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.

ended up in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

Beckett. That is no way to treat

I get it. Can you

sighs.

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 trust each other."

right time to move on with things?" I ask her and

know. You're a

Great.

just a while

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

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

"I love you too," I say before she

rumors, I am still a virgin.

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Pity Party." My

she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as

"Quensilla."

that voice.

I keep walking.

running towards

again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun

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

but he brushes

He asks and I

not going to force you into anything." He says

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

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

that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was behind me.

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Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren

with me?" I ask

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 and stares at me even more. I avert my eyes

him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later.