ruin | guy germaine

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LANEY ROSE MCKINLEY

It was the day after homecoming. There was a car show in town Guy had mentioned to me over and over again, so I made a deal that if I went, he'd have to come with me to the painting class I had scheduled for tomorrow after practice. He happily agreed.

We walked around the park hand in hand while he gawked over the old cars everytime he passed one. It was adorable. I knew my grandparents were around here somewhere with my grandpa's two cars he's owned and worked on for most of his life.

My camera was strapped around my neck and every so often I'd ask if anyone wanted a picture, though I just kept sneaking pictures of Guy and every time he'd catch me he'd smile and yell at me in a really adorable way.

I stared up at the curly haired blonde in awe as we walked. I so badly wanted to ask him if we could make it official, but what if he wasn't ready.

He suddenly turned to me in excitement, his baby blue eyes meeting with mine. I forgot how much taller he was than me. I had to stare up at him. I smiled wide.

"Look at that car! It's a firebird!" He excitedly exclaimed. I glanced around him at the car he was practically drooling over, nodding my head. I turned my view back up to him.

"That is a nice firebird. Looks like a 67," I guessed. I genuinely didn't know a thing about cars. But they made Guy happy, so I went along with it. Plus I saw a sign sitting beside it that said the year.

"Woah, how'd you know that?" He asked in amazement. I grinned, shaking my head.

"I just did," I joked. He smiled widely down at me.

"And this is why I really like you," I felt my cheeks heat up at his words. I returned the smile. Suddenly, I felt my phone vibrate in my back pocket. Once Guy let go of my hand to go check out the car, I pulled my phone out of my pocket to see who it was from. I was taken by surprise when I saw who texted me.

brady 💩
why is ur brother texting me about
things that happened in TEXAS? I thought
u were living ur 'best life' w/ ur
new little friends and ur new little boyfriend
girl or whatever his name is. why is this a big
deal now?

I sighed. I turned my gaze to Guy who was walking back towards me. I forced a smile on my face and shoved my phone back into my pocket.

"Everything okay, doll face?" He questioned. He stood in front of me. I nodded my head at him. Nervously, I placed my hands on my hips and rocked back and forth on my heels.

"Yeah, everything is good. I just need to use the restroom. Where is that... by the way?" I asked him. He grinned, placing his arm around my waist. We started walking towards to big building sitting in the middle of the park. I followed his actions, placing my arm around him too.

"It's in that building here. The nice bathrooms are at least. They have food in there too. I'm kind of hungry so I'll probably get something. Do you want anything?" He asked me.

As we walked up the stairs too the building, I shook my head, "no, but thank you," I sweetly responded. He sent me a playful glare.

"I'm going to get two hotdogs for myself, though I only want one, so if you change your mind, you can have it," I giggled. We walked into the building. I pulled away from him. He pointed down the hall, "there's the bathroom, Miss. McKinley," he said. I smiled.

"Thank you, Mr. Germaine," I responded. I stood on the tip of my toes and kissed his cheek. Before I walked away, I grabbed my camera off of my neck and placed it around him, "now you can see if it's possible to take a selfie on a camera," I laughed. He grinned. I let go of him and headed back to the bathroom.

When I entered, I make sure to lock the door behind me, considering it was a 'family' bathroom.

I pulled my phone out of my pocket and started to text Brady back.

laney 🤢
I didn't mean to tell him, I swear.
It just came out. But I told him I made
it up, okay?

brady 💩
yeah, no shit. he's pissed off
at u for telling him, accusing me. I swear if
he ever finds out the truth, ur
dead and so is your new little
boyfriend

laney🤢
okay, leave him out of this. Guy
has done nothing to you and he's
the sweetest person ever. and yes,
I am living my best life right
now because you're not near me or here
to make my life a living hell, hitting me every
chance you get. you're just mad
that Guy knows how to respect a woman.

brady💩
please, I could care less about Girl.
connor is my best friend and if our
friendship is ruined because of u,
ur done.

laney🤢
yeah well connor is my best friend too
but you ruined that. if you want to ruin my
life more, then go ahead, but you're gonna leave
everyone here in minnesota alone.

brady💩
ya know, I wonder if
gaven still has that
instagram account..

laney 🤢
go ahead. I don't live in texas
anymore so everyone
down there can think whatever
they want about me

brady💩
but what if I follow ur new
friends.

laney🤢
they'll believe me over
some rando any day. they
know what my instagram
is and they know I only have one
account. so i mean good luck
with that.

brady💩
i will get u laney
u may think this is over
but it's not. ur done

laney🤢
you can't hurt me anymore
than you already have

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