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2026-02-16 22:15:34MIA ♥
I tugged my scarf up higher as I walked into the hallway, but it was practically useless.
The scarf—that I'd stolen from my mom—sat snug around my neck to hide my guilty secret.
I’d thrown it on this morning without thinking, desperate to hide the faint purple mark Ethan had left on my neck and below my collarbone last night.
The memory from last night hit me for the hundredth time: his mouth hot and wet against my skin, his hands gripping my waist, his skilled fingers thrusting into my... you know.
God, that was the best thing to ever happen to me. Well, other than my Harvard scholarship.
It just— felt so good...
Riley and Jaden were already at my locker when I got there, leaning against the metal door.
Jaden spotted me first and smiled but then looked confused by my... outfit.
“Morning, queen,” he said, then his eyes narrowed. “Wait. What’s with the scarf? It’s like... eighty degrees outside.”
Riley tilted her head, studying me. “Yeah, what up with that?”
My face flushed red. “It’s not—it’s just… chilly in the mornings, okay? And my neck gets cold. That’s all.”
Jaden crossed his arms, smirking. “Chilly. Uh-huh. Girl, the only thing chilly around here is the way you’re avoiding eye contact.”
“I'm not!” I snapped. “It’s nothing. Literally nothing. Can we drop it?”
Riley’s eyebrows shot up. “Defensive much? Okay, fine. But if you’re lying to us, I’m gonna be so disappointed. We tell each other everything.”
“Yeah,” Jaden added. “Everything. No judgment. You know that, right?”
I forced a smile. “I know. It’s really nothing. Promise. Just… bad fashion choice. Let’s go to class before we’re late.”
They exchanged a look but didn’t push atleast. Thank God.
*...*...*...*...*...*
We filed into AP Bio together.
I deliberately picked the seat farthest from Ethan’s usual spot in the back row. I kept my eyes glued to my notebook, while Mr. Patel droned on about cellular respiration.
But my traitor gaze kept drifting back to glance at him.
He was slouched in his chair, his dark hair falling into his eyes, sleeves rolled up to show the corded muscles in his forearms.
Forearms that I'd felt wrapped around me.
He made my stomach flip even though I hated him.
...I hated him.
I really did.
Except last night he’d kissed me like he didn’t hate me at all, and now my mind was all messed up.
I snapped my eyes back to the front just as Mr. Patel called on Kathleen.
“Ms. Turner,” he said, adjusting his glasses. “Can you explain the role of NADH in the electron transport chain?”
Kathleen straightened up, flipping her hair like that would magically give her the answer. “Uh… it’s… like, it carries electrons? To make ATP or something?”
Mr. Patel sighed. “No. Anyone else?”
My hand went up before I could stop it.
“Mia?” he said, nodding.
“NADH donates electrons to the chain at complex one,” I said. “It gets oxidized to NAD+, and the electrons move through the complexes, pumping protons and eventually driving ATP synthase.”
“Excellent,” Mr. Patel said. “That’s exactly it.”
Kathleen turned in her seat just enough that only I—and maybe the two people behind her—could hear.
“Fat whore,” she muttered under her breath.
I felt a instant pang of sadness at the insult.
Mr. Patel’s head snapped toward her. “Excuse me?”
Kathleen blinked innocently. “What? I didn’t say anything.”
“I heard you,” he said, voice sharp. “And so did half the class. To the Principal’s office. Now.”
“But—”
“Now, Ms. Turner.”
She huffed, grabbed her bag, and stormed out, her heels clicking furiously. The door slammed behind her.
The room was dead silent after that. I stared at my desk with my cheeks burning, trying to pretend I wasn’t about to cry.
Class dragged on forever after that.
When the bell finally rang, I shoved my books into my bag, ready to bolt. Riley and Jaden were already at my desk.
“You okay?” Riley asked quietly.
“Yeah,” I lied. “Just… whatever. She’s a bitch.”
Jaden opened his mouth to say something, but then Ethan appeared—something that has never happened in the history of ever...
“Mia,” he said, low enough that only I could hear. “Wait up.”
Riley’s eyes went wide. Jaden’s mouth dropped open. They both stared at me with baffled expressions.
I swallowed. “Go ahead, guys. I’ll catch up.”
They hesitated.
Jaden mouthed, ‘What the fuck?’
Riley mouthed back, ‘Seriously?’
But they left—slowly, throwing me worried glances over their shoulders.
Ethan waited until the room was mostly empty.
I crossed my arms. “What?”
He rubbed the back of his neck, looking almost… awkward? “So. The tutoring thing. Hargrove’s breathing down my neck. When and where for our first session?”
I shrugged, trying to sound casual even though my heart was hammering. “Library? After school?”
He made a face. “No way. Anyone could see us there. I’m not trying to have the whole team clowning on me for getting tutored by—”
He cut himself off, but the damage was done.
He didn't want anyone to know he was being tutored by me. The fat loser. The whale.
I felt my already bruised heart shatter at the insensitiv
e comment.
“Right,” I said, my voice small. “Wouldn’t want anyone to know you’re associating with the fat whore.”
“Mia—”
I didn’t wait for the rest of his sentence. I grabbed my bag and pushed past him, my shoulder brushing his chest hard enough that he had to step back.
I didn’t bother looking back.
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NERD IN HIS BED 012.
ETHAN ♠ I knew I shouldn't have bothered hiding. I was in the chemistry lab trying—really trying—to focus on a difficult topic when the door banged open.I didn't have to turn to know who it was.Kathleen stormed in with her cheeks flushed and her eyes full of anger.“What the fuck is wrong with you, Ethan?!”I closed the textbook slowly. “What do you want from me, Kathleen?”She slammed the door behind her.“What do I want from you?” Her voice was ice-cold. “I want you to stop acting like a total pushover by defending that loser! You humiliated me in front of the entire school, Ethan! Everyone’s talking about it.”I finally lifted my head and met her glare head-on.“You humiliated yourself.”Her mouth dropped open for a second before snapping shut. She took two steps closer, her heels clicking sharply against the tile.“I messed up, okay? I admit it. I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have started that poll. It was stupid. But can we go back to how things were before? We were so good together.
NERD IN HIS BED 011.
[A FEW HOURS LATER…]MIA ♥I sat in the guidance counselor’s office with my knees pressed together, my hands were clasped so tightly that my knuckles were white. Mrs. Delgado’s desk smelled like candles, and the clock on the wall ticked louder than it should have. I kept my gaze on the desk, knowing my eyes were swollen like hell by now.Mrs. Delgado leaned forward, her voice was gentle but firm. “Mia, you don’t need to worry. I’m not going to pry if you don’t want to talk. But you don’t look fine. Your face is all blotchy, sweetheart. Are you sure you’re okay?”I forced a smile that felt so plainly fake. “Yes, I’m fine. Really.”She hummed skeptically—and sighed through her nose. “You know you can talk to me, right? I know that kids can be vicious.”My throat tightened. “I know. But I’m okay.”She studied me for another long second, then nodded slowly. “Alright. If you say so.” She flipped open a folder on her desk. “You volunteered for the Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Program last semes
NERD IN HIS BED 010.
MIA ♥I kept repeating it like a mantra in my head as I pushed through the front doors of Westfield High.‘Don’t think about him. Don’t think about him.’ I slammed my locker open harder than necessary. Stop. Just stop.I reached for my bio textbook, my fingers shaking a little. My reflection in the tiny mirror taped by the door looked back at me.I looked small. I looked stupid.A few make-out sessions. One night of his tongue between my legs. That was all it took for me to turn into this… this mess. I'd gotten attached. Like some lovesick idiot who forgot the rules.‘Fuck, why am I so stupid?’It was obviously just physical for him. A distraction. So why did it feel like someone had reached inside my chest and twisted?I was still staring at my own pathetic reflection when I heard giggling behind me.I turned to see two junior girls laughing by the water fountain, looking at their phones and glancing my way.My stomach dropped when I realized it wasn’t just them.Heads were turnin
NERD IN HIS BED 009.
ETHAN ♠ I stood there in the dim hallway, my jeans half-zipped, heart slamming against my ribs like it wanted out of my chest. Kathleen was still on her knees in front of me, her lips swollen, looking up with a confused pout.“What the fuck, Ethan?” she snapped, wiping her mouth with the back of her hand. “Let’s continue. You were literally groaning two seconds ago.”I shoved her shoulder pushing her back so she had to catch herself on the tile. “Get off me.”She scrambled to her feet, her eyes narrowing. “Excuse me? What’s your problem?”I didn’t answer right away. I couldn’t. My brain was still replaying the look on Mia’s face—the way her eyes went wide, then glassy with tears.Fuck. She’d seen everything. I zipped up, my hands shaking. “We’re done.”Kathleen laughed sharply. “Done? You’re kidding. What, because that fat whore walked by? You’re bothered about Fatty Mia seeing us? Seriously?”Something in me snapped.I turned on her so fast she flinched. “Say that about her again
NERD IN HIS BED 008.
MIA ♥I dragged my feet down the hallway next to Riley and Jaden.We’d just survived another double period of hell, and the weight of it all was crushing me.“I can’t believe we still have three more projects to finish,” Riley groaned, kicking at a stray pencil on the floor. “Like, who thought senior year needed this much torture? I’m already drowning in college applications.”Jaden threw his head back dramatically. “Right? My art portfolio is due in two weeks, and I still have to edit that short film.”We all groaned in perfect unison. “At least we’re suffering together,” Jaden said, slinging an arm around my shoulders. “Misery loves company, right?”Before I could answer, a loud, theatrical voice sounded through the hallway.“Listen up, losers!” Kathleen’s voice rang out from the far end. She was standing on a bench flanked by her usual minions.“Everyone’s invited to my house this Friday night. Except… obvious exceptionsThere's music, drinks, the works.”She smirked, scanning the
NERD IN HIS BED 007.
MIA ♥I crossed my arms tighter over my chest, trying to pretend the goosebumps racing across my skin were from the air conditioning and not from the way Ethan was looking at me—like I was something he’d been starving for.“Next question,” I repeated, my voice higher than I wanted it to be. I reached for the textbook again. “We’re not done. You still need to—”“Actually,” he cut in, his voice rough, “I’m tired of studying.”He didn’t sit back down.Instead, he closed the last bit of distance between us in one slow step, his body heat hitting me like a wave. My back bumped lightly against the edge of the desk. There was nowhere to go.“Ethan…” I started, but it came out more like a warning than a protest.He didn’t say anything right away.He lifted one hand, slow enough that I could’ve stopped him if I really wanted to. His fingertips brushed the bare skin of my collarbone—right over the spot he’d marked last night—and I sucked in a sharp breath.His thumb traced the faint purple bru
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