Living With The Asshole

Chapter 39

"Let's throw a party."

"No."

"Movie?"

"Nope."

"I say let's call  a stripper," Cole suggested.

Elena grabbed her textbook and hit him hard on the head with it.

"Shut up," I frowned at him.

This wasn't going anywhere.I sighed.

"That was a good idea, man," Aaron agreed, patting Cole's shoulder sympathetically.

This time he was the one who got hit.

"Seriously,you two are useless," I glared at the boys sitting with me.

We were trying to come up with ways to find Trent a new girlfriend. Or a date. Something that would help him move on from Kayla.

"Let's just find him a date, book a table, like get everything arranged and stuff and then convince him. That way he'll feel guilty if he even thinks of saying no."

"When did you grow a brain,Aaron?" I asked, gasping dramatically.

"I was born smart, babe."

"No but that is a good idea."

"What if he gets mad though?" Elena asked.

"Then we just...deal with it," Aaron replied, looking unsure.

I contemplated it."Fine. Who's going to tell him though?"

Everyone looked at me pointedly.

Fantastic.

***

"Come on, Trent, please!" I begged him for the fifteenth time.

"No," he said firmly, slamming his locker shut.

"But Trent..."

"I don't have time for dating, Ashley."

"Well,why not?" I raised an eyebrow challengingly.

"Uh, I-I have too much schoolwork and I've got to help mom with the, with the..."

My best friend was good, no scratch that, he was great at many things. Lying wasn't one of them though.

"With what?"

"With the um, moving back and stuff , you know."

"Trent, you moved back two weeks ago."

"Yeah but-"

"Give it a shot. What do you have to lose?"

"Who is this girl again?" he asked absentmindedly staring at something in the distance.

Or rather, someone.

Kayla.

She was standing alone in the hallway, glancing around as if she were looking for someone.

"Just this...girl," I gulped.

I had no idea who it was going to be.

Fortunately, he wasn't paying attention, saving me from the embarrassment of telling him that I didn't even know who his date was going to be.

Kayla's eyes landed on me before flickering over to Trent. She gazed at him with a pained expression before turning away.

Trent let out a deep breath."What time do I pick her up?"

***

"Jodie?Jodie Parker?" I asked Aaron as we walked inside the Woods' house.

"Yup. That hot girl in Chemistry."