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Chapter Twenty

Zach

It was weird seeing Ria like that... She looked at me with so many emotions that it was clearly obvious that she was hurt by what she saw.

Or what she thought she saw.

"Hey, why'd you answer the door with no pants?" I asked Remmy.

She mouths an 'o' shape and laughs, "I saw a girl through the peep hole and I thought she was one of your many floosies, so I decided to take my pants off to show her that you're all mine," she shrugs nonchalantly and I roll my eyes, "or at least what I wished you were," she says and looks up at me with her big blue eyes.

"We're just friends Rem," I stated and she walked slowly, yet seductively towards me and I could already tell where this was leading to.

"Exactly-- and friends do for each other, right?" She whispers and before I know it, I'm lifting her up, her legs wrapped around my waist and I took her to the couch where I lied her down.

Rapidly, we were undressing each other, excitedly, but something didn't feel right.

"W-wait," I say, holding her hands, as we both try to catch our breaths.

She begins kissing my neck, tempting me like she's always done. It's always been like this; she tempts-- I fall.

"Why are you stopping? This is what you want Zach, don't fight it... it's not like I'm asking for your hand in marriage, just benefits," she says as it's no big deal, "so stop resisting babe," she kisses me lightly on the lips.

After the first kiss I didn't respond to, she kisses me harder, making me react. I suck lightly on her neck as she moans in ecstasy and my heart begins to race. I can't help but to think of Ria when she showed up.

She left upset-- it was written all over her face.

But I can't get close to her; she can't find out all the dirty secrets I have hung over me, like this one for example.

Remmy and I went to high school together, no, we grew up together. Her family was always close-knit with mine.

I wasn't always good looking back then, as shocking as that is, I mean look at me now.

Remmy was the most popular girl in school, ever since we were little, all the girls wanted to be just like her, and all the boys would exempt the whole "cooties" thing when it came to her.

She was immaculate.

*Flashback, Junior High*

"One day, everyone is going to leave me and you're going to be all I have left," she says to me.

I just stare at her in awe; I mean, I wasn't the only one-- she was absolutely beautiful, "You will never be alone; you have your family, friends, and me," I said shyly and she scoffs.

"My friends are people who use me for my looks and money and my family ignores me like I'm just a stranger!" She says upsettedly and begins to weep.

It broke my heart to see her so sad. She, not once has ever cried in front of me, or anyone in that fact. I knew she didn't like the relationship she had with her parents, but I never knew it was that bad... And her friends? I always knew they all were terrible influences on her.

I place a hand on her cheek, wiping her tears away, "You have me," I tried smiling and she stares at me, wide-eyed.

"You'll eventually see the real me and leave just like everyone else," she says, turning her head away from me as if she was ashamed of who she is.