Please Don't Touch

Theodore's POV

I sit in the room. . . .

Alone. . . . .

On a Saturday. . . . . .

Ever since Quen left and moved into a new apartment-

I have no idea how she did it so fast.

-I haven't been seeing her a lot around the school except for in classes but she would sit far away, and bolt as soon as the class ended.

Picking up my phone, I dial the only person I know that can help me.

"Woah, am I seeing the contact name correctly or. . ." I roll my eyes amused.

"Hello would be nicer, mom," I tell her and she chuckles.

"Hello sweetie, how are things?"

"Good. . . School wise."

"Oh, is something wrong?"

"Girl trouble." I sigh rubbing my forehead and she gasps.

"Girl trouble? That's a first." She mutters the last part my face goes flat at her response. "Who is this special girl?"

I take a deep breath before responding.

"Do you remember Quensilla?"

"Quensilla? Isn't she the one that you. . . . Oh... "

"Yup."

My mom was literally my best friend, I told her everything. Including what I did a few years ago.

guys ended up in the same college?" She asks

Right.

'Coincidence."

I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady. I have-"

get it. Can you please

sighs.

first before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly you need to learn

to move on with things?" I ask her and I can

You're a

Great.

She was so useful just

"Thanks, mom." I

"You're always welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up.

told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my

before she hangs up and begins planning.

despite all the rumors,

#

Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from

she rolls her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

I keep

running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk faster.

don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

"You didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I

look convinced but

after school?"  He asks

promise I'm not going to force you into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

"Alright. Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from

walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just got

Lauren asks and I almost forgot

#

 I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her

from them. . . which also goes for him too. He made a mistake and I'm not saying that you have to go plunging into his arms, but don't be too harsh on him if he is genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her head in his direction and I catch him looking at me, sitting at his usual table, with his usual gang. As soon as I meet his eye, he leans forward

do some things that