R E J E C T S

CH.10: CAN'T STAND IT

"Morning, sunshine." Luke smiled as I fluttered my eyes open.

"I thought I told you NOT to call me names..." I yawned.

"How long have you been up?" I asked as I got out of bed.

"Since three in the morning just so I could stare at your sleeping face."

I turned back around to glare hard at him.

"Just kidding. I think I've been up for three minutes or so."

Seriously, it's that hard to get 'actual' answers from him.

"Do you drink tea?" I offered.

"No, I prefer my milk..."

"Then run back home to your mommy." As you can see, I am not a morning person.

"Nevermind. Don't you cook breakfast?"

"No. I always wake up late so I don't really have time to cook."

"Speaking of late, we should probably shower together if you want to make it in time for school." He suggested.

"In your dreams..." I ran off to the bathroom then quickly locked the door.

Jeez, I never really thought this through. Living with a teenage boy is such a hassle.

******

"Hey, girlfriend!" Bridgit sat down beside me during lunch.

"Huh?"

"What's with that kind of response? You should be grateful that I'm sitting next to you... I rarely ever sit next to an outcast you know."

"Right, thanks." Note the sarcasm.

"So why exactly are you sitting next to me today? I mean, we just met yesterday..." I asked.

"And your point is?" She retorted back.

"You should go sit with your friends?"

"No way, they're way too boring." She rolled her eyes.

"I'm boring too."

"No, you're not. Are you trying to get rid of me? Because clearly, it's not working so---"

"Bridgit, I think it's best if you sat down in my table." Niall appeared to claim his sister.

"I agree."

"You mean the one with you and Louis the nerd in it? I don't think so." She shook her head.

Well, at least we have something in common, our hatred for Tomlinson.

"Look, you shouldn't be bothering someone who has a boyfriend. It's not right." His brother lectured.

"Exactly. Having a boyfriend doesn't mean she's tied down to him... and besides, Robbie seems fine with it. He just announced earlier that they're relationship is 'open' meaning they're free to date other people." She explained.

"Really?" Niall and I said in unison.

"I mean, what else did he reveal?" I turned my attention to Bridgit.

"That you're bisexual." That's the one that I'm waiting to hear.

"Man, your relationship's complicated." Niall blurted out.

"Yeah, it is. Bridgit, are you really interested in me?" I had to ask.

"Pfft, what do you think?" She seemed offended by my question and so she got up then left.

"Did I do something wrong?" I asked her brother instead.

"Nah, she's just way too sensitive. Anyway, you never told me that you're into girls..."

'That's because I'm not into girls', I wanted to say.

"Uh, is Bridgit into girls?"

"I guess she is now... but I think it's just a phase though so you probably shouldn't take whatever you two have seriously." He adviced.

"Um, I'm not sure if we even have something going on..." I mumbled more to myself.

"You coming to watch our soccer practice later?" He asked.

"Uh, yeah." Even though it's kind of boring, I still have to go because Rob says so.

I'm trying to win the most supportive girlfriend award this year. Again, note the sarcasm.

"Cool. See you later then." He flashes me one of his perfect smile before going.

Why?!

"I have my eyes on you, Lloyd." Louis passed by my table.

Okay, just what is his problem?

******

"Liam, I want you to meet Cher. She's Robbie's girlfriend." Niall introduced me to a friend of his after their practice.

"We go to the same school?" Once again, he was just as surprised as I was.

"You two already know each other?" Niall verified.

"No." Liam denied.

That's kind of rude...

"Hey, what did I miss?" Rob appeared before us.

"Nothing much. I was just introducing these two." Niall explained.

"Uh, yeah. I have to go home now." Liam excused himself.

It's either he still hasn't gotten over the 'game controller accident' or he hates me...

Whatever.

******

"Baby, I love you, I never want to let you go,

The more I think about, the more I want to let you know,

That everything you do, is super f*cking cute and I can't stand that..."

I heard Luke singing in the shower when I got home.

Well, that's just disturbing.

I hope he wasn't referring to me.

I mean, I don't really remember doing something 'cute'.

Why am I even bothering to think about this?!

I so want to kick him out right now...

Especially without any clothes on.

In that way, he'll be super embarrassed.

I should probably just go to bed early in order to silence my thoughts.