better off without you

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as for lexi.... two can play at this game
i open my arms up signaling for owen to lay with me instead which he does
when he sees my open arms he climbs onto my laid back chair and rests his head on my chest
lexi giving an unimpressed look stays seated there. playing with owens hair and tracing shapes on his muscular back for what felt like hours wasnt as bad i had thought it would be he seemed comfortable as this was the first time we had done anything close to this while we were sober except being dared to makeout.

"so i take it what we have is done" lexi breaks the silence
"we never 'had' anything" he says
she looks at me
"just wait till he finds someone better, then you'll join the club for owens rejects of the month" she snaps
my hand has stopped moving through his hair and i keep my eyes forward
"were not-" i start
"jesus lexi just fuck off" owen groans
"don't expect me to go back to you when you guys are done" she says and walks away

after a few minutes of silence he makes his way back into his chair
"rejects of the month huh?" i ask
"don't know anything about it" he says
"right"
"i haven't hooked up with anyone except you since you got here so i honestly have no idea"
i was surprised to be honest but i though he was lying
"what's the longest you've gone without sex when i wasn't here" i ask
"a few days why"
"i bet you can't do it again"
"and you can?" he challanges
"yes, i have something called self control"
"i could go longer" he says
"fine, it's a bet. who will last the longest"

we get back to the hotel room shane and conner are still out by the pool they said they wouldn't be back until later tonight
"i'm showering" i say as i walk to the bathroom
"be quick i need to too"
"just for that i'll take a little longer" i shut the door and start the shower.
i don't know why i brought up that bet when i crave sex with him every time i'm near him but i'm sure i can go longer.

i wrap a white towel around my body and walk out do the bathroom to see owen laying on the bed
"took you long enough" he groans
"i still have to get changed don't go in yet"
"or what"
"owen."
"relax"
i grab short black jean shorts and a white tank top from my suit case and walk back into the bathroom

i thought i looked cute and i know owen wouldn't be able to take his eyes off me, we were both competitive people so this would be interesting.

i walk out of the bathroom holding a towel in my hand that i would use for my hair later
and just as i predicted owen was looking at me
"go shower"
he takes a second before closing the door

it was only around 4:15 now so i had no idea what the teachers plan was for the rest of the day. probably just do whatever considering we're old enough to go off now.

i was doing light makeup as i let my hair air dry
owen walks out of the bathroom wearing only sweatpants. my eyes travel from his face to his abs
"done staring?" he asks
"are you?" i say noticing his eyes aren't leaving me either
he smirks and walks over to me and i turn to face the mirror
"you know, sleeping in the same bed as me might make you lose the bet" he says
i turn to face him not realizing how close we really were
"i could say the same to you" i give him a small smile and walk past him
"so, what's the plan" he asks
"not sure, we can walk around a bit"
"yeah"

i put on white vans as he puts on a black t shirt and nike sneakers.
i grab my phone and wallet and we walk out of the room.

"we can go to the pool, i'm sure conner and shane would meet us somewhere" he says
i agree and we start our walk to the pool
once we get there we conner and shane are splashing around like kids, i swear they are 10 year olds trapped inside of a 17 year olds body
we laugh at them and mrs harvey comes over to us
"where are you guys off to?" she asks
"we were just about to ask you what we could do" i say with a smile knowing that's not true but it's what she wanted to hear
"there's a few shops and food trucks around here if you guys are hungry, some kids are already off and there's a few schools staying in the same hotel as us if you would like to meet them!"
she's always been a chill teacher which is probably why she's fine with me and owen sharing a room, unless she doesn't know.

she walks off to some other kids leaving owen and i
"so where to" he asks
"shops"
he sighs
"you can go back to the hotel"
"why would i do that"
"because you're complaining"
"well i'm hungry"
"ok well get food then go shopping" i try to compromise
"ok where" he asks
"i don't care"
"there's a diner up there we could go to"he says
"sure"

the walk to the diner was short thank god. when we got there, we saw a few other teenagers there wearing backpacks so i assumed they were on a school trip like us. we get a table and sit.
"so, our first date" he smirks
"this is not a date, we're two people on a class trip hanging out" i quickly say
"whatever you say"

i notice a table of three guys and four girls looking over at us and i'm guessing owen does too as he shoots me an annoyed look

"relax" i mouth
"they're staring" he whispers
"so what" i ask
"the three boys are sticks, i could snap them"
"stop" i laugh
"i'll be back in a few minutes" he says

when he gets up one of the guys from the group of teenagers comes over to the table.

"hey" he smiles
he was tall, not as tall as owen but still a lot taller than me. brown eyes and deep brown hair.
"hi"
"was that your boyfriend you were with?" he asks
"ah no, just a friend"
"good to know, where are you from?"
"california"
"me too, what part?"
"fresno"
"oh cool i'm from hanford" he says smiling

i notice his friends looking over at us
"don't mind them" he says
"why are they looking over here?" i ask with a small laugh
"i thought you were cute and they wanted me to talk to you"
"well thank you i guess"
he laughs
"how long are you here for?" he asks
"just tonight, we leave for DC tomorrow"
"maybe i'll see you there"
"i'm alana by the way"
"chris"

i give him a small smile and feel the presents of someone behind me
"and i'm owen"
i close my eyes
"chris" he says not quite as confident
"why don't you go back to your friends?"
one of the girls comes rushing over
"im hannah" she says

she was a blonde with brown eyes, she seems really sweet, but i think we should separate by
now.
"alana" we give eachother small smiles
"we should order, but it was good meeting you guys" i say hoping they would go back to there table which they do and owen sits down

"and i'm the jealous one?" i ask
"i'm not jealous"
"then why wouldn't you let him talk to me"
"he's not right for you"
"and you have a say in that why?"
"because in some peoples eyes i guess you could say i care about you"

i know he hated admitting that but it was good to hear
"you care about me" i say in a mocking tone
"don't let it get to your head"

once we finish eating we continue talking
"how were jack and sara finding out you were gonna be gone for a few days"  i ask
"jack was a little upset but i told him i'd bring him something home. and sara didn't care much it just means she can't go out that often"
"i'm sure she'll miss you"
"i'm sure she's enjoying her alone time without me being drunk" he laughs and i join

"alright, screw shopping i want to go back to the hotel" i say once we finish eating.
"then let's go"
i pull my card out from my wallet
"alana"
"owen"
"put your card away" he demands
"you payed for all the food for this trip i can pay for dinner"
"i'll pay and you can make up for it later"
"and how would i do that?"
"well we are sharing a bed" he smirks
"maybe you will lose the bet after all"
"we'll see"

once we get back from the restaurant and into the hotel room, conner and shane still aren't back. we assumed they were either at the pool or off getting food.

i take off my shoes and lay back in the bed pulling the covers over me.
"you're cold?" owen asks
"when am i not"
he takes off the sweatshirt he was wearing and throws it at me.
i give him a small smile before putting it on