I need your help (10 years ago)

For the next week, JP kept calling my phone, coming by my job, and showing up at my house. The second week I didn't hear anything from him. Then three weeks later, on Friday, as I am walking out of my school, I see his truck and him leaning against it. I groan but I walk up to him and stop. I cross my arms over my chest and look at him. Other girls are walking by looking at us and whispering. Seems like a bunch of these girls knows exactly who he is. Great.

"What do you want JP? Why are you here? I thought maybe you finally got it through your head that I do not want anything to do with you."

"Look, I'm sorry. I did the one thing I told you I wouldn't do. I didn't take up for you. I ruined your night. I don't deserve to even have you as a friend but I still want to be your friend. I'm sorry I'm such an asshole."

"I don't want to be your friend JP. I don't have time for stupid games."

JP walks closer to me and before I realize exactly what it is that he is doing, he is getting on both of his knees grabbing my hands. "Please, Olivia. Please be my friend. You are beautiful, cool, funny... "

"Oh my god. Get up right now. Stop it." I pull him to stand up. I look around to notice we now have an audience of people watching us.

"Come on. Give me a ride home. We will talk about it"

He smiles and runs to the passenger side of the truck to open the door for me as people were finally beginning to leave.

Once he is in, he turns and faces me before he turns his truck on.

"I'm going to give the parking lot time to clear out before we leave."

"Ok"

"How have you been?"

"Fine"

"How is school going?"

"Fine"

"Damn it Liv. I'm trying here. I truly am sorry."

Turning to face him, trying to hold back tears, "Do you want to know what upset me the most? I would have forgiven you earlier on if you wouldn't have said those 4 words to me."

"What 4 words?"

"You're just too big."

"What?"

"Those are the 4 words you said to me JP. You said you're just too big" I tell him as I feel a tear slide down my cheek.

"Liv, I didn't mean that. I let Maggie get into my head. I'm sorry. You are a beautiful woman Olivia. Your size doesn't mean anything to me. You are a genuine person and I want to be your friend. I could you use someone like you on my side. I need you to teach me how to be a good man. I don't want to be known as the guy who sleeps around anymore. I want to be a good guy. At some point, I do want to settle down."

I was in shock. I didn't know what to say to him at that moment. Is he telling me the truth or is he just saying this to turn around and do the same thing again? I just don't know what to believe.

"I'm really sorry. Can we try this again?"

"Please don't make me regret this again. If you are serious then I will help you. I will turn you into a decent man for a lucky lady."

"I am serious. I need to get my act together. I won't make you regret it this time. What do I need to do?"

"First let's get out of my school's parking lot."

"Ok. Do you have to work or anything? Or do you have time to ride around for a little while?"

"We can ride around. I don't have anything planned today."

"Ok. Good."

"The first thing you have to do is drop the four girls that you have been sleeping with."

"What? I can't have sex?"

"That is not what I said. You can have sex after you learn how to treat a girl. And in order for you to do that, you have to go on a few dates. The 4 girls that you have now can not be one of your dates. You have to be done with them."

"You're killing me already. If I can't have sex with any of them can you at least give me blow jobs until I find someone I like enough to date?"

I reached over and slapped his shoulder. "No. That is not how this is working. You better get friendly with your hand again."

"Ok. Fine. This is not going to be easy is it?"

"For you not at all. At least it will be fun for me though."

"Make it rough on me. I deserve it"

"Oh don't worry. I will make it rough on you. You will wish that you never would have asked me to be your friend."

"Now you have me scared."

"You should be. Let's get this started tonight. Are you going to a party?"

I could tell by the look on his face he wanted to lie. I knew there was a party. There always is.

Finally, he nodded his head.

"Ok good. Task one: Tell Maggie it's over. You can no longer mess with her or be her party guy."

"Ok, I can do that. I'll let you know when it's done."

"Oh no. I'm coming with you. You think I'm going to take your word for it?"

"Ok. Fair point. Let's go on to your house then so you can get ready. I figure you're going to want to shower and all. "

I scrunch my face up, "Are you telling me I stink?"

JPs face drops, "No. That is not what I meant at all. I just ... "

I laugh, kind of too loud but who cares, "I'm joking. Yes, I need to shower."

As he turns into my driveway and parks his truck he notices no one else is there. "Are you sure your parents won't mind me coming in while they aren't home?"

"Yes, I'm sure. My parents trust me and know I know what I'm doing. Even if I wasn't sure, they are still working and won't be home till later tonight."

Once inside I go to the kitchen to get a bottle of water. "You want anything?"

"Sure, I'll take a water too." I throw him a bottle.

"Are you hungry?"

"No, thank you though"

"Alright, well come on. You can come to hang out in my room while I shower."

"Are you sure that's a good idea?"

"What do you mean?"

"Me coming into your room while you shower. We may be friends, Liv, but I am still a guy after all. I would love to get in that shower with you"

"Ok stop right there. Even more of a reason for you to come to my room. You need to learn control. Just because a girl does something or says something does not mean that you have to act on it. Not every girl has some other meaning behind what they say or do. Get your ass up and come on" I grab his hand pulling him to his feet.

I was going to have some fun with this. JP has no control of himself when it comes to a woman and he has no filter on his mouth. He has got to learn a thing or two if he wants to hook a good woman and be a decent man.

As we are walking up the stairs, I sway my hips as I'm walking in front of him. I hear him clear his throat and catch him shaking his head out the corner of my eye as I turn to head into my room.

"You can either kick by in the bed or sit in my computer chair. It won't take too long. Just need to grab some clothes to take into the bathroom with me."

"Ok, cool"

Waling over to my dresser I open the top drawer and grab a pair of black lace thongs along with the matching bra. I then go over to my closet and debate on grabbing a skirt and a tank top or another dress. I finally decide on a pink strapless dress that goes down to about the middle of my thigh. I will have to be careful bending over in this one but making tonight hard on JP is worth it all. I know it's already hard enough to let his "friends" go but I might as well tease him in the process. JP will not know what hit him when he begins to catch feelings for me.