The Nerd and the Jock (1st bk of Nerd Series)

Chapter 11- Blake

"Are you sure you don't want me to take her by myself?" Trevor asked for the millionth time as we pulled into the dance studio where both Mimi and Sky danced. "I mean, I don't mind. I have to take Mimi in anyways."

I shook my head. "Skylar wants me to watch her dance. It's supposed to be a parent day today and..." I shrugged my shoulder, causing Trevor to nod his head. I was annoyed that my mother couldn't make it and how it disappointed my sister because the babysitter had been the only one to see her.

"You are going to love Miss P.," Skylar said, joining the conversation. She had taken off her seat belt and was in between the two seats in the second row. Excitement filled her eyes, and I could tell that she was happy that I would watch her dance. "She is really sweet and awesome."

"And she makes the best sandwiches," Mimi said, and the boys snorted.

"I thought Bailey made the best sandwiches," I said, looking back at Mimi.

"She does," Mimi said, "but Miss P. is up there too." Mimi got out of the booster seat and got into the aisle as well. She glared at Trevor before narrowing her eyes. "Open the door," she said. "I want to get a sandwich. I don't know why you have the child lock in place."

"I wonder why," Trevor said sarcastically before looking in the back at Michael, who was still seated.

Michael shrugged his shoulder, smiling. "It was fun," he said. "It scared Bailey half to death."

Trevor shook his head. He didn't say a word as he got out of the van with me getting out on the other side. He opened the van's door and watched as I opened the other side. "Are you sure..?"

"For the last time, I am coming," I said, interrupting him. "I want to know why you are acting like this and acting as if you have a "secret" lover that I do not know about it."

Trevor frowned and sighed, looking at me rather annoyed. "Look, I do not have a secret lover," he said. "Nor do I have a girlfriend. And I do not want a girlfriend. So, please stop saying that I have a girlfriend."

"What? It's not like you can be gay," I said, jokingly. I caught sight of a small flicker of something on Trevor's face, and I frowned. "It's not bad to be gay. Are... you gay?"

Trevor didn't reply when he looked at Mimi as she and the others got out of the van. "Come on, Mimi," he said, ignoring my question. "Miss P. wants you to eat something before your class. You have an hour before your class. I think that there are sandwiches left for you."

"There better be," Mimi replied. She grabbed my sister's hand and started to pull her towards the studio. "Come on, Sky," she said. "Let's see if there are peanut butter and cheese sandwiches left!"

I walked over to Trevor and tried to put my hand on him. However, I let it fall when he jerked away from me. "Tr-"

"Forget it," Trevor said, darkly. "Just... drop it."

I frowned as I watched him follow the kids towards the studio. I wonder what I had said that made him freeze and wondered if he was actually gay. I knew that one other person might know if Trevor was gay or not, but she was MIA at the moment...

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The sound of singing filled the air when I followed Skylar to her classroom. I watched amused when she groaned about missing Miss P. dancing and wondered again who Miss P. was.

When she opened the door to the classroom that the music was going, I was stunned at who this Miss P. was. Bailey danced to Somebody to Love covered by Anne Hathaway from that Ella Enchanted movie.

Her hair was in a tight bun like the other dancers, but she wore different ballet shoes and this beautiful skirt. She was a beautiful dancer as she danced around the room, doing spins that I had only seen advanced dancers achieve. She had so much expression while she was dancing that I could tell that she had been doing this for a while, getting lost in the music.

As the chorus went, "find her somebody to love," she danced closer and closer to me. On the last "find me somebody-, Bailey tripped over her feet and was about to fall on her face if I hadn't caught her.

Bailey looked rather confused as she stared up at me, getting back into the real world. 'Blake,' she mouthed, blinking as she struggled to comprehend what had happened. Her arms were wrapped tightly around my neck as she stared into my eyes.

I offered her a small smile and nodded my head. I was about to say something when there were many squeals from the girls gathered in the room.

Bailey seemed to remember where she was at, her face turning a bright red. She got out of my arms and cleared her throat. "Settle down," she said, quieting the class with a look. "Let's get ready for class. Miss Peterson, I believe that he is with you?" She looked at my little sister with a raised eyebrow, causing my little sister to nod.

"Yes, Miss P.," Skylar replied, nodding her head. She looked up at me, this knowing look on her face. "Phone off, and please be quiet. Miss P. doesn't like any interruptions while she is teaching us how to dance. That goes for everyone, including the "star" children." She pointed to where the other parents were sitting with Trevor over there with the other three children underneath Bailey's care. "That is where you will sit and watch. Please be courteous while we are performing. We have worked really hard for this."

I looked at my little sister, amused before catching Bailey's eye. I watched as she turned redder before dropping her gaze first. "Yes, Miss Peterson," I teased before walking towards the other people.

I took a deep breath and tried to calm my beating heart. I had no idea why, but I think I was falling for her. I was falling for the nerd, something I had sworn that I would never do. However, I think I had found somebody to love and hoped that Bailey felt the same way.