He Loves Me.......He Loves Me Not

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 6:

OK, so after that strange announcement, I told Ethan that I wasn't feeling well and I wanted to go home. I was supposed to go to Taylor's house but I seriously couldn't deal with this right now. This day had been too weird. First Jake and now Luke. I wasn't sure about what to think of Luke. I mean, he was definitely a player but Taylor really seemed to like him..... Well, I knew one thing for sure: tomorrow was going to be weird.

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The next day. I actually woke up on time because Ethan and Taylor were going to pick me up and I didn't want to keep them waiting. I wasn't exactly sure what to say to her, but she was my best friend and she deserved an explanation.

I quickly put on an outfit: black skinny jeans, a purple tank top, and a white half-jacket. Oh and blue sneakers. Then I went downstairs and made a bowl of cereal. I was just washing my bowl when someone beeped their car horn. I looked out of the window and saw Ethan's blue mustang.

I put my bowl in the dishwasher and rushed out of the door. Then I opened the back door to Ethan's car and was surprised to see that Taylor wasn't there.

"Hey." Ethan said.

"Hey. Where's Taylor?"

"Dentist appointment,"he answered.

"Oh."

Well this was awkward.

Ethan started the car and after a few minutes he said," so, do you know the guy Taylor was with?"

Now what was I supposed to say?

"Uh sort of," I said hesitantly.

"Well, is he a nice guy?"I looked at him questioningly.

"What? She's my little sister."

"He's OK." I replied. I wasn't sure what to say. That he was an annoyingly cute player that probably didn't deserve a girl as great as Taylor? I don't think so!!

"Oh. That's good." he said sounding relieved. In 5 minutes we reached school.

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Taylor came back in second hour. She sat down next to me and we sat there the rest of the hour listening to Mrs. Riley drone on and on about the Russian War.

During lunch: We were sitting at our usual table with Erica and Mandie. Erica and Mandie were my two best friends other than Taylor. Just then a shadow passed over our table. I glanced up to see a tall blond haired guy. Luke.

Erica and Mandie looked at each other and grinned. Mandie was definitely the girlie girl of the group. Erica wasn't but they both got kinda crazy when it came to boys.

"Hey ladies." he said grinning down on us.

I glanced at Taylor questioningly but she just looked at him casually.

"What's up?" she asked.

"I-uh, just wanted to ask if you wanted to go to the pizza place later with me and a couple of friends."he said. Gosh, he sounded really sounded nervous about asking her out. Not like a player should, or would. He looked at us.

"You girls can come too."he offered. "And you can bring someone,"he continued.

Great. I really didn't want to go on a "group date." Especially not with Luke. But Taylor looked at me pleadingly as if to say,"please, please, please?" She must really like him. I sighed.

"Sure, I'll come." I agreed. We both looked at Erica and Mandie.

"Um, I can't, but you guys go ahead." Erica said.