New Girl

*Cade's POV*

“CADE GET YOUR ASS DOWN HERE NOW, YOU’RE GONNA BE LATE FOR SCHOOL”

FUCK. I sit up and yell back, “5 MINUTES MOM!” I roll myself out of bed and throw on the first pair of jeans I can find with a random black t-shirt and head down the stairs. Mom hands me a plate with toast on it and a cup of coffee. I give her a kiss on the cheek as I grab them from here and then take a seat on one of the stools at the island next to my 6 year-old twin sisters, Hanna and Lily. 

“Hi Cade!” They say at the same time and look up at me with adoration in their eyes.

“Hi cuties,” I say before shoving the toast into my mouth.

My mom had them after she got married to my Step-loser Ben. God only knows what she sees in that guy. He is selfish, arrogant and basically treats my mom like she’s his live-in housemaid. He cheats on her constantly and doesn’t even try to hide it anymore. I think she only tolerates him out of necessity. Without his money, we would end up right back in that trailer park; and Ben makes sure to remind us of that constantly. Personally, I think the trailer park is better. Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad my sisters are out of it, but I wish Ben would just disappear already.

I finish off my coffee and throw my dishes in the sink. As I’m putting on my blacks boots and leather jacket, my mom yells, “Have a good day at school, love you!” I yell “Love you too!” back as I grab my bag and rush out the door.  I hop in my civic and squeal out of the driveway towards the school. 

When I pull into a parking spot, I look at the time: 7:55. What the fuck? I still have 20 minutes. I roll my eyes. Of course mom would rush me here 20 minutes early. I see Xander’s car which means Brett is here and Jason’s is next to his. I send a group text.

Me: Where are you fuckers?

Jason: Atrium.

I slip my phone into my back pocket and head in to find them seated around one of the tables discussing last night. When Xander sees me he lifts an eyebrow and says, “You’re here early.”

I just shrug my shoulders and take a seat on top of the table, putting my feet on one of the chairs. The guys continue describing yesterday’s conquests and I drown them out as I survey the atrium. I find Grant, Captain of the football team and king douche of Half Moon Bay High with all of his lackeys (i.e. the rest of the football team) hanging around on the benches with most of the cheerleading squad dangling off their arms, Mackenzie included. I roll my eyes hard and then continue scanning before stopping on someone.

She must be new here. With a body like that I would have noticed her before. Slim but toned with an ass you only ever see in fitness magazines and decent tits to boot. Holy fuck, I don’t think jeans and a leather jacket has ever looked that good. It’s hard to tell from this distance but from what I can see her face is just as hot as her body. Never taking my eyes off of her, I interrupt their conversation and ask “Do any of you know that girl?”

All 3 of them turn to follow my gaze and I can practically see the drool coming out of their mouths. 

Brett is the first to reply, “No, but I would sure like to.” My body has a very sudden and adverse reaction to his comment and I glare at the back of his head. Xander notices this and gives me a strange look. I school my features back into an expression of neutrality and continue watching the girl. I see many heads turning to watch her, which is no surprise. We don’t often get new people here; certainly not ones that look like that. 

While I’m busy focussing on her, I see king douche himself jog a little to catch up with her. She stops to look at him. I don’t know what they’re saying but I can clearly see him checking her out. He then steps closer and puts a hand on her shoulder but she’s quick to remove it and walks away. He yells after her “Wait I didn’t even get your name!” But she completely ignores him and keeps walking. Smart girl. I feel myself smiling until I hear Xander say, “Well boys, it looks like Cade here has himself a little crush on the new girl.” They all smirk and I snort and say, “Yeah, right.”

“Come on Cade, I saw the googly eyes you were giving her,” Xander says.

“Nah man, that was me planning on making her the next notch on my bedpost,” I say, a smirk forming on my face.