Finding You

chapter 25

"I'm going to kill you Amber."

I laugh at Savannah. She wipes off the milk on her face that I just poured on her.

"What the hell was that for?"

"For giving me the wrong answers on Mrs. July's homework. What the hell was that for?"

She throws the napkin away. "That was part of my vengeance for not telling me what happened yesterday."

I roll my eyes. I'm going to tell her today, she just won't shut up about it. I sigh loudly. "If you shut up, I'll spill to you that we plan on telling you after school today."

She switches topics. "Hey, you see Austin's friend? Btw, Austin is eyeing you."

I search his table and true to her word, Austin is watching me. I nod at him and he smiles.

"Yeah, which one?"

"The blonde that's not Austin. I want some of that."

I laugh at her. "Oh, Ethan. He's in one of my classes. And his locker is like, five away from mine." She wiggles her eyebrows as a clue. "I'll give him your number."

"Thank you thank you thank you."

And she didn't mention me and Zay the rest of lunch.

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We're sitting in class when Zay walks in with all his glory. This is the first class that he's been in today. That's weird; he's not the skipping kind.

My insides warm when he smiles at me. Everyone in the class turn to see who he blessed with his smile. I stare down their accusing glares.

Zay takes a seat near the window. A few thirsty girls sat near his spot expectantly. I give them glares when they try to talk to him.

Someone taps my shoulder. It's Cassidy, a girl I'm not too fond of. "So are you and Zyler like, a thing?"

"Yeah, we are." Discussion over. But no, she has to keep talking.

"When did he ask you out?"

This makes me pause. I think back to when we first met, the whole weekend and past week with Zay. There hasn't been one moment where he actually asked me to be his girlfriend.

"Um, Amber? Did you hear me? I said when did he-"

"Yeah I heard you."

"Well? Has he asked you out?"

It upsets me. He hasn't officially asked me out. I know if I say so Cassidy will spread rumors about it. Maybe those rumors will reach Zay.

"No, actually. He hasn't. So that makes him available I guess," I say faking nonchalance.

"Oh, okay." She smiles, satisfied with the new gossip thread she has. I spot Zay through the bush of girls around him. He's sees me and gives me a smile in which I return. I don't think he heard our conversation.

Thirty minutes later the bell rings. Zay ends up next to me and wraps his arm around me. "Hey Amber. How are you, love?"

Love? That was new. "Im fine. Where were you this morning?"

He kisses the top of my head. "I was sleeping. And no, not to skip. I had a long night."

"Oh. I missed you," I admit.

His eyes light up at that. "How much?"

So much that my heart ached. I hit him on the shoulder. "Barely any. Get over yourself."