Chapter 13- Ditching School With The Bad Boy (Part 3)

I stand behind the changing curtain, or the large towel I guess you could say, nervous to go out in front of people in my suit. The changing curtain was a secluded place in the woods, behind a very large towel, that people could change in and out of their bathing suit without being seen by others. Although if I didn't have Olivia and Grace with me to keep an eye out for wondering people I don't think I could trust it.

I cling to my towel holding it securely around my body in fear of any part of me being seen. I mean sure I had been in a bathing suit plenty of times when I was lifeguarding down at the pool for the summer but that was in my one piece. The one I was currently wearing was the one I used in Olivia's pool where no one was around other than us and her family.

"Come on." Grace says pulling on my arm but I stayed rooted in my spot. "I want to get in the water."

A girl and a guy let out a victory scream at winning the most recent challenge at chicken causing my attention to drift to them.

"Come on it looks so fun." She giggles at the scene before us.

"Ok I'm ready Olivia states stepping out with her towel around her."

I take a slow steady breath preparing myself for what was about to come. I know I needed to do it but I'm still just so nervous. Although I guess I should be thankful that my bottom is a skirt instead of the traditional bikini bottom.

'Haha Bikini Bottom, get it? Who lives in a pineapple under th-'

'Really Farrah? At a time like this you're thinking about SpongeBob?'

I shake my head from that thought although it did make me laugh. My eyes scan the area for Brody when I find him standing next to Sarah laughing about something. I couldn't help but feel a little jealous of her perfect good looks. She has the perfect figure, tan skin and long dark hair. Let's not forget her whole bad girl persona too. If anything she was Brody's perfect girl not me. I can definitely see how she got so many guys. She was like the female version of Brody but somehow I still liked her.

"Are you coming?" Olivia asks once I don't follow her and Grace.

"Yeah." I fake smile and walk with them.

We walk past a bunch of people in our class who I barely knew and a few of the freshman girls. They were gushing about something one of the senior guys said hanging on to their every word. Gee Kyle was right they are gullible. I bet they will end up hooking up before the end of the night.

Olivia comes to a stop at our stuff on the ground and slips off her towel exposing her white polka dot bikini. You can pretty much guess she caught the attention of a few passing guys. And why wouldn't she she's beautiful. Grace quickly follows her removing her towel as well revealing her yellow one piece. It was actually pretty cute. I need one like that for public appearances.

I take another deep breath. Okay here it goes. 'Just do it Farrah.' I unwrap the towel from around my body and drop it on the ground in one swift motion. The air hit my skin making me completely acknowledge I was hardly wearing anything. 'Ok see that wasn't so bad. You did it!'

"Hey Farrah."Kyle smirks stopping in front of us with Jake.

'Of course he would have to walk by right at this exact second.'

"Looking good." He says. "Who knew?"

I immediately blush. 'Oh my gosh.'

I chuckled nervously at him just as Jake spoke up.

"Who's your friends?" He asks winking at them both.

'Here we go.'

"I'm Olivia." She quickly speaks up with a big smile on her face. Yep she's smitten.

"And I'm Grace."

Neither one of them hide the fact they are checking out his shirtless body. I mean who could blame them though he was pretty hot with that six pack and all.

'Whoa there Farrah, you have a boyfriend remember?'

'I'm just looking Jeeze.'

Not even a second later I feel an arm wrap around my bare waste causing my eyes to widen in shock. Oh no someone's going to carry me off. Oh that's fabulous. I never should have worn this bathing suit.

"Kyle I thought I told you she was mine." Brody warns.

'Oh possessive Brody is back.'

I let out a sigh of relief. Ok it's only Brody's arms around me. Wait Brody!?! Brody's arm is around my bare waist right now, skin to skin. Holey goodness does that feel nice. Wait what am I thinking? This is Brody!

I chuckle nervously and twist out of his arms. "I uh...I...need to um..."

'Can you be any more obvious?'

"Get something to drink!" Grace answers quickly noticing my nervousness. "Yeah we were just getting ready to find something."

I can see the smirk already forming on Brody's face. Nope he didn't buy it.

"Oh really?" He says. "Does being this close to me make you nervous?"

"No." I lie.

He takes a step closer to me and pulls me to him again, our skin touching for a second time. 'Oh boy.'

I can feel the blood rushing to my cheeks and I can only imagine they are a bright pink color right now. I try to look anywhere but him which proves to be impossible since he is directly in front of me blocking my view from anything else.

His hand gently travels down my arm until he reaches my wrist. He only stops there a second before slowly removing the hair band from around it. And I mean slowly. I gulp. What is he doing? He then slowly travels his hands up my back until he reaches my head. While holding my eyes with his, he softly lifts my hair little by little with his hands until it's all in his grasp. I gulp again. I feel him tie the band around the hair he was holding and tighten it before dropping his arms by his side.

'Why is it that moment was extremely intimate? I mean wow-'

"Well if Edward and Bella are done having their moment I think we'll go." Kyle laughs walking off with Jake.

'And just like that the moment is gone.'

I turn my attention back to a smirking Brody. "We can't have any of that getting in the way during the match. It would have only been in your way."

"Match?" I question.

Again he keeps that same smirk on his face when he answers. "Yes match."

He turns me around to face the people in the water and I instantly know what he means.

I began shaking my head frantically. "I can't. I wouldn't be any good. I'm not a fighter."

"Come on loosen up." He laughs taking me by the hand and leading me to the action.

Yep we're gonna loose. He seriously can't make me do this. I just wanted to swim not fight. I quickly think over ways to get out of this and blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.

"I can't swim!"

He stops in his tracks and smiles at me. "Says the lifeguard."

'Oh right, that.'

"You knew?"

He nods. "I know more than you think sweetheart."

What is that suppose to mean?

He successfully drags me to the water and announces that he and I are going next. That's when I start feeling very nervous.

I hear giggle next to us causing me to look over and see who it is. At that point though I really wish I hadn't. What are they doing over here? We're not going up against them are we?

Megan was holding Blake's hand and smiling while he whispered something in her ear. They were just a little bit too happy for my liking. What is he doing? Nothing could be worse than seeing the guy you love with the girl he cheated on you with. My heart began to hurt.

"Hey." Brody says lifting my chin to meet his eyes. "Don't let them get to you. You need to get mad not sad."

"But-"

He places a finger over my lips shush me. "Think about. Think of all the things they did behind your back. He was suppose to be your boyfriend but only wanted your virginity. Did he ever really care? She was your best friend, someone you were supposed to trust but she betrayed you and chose your sorry excuse of a boyfriend over you. Now doesn't that just spark a little anger?"

Well when you put it that way ,you bet it does. I look back over at her arms wrapped around his arm like she was about to lose him. And I'm sure she would as soon as someone on else caught his attention. If she thinks she can keep him she has another thing coming. Once a cheater always a cheater is my belief.

"Let's do this." I smile.

"Good. Now keep all those things in mind when were kicking their ass's."

I smile back at him ready to take out a little anger on them both. Megan steps up in her little blue bikini pulling Blake along behind her in the water. They stop mid way for her to climb up on his shoulders and after she does they go a little deeper until his head is just above the water. I don't miss his taking in my body as he does this. I mean really?

"You're up." Kyle announces to us.

Brody takes my hand and pulls me into the water. We stop where Blake and Megan did for me to climb up on him. Seeing as how uncoordinated I am, I have to have some help so I don't fall off and hit the water on the first attempt. Once I'm on his shoulders I blush at our position. Never in my life would I have imagined this.

Once we are in front of them Megan's smirk doesn't go unnoticed. She proudly sits on Blake's shoulders like she's was rubbing it in my face. We'll I'm about to knock her off her high horse. Literally, seeing as Blake is a horses backside and all.

'Ok Farrah you can do this. Show her how angry you can get.'

I put my hands up in front of me ready to start as she does the same. I feel Brody shift under me and I look down to see him smirking at Blake while he's sending Brody a death glare in return.

Jealous much? Well good.

Brody's hands tighten on my thighs to keep me steady sending another blush to my cheeks. 'Now is not the time for that Farrah, focus.'

'Right.'

As soon as we have clearance to start Megan roughly grabs my hands and shoves me back but due to Brody's lighting fast reflex's he keep me from falling over.

Ok if she can do that then I can to. I block off all the shouting and cheering and grab hold of Megan's hands and twist them into a painful hold.

'Ha! Take that.'

She doesn't hide her discomfort at my action. While she's distracted thinking about that I take all my strength and give her the hardest shove I can muster sending her backward off Blake's shoulders and smacking the water hard.

'I bet that hurt.' I chuckle to myself

I hear cheers from all around as I throw my hands up in victory. I've never won a fight in my whole life! We'll I've never been in a fight in my whole life but still. I didn't know I had it in me. It's surprising what anger can bring out in people.

Brody laughs his head off watching Megan get up out of the water fighting mad. Her face was red with fury while she shoves Blake away in anger. Talk about a sore loser. 'Oh well she had that coming.'

I smile proudly down at Brody before he helps me down into the water.

"You have to feel better after that." He smirks.

"Oh, I do." I smile. "Much better."

It was no lie. It felt good letting out some of my anger even if she didn't know what it was for. I still did.

Brody's lips on mine break me from my thoughts. They were warm and soft as they worked against mine. I was saddened when he pulled away quickly and faced the smiling faces of our peers.

'Oh for show. I forgot.' I still smile anyway as we leave the water.

"Here," Olivia says handing me a towel.

Take it appreciatively and wrap it around my now freezing body. I hate this feeling after getting out of water. It feels like I can never get warm. I shiver and Brody notices and wraps his arms as well as towel around me. I can feel the heat radiating off both our bodies and it actually starts to make me feel warm again. If only this were a real genuine act.

"Come on we'll sit by the fire." He says steering us with his arm around me.

He sits down in one of the chairs and pulls me down into his lap with our towels still around us. My body instantly stiffens. 'I AM SITTING ON THE BAY BOY'S LAP!' For the love of all that's chocolate, what are you doing to me Brody Bauer? You will be the death of me.

"Just relax." He whispers in my ear pulling me back to lean against his chest.

'Yeah easy for you to say.'

For a moment I try to forget where I am and take in the warmth and music that played around us while matching Brody's breathing with my own. It was now twilight out and the sun was close to setting and I knew a couple of hours it would be dark. I loved this time of day. Everything seemed so beautiful. Now would be the perfect time to be at home under the covers watching House on Haunted Hill. Yep that's another scary movie I love.

At the song change the mood changed also and I had to fight back to urge to start singing. One of my favorite songs came on and I was dying to grab my hair brush and belt it out. Well providing I had my hairbrush which can also serve as a microphone from time to time. 'There are way too many here people for that Farrah.'

"I love this song!" Sarah shouts as she took the seat next to us.

She looked at me and smiled brightly. "I swear if you tell anyone this I'll deny it but at home I grab my Karaoke mic and put on the best performance of my life."

"Me too." I admit shyly."Except my mic is my hair brush."

"I swear if two are going to get all girly on me I'm leaving." Brody chuckles.

"In that case." Sarah says breaking her attention from me to smirk at Brody. "You know PMSing is a bitch-"

"I'm going."He says quickly getting up with me along with him.

Before turning to leave us he shoots her a smirk. "I won't forget this."

"Ooh I'm shaking." She mocks and starts laughing.

He shakes his head and walks off in the direction of his friends while I stare at her in disbelief. Did she really just do that? I mean seriously this girl is so blunt and.... bad ass. She's not scared of anything. Maybe I just think that because I'm scared of everything but still.

"You know he's not as bad as he looks." She states noticing the shock on my face. "He's been though a lot and done a lot of bad things but he's changing."

He is? I didn't really know what to say so I just nodded. I guess she knows Brody pretty well. Better than me even. I barely know him at all. I wonder what their history is.

'No Farrah you don't remember?'

"After the whole Kristen thing he's been more angry but, I can see now that you're good for him." She says sincerely.

I was surprised at her soft side. She had this more of a tough girl act from what I know of her but I'm starting to see more to her than that. Wait who is Kristen?

"Who?" I ask a little confused.

"You know Kristen."

I shook my head clearly not understanding who she was talking about. At that she looked like she just realized something and looked a little worried.

"Sorry I just thought- You know, never mind it's not my place to tell you. Brody will eventually." She states.

My Nancy side was starting to awaken again. She was definitely interested in this. Operation Kristen is now underway. Maybe I should buy a real detective pad. Where would I even get one of those? Detectives R Us? I suppose I could just drop by Office max tomorrow. Oh my gosh I really should, I need more notebooks for school anyway.

'Farrah, Farrah, Farrah.'

"I know it's almost at the end of the song and everything but let's do it!" She pipes up with excitement.

I didn't have to ask to know exactly what she meant.

"In front of all these people? No thanks." I laugh.

She gave me an 'are you serious' look. "Farrah ninety percent of the people are to drunk to even remember their own name, trust me no one will remember anything."

Well I can't argue with that kind of logic, can I? I walked behind her over the where the music was playing and started to dance and belt out the lyrics of I Knew You Were Trouble. Hey we can pretend to be artist every now and then can't we?

There were already girls there slurring to the words sounding horrible, so why not help them out? Soon Olivia and Grace just had to join us with this being their favorite song to. I mean who doesn't love Taylor swift? She makes everyone want to sing.

He was long gone 

When he met me 

And I realize the joke is on me

I knew you were trouble when you walked in 

So shame on me now 

Flew me to places I'd never been 

So you put me down oh 

I knew you were trouble when you walked-

"Ahh! Brody put me down right now!" I screamed now thrown over his shoulder.

"You're awful you know that?" He chuckled.

"Excuse me." I say offended. "I'veput on some of the best performances of my life in the shower."

"Now that I'd like to see." I could almost he the smirk in his voice.

I gasped. That pervert!

"Brody put me down!" I shout again only this time slapping his back in the processes. "You're just jealous you can't sing as high as Taylor."

Take that bad boy!

I feel him lowering me to the ground and I felt relief. Well at least he's putting me down thank goodne-

"Aw." I shout rubbing my behind once I'm on my feet again. "You're mean!"

"So I've heard." He smirks.

"Crazy bad boy going around slapping behinds." I mumbled under my breath.

"What's that?" He asks crossing his arms over his chest in amusement.

I stick my tongue out at him unable to control myself. He had it coming.

"What are you five?" He chuckles.

"Six actually." I smile.

I liked this more playful side of Brody. Maybe I will get to see it more often. It's better than cocky Brody. Although that one is hot!

"You know what you should do?" Sarah smirks. "Next time he does that reach down and pull his boxers up so high he screams like a little girl."

I can't help but burst out laughing at her remark. Brody scream like a girl? That will be the day.

"I'll keep that in mind." I say through fits of laughter.

"Keep giving her ideas." He states with a big grin on his face. "And I might just let your little secret slip."

She looks at him totally unaffected by his threat."Nobody will believe it."

"Really? We'll let see." He smirks.

He turns away from us and to the mass of people still running around. What is he going to do?

"Alright everyone listen up!" He shouts.

"Bauer I'll kill you." She screams running toward him.

"Only if you can catch me first." He laughs while moving away from her advancing steps.

'I swear these two are crazy.' I think while watching her try to attack Brody.

Three hours later we're sitting in Brody's car outside my house. The lights are off and no one is home. I guess Heather must be with her boyfriend tonight, whoever he may be. I open the door to get out just as he does and make my way to the door. The empty house makes me realize I really didn't feel like being alone tonight.

"Want to come in?" I ask hopeful he'll accept.

"Only if you want me to." He smiles.

"I do." I shyly admit.

Wait since when am I shy around him? What's wrong with me? It's only Brody. You know the guy I used to not be able to stand. I need to get a grip or he's gonna think I like him.

'That's because you do.'

'Oh great you're back again.'

"Are you gonna open the door or are we going to stand out here all night?" He smirks interrupting my thoughts.

"Oh right." I chuckle to cover my embarrassment. There I go spacing out again.

"Where are your keys?" He asks.

Oh yeah my keys. They're right in my- oh no BAG! The one I didn't bring. Oh fudge! How am I going to get in now? Of all the times Heather has to be gone why now?

"I forgot them." I groan.

"Well this should be interesting." He says looking at all the windows on the front of my house.

I knew right then what he had in mind.

"Oh no you don't."

"What?"

"We're not breaking into my house." I state firmly.

He crosses his arm and stares at me. "Got a better idea?"

Yeah we can stand out here and wait until Heather comes home and opens the door then she'll let me in. Yeah that's a good plan........unless.

What if she doesn't come home? Then I'll be out here all alone after Brody leaves me unable to wait here all night. After that all those creepy little things in the night, you know ghost and demons, will come out to haunt me and then the next thing you know I'll end up in a mad house somewhere with crayon's drawing on a white wall. I've seen it all before! Ok maybe not in real life but in the movies. Doesn't make it impossible though.

"Well?"

"Fine." I say. "Just don't break in any windows."

"You act like haven't done this before." He says walking up to one of the many windows on my house and checking it. "I'll I was gonna suggest was checking the windows for an unlocked one."

"Oh." Now I feel kind of silly. See he isn't going to do anything crazy.

"And if that doesn't work then we'll break a window."

"What?!?"

"I'm kidding." He chuckles. "Calm down."

I fall for it every time. How am I supposed to know when he isn't being serious?

After thirty minutes of checking every window on the bottom floor we were out of luck. Well that was a waste, now what? I guess I'll have to wait for Heather after all. I suppose she'll want an explanation.

"Can you climb?" He asks out of the middle of nowhere.

"Why?" I ask a little uncertain of why he needs to know this.

"The lattice outside your window looks sturdy enough." He states pulling on it.

"That's not my window it's Heathers." I state.

He shrugs."It will get us in won't it?"

Ugh why did I have to forget my key? If I didn't, I wouldn't be breaking into my own house with the bad boy!

I sigh in defeat. "Alright give me a boost."

Before I know it Brody wraps his arms around the backs of my legs and uses his shoulder for support to keep me from falling backward.

"Grab on to it and hold yourself up."

I nod my head as I place my fingers through the holes to hold myself up. Once my foot was in place to I yelled for him to let me go. After making sure I was good he talked me though getting to the window. It's safe to say I've never done this kind of this before so, call me new. I don't make it habit of breaking into places, even my own house.

I placed one of my hands on the window and pushed on it until it slid open. I couldn't have been more relieved. At least I didn't climb this thing for nothing.

Now all I have to do it get half my body through the window and I'll be fine from there. I reached my arm out and held on as one foot got inside then I pushed the rest of me in. I landed in a plump on the floor after getting my foot caught on the edge on the window seal before I was all the way in. I know graceful right?

'Hey, where did my shoe go?'

I quickly got up and looked out the window at an angry Brody rubbing his head with my shoe in his hand.

'Oops.' I chuckled quietly to myself.

"Meet me at the door." I shouted down to him before closing the window back and leaving the room.

Maybe he won't be to upset about that.

I walked down the stairs and to my front door. After tuning on the lights and undoing the locks I pulled open the door to reveal an unhappy Brody.

"Your shoe." He says handing it back to me.

"Thank you." I blush then look at his head where it hit trying not to laugh. "I think it's beginning to leave a mark."

He rubbed his head and mumbled a few choice words before stepping inside. "Tell no one of this."

"I wouldn't dare." I chuckle.

Imagine if everyone knew that Brody Bauer got hit in the head with a girl's shoe. He'd be a laughing stock of the school. I wonder what excuse he'll come up with for it. I could only imagine.

I closed the door after him and walked to the TV to turn something on. I don't like a quiet dark house. Something about it is just eerie. I turned to my couch that looked so inviting and plopped down on it. After the day I'd had today I was feeling pretty tired and nothing felt better than to sit down and relax.

"You can watch anything you want." I yawned handing him the remote.

"You look tired. Are you sure you don't want me to come back another time?" He asks taking in my tired figure balled up on the couch.

I shake my head quickly. "No Stay."

"Ok." He agrees softly.

I let out another yawn and hear the channels changing. As sleep became to strong to deny I felt myself slowly succumbing to it and I could almost swear before I fell asleep I heard the intro to Twilight playing. I've watched it enough times to know.

Hmm.... the bad boy watching twilight? I know that can't be right. I must be really tired. I'll have to ask him about that in the morning.

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This chapter is dedicated to Marienotmaria for wonderful chicken idea with Blake, Megan, Brody, and Farrah!

OH! I almost forgot. A pic of Farrah's, Grace's and Olivia's swimsuits are to the side. Thank you to everyone who participated in the voting of them. You can see a slide show of everyone in the cast in chapter 11.