My Bad Boy Best Friend

Chapter 6: It's not unhealthy! It's love!

This was happening. This was really happening?

I was with Danny Brach?

I was in his car. *Screeches*

"So I guess you're probably wondering why now, right?" What? Was I supposed to wonder? "I don't know, it just felt like the right time." He was doing all the talking and I didn't really mind. "Yeah it's random and I have never shown the slightest interest in this before but-- but I figured I had to give it a shot, right?"

Now that he mentions it, yeah his timing's a little weird?

"Danny, what's going on?" I'm an idiot!

"Nick was talking about you today and I thought that maybe--"

Nick. This was too good to be true, I should've known!

"Alright, I'm sorry, but you're going to have to stop the car."

"Look, I just want to talk. It won't even take very long-- Nick didn't really say anything-- just enough to make me realise that I had to do this now."

No. No. No. No. No.

My crush asked me out because of Nick Lovestone. No! This cannot be happening!

"He said something about you getting detention-- I just wanted to check up on you. I know we don't talk a lot but I care about you."

My brain was having a very hard time trying to understand him. Basically my brain was kind of torn up about this.

"So what do you want to talk about?" I crossed my arms against my chest.

"You. Just you." Me? Why me? *Groans with frustration*

"Yeah, go ahead, I'm listening."

"Alexa, help me out here, alright? I'm not very good at this." Clearly.

"So we're talking about me, let's see, I'm failing calculus, my best friend got me stuck in detention and the guy I'm out with has been talking to my more than creepy ex, yeah I don't feel so great right now." I sighed. Who starts a conversation with, I'm failing calculus?

"Uh-- look I'm not very fond of Nick either, he's my brother's friend, we talk sometimes. And I think I can help you with calculus. Your best friend's a little bit of a reckless mess, no offense."

"How exactly do you plan on helping me with calculus?"

"I'm not terrible at it." He shrugged.

"I've never seen you in class." I shook my head.

"Yeah, yeah, I don't take that class."

"So? How will you help me?"

"Well, I don't know if I suck at it yet, so maybe I'll give it a shot?" That's actually kinda sweet? I guess?

"You know I may be able to look past the Nick Lovestone thing if you'd just ease up a little?" Because the fact that he was currently on edge was really freaking me out.

He let a smile slip and I noticed him relax a little. "Your request is being processed." He bit his lip.

I giggled.

"Your smile's prettier up close." He said softly, looking away as soon as he'd uttered the words.

"Yours too." I whispered.

"So, it's a Saturday."

"It is." I bit my lip.

"Everyone knows what happens on Saturday." Right. That.