"Hey Amelia" I heard someone yell my name across the hall
I turn my head away from organizing my locker as I see my best friend Stella running towards me and pushing people out of her way
"Stella" I yell back and start running towards her as we both meet in a tight hug.
Stella and I have been friends ever since I fell off the monkey bars at our elementary school and she helped me up. She was the only person that didn't laugh at me.
"Omg I haven't seen you in forever" Stella exclaimed as she clinged onto me for dear life
"I know. We need to hang out after school" I say as I cling onto her with as much strength that she is
"You guys saw each other yesterday," Easton says walking up to us since we caused a little crowd around us
"And talked on the phone all night" he say putting the emphasis on the word 'and'.
Easton Hayes. If you haven't figured it out Easton is Stella's twin brother. No, they aren't identical but they both have similarities. For example their black hair, grey eyes with flecks of gold, and freckles across their nose and fading onto their cheeks.
The only big difference between the two, actions wise, was that Stella was waiting for a nice trustworthy guy to spend all her time with but, Easton pretty much gave up on the idea of settling down with a girlfriend when his first girlfriend cheated on him. So he goes around and flirts with girls but, he's not your basic fuck boy, he doesn't hump then dump. He just flirts with them and if they're lucky he'll maybe make out with them but that's the most that he does.
"That's too much time apart" Stella expresses to her brother as I laugh at the two siblings
I pull away from Stella and check the time on my phone only to see we have six minutes until class starts
"Come on Stells, we have six minutes or we're gonna be late for class" I say as I grab her arm and pull her towards our lockers since they're near each other
"I see you're still the goodie two shoes I remember from last year" he teases me as I gather my books for the next 3 classes
"I see your still the same man whore from this summer" I say as I turn around to see him winking at a group of girls gawking at him
I close my locker and walk towards science class since it's our first class of the day. Me and Stella were lucky enough to be put in all the same main courses, but not the same electives sadly.
Stella and I walk towards the science desk in the back so we wouldn't get in trouble during class since we talk a lot
"Okay class," the teacher yells gaining our attention
"Today we're going over lab safety" she announces causing everyone to groan in irritation.
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"That was one of the most boring classes of my life" Stella says expressing her feelings as we walk out of the science class and into the hall
I'm about to respond when a voice cuts me off
"Obviously you've never paid attention during your meditation sessions" Easton says showing up again weirdly.
Usually he leaves us alone and barely acknowledges us in school, so I don't know why this year he's deciding to hang around us.
"Don't you have football tryouts or something?" Stella asks trying to shoo her brother away
"That's after school you imbecile" he say rolling his eyes
"Hey, there's no need to be throwing insults at people" I say to him as he suddenly turns his attention to me
"didn't you call me an asshole last week?" He questions smirking
"Yeah, because you ruined my favorite shirt" I say trying to justify my point
"it became my favorite shirt too when it got wet," he claimed stepping closer to whisper into my ear opposite of Stella
"Because I could see the wonderful lace bra underneath the shirt and let's not forget how hard your-" he says in a seductive low voice but doesn't get to finish before Stella is pulling me more into her side as she glares at her twin
"Stop seducing my best friend you man whore" Stella says glaring at her brother, but he paid no attention
He just stared me deep in my eyes with a load of emotions that I couldn't figure out, then I thought back to what he was saying before Stella interrupted him and started to blush furiously causing him to smile and turn towards his sister
"As you wish dear sister of mine" he says tauntingly then walking down the hall to his next class
Oh shoot class. I forgot all about it.
"Oh god we're gonna be late for math" I freaked out as I started running to the math room hoping we weren't already late
"I mean is that really a bad thing?" Stella asks chasing after me causing me to roll my eyes at her question, that's Stella for you.. carefree.
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"Finally, it's lunchtime" I say as I walk into the crowded cafeteria and towards the long lunch line
"I know right. I've been waiting for lunchtime ever since breakfast" Stella says making me laugh.
As soon as we get our food we walk towards a random empty table only to be stopped by a group of cheerleaders
"You guys are Amelia and Stella, right?" a girl with a long brown ponytail asks us
"Yeah, is there something wrong?" I ask them confused
"Do you guys want to sit with us since you're on the tryout list?" She asks politely
I look at Stella for confirmation, so she looks at me and smiles
"Yeah, we'd love to" I say as we make our way to sit at the end of the table which, lucky for us, already has two seats that aren't filled
As soon as we're seated a blonde cheerleader speaks up automatically silencing all the cheer chat
"Hi my name Emma and I'm head cheerleader" she says a little overly excited, then she calls out the names of all the cheerleaders while pointing to them
Stella and I politely greeted all of them as they had greeted us.
A couple minutes later of just talking about new cheer costumes and gossip about who likes who lunch ends and we make our way to our electives, I had P.E. while Stella had home ec.
I feel bad for the teacher because Stella can't cook anything to save her life, but it was a required subject so she had no choice
"I'm gonna miss you" Stella says as she embraces me in a hug
"Stells it's only an hour" I say laughing at her and rubbing her back
"I know Ames but, I don't know anyone here besides you and my brother" she says
"And the cheer squad" I point out causing her to chuckle
"I'll see you in an hour?" She asks as she let's go to look me in the eye
"I wouldn't miss it" I say smiling at her childlike antics.
"Hey Amelia, over here" I hear a voice call to me as I walk into the gym
I turn in the direction the voice came in to see Emma and three other girls from the cheer squad, I smiled as I made my way towards them
"Hey" I say as I walk up
"Hey! Omg, I didn't know you were in this class" Emma says excited
"Yeah sorry, it never came up" I say
"Nevermind that," she says waving it off
"There's this really hot boy that I need to show you" she says excited
"Where?" I ask curiously
She turns my body so I'm facing the bleachers then tilts my head up and to the side
"Him. In the black V neck" she says pointing at the one and only...
Easton Hayes.
Almost like he could feel my eyes burning holes on the side of head he turns towards us then looks at me with shock evident on his face
"Omg he's looking over here!" Emma squeals in my ear a little too loud for my liking
He then regains his composture and winks causing me to glare at him and him to laugh at my reaction obviously not noticing the squealing girls behind me
"Ahhhh and he winked too!" Emma squeals again causing me to turn around and look at them
While they were fangirling over a literal asshat I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket
I fish it out to see I have 1 new message, I unlock my phone and read the message only to end up scowling
Easton- you as a cheerleader? could you get anymore sexier?
I know he was teasing because it's this ongoing war me and him have been having with each other since I was nine and he was ten.
Stella never seemed to care until about a month ago when Easton and I were arguing about hickies when Stella just so happened to catch the last part of our conversation before yanking me out of the room and threatening her brother.
She took it out of context since he had me trapped leaning against the counter as he was leaned down so that our faces were a couple inches apart, but the position meant nothing to me.
Amelia- you as a football player? Could you get anymore cliché?
I texted him back before putting my phone away and listening to the gym rules and safety regulations.
"Okay so all of you obviously wanna be cheerleaders," Emma says as she yells at all of us girls on the bleachers waiting to tryout"But sadly only three of you girls will make it, So do your best" she says, back to her overly excited attitude, then going behind the small foldaway table with her co-cheer captain.She called girls to tryout in alphabetical order"Amelia" she calls my name after six other girls. I make my way off the bleachers and towards the front of the table"Whenever you're ready" Emma says then smiles at me, I nodded and took a deep breath trying to relax then I started my routine.When I finished my routine I was breathing very heavily to try and catch my breath but, that didn't last long before I was tackled by the cheer squad, all of them had very excited faces"Omg that was the best routine I've seen in my 3 years at this school" Emma shout excitedly in my face as the rest of the cheer squad happily agreesI smile weakly at all their compliments since I'm still
"Hey, I was starting to think you were gonna stand me up" he jokingly says as he sees me walk around the corner and walk towards him, I laugh at him"now why would I do that?" I ask him as I stop in front of him with a smile on my face"I don't know you tell me miss busy schedule" he teases me as he wraps his arms loosely around my waist and pulls me a little closer towards him"Speaking of which, I currently have somewhere else I need to be" I say as I loosely wrap my arms around his neck"Well then, we wouldn't wanna waste anymore of your precious time, would we?" He says as he leans his forehead on mine"Okay, you win" I say laughing at him as I move a little away from him because the intoxicating scent of his cologne is making me wanna do unholy things to him"At what?" He ask suddenly serious and staring deeply into my blue eyes"Our flirting battle?" I say but it comes out as more of a question as he steps forward and connects our foreheads again but this time I don't pull away
"Great, he isn't home yet" Stella says excitedly as she unlocks the door and is met with silenceWe slip inside and head upstairs towards her bedroom, I flop on her bed as she goes back downstairs after throwing her backpack in a cornerI just assumed she was getting snacks so I go onto my phone as I wait for Stella to arrive back to her room with no doubt a bunch of snacks.I get a text message, as I'm scrolling through Instagram, from EastonEaston- You seemed tense when I was talking to you. Is everything alright?Amelia- Yeah, everything is fineI text him hoping that he won't ask about it anymore"Bitch, I got the good stuff" Stella shouts as she walks in with gummy candy, chocolate, popcorn, a pack of cupcakes, giant bags of chips, donuts and nutella"Stella, you do realize that we're also ordering pizza and bread sticks right?" I ask her as she put all the food down in the middle of the bed"Yeah you're right," she says like it just dawned on her"Thank-" I start to say but she
"Do I look okay?" I ask Stella as I walk out of her closet wearing a black lace crop top, black skinny jeans and black combat boots"Omg! Yes, you look like a bad bitch!" She says jumping off the bed and tackles me in a hug causing me to uncontrolably laugh.As soon as she pulls away from me her door swings open causing us to turn our heads towards the victim in the doorway"Stella did you take my-" Easton starts to ask but stops as soon as his eyes land on me, he looks me up and down slowly causing me to shift awkwardly under his gazeHe meets my eyes again causing me to gasp as his eyes become a darker grey and he licks his lips"You're not going out like that" he says as he leans against her doorframe and crosses his arms"And why isn't she?" Stella cuts in before I can say anything"Do you see how she's dressed? She looks like a model. If she goes out like that then she's gonna get hit on by every male around her" he says as he gestures me up and down"Are you trying to compliment
I try to open my eyes but instantly get a headache making me groan in pain and displeasure"Have you learned your lesson about drinking more than you can handle?" Easton teases me as he walks out of his bathroom in nothing but a towel wrapped around his hipsI sit up and go to tell him to shut up but it gets caught in my throat as I look at his face and see a relieved face but I also see some sadnessHe walks up beside his bed then squats down and hands me an aspirin and a cup of water, I obviously take it because I want to get rid of this god forsaken headacheI place the glass back down on the nightstand as he gets up and walks into his closet to which I assume get dressed"I think I should go" I say as I start to pull the comforter off of my body and stand up, he turns around and looks at me from inside the closet then smirks and turns away as he picks up a shirt"You can keep the hoodie if you want" he saysI look down to see that I am indeed in a black hoodie that reaches mid-thi
"Your taking me to bed already? At least take me on a date first" I jokingly slurred as Easton tucked me into his bed in nothing but one of his hoodiesHe rolled his eyes before turning away and taking off his hoodie, giving me a good look at his flexing back muscle"Damn daddy, you're sexy as f-""If you finish that sentence, I won't hesitate to lock you in the guest room" he says giving me a warning glare that says not to test him"Fine, I'll just drool over you in silence" I say as I start to giggle uncontrollably"Please don't EVER get drunk again" he says as he rolls his eyes but I can see the slight smile on the corner of his mouth"Why?" I can't help but ask"Because you're flirting with me more than normal" he says as he slips on a pair of basketball shorts then slips into the bed next to me"Don't flatter yourself. You flirt with me" I say as I climb on top of him and sit on his lower stomach section causing his breath to hitch making me laughI lean in and start to place slo
My room pretty much resembles those popular girls in movies, where it's pink and they have baby pictures, crowns, sashes, metals, etc.I used to do pageants when I was a kid before I decided I wanted to be a cheerleader, so I did 2 years of gymnastics before we moved so now here we are.I found my pink duffel bag and packed a pair of night clothes and and outfit for tomorrow before I walked into the living room to grab my car keys and drove to Stella's houseI leave my duffel in the backseat then go up and knock on her front door only to be met by Easton"What are you doing here, I just dropped you off. Couldn't resist me?" He says as he leans against the doorframe, I roll my eyes at his cockiness since it's too early for it"I came to get Stella, we're going to a sleepover" I say as I cross my arms and shift my weight to the opposite leg, he suddenly stands up straight and gives me a questionable stare"She's not here. She left with another girl as soon as I got back" he says in a mo
I walk into the school and get immediately crowded by the cheer team"Stella is waiting for you in the gym" Emma says as she links our arms and walks me thereAs we enter the gym I see Stella standing in the middle so I head towards her"So, how are you going to convince me that you're not taking drugs?" I asks as I cross my arms and stand in front of her"Emily, can you explain to her why I came to you for drugs?" Stella asks as she crosses her arms and glares at meI hear Emily walk out of the huddle of cheerleaders behind me and stop beside me"She came to my house last week and asked for some weed, but I was thinking of her position on the squad so I said no. I went to close the door but she stopped it with her foot and threatened me" she says as her voice gets shaky like she's going to cry"She said if I didn't get her any weed she'd drop me during practice for the pep rally. I didn't want to be the cause of us having to learn a whole new routine for the pep rally, so I asked my
6 Years Later"Mommy, Where do babies come from?" My four year old daughter asksShit.I thought I had a couple more years to prepare for this question.I place the knife down that I was using to cut open a package of meat and turn around so that I'm facing the innocent four year old.She has my long brown hair, but she has Easton's grey eyes.This little bundle of joy is Katie Marie Hayes.After Easton and I graduated, we got married a month later.She was created that night.Plus after that night I craved a lot of ketchup, to the point where Easton was concerned that our baby would end up looking like a tomato but his love for me never faltered.Nine months later I got to hold her in my arms for the first time while Easton cried in the seat next to me from happiness and shock.When he finally stopped crying enough to be able to hold her, he was mesmerized.That same night Mrs. Hayes, Stella and Asher stopped by so that they could meet her.Mrs. Hayes cried and hugged me while congra
2 years laterThe past two years have been crazy.Easton and I ended up going to the same college since he was paranoid about random boys trying to make a move on me.We both moved into an apartment that's not far from campus so that we could just walk to school.Stella and Asher got married after our freshman year of college because they "couldn't wait any longer".I was a bridesmaid while Easton was the best man.Their wedding was at the beach so there was a lot of sweating, even though we were practically in our bathing suit cover ups.When it was time to leave I found Easton playing a game of peekaboo with my baby cousin which made my heart melt.I never knew he was so good with kids.A month later, Easton proposed to me while we were at Disneyland with my parents.He claims that he didn't plan it but I kind of feel like he did.Lastly, for the final week of summer, Easton and I chose to have a road trip from Pennsylvania all the way to Los Angeles.I pretty much slept the whole d
I wish I knew where we were going so that I could be as excited as she is.-"Where are we?" I ask Stella as she pulls into an empty parking lot, I look up at the large white building and stare at it in confusion.It looks empty."When you walk inside, take the elevator up onto the roof" she says before she unlocks the car door.As soon as I step out of the car, she drives away which makes me look at her car in confusion since I can't see her.I swear, if I get killed or kidnapped here I'm going to be royally pissed at her.I slowly make my way towards the building before I pull open the large glass doors.I expected it to be locked.I walk around the dimly lit lobby in search of anyone, but I soon find out that it's void of anybody.I walk towards the elevator and press the top button before waiting for the doors to open. I jump back a little when I see a middle aged man in a black and white suit that has a cloth balanced on his wrist standing in the corner of the elevator.A Butler?
"We've been shopping for an hour. Can I eat now?" I ask in an overdramatic groan as I throw my head back in agony"The food court is on the other side of the mall. Can you hold out for a couple more minutes?" Stella says as she holds up a long red dress"I don't want to pass out from starvation inside of a dress shop" I say as I groan in annoyance"I'll go buy you something from the food court while you find a dress" Mrs. Hayes says to me with a smile before she walks out of the store"Thank you" I say before she walks out.Stella continues to look at random dresses, some long, some short."Oh my God" She suddenly gasps out which causes me to turn around and look at her, she has a wide smile on her face and her eyes are shining.I look at the dress and gasp.It's a short white dress with spaghetti straps. The first layer is an opaque white while the top layer is a sheer white. There's also a silver belt attached to the middle of the dress. It looks cute, but comfortable."You need to
The dinner was a funny mess.Our Parents got drunk off of Champagne and started to talk about their "Younger Days".Easton and Asher got into a heated argument about Batman vs. Captain America.Stella and I were gossiping about stupid rumors that happened throughout the school year, but we were tipsy so it kinda of sounded like we were whining about them.Easton and Asher had to carry Stella and I home since we could barely stand up.In actuality we probably looked hilarious while we were leaving the restaurant.But within our circle, you can tell that the boys were frustrated because they had to take care of four drunk girls."Remind me never to drink again" I say as I wake up the next morning with hangover. He turns his head away from the television and looks at my exhausted facial expression with a frown."I told you not to drink the champagne" he says with a shrug before he gets up and walking into his bathroom"I didn't think it would be that strong" I say as he walks out of his
Finally.Graduation Day is here.I wore a white dress that's fancy but casual.Stella wore a silk red dress that stopped at her knees.As soon as we both got to the school, we walked backstage so that we could get our assigned cap and gowns."You look pure" I hear someone say from behind me which causes me to turn around only to come face to face with Easton. I smile at him before I walk into his open arms and wrap my arms around his neck."I won't be for long" I say with a smirk before I peck his lips and check him outHe's wearing a basic black and white tuxedo which makes me want to bring him into an empty room."Babe, you're drooling" he says with a deep chuckle before he wipes the side of my mouth with his thumb"Fuck, I don't think you should wear tuxedos around me. It makes me want to rip it off of you and take you right here right now" I whisper out as I press our foreheads together which makes him laugh"You know, you're throwing my whole pure comment out of the window" he sa
Two weeks later.The week after Prom, the teachers decided to actually teach something useful which is surprising.During testing, every single one of us had comfortable clothes and coffee with us since we have to sit in an uncomfortable metal chair for four hours.When testing week was over, Easton and I spent every single day after school sleeping and cuddling. Only getting up to use the bathroom, shower, or get food.It's currently the last week of school and I couldn't be anymore happier to get out of here.We only have three days of school for this week and two of them are spent doing graduation preparations."Hey, babe" Easton says as I feel his arms wrap around me from behind and a kiss being placed on my cheek. I turn away from my locker, which I'm currently cleaning out, and wrap my arms around his neck before I lean in and kiss him.Our relationship weirdly feels stronger ever since I found out about the truth."Woah, you both. Maybe try not to make out in the hallway where
It's currently Prom Night.Asher asked Stella to prom during her third class, so I couldn't witness it but according to her 'It was a dream come true'.I haven't been asked, but Stella said that it was okay with her and Asher if I tagged along with them.I said no since I don't want to third wheel.Stella and I skipped school today so that we could sleep in and then later get our hair and makeup done by her mom since she's a professional."Thank you for doing this Mrs. Hayes" I say as she finishes applying my red lipstickShe used brown shades and a gold color for my eyeshadow. She also curled my eyelashes and applied mascara since I was blessed with long eyelashes. She used concealer so that she could conceal all of my stress acne and under-eye bags. She used some contour and highlight for my cheeks so that my face would look less babyish and more mature. Lastly she used a deep red matte lipstick for my lips and gave me the tube so that I could reapply if necessary."Woah" I say as I
Remember when I said that Stella and I would go prom dress shopping after school?Yeah, well that never happened.We got swarmed with homework since it's close to the end of the year so we had to put shopping off for five days.When I woke up from sleeping in Easton's room, his mom playfully bombarded me with many questions while Stella just smiled.I told her that him and I were just friends.After I told her that, her mood seemed to dampen.Stella and I are currently at the mall.She said that I would look good in a black dress while I said she would look good in a white dress so that we wouldn't spend all day looking through dresses since we're on a time crunch."You should try this on" she says as she hands me a long sleeved black dress with some lace detailsI take the dress and walk inside of the dressing room. When I have the dress on I look in the mirror and critique how it looks on me.It's off the shoulders and the sleeves are made out of lace while the rest of the dress is