The Kissing Booth Why Now?

4. RULES *

I just laughed at him as I walked to Noah's room "yeah, but I am glad that was the last time I saw you naked." I heard "excuse me." I turn around and standing on the landing was my dad and some guy I didn't know. "Oh, hey dad. I was just teasing Lee that I was glad the last time I saw him naked was when we were five." I guess Lee didn't realize my dad was there when he came out yelling "only because I showed you how...what was it you called it back then." I laughed "a stick." "Yeah, how...my...stick...grows...oh...uhm...hi...Max." "Hi, Lee. I thought we agreed not to bring up you showing my little girl things you never should have shown her." I started laughing "dad stop. That was the last time mom and June let us bathe together." The guy next to my dad smirked: "if you still like taking baths with people I am game." I glared at him along with Lee and my dad who gave him the death glare "you do realize that is my little girl you are talking to." Lee just had to go there and cleared his throat "plus she is Noah's girl and you so don't want to go there cuz. Elle this is mine and Noah's cousin Carl." "Ok. Anyway, what's up dad?" "Look I just wanted to remind you that you are not at home and living with just me and Brad so make sure you lock both doors. If Bradley needs anything you can just get up and open the door. I will explain to Bradley he can't be jumping on your bed to wake you up." "Ok, dad plus I am pretty sure Noah will want me to lock the door as well."

My dad nods his head and walks away. Carl smirks at me "so, how about you and me cutie?" I start to laugh "not a chance. One I am seeing Noah and that is the most important reason and two I don't date players." He snorts "last time I checked Noah was known as a player." "Those were all rumors. Just because he had make-out sessions with girls doesn't make him a player." I spun around and headed into Noah's room closing the door in his face and making sure to lock the door. Good thing I did because he tried walking in only to yell "hey why the fuck did you lock the damn door I was talking to you." I heard him squeak and then I heard Mathew "because her boyfriend your cousin and the adults that you have to deal with told her to make sure she keeps the door locked. Now, Carl, you need to take a walk down to your room and leave Elle alone. If I find out you are messing with her you are gone, do I make myself clear." "But Uncle Mat I am your nephew." "Yeah, and as far as I am concerned Elle is my daughter so that means you will respect her." "Fine, whatever." "There is no fine whatever going on Carl. One you were kicked out of your last school because you were caught having sex on campus. You swore you wanted to change so they sent you here. Don't make me regret my decision to help you become a better man. Just so you know that if you look up to Lee, Maxwell, and myself you will become the man your father wants you to be." "Yes, sir."

It didn't take me long before Lee messaged me asking if I wanted to go swimming with him so I pulled on my suit and headed down to join Lee for a swim. I didn't stop to think about his cousin until he came out while we were in the pool horsing around and smiled at me "so seriously you and Noah?" "Yes." "Exactly how old are you?" I look at Lee "she is the same age as me cuz we share the same birthday." "Wait this is the girl that is your bestie but I thought you said her name was Shelly." I glared at him "OK what's with the glare?" "Cuz only Noah, Brad, and I call her Shelly. This is your first and final warning she hates being called Shelly and if you do it again she will make you pay. She may be small but she is a force to be reckoned with." He shrugs his shoulders "ok, look I am sorry. I am trying to break my old habits but it is hard. My parents thought if I came here away from my reputation I would be able to get away from it since no matter what school I attended it seemed to follow me around and I would revert back to my old ways." I looked at him "well first piece of advice." "What is that?" "Don't date until you get your head on straight. I will be honest we have girls at our school that might make you slip."

I look to Lee and he is nodding his head "if you really want to change cuz hang with our group. None of our friends are players." "What about the football team?" I looked at him "most of them are players that is why Noah hated when any of them tried to ask me out." "Ok, well I guess it is a good thing I decided to give up football and stick to basketball." I nodded as Lee yelled "and be careful at parties since a lot of girls like to go up to the athletes and just smash their lips on theirs. They just want to be seen with one of the athletes they will even spin that they had sex with you even if they don't. They did that to Noah and if it wasn't for the fact that Shelly and I knew that Noah never had any girls in his room after the parties here or he always came home right after us we knew that the rumors were not true. Unfortunately, if you are not glued to me and Shelly you will not be able to convince my dad otherwise if the girls spread rumors about you." "If that is what it takes."