Harboring Feelings >> Becstin

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BECKY'S POV

"Sorry, angel. I'm taken." The boy says.

What was his name again?

Aaron? No...Austin!

Austin. That's his name.

I look at him from the corner of my eye and watch as he crumples up the paper and tosses it effortlessly into the trash.

I feel a pair of eyes on me and I look down my work, and pretend to be occupied by it.

Something about him seems familiar. His eyes. His are familiar.

I'm pulled out of my thoughts by someone clearing their throat. I peek up.

"Could you help me with number four?" My dark eyes meet hazel.

"Sure." I smile at him. I'm never the type of person to turn someone down if they need help.

Austin sits down next to me and faces himself towards me with his face on his hand and his elbow on the desk. It's cute actually. I tear my gaze from his and smile down at my work, because of how intently he's staring at me.

"What did you need help with?" I ask him. He snaps out of his trance.

"N-number three." He stutters.

I thought it was number four?

"Well first you-"

"Mr. Mahone great work. I especially liked how you drew numbers 1-5 to scale." Mr. Kelley compliments him. I quirk my eyebrows questionably at him. He gives Mr. Kelley a fake smile that fades as soon as his eyes connect with mine. Austin scratches the back of his neck nervously.

He's already finished with his assignment? Mr. Kelley literally just gave it out.

"Yeah...I kind of needed an excuse to come over here and talk to you." He chuckles lightly.

Why did he need an excuse?

"You could've just said 'Hey Becky! What's up?' like a normal person." I say. I must've upsetted him, because his grin turns into a serious look.

"You sound like Rob." He says under his breath.

"What?" I ask. He shakes his head.

"Nothing. Never mind." He says coldly.

Woah. Bipolar much?

"Did I do something wrong?" I ask him. He looks down at the desk and shakes his head.

I finish up my homework and turn it in. It's been fifteen minutes and Austin said anything to me; or neither has he went back to his assigned desk.

"I'm sorry." I blurt out. He sighs.

"S'okay." He says.

Definitely bipolar.

"Do you maybe want to eat lunch with me?" I ask. His eyes immediately light up. He nods his head enthusiastically. I laugh.

"Miss. Gomez, Mr. Mahone. Would you two like to join me after school?" Mr. Kelley sneers at us.

"No, no we're good." Austin replies. He smiles at me, I hide my face with my hands as the heat rushes to my cheeks.

• • • •

"Jimmy!" I rush into a huge hug as I see him outside my class waiting for me.

I've known Jimmy ever since we were little kids. It was only last year when Jimmy confessed his true feelings for me.

"Austin this is Jimmy. Jimmy, Austin." I introduce them to each other. Austin shakes Jimmy's hand, hard I may add. When Jimmy tears his hand away from Austin's it starts to turn red.

"He's going to come with us to eat." I explain. Jimmy gives me look.

Oh, god. Here we go.

"K. I guess." He says with no emotion. I sigh.

"I'm going to drop something off in my locker. I'll meet you guys at the cafeteria." Austin says quickly.

As soon as Austin leaves Jimmy starts up.

"I don't like him, B." He says. I scoff, "He's weird, and he keeps staring at you." He explains.

"Stop Jimmy. Just stop. He's a really nice guy." I argue.

"'He's a nice guy'?" He asks, "So you like him." He concludes.

"Of course I do. He's really sweet." I say. Jimmy furrows his eyebrows at me, and crosses his arms.

"I didn't mean it in that way." I say. Jimmy rolls his eyes, "Why do you have to be so jealous?" I say with my voice laced with irrational. Jimmy's face softens and he puts his arms around my waist. Like he always does when I get mad at him. He puts his head on the crook of my neck.

"I can't help it." He says as he pulls a few strands of hair out of my face, "I love you so much." He says. He puts a chaste kiss on my lips, and we continue walking down the hallway.

(A/N: Comment the name of your best friend IDC person, dog, imaginary friend...

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