The Nerd [BXB]

42 𖠇 Genesis' First Heartbreak

Genesis pats her bag. "I brought like ten Starbucks and Redbulls, Theo. No one is falling asleep tomorrow and no one is missing the party tonight."

When Genesis said no one was missing the party tonight, she never referred Harvey. However, sadly for her, I invited him and Oscar last minute to tag along.

"What is he here?" she whispers to me as Oscar and Harvey walk a few steps behind us.

"Didn't you want me to break his heart?" I tell her, kicking a rock that was on my path. "A college party sounds like the most dramatic setting to do so."

"You're not fooling me nor the girls," she says. "I know you and Oscar got something going on."

I didn't expect her to say that, so I remain silent.

"I never envisioned you as a player," she says, the tapping of her high heels following her. "I guess it's always the nerdy ones."

I nudge her shoulder, causing her to almost lose her balance.

"Don't ever ruin my walk again, Theodore Walker," she says, fixing her straightened hair after she almost fell into the bushes. "Did Harvey see that?"

I look over my shoulder. "He's still talking to Oscar."

"Good."

We stop in front of a building with several vehicles parked outside. Also, there was a window on the second floor that enlightened the street with radiant lights. It couldn't be more evident that the party is here.

"Not bad," Oscar says, patting my shoulder.

Before Harvey knocks on the door, a guy springs it open and rushes to the bushes to throw up. "I guess that's our invitation to go in," Harvey says.

The four of us step into the house.

Genesis quickly recognizes a guy that I recall seeing coming out of our dorm, walking up to him and being greeted with a bottle of beer.

"I'm going to grab some," Harvey says. "Oscar, want one?"

"Yeah, sure."

Harvey then looks at me. "I'm not even going to ask you."

When he's gone to fetch the beers, I look at Oscar. "So you two are friends now?"

He grins. "I guess cookies do form bonds."

I raise an eyebrow. "What cookies?"

Oscar leans close to me. "I can't hear you!" he starts yelling. "The music is too loud."

"You didn't eat the cookie Al made me, did you?" I begin to worry.

He cups his ear with his hand. "What?"

I couldn't tell if he was faking it. "Did you eat the cookie Al gave me?" I say louder this time.

"It's the music, Theo," he yells. "Too loud."

I repeat myself, "Did you eat my—"

His lips are over mine before I can finish my sentence. They're soft and they're warm. Even a bit sloppy.

I smile at him. "What was that for?"

He nudges my nose with his. "I thought you said kiss me."

I roll my eyes. The whole not-hearing-me was definitely an act.

"You want to go to my room?" he says, grabbing me by the waist and pulling me close to him. "Only if you want to, though."

"What about Harvey?"

Oscar takes a card out of his pocket. "I took his key. He can stay with Genesis."

I think about it for a while until I finally give in after looking at those blue eyes. They are a very convincing feature.

Harvey comes back with two beers the second we leave the party. "What the hell?" he mutters, looking around.

   Genesis can only stand Tanner for two hours when she gets the urge to leave. He had been drinking a lot already and was beginning to get touchy. She didn't bother saying goodbye, roaming the party to look for me.

   As she did that, I was having more fun in the room alone with Oscar than she did the entire night at the party.

   She slams a bathroom door open and finds Harvey in the bathtub. He is asleep.

   She closes the door and gives up looking for me, heading for the front door. And just as she's about to leave, she grunts and heads back to the bathroom. "Harvey." She pats his cheek. "Wake up. We have to leave."

   "Why?" he asks, voice too drowsy. "The party is barely starting?"

   Genesis pulls him up along with his help. "Shut up or I'll seriously leave you here."

   She walks by his side the entire way to the dorms, holding him only when he begins to stumble. Crickets chirp nonstop.

   "So you're talking to me now?" he says as they enter the building.

   "You are the one that stopped talking to me, remember?" she says, getting in the elevator with him. "What floor are you on?"

   "I don't have my key," he says, almost falling asleep leaning on the wall.

   "What?" Genesis tells him. "What do you mean?"

   Harvey hiccups and Genesis worries he might throw up. "Oscar took it."

   Everything clicks in for Genesis. "Motherfuckers!"

   She is a bitch, but not always. She heads down the hallway and unlocks her door, allowing Harvey to step in. He quickly runs to the toilet, vomiting all he drank tonight.

   Meanwhile, Genesis removes her high heels and begins massaging her feet. That's when Harvey comes out of the bathroom and hops into the bed.

   "I really loved you, Genesis," he murmurs.

   Genesis glances at him. "Go to sleep or I'll kick you out. I'm being too kind to you."

   "I'm sorry for what happened," he continues. "You didn't deserve what I did to you."

   Genesis decides to remain quiet, hoping that eases him to sleep.

   "I did something terrible," he says. He rests a hand over his head. "I should've told you."

   Genesis turns off the lights.

   "I cheated on you, Genesis."

   The lights go back on. "Wait, what?"

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A\N: To celebrate this new year with you, guys, I present to you this chapter. Finally! I wish you all the best 2022 filled with love, health, and success :)

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