Wishes and Kisses || COMPLETE

Chapter 3: The First Wish

 The next day, Jean and I carpooled to school together. When we walked the halls, we got many looks from many faces. Some were shaking their heads and frowning at us, others grinned and nodded in approval, and most would whisper. What happened as people knew it was a school-wide rumor now, that I stole Jean's affections from Jason and made her mine. Of course only the involved parties knew the real complicated truth, but replace affections with necklace and that's basically what happened.

"Hey guys," said Ryan, walking up to us chipper with Kaylee Martinez in his arm. "Nick, you know Kaylee right?"

"Heya," she smiled and held out her hand.

"I know of her, but I hadn't met her personally until now." I extended my hand out in return and I shook it.

Ryan gestured toward Jean. "And this is Nick's girlfriend."

"She's not my girlfriend," I said.

"Well they're getting there, then."

Jean and Kaylee shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.

"I heard what happened between you said Jason," Kaylee said. "Oh my God he was such a dick. Like, it's damn time you left his ass, girl. I seen the way he treated you and I woulda left him a long ass time ago. Why'd you stay with him so long?"

"Well . . ." Jean looked up and around, rubbing her neck like she was looking for an answer. "I guess it just felt like I had no choice."

"Then Nick came along," Kaylee smirked and gestured her eyes at me. "How you guys start dating?"

"Oh, we aren't really dating."

"Right. I'm going to the bathroom. Come with me. We'll talk there."

Jean nodded, and the girls were off to the bathroom.

Ryan couldn't stop grinning. "Damn, Isn't she great?"

"She's fine, but something is pestering me. You actually went through with the plan of hacking her phone, going through her conversations, and wooing her based on that?"

"Yup!"

"Well how did you woo her then?"

"Easy. Saw her venting about her ex, saying he was a dick, then I walked up to her and piled on the same points she made in the conversations to her friends. That was just my door in though. After that I invited her to her favorite coffee shop, and agreed with every single thing she said, and used the chats to guide what my 'interests' were too. By the end she was so happy to find a guy that 'just got her' and bam. Got a girlfriend."

"Wow."

"Impressed?"

"Slightly, but I have a few questions."

"Shoot."

"Are you okay with being with her under false pretenses?"

Ryan dulled his face in confusion. "Uh, what?"

"I mean, are you fine lying to her just for the sake of being in a relationship?"

"Yup."

"Then she doesn't really like you then. She's only fond of who you claim to be."

"I'll tell her eventually . . . Once we're deep in. Everyone lies about who they are in the beginning, man. The only difference is I have the technology to do it better than most guys."

"Well if you say so, but I don't see this ending well."

"It'll be fine. I just needed a way in."