I frown at the text, "We were gonna go to Sienna's, you coming?"

I look up from my screen, "Uhh can we rain check?"

"Why?" Zoe says amused

"I'm meeting Carter and then I've got work"

"Meeting Carter huh?"

"Both of you relax"

Zoe raises her hands with surrender, "Have fun on your date"

I flip her off as I back away, I honestly don't know where me and Carter are going since we didn't plan anything. I spot him standing by his black Mercedes in the school parking lot, he puts his phone away after noticing me. "Just a reminder that I'm supposed to be looking after your sister in an about an hour"

"Relax, we'll make it"

I get into the passenger side of the car as he gets into the drivers, this is actually the first time that I've been in his car. It smells so fresh and new although I'm guessing he's had it for awhile, then there's the black leather seats that feel so comfortable, I'm pretty sure they warm up too.

"I gotta say, I'm loving the car" I rest my legs onto the dashboard but Carter pushes them away

"Don't make my baby dirty"

What's with boys calling cars they're babies

"She can be cleaned" I put my legs back up there as he pulls out of the school parking lot

"Your never riding in my car again"

"Where are we even going?" I frown

He shrugs, "McDonald's"

"I thought we were eating later"

"You didn't eat yesterday and I know you haven't eaten today-

"I did eat yesterday actually"

"Three bags of chips don't count"

I frown, "How did you?-

"I know you Carmen" Carter replies

I roll my eyes before picking up my phone

He looks back at me for a second, "Who is it?"

"Enzo's asking who the fuck I just got into a car with" I say amused

Carter tuts, "I'm definitely a dead man"

I put my feet down before turning in my seat, "How exactly is it that you two know each other anyway"

"Your brothers are like royalty in the football world, minus Santiago. Anyway Enzo was always coaching for us whenever our coach wasn't here"

Makes sense

"Well Daniels better I'll tell you that much" I mutter

"Isn't it illegal to have favourite siblings?"

"Not at all, Lola and Matteo are my favourites"

My other siblings know this already, "You know I had no idea that there were seven of you until Aaron told me"

I frown, "So then who did you know about?"

"Daniel, Enzo and the twins"

"I worry for you"

Carter snorts as he lines his car up behind the jeep in front of us, "What are you having?" He then asks

McDonald's is definitely one of the biggest fast food restaurants that fatten you up for sure, I mean even when you order something as a regular it looks medium, and let's not even get started on their larges. "Just fries" I reply

"Ok I'll rephrase the question, what do you actually want to have"

Medium fries, double cheeseburger and a coke

I sigh, "Fries and a cheeseburger, make it small"

"Drink?"

"Water"

I sit back as Carter orders for the both of us, my brain is an absolute train wreck right now but I guess you gotta start somewhere. We sat in the car park after that and let me just say that I'm surprised that Carter manages to maintain his body, especially after looking at his order.

A Big Mac, medium fries, five nuggets, a coke and sometimes if he's up for it a McFlurry too. "It honestly shocks me how your still in shape"

I eat two of my fries as he finishes off with his burger, "Coach puts us on these horrible diets where we can only have potatoes with salmon and shit so when we get the chance to have fast food we take it"

"Yeah you guys must really love football if you can put up with a diet like that" I use a wipe to clean one of his keys before slicing it through my burger twice, so that it's split into four.

Carter frowns at me, "Did-.... Did you just use my key to cut your burger?"

I look back at him as I lick the sauce off of it, his eyes sort of followed my tongue as I did that but lets not get into it. "It was the only sharp thing" I sanitise it before wiping it again and handing him back his key

"Why do you do that?" He asks curiously

I take a bite from one of the quarters, "It gives my brain peace, tricks me into thinking I'm eating less"

He dips his finger into some ketchup before swiping it across my forehead and I scoff, "Tell your brain to shut up"

"Get me tissue" I say with disgust

He reaches over before handing me some and I wipe my forehead quickly, "Your a dick you know that?" I say amused

"At least I got you to smile"

I sit back before half smiling, "Thanks"

Carter starts the engine, "Your welcome"

So my opinion on him has definitely changed for sure. Obviously when I first met him he was a complete dick with no filter.... Now, he's still a dick but a much nicer one. I'm kind of starting to think that Zoe's right...... no fuck it she's wrong.

You can't deny your feelings

Yes I can

He's focused on the road so he doesn't notice me staring but can somebody tell me why I get all excited when I see him..... and I'll admit I was a little too happy on the inside when he texted me after school ended

Ah, fuck it

I like Carter Miller

-

"Oh, Carmen your quite early today" Julia says surprised

It's 4:00pm

She then notices Carter standing behind me and she narrows her eyes, "And your never back at this time either" She says to him

"We were getting food" He replies

"I see"

Melissa walks into the room with Grace following behind her, "Hello dear" She says to me

I smile a hello, I can tell that she's annoyed at something but I'm not sure what though. However her eyes then land on Carter and I realise that it's him she's mad at, "You missed your Spanish exam"

"I would've passed it anyway"

"That's not the point" Melissa says annoyed

"Grace why don't you come help me" Julia says softly, she probably realised that this conversation wouldn't end well. Grace follows her to the kitchen leaving Carter, Melissa and I to stand by the front door

"I'll reschedule the dates, it's not a big deal" He walks away

"You missed math too" Melissa adds

"Then I'll do it another time-

"You can't keep rescheduling"

I don't even know whether I'm supposed to walk away and leave them be or not, "Why not? You have the money so you can bribe them into letting me do it again, it's not like you haven't done it before" Carter says amused

Well damn

"Do not speak to me that way-

He cuts her off, "Bribing, a great topic isn't it Melissa?"

His mother goes quiet for a moment, "Carter-

He dismisses her before making his way upstairs and Melissa sighs as she closes her eyes....Honestly, I feel her pain

She then turns around, "I'm so sorry you had to see that"

I shrug. "It's ok, my older brother used to be like that"

She gives a sad smile before walking into her office and I look towards the stairs, debating on whether I should go after Carter or not.

"If it's what your thinking then you should" Julia says from the kitchen

I frown as I turn around, "End of the hallway, very last door"

What a smart woman

"Thanks"

She smiles sadly, "Just bear in mind that he has his reasons"

"Got it" I reply before walking up the stairs. I think I'm even more curious than I was before, I mean he mentioned bribing?

There are many floors in this house but I know that the bedrooms are on the first floor, I walk past one of the bathrooms before passing Grace's room. There's a white door at the end of the hallway, just like Julia said, it's only slightly opened. I approach the door before widening my eyes a little, he's taking off his shirt

Fuck my life

Carter might literally be the death of me. I knock on the door as he lies back on his bed, "Would now be a bad time to bother Mr Miller?"

He lifts up his head, "Is Melissa with you?"

I shake my head as I shut the door behind me, "Then no"

I realise that this is the first time I've ever been inside of his room, his bed is pushed back against the wall with a nightstand on each side, then there's an open door that leads to a walk in closet and another door that probably leads to an en suite. His walls are grey and he's got a desk with a few books resting on top, basically the room just screams I'm rich.

I sit opposite him and he turns so that he's lying on his side. His sweats are kind of low which gives me a little peak at his waistline, I might just melt here and now. "Why'd you skip your exams?"

He shrugs one shoulder, "Didn't feel like doing it"

"Look we get that you get A's and B's easily but that doesn't mean you can just skip an exam" I say amused

"How do you know my grades?"

"Does that matter?"

He narrows his eyes at me and I roll mine, "Aaron"

"Of course" He mutters

"You don't even seem to be phased about all the trouble your getting yourself into, are you trying to get kicked out?"

"I'm already on my last warning" Carter replies

How?

"What?" I scoff

He lies back against the pillow, "I guess Mr Caddel really doesn't like me" He jokes

"This isn't funny"

"Your starting to sound like my mom"

"Well I'm sorry that I don't want you to get fricking suspended" I say annoyed

"I won't" Carter says softly

I sigh before lying back, "Good"

The next few minutes were quiet, we both just stared at the ceiling thinking to ourselves and it wasn't even awkward. "I think I'm gonna end my non existing relationship with Eliza" He suddenly says

I turn with surprise, "Really?"

He looks back at me before nodding, "How come?"

"You were right"

I narrow my eyes, "I was?..... -Actually, yeah I was" I scoff

"I guess I better prepare myself for the tears"

"It'll be worth it" I remind him

His hand reaches over my face before landing on one of the curls that I left to hang loose, my breathe almost hitched..... I said almost. "You should wear your hair like this more often"

I had it pulled back into a bun with two curls released at the front

"I didn't think you were into buns" I say amused, he tucks the curl behind my ear

"Well now you know"

"Alright then I'll trade you"

He narrows his eyes at me curiously, "Each time I have my hair in a bun....-

I trace my middle finger across his neckline and he goes still, "You have to take your shirt off" I finish

That definitely affected him, the lack of response was enough evidence..... and Carter always has something to say. I look back up to see that he's already staring at me, "Deal" He finally whispers

I smile, "Bien"

I think our relationship is questionable but it works, there's times where we get too close and then there's times where we just act like normal friends, it's weird really.

He sits up, "Fuck"

I frown as he runs a hand through his hair, "Your driving me crazy Carmen"

"I haven't done anything"

He turns back around, "You really don't know how great you are and it sucks"

I think my heart rate just increased by like.... A thousand. I gesture for him to lie back besides me again and he does, we face each other once more. His hand slides underneath the back of my shirt and he starts drawing circles, "Everything about you is captivating"

"Well I could say the same for you" I say amused

"You know everything about me"

Not true

"Well I do have a question that I've been wanting to ask you for ages....but it just didn't seem right"

"Shoot"

He continues to trace my back

"What grudge do you have against your mom?"

Carter's face drops and he goes quiet, he takes his hand away from my shirt leaving my back to yearn for his touch once more.

Maybe I shouldn't have asked