Habits

Back to School

Cory's POV

"Cory...?" I hear Lea whisper in my ear.

I groan, not wanting to get up.

"We have school, you have to get up." She continues. Yet again, I let out a loud groan.

I feel her start to kiss my neck which finally wakes me up. "Okay okay, I'm up!" I say laughing and returning a kiss.

Right before she gets out of my bed, I grab her waist and pull her back in to lay with me. "Just...a couple more minutes."

"Just a couple." A little kiss is given to me on my nose.

After at least 5 minutes, Lea wiggles her way out of my arms and leaves the bed. I watch her go into the bathroom and gasp.

"Woah Lea, what's wrong?" I say running in. "I don't have any clothes!! I need to go to my house right now and get some." She exits the bathroom but I grab her hand.

"I find it funny how you don't remember that you have a whole wardrobe of clothes here. My mom cleans all of them and I always mean to tell you to take them home but I never get around to it. They're in the guest room closet."

"I never really realized that..." She says vaguely. When she goes to the guest room, I look under my bed and I grab what I'm looking for.

"Oh and Lea!" I yell.

"Yeah?"

"There's one more thing that you left here before I went to rehab!"

"Yeah, and what's that?" She asks walking back into my room. I lift up her black lace bra and give her a smirk.

The color on her face goes from her normal complexion to a deep red from embarrassment. She walks up to me and gently pulls if away from my hands. "You mean to tell me that you've had this for over a month?"

This time, I'm the one left embarrassed and red.

"Well uh...you know...I meant to tell you but uhm" that's all I can get out before my words fumble.

"Yeah, sure." She jokes. "But I still love you." She grabs my neck to pull me down for a kiss.

I drag my tongue along her lips, waiting for her to open.

Right when I think she's about to open, I feel her pinch my neck.

"Lee, come on!" I pout.

"Tonight, I promise." She holds out her pinky finger. I connect mine with hers then go to my drawer to get a shirt.

I pull out my Canucks shirt along with a pair of jeans. Lea is wearing shorts and a tank, it's pretty warm out for Vancouver.

After breakfast, I hold out my hand for her which she takes and we get into my car.

"People are gonna say stuff to you, about me cheating on you and it not true." She states very seriously.

"I believe you and nobody else, don't worry." I squeeze her hand to let her know it going to be okay.

When we get to the school, I spot Mark leaning against a wall. We've known each other since forever. He spots my car and walks over to it.

"Hey Mark!" I say coming in for a bro hug.

"Your back!!" He yells.

"Back and better than ever." I joke. Lea is kinda awkwardly standing off by the car so I go ever to her and put my arm over her shoulder and gently kiss her.

Mark eyes us up and down, studying our every move.

"I have to get to math but I'll see you in 3rd period, okay?" Lea asks.

I nod and watch her walk off.

"I can't believe your still with her." Mark scoffs.

"Listen, we had a serious talk about it and I believe every word she said. So if your going to talk shit about her, you can leave."

Mark looks down at his feet then at me. "Okay, fine."

"Let's just drop this and forget it happened and get to English."

Me and Mark silently walk to English, where I see a new kid sitting in my seat.

"That's Dean, the guy that everybody thinks Lea cheated on you with." He whispers in my ear. I nod and tighten my fist, trying not to throw a punch in his way.

"That's my seat." I say gesturing to where he is.

He laughs. "Your Cory, right?"

"Yeah and I'd love it if you moved."

"Oh, Cory! Your back." My teacher says. "I hope you don't mind, I gave Dean your seat because he was new and nobody really knew when you were coming back. Take the seat near the back of the room." She points to a lone seat under the air vent, where I'll probably die of hypothermia.

"Okay guys, we are going to start a new project for the book we are reading right now. I'm going to draw sticks to determine who will be your partner." My teacher grabs a plastic bag full of sticks with our names on them.

"Mark and..." Please say Cory, please say Cory.

"Chord" Crap.

"Heather and Harry."

"Dean and Cory!" She announces.

Dean flashes a smile at me and moves his stuff to my desk.

"So we meet again." He states. I rolls my eyes and wait for the teacher to give our instructions.

While waiting, I get a text.

Like your new partner? -Mark

Fml -Cory

Just try not to kill him -Mark

No promises -Cory

We end the conversation due to our teacher talking. After she's done, we have to start reading parts of our book and answer questions, but Dean ignores that.

"Your dating Lea, right?" He asks.

"You would know."

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure I got an STD from her. She honestly had no idea what she was doing, worst night of my life."

I burst from my chair and maul him to the ground.

Right before I punch off his face, Mark pulls me off of him.

"I told you not to kill him!"

"The prick can't talk about her like that!!" I spit back at him.

"Mr. Monteith, principles office, now!"

I give Dean a death stare and then storm out of the room.