the reason | 13rw

s i x t y - t w o

"nicolette?" i heard monty's voice. "are you okay?" 

i felt my cellphone drop from my hand, i felt my breathing become heavier and it was harder to do. my body became weak as i began to fall. i felt someone's arm catch me as i blacked out. 

....

"hey little one," jeff smiled as i sat down in the seat. 

"hey," i smiled. 

"so i heard kat is coming tonight and staying a couple weeks." 

"yeah, she's coming to stay with me. my mom is also coming home today." i said. "i'm so excited. i wish elliot was coming but he can't." 

"how is he doing by the way?" he asked. "since, you know, everything that happened on monday..." 

"i think he's doing okay, he's hurt but he's alright." 

"what is up?" zach laughed as he walked in. 

"hey dempsey." 

"i heard kat is coming today, party at your place this weekend?" 

"can't, my mom is coming home today so maybe somewhere else." 

"jess can throw one." jeff said. 

"hopefully." zach said. "i need to get my party on after this week." 

"hey, you guys have a game tonight, right?" i asked. 

"yes we do," jeff said and pulled his letterman off. he handed it out to me. "wear it for me?" 

i let out a chuckle, i took it from him and slid it on. 

"always," i replied. 

"you know, you guys have a lot of sexual tension." zach said. 

"gross!" we both whined. 

"i'm kidding!" he laughed. 

i reached forward and shoved his shoulder. 

"i'll fuck you up dempsey." 

....

"okay, write down your orders from mcdonald's." i said and pushed a pencil and paper to jeff. "i'm being nice and getting everyone food before the game." 

"awe little one," scott laughed and put his arm around me. 

"don't push it reed." i smiled and leaned into him.

he smiled and i pulled away from him. i watched as they passed the paper around. scott slid it to me and i slipped it into the pocket of jeff's letterman.

"monty's coming." jessica said quietly. 

"that's my cue," i stood. "i'll see you guys later."

"hey, add a shake to my order?" jeff asked. 

"you're lucky i love you." i smiled and kissed his cheek. 

i turned, making eye contact with monty. i nodded and walked around him. 

....

after school, i brought all my friends their food in the gym. i had forgotten my phone charger in my locker and needed to grab it. i hummed a taylor swift song to myself as i walked down the empty halls. 

"give me something that will haunt me when you're not around." i sang lightly, pulling my locker open. i grabbed my charger and shut the locker, turning to see monty. 

"hey," he said. 

"can i help you with something?" i asked. 

"i just uh, i wanted to talk to you about piper." 

"monty, for the last time, i'm not mad." i said. "i broke up with you and i cheated on you." 

"you say that but then you ignore me and you just look sad everytime you see me."

"i need to get back to the gym." i said and tried to walk away. 

he pulled me back, pushing me against the locker. 

"stop running from me, please." he begged. "i, i just can't stop thinking about you nicolette. your hair, your smile, your eyes, your laugh, your cute little nose, i am always thinking about you." 

"monty, we're not good for each other." 

"we are good for each other, but we both get spooked when we have different feelings." he looked in my eyes. "i love you nicolette." 

i watched him lean down as my eyes fluttered shut. our lips connected and i let my body sink into it. i placed my right hand on his cheek as we pulled away. 

"i love you too montgomery." 

"i know you do." he kissed me again. this one got heated as we pulled away. 

"come on," i smiled and pulled him into the teacher's bathroom. i locked the door and kissed him again. 

he pushed me over to the counter where the sink was. he lifted me on top of it and pulled jeff's letterman off my body.

"maybe for now on, you'll wear mine." he said. "and only mine." 

i chuckled and pulled him into another kiss.

....

"okay, wait about five minutes until you walk back to the gym." i said to monty. 

"i'm still confused why we can't just tell them." 

"because i don't want their bullshit right now." i said. "please." 

"fine," he huffed. 

"i'll see you in there." i said and kissed him. 

i walked down the hall, pulling my phone out. i unlocked it and saw a text from my dad but as i opened it, he started calling. 

"dad?" i asked as i answered. "what's wrong?" 

"nicolette, you need to get home right now." he cried. 

i slowed down, "dad what happened?" 

i listened to him cry into the phone. and then that's when i heard the words leave my dad's mouth and travel through the phone, into my ear. i came to a stop as a tear ran down my phone. 

"nicolette?" i heard monty's voice. "are you okay?"

i felt my cellphone drop from my hand, i felt my breathing become heavier and it was harder to do. my body became weak as i began to fall. i felt someone's arm catch me as i blacked out.