(J's Pov)

"Oh sweetie, it's alright. He won't take your spotlight away." my mother cooed happily.

I fell back into the car's seat and huffed.

My brother was coming back into town and as surprising as it was, he was engaged.

Jordan hasn't visited in about three years and I just finished convincing myself that I didn't have a brother.

I convinced myself mostly because he was a goody two shoes who still manages to keep his favorite spot in the family even though I do everything for us now.

"This is bullshit. He doesn't visit for a couple years, he barely calls, and now he's engaged? What son doesn't tell his own family or even his mother that he's about to get married?"

"Ashley, we just have to give him a chance. It's been a rough couple of years with your father becoming an alcoholic and all, but do not be angry with him."

"I have every right to be. He left us."

"Ashley."

I rolled my eyes and sank further down into my seat.

"Besides, I thought it would be great for him to get you back on track. You know, your grades are failing and you need a role model to look up to. I just want him here to repair some ends he never quite taped together." she explained.

"I don't need a role model. I'm fine with the way everything is."

She sighed and pulled up to the pickup lane.

"Just act like everything is alright, please. Don't act for me, but do it for A'Leya."

I nodded slowly and looked out the window to see my sister running to the car.

"I'll do it for her." I whispered.

The next morning at school.

I got out of my car slowly and threw my backpack over my right shoulder right as the bell rang to get to class.

Everyone scattered into the building as I watched and the only one not going inside was Jerrit.

Who was coming towards me.

"Can we talk?"

"Talk about what? I'm done and I've been done with your ass."

Ring ring....

Oh great, now I'm late. There goes the tardy bells.

"Ashley, I am honestly sorry for being an ass. I screwed up, and I thought breaking up with you would be the best thing to happen to me, but it wasn't. I just miss you so much and I can't walk into class anymore with you not saying something to me.... I can't even sit in math without hearing your voice explaining the equations to me. I just miss you, I miss us."

He kept his eye contact and slowly trapped me between the car door and the car itself.

His intentions were flowing smoothly.... For once.

"An excuse isn't good enough. I'm done."

"I know my excuses aren't good enough, but I mean it. I mean it when I say that I love you. You're like my best friend, and everytime you're not here, I get sad and don't talk much to anyone." He continued.

"You have other best friends dumbass."

"Yeah, I know, but do they know my favorite color? My favorite song, my favorite movie, or even how I like my coffee?"

"I guess not, but that's not an excuse to trap me and try to make me take you back..... As I said before, I'm done. Now move out of the way, I gotta get to class."

He didn't move and I reached to push him to the side, but he didn't budge.

"Ashley, just hear me out. I never touched Madison anywhere inappropriately and I sure as hell wouldn't have even if I was drunk or not. She's overused and doesn't compare to you in any fucking way cause as everyone knows, you're the best goddamn person out there."

I blushed a little and shook it off.

His charms were working.

"Jerrit, I don't want to break anymore feelings, but I'm just not sure if I can trust you anymore."

His soft smile came down into a frown and it gave me guilt when he started looking down at his feet.

He rarely does that.

Since he wasn't staring into my eyes, I took this time to study him.

He stood tall at 6'3 with a soccer player's body, but was more ripped enough to look like a wrestler or gymnast with the way his clothes fit today. His blond hair was in his face, his arms were crossed, he kept moving from one foot to the other, and he had a pained expression on his face like he was told the most terrible news ever.

"We can just be friends for now and later on we can sort everything out."

I watched his face fall even more and heard his voice crack even more when he managed to say, "Friends?"

"That's the only way it can be for now. I'm going through rough times right now and I need a friend more than a partner."

"I understand." he mumbled.

I nodded my head unsurely because I didn't know what to say next, and leaned in to give him a hug which I regretted since his cologne took ahold of me and sent me into the trance I always loved to follow when I was in the mood.

"You know I still love you, right?" I whispered into his ear as he wiped his eye quickly.

He hugged me tighter in response and it made me smile into his shoulder, which led me to kissing him.

"I thought you just said....."

I shushed him mid sentence and opened the backdoor to my car.

"Just shut the hell up Jerrit and climb in."
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(Mr. Baker's Pov)

"Um, I forgot your assignments in my car, so while I go get them, I want you all to get started on your reading."

"Which chapter do we go to again?" Dana asked quietly.

"Go to chapter 10."

I grabbed my keys and started my walk to get outside. It was a long walk down the hallway, twists and turns here and there, past two glass doors, then the bathrooms, and another exit door which led outside.

"Shit, it's raining." I frowned.

The once sunny day turned to clouds and it wasn't fun since I forgot my jacket inside. The only fun thing was that all the stuff written on the cars by students were being washed off.

While I went to open my car door, I saw one of the other cars a few rows down shaking a little.

What the hell?

I got curious and crouched to go see what was going on.

Even though I already knew someone was fucking in there.

As soon as I got close enough, I saw the familiar long brown hair being tossed back with another person's hands grasping everywhere it could.

It's Ashley.

As soon as I noticed who it was, I got sick to the stomach and felt my heart sting.

"Fucking bitch."
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(Ashley's Pov)

"I'm...I'm...."

I shushed Jerrit and closed my eyes softly as I continued to let our orgasms approach.

"Ashley." he whispered into my ear lowly.

"Mr. Jarrit Cade." I replied back.

Oh fuck, did you just try to say Mr. Baker?

Come on, you like boys, you like teenagers, not older men.

My thoughts of were disrupted and I instantly felt myself give into Jerrit as the picture of Baker setting me down on a desk popped into my head.

I noticed Jerrit gave in too when he groaned a little louder than normal and pushed my hips down harder on his to grind.

"I love you." He smiled.

"Mhm."

Right as he was about to say something, there was a loud knock on the door's window.

"Shit."

Jerrit pushed me off of him and put his jacket over my body as he opened the door for Combs and Baker who was standing a few feet behind him with his arms crossed.

"Both of you, my office, now."
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Long time no see....