I went over to my locker and I left couple of my books there. I slammed the locker's door when his face was smirking at me. Not again.

I turned around and left.

“Julie, come on it was a joke.” I kept on walking.

“Doll face, are you mad?”

I didn’t turn around when he ran faster and stood in front of me.

I tried to pass him but his body was always blocking me.

“Are you giving me the silent treatment?”

I just smiled at him.

“Oh this should be interesting.”

Why won’t he just go away?

“I am so charming I left you speechless.”

Ha, good try but I’m not saying a word.

I continued walking towards my classroom but he just kept walking with me. People were staring…I hate his pretty face.

“If you’re wondering nowadays people use words to seduce not face expressions.”

I almost gave a comment about that but I wasn’t going to let him win. Suck it up Julie.

“So how is that you save me and I can’t repay you.” I raised my shoulders and frowned. Go away, go away…

“I mean there is no need to make this a big deal. Either you will avoid me the whole time I’m here and I will keep on bothering you, either you will accept the fact that I am doing this, talk to me, be friends with me, brag about it and be grateful.”

That son of a…

I turned and glared at him. No…Mistake one. Don’t look at the enemies eyes. Blue, blue, blue…so blue…Focus Julie, focus. You should hate this guy, blue, blue… Stop it. Blue, blue…They are just so blue, like the sky, like the ocean. Damn it, hold it together. Are you a girl or a soldier? I’m a girl. Damn.

“Sugar, are you alright?”

I realized I’ve been just staring like that for a minute.

Sugar? Great now I got a new nickname. What am I? A candy?

“Admit that you love this thing. It’s going to be so much fun. Come one. Admit it, admit it, admit it, admit it, admit it…”

“Stop, my head is aching.” I yelled. He stopped. Thank you for the moment of silence.

“So we are done with the silent treatment?”

“I beg you to leave me alone. Please” I cried.

“Not going to happen.”

“Why did I have to save you? Why god?” I looked at the ceiling. “What were my sins? Did I ever murder somebody? No!”

I looked at J.D.

“Well not yet. Did I ever lie? Well only when it was necessary! Did I steal?...”

“Sugar, I know you are a saint and a little crazy since you are apparently talking to a ceiling, but we will make that crazy into sexy.”

I put my hand over his mouth.

“Shut up, shut up, and shut up. You are making me crazy. Fine, do whatever you want but just leave me for the rest of the day as my final day of freedom.”

I waited an answer. Why wasn’t he saying anything? Suddenly he licked my hand. I pulled it right back and rubbed it off my jeans.

“Why did you do that for?”

“I couldn’t talk and I like talking.” He smirked and got closer.

“And I like you quiet. You were so peaceful while you were sleeping.”

“So you liked watching me sleep.” He raised a brow. Oh god.

I GIVE UP. This boy is unbelievable.

“You know what, I’m just gonna go now.”

“Alright.”

Omg did he just agreed. Am I free for the day?

“But while I’m not around, you think about what it would be like if my tongue was actually in your mouth and not on your hand.”

“Ugh, can you get even groser?”

“Well since you asked…”

“Bye.” I turned around and left. This was the weirdest day ever.

 Later that day

I can’t believe he got under my skin. I couldn’t get him out of my head. His words were repeating in my head. Breathe in, breathe out. Think of something else. It has been like this since I got back from school. I can’t eat in peace; I can’t write my homework in peace nether I can't watch TV in peace.

It’s hell, in form of a school and J.D it’s the devil himself. Why are his pretty blue eyes all I can’t think about? And his tall figure and sexy body and his stupid sayings and…He saved me from that stupid asshole Denny. Maybe it won’t be such a bad idea having a hot body guard.

Wait no. I can’t think like this. I am not his type. He’s not my type. I can’t let my self like him even a bit.

So hard to resist but I can say no to temptation.

Because I have always been in control of my emotions.

Yes, that’s what I’m going to do it. Ignore my emotions or thoughts.

“Wake up call

Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed

Don't you care about me anymore?

Don’t you care about me? I don't think so.”

I turned my alarm off and got out of bed. I hate early mornings. But on the bright side, it’s sunny today. Ha-ha, got it? Cause it’s bright?

Uh, bad joke Julie strikes again.

I need coffee or something to wake me up. I dressed up and went downstairs to find that nobody was home. I found a note on the fridge saying mum had to go to work early and my dad went with her. A father and a mother lawyers. Life is just so nice to me.

Don't get me wrong I love my parents but I would love them even more if i could see them more often. As usual on this kind of days I got my things and went to Angie’s house.

I rang her door bell and there she was still in her jammies with a bowl of cereal in her hand.

“Good morning A.” I raised a brow as I saw she hasn’t really woken up yet.

“Morning.” She mumbled and let me in. She sat in the kitchen and rubbed her eyes.

“What happened to you?” I asked intrigued by this unusual thing. Angie was a morning person and this was rarely happening. And by rarely I mean never.

“I was up till three in the morning.”

“Why?” I sat next to her and grabbed a bowl of cereal my self.

“I can’t tell you.”

I frowned.

“How can’t you tell your best friend?”

“You are going to be mad at me.”

“I will yell if I have to but tell me first.”

“You sound like my mother.”

“But I’m not your mother, come on, don’t make me be angry.”

“I can’t tell you.”

“Fine then I won’t tell you that…Oh wait I can’t tell you.”

“Gee Julie, you are going to play the I have a secret too card. Lame.”

“Fine, I mean if you don’t want to know that I…” I stopped. Come on, take the bait.

“Julie…”

“No I’m not saying.”

“ Fine, I was online chatting with Johnny.”

I coughed up my cereal.

“You what? With Johnny, J.D’s friend?”

“Aha.” She nodded her head.

“Why?” I tried to keep my voice down but I panicked.

“How do you mean why? I like him.”

“How can that be possible?”

“Well you see Julie when two people meet there is this chemistry…”

“Shut up bitch, don’t make me stupid.” I yelled while she was laughing at me.

“But…but…”

“He is very sweet. And I didn’t flirt with him. We just talked.”

“Angie there is many kinds of conversations…”

“It was a normal one Julie, calm down. I promise you, not unless I’m sure, I won’t even let him kiss me.”

“Oh my god, you even have a scenario in your head.”

“enough about me, tell me your secret.”

“I don’t have one.”

“Yes you do.”

“I just said that to make you talk.”

“Oh but you still do. You never told me what the whole J.D thing was. Neither did Johnny, tell me please. Come on.”

“ Long version or short?” I sighed.

“Give me the short one here and the details on the way to school.”

“Okay.” I prepared my self.

“I was almost locked in the library on Friday night because I totally forgot I was supposed to leave and I turned off my phone. So when I walked home it started raining and since I was dripping wet I stopped under a small roof when I heard something. I took a peek in the ally and J.D was getting beaten by 5 other people so I played my ring tone that has a police siren and they thought it was the police and run away and then I called an ambulance and took J.D to the hospital. That’s it.”

I breathe out satisfied I got it off my chest while I saw Angie with her mouth dropped to the floor. Figuratively speaking of course.

“Excuse me, can you repeat that?! I missed out the part when you get a crazy idea to play a hero.” She looked mad.

“It was an impulsive reaction. Decision made at the moment.”

“You could have been in a lot of trouble missy.” Another déjà vu. Didn’t I hear this from my parents already?

“Now, you sound like my mother.”

“Julie what if the siren trick didn’t work? Did you though about that?” She was mad. No, angry. Furious. I could see it in her eyes.

“I’m sorry Angie but I really wanted to help him. He was going to die.”

“Oh you caring idiot. Come here.” She hugged me tight.

“Don’t you ever play a hero again!”

“Well I don’t have to since J.D is planning on being my body guard. I mean who does that.” I puffed.

“Oh that is so sweet.”

“No it’s not.”

“It’s romantic. You love romantic.”

“I love romance yes. But under romantic I consider things like holding hands and walks on the beach and…not this. I feel like I have lost my freedom.”

“Julie, listen to me. This is going to be the best year of out lives if we keep on hanging out with them. Please do this for me and Kayla. Please I’m begging you.”

“It’s not like I have a choice.”

“Yes.” She screamed. Well, she’s fully awake now.

“And I know you like this, come on. J.D is hot and I think you like being around him.”

“No, no.” I laughed horrified by the thought. “Definitely not. I know he is hot but me and him. No way, never. Not my type.”

“I know what this is. It’s a faze called denial. But admitting it it’s the first step.”

“The only thing I’m admitting is that I want my old life back. Without J.D.”

“Liar, liar pants on fire.”

“Stop it.”

“I think he likes being around you too.”

He does? I mean…what ever.

“Not my problem.”

“Julie I am so tired of you not knowing what you want.”

“But I do know what I want. I want J.D to leave me alone.”

“No you don’t want that.”

“Yes I do.”

“No you don’t”

“Yes I do.”

“No you don’t.”

I started laughing. This fight was going to last forever knowing me and Angie. We are the most stubborn people I know.

“Can we go to school now. I don’t want to talk about him anymore.”

“By him you mean J.D.” She teased me.

“He, whose name shall not be mentioned,.”

“Fine, I’m just going to get dressed.”

In couple of minutes, okay fifteen minutes we were both driving to school while I explained things to Angie and I told her about what happened in the hospital.

First of all, that was a mistake since she wouldn’t shut up about it.

Second, she made up a whole story, that fate had taken things into her hands.

And third she made me swear to double date with her after I hook up with J.D.

She has lost it. Sincerely

Kayla was waiting by the lockers.

“You two are late.”

“Sorry Kayla, I was telling a story.” I smiled.

“Is it about what happened between you and J.D?”

“Yes it is, they are so going to hook up.” Angie jumped into the conversation.

“No we're not.” I sighed.

“By the way…guess who called me this morning and took me to school.”

Me and Angie turned to Kayla.

“Who’s the guy?” We both said in the same time.

“It’s…Chris.” She said blushing.

“Oh my god.” Angie started screaming.

“Hell no.” I turned towards my locked hitting my head intentionally into my locker.

“Julie, are you okay?” Kayla asked.

“Not you too Kayla.”

“We are so going to triple date.” Angie was doing her happy dance.

“Uh my eyes, stop.” I said covering my eyes.

“I don’t dance that bad.” She complained.

“Yeah, and I look like Adriana Lima.” I sarcastically answered.

“Wait, what’s going on.” Kayla was obviously confused.

“I was chatting online last night with Johnny.” Angie smiled blushing like Kayla did before.

“Oh my good. You are right, we can triple date.”

No, no, no. Why…I cried inside.

“We can’t do that since I don’t have a boyfriend and neither you do.”

“But this is so happening in the future.”

“Even if you two are going to have a boyfriend I am seriously not thinking about dating J.D.”

“Who said anything about J.D?” Angie raised a brow while I was starring confused. Who did she though about?

“Hey Julie.”

I turned around to see Mark. Oh him.

“Hi Mark.” I smiled politely.

“So listen, I know I didn’t called you but I would really like to take you to that movie. How about today after school.”

I froze in place. Fuck, I totally forgot about that.

“Yeah sure.” Why can’t I ever say no to people. Damn me for being so nice.

“Okay, I’ll wait for you at the parking lot.”

“Fine.” I smiled as he left and this two who called themselves my friends started laughing.

“You’ll see, one day something like this will happen to you and I will laugh until I die with a smile on my face.”

“Julie, we’re sorry. But you could have said no.”

“Yeah but I didn’t want to look like a bitch.”

“Oh Julie, Julie, Julie.” Kayla sighed still giggling.

“Come on let’s go to class before another incident happens,.” I walked fast towards the classroom.

On break time we were sitting on our usual spot and talking.

“So you see why I like him. Not that he’s hot. Well that too but he is so nice and has this bad boy attitude but he keeps on making me laugh.”

Kayla finished her story about Chris and waited for our comments.

“Well to tell you the truth I have never seen him laugh with a girl before so or I have seen him with a girl so Kayla you just might change this player.” Angie smiled. Oh my optimistic friends…

“Julie, what do you think.”

“I …” I didn’t wanted to drown her hopes.” I think you’ll be fine. Maybe he likes you. I agree with Angie.” I was making a mistake telling this but what the heck. Let her be happy.

On the other side I was pretty sure that Johnny liked Angie since they were texting the first three classes and they talked on the phone between them.

“So Julie, are you excited about your date later?” Kayla asked.

“Excuse me, were you talking to me?”

“Yeah you.” Angie smiled.

“Sorry, I guess I thought we were talking about you two today.”

“Julie, stop whining and share your feelings.” Angie fussed.

“I am not excited. I want to kill you for this. Mark is cute but I don’t like him. No, spark nothing. So no, I am not excited. I can’t wait this day to be over.”

“He even apologize for not calling you. Not like you have even thought about it.” Angie started her monolog. Here we go…

“I think that’s very romantic. Why don’t you just give him a shot and…Julie are you listening to me?”

“Yeah, yeah…” I played with my food.

“I see you’re busy thinking. I’ll just leave you alone since obviously J.D is in your head.”

“I’m sorry what?” I woke up the minute I heard something about J.D.

“Right, you just can’t stop thinking about him. See how you jumped when I said his name.”

“It’s not even a name. They are initials.” I fussed.

“Oh please. You don’t want this date because there were no sparks. I bet you had sparks with J.D. He made your blood boil yesterday. You can’t even say no to Mark but you argued with J.D.”

“Because I hate him.” I yelled.

“You girl are blushing.” Kayla added.

Great, just great. I felt like a sheep attacked by wolves.

“You like bad boys…” Angie laughed.

“No I don’t…” This wasn’t fair. Two against one. I felt like J.D when he was beaten. Wait, why was he the first one to pop in my head. Shush, go away.

And then they started it. I hate when they did that. Please, please stop singing. People are watching.

"Won't you be my bad boy, be my man

Be my week-end lover

But don't be my friend

You can be my bad boy…”

Not Cascada. God they were singing bad boy.

“Nice song, who is it from.”

I heard a male voice behind me. I bet I can guess who that is.

“It’s Cascada.”

I turned around to see J.D.I knew it. Angie and Kayla stopped singing.

“I like it.” He smirked and took a sip from my soda.

“I don’t like sharing.” I fussed.

“Don’t be mad, I’ll buy you a new one.”

“How’s the bruise? Scratch that, I meant the bruises.” I teased.

“They are vanishing.”

I was quiet. What should I say, what should I say.

“Cat got your tongue?” He asked.

“no.” It was a simple answer but it shut him up. I think he expected from me to say something else.

“So I think we agreed on the whole body guard thing.”

“You agreed, I didn’t have a word in this. But it’s fine by me. In a week you’ll be bored since you’ll see I don’t really have an interesting dangerous life.”

“So…Since we are not included will just going to leave…”
Angie and Kayla slowly tried to walk away.

I turned my head.

“Leave and I’m locking you in a basement and torturing you.”

They were back in their seats immediately.

“Kinky. I didn’t know that you were in that kind of stuff Julie.”

I just mummers a curse and folded my arms. I hate him. I hate him.

I finished my soda.

“So where are we going later? Your place my place?”

I almost chocked.

“Excuse me what did you say?”

Angie and Kayla were starring at us.

“I said I’d be around to protect you so that requires…”

“Stop.” I raised my hand in front of his face.

“I am not planning to spend the rest of my day with you. Or any day.”

“And why not?”

“Don’t you have your own things to do? Your own problems to solve. Homework to do?”

“I don’t do homework.”

Of course he doesn’t what was I thinking?

“I can’t do this.”

“Why?”

“She has a date later.” Angie interfered. Finally.

His smile disappeared.

“A date?”

“Yes a date, when two people go out…” I started explaining just to tease him.

“With who?” He asked.

“What? You are going to check if his intentions for me are good…” I joked but he smiled. Oh god. No.

“No way I’m telling you.”

“I’m going to find out anyways.”

“Don’t you dare.”

“I would.”

“J.D. for the love of god please…”

“I am not a religious person.”

I shut up. This guy has no week spot. None. How can I get rid of him? It’s like being in a bad relationship with a possessive boyfriend.

Hmm, to be in a relationship with J.D. I don’t think I’ll mind if his possessive or…

I slapped my self in my head. You woman need to get your facts right. This person is crazy. You do not like him. Got it?

Think of a way to get read of him.

A light bulb over my head.

“Why don’t you come along?”

He raised a brow while Angie and Kayla were observing us. All they need was popcorn.

“You want me to go on the date with you?”

“Yes. You’ll stay behind me at all times, just like any body guard would do and I will have my date and make out with him. I’m sure you won’t mind…It will be fun.”

I smirked. Ha, ha. Take that you bad boy.

He hesitated.

“Alright.”

“What?” Me and Angie and Kayla said it in the same time. Creepy.

“I’m okay with that.”

“You got to be kidding me.” I slapped my forehead.

“You are not getting rid of me that easy. And you can make out all you want. It would be like watching porn. For kids.”

“I am going to puke.”

The bell rang and we all went to our classes. This wasn’t going to end up well. I have a feeling.

I walked towards the parking lot trying to seem normal but secretly I was looking for that idiot J.D. How was I supposed to explain him to Mark?

Mark was waiting for me in front of his car. I walked smiling towards him but I still couldn’t see J.D. Did he forget?

“Hey.” He leaned at kissed my cheek. “Let’s go.”

I smiled and got into his car. A couple of minutes later we were at the movies. We decided to watch an action movie and after he got his and I got mine ticket we went in.

We sat in our seats and waited for the movie to start. I hated movies for first dates. Second maybe, third yes, but first, bad idea. Movies are for making out, holding hands. First dates should be somewhere where you can talk and find out things about each other. To see what’s in common or what you like different. Or what he likes and stuff. But what the hell. It’s not like I’m planning something with Mark. This is one and only time.

I grabbed popcorn that Mark offered me and when I started to chew impatiently I almost choke. Is that J.D three seats down ?

“Julie, are you okay?”

“Yeah, just the popcorn…” I swallowed and smiled politely. He turned his head and I tried to see if that was really J.D.

That son of a bitch followed us here.

The movie started and I forgot all about it. The date I was on didn’t seem like such a date because all Mark did was watch the screen while I tried to amused my self.  It’s not like I am some attention whore but this guy didn’t really counted this as a date.

After a couple of minutes sitting in boredom I looked over at J.D seat and I saw him laughing. The movie wasn’t funny so he was probably laughing at me. He looked at me and laughed again. Now I’m angry, bored and embarrassed.

“Mark, I just got a text from Angie, something is wrong I have to leave.”

“Let me take you.”

“No, you seat and watch the movie. It’s a great one. I’ll call you.”

NOT.

“Okay, bye.” He smiled and turned to the screen. He didn’t even put much effort in making me stay.

I took my bag and walked out. I tried walking faster not wanting to turn around when I heard someone yelling my name. I’m sure it’s not Mark so…

“What do you want J.D?”

I turned around just be starring at him. How did he get behind me so fast?

“What happened in there?”

“Why do you care?”

“Well I…” He stuttered.

“Never mind I’m going home anyway. I have never been on a worst date in my entire life.”

“I was just going to say the same.” He added.

I hit him on the shoulder.

“What did you do that for?” He cried.

“For making fun of me. Not cool.”

“You have to admit that this was worse than a soap opera, TV show.”

“But I like soap operas.”

“Exactly.”

“What ever. It’s not like you know how a good date looks like anyways. I bet girls just throw them selves at you so you don’t have any problems with dates.”

“Why do you think they throw them selves at me? I give them the best date ever.”

I laughed.

“Yeah sure.”

“What you don’t believe me?”

“Not at all.”

“That’s because you haven’t been on a date with me”

“What exactly do you consider a good date anyway? Making out in the back of your car?”

He smirked. “That’s the second date.”

“Ugh…” I made a face and kept walking.

He followed me and put his arm around me as we kept walking. I tried to pull away but he just didn’t let go. What was he trying to achieve?

“Let me describe a couple of first dates. And I mean good ones.”

“I’m listening.”

“Well for starters I would take a girl on a place we can talk. Maybe a coffee shop. I’ll make her laugh and I would listen to her. You have to know what a woman wants and they want to be listened to.”

I wanted to complain but that was true.

“If it’s a night date then I would take her to a club or somewhere when she could get wild and have some fun. Another thing is a night walk in the park, a beach or somewhere quiet.”

“What if the girl wants to go the movies?”

“I will take her to an open movie. We could sit in the car and in the same time talk and watch the movie.”

I had to admit he did have good ideas about a perfect date. But what about the behavior?

And just like he read my thoughts…
 “I would hold the girls hand, smile at her, tease her and then give her the best kiss she ever had. I might even play a guitar for her. But that would require learning to play a guitar.”

I raised a brow.

“You seem so confident about that the girl will let you kiss her.”

“They usually kiss me first.”

I laughed.

“Well that’s quite a master plan you have there but that it’s not helping me recover from the awful date I just had. I might just kill Angie for setting me up with him.”

“She set you up?”

“He’s not really my type.”

“And you have a type?” He teased me

“Yes I do have a type.”

“Enlighten me please.”

“He has to be bold and brave and make me feel like I do exist.” I fussed remembering that Mark ignored me for a half an hour.

“He has to know what he wants. He doesn’t ask he just takes but most of all he has to be nice towards me. A gentleman.”

“A gentleman? That’s little hard to find in a teenager don’t you think.”

“There are some gentlemen in the school. Too bad they are all taken.”

“So what did you tell the guy?”

“I told him I had to go, important stuff.”

“And he bought it and just let you leave?”

“He didn’t really put much of an effort into make me stay.”

“Oh you really were on the worst day ever.”

“No need to rub it into my face.”

“You need some cheering up to do.”

“No I don’t. It wasn’t like I liked the guy.”

He raised a brow and took his hand off. Oh thanks god.

A little kid run in front of us and hugged J.D’s leg.

“Don let her take me home. I’m bored there.” The little girl just kept holding his leg while J.D was confused and looked at me. I laughed.

A woman came running after the little girl.

“Natasha, how many times should I tell you not to attack random people.” I tried to stay calm and not laugh. J.D. pulled up the little girl in his arms and she just hugged him around the neck and almost choked him. That was so funny I had to let go a little giggle.

“I am so sorry.” The woman tried to get the girl off but she wouldn’t loosen her grip.

“She’s always like this after she eats sugar. I knew I shouldn’t have bought her a cotton candy.”

Cotton candy? My stomach roared.

“Where did she eat something like that?” I asked.

“Oh we went in the amusement park. It opened yesterday and I decided to take her there today.”

I smiled politely and thought about going there these days.

“Natasha, let go of the nice boy.”

“No!” She said in her cute little voice and stayed put.

J.D smiled at us and whispered something in her ear.

“How old is she?” I asked.

“For a five year old she is very feisty.” She complained.

“She is very cute.” I laughed while the woman worry that what her daughter did was very impolite.

I took a look at J.D and he was still whispering and smirking. The girl smiled and kissed his cheek and then let go of him running towards her mother.

“Sorry mommy.”

“Come on Natasha, let’s leave these nice kids.”

She blushed.

“Say goodbye.”

“Bye.” She waved at us and went after her mother holding her hand.

I was confused. How did he manage to do that?

“Okay, how did you do that?”

“Do what?”

“One minute she wouldn’t let go the second she was running towards her mother saying she was sorry.”

“Oh my dear Julie. I am a man for girls at the age from five to fifty-five. They all love me.”

Can he get any more self observed?

“What did you said to her?”

“You will never know.” He pinched my cheek and smirked.

This wasn’t fair. I was curious and hungry.

“I really want a cotton candy now.”

“Let’s go get some.”

“With you, no!”

“You want one or not?”

“I can’t wait till another day.”

“But I can’t.” He pulled my hand I was forced to walk after him.

“Do you always get your way?”

“Yes. What are you complaining about? I though you said you like a man that takes without asking.”

“Well I…I meant…I…” Fuck what was I supposed to say?

“Don’t torture your self sugar.”

That that…Ugh.

I hate him. That’s all I can say. Words can’t describe my hate.

So what do you think so far of this relationship Julie and J. D have? Can there be something more? Do opposites attract or do these guys have something in common;)