Her Keeper

Chapter 11

--Julliet Morrison--

"Hey." I smiled at Sky as we approached each other.  I quickly regretted my enthused greeting as she affixed a scowl to her face, rolled her eyes, and walked away.

Well damn.

This had been going on for the past few days and now, I just felt horrible about it. I mean, I thought we were supposed to be best friends.

I dragged myself toward the college's parking lot and got into Geovanni's car to find him merrily singing along to whatever song was playing on the radio. When he saw me, his singing came to an abrupt hault, and his smile faded.

"What's wrong with you?" He worriedly asked as I got into the passenger's seat and securely strapped myself in.

"Nothing." I sighed. I was just ready to get this conversation over with and not get into the details regarding the status of me and Sky's friendship.

"Let's try this again, but without you lying this time." He instructed as he skillfully maneuvered the car out of the school's parking lot. "What's wrong?" He huffed.

"Skylar wouldn't speak to me." I whined.

"So?" I knew this wasn't an actual question, so I didn't even attempt to respond. "Fuck her." He nonchalantly stated with a shrug. "Forget the bitch." He repeated. "If she wants to act like a dumbass, then let her." He added. "Now, I wanna see you smile that beautiful smile I like so much." As corny as it was, I swear my heart melted. I gave him a small smile. "I'll take it, for now." He pecked my cheek.

"I feel horrible." I admitted as Geo and I moved through traffick.

"About what?" He asked.

"This entire situation, Geo." I sighed, running my hand through my hair. He grabbed my hand over the console, intertwining our fingers.

"I know you do, babe, but Skylar knew what it was from the jump." He explained. "I never lied to get at her." He went on. "If she got the wrong idea, that's her own fault. I kept asking her about you." He paused briefly.

"Me?" I asked.

"Yeah, you." He absently shrugged. "She told me everything I needed to know about you, including the fact that your ex dumped you and the night I walked in on you crying began to make sense." He explained. "She told me that you were a virgin. Basically, anything I asked, she gave an answer."

"You were asking about me?" My cheeks heated up and an involuntary smile formed on my lips.

"Yeah. I liked you, Jules. I wanted to know everything about you, but we couldn't have a decent conversation without going at each other's necks." He sighed. "I even told Skylar that I was already in love with someone else, so she really shouldn't be surprised. You ain't got shit to feel bad about. I love you." He kissed the back of my hand.

"What about Daddy?"

"I wanna be the one to tell him." He sighed. "I wanna man up and let your old man know what the real deal is." His once soft smile fell into a deep frown. "But I'm also scared. He'll be mad, naturally, and he may not want me to have anything else to do with you, but telling him is something I have to do."

"I'm scared too." I mumbled.

"We'll figure it out." He assured me.

--Skylar Holmes--

"Go get your little bitch back." I demanded as soon as Alexis opened the door.

"First you tell me to break up with her, because it was clear that she wasn't giving it up anytime soon, unlike you, and now you're telling me to go get her back." He lifted a brow. "Do you want to share me with Julliet or not?" He asked.