H E' S M I N E

C H A P T E R – S E V E N

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"Spencer, where are you going?" Mum called to him as he passed the kitchen to walk to the door. He stepped back and looked at us in the kitchen, "Uh, I met a girl."

"And you're going looking like that?" my mother scoffed and I snickered while chewing on a gummy bear. I don't think he looked horrible, he wore a simple plaid shirt, a sweater over that and jeans. I mean he could use some fashion tips but he's not all bad...

"What's wrong with this?" he asks me and not mum because she probably wants him to wear a tuxedo or something. I don't think mum actually knows that Spence isn't actually going on a 'date'. He's going to sneak into a girl's bedroom or something. I tell him honestly, "Lose the sweater."

"I'll freeze my ass off."

"Well don't go," I shrug my shoulders and take out another gummy bear. Spencer showed me his middle finger and I stuck out my tongue.

"What a loser," I comment.

"Shae I'm totally more popular than you."

"Uh FYI, I am very popular, I just choose to surround myself by real people, unlike you. Basically everyone in school knows my name."

"Yeah, that's because they all hate you."

I scoff, "Like I care."

"Mum, I'm leaving," he dismisses me and continues to walk to the door. I throw a gummy bear in his direction and curse softly. When I turn back to my mother she gave me a look, "You'll pick that up."

I groan aloud and walk to get the gummy bear. I smiled at her, "Do you want it?"

"Shae, go to bed."

"Aww mum! Come on! I just threw a gummy bear at my annoying brother," I complain. I threw away the gummy bear and walked to the fridge to get more snacks for when I'm upstairs. I hear her laugh softly and I immediately turn back to her with a silly face, "I love you, mother."

"Love you too, Shae."

I squeal and went up the stairs. She called, "And get some better pajamas!"

I laughed. My pajamas are totally normal. They make me feel really cold at night sometimes but I have sweaters and thick bed sheets for that. I like these short pants, they are extremely soft and I look good in them. I drop the food on my bed and walked back out of my room to the bathroom. I washed my face and tied up my hair. After returning to the room, I grabbed my laptop and jumped on my bed. With a bag of gummy bears in my reach and my laptop on my lap, I began to scroll through Tumblr.

I'm thinking of doing this until like five in the morning, then sleep for like an hour then wake up late for school and hate the universe. It's just how my life flows. What is life without sleepless nights and hate filled days?

"Shae, I hope you're sleeping," calls my mother from her room. I switched off the lights, "I was."

"Hmm..." she replied. My mother, when she is finally off from work, stays in her room and watches Netflix all night long. I saw her in the middle of the night, with her earplugs in and the bright light of the laptop in her face. You'd think she was doing work or something, but nope, she's watching movies and series on Netflix. I think I learnt from her.

After getting what I found was comfortable, I picked up my phone and begin to scroll through my Twitter feed as the rest of my Tumblr feed loads. I receive a message on my phone from Jay and I immediately click it. I read the message but decided to call him instead.

"Okay, so tell me about this whole Chelsea thing, because I am like so curious," he says to me. I sigh, "I don't want to tell you without telling Troy."

"okay, fine, but tell us quickly. My curiosity is killing me."

"Whatever. So uh random question, are you a virgin?" I ask with a small smile. Jay laughed, and I'm pretty sure he's blushing. "Why are you even asking that?"

"It's a survey. Are you a virgin or not?"

"Yeah, so what?" Jay mumbled. I softly squealed. This is great. Troy is going to pop his cherry. That's fricking cute. I'm probably the only person who likes them together, but I really could care less. I keep praying for the miracle.

"Nothing, I just wanted to know... You're like the only virgin of us three."

"I'm unique. And I'm not a whore. I'm waiting for the right guy."

"You mean Troy?" I ask, a silly smile printing on my lips.

"You just keep rubbing my crush in my face, huh?" he chuckled, "I'll make sure to do that to you."

I scoff and laugh at the same time. Jay and I talked a minute longer then we said our goodbyes. I rest my phone on my bedside table then began on my laptop again. During my scrolling and eating, I was snapped back into reality by the all too famous knock on my window.

I put the laptop on my bed and went to open up the window for him to come in. Xander greeted me with a soft peck. I'm flattered that he comes to my place just to sleep with me, but at the same time I think I wouldn't be caught dead doing that shit. There is no way I'm leaving my house to drive in the cold just to sleep in someone else's bed.

But I guess it doesn't matter to him. Which is great. I like that he likes me.

While Xander changes his clothes, I began removing all my snacks and putting them in a drawer for later times. I crawl into my bed and picked up the laptop once again. Xander lay next to me, With one hand on my thigh and the other on his chest. He seems tired. I should let him sleep.

So once again, I begin my routine, except the snacks are way too far away now.

"What are you doing, Shae?" he asks me softly. I could hear how sleepy he was.

"Uhm scrolling..." I mumble, keeping my eyes on the screen. Xander pushed down the lid, while my hands were still on the keyboard. "Stop scrolling and lay with me..."

"But I love Tumblr..." I whine as I close the laptop and put it on the tiny table reserved just for that. I lay on my back and got comfortable as he said, "You should love me more."

I smile, "I do."

Xander's head turned to me as he asked, "Really? You love me?"

I nod and faced him, "Yeah."

He instantly got happy and quickly lift me onto him. I straddled his waist and rest my palms lightly on his chest. "I love you too, Shae." My heart fluttered as the words left his lips. He's like my first real boyfriend and he loves me. Am I not supposed to feel like I have everything I could ever want right now? I lean down and kiss his lips softly. Xander held my waist and I kissed him again. "You love me?" I ask him, only so he could say it again, and again and again.

"Yes, baby, I love you and only you. So, so much..." he pecked my lips continuously. I sat up and bite my bottom lip. I really don't want to have a secret from Troy and Jay, but I really don't know if Xander even wants for anyone at all to know. It kind of sucks, but I'm okay. I've learnt to cope.

"What's wrong, Shae?" he asks me.

"Uhm, do we have to be a complete secret?" I rose an eyebrow, while he furrowed his. He's obviously confused and I could a bit of shock in his features, although the lights were off. I think I've watched him so many times I've sort of memorized it. That sounds like I'm a stalker but I don't care. He loves me and my stalker ways.

"What do you mean?" he asks, confirming my thoughts of him being confused.

"Well..." I begin. Now I feel how hard this really is. Will I be betraying him if I ask to tell someone else, even though we both sworn to secrecy? It was only so he wouldn't seem like a bad guy, which he isn't. He's not a bad guy, he fricking cares about Chelsea more than he should. "Troy and Jay-"

"You want to tell Jay and Troy? What will they say?"

"If I'm being completely honest, they'll squeal. And they won't tell a soul, I promise..." I say to him. Xander licks his lips and I stare at the motion. "Well...?"

"You're asking me?" he sounds surprised, of course I'm asking him. Who else would I ask? "I mean, I'm not the only one involved, obviously, so I need to know your thoughts. I don't want to tell them and have you hate me or something."

Xander laughed, "I could never hate you. But if you want to tell them, sure."

"Really?" I grin. He raised his hand so his fingers run across my bottom lip. He nodded, "Yeah."

"So I could tell the whole world?" I joke.

"Ha ha, funny," he sarcastically remarked, "Not yet, babe."

"Key word, 'yet'."

He laughed and pulled me down to kiss him.

"I love you," I say against his lips.

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Troy and Jay sat crossed legs on the floor of my bedroom after the school day was finished. They looked at me expectantly and I mentally prepare myself for what's to come. I really hope they just squeal like I imagined. Spencer is out with friends and my mum is at work. The house seems so quiet, but I'm nervous and things like Troy tapping his fingers on my floor intensifies, or Jay constantly playing in his hair sort of bothers me.

A sigh left my lips as my bedroom door slowly opened, and the guys looked back at it. Xander appeared and I could see the shock on their faces. They both also looked really puzzled as Xander made his way next to me.

"Wait, what is he doing here? Do you just walk into someone's house like that?" Troy quarreled.

"Yeah, especially the house of a girl who hates your guts!" added Jay. I laugh softly and so did Xander. I hate that I kept this from them. They really think I hate Xander.

"Uh guys... I uh..." I glance at Xander, "We're like a thing."

"What?" they simultaneously questioned. Xander spoke opened his mouth to speak, but Troy spoke before him, "Don't you have a girlfriend?"

"Uh-"

"Oh my god!" Jay says, "That's why you hate her so much, isn't it?" he spoke to me. Xander took my hand and entangled our fingers.

"Oh my, you guys are like so cute. I totally take back all the shit I said about you," Jay continues. Troy, as expected, squealed, "I totally knew it! That's why you stared at him like he was a precious gem, because you guys are a secret couple!" I'm not surprised that they take it so easily. I knew they won't judge us, they're just like that, which is why I chose them as friends.

"You stare at me like a precious gem?" asked Xander with a laugh.

"Yes," Jay and Troy answered. Jay went on to say, "Like all fricking day."

"No, guys, stop, please," I plead.

"No, don't stop, tell me more," Xander laughed. I shake my head, telling them no. I'm really happy we could be like this around Troy and Jay, I feel so much more comfortable. That's two less people we have to hide from.

"Oh so that's who took your virginity!" Troy cheered and a blush formed on my cheeks. God dammit Troy! I glance up at Xander to see him smiling slightly and I blush more.

"Wait, so that was your big secret?" asks Jay. I nod my head, "I am romantically involved with a guy who's taken."

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