YOU 1 [Charli D'Amelio]

Chapter 43.

I lean into Zayn slightly and Max's eyes go wide but she quickly recovers. I know how immature and ridiculous this whole thing is but I don't care. If I have to be around her, I want her to be as irritated as I am.

The leather-clad woman and takes everyone's food order. I go with a burger and fries, minus the ketchup and everyone else orders hot wings. She brings Max a coke and the rest of them another round of beers. I am still waiting on my coke but I don't want to be rude.

"They have the best wings here" Zayn informs me and I smile at him.

"So are you going to the bonfire next weekend?" I ask Zayn.

"I don't know, it's not really my scene" he laughs and takes a drink of his beer. "Are you going?" He asks and brings his arm down from the booth to rest fully over my shoulder. I feel guilty flirting with him this way, well its not really flirting because I am just asking him questions but I still feel bad. I have never tried to flirt with anyone before so I am sure I am terrible at it.

"Yea, I am going with Liam" I answer and everyone bursts into laughter.

"Liam Payne?" Zayn asks, still laughing.

"Yea, he is my friend" I snap. I don't like the way they are all laughing at him.

"He would go to the bonfire! He is such a lame" Molly says and I glare at her.

"No, he isn't actually. He is really cool" I defend him. I understand that my definition of cool is not the same as theirs but mine is better.

"Liam Payne and cool do not belong in the same sentence" Molly says and brushes Max hair back off of her forehead. I hate her.

"Well sorry if he isn't cool enough to hang out with you guys, but he is.." I start to shout and sit up in the booth.

"Woa, Charli calm down. We are just teasing" Sam says and Molly smirks at me. I get the feeling she doesn't care for me much either.

"Well I don't like when people tease my friends, especially when he isn't here to defend himself." I need to calm down.. My emotions are running wild from being around Max and the fact that he is hanging all over Molly in front of me.

"Okay, I am sorry for making fun of him. Besides, I do gotta give him some credit for that black eye he gave Max" Zayn says and wraps his arm back around me. Everyone laughs, even me, except Max.

"Yea, good thing a professor broke the fight up or Max would have gotten beat up even worse by the loser.. " Sam says and then looks at me. "Sorry, it slipped" he says and gives me a sorry smile.

A professor? Their fight wasn't broken up by a professor it was broken up by Max's dad. I wonder if they even know Max and Liam are soon to be siblings. I look at Max and she looks worried. She lied to them. I should call her out on it right now in front of everyone but I can't. I am not like her, I find it harder to hurt people than she does. Except Chase, my subconscious reminds me and I push her back.

"Well I think the bonfire will be fun" I say and Zayn smiles.

"Maybe I will make an appearance after all" He tells me.

"I am going" Max says from the other booth. Everyone turn to look at her and Molly laughs.

"Sure you are" she rolls her eyes and laughs again.

"I really am, it won't be so bad" Max says and Molly rolls her eyes again. Why would she go? Maybe because Zayn said he was. This annoying little game I am playing may be working after all.

The server brings out our food and hands me my burger. It looks great except the ketchup is dripping off the side. My nose scrunches up and I try to wipe some of the ketchup off with a napkin. I hate sending food back and I am already having a hard enough time tonight, the last thing I need is to draw even more attention to myself.

Everyone digs into their wings and I pick at my fries while everyone talks about the party tonight.

"Can I get you guys anything?" The woman asks as she walks back to the booths.

"No, I think we are good" Tristan tells her and she begins to walk away.

"She ordered her burger with no ketchup" Max says and I drop a fry onto the plate.

The waitress looks at me, "Do you want me to take it back?" She asks nicely and I shake my head.

"Yea.. she does" Max answers for me. What the hell is she doing? And how did she even know it had ketchup? She is just trying to make me uncomfortable.

"Here, give me your plate. I will bring you a new burger and fries" She smiles and holds her hand out. I hand her the plate and look down while I thank her.

"What was that?" I hear Molly ask Max in her ear. She should really work on her whispering voice.

"Nothing, she doesn't like ketchup." She simply says and she huffs before taking a drink of her beer.

"So?" Molly says and Max glares at her.

"So, nothing. Just drop it" she snaps and she rolls her eyes again and scoots even closer to her.

At least I know I am not the only one she is rude to.

I am given a new burger sans ketchup and new fries and I eat most of it despite my lack of appetite. Zayn ends up paying for my meal which is both nice and awkward at the same time. Max's annoyance seems to grow as Zayn puts his arm around me yet again, as we walk outside.

"Louis says the party is already packed out!" Sam says.

"You should ride with me there" Zayn offers and I shake my head.

"Oh, I am not going to the party, Tristan is going to take me back" I tell him and he frowns.

"I can take her back to her room since I drove my car" Max says, I almost trip over my feet.

"No, Tristan and I will take her. Zayn can ride with us too" Addison smiles at Max. If looks could kill, Addison would be collapsing on the floor right now.

"You don't want to drive drunk on campus, the police are going to be looking for people to give tickets to because its Friday" Max tells Tristan. Addison looks at me waiting for me to speak up but I don't know what to say. I don't want to be in the car with Max alone but I don't want to drive with Tristan when he has been drinking. I shrug my shoulders and lean into Zayn while they settle this among themselves.

"I will ride with you to take her" Molly tells Max and she shakes her head.

"No, you ride with Tristan and Addison." She says with force.

"For god's sake can we just get in the cars and go!" Sam whines and pulls his keys out.

"Yea, lets go Charli" Max orders and I look up at Zayn and then at Addison.

"Charli!" Max says again as she unlocks her car door. She looks back at me and I get the feeling that if I don't follow she will drag me to the car. Why would she even want to be around me if she told Addison that I better not come around? She disappears inside the car and starts the engine.

"Text me as soon as you get back to the room" Addison says and I nod and walk to Max's car.