Chapter 7: first day

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By the time lunch rolled around, rumors flew threw the crowds of curious students.

They wondered why I was with the Thomas boys. They also wondered why I was kissing their famous football star, Xavier.

"Bet she's fucking all of them." I heard one girl whispered to her friend.

"I'd fuck her." Some guys murmured within their groups of friends.

I met two girls in Spanish class.

A cheerleader named Maria Willis. She had beautiful chocolate hair that was cut shoulder-length.

The other girl was a shy, short girl with black hair. Her name was Cara Perez.

I sat in between them and we all connected about hatred for rumors, as we listened to the murmurs floating around about me.

They were both super nice. Turned out, they've never spoken to each other.

So here I was, stood in between the both of them. Maria soaked up the attention, while Cara kept her head down as her glasses slipped down her nose.

I scanned the crowd of rowdy, angst-ridden teens until I saw who I was looking for.

Xavier and Jacob sat in the middle of the cafeteria. At, what looked to be the popular people table.

The Thomas boys sat at the one right next to it that was also in the middle.

"Ooh, c'mon." I urged the girls. Cara seemed to freak out when she saw where we were headed. Maria oddly got really excited.

"Aren't cheerleaders suppose to be popular?" I asked her.

"I'm not friends with the main girls, though. The top girls are more... adventurous. My parents don't want me to hang out with them. Strictly religious." She explained.

"Oh. Cool." I muttered.

On the way to Xavier's table, we passed the brothers. They stopped me, Carter grabbing my arm lightly.

Flashbacks played in my mind, running from scene to scene so fast it made my head spin. The sudden contact brought panic.

I quickly snatched my arm away from him, and took a step backwards.

Carter gave me an apologetic look, probably thinking he just startled me.

"How's your day going? We heard the rumors about you being with us, sorry about that." Colton questioned before apologizing.

"I'm okay, really. It's no big deal." I assured them, used to the drama from moving schools. It was always the worst on the first day.

"Come sit with us." Grayson told me, motioning around the table full of the boys and their friends.

"I already have a place to sit, sorry. Maybe another time." I suggested in a slow tone.

Probably not another day either.

"You made friends already?" Carter asked, sounding surprised.

Guess they didn't hear about me and Xavier sucking face in the hallway this morning.

"Something like that." I said, ready to move away.

Before I could, I felt a large presence come up behind me and put his big hands on my hips comfortably.

I knew who it was so I leaned against his strong chest. His arms went around my waist, pulling me closer.

The boys looked concerned. They instantly stepped up to get Xavier off of me, but I paid them no attention.

I tilted my head back and gave Xavier a goofy grin.

Xavier looked down at me adoringly, chuckling at my expression.

"Hey King, let our sister go. Don't bother her." Carter stepped up from his seat, ready to fight. His brothers backed him up.

"Woah shortie, always causing problems." I heard Jacob laugh loudly.

Xavier put his head near my ear and whispered.

"Brothers? When did that happen?" His husky voice sent shivers through my spine.

"I told you I moved in with a new family names 'Thomas'. It's not my problem if you can't connect the dots." I joked, giving him an innocent smile.

He chuckled. Jacob let out a loud laugh too.

I know, I'm funny.

The boys looked between us with confusion written all over their faces.

"Xavier's my boyfriend. Oh, I guess Jakey is my friend." I explained.

Their eyes widened so much I thought they'd pop out.

"Why? He's a player. Sleeps around. When did this happen? Like, a day ago? He's going to fuck you and them leave. It's what he does." Carter explained to me.

So sure of yourselves, boys.

I giggled at the thought of him being a player. Xavier was a huge teddy bear. Even when we were just best friends, he never slept around.

He always respected women because he saw his mom struggle to raise them after his dad died.

We lost our virginities together a year and a half ago.

I trusted him not to cheat.

"Oh no." I clutch my chest in fake horror at the news Carter shared with us.

"Hey!" Xavier snapped at the boys, obviously upset they'd try to trash him to me. He continued,

"I've never slept with any girl besides my own. No matter what anyone in the town thinks, you don't know me, you just know what everyone says about me."

All the boys were speechless. The famous quarterback of the town had defended his own honor.

I put my hand on his chest. His eyes dropped down to my face, instantly softening when I gave him an assuring smile.

"We've been together for over 2 years, and were best friends for 2 before that. I'd say I know him better than you. Heck, I know him better than he knows himself." I explained calmly, noting that the whole cafeteria had their eyes on us, taking in the scene.

"We'll talk tonight." I ended the discussion, leading Xavier back to his spot. Maria and Cara followed us with wide eyes.

We all sat back down quietly.

I didn't have any money to buy lunch so I sat there as everyone else did.

I'm not going to ask Maya or Scott for money, that's never gone well in the past.

"Here, have half." Xavier passed me his chips and nachos when he saw that I didn't have food.

He always worried about my eating, saying that I was too skinny.

It was probably true, but some families made me too scared to ask for food if they didn't provide it. That, and I was naturally extremely skinny.

...

The rest of the day went similarly to the morning. I had some classes with Xavier, Jacob and the girls.

When the final bell rang, I walked with Maria and Cara outside. They got in their cars while I walked to Xavier's.

We got comfortable and sang songs loudly, with the windows down, all the way back to his house.

Geez, I need a nap.

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