Hey everyone. I know I haven't updated in almost forever but please enjoy this chapter! And thanks to all the people who have kept reading ( that's like one person) but I really appreciate it. I'll check for editing errors eventually, I just wanted to update already haha!

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I walked into Chemistry the next morning, exhausted and brain-dead. I was wearing jeans and v-neck with this necklace I really enjoyed. Colton and I had stayed up talking till 1 in the morning, and then he finally went home for the night. And even after he left I still couldn't manage to stop my beating heart and my ridiculous smile.

If I had to take a guess I would say I went to bed around 3:00, which is pretty late for my normal bedtime. I even got a few minutes on the way to school, but even that wasn't enough to hide my tired eyes.

As I walked into Chemistry I trotted over to Colton sitting at our table. His hair was neat, and his clothes were mighty attractive - in fact, he didn't look the least bit tired. How is that possible?!

               "Well you look delighted to be here" Colton said while silently twirling his pencil around his fingers. I nodded, still completely tired from my late-night thinking.

"Yeah. I look like a piece of crap" I said in between yawns. Colton chuckled.

"Well then you're the prettiest piece of crap I've ever seen" He said. I smiled a bright smile that I normally get when I'm around him, only because he warms my heart And makes me stomach full of butterflies.

Mr Richard started speaking in his normal auto tone voice, although the only thing I managed to make out of his speech was "Test tomorrow"  damn it.

Which meant another study session with Ben tonight because I knew he couldn't pass the test without me forcing him to study.

          "Do you want to come over tonight and help me study? Last time I got a C on the test in here" Colton said. Great. Ummmm...

"I think I'm helping Ben study tonight. We always do before a test" I said.

"Oh come on!" Colton said. He gave me puppy dog eyes and I felt for real that I might give in, even though I knew I shouldn't. I wanted to hang out with Colton more than anything because my affection for him was stronger than ever, but I knew Ben might be mad if I ditched.

"Okay. I'll help you study." I said with a effortless smile. Colton smiled back and nodded.

   "Great. I'll pick you up at 6" he said . I smiled and nodded back, approving of the time. But in the back of my head I felt a feeling I never knew existed, but I chose to block it out the best I could.

*•*•*•*•*

"Ben I'm really sorry" I said over the phone while sitting in my room. I had just showered and was letting my hair dry when I called him, or actually- he called me. Ben seemed annoyed, but at the same time he made it seem like he didn't care. 

     "Okay okay, if he try's to make a move on me I'll call you. Whatever" I said, only because that's what Ben wants me to do. 

    "Are you sure you're okay? I mean, I can have Layla come over and help you study" I said, thinking that it would be the perfect way for them to get to know each other. Ben snorted and laughed like what I had said was some type of joke.

            "Oh? Reagan's coming over? I asked, suddenly growing more annoyed than before. Instead of trying to study he was having Reagan over which ultimately would result in ZERO studies.

            "You're sure you're not mad?" I asked again with clenched teeth. Ben didn't say anything, he was silent. And he replied with a simple message that made me hurt either way;

    "Well it's to late now for that" He said. And then he hung up. 

I sat at the base of my bed, debating on what to do. I was the type of person that couldn't stand it if their friend was mad at them, and for some reason the fact that Reagan was going to his house sickened me even more. I hated Reagan, I hated her with so much passion it was unbearable to think that Ben and her were..... you know.

I put my head in my palms and looked up at the clock, just now realizing that it was 6. Great.  I groaned. It wasn't that I didn't want to hang out with Colton, it was just I knew Ben was mad and there was nothing I could do about it.   I hate myself.

Knock knock

I glanced up and grabbed my school bag before hurrying downstairs to the door. Colton was waiting outside when I opened the door with a large smile on his lips.  My heart instantly warmed and grew happy, it was almost like he had made my day ten times better.

  It would be an understatement to say he didn't look completely gorgeous because he did. How did God create such a perfect human being?!

As soon as we got to his house I was stunned, because obviously I knew it was going to be amazing. It was a log cabin, that wasn't actually a cabin because it was more like a log mansion. And the house probably wasn't made of real wood, it was just made to look like it.  There was a balcony coming out on the second floor and a tire swing was tied to a big oak nearby. I was amazed because I was ultimately jealous of how gorgeous his house was..... 

      "Your house..." I began, but I simply couldn't find how to begin. My house looked like a trash can compared to his.

        "Big right? I prefer smaller houses though, but my mom likes it so.. you know" Colton said with a shrug.  Truth was, I never really knew much about Colton and his family. All I knew was that his mom got cancer two years ago, which meant a lot of chemotherapy and hospital visits. It was the talk of the school at the time, and everyone was there for him.  I knew she lost her hair, but when the cancer disappeared a year ago, everything returned to normal. I knew very very little about Colton's dad, other than he's the school Principal and cared a lot about Colton's football career. The life they lived was a life I knew very little about, and it would take a lot to get used to it.

          "How's your mom?" I asked. Colton looked at me and gave me a hesitant smile.

       "She's at work right now, but she's doing good." He said with a smile. I smiled back because it was the best gesture I could give.

    "And your dad?"  I asked, as he parked his car in the empty driveway.

      "He's at a meeting or something with the school board. It feels like they have one every night" He said.

Great. So we're home alone.

He led me up the stone steps that led to the front porch that had a grill and a porch swing. When he opened the door and let me inside was when I almost fell backwards in awe. The beauty was surreal. Nothing was out of place, everything was in the perfect spot and order and I couldn't get over how beautiful the paintings on the walls were.  Colton looked back at my awed expression and kept walking around hallways to a staircase that looked almost similar to mine, except way more elaborate and clean.

     "Do you mind if we study in my room?" He asked calmly.

No parents. In his room.

My heart was beating uncontrollably and I thought for moment that my armpits were starting to sweat. I couldn't breathe because my mind was swarming with the possibilities.

In his room. Alone.

OH MY FREAKING GOD

     "Elizabeth?" Colton asked, startling me and making me realize that I had failed to answer his question.

   "Uh. Yeah. That's okay" I said but I'm almost positive that my voice started to shake.  Now I wasn't even focused on how beautiful his house was, I was just thinking of my plan or what I was going to do from the moment we entered his room to the moment we left. Either we would just study - like I wanted to do - or he had brought me over here for something more. 

His room was amazing as well, just like the rest of the house. He had a king size bed with dark blue sheets and gray walls. I noticed a signed football by an NFL player and the floor was cleaner than anything I've seen. It was wood floor, and all of his clothes were neatly tucked away in his closet. Jeez, his room was cleaner than mine.  Colton catapulted himself on his bed, completely sprawled out. I was left standing awkwardly in the middle of the room.

      "You can sit down if you'd like" He said with a chuckle. I glanced around, hoping I could find somewhere to sit other than the bed.

Zero.

I sat down on the bed. My heart started to race. I couldn't breathe.

       "So... what do you need help with?" I asked while throwing my Chemistry book and binder on the bed. My voice was shaky but I tried my best to make myself seem comfortable. 

    "Well. I have a confession to make" Colton said while throwing his hands up in defense. He put them down and looked at me. He was so hot.

      "What?"

  "I actually don't need help studying for Chemistry. I got an A on the last test. I just wanted you to come over and maybe stay for dinner?" He said. His face didn't show any expression of guiltiness at all, instead he had a smug smirk on his lips. One that drove me mentally and physically insane. 

                Crap crap crap

If he didn't want to study then what did he want to do?

       I swear it would be any minute where I would pass out and hit my head against the hard wood floor and be sent to the hospital with a concussion. Not good.

     "Yeah that would be amazing." I said with a smile.

      "Unfortunately I'm not very good at cooking, so I hope you don't mind if we order Chinese?" He asked politely and with a small chuckle. I thought about it for a moment, but at the word of Chinese it only reminded me of Ben.

Ben and I loved Chinese. It was almost like a traditional thing because that was the meal we always got when we couldn't agree on anything else. It made me miss him, more than anything especially since I knew that he was mad at me.  It was silence for a while when I didn't answer.

    "Yeah. I love Chinese" I said happily. Colton smiled and laid his head back against the bed post. He lifted his arms to stretch and I noticed a small sliver of his chest be revealed. Oh god help me.

"Alright, what do you want?" He asked while picking up his cell phone.

       "A pint of Sweet and sour Chicken please" I said happily. Sweet and Sour always was my favorite, while Ben's was General Jso's.  Colton ordered the same thing as me, along with some Crab Ragoons. 10 minutes and it would be delivered to his house. 

      "I notice you like football" I said. But I didn't realize how dumb of a statement that was until it already left my mouth. I mentally cringed and could only hope he didn't judge me too hard.

        "That would be correct" Colton said while laughing. "I'm kind of sad that I'm not playing in college though." He said.

         "Yeah. What's your major going to be?" I asked. I was genuinely interested in what his future plans were. Colton looked at me.

    "I haven't really figured that out yet. How about you?" He asked. I shrugged.

"I want to teach first and second graders. I love little kids" I said warmly. I remember clearly how Ben and I would spend our afternoons talking about the future and what we wanted to do. We were only Freshman, but it seemed so far away at the time that it's crazy to think it's already our senior year. I never would've imagined me ever sitting here in Colton's room. Never.

"That's cool, I can see you teaching little kids." Colton said with a smug smile. I glanced around me after muttering a soft thanks.

Knock knock

Chinese was here