Stuck In The Middle

Chapter Three

Dedicated to KiaraAntwanette who couldn't wait for me to upload this tonight! :)

"Come on Katie, get up!" I roll over, still half asleep. 

"How the hell did you get in my house?" I wonder aloud.

"I know where you hide your spare key." Cody grins. He looks the same as he always does. His light brown hair is messy in a styled way and he has warm brown eyes with dark lashes around them. He's tall with a slim build, his hands are slim too, artist hands. 

"Stalker." I mumble, pulling the cover's over my head.

"We're going to be late for school." he pulls the covers right off me.

"Hey!" I protest. When I see the stubborn look on his face, I know I'm going to lose this battle. "Fine. I'll be quick."  I grab a change of clothes and head to the bathroom. I take the fastest shower I've ever had. I leave my hair down, it falls to mid-back, I don't bother with much make-up, just mascara.  I race out of the bathroom.

"Let's go!" We leave the house with only eight minutes until school starts. "So, you going to the game on Friday?" I ask.

"I wasn't planning on it." 

"Please come! Don't make me go all alone!" I beg.

"Fine." he says after a moment. We keep talking until we get to the school with three minutes to spare. We walk into homeroom just as the bell rings and we send each other triumphant smiles. As we sit down Trey gives us a curious look and I just shrug. 

Class drags on for fifty minutes and at the end Trey and I leave Cody for our next class. As we make our way threw the hall Trey wraps his arm around my waist. I push it off without a second thought.

"You're no fun." He pouts, I roll my eyes. "So, Cody and I are going out for ice-cream after school, do you want to come?"

"I wouldn't want to intrude on your guy's date." I say with a straight face. He lets out a bark of laughter. We walk into the class, taking seats next to each other.

"Don't worry we'll try not to make you the third wheel." he smirks.

"So you finally admit you're gay." he starts to protest but is cut off by the teacher. He send me a glare but I keep facing the front, trying not to laugh.

I walk into my next class and Cody's already there. I walk up behind his chair, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"I hear you and Trey have a date tonight." I whisper into his ear.

"Did Trey tell you that? I keep rejecting him, he just can't take a hint." I burst out laughing, letting him go and taking a seat.

"Trey has some good taste." I wink.

The class starts and is painfully slow. Same with the rest of the day. I want nothing more then to go home. I drag my feet from my last class to my locker, putting my stuff away. As I shut it arms wrap around my waist, lifting me up over their shoulder.

"Trey, put me down."

"No can do, babe. You are in some serious need of some ice-cream."

"I have legs!" I exclaim.

"But this is more fun." I can't see him but I know he has a smirk on his face. The other students are giving us weird looks. Cody comes walking up behind us.

"Hey Katie."

"Cody! Can you please make him put me down?" he shakes his head, I stick my tongue out at him. He carries me right out of the school and into the parking lot. Trey has a black convertible. He drops me into the back seat. Both the boys get into the front.

I sink into my seat, pulling my seat belt on. I stay quiet as Trey drives us over to the mall for some ice-cream. The mall is busy, people rushing in and out and from store to store. We push our way through the crowd toward the food court. 

The line isn't too long which is nice. I still don't talk since I was brought here against my will. When we get to the front of the line, I surprise the boys by talking first.

"I'll have a strawberry Sundae." 

"She speaks!" Cody exclaims. I elbow him in the side, sending him a glare.

"Dude, you're making it worse." Trey says in a sing-song voice and I sweep my glare over to him. They then place their orders and we go to find a seat. I sink my spoon into my Sundae, bringing it to my mouth, savouring the taste.

"Do you mind if we stop at a store while we're here?" I ask them with my mouth full of ice-cream.

"Gross." Trey says at the same time Cody says "Disgusting."  I make a show of swallowing the ice-cream.

"Answer the question!" I roll my eyes.

"Sure."  With that we finish eating. As soon as we finish, I jump out of my seat and lead the way to my favorite store. For me it's heaven on earth. Trey see's where I'm going and he turns around.

"Hey! No turning back!" I grab his arm, pulling him into the store. There are shoes everywhere! I walk straight to the converse. One pair catch my attention right away. They're a bright yellow with sky blue laces. I grab my size and drop to the ground to try them on.

"Don't you have enough pairs?" Cody asks. Without hesitating, I shake my head. I could never have enough.

"Never!" I slip the shoes back into the box. " Let's go." I pay for them at the front, smiling like an idiot.

"So how many pairs of those shoes do you have?" Trey asks, smirking.

"Only twenty-three." I admit.  Cody and Trey both give me the "You're crazy" look. 

"Yeah. Only." Cody mutters. 

"Oh shush!" I hit his arm, playfully. "Want to race?" I ask, stopping. "Who ever gets out the doors first, wins."

They both grin, amusement in their eyes. This is going to be fun.

"Winner get's ten dollars." Trey adds. Cody and I nod in agreement. "Go!" 

All three of us take off running. I run as fast as I can while still avoiding all the other people. I bump into a few people and they shout rude comments after me but they fall on deaf ears. I just want to win. 

I keep at the same pace at Cody. Trey on the other hand is ahead. Seeing he's on the football team, he has to be fast. We near the doors and Cody speeds up. 

Trey gets there first, Cody and then me. I take one last look at all the people glaring at us before leaving the mall. I start to laugh and the boys join in.

We hop into Trey's car and Cody and I pass over ten dollars. Trey smirks, cocky as always. He pulls up to my house, Cody get's out with me and we say our good byes to Trey.

"Coming in?" I ask.

"Of course!' I send him a great-full smile as I unlock the door.  Trey probably filled him in on the night before. The two of us walk into the kitchen. I open the freezer, pulling out a tub of chocolate ice-cream.

Cody and I have the same routine we've had for years. I grab two spoons and turn to face him.

"Which movie?" he holds up two choices. I point to the one on my left.

"Dead Silence." 

Yay, new update! Thanks to everyone who has voted or commented! It means a lot to me! Here's a question: Team Cody or team Trey? Hmm. Tough decision, eh? I REALLY like writing about Katie's life with the boys! It's fun! I totally would have had this chapter up sooner but my family thought I needed some time outside of the house *Rolls eyes* so they brought me out to the family cabin for awhile. Sorry about the wait! Anyways, hope you liked it!

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