"Let's go." We walked out of the gym, and I saw my group looking at us. I put my hand on his chest to stop him from walking further. He looked down at me. Damn! I feel short!"Might want to steer clear of Mark for a while, though," I warned, and Brandon looked up to see Mark and Liam standing to the side with their arms crossed. Mark did not look happy, but he didn't approach me, knowing I was still angry with him."Yeah, I think that'll be for the best." He agreed before moving back over to the group. I watched for a moment while he said something to Tyler and shook his hand. "What was that about? How does that work, you kick his ass and now he's all smile and happy?" Chey said, and I just shrugged."We came to an understanding," I said. She raised her eyebrows in response. "Not like that, Chey. I can tell you and Deidra when we get back to the room. Now, who is up for pizza and ice cream, my treat?" I smiled, and they all nodded and started talking to each oth

"Ah, you must be Jessie. I am Mrs. Estrada." Jessie nodded his head with a quick greeting of 'hello' and sent a smile to me, which I happily sent back. He walked by the teacher and down the aisle to the only other open seat."Oh, my God! Is that Julie Sanders? As in, the Julie Sanders?" We both laughed, and I hit him as he walked past me. He bent down and whispered in my ear. It brought back memories of us having class together at our old school, but it still felt wrong. I enjoyed the playful moment, but I didn't want to encourage him."I knew you missed touching me, but that wasn't very nice." His breath ran across my skin, and I bit the inside of my lip, hoping no one saw our interaction and would tell Mark. Not that anyone was brave enough to approach Mark besides me. Even Chey was still scared of him."Oh, go sit down." We smiled at each other before he took a seat in the only open chair. I slumped down in my seat. The familiarity had my stomach doi

Mark's P.O.V."I'm going to show you how it feels!" He lunged at her and knocked her to the ground. Even I was too shocked to move. But a white-hot rage burned through me, and I began to walk forward."You fucking fat bastard! Get off of me!" She yelled at him. His hand pulled back and released, hitting her cheek and making her head snap back. She flipped over, so she was on him and punched him in the face."If you ever fucking hit me again, I'll make you regret it! When I get done with you, you'll wish you were dead, just like the rest of them!" She screamed before punching him again and jumping off."Fuck!" I said rather loudly.As she stormed off, the guy got to his feet, only for me to slam him down to the ground again as I rushed by. My girl needed me, and I wasn't going to let her suffer alone. Chey and Deidra wore confused expressions, but I didn't stop to talk to them. I really didn't care to talk to them at all. The only r

"So, what do you want to be?" She tripped and started to fall back, but I caught her."Well, I like the thought of being your savior, but that's just me." She stood upright and hit my arm playfully."Thanks." She put her arm back around me, and we started walking into the lounge."Well, as your savior now, do I at least get my reward?" I looked down as she looked up at me."And what would you like, my hero?" Her words sent a warmth through my chest. I knew she was joking around with me, but there were so many things that I would love to claim as a reward from her, but I would start slow. If I wanted this to work between us, I would need to move at her pace physically, just as she was respecting my pace emotionally. That didn't mean that I wouldn't happily take anything that she would offer.I put my pointer finger up to my lips. "I want a kiss." She giggled but leaned forward. I closed my eyes to kiss her, but she turned my head, kissed my cheek, a

I rolled over, but unlike the bed that I had at my parent's old house, this one was a twin, so I rolled right off it. I landed with a thud and a groan before closing my eyes again, ignoring the laughter that came from Deidre's bed.I predict that today will not be a good day. Chey spent an hour comforting me after she found me sitting in the hallway outside our door. I wanted to go to Mark's room, but I didn't know which one was his, and it wouldn't be fair for me to go to him crying over another man, even if I was just upset about hurting him.I stood up and crawled back into bed with a long continuous line of shivers. How the hell is it this cold inside of a dorm? I pulled my blanket up over my head and curled my body into a ball. My eyes slammed shut on their own, and I let out a sigh as my alarm clock immediately went off the second I began to fall back into that sweet, sweet slumber my body had been craving."Good morning, sunshines!" The