Chapter 20

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"Colty where's Puppy?"

I hear the scream as I try to get my stuff together for school.

"I don't know Princess...I...uhh check under your bed..." I yell back lifting up all my books. "Where are my keys?" I groan on my search. Damn I need to clean...the place looks like some throw up clothes and dishes and...just random shit.

"I find it..." Raine skips back into the room and drops onto the floor by the couch. "Dana coming to see me..."

"I know..." I move around her to find my bag.

"We go pool today..."

"I know...Damn it!" I slam down my books. Where the hell are my keys?

"Colty..." I look up to see my favorite thing sitting there playing with her dog's ear. "You play with me..." she looks up at me and I frown. We haven't hung out as much as I would like lately. With school and ball and now work by the time I get home she is asleep or I'm too dead to want to move. Tenley used to watch her and bring her to ball or even stop by work randomly but now that doesn't happen so Raine feels short changed and sad.

"You know what..." I walk over getting down at eye level with her. "How about when I get home we go get some pink berry and I take you to the pool?"

"Yeah?" her eyes light up and I nod with a smile. "Otay!" she skips up excited. "I lub pink berry Colty."

"I know Princess..." I kiss the top of her head and hear the doorbell ring. "That's Dana..." I give her a wink as I lift her in my arms and head to the door.

"I'm sorry I'm late..." she rushes in, her dark hair a flapping in the wind. Dana is sweet and Raine really likes her. She graduated about two years ago and just hasn't found her niche in life so is she being a nanny for extra cash. And if I'm honest she is really pretty. Has that obvious beauty girls have, dark hair, dark eyes, long legs and a cute ass. I like her, she is great with Raine.

"It's fine. I'm running late too," I tell her with a smile.

"Dani!" Raine jumps up with a smile. "We play today?" her arms latch around her leg.

"Yes we are gorgeous," she lifts her up to her hip. "We are going to the pool this morning."

"Yay!" she pumps her fist in the air excited. "I get pool with Dani and Colty all together!"

"You skipping school today?" Dana looks at me but I shake my head.

"Later I was going with her to the pool. Promised ice cream and pool time," I tell her, running my hand over Raine's strawberry hair. "But you have to be good ok?" I tilt her head back to look at me and she nods.

"I lub you Colty!" she slams her mouth to my cheek giving me a big kiss. "Tell Tenny hi!"

"Uh...yeah," I give an awkward smile before grabbing my bag. I knew I had to see Tenley today, I see her every day the last week but when the weekend strikes and I go two days without thinking about it I hate that awkward Monday morning crap. "Bye Princess..." I kiss her head and head out the door. "Bye Dana..."

"Bye!" I hear her call before the door shuts and I head off to a glorious day or school.

(-)

"I didn't know who else to call..." I frown into the phone of my friend on the other line. We haven't talked in a long while, which is my fault, but we haven't and it sucks. She is the only one who knows about the Zane thing so she is the only one I can talk about it will now.

"Ten you can always call me. You know that..."

"I know I can," I tell her knowing that. "But damn Lindsey I don't know what to do. I screwed up so bad..."

"I thought after last time you wouldn't do this again, Ten. Friends, or whatever you are, who just full around never works. It didn't work last time why the hell would you think it would this time?"

"Because he is so cute yet so arrogant," I growl because he is completely arrogant. "And I honestly thought I wouldn't care about him. Yet there is another side to him, a side no one else sees and a side I am crazy about."

"Is he cute?"

"Gorgeous..." I get butterflies just thinking about him. "Wait a sec..." I pull my phone away to flip through my pictures. "I think I have a picture so just a minute..." I tell her quickly flipping through the long list of photos before me. "Ok..." I grin at the photo. Colton was pissed because he hates pictures, imagine my shock of that. Yet I took it anyway.

"I don't do photos..." Colton grumbles as snuggles into his pillow.

"But you look so cute," I flip myself to straddle over him, his sheet wrapped tight around my body. "You have this great sex glow..."

"You're cocky..." he informs me stretching his arms above his head. "Assuming I think being with you is so great..."

"Oh you know it's great..." I lean down catching his mouth with mine. "The fact you are constantly wanting me proves that fact..." I smirk and he growls at me nipping my lip. "Please take one..." I pout pulling back to rest my head against his. "For me?"

"Fine..." he agrees finally. "But only one and if naked shots pop up of me on the internet I will kill you," he teases and I laugh.

"No internet photos I promise..." I smile collapsing on top of him and resting my head on his shoulder.

"And I won't smile...." He grumbles and I giggle holding the camera up above us.

"Ok..." I shake my head quickly of silly thoughts and hit send. "I sent it..."

"Ok...just a sec..." she tells me and I nod as I wait. "Tenley!" she squeals like a school girl. "He is so sexy...And is he naked?"

"We were in bed together..." I frown missing those times. He was always so honest and vulnerable in those moments. He would just lay there on his stomach half awake most the time and talked. Nothing big, nothing huge but just small things, little memories. God I'm going to miss those. "I tell him things Lands...things I..." I trail off shaking my head. "Things I don't want other people knowing..."

"I don't think he would tell Tenley... I mean from what you said he wasn't being a jerk..."

"He was being a total jerk!"

"He was someone who got his feelings hurt... If he told you stuff then it wasn't because he was trying to pass time it's because he trusted you. He trusted you and then hears you care about someone else. Blow to his ego in many ways I'm sure..."

"Colton...Colton doesn't care about me...Not like that..."

"How'd you know? You ever ask?"

"Well no but he...he doesn't do girlfriends...he doesn't fall for people."

"Everyone falls for someone Ten. We may not want to but we do. And look at that picture girl...He's looking at you..."

"What?" I pull my phone back to look at the photo. "He's just half asleep..."

"No Tenley... he is freaked out," she states and I squint more looking at it trying to see what she is seeing. "I may be wrong because god knows I've been wrong before but that boy there Ten... that boy I swear just got his feelings hurt. Zane wasn't there right now then we both know he wouldn't have gone anywhere...But hey I have to go. Time difference remember?" she teases and I nod. "Call me later... Miss you tell Sexy Maxy I said hi..."

"I will..." I laugh a little. "Bye girl," I hang up with a frown still etched on my face.

"Tenley..." my door cracks open to reveal my big brother walking inside. "You ready to go?"

"Umm...yeah," I nod standing up and grabbing my stuff.

"Hey Ten..." he places his hand on my arm to stop me from walking out. "Are you ok?" he looks at me concerned.

"Yeah why wouldn't I be?" I question with a fake smile.

"I don't know..." his eyes cut over and I see Zane standing there with the same look at my brother.

"You just seem...different," Zane cuts in and I roll my eyes.

"Ya'll are stupid. I'm fine alright?" I look at them both but they still look like they don't believe me. "Guys I've just been really tired lately."

"You are in your room all the time," Max points out and I roll my eyes.

"Doesn't mean I've been sleeping. I've had a lot of work going on with school and it's just been an overload."

"We can help with that," Zane suggests but I shake my head quickly. I don't want his help, to me being around him is still a little weird. I mean we made out in my bathroom last Friday and then I leave him to chase Colton and then go back to my room where I stayed the rest of the night. It has felt all week we have been just skirting around each other and not talked about it. And honestly I just don't want to talk about it.

"I finished it so no worries," I slide passed them both and completely ignore the glances they share as I walk down the steps.

"Alright then," Max shakes his head following me. "Want to meet up with everyone tonight at Tony's for dinner?"

"I don't know maybe. See how the day goes," I shrug skipping down the steps of the front porch and head to the car. "But come on we are late," I climb in shutting the door with a thud. Watching the guys talk back and forth for a few moments before Max shakes his head and gets in the car.

Ignoring Colton...well more avoiding him so I don't have to admit he is ignoring me, is pretty easy in some respect. We don't share classes other than gym where he is spending so much time playing ball or hanging with Lee to notice me in so we don't see each other. However this morning I need to see him, even if he hates me and thinks I'm pathetic or whatever he thinks I just... I need to know I can trust him with stuff.

"I just need to talk to him..." I breathe out adjusting my purse on my shoulder as my eyes scan around the halls. It's pretty easy to find Colton in a hall of people. I can't explain it and it's not even something he does just in a crowd he stands out. "Colton..." I approach my hand touching his shoulder and he jerks slightly away from me.

"Shit..."

"Sorry..." I apologize looking down.

"Its fine," he rolls his shoulder back and my hand drops. "You just freaked me out."

"I...I didn't mean too. I was hoping we could talk," I give a slight shrug and he drops his head shaking it slightly.

"Ten we talked about this..."

"No Colton not that ok," I wave my hand at him. "I get it. Trust me your point was more than clear so don't worry about it," my tone got a little sharper then I meant.

"Ok..." he takes a small step back as he looks at me. "What do you want?" his arms cross over his chest and I hate how he looks at me. It makes me think of Jack, he was like that with me all the time. Like I should feel honored to be speaking with him or something.

"First don't talk to me like that," I hold my finger up and his brows crease. "I'm not one of your dumb little slutty tarts so don't."

"I wasn't talking to you like that."

"You were and stop," I order because that is not the thing I want to deal with right now. "Look I just want to talk..."

"Then talk," he waves for me to continue and I breathe in deep trying to control the feelings bubbling up inside of me.

"Look Colton I..."

"What Ten?" he questions and his feet shuffle a half step making my breath catch. I don't want him close to me. Not after his asshole speech he gave me the other day.

"We aren't anything..." I state and see something flick through him before his eyes become a cold stare. "I get it, I understand it but I just... I told you stuff," I nervously reach up scratching my neck. "You saw stuff..." I trail off and watch his demeanor flip quickly.

"Ten..."

"I just want to know you won't tell anyone..." I tell him straightening up my posture not going to get upset over a stupid boy again. "I mean no one knows...Well other than Max and even he doesn't know all you do so just please...please don't tell anyone."

"Do you think I would do that?" he lets out a dry laugh shaking his head.

"I don't know what you would do Colton...I'm just asking you as someone you actually said was your friend once not to tell people. Please..."

"Ok Tenley..." he growls shutting his locker. "Don't worry about it... We aren't friends. And though you clearly think I'm this huge bastard I'm not... I wouldn't do that..."

"Hey!" I grab his arm when he goes to spin away from me and down the hall. "Why are you being a bastard to me right now? I was asking a simple question. I am doing what you want and understanding we weren't anything so why are you pissed?"

"I'm not pissed Tenley," he jerks his arm away from me. "I honestly just don't care," he tosses his hand up and spins down the hall towards his class. Me feeling not at all better about the conversation we just had.

"God I'm tired," Darren shoots some water in his mouth as we sit down for a small break. "I can't handle school, work, ball and Hannah."

"Dude you know you're crazy about Hannah," Max rolls his eyes as he wipes off his face.

"I know and being so crazy about her makes me not get much sleep," he smirks and I just let out a slight chuckle shaking my head.

"Colton!" the familiar voice rings through my ears and I cringe. Glancing up to see the man in the business suit heading right towards me.

"I'll be right back," I roll my eyes throwing myself from the bleacher and moving towards him. "What do you want? I'm at practice right-" and my sentence isn't even finished before me has me slammed up against the wall.

"What the hell did you do?" he snaps gripping tight on my collar.

"What are you talking about I didn't do anything," I wiggle to get release but he just tightens his grip. "Let go of me dad," I order but his eyes turn dark.

"They called me today to say her room wasn't paid for this month. That you told them we were talking about taking her off."

"What? I never said that!" I tell him quickly knowing I never said that, I never even talked to anyone about it.

"You have one thing to do Colton. That is to pay her damn room and you can't even do that!" he snaps pulling me back and slamming me against the wall, my back cringing at the pain.

"You're there all the damn time it's not my fault if no one mentioned it to you," I defend myself and see all the rage building up in him. He is right though, there is only one thing I have to do and when I do it for him it keeps peace. Yet I did forget, how I don't know but I did. In the mist of moving and taking care of Raine I screwed up and just assumed he would take care of it. "Look dad..." I relax myself a bit knowing I can't get angry with him, not about this. "Maybe it's time..."

"What?" he slowly releases my collar and takes a step back.

"Maybe...maybe it's time to just let it go," I offer a slight shrug and see the pain shoot al through him before returning with his rage.

"You stay away from her," he orders thrusting his finger in my face.

"Dad..."

"You're a bastard Colton, a fucking bastard and I hate you!" he growls and I actually feel the feeling the pain in my chest by that. "You took her away from me and I hate you," he shoves passed me to head back to his car and I just shake my head.

"Colt..." I glance up to see Max standing there with a concerned look. "Everything alright man?"

"Fine," I shove by him and head back to practice. "Fucking fine," I growl knowing I really can't be mad at him; I did take her away from him. He loved one thing his whole life and I took her away and honestly I hate myself for it too.

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