Chapter 22- It Ain't my Fault

"Just, try it." He says moving the spawn of Satan closer to me.

  "Alex, I'm not putting that thing near my mouth." I say calmly as we stand together at his locker while he's holding a Slim Jim.

"Taylor, you have got to be the only goddamned person I know who never tried a Slim Jim!" He says seeming stressed over it.

   "Because I'm the only sane person you know! No way would I eat that! It looks and smells extremely odd." I say in disgust.

     "You look and smell extremely odd." He says with a playful scowl on his face. I roll my eyes.

   "Oh come on, please? I would never steer you wrong." He says pleading with me.

   "No."

   "Yes."

    "No."

     "Yes."

    "No."

    "No!"

    "Yes!"

     "YES!" He yells in victory and I face palm.
I snatch the Slim Jim out his hand and stare at it.

I can feel the excitement radiating from his body and I just want to punch his adorable face.

  I take a deep breath and bite into it, half expecting to puke, half expecting to die immediately, but neither happen.

  In fact...... my taste buds were dancing for joy, having a jolly good time, while my brain was doing a full 360!

"What the hell?" I ask in pure shock!
Alex starts to chuckle with excitement and grabs my shoulders.

   "I told you!" He says slightly shaking me.

I continue to eat it and Alex's face slowly grows back to normal.

"Mkay short stack, I'm gonna need that back." He says and tries to grab it. I pull it away from his reach and look at him bewildered. He can't possibly expect to get this back can he?

   "Oh come on! Give it back and I'll buy you 5 after school." He says and I smile, happily handing him his Slim Jim.

I thought he would tear off the piece I bit off of but he bit right into it and I don't know why but I blushed.

Do it Sam, ask him out already!

I kept telling myself I would ask him out, but It's been a week now and I still haven't. I'm just scared okay!

The bell rang and I was about to walk away but then.....

"Hey, Taylor?" Alex calls out for me. I look up and raise my eyebrow at him.

    "You wanna, maybe hangout sometime? Like we did at  homecoming, but I pay and we see a movie after?" He asks and my heart just about leaps. I don't hide my blush or huge smile.

   "Are you asking me on a date, Hernandez?" I ask.

He grins and nods.

"Yes, indeed I am....Taylor." He says and I smile bigger.

SEE ETHAN, THIS IS A DATE, DATE TAKE THAT!

"Well then of course, my King." I say doing a slight bow.

"I shall pick my Queen up at 7, on Saturday then?" He asks returning the bow.

   "You shall." I say and we walk to class our separate ways.

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Okay so I may have told Gabbie that I walked up boldly to Alex and asked him out, but she doesn't need to know EVERYTHING, she just needs to know we are going on a date and I need help.

"I can't believe this! Alex is so hot and sweet!.....Almost like......sesame chicken." She says with her gaze wondering off.

"Do you literally read my mind woman?!" I ask and she chuckles.

"So, where are you guys going to eat?" She asks as she stretches her arm muscles.

We were now in Gym, Michelle was still in the locker room.

"I don't know, hopefully it's no corn." I say and Gabbie looks confused but doesn't elaborate on it.

"What are you two dorks talking about?" Michelle walks up and asks. Gabbie fills her in and Michelle gives me a suggestive look.

"Sooo, are you serious about this dude, or is he just a hook up?" She asks.

"What's your definition of a hook up?" I ask.

"Getting hot and heavy! It doesn't always have to be sex, but it's more fun when it is." She says wiggling her eyebrows and I laugh.

"I'm not a very sexual person, I'm not good at being sexy. It's not like I'm a virgin, but I have to REALLY like someone to go there you know?" I admit.

"No. I don't know! Sex is great! Sex is fun! It's freaking empowering! And just the thought of sex is sexy, of course you can be sexy it's easy." She says....way too passionately, may I add.

"It may be easy for you but, me trying to be sexy is awkward lip bites and impossible posture." I say and both Gabbie and Michelle laugh at me.

"Okay, show us what you got." Gabbie says and I blush in embarrassment.

"Fine, but don't say I didn't warn you." I walk up to a short boy, not shorter than me but short for a boy, probably a freshman and smile at him.

He looks up and starts to sweat. This makes me uncomfortable, but I'm trying to push out my comfort zone, and be a carefree senior!

"Hey there." I say batting my eyelashes harshly. The boy scrunched up his face in confusion.

"I'm Sam." I say and bite my lip while arching my back in an ungodly matter the entire time.

He blinks at me...... nothing.

He must have thought I was insane.

I loosen my back muscles and lower my shoulders.

"Sorry for the inconvenience, bye!" I say quickly and speed walk away.

   "....Well you're not....terrible? I mean, you got the wrong idea. Just try to not like.... break your back next time and don't scare the guy shitless!" Michelle says and I pout. I thought I was bad, but not THAT bad.

    "Wow....I really need your help. Michelle help!"  I beg. Michelle grows a huge grin.

   "Oh my God! Of course! Okay, first things first, body language." She starts by grabbing my shoulders a standing me up straight.

   "Look confident, but not too confident! Be hands-y, speak with your hands, DELICATELY!!! Don't go throwing them everywhere!" She says aggressively, and I mentally take notes.
     "If you're too nervous, you can flirt, without saying a word!" Michelle says and Gabbie nods in agreement.

  "Yep! It's all in the eyes and you have huge doe eyes so, a way to be flirt is to not move your head up and down, move your eyes first! And then your head!" Gabbie says with a quick snap as is it were a race. Michelle gives her an approving look.

   "Nice, Gab, last but not least, the voice. Speak soft, and slow and if you laugh, laugh loud and boisterous or soft and chill, no in between. You have to make him think, about it for a minute. Don't make t something he'll look past. Dudes really like small stuff like that." She says and I nod.

   "Okay. Sounds terrifying, but I'm sure I can do it." I say with a nervous sweat.

   "Oh! I almost forgot! The real secret to being sexy is not being afraid to admit to yourself and that person that you find them extremely sexually attractive. Own it!" She says and the little teensy inkling of confidence I felt from r myself shot down.

    "What? I can't!" I disapprove.

  "Sure you can, don't think to much on it, it'll just pop in your head and when it does, you'll drip with sexy." Michelle says and I cringe.

   "Sure I will." I say.
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I stared into the eyes of Alex as I opened my door and oh my, oh my, oh my, oh my!

I didn't think the self awareness of sexual attraction would happen so soon.

But it Aint my fault!

Who told of him to look this hot! He's not even sesame chicken anymore he's general Tso!