"Where were you this morning?" Chris asks as soon as I sit down at the lunch table.

I am about to give out a sarcastic comment but his serious expression makes the sentence die at my tongue. I frown at him, "I was talking with Evan." I say.

"Yes, I got that part when you both showed up late. Why were you with him?" He scowls and I smirk, realising that he's jealous.

I lean down and kiss his cheeks, "Jealousy is my least favourite look ok you."

He shakes his head at me, "I am serious, Claire."

I sigh, "We were talking Jay, and quit the possessive act, I don't like it." I warn him and he eyes me for a moment before focusing back on his soda.

Under the table, I take his hand in mine and he sighs but doesn't say anything. Does he still have a problem if I touch him? Shit, I didn't think about that. I am about to retract my hand back to myself but he tugs at it, and when I look up at him, he's saying something and when I follow his gaze, it lands on Evan.

"So, Chris, how is Melissa?" Jordan asks before I can even comprehend what were Evan and Chris talking about.

But then I focus my glare on Jordan who's wearing a smug look on his face. I notice that Chris is also glaring at him while everyone else just looks amused, except Evan. Even Rose finds it funny.

"Fuck off, Woods." Chris says.

"What? It's an innocent question." Breanna pipes in and I glare at her.

"Don't." I warn her, causing her to laugh.

"Okay seriously though, how did this happen? I want minute to minute detail." Luke says and I look at Chris and he gives me a knowing nod.

"Alright then kids, let me teach you how to swap saliva with someone." I begin and almost immediately everyone groans.

"What's wrong with you? You are killing the fun." Jordan protests.

"If you don't shut up, I'll kill you." Chris tells him.

"Question time, buddy. Adrianna or me?" Jordan asks and I laugh.

"You, obviously jerk! Best friend comes first." I say.

"So does that mean between Chris and Evan, you would choose Evan?" Rose asks and Chris immediately let go of my hand.

I gape at her, almost shocked that she even asked that question. What's wrong with her? I try to reach for Chris but he silently shakes his head at me, as if telling me to just let it be. Then gives me a small encouraging smile, as if telling me to choose Evan.

But I cannot choose! It's an unfair question.

"Breanna. I'll choose Breanna." I give out a sarcastic reply and Luke and Jordan laugh but Evan just stares at me, a small smile on his features as if he knows why I didn't answer the question — he knows I don't pick between people. That's not me.

"What about between Breanna and Evan?" Luke asks.

"I'll choose myself." I laugh and both of them roll their eyes at me, "Come on, I am the best best friend anyone has ever had."

"That's called being self obsessed, Claire." Chris says and I give him a look.

"You're one to talk."

He gives me a confused look, "What did I do?"

"'I like you.' 'I know.' Great talk, by the way." I give him a sarcastic smile and Jordan laughs.

"Why am I not even surprised?" He says out aloud.

"Alright, Claire, look at me." Chris says, tugging at my hand so I turn to face him.

"What?" I ask.

"I like you, a lot." He says and I immediately smile, that warm feeling spreading through my insides as he smiles at me.

"I know." I say and he laughs.

"Date?" He asks and I nod.

"Friday?" I confirm.

"I'll pick you up at 7." He says and leans down to quickly place a kiss on my forehead and I smile.

I notice that everyone's staring at us but Luke's the first one to break the silence, "You two are going to make the weirdest couple."

Everyone just nods while Evan rolls his eyes. "You mean the awesomest?" I say.

"Who says anything about being a couple?" Chris asks and I gape at him.

"Jordan, you have the right to punch him." I tell Jordan who laughs at us.

"Kidding, kidding." Chris says before pulling me close but I just elbow him in the stomach. "Ouch, woman!"

"Yup.. oh and by the way, Evan promised to disfigure your face in case you make me cry." I grin at him and he smirks.

"Did he now? Does that also mean that I can disfigure his face in case he makes you cry?" Chris argues and I turn to Evan who's arching an eyebrow at us.

"I don't make her cry." He says which causes Chris to snort.

"You sure about that, buddy?" He asks and I put him hand on his knee for him to stop.

I look at Evan who's giving me a questioning look but then mouths, 'Did you tell him?' He asks and it takes me a second to understand that he's referring to the kiss. I immediately shake my head and he looks relieved before turning away.

"Did you tell me what?" Chris asks and I frown at him. Obviously he noticed Evan saying that and I roll my eyes.

"Nothing you need to worry about." I tell him and he nods with a frown.

After school ends, all of us head to the bowling alley, even Aiden and Chase join in. I obviously get a ride with Chris and Jordan. It's like each of them are attached to my hip. But it's a nice feeling so I am not complaining.

When we reach there, Chris asks my shoe size which is embarrassingly five which makes Jordan laugh at me, "Sawyer gave you the right name. You're shorty." He says.

"Really, Jordie? Of course you'll take your guy's side. By the way, what is your shoe size?" I wiggle my eyebrows teasingly and he barks out a laugh.

"Chris, Adrianna is flirting with me." He tells his best friend who returns with a pair.

I immediately change into them and Evan comes to sit by my side and pats his thigh so I naturally keep my feet there as he ties my laces. When he's done with one shoe, he gestures to the other one before placing a kiss on my knee. I immediately gasp at the contact and hit him on the head.

"Don't do that." I warn him and he smirks.

"Why? Is your boyfriend insecure?"

"No bitch, because your girlfriend is glaring at us." I say and his head immediately snaps towards Rose who's honestly glaring at the two of us.

I push Evan away and he goes off to Rose. "I saw that, you know?" Chris says from behind me and I roll my eyes.

"He's messing with you, don't let him." I say and he sighs.

"By the way Chris, what's your shoe size?" I ask with a grin and he shakes his head at me.

"Not answering that. C'mon." He holds out his hand and I immediately take it but then Jordan speaks up.

"Hold on, did you just call him Chris?" He asks with a frown on his face as everyone gathers around.

"He wouldn't admit it but it turns him on." I wink at Jordan and Chris's face actually flushes before he puts his hand on my mouth.

"I'll duct tape your mouth next time you say anything sexual related." He warns and I stick my tongue out to lick his hand, so he immediately removes it.

"Licked your hand?" Breanna laughs and Chris nods.

"By the way, you should be proud of me that I am so open about sexual related things and not a prude." I shrug at Chris who gives me a look.

"Yeah? Then answer, top or bottom?" He shoots back and I grin at him.

"Want to find out?"

He groans before walking away from me and Jordan and I laugh behind his back as we follow him to the bowling lanes. Everyone feeds in their names and I smile as Luke helps Breanna out. Honestly, the girl sucks! Whenever Evan, Breanna and I came to bowl, it always ended with Evan and I competing.

The game goes on, and Aiden and Breanna lose after a while. Chris gives me an approving look when I make a strike. I blush at the way he's looking at me which causes him to chuckle. Yes, I have a big mouth but you can also blame the extra blood coursing through me whenever I turn all red.

Rose and Luke lose next and Jordan comes behind me. He keeps his hand on my low waist and I turn around to face him, "Is this your idea of seducing me?" I ask Jordan with an arched eyebrow and he gives me a knowing grin. "Hey, Jay, your best friend is hitting on me." I tell Chris who immediately glares at Jordan and me.

"You two need to stop flirting with each other, or I'll punch you." He points at Jordan.

"Really?" I ask excitedly, causing Chris to laugh.

"She's mental." Jordan says and I glare at him before he goes back to his own alley with a shrug.

"Chase, come on, give up already!" I whine as it's just the five of us and he eyes me.

"I actually thought about asking you out on a date, you know that?" He says and I turn to face him.

"You did?"

Evan comes to stand behind me, "You see Chris?" He points to the last alley where Chris is and Chase nods, "That's her potential boyfriend, and I am her best friend. You don't stand a chance, buddy."

I give him a disapproving look, "Don't listen to him." I tell Chase and he smiles at me.

"Don't worry, it's kinda obvious about Chris and you." He says before going to shoot the ball again.

He misses it incredibly and curses under his breath while Evan and I high-five each other. He turns to me, "It's just four of us now, and you and I both want to win. So let's team up?" He says and I nod.

He goes to Chris and then all of us stand together while the rest of our friends are scattered around the games arcade. "Alright so, team?" Jordan asks.

"Evan and I." I immediately hold to Evan's arms and he grins at me.

"Nope. We do this fairly. Come on." Chris says, keeping his hand in the middle and I groan.

"Please, not fair." I whine.

"Stop being a baby, Brooks." Jordan nudges my side.

"Fine!" I roll my eyes.

All of us keep our hand on each others and then Chris does the countdown, "Go!" He says and I raise my palm upwards. I am mentally praying that Evan did the same but when I look at the idiot's hand, his palm is facing down.

"Ugh, Jordan, seriously?" I look up as if talking to God and Jordan smacks the back of my head.

"I am better than the two of them, I can assure you." He says and I give him a look.

"I am better than him, I don't know about Jay." I shrug pointing at Evan who gapes at me.

"An, you have lost every fucking game we have ever had here." He says.

"Ev, babe, that's called repression which you use as a defence mechanism to forget about embarrassing moments." I taunt and he glares at me.

"Don't babe me." He says and I grin.

"Ohh, I remember that. You hate being called babe and yet you let Rose call you that and you call her that as well. I wonder why." I tease even though a part of me has always been annoyed about that. "Are you in loooove, Cyp?"

"Okay, that's drawing the limit." He snaps and then turns to Chris, "Your girlfriend is annoying."

"I am not his girlfriend." I point out.

"Yet." Jordan adds.

"She's your best friend first, I have no idea how have the two of you been handling each other. You are both kids." Chris mutters and this time, both Evan and I glare at him.

"Can we play now?" Jordan whines and I nod.

Well, Jordan lied! Evan and Chris are leading by two points and I am seething as I keep glaring at them while Evan keeps grinning at me and Chris cannot keep his stupid smirk away.

"If we don't win this, this friendship is done for." I tell Jordan who gives me a horrified look.

"She's the worst teammate ever, guys! She's threatening me." He cries to Evan and Chris who only laugh at him.

"Don't be a bitch, Jordie. Show them we are a strong team." I mutter under my breath.

"You're psycho, Adrianna, I swear! It's a fucking bowling match."

I gasp, "It's life and death about my pride."

He shakes his head but actually ups his game. Soon enough, we are at equal score. I high five Jordan who grins at me.

"Alright, we need a strategy."

"I say we need a distraction." I shrug and he narrows his eyes at me.

"That's Chris's last hit, after that we have the lost shot. What do you have in mind?" He asks.

"Watch and learn, boy." I pat his head.

Evan is talking to Breanna and is a little distracted already so I go to Chris who's almost aiming for a strike. He angles the ball and I go to stand beside him, which makes him look at me from the corner of his eyes.

"What are you doing?" He asks and I shrug, wrapping my arms around his waist.

"Nothing." I say as one of my arms go around his neck.

He gives me confused look but doesn't say anything as I stand on my toes and lean him down with the help of my arm around neck. As soon as our lips brush, the ball drops from his hand and his arms come to wrap around my waist as he presses his lips against mine.

For a moment, I actually forget that we are in public and I kiss him back with just as much passion as yesterday and this morning, our lips moving together in sync.

"Chris!" I hear Evan's irritated voice from the background and immediately part away.

Chris gives a confusing and an annoyed look to Evan for interrupting before Evan points at the score board and then stares at me with a gasp.

"I can't believe she actually managed to seduce you." Jordan laughs and immediately, I grin.

"Shit, seriously?" Chris gives me a horrified look and I laugh.

I stand on my toes again and press a quick kiss on his jaw before turning to the alley. Jordan hands me a ball and I adjust my position before shooting.

As soon as I do, I grin before turning to find a still stunned looking Chris and a very annoyed Evan, "And Strike.." I high five Jordan while Chris shakes his head at me.

"That's cheating, by the way." Evan points out and I shrug.

"We won, you can call it whatever now."

He turns to his teammate, "That's the oldest trick in the book, I can't believe you actually fell for that."

Chris just shrugs at him, "It was worth it." He says.

I turn to him with shock on my expressions and when his eyes meet mine, he winks at me and I smile.