I open my eyes and gasp.
"Holy shit..." I say. The black dress looks even better on me than it did at the store. It's strapless with a low neckline, but not too revealing. The top hugs my curves and flows out at the waist and goes to above the knees. My hair is curled and I have dramatic makeup. My favorite part, my shoes are converse.
"She should have worn heels." Alexis pouts crossing her arms.
"Nicole? In heels? Yeah, right." Lily says.
We all walk out of the house and head to the school.
"Is Jake even coming?" Alexis asks pulling into the parking lot of the school. I sigh.
"No, he didn't want to." I say.
When we walk into the school Eli is waiting for me. He smiles and walks up to me.
"You look beautiful." He says grabbing my hands and looking at me up and down. I smile.
"Thanks you too."
Eli is wearing a tuxedo and a black tie. We walking into the gym and people are already dancing and the music is blasting.
After a while of dancing and talking I look at the gym doors and see Jake walk in. My heart skips a beat. I've never seen him dressed like that. He's wearing formal gray pants, a dress shirt with a tie and a gray vest on top of that. I stand up from my seat and run up to him and tackle him in a hug. Jake stumbles back a bit but then hugs back. He chuckles and his hot breath tickles my ear making me blush. I pull back and look at him.
"You look great." I say smiling. Jake looks down at my dress.
"Yeah and I've never seen you in a dress before...You look...beautiful." Jake says. I blush.
"Where's Eli?" Jake asks.
"In the bathroom." I answer. Jake nods.
"It's really loud in here!" Jake yells over the music.
"You wanna step out for a second?" I ask. Jake nods and takes my hand taking me out.
"So why'd you decide to come?" I ask sitting next to Jake on the floor. Jake shrugs.
"I don't know...I didn't have anything better to do and I know how much you wanted me to come so..I did."
I smile.
"Thanks." I say.
"No problem." He smiles. An actual smile. It makes me melt.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" He asks chuckling. I blush but smile.
"No it's just...you have a really nice smile. I've never seen you smile before." I say. Jake all of a sudden drops his smile and looks away.
"Shut up." He mumbles and I laugh. He smiles again.
"Well you have a really cute laugh." He says. I blush and look away. He chuckles.
"Stop being so embarrassed it's just a compliment." He says.
"I know but I-" I stop myself. I know but I like you and you make me nervous, I almost said.
"But you?" Jake asks. I shake my head and tuck a piece of hair behind my ear. Jake then grabs my raised wrist. I furrow my eyebrows.
"What happened to your wrist?" He asks. I look at my wrist, my bruised wrist. Shit.
"O-oh no I...." I try to think of an excuse but my mind goes blank. I look up and Jake just looks at me with concern in his eyes. I feel my eyes tear up.
"Nicole...what happened?" Jake asks.
"It...Eli." I say avoiding his eye contact.
"Eli did this to you?" Jake says. I jump at his sudden mood change. He was calm and now he's really angry.
"When?" Jake asks.
"Last Friday." I say. Jake gets up and runs a hand through his hair.
"Nicole if this is how he's going to treat you, you can't stay with him." Jake says. I get up also.
"No! He apologized! He promised he would never put his hands on me ever again!" I say. Jake furrows his eyebrows.
"So? That asshole does not get away putting his hands on you." Jake yells. I step away.
"Jake just... dont't worry about me okay? I have it under control." I yell back. Jake sighs.
"Alright well whatever. I'll see you later." Jake says walking down the hall.
"Where are you going?" I yell after him.
"Home." He says not turning around.
"You're just going to leave?!" I ask. Jake turns around.
"I came for you! Just be with your abusive boyfriend!" Jake yells before walking out. That hurt. I swallow the lump in my throat and push the gym doors open.
"Nicole! I was looking all over for you." Eli says walking up to me. I look at him and give him a small grin.
"I was just...in the bathroom." I didn't want to mention Jake. I don't think he would have liked it.
"Listen, Nicole. About that guy...Jake. I don't want you talking to him or hanging out with him." Eli says.
"What? But...he's my friend." I say.
"Well not anymore." Eli says. I furrow my eyebrows.
"Look, it's just to protect you because I love you." Eli says before pecking my lips. I sigh as he walks off.
Great.
