eyes, his hair falling forward as he tilts his head to look at me. In this enclosed space, he’s right on top of me .
“Then why is Theo so angry with you over it?” I ask, placing my shaking hands on his chest, and pushing myself away from him so I’m now against the opposite wall.
He alters his stance and drops his gaze, once again rubbing at the back of his neck guiltily. “Yeah well, that one is all on me. You see, you were all over Theo, all night, and it was driving me crazy. To be honest with you - I had a thing for you for most of school, but, I don’t know - I didn’t do anything about it. I just kept fucking around with other girls I didn’t care about so I could keep playing with you. I didn’t realise Theo, Armand, or Aramis - whatever the hell he called himself, had a thing for you too. You were always off in the rehearsal room with him, but I kind of thought he didn’t have a chance – especially considering he wore makeup all the time. But at that party, you somehow convinced him to take it all off. Then you were both just - on each other.” He uses his hands to express his words, bringing them together like they’re grasping at a ball. “I couldn’t stand looking at you two. But I just stood there like a creep, watching the two of you go at it. I’d had a bit to drink, and when I saw you drag him into a room, I nearly lost my shit. I was all ready to charge on in there and defend your honour, but he came out pretty quickly, and I knew he hadn’t done anything with you. I mean, he’s a jerk, but he wasn’t going to take advantage of a drunk girl, so he put you to sleep in one of the bedrooms. I don’t know, I guess I was just jealous and didn’t want to risk him changing his mind and go back to you. So I got into bed with you. Nothing happened though. I promise you that. Although Theo thinks something did. When he came back in, all he saw was me on the bed and” he mumbles the last part.
“And what?”
“And you naked. He thought we were… and I let him believe it. I didn’t want you and him to… you know?”
“ How the hell did I get naked?!”
“I honestly don’t know . You were naked when I got there,” he explains, shrugging his shoulders and holding out his hands in capitulation before a grin creeps over his face. “Nice body by the way,” he adds.
“ You jerk! Why didn’t you just cover me up and take me home? Everyone thinks we slept together!”
“I don’t know, I was drunk too, and I didn’t think. I’m sorry.”
“Jesus Christ Marcus. You need to tell Theo the truth.”
“Why?”
“Um, because he’s angry with me for throwing myself at him, and then sleeping with you! Which now I find out didn’t even happen.”
“Yeah… I can’t do that.”
“Excuse me?” I ask disbelievingly.
Marcus wrinkles his nose a little. “He’s going to punch me in the face for it.”
“Well, I’m not coming back unless you tell him. He thinks I’m a slut. I don’t want him thinking that about me.”
“He doesn’t think you’re a slut. He thinks I’m a jackass .”
“Just fix it Marcus. If we’re going to work together. I need this straightened out.”
He steps closer to me again, looking down at me with concern in his eyes. “Don’t make me tell him. I don’t want him to think he can touch you.”
“ Why? So you can string me along forever?”
“That’s not what I’m doing.”
“Isn’t it? Besides, there’s no fraternising with band members remember? He’s the one who made the rule,” I whisper, pressing my body firmer against the wall, as his inches closer toward me.
He dips his head low, and I feel his hair brush against my cheek as his lips touch lightly against my ear. “Rules are made to be broken,” he murmurs, sending chills down my spine as his voice vibrates through me.
I place my hand back on his chest, as if I think I can stop him advancing any closer. But the truth is, we’re already as close as we can get. “Just
“Then why is Theo so angry with you over it?” I ask, placing my shaking hands on his chest, and pushing myself away from him so I’m now against the opposite wall.
He alters his stance and drops his gaze, once again rubbing at the back of his neck guiltily. “Yeah well, that one is all on me. You see, you were all over Theo, all night, and it was driving me crazy. To be honest with you - I had a thing for you for most of school, but, I don’t know - I didn’t do anything about it. I just kept fucking around with other girls I didn’t care about so I could keep playing with you. I didn’t realise Theo, Armand, or Aramis - whatever the hell he called himself, had a thing for you too. You were always off in the rehearsal room with him, but I kind of thought he didn’t have a chance – especially considering he wore makeup all the time. But at that party, you somehow convinced him to take it all off. Then you were both just - on each other.” He uses his hands to express his words, bringing them together like they’re grasping at a ball. “I couldn’t stand looking at you two. But I just stood there like a creep, watching the two of you go at it. I’d had a bit to drink, and when I saw you drag him into a room, I nearly lost my shit. I was all ready to charge on in there and defend your honour, but he came out pretty quickly, and I knew he hadn’t done anything with you. I mean, he’s a jerk, but he wasn’t going to take advantage of a drunk girl, so he put you to sleep in one of the bedrooms. I don’t know, I guess I was just jealous and didn’t want to risk him changing his mind and go back to you. So I got into bed with you. Nothing happened though. I promise you that. Although Theo thinks something did. When he came back in, all he saw was me on the bed and” he mumbles the last part.
“And what?”
“And you naked. He thought we were… and I let him believe it. I didn’t want you and him to… you know?”
“ How the hell did I get naked?!”
“I honestly don’t know . You were naked when I got there,” he explains, shrugging his shoulders and holding out his hands in capitulation before a grin creeps over his face. “Nice body by the way,” he adds.
“ You jerk! Why didn’t you just cover me up and take me home? Everyone thinks we slept together!”
“I don’t know, I was drunk too, and I didn’t think. I’m sorry.”
“Jesus Christ Marcus. You need to tell Theo the truth.”
“Why?”
“Um, because he’s angry with me for throwing myself at him, and then sleeping with you! Which now I find out didn’t even happen.”
“Yeah… I can’t do that.”
“Excuse me?” I ask disbelievingly.
Marcus wrinkles his nose a little. “He’s going to punch me in the face for it.”
“Well, I’m not coming back unless you tell him. He thinks I’m a slut. I don’t want him thinking that about me.”
“He doesn’t think you’re a slut. He thinks I’m a jackass .”
“Just fix it Marcus. If we’re going to work together. I need this straightened out.”
He steps closer to me again, looking down at me with concern in his eyes. “Don’t make me tell him. I don’t want him to think he can touch you.”
“ Why? So you can string me along forever?”
“That’s not what I’m doing.”
“Isn’t it? Besides, there’s no fraternising with band members remember? He’s the one who made the rule,” I whisper, pressing my body firmer against the wall, as his inches closer toward me.
He dips his head low, and I feel his hair brush against my cheek as his lips touch lightly against my ear. “Rules are made to be broken,” he murmurs, sending chills down my spine as his voice vibrates through me.
I place my hand back on his chest, as if I think I can stop him advancing any closer. But the truth is, we’re already as close as we can get. “Just
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