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.

college?" She asks surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

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

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

sighs.

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 to learn to trust each other."

right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense her smile.

"You'll know. You're a smart

Great.

useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

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

I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs

too," I say before she hangs up and begins

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 Martinez.

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

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

I keep

like literally running towards

again." She nods looking confused and soon

and I act confused shaking my head.

but he brushes it

you after school?"  He asks

promise I'm not going to force you into anything." He

blocks from here." I agree

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

was that?" Lauren asks and I

#

 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 she

me?"

all make mistakes and we 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 meet his eye, he

forgive but. . . we all do some