Forbidden Fruit

Chapter 12: The Devil's HBO

Xavier's POV

(A/N: This is his POV of what Lily heard in chapter 9.

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Anonymous Number: Hey Xavier, this is Will. Come over to my house in twenty minutes.

Why would he want to meet outside of school?

I shrugged it off and texted him back.

Xavier: I'll be there. Send me the address.

He sent his address and I grabbed my keys and headed out.

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Right as I'm about to park in front of his house, I hear a ding from my phone.

Will: Park another block over and don't go to the front door.

I followed his instructions and as I'm walking up the street, right as I turn to see his house, someone pulled me towards them.

As I'm about to hit them, they said, "Be quiet! It's Nate, we have to enter through this way." He gestured over to the side gate.

I nodded wordlessly and we follow the path, but we don't go far before Nate starts climbing up a ladder.

"What the fuck are you doing?" I whisper screamed at him.

"We're going to Will's room, follow me." He answered, looking back at me before continuing to climb up.

I looked at the ladder for a few moments, debating if this was a good idea. I sighed and start climbing up.

Once I reached the top, Nate offered his hand, which I took, and pulled me in, causing me to fall on the bed directly in front of the window.

"Finally, you're here. We have to be quiet or else my mom will beat my ass." Will spun in his swivel chair to look at me.

"Tell him why you're in so much trouble." Jake chimed in, snickering so hard he almost fell out of his chair.

"My mom caught me watching porn and now I'm not allowed to close the door." Will gestured over to the cracked open door.

Nate burst out laughing next to me, accidentally falling off the bed, "No matter how many times I hear it, it's still hilarious!"

"C'mon dude, it's embarrassing!" Will grumbled.

"Tell him how it happened!" Nate said with a goofy grin on his face, sitting on the floor against the bed.

"I had my headphones in and I was sitting at my desk facing away, so I didn't see or hear her walk in. When she looked over my shoulder and saw it she yanked the headphones out of my ears and started lecturing me, saying how I shouldn't be watching the devil's HBO." He explained, using his hands to gesture throughout the story.

"The devil's HBO?" I questioned, raising a brow.

"My mom can be very creative." He replied and Nate and Jake nod in agreement.

"Anyways, how's it going with Lily?" Jake asked after a few moments of silence.

"Have you made anymore progress?" Nate interjected.

"Yeah, definitely. We're hanging out a lot, and I think she's really starting to trust me." I nodded.

Technically, I wasn't lying. I had been hanging out with her often and she was starting to trust me. If I was really honest, I would say I didn't feel anything as more than a friend with her. But, I couldn't back away from the challenge. Plus, it gave me an excuse to talk to her.