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.

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady. I

get it. Can you

sighs.

jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready

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

You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just a while ago.

I murmur.

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

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

"I love you too," I say before she hangs up and begins

Yes. It's true, despite all the rumors,

#

Party." My new friend

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

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

keep

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

do, don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

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

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

just two blocks from here." I

off and I can't help but

and I almost forgot she was behind

#

b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised

.you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an

genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her head in his

but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to