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

Right.

'Coincidence."

dirty parts, of course, and

way to treat

Can you

She sighs.

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

I ask her and I can already sense her smile.

"You'll know. You're a smart

Great.

so useful just a while

I murmur.

always welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right

thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling

you too," I say before she hangs up

true, despite all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

#

"I bet you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie

"It is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

know that

I keep

a boy like literally running towards

turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon

hear me?" Theodore asks and I act

look convinced but he brushes it off.

school?"  He asks and

you into anything." He says and I eye

at the cafe just two blocks from

He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just got myself into.

asks and

#

And now he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't judge me instead

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

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

. we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the cycle of