From Eden.

Brian gave me a concerned and sympathetic look as he walked into his small kitchen in his home as I took the waffles out of the toaster. I had a feeling that Brian knew that something had happened last night; he just wasn’t sure of what it was. And, knowing Brian, he was going to make it perverted in every way possible.

“What was up with all the screaming last night?” Brian smirked, eyeing me suspiciously. He then looked at Zacky and slapped his arm playfully.

“You are so nasty!” I exclaimed, sliding a plate of waffles towards Zacky and sitting down at the table to eat my own.

“I told you if you’re gonna fuck her then do it while I’m not here! I have to sleep too, you know.” Zacky rolled his eyes at Brian as he took a bite of his waffle. He then looked at me, and winked. I sighed, knowing what that wink meant. “Sorry man, couldn’t help myself.”

Brian’s eyes widened. He definitely wasn’t expecting Zacky to play along. He looked at me, and I shrugged, slightly smirking as I picked up my waffle. Brian’s mouth dropped as he looked at Zacky. “You better have used fucking protection.” He said, and I could hear the sarcasm in his voice. “The last thing I want is another little Baker running around here and tearing up everything.”

I laughed under my breath as Brian swatted Zacky playfully upside the head. Zacky yelled out a few curse words, hitting Brian back. As the two got into it, playfully fighting each other, I put two more waffles in the toaster, making a mental note of how much Brian loved them. I was trying to get my mind off of school, considering that was the last place I wanted to go to today. Zacky had somehow managed to convince Jaed to let me go to Huntington, seeing the book she supposedly sent never arrived. As much as I was thankful for it - I wouldn’t have to be cooped up in my room, reading over books. I was afraid of what could happen.

I didn’t want to be away from Zacky and in the same building as his ex-girlfriend. She would probably expect me to sit with her at lunch, and, if she was still in a fight with that one girl from my first day of school, she would be sitting in the hallway. The thought of being with her for the first two periods of the day made my head hurt.

The guys had finished their play fighting, Brian had won and Zacky was sitting on the floor, rubbing the back of his head where Brian had hit him. He looked at me and flashed me a smile, then looked at the clock on the wall.

“We don't want you to be late for school!” he said with mock enthusiasm, causing me to laugh quietly.

“I’m gonna take Del to school, be back in a few.” He called out to Brian as he walked out of the kitchen. Brian looked up from the waffles I had laid out for him and winked at me, flashing me a thumbs up.

The ride was pretty quiet, as it always is, but it wasn’t as awkward like all the other times Zacky was driving me somewhere. I was looking out the window, watching all the houses we passed, until I felt something warm touch my hand. I looked down to see Zacky’s hand placed on top of mine, and I looked at him. He kept his eyes on the road, a small smile playing on his lips as he intertwined our fingers, rubbing his thumb across my knuckles. I liked being like this with Zacky. I liked being his, but I knew that it would take some time for me to be officially called that.

Zacky pulled to a slow stop as he parked in the student parking lot instead of dropping me off where the parents drop their kids off. I started to unbuckle my seatbelt, unlacing my fingers with his, and gather my things before Zacky stopped me by grabbing my arm gently. I looked at him, and I saw a devilish look in his eyes. “Kiss me.”

My brows furrowed at his words. I couldn’t think of what he meant by that other than what those words meant. “Wh-what?” I stuttered, looking at him with disbelief.

“I want you to kiss me before you go.” He said plainly, causing my heart to flip.

I leaned over in the seat, seeing a smirk play across his lips as I came closer. Our lips met for a brief moment, then I pulled away, not wanting to be late. Or for Gena to see us.

“Have a good day.” Zacky smiled sweetly at me. I felt my cheeks redden as he squeezed my arm, acknowledging me. I forced myself to leave him before I went crazy and said my goodbyes to him and got out of his car.

Walking through the hallways, I didn’t spot Gena’s sandy blonde hair and I was thankful for it. She was absent from zero period, and I silently hoped she wouldn’t be here for first or at lunch. While in zero period, I was lost in my thoughts. I thought about Johnny, and how he told me he saw my coming. I wanted to desperately know what exactly he saw. He wanted me to be with Zacky as well, and he didn’t like Gena because she got in the way of his visions.

The bell rang, signaling that zero period was over and we were to go to first, breaking me out of my thoughts. I gathered my books and walked down the hall to Mr. Renfrew’s room, keeping my head down and not drawing any attention to myself. The rest of the day ran through in a blur for me, thanks to me being so unbelievably tired from lack of sleep for the past two days, and I could not get Zacky out of my mind. He occupied my every thought.

I walked with the sea of students as we all made our way to the cafeteria, and I looked for that sandy blonde haired girl that was leaning against the brick wall on my first day of school. Sure enough, there she was. Our eyes met, and she beamed her perfect smile as I stopped walking once I was beside her.

“Hey! There you are. How are you, stranger?” She asked as we walked into the cafeteria and got in line to get our lunch.

Today’s lunch was glazed ham with macaroni and cheese. My stomach rumbled when the smell hit my nostrils, I hoped Gena hadn’t heard it. “It’s going okay, I guess, yours?” I asked, grabbing the tray from the woman behind the counter. I punched in my student ID number and waited for Gena to do the same. We grabbed our cutlery and napkins and made our way to the spot where we sat on my first day here at Huntington Beach High School.

“It’s been...shitty. Erin says she saw my ex, Zacky, dropping some girl off this morning.” Gena said quietly, causing my heart to stop beating. I knew exactly who she was talking about, and what she meant by it. I didn’t say anything. I knew that she wasn’t done. “She also said that when the girl got out of his car, they kissed each other.” Gena sniffed, grabbing a napkin to dab at her eyes. The words ‘shit’ and ‘fuck’ ran through my mind a few times.

“Erin swears up and down, it’s you,” Gena laughed with her hand covering her mouth, “but I told her that was bullshit,” my heart sank at the sight of her crying. “I didn’t mean to cheat on him!” She exclaimed, setting her uneaten lunch beside her so she wouldn't make a mess.
“I love him Delilah, I never meant to hurt him. It was a mistake and I regret it so much. I don’t know what to do.” Gena ran her index finger across the bottom rim of her eye, wiping the tears that were now decreasing in their spills, and doing the same for her other eye. She looked at me, and it pained me to see how red and puffy her face had gotten. The look of heartbreak was plastered across her face.
“Thanks for trying not to know everything, I just needed to get it out, is all.” She smiled slightly. “What do you think I should do?” she asked, and I knew that I had to lie to her.

“Just give him time.” I told her in a voice that was steadier than what I felt.

Gena smiled, reaching over to squeeze my shoulder. “Thanks Delilah,” she said, sniffing. “You’re the best.”

Realizing she still had seventy-five percent of her lunch left, Gena picked up her tray and began to eat, as if that would stop the heartbreak. I knew I had to tell Zacky about this, and that I couldn’t come back here, no matter how boring it would be reading books in Brian’s guest room. He had done so much for me, and now he was in some deep shit. I could see that she was doing everything in her power to keep the tears from falling, which only made about twenty more pounds of guilt fall against my shoulders. But what did I have to be guilty for? It’s not like Zacky was actively cheating on her with me. They weren’t together anymore, but the feeling of guilt overwhelmed me.

Nothing good was going to come out of this.

Notes

poor gena. shouldn't have cheated on him then, ya hussy. this chapter was a filler. but i think you guys will love the next one, it has a bit more action [;D] than the previous one. tehee.
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