sing." he tells me softly.

"you sing?" i ask in awe. he nods slowly. "you have to sing for me some time."

"i will. perks of being my girlfriend," he smirks.

"fake, girlfriend," i correct him, raising an eyebrow.

"same thing," he mutters, rolling his eyes and for some reason, that wakes up the butterflies in my stomach.

what is happening to me?

his big brown orbs are staring into my blue ones and they no longer feel as intimidating. instead, they look soft and caring.

"i'm sorry about the way i acted when we first met, by the way," he says. and the week after, i mentally add.

"i-it's okay..." i guess.

"i was having a really bad day."

"what happened?"

"i don't really want to talk about it..." he says and i nod, offering him a smile.

suddenly, my phone starts vibrating and i pick it up to see that it's jordana calling me. with a sigh, i face shawn again.

"sorry, i gotta take this." he gives me an understanding nod and i go out to take the call.

as soon as i press "accept", her shrill squeal fills my ears.

"omg! you're dating mr rudie?!"

"um yeah. well you see..." i want to tell her so bad but i can't. no one can know it's a fake relationship. "yes, i am."

"what did i tell you? i can see it! you guys are so cute."

"uh thanks. listen-"

"how did he ask you out? i bet he took you to a posh restaurant and asked you out there. no! better yet, he took you to a beach and drew out "will you be my girlfriend?" in the sand."

gosh, her imagination is wild.

"no, not really. he just asked me at school." more like he freaked the crap out of me first and then asked me.

"what a disappointment." i can imagine her shaking her head right now.

"did you really think for a second that someone like him could be romantic?" i let out a laugh.

"well, no. but i had faith in him," she replies, "who am i kidding? of course i didn't." we both burst out laughing again.

"okay, i'm sorry but i have to get back to him."

"oh yeah of course. talk to you later! bye."

"bye." i hang up, ready to go back in but it suddenly hits me.

jordana sure supports this but miles...miles!

what is he going to think? he literally just told me to stay away from him. oh no.

i see miles appear on my screen.

i guess we'll find out now.

"hey miles," i say slowly.

"avi, what the hell. you just completely ignored what i said."

"i'm sor-"

"i thought you hated him! and now you're dating him?!"

"I-"

"i can't believe you. why don't you trust me?"

"of course i trust you. i trust you more than anyone. i just, i don't know what i was thinking. but i like him. he's actually nice." i try to reason with him.

"i don't believe that at all. it's probably all an act." wait he knows?

"w-what's an act?"

"his nice image, of course," he replies and i let out a sigh of relief.

"what did you think i was talking about?"

"nothing," i say maybe a little too quickly.

"okay...well i still don't approve of him but i guess you don't need my permission. if he makes you happy, then i'm fine with it."

"he does," i lie, "thanks miles!"

"but if he breaks your heart, i swear to god..."

"he won't," i say, fully knowing that i'm lying. of course he'll break my heart. we're just fake dating. but then again, how can he break my heart if it's not even real?

"avi, i gotta go. i love you."

"love you too, bye." i hang up before i see shawn joining me outside.

"i was thinking i'll drive you home? we were done inside anyway," he says.

"that'd be great."