The Bad Boy (4 page)

               
“
Here.” I looked down at Jared’s hands to see
papers. I took them from him and looked them over. It was research
for our project. I narrowed my eyes at him.

               
“
You couldn’t have given this to me out there?” I
hissed. Were all boys stupid these days?

               
“
I also have to talk to you about this whole
project thing.”

               
I crossed my arms and nodded for him to continue.
If he told me he couldn’t help me I swear I was going to lose
it.

               
“
All of next week, you will come to my house right
after school to finish this project. And it’s not a request, it’s a
demand.”

               
I rolled my eyes. First Conner telling me what I
was going to do and now Jared. I really was on a roll. “And why do
I have to?” I asked giving him a fake smile. One that said, ‘I’m
not actually going to listen to you.’

               
He stepped closer to me and I instantly took a
step back my back hitting a wall. “Because I said so. Got
it?”

               
“
Screw you. I’m not going to just agree with
everything you say!” I snapped glaring at him.

               
He smirked at me moving in closer. “Do you want me
to help you on this project?” I nodded. He moved closer. “Then do
what I say.” Each word he moved closer and now our chests were
touching.

               
“
If you try anything, I mean anything on me when I
come over I will find someone to kill you.” I threatened and pushed
on his chest. He gave me a satisfied look and moved out of my
way.

“
I
thought you would have just killed me yourself.” He laughed but in
a mocking way. He knew I wouldn’t have said that and he knew I
would get pissed from him making fun of me.

               
I threw open the classroom door and looked at him
over my shoulder. I gave him a sexy look and said, “You aren’t
worth going to jail for.” With that I slammed the classroom door in
his smirking face.  

“
So,
you have a date with our schools bad boy? Also known as, Jared.” I
glowered at a smiling Hailey and bit back a nasty remark. I knew
she was trying to rile me up.

               
“
I’m just going to his house to finish this
project. By the end of this week we should have it finished and
then I am done with Jared McKingsley.” I hoped.

               
She sighed and shook her head at me. “I don’t get
why you want to get rid of him. He’s a hottie with the damn body!”
She threw her hands in the air with exaggeration.

               
I would be lying if I denied that Jared was hot.
But that didn’t mean I wanted him around me every minute pissing me
off. I would be going to his house every day after school this week
to finish our project and then it’s bye-bye to him.

               
I bit my lip and nodded my head. “I know that but
Hailey there is always more to a person and Jared really is like
that annoying mosquito that always flies around your head no matter
how much you swat at it.” That pretty much summed it up.

               
She rolled her eyes. “Whatever, next weekend at
the fair, we are going to find you a guy!” Oh crap! I forgot about
that and her idea to find me someone. Now, it didn’t seem like a
good idea because Conner was being physco and Jared was well…
around me too much.

               
Giving her a fake smile I nodded my head. I think
I was done with guys for... forever. “Sure, Hailey.” I answered
pushing the doors open to the lunchroom.

               
She waggled a finger at me. “Don’t underestimate
me Emilie! I have a few things up my sleeve.”

               
That got me worried. Last time Hailey told me she
had an idea in her head; I ended up waking up in some random
person’s yard with my hair blue, only in my bra and underwear, and
handcuffs on. I can’t even tell you how it happened because I don’t
even remember anything.

               
“
You know you saying that makes me even more
scared and against going to the fair?” I teased waving at familiar
faces of my friends or classmates that said hi to me.

               
She pushed my shoulder and glared. “It was one
time! Plus, the blue came out and the guy who owned the house gave
you his number! And for a bonus he was hot!”

               
I gave her an ‘are-you-crazy’ look. “He was in his
late twenty’s! It would have been considered rape!” Hailey waved a
dismissive hand at me like I was the crazy one. Sometimes my best
friend wasn’t the brightest.

               
“
Emilie! Hailey!” We whirled our heads in the
direction our names were called and noticed it was Keith. One of
the ‘popular’s’. “Come sit with us!”

               
With a sigh from both of us, we made our way over.
Don’t get me wrong, I like the people I hang out with. They’re
nothing like the cliché popular’s from movies… well most of them.
We took our seats and right away were thrown into conversations
that were already started before we got there.

I think I was
getting tired of being around these people because of Conner. When
he said, I only hang out with these people because of him and I
would be nothing without him; it makes me think these people don’t
really matter to me. If that isn’t too harsh.

               
Anna turned to me with a smile. I knew it was
faked right away. Anna never could be trusted. “How is Jared,
Emilie?” So, this is what she wanted to play at?

               
I cocked my head to the side giving a confused
look. “Why are you asking me? Last I heard you were the one
satisfying his needs.” Anna and I rarely got on. I wasn’t one to
pick a fight and usually kept my mouth shut but Anna for some
reason always had it out for me. She pretended to like me but it
was obvious how much she hated me.

               
She gritted her teeth. “I should be saying the
same to you. Everyone saw you two in the parking lot the other day…
getting close.” She thought she had me if the spark in her eyes
wasn’t a dead giveaway.

               
Most of the table was listening and the others
were pretending not too when we all knew they were.

               
I placed on a fake grin. “Yeah isn’t it funny how
a guy touches me and my clothes stay on? The weirdest thing.” I
said with a look of horror. Then I waved my hand at her. “But I
mean you wouldn’t know anything about that, would you?” I pulled
the puppy-dog face.

               
“
Oh! Burn bitch!” Hailey shouted springing up from
her seat and pointing a finger at Anna. That got everyone to laugh
because only Hailey would say something like that.

               
Anna stood and leaned over the table so she was
looking me right in the eye, our faces only inches apart. “Just
because I can keep a guy around, doesn’t mean you have to be
jealous of me.” She bit out.

               
I felt everything around me still at her words.
The room fell silent even though people were still talking and her
face became blurry. My stomach clenched and I felt like I was
punched in the gut. That was a low blow even from Anna.

               
She smirked and mimicked Hailey. “Oh! Burn bitch!”
But her voice was low and daring.

               
That snapped me out of it and I realized I didn’t
even care that she said it. In fact, I didn’t even care that Conner
cheated on me because I actually never knew the real him. He isn’t
someone I want to be with. I stood up from my chair and this time
got in Anna’s face.

               
“
It’s funny how you say you keep guys around. If
that’s the case why do you have a new one inside of you every
night?” I gave her a coy smile and pulled back. I smiled down at
everyone else and walked away from the table. I didn’t need this
shit right now.

               
“
Wait! Emilie you forgot something!” Hailey called
to me. I turned around and she winked at me.

               
I put on a bitchy smile and screamed across the
room to Anna. “Oh! Burn bitch!” I turned on my heel and walked down
the row of tables with a confident smile until I pushed opened the
doors and exited the room. I knew had to stand up for
myself.

“
Nice
show you put on in there.” Yes, I knew how to stand up for myself
but sometimes everyone loses that ability.

                
Not now. I beg anyone listening for this not to
happen now. But apparently no one was listening.

               
“
Thanks.” I said with no indication to further
this conversation.

               
Conner came up beside me and put his arm around my
waist. “You are so hot when you are angry.” He leaned down and
started nibbling on my ear. “It’s a real turn on Emilie.” I felt
bile rise in my throat. “Why don’t we go in the janitor’s closet
and do a quickie?”

               
That did it. I pulled his arm off of me and turned
so I was in front of him making him stop walking. I was about to go
off on him when he pulled me up against him and started kissing me.
I was struggling against him but he pushed me against a wall and
held me down.

               
When his tongue came into my mouth, I bit down on
it. Hard. Hard enough, I tasted blood in my mouth. Conner pulled
back and started screaming. “What the fuck Emilie?”

               
“
I think it’s better if we stay away from each
other.” I phrased it like that so he wouldn’t flip out on me again.
I made it seem like both of us weren’t good for each other when
truly it was Conner who wasn’t good for me. In fact, I don’t think
he was good for anyone, he needed help.

               
Smiling only how a crazy person would smile, he
cupped my cheek. “Babe, we both know that we need each other. Why
do you keep thinking otherwise?” I watched as his eyes narrowed and
I knew something bad was going to happen. How hadn’t I seen this
side of Conner before? “Unless, you’re with Jared?” His grip became
lethal and I had to hold back a cry of pain.

               
“
Conner, I’m not seeing anyone.” I tried to take
his hand off my face but he frowned down at me and pushed me
against the wall again, this time rougher. “Please.” I said that
word for many reasons. Please don’t hurt me. Please don’t force
yourself on me. Please just let me go. Please forget about me.
Please let this be over. 

               
His hand slid down my face, down my neck until he
reached my chest. “I am the only one who can touch you like this.”
He cupped my breast roughly and I winced. “I am the only one who
can make you feel pleasure.” He kissed my neck right where my sweet
spot was. “I am the only one who can make you feel
anything.”

               
It came so fast. My world blurred and I fell on my
side, the lockers titling or that’s what it looked like as my cheek
came into contact with the hallway floor, not peacefully either.
Conner had punched me in the stomach as if he was fighting off a
man from the streets to defend himself. He punched me like he was
hitting a guy. It made it worse because I was a girl and more
fragile than a guy.

               
“
Emilie!” I held the tears at bay as Conner lifted
me off the ground and rested my back against the lockers. “See what
you made me do! God. Damn it!” I felt his hands cup my face and our
eyes locked. “Babe are you okay? I’m sorry; I don’t know what came
over me.” He kissed my forehead, my cheek, and then my lips. “I
will never do that again. I promise. You just need to know that I
care about you and that’s why I did it.”

My world was
still spinning from getting the wind knocked out of me and I could
barely concentrate on what Conner was saying. Not thinking, I
nodded my head as the hallway became blurry and black dots formed
in my vision.

               
“
Em? Babe! Listen to me! Shit!” I closed my eyes
just as Conner lifted me or what felt like it. “You tripped and hit
your head on your locker. Remember that.” Conner’s voice became
further away until I lost all consciousness.

               
My eyes opened and a bright light made me close
them again. This time, I took my time in opening my eyes and
noticed I was in the nurse’s office. How did I get in here? I sat
up and held onto the side of my head where I felt a little welt
that stung when I touched it.

               
Then it all came back. Conner and I fighting and
him hitting me. Oh God! He actually hit me. I slowly lifted my
shirt up and gasped quickly pulling down my shirt. Tears formed and
I let them slip because no one was around and I needed to cry after
what I saw.