The absolute last thing I want to be doing right now is getting ready for school.

But here I am, leggings, uggs, and sliding my baggiest sweater over my bun and make up free face.

I have been non stop crying since Friday night, and I feel like I've cried myself dry, but we never know when the dam will break and I don't need the evidence of my horrific weekend leaking down my face.

I looked in the mirror before I grabbed my bag, and I didn't even recognize myself.

This didn't look like the Monday Olivia who is normally over the moon about dance today since she hasn't since Thursday. This is an Olivia who wants to crawl back in her bed, skip school and not even bother going to dance. Dance is my love language. And I am so beyond the point of fed up with love that I want nothing to do with it.

This is also the Olivia who is terrified to walk down stairs right now because dad left last night after trying for 3 hours to stay home, but he needs to work until at least Wednesday so he can be home for Thanksgiving. Mom left for work around 5:00, and Oaken, he stayed at Cody's last night because he just felt like he couldn't be home. Which means, the only people here are Connor and I, and I'm terrified he's going to rip me down the stairs by my hair.

I sucked up the courage and made my way down, and that terrified feeling, turned in to complete horror as I walked in to the kitchen and saw everything that flipped my world upside down.

Connor and Mason were sitting at my kitchen table. And all I could do was stare at Mason who wouldn't even look in my direction.

Connor cleared his throat and I made my way to the fridge.

I buried my face in the chill of the fridge. "Are you riding to school with me today."

"No, I'm not Olivia. I'm riding with Mason."

I took a deep breath. "I'm gonna stop at Tim Hortons." I choke out. "Do you want anything." I wiped my face.

"Not really. No."

I slammed my eyes shut to stop the tears that were about to come out. I sniffled and exhaled. "OK." I closed the fridge and turned around. "Uhm, I'll see you at school then."

"You will." He nodded.

I looked over at Mason again. He had his eyes closed and his lips tucked in.

"Goodbye Olivia." Connor pointed out the door.

I shook my head and headed to school.

Thank god Abby and Havannah were waiting right outside.

"You didn't-"

"We know." Havannah nodded. "We figured we'd give you some company."

I gave them a small smile. "Thank you." I nodded.

"Always Boo." Abby smiled as her and Havannah wrapped my arms in theirs.

"You two aren't mad at Ryan and Carter are you?" I pursed my lips.

"No." Abby shook her head.

"We get it." Havannah nodded. "Have you two talked?"

"Connor and I have." I nodded. "Mason won't even look at me." I sniffled.

"Oh honey." Havannah kissed my cheek.

"Hey Olivia." A girl named Payton stepped in front of us.

"Hi Payton." I pursed my lips.

"So, whose the bigger of the 3." She crossed her arms.

"Walk away before I cut you." Abby nodded.

"Oh come on Abby, every one knows you're all bark and no bite." She rolled her eyes.

Havannah reached forward and grabbed her by her pony tail. "Bitch I bite, walk away." She nodded, let go, and pointed down the hall.

Payton shook her head and walked away.

"It's OK." Abby wrapped her arms around me and squeezed.

As soon as we turned the corner, another girl named Lilly stopped me.

"I have a question."

I sighed. "What?"

"Whose the better cousin in bed?" She smiled.

"Oh my god, Lilly." Havannah shook her head.

"What? I've already had Mason and just wanted to know if Kalum could measure up."

"Walk away." Abby nodded.

I took a deep breath and shook my head. "Does everyone know."

"We have your back." Havannah nodded.

"Hey Pate." A guy name Trevor nodded as we walked by.

And then I felt a hand on my ass.

"Trevor what the fuck." Abby shot around.

"What, now I see what all the hype is about." He smirked.

"Come on Ol." Abby grabbed my arm and pulled me.

I felt my eyes starting to burn.

"Hey." Havannah grabbed my shoulders once we got to my locker. "Everything is OK."

I took a deep breath and wiped my face. "I just got my ass grabbed."

"Yeah, lets hope Carter never finds out." Abby nodded.

"Never finds out what?" He walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her.

"Uhm." Abby looked at me.

"Hey Olivia." Porter smirked as he pushed Havannah out of the way. "I was wondering when my turn is."

The next thing I know, Ryan is slamming him in to a locker. "Say it again." He nodded.

"God Chandler, it was a joke." Porter shook his head.

"It's not fucking funny." Ryan basically threw him down the hall. "How many?"

I shook my head. "Not a big deal."

"Yes it is Olivia." Carter nodded.

"Uhm." Havannah pursed her lips. "Trevor Marks just grabbed her ass."

Ryan and Carter both looked at each other. And then they started walking away.

I sighed. "Go with them." I nodded.

"Ol." Abby shook her head.

"I'm fine." I nodded. "Go."

They both kissed my cheek and started walking.

But I noticed someone I've never seen before at the locker next to mine fumbling with his lock.

"You have to jiggle it a little bit when you put the combo in." I pursed my lips and opened my locker.

He looked over at me. "Thank you." He nodded.

I nodded. "You new?"

"Yeah." He nodded jiggling his combo dial. "Just moved from Tennessee." He smiled when his locker opened. "Jackson." He held his hand out.

"Olivia." I shook his hand.

He scrunched his face. "Olivia Pate?"

I nodded.

He pursed his lips. "I've heard your name all over already. I'm sorry."

I took a deep breath. "It's OK." I nodded.

Cameron came barreling right up to me, and drops a box at my feet. "Your shakers, booty bands, and a few bra's." He shook his head.

"Can we talk please." I shook my head.

"Olivia, I have nothing to say to you. I just wanted your shit out of my house."

"Cam nothing was-"

"I don't care." He shook his head. "You made me out to be fucking crazy for months when I was right the whole time."

"Hey." Jackson pulled his head out of his locker. "I don't care what she did, you don't talk to a lady that way." He shook his head.

Cam smirked and looked at me. "New toy huh? You get around fast."

"Cameron, I-"

"I don't want to hear it. I'm not wasting anymore of my breath, on a lying bitch whore."

"Hey." Jackson yelled. "Did you not hear me the first time?"

"Who the hell are you?" Cam rolled his eyes.

"I'm the guy whose about to teach you some manners." He nodded. "Watch how you talk to women."

"Hate to break it to you, but this." Cam motioned up and down my body, "isn't a woman." He shook his head and walked away.

I took a deep breath and wiped my face.

"How about I walk you to class." Jackson looked down at me.

"You don't have too." I shook my head.

"I know, I want to. Especially if that keeps happening. Besides, I need help finding the math wing. Calc."

I sniffled. "Trig." I nodded.

"See, you can help me while I walk you." He gave me a small smile. "Let me take this." He took my bag and held his arm out.

I just looked up at him. "No ones gonna mess with you. I promise."

I sighed and wrapped my arm in his.

We walked.

"Falling in love doesn't make you a whore." He shook his head.

I looked up at him. "You already know?"

"Like I said, I already heard your name a lot today." He nodded. "Doesn't make you a whore. Your ex-boyfriends just mad, and your recent ex, is stupid as hell."

I sniffled when we got to his class. "Calc."

"Thank you." He smiled. "I'll see you around neighbor."

I walked in to class and instantly threw my headphones in because we have a test today.

I can't tell you how fast I jumped out of my seat and ran when the bell went off.

I got out of the class room and Sienna was waiting for me.

She gave me a small smile. "We're taking shifts." She wrapped her arms around me.

"You're not mad?" I pouted.

"Hell no. I'm heart broken for you. It's fucked up situation, but the only thing that you did wrong is not tell him. Doing it, wasn't wrong." She rubbed my shoulders and we walked to English. "I was however told to make sure he doesn't sit next to you today." We sat down.

"Well he won't even look at me, so."

"Connors being ridiculous." She shook her head.

"This seat taken?" I heard from behind me.

I turned and saw Jackson, then looked at Sienna.

"No!" She yelled. "Sit please." She smiled.

"Hey neighbor." He gave me a small smile and sat down.

"Who is tall jacked and tatted?" Sienna whispered.

"UH, Sie, this is Jackson, my new locker neighbor. Jackson, this is Sienna, my best friend."

"Hi." HE waved.

"Wow, new fuck buddy knows your schedule." Cam walked by us.

"Did I not make myself clear this morning, or do I need to remove your tongue so you just can't talk?" Jackson raised his eyebrows.

"Whatever." Cam rolled his eyes and walked to the front of the room.

"I love you!" Sienna held her hand up.

He high fived her.

And then my worst nightmare walked in to class and stood right behind Jackson.

"Can I help you?" Mason crossed his arms.

Jackson turned around. "No, but thanks for asking?" Jackson turned around and Mason walked in front of his desk.

"You're in my seat." Mason nodded.

"Well, she said I could sit here, so, not anymore." Jackson shook his head.

Sienna laughed.

"Look kid, I don't know who-"

"I'm not a kid first of all." Jackson nodded. "And second, I'm a guy whose not about to let your skinny ass push him around."

"You were also told to stay away from Olivia, so get your ass right on in this desk." Sienna patted the chair next to her. "Before I call my boyfriend." She smiled.

Mason glared at her and just sat down.

"Recent?" Jackson looked at me.

I nodded.

Finally Carter walked in and sat in front of us.

"How bad does he look." I leaned forward.

"You know I can't fight outside of a cage." He shook his head.

"So he's completely put together?"

"Oh no. I can't fight outside of a cage. Ryan can. I just pulled him off after the 3rd punch, and now he's suspended."

"Oh my god." I buried my face in my hands.

"Who?" Sienna looked at me.

"No one." I shook my head.

"Trevor Marks." Carter nodded. "Who decided he was going to grab Olivia's ass this morning."

"What!" Mason yelled.

"Ol." Sienna shook her head.

"I'm fine." I nodded.

"Jesus." Jackson shook his head. "Look Olivia. If you ever want to talk, or need an escort to class." He grabbed my phone off my desk and slid my screen up. He started typing his number in. "I'm a good listener." He pushed call and his phone lit up.

"To soon." Mason fake sneezed.

And then Sienna fake sneezed. "Not her boyfriend anymore." She glared at him. "Shut up."

I sighed. "I'm going to sleep." I laid my head on my desk.

I really did fall asleep.

Then the bell went off. I basically rushed out of class but Connor was standing outside.

"What the hell are you-"

He cocked back and completely wrecked one of the people behind me.

"Jesus what the hell?" I looked down at Cam on the floor and back up to him.

Connor shook his hand off. "2 in the school down, 1 to go." He nodded.

"Yeah." Mason nodded. "Let me help you find that 1." He glared at me and they walked away.

"Oh no." Sienna pursed her lips.

"I should find Kalum huh?"

She nodded.

I looked for Kalum between periods, and I finally found him right before my lunch period, but I noticed Harvey walking up to him at his locker, and I am in no mood to hear more comments, so I hid around the corner like a bitch.

"Dude, Connor's looking for you." Harvey shoved his hands in his pockets.

"Yeah, I know. " Kalum nodded and put some books in his locker.

"But man, you are a fucking god." Harvey smiled.

"What?" Kalum shook his head.

"Olivia Pate is prime. And you got the first cut." He laughed.

My heart sunk.

"Dude, she's not a piece of meat, this is bad, it's not funny."

"How is it bad?" Harvey shook his head.

"Because Olivia wouldn't just date anyone. I should know, I've tried. But she did date Mason, and he chose Connor."

"Who the fuck would chose Connor over Olivia." Harvey scrunched his face.

"He and Connor have been friends since they were 4. I mean, yeah, I get Connor being mad. But making him chose, him choosing Connor. Olivia's a great girl, she doesn't deserve that, or for Connor to barely be talking to her." Kalum shook his head. "This is fucked."

"What're you gonna do about Connor." Harvey pursed his lips.

"Take it." Kalum shrugged. "It's gonna happen whether it be today or Thursday at his house for Thanksgiving."

I took a deep breath and rounded the corner. "Thanks Kalum." I sniffled.

"Olivia. Hey." He stood straight up.

"Hey." I wiped my face and kept walking.

"Harv, I'll catch you later. Olivia wait up." He yelled and grabbed my hand when he got to me. "Are you OK?"

I took a deep breath. "Yeah, I'm good." I nodded.

"Come on." He pulled me back to his locker. "Talk to me."

"You've got to hate me right now." I shook my head.

"No." He shook his head. "I could never hate you. We've been friend for like 10 years. There's no way in hell."

"Connor is punching people in the face." I nodded.

"Yeah, I heard. I'm not worried about it. I've got a strong jaw." He nodded.

"Seriously Kalum, I'm so sorry you got dragged in to this."

"Hey, it's alright. I wasn't hiding it. If people found out they found out." He shrugged.

"Hey Olivia!" Tyler DiMarco came walking over to us.

"Oh god." I whispered. "Hi Tyler."

"Look, now that you're giving it out to everyone, I was wondering if maybe I could get some." He put his hands in his pockets.

"What the fuck is wrong with you." Kalum shook his head.

"Look Jennings, you've got to share." Tyler nodded.

"Walk away, now." Kalum grabbed him and basically threw him down the hall.

I took a deep breath and wiped my face.

"That was out of pocket Olivia, he's a dick." Kalum rubbed my shoulders.

"Not the first time today." I shook my head.

"What?" He raised his eyebrows.

I nodded. "Ryan got suspended today because he cracked Trevor Marks for grabbing my ass, and he slammed Porter in to a locker for asking if it was his turn."

He sighed. "What else." He crossed his arms.

"A lot of, 'which of the three has a bigger dick', or 'which cousin is better in bed.' And Cam dropped my stuff off at my locker, and called me a lying bitch whore." I sniffled.

He shook his head. "Why don't you and I go off campus for lunch. Get away from this for a while."

"Kalum, you don't have to-"

"I know." He cut me off. "I want to. You could use it. Come on, fire burger, waffle fries, you can cry if you want to." He put his hands in his pockets. "My treat?"

I sighed. "Really?"

"Hell yeah." He nodded. "Come on." He held his elbow out toward me.

I hook my arm in his and he grabbed my bag from me.

"Thank you." I nodded.

"Of course. You didn't do anything wrong. You don't deserve this. So lets go stuff our faces and you can talk. OK?"

I nodded.

We headed out toward the back parking lot when the gym doors opened.

"And where in the hell are you two going?" The voice that has haunted me for the last 3 days yelled from behind me.

"Olivia Annabel Pate!" Mason yelled.

"Just keep walking." Kalum whispered. "If he follows I'll handle it."

I sniffled and we walked out the back doors.

We walked over to his truck and he unlocked it.

Why he needs a truck with floor boards up to my waist I'll never know. But it's actually gotten bigger since the last time I was in it.

"Come on." He opened the door for me. He grabbed my waist and lifted me up in.

He handed me my bag and closed the door for me.

He crawled up in his seat.

"New lift?" I looked over at him.

He nodded. "More fun in the mud."

And then my phone went off.

"Dear god." I whispered and pulled it out.

What the fuck is that Olivia. Seriously?!

"Who is it?" Kalum gave me a look.

"Mason." I nodded.

"Just tell him you needed out of the school." He nodded.

You don't get to ask me that. And if you must know, I'm getting out of the school so people can stop asking me if it's their turn or they can get some.

I showed Kalum my phone.

"Perfect." He smiled and put his truck in reverse.

And then my phone went off again.

The hell I don't. You broke up with me, not the other way around. And who the fuck is asking that.

You chose Connor. You're not even supposed to be talking to me.

Alright, So I'll just tell Connor I saw you leaving with Kal. Heard he's looking for him.

I sighed and showed Kalum my phone.

He rolled his eyes. "Jesus Christ. Siri."

"Hi Kalum." Siri chimed over his stereo.

"Call Mase."

"Calling Mase."

"Kalum what are you doing." I shook my head as his stereo rung.

"You've got a lot of-"

"Shut up Mason." Kalum cut him off. "I am just getting Olivia out of the school for lunch so people will stop asking her if they can get some and people will leave her alone with the ass hole questions, alright? And I'm fully aware Connor is looking for me. I will talk to him later, but I owe you no explanations, got that?"

"Kalum I swear to god I will beat the whole bitch out of you. Get her back to the school!" Mason yelled.

"You and your friends Mason, not you. Stop texting her or I'll tell Connor you're not abiding by his little rules." He pushed a button on his steering wheel and hung up.

I took a deep breath and threw my head back.

"Ol I can handle Mason's bitching. And I'll handle whatever Connor dishes out. I'm not worried about it." He gave me a small smile.

We got to Joes and ate quietly.

"Can I ask you something?" He set his burger down.

I nodded.

"When we had sex, why didn't you tell me it was your first time?"

I sighed. "I was embarrassed and didn't think you'd really care." I shook my head.

"Olivia I've known you almost my whole life, of coursed I would've cared. If I would've known I would have taken my time and made it better for you." He nodded.

"It was perfectly fine." I nodded.

"Ol, I literally threw you across my room and on to my bed when we were supposed to be studying." He raised his eyebrows.

And for the first time in days. I pursed my lips and suppressed a small smile.

"Oh." He smiled. "What is that coming across your face. Is that a smile I see."

And I busted out laughing. "You threw me so hard." I put my face in my hands.

"Well if I would've known I wouldn't have thrown you!" He laughed. "I super-manned you on to my bed."