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.

Right.

'Coincidence."

explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the

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

mom I get it. Can you please help me now?"

sighs.

start from scratch. Try being friends 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

I ask her

a

Great.

just a

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

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

before she hangs up and begins planning.

despite all the rumors, I

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Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie

"It is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

I know that

I keep

like literally running towards you."

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

me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking

doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

I talk to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my eyes

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

me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and

I'll see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder

and I almost

#

"Woah. So he actually did that? 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

disgusted with me?" I ask her

learn 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

"Hey, don't be too harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do