She’d noticed the bruises on her hips earlier in the week. Noah had left his mark on her, and it did delight her.
He liked to grip her during sex, holding her in place.
“If something was going on, you’d tell me, right?”
“Of course, Kim. Why wouldn’t I tell you?”
“I don’t know. You’ve just been a bit different lately.”
“It’s college next year, and my mom. You know how she gets.”
“Yeah, I know, but I don’t like it. You know you can stay over all the time.”
“I know. Your mom is a wonderful woman.”
They finished getting changed and made their way out onto the field. It was close to middle autumn, so it was starting to get colder.
For now, they were going to be running track while the football team practiced, along with the cheerleading squad.
Their teacher set them to do laps, and staying beside Kim Elsa started at a steady pace. There were clusters of different groups as they worked out. Elsa couldn’t help but look toward the football field. She spotted Noah instantly.
She quickly averted her gaze. She didn’t need this.
“Kurt keeps trying to talk to me,” Kim said.
“He does?”
“Yeah. He’s also being really nice, and when he’s nice, it’s hard to remember that he’s a bully. Do you think I’m a horrible person?”
“For not falling for Kurt? No. Do you want to give him a chance?”
“No. We don’t have anything in common. He’s mean, and he’s a jock. Like you said, we’re going to college soon, and I don’t want to start something up like that.”
Elsa watched as the cheerleaders who had been in the bathroom made their way toward the football team. Adam, Ryan, Kurt, and Noah were all grouped together, talking. She forced herself to look away.
This was why she never wanted her relationship with Noah to come out in the open. They would only mock something she loved.
****
Noah watched his friend, who was watching Kim. The gym class had just come out and been told to run. He’d clocked Elsa instantly. She was wearing those ugly ass shorts with the large, baggy shirt. Once again she was with her friend, and he was mad at her.
She wanted to keep their relationship a secret, and it was starting to piss him off. He had proven to her he wasn’t some asshole who was going to hurt her, and yet that was exactly how she was treating him.
Her weight didn’t bother him. He was thankful for her curves. Not only had it given them a reason to come together, he loved holding onto her during sex. The night they had spent together had been the best of his life, and he couldn’t wait to explore her some more.
In time she would come to see that he was the perfect guy for her.
“You’re not getting anywhere with her?” he asked.
“No. I’m the guy that has bullied her. I’m surprised if she’d ever look at me.”
“It sucks.”
“Hey guys, Sienna has given me a warning that Lola, Jessica, and Britney are pissed with us.”
“What the fuck did we do?”
“I don’t know, but they’re pissed.” Adam looked at him. “Are we missing something?”
“No.”
“Why did you break up with Britney?” Ryan asked.
“I got tired of her whining. There’s more to life than screwing a bunch of cheerleaders.”
“You’re insane, right?” Ryan asked.
“I’m not going to say anything. Sienna has told me she’s only cheering to pass the time. When we go to college, she’s concentrating on economics,” Adam said.
Out of all of the cheerleaders, Sienna was the only one who didn’t seem to judge people.
She also wasn’t bound by some fucking law that stated she had to follow her friends wherever they went.
“Speaking of the cheerleaders, here they come,” Ryan said.
Noah glanced toward Elsa and Kim, seeing them talking. He’d lost his temper in the library, and he really shouldn’t have. She was just so infuriating, but being a bitch wasn’t going to make him stop wanting her. If she didn’t want to go public, then he was more than happy to wait for her. He didn’t want to wait, but he’d do it for her.
“Hey, Sienna,” Adam said.
Drawing his attention back to the field, Noah watched as Jessica walked up to him. When she put her hands around his neck, he shook his head, stepping away. “Not going to happen.”
“You’re seriously going to keep holding that shit against me?”
“That shit means something to me.”
“Oh, come on, Noah. Stop being a big baby.”
“You think I’m being a baby? You fucked another guy. You think I should just let that slide as if it didn’t happen.”
“He didn’t matter. It was just a bunch of fun. Why can’t you see that?”
Noah ignored her.
“Seriously, you’re going to pick a fatty over me. Do you even have eyes that are working right now?” Britney asked.
“I don’t want you. We’re done. I told you we were done before we even got back to school, but like always, you refuse to listen.” Kurt took a step away. “We’re done.”