Bad Boy Fell Hard |✔

Chapter 41

"What?!" I ask as I stare at them weirdly. At that exact moment, Ryder enters the room walking casually and then greets everyone who all respond with the same expressions they gave me today.

Is all this about me waking up in bed with Ryder? Those douche canoes told everyone. I glare at Amelia, Jason and Melisa who raise up their hands faking innocence.

"Is that a hickey on your neck?" Aiden says with an amused look. I widen my eyes and quickly recover them. How could I forget about what happened last night.

"No, it aint a hickey, it's a –"

"curling iron?" Melisa cuts me off

"Or is it a birth mark?" Lucy says.

"A zombie bite?" Jason says and I stare at him incredulously.

"Rug burn from sex?" Theo says and I stare at him wide eyed then scrunch my nose up in disgust.

"Euu...no!" I say as I stare at Theo with an incredulous face.

"Just admit it's a love bite from Ryder." Amelia sings while staring at her plate.

"Bye guys." I say as I grab my food and go upstairs. I'd love a comfortable breakfast and some concealer to hide this hickey. Ryder is gonna pay for this!

Which brings me to a realization, I don't really have any concealer or own any makeup.

"Melisa!!!" I yell from my room then hear her say, "Told you she would call me."

"Yes please." She says as she walks into my room with a smirk across her face.

"So.. you ready to admit that's a hickey from Ryder?" she says.

"How sure are you, this hickey is from Ryder?" I say and she gives me a blank look.

"I just need some concealer, okay?" I say as I take a sip of my orange juice.

"I have the concealer but you gotta admit that hickey is from him." She persists.

"Okay fine, it's from Ryder. Happy now?" I say sarcastically.

"I knew it." She shrugs.

"Then why ask?" I ask.

"I just wanted you to embarrass yourself by saying it so that's why I recorded it." She grins as she takes out her phone and plays the recording.

"Okay fine, it's from Ryder." Is all she recorded. I roll my eyes at her and take a bite of my bacon.

"This will forever be my ringtone." She says happily while walking to me with the concealer in her hand.

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After breakfast, we all got ready for a day at the carnival. The concealer Melisa applied did a great job on my neck and the hickey was barely visible. We all travelled in Jason's van to the carnival park. The guys were still making fun of me because of the hickey. Ryder, on the other hand looked proud of himself for the great work.

We arrive at the carnival park, since it is a Sunday, there are many people here.

it is a scorching hot day: perfect for a day at the fair. The sky is dotted with a few candy-floss clouds. The entrance can be seen in the distance and the long queues edged forward slowly. Customers are becoming increasingly excited and impatient as they took a few steps forward every so often. Faint music can be heard from beyond the tall gates with the occasional happy scream suddenly piercing the air.

Closer to the entrance and the massive structures of the rides can be seen: a rollercoaster, a big wheel, a helter skelter. Below, younger children stand watching, eating their sweets and snacks. Ice creams wobble perilously over the cones and drip down their small fingers as they melt; some munch on brightly coloured balls soft sugar strands that dissolve on the tongue - sweeter than sweet and sticking to the teeth better than glue. A few eat too much and complained to their mummies and daddies... and I chuckle at that.

"Guys, this is taking long." Carol whines next to Blake, I have never actually had a conversation with the guy. That's strange and weird.

"Don't worry, baby. We are almost there." Blake says while kissing th e top of her head.

Out of nowhere, someone coughs from behind me. I turn only to see Ryder bending on one knee staring at me. The rest of the group stare intently waiting for the next move and so am i. it's like watching a movie waiting anxiously for what's gonna happen next.

I stare at him bewildered and he looks hopeful. Is he gonna ask me to be girlfriend right here? I mean I did want him to ask me but not in front of many people at a carnival.

"Princess, will you give me the honor of.." he says and poses for a dramatic moment. "Tying your shoe?" he says and my smile turns into a frown. I quickly hide my disappointment and give away a smile.

"Sure." I say and he starts to tie the untied laces to my shoe. How did that even happen?

"Seriously dude?! We all expected something else." Cole says while approaching Ryder and hitting his shoulder slightly.

"Like what?" the dumbass asks trying to look confused, but I can see he knows what Cole is meaning.

"I don't know? Maybe ask her to be your girlfriend!" Daniel says.

"Why would I ask my girl to be my girlfriend in this place?......." he pauses and turns to look at me, " I want it to be the perfect time and the perfect place for the perfect girl." Ryder says and I swoon over that. I can't wait.

"You got the right man." Amelia whispers next to me.