Four am

chapter three

"COLE! What the hell, I'm naked!"

"First you're not naked you have a towel on and second you're taking too long, peanut I need to brush my teeth." He says, not looking at me grabbing his toothbrush. Cole and I have to share a bathroom since our rooms are conjoined by it. 

"Go brush your teeth in another bathroom, I need to get dressed" I say trying to push him out the door, he doesn't move.

"Go ahead and change, I'm not looking" he says looking up at me in the mirror with a smirk on his face.

"Ugh you're disgusting." I say trying to move past him trying to open the door of the bathroom that leads to my room. I feel his hands on my waist hugging me from behind, until he spins me to face him as I try and hold my towel up.

"What's wrong, peanut?" He says holding on to my waist tight, his touch feels warm on my body. Looking at me up and down, until he's staring into my eyes. I can see that he is enjoying this too much. I don't answer him. While looking deep into my eyes he takes my towel and drops it by my feet. He closes his eyes with his hand and walks to his bedroom closing the door. What the hell was that. I quickly pick up my towel and wrap it around my body. I lean my head back against the wall and close my eyes. Shit.

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Adri texted me, asking if I want to go to the mall with her. She waits for me outside of school in the parking lot. I see her leaning against her red mercedes.

"Hey, Zo" she says smiling at me.

For most of the drive we are just listening to music and singing our hearts out, even though I'm thinking of what happened this morning with Cole.

"Zoe, what are you thinking about?" Adri asks me.

"Nothing" I lie and turn my head to look out the window.

"Zoelle Jade" Adri says glaring at me "I know you're hiding something." She raises her eyebrow at me. She really is my best friend, she knows if I'm overthinking about something... or someone. She always knows when something is bothering me.

"I'm just thinking about someone UH I-I mean something"

"WHAT" Adri screams and almost crashes the car "who! Wait no is it Cole. You're starting to like him, aren't you" She says, smirking at me.

I know I shouldn't like him. Which I don't but even if I did, he would probably just play with me like I'm some game. "No. I don't like Cole, we can barely stand each other." I'm telling the truth. "Even if I did, there's no way he would like me back, isn't he dating Heather or something."

"No they're just fucking" Adri pulls into a parking space infront of the entrance of the mall. She takes her seatbelt off and turns to me. "He probably likes you, he calls you 'peanut' he doesn't call Heather that now does he. Even if he does I can't be with him. I don't say anything and roll my eyes and climb out of the car.

We walked in and out of stores, Adri tried on a million dresses maybe more. She is the most indecisive person I have ever met. We finally walked into Nordstrom, and I see Cole, Callum, Heather and Nicole.

"Adri look" I lighty nudge her and nod my head to the far right corner where the dressing rooms are. Cole and Callum look like they would rather be doing anything other than this. Nate is not with them since him and Leah went on a date. Adri starts walking over there since that's where all the dresses are.

"Geez if that dress was any tighter I think Heather's organs would explode." Adri whispers but loud enough for Heather to hear her.

"You're just jealous that you don't have a body like mine, all the guys will be looking at me tonight." Heather says with a smirk on her face. I was furious that she even thought about that. No one talks to my best friend like that, Adri's body is literally perfect, literally the most fit person I have ever seen. Adri doesn't look fazed by it, she could honestly care less about what Heather has to say. I won't let it slide though.

"You're wrong because unlike you Adri isn't an attention seeking bitch" I say, glaring at her. Heather is lost for words.

"Ugh." She whines like the little brat she is and turns on her heel, storms back into the changing room and pulls the curtain closed. Her little minion Nicole doing the same.

The next day at school Adri, Leah and I are sitting at our usual spot during lunch, when I see Cole and Heather walk in together. I'm not going to lie, I don't like seeing him with her, I'm not jealous, I just don't know... it bothers me.

Heather says bye to Cole and he walks over to our table with Nate and Callum.  They have been sitting with us at lunch for a couple days now. Nate sits beside Leah kissing her on the cheek and Callum sits beside Adri. I've been telling her that I think that he likes her but she won't admit it.

"Scooch over, peanut." Cole says pushing me down the bench and he puts his hand on my thigh. I don't understand this man, one day he is pulling my towel off in the bathroom, putting his hand on my thigh and the next he is completely rude and ignoring me like I don't even exist or live in the same house as him.

"Um, Cole what are you doing." I say looking down at his hand. I like how his hand feels on my body. It gives me goosebumps, but I can't let him know that. I try and push his hand off but it only makes him squeeze my thigh tighter. He turns and looks at me and winks. Ugh he such a tease.

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Love you beautiful

J