"i thought you weren't going anywhere." noah says. "shut up." i snap at him. i can't believe i ended up losing the argument and i can't believe he doesn't think it's a good idea for me to move right now. ugh. "why don't you want to go back?" he asked. "we already are back," i look out of the car window. we were in the driveway. my dad had to drive us back since noah and i didn't bring our cars. i watch him talk to mom by the door.

"i was avoiding coming back. now i have to deal with riley and mason and parker and..." i realize i'm ranting to my brother. "never mind." i shut up and watch my parents. "what's to deal with?" he asks but i tune him out. i'm too busy focusing on my parents body language. they're not even close to each other.

do they really not like each other that much? "bri?" noah shakes my arm. "what?" i turn to him. "what's going on? and don't say nothing because dad and i saw the look on your face in the restaurant."

here we go again. the unwanted emotions.

i'm silent. "well what do you want me to say?" i throw my hands up. "is parker or mason fucking with you?" he genuinely looks concerned. i'm silent not knowing where to start. "no mason is perfect. parker is an asshole and riley is a bitch." i get out of the car not really knowing if that answered his question.

i walk up to my parents and stand there. "i missed you." my mom comes up to me and hugs me. i just stand there. "bye dad." i let go of my mom and hug him tight. "stop being mean to your mother." he whispers in my ear. "she lied to me." i let go. "so did i." he says and i think about that for a second. i just walk in the house.

i ran to my room and since i already had on my pajamas, i jumped right into bed and knocked right out.

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"wakey wakey!" i feel my face being touched. annoyed, i smack whatever's touching my face. "ow! she's feisty this morning." it's natalies voice. "bri get up!" now it's rileys voice. anndddd i'm going back to sleep. "a few extra minutes won't hurt." natalies voice fades as i fall back into my deep sleep. "yes they will. literally."

my eyes are forced open and i slap rileys hands too. "why are you waking me up?" i'm very annoyed now. "because it's monday and school starts in thirty minutes. also we need to talk." riley blabbers. "yeah yeah, i think i could use a day off." i lay back down. "why haven't you answered our calls and texts? the whole weekend! also why were you in olympia?"

is she pressing me right now? this early?

i got up and walked to my bathroom. i locked the door and went pee. "sorry i wanted to spend time with my dad and not be on my phone the whole time." i yell. silence from the other end. exactly.

after i pee, i unlock the door then i start brushing my teeth. "why in olympia?" riley asks but i ignore her. of course, they burst in. "oh and please answer my boyfriend, he wont stop bugging me about your guys' anatomy project that's due this week." riley says and i freeze. i spit and rinse. "did you just say boyfriend?" i stop what i'm doing. "if you looked at your phone you would see that parker made it official over the weekend." riley says happily.

"i'll see you guys later, i need to get ready." i push them out of my room while they complain. i close my door and i throw myself on my bed. so they're official now. that fucking hurt.

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i tried to be discreet as possible as i walked to my locker but it didn't really work out. i'm caught off guard as i feel myself being lifted off the floor and spun around. "welcome back." parkers voice summons butterflies in my stomach. it's been a while.

he puts me down and i turn to face him. "what parker?" i say not amused. "what's wrong? i missed you." he smiles like nothing is wrong. i hate men. "cool." i fake smile then open my locker. "it seems like you don't want to talk to me." he says making me upset. is he playing dumb? does he think i'm dumb?

"do you think i'm stupid parker? riley told me you guys are together now. boyfriend and girlfriend huh?" i confront him. he sighs and i frown at his reaction. did he seriously think that i wouldn't find out?

"bri..." he starts to explain himself but i don't care. "save it parker." i say and throw things in my locker. "okay... got it." parker leaves to walk up to riley and they kiss.

fucking asshole!

"did you guys talk about the stupid project?" she comes over to me looking at me weirdly. she must've saw him pick me up and twirl me around.

it's not like i asked for it.

"oh yeah, bri come over today? i have a few ideas in mind." parker says and riley gives me a mad look. "do we have to do it today? and if so can we do it at starbucks or somewhere else?" i question, not wanting to do it at all.

"or yours." parker says. is he trying to get me in trouble or? "or starbucks." i say nervously. natalie laughs then stops when riley gives her the same look she gave me. "starbucks it is." riley rolls her eyes, grabs parker and walks off.

the second she's out of sight, natalie starts laughing. "that was brutal." i say. "very. man he's a mess. i don't like him bri." natalie says and i look at her and frown because i like him a lot. i sigh watching them walk down the hall. "he obviously wanted you to come over to his house." she says. "so what. he chose her, not me. so now he has to deal with it." i shrug.

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"i missed you." parker says as he brings our coffee to the table. "you said that already." i sip my coffee. he's so charming and it pisses me off. i'm trying to be mad at him. "i thought about you a lot." he says.

"i don't care." i give him attitude.

"damn, anyways what was that earlier?" parker drinks. "what was what?" i grab my drink. "suggesting we'd come here instead of my house where it's ten times more comfortable." he sits. he gets even more attractive as i try to think of all of the ways he's unattractive. are you kidding me?

"did you see the look on rileys face? i did not want to deal with her." i sip. "are you scared of her or something?" parker asks making me almost spit out my drink. "me? scared? of riley?" i laugh like it's the funniest thing ever.

"no fucking way." i sit back in my chair. "then why do you let her boss you around?"

oh no he did not!

"let's go." i get up and walk out of the coffee shop. "where are we going?" parker asks. "your place."

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