Exhibit ~ Paul Lahote

II

(I forgot to mention in this story they get together pretty quickly because Elle goes through boys fast but she doesn't really like him until way later.)

I ended up spending the rest of the day hanging out with all of Jake and Seth's friends. There are literally like 42 of them or something. From what I can remember there's Sam, Jared, Quil, Embry, Emily, and Paul. Okay maybe not 42. I haven't met Paul yet. They say he has anger issues, but I'd be meeting him today.

Paul and Jared are coming over to my house today. Obviously I'm going too.

"Elle, which macromolecule is considered to be the building block of muscles?" My biology teacher wakes me from my daydream. I look around the classroom at Seth. He doesn't give me the answer."

"Um....meat?" Seth laughs at my answer along with a couple of other kids in class. "Y'know what Seth. Fight me. Right now."

My teacher is appalled by my words but literally everyone else knows I'm joking.

"You probably couldn't fight him now that he's on steroids." Someone's voice speaks up from the back of the class. I usually wouldn't care, but I'm tired of this class. I decided to put on a show.

I jump on my chair. "Who said that?"

Everybody looks at this black haired girl in the back of the class.

"Come fight me." I grab two meter sticks from when we do projects and throw one at her.

"Elle I will right you up!" My teacher yells.

The girl and I start play fighting and the teacher continues to yell.

The teacher ends up kicking us both out of class. It's not like I learn anything in that class anyway. She doesn't teach.

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Seth and I took the bus home to my house today, basically because Sue didn't want Jared and Paul over there right now.

More fun for us anyways.

The first thing I noticed about Paul was his looks. Then his muscles. Then his hair. It was a lot to take in at once.

"Y'know you two have a lot in common." Jared says as he flips through the channels on TV. "You're the same age. Always fighting people for no reason. And you go through relationships so fast it's unbelievable."

"We're the same age?" Paul raised an eyebrow.

"I'm sixteen." I pause for a second. "You're probably a junior, but I'm a sophomore because-"

"You're an idiot." Seth jokes. "Who failed second grade."

"So your just going to make fun of me in my own house?" I sit next to him on the bed and punch his forearm.

"So...I'm just going to acknowledge the elephant in the room... are any of you on steroids?"

Jared laughs and the other to shake their heads.

"We just work out a lot." Paul answers. Kinda find that hard to believe. At my look of disbelief, he smirks, and I swear I'd make out with him right there if Jared and Seth weren't in the room.

"So are you and Seth really dating?" Paul asks and I get excited at the idea of him thinking I'm cute. Although that may not be the case.

"Nah." Seth chimes in.

"Dude, I wish my life was that easy. Seth's the perfect guy. Sadly, he doesnt love me back." I lie with a dramatic sigh.

"Yeah, how unfortunate." Seth responds. "It's not like you've had 40 other boyfriends."

I fake punch him for being so rude. How he just going to say that in front of this cutie. God.

"Do you still have food leftover from last night?" Seth's eyes don't leave the tv when he asks.

"Have at it." I answer, already knowing what he's going to say. Jared and Seth immediately get up from the room.

"So...your single?" Paul looks me up and down.

"Hell yeah." I confirm. "And you?"

He smirks AGAIN at the idea of me liking him. And it takes me a solid 5 seconds for me to kiss him, but it's not my fault he's cute.

His lips are soft, and I can feel his muscle underneath my hand on his chest.

"We're back with snacks and oh my god." Seth's sentence drops off.

"You haven't even known each other for 15 minutes!" Jared exclaims.

"Yeah, I barely know her, but she's hot." I place my hand under my chin and batt my eyes. New record for a boy.

Meeting Seth's friends is more interesting than I thought.

Haha I hate myself but it's fine.