Falling into the Badboy

Seven

Brian's POV

Shutting off the bike and getting off I tug at the helmet, jerking it off my head and breathing heavily as I turn to pace in circles. I stop and look up at the giant house, screaming as I throw the helmet at the garage and yell falling to my knees. I just don't know how to process these feelings, that is so foreign to me. I sit on the ground leaning up against the bike as I lay my head to the seat. Trying to slow my breathing by looking up at the stars.

I look over and see my dad's office light on inside the house. I can't go in there, not after the day I've had I might do something stupid and get thrown in jail again.

Pushing myself up I look at my phone to see the time and think about what I said to Grace. I nearly exposed myself to her about my own life. I know she doesn't want anyone getting hurt, but it's inevitable people are going to get hurt no matter what you do. I shake my head and put a hand to my forehead.

Ever since I met her somethings changed inside me, like feelings have stirred and how I live my life it's just different. I want to be different for her. I want to be good. But she doesn't want me, that's also a new feeling for me, typically girls are lying at my feet for me to just take whenever I want.

That's what I need. I need a distraction. I look back at my phone and shoot Melanie a text. She replies almost instantly to come over to her place and I hop back on my bike going over to her house.

The next morning I wake up and look over to see Melanie laying almost on top of me. Groaning I roll over and take my arm out from under her. She turns over and grabs for me but I sit up and leaning over the bed grabbing my shirt and throwing it on.

"Stay." I turn and look at her from over my shoulder.

"I can't." I stand and throwing on my pants I grab my jacket pulling out a cigarette.

Melanie sits up wrapping the blanket around her, "why not?"

"Because I have things to do." I light my smoke and take a hit.

"Open the window if you're going to blow smoke around the room." Melanie stands up and taking the blanket with her as she goes into the bathroom and turns the shower on. "Will you at least shower with me?" She asks. She comes over to me and kisses my face going down my neck.

I push her away, "get off me." She stumbles a little and glares at me.

"Why. Because of her, of Grace." I flinch and grab my keys.

"No." I walk past her to the door.

"She'll ruin you, you know." I stop just in the doorway. "Your bad boy rep will be destroyed." I swallow and grab the handle of her door on my way out slamming it shut, to let her know she pissed me off.

I walk outside taking one more hit from the cigarette in my hands before throwing it to the ground and getting on my bike. It's already half-past ten meaning half the school day is already over might as well skip the rest.

Grace's POV

After the last bell, I grab my bag and start putting my books away. Just as I stand and walk to the door I feel my phone vibrate. I dig it out of my pocket and click past the home screen to the text messages. Just as I open my aunt's message I bump into someone. "I am so sorry." I look up and see Melanie fixing her bag as she glares at me.

"Seriously. Just because you are jealous does not mean you have to be rude." She snaps as she fixes her hair.

I look at her confused, "I'm not jealous of anyone."

"Really. Cause after the morning I had with Brian. You should be." She smiles and walks past me bumping into my shoulders in the meantime.

"So that's where he was." It's weird because even though we aren't together, we're not even friends for that matter, I barely know him, but something in my chest hurts. I feel a sting in my eyes as I notice that tears crowd my vision but I blink them away before anyone can notice and pretend to care.

I continue to walk to the school doors and pull my phone back up and look at aunt Viki's text. It says that Derek and the team are going to be staying in town for a little while to keep an eye on me. Rolling my eyes I shove my phone back into my pocket and walk the rest of the way home.

As I lay across my bed sprawled out with my books surrounding me, I quickly write something down in my notes when my phone rings. I look over at it to see that Brian is calling me, deciding against it I decline the call and go back to my homework. When my phone rings again I look at it again but this time it's Spencer's name that pops up. I set my pencil down and sit up as I answer the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Grace. I was wondering where exactly was it you were that night of the party? Shay and I want to get a feel of the location."

I sigh, "It was maybe a quarter of a mile from Melanie Garcia's house. It's a small pond with a dock off to the side, surrounded by trees."

"Alright, thanks." Spencer stops and the line goes quiet. "How are you doing?" He adds. Spencer isn't one who knows exactly how to socialize with others but he tries.

"I'm okay. Just upset that Derek won't talk to me, plus I kind of shut Brian out. I don't want him to get hurt, and last time I was with a guy like him..." I stop myself and swallow looking down at my nails turning my hands over.

"You shouldn't be afraid to move forward. Just because Brian and Shawn have some similarities doesn't mean that your relationship with him will turn out the same." I smile as Spencer continues, "Actually statistically speaking the odds of this happening for you again are extremely low." I laugh and smile into the phone.

"Have I ever told you that I love you, Spence?" I smile and can hear him laugh just a little. I can see him just smiling awkwardly not knowing what he should say next.

"Um, thanks. I love you too." I smile and he hangs up as I pull the phone away from my ear.

I look down at the screen of my phone when a text pops up, from Tom. That's weird he never texts me. I open the message, "Brian is at my place wasted af. Can you come over and help, please? 🙏" Glancing up I sigh looking at myself in the mirror, deciding against homework and sleeping I get up and get dressed heading out to Tom's.