Truth Or Dare? ✓

8. math tutor

Week went by just like every other first weeks  We got to know our new teachers, classrooms and subjects, even had our first math test.

Owen wasn't always on my mind but I thought about him a few times a day. And all those times, I couldn't think of him as my best friend since childhood how I did before, now he was just Owen. Owen whom I wanted to touch and kiss and kiss and kiss. And honestly, I've never felt more scared in my entire life about having feelings towards someone. Am i having feelings or is he just too hard to resist because of his beautiful face and cocky attitude and always smelling so good?

I didn't tell Liz about us making out, only because it's all too complicated and he wasn't talking to me, so it was useless to tell anyone anyway. But I should tell her. We don't keep things between each other.

It was Friday, lunch time. Owen smiled at me when I sat down by our table and let out a little "hi, Bel". That was the first time this week that he has said something to me. He's been ignoring me. And I've been ignoring him. What we were doing was terribly wrong, so maybe this was the right thing to do if we both don't want to end up being hurt.

"So any plans for tonight, for the weekend?" Noah asked, while eating his salad. Some dude on some gay app said that he's too fat, so Noah took it seriously.

"Hey, sweets, don't let that fucking dude tell you to change yourself, okay?" I answered with a question.

"Oh, he turned out straight anyways!" he laughed.

Owen chuckled.

"I'm doing this for myself." he leaned his arm, to squeeze my hand.

"Okay, then it's all good." I smiled.

"So what about tonight? I'll be mad bored at home and probably will eat two fucking boxes of ice cream!" Liz whined and we all laughed.

"I can't tonight." I said and opened my water bottle.

"Why? Going on a date?" Noah teased me.

Owen moved in his chair. He coughed.

"No. I promised mom that I'll look for new math tutor. We can't find anyone normal." I answered. I suck at math. Practically don't understand a thing there, which was sad because all of them were good at it, while I was barely passing.

"Okay. What about tomorrow? We could go to my beach house. You know, while it's still nice outside. I heard water's not so cold." Liz suggested.

"Oh, we haven't been there since last summer!" I exclaimed, remembering about the little house by the ocean.

"Sounds like we'll have the best weekend, bitches! I'll get some weed. We could maybe ditch Monday's classes." Noah clapped his hands.

"Is there a skatepark?" Owen asked and I looked at him with heart eyes. I don't know. It just seemed so innocent. Owen is not innocent.

"I'm afraid there is not!" Noah laughed in his face.

"Bel, um, I could help you with math." suddenly Owen said. He was scratching the back of his neck and looking at his plate.

"Like until you find someone or something. Fuck, forget I said something." he murmured and was ready to get up already.

"Hey, I could really use your help." I grabbed him by his hand and he looked up at me.

Owen as my math tutor didn't satisfy me at all but that meant a lot more time with him. Maybe us doing normal things will help me remember my past feelings for him. Just when this summer started, he was only my best friend, it would be a whole lot easier if things would go back to how they were. I didn't want for them to go back, but we can't continue to kiss and ignore afterwards.

"Really?" his face lit up with happiness.

Fuck, I wanted to kiss him in front of everyone. Like, I just wanted to grab his face and kiss his lips until they get numb. Looked like we were starting to have a little problem over here.

"So we can go today!" Liz squealed.

"I have to babysit Rue anyways." I chuckled at totally ruining her excitement.

Rue was my four year old little sister and my parents had theater tonight and dinner with their colleagues.

"We'll go tomorrow the first thing in the morning, princess, don't worry." Noah tapped her nose with a boop sound.

"Noah, honey, why the fuck are you not straight?" Liz sighed and we all started to laugh.

"I might be if it's you on the line." he laughed and looked at all of us.

"We have chemistry now, but see you tomorrow at my place." Noah and Liz sent us kisses before getting up.

Every time when we had something like this planned, we'd always meet in his garage and drive with his jeep. He simply has the biggest car out of all of us.

"Let's go?" I asked Owen, who was sitting there just smiling.

We gave away our plates and left the cafeteria together.

"How about I babysit Rue with you? And when she'll fall asleep, we could do the homework due Monday together. And Tuesday, in case we really are ditching school." Owen asked, suddenly stopping.

I was a little confused at his offer but it sounded amazing. I smiled.

Rue loved Owen, just like everyone else in my family.

"Sounds like a plan." I chuckled and he blew away some hair from his eyes.

Fucking adorable.

author's note :)

Bel and Owen as babysitters?