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Skye's POV
'I swear you were trying to sleep with Nerina, not date her' said Ash on Sunday while we sat under the fire escape smoking on Sunday.
I lay down on the grass 'I know' I replied, blowing some smoke into the clear blue sky. It was so hot this weekend I was getting dizzy.
'Then why?'
'Because I don't think she's just going to sleep with me' I said.
'You seem to manage it with enough other girls' he replied.
'Nerina's not like other girls' I said.
'But you haven't dated anyone since Blake' he hesitated 'hey. You like her don't you?'
'Don't be soft' I said, laughing 'I don't have a crush of freaking Nerina Cassidy, I just wanna sleep with her.' His comment annoyingly reminded me of Blake, how could she say I ever two timed her? She was the one who was constantly flirting with other guys and getting them to fall in love with her until they tried to kill me and I had to sort it out. Fair enough I had kissed three girls at a party when I was drunk and she saw at least two. But since when was that cheating? I didn't sleep with a single other girl.
'Oh right. How many make out sessions have there been?'
'I dunno three.'
'You do like her' Ash grinned 'you're in love with a Cassidy.'
'Ha ha' I said sarcastically and I flicked my cigarette butt onto the gravel in front of us. We were watching the cheerleading squad tryouts run by Hailey and Silkie. Ash had a thing about the cute outfits; it just reminded me of Blake in my face all the time. Why couldn't the bitch just leave me alone?
'I reckon now you're dating Nerina, she's not gonna give it up for at least two months' he said.
'Come on Ash, this is me.' I said 'she'll be begging for it in two weeks tops.'
'I don't know Ground, I think she's not like the girls here. I think that sex is probably the last thing on her mind, she wants romance.'
'Yeah. I figure if I give her romance she'll then want sex. See it works?'
'That took me four months with Jasmine' said Ash 'and Nerina's a lot more innocent.'
'I will do it' I said. 'Rest assured Ash.'
'I think you'll fail, badly, and owe Ricco for life.'
'I can pay two hundred dollars no problem' I said 'I could pay two thousand dollars no problem. I don't care about the money.'
'Yeah, but I think more than money's at stake. It's your masculinity mate. Ricco will never respect you again and you'll be his bitch.'
'I won't ever be anyone's bitch' I said firmly 'and I will win this bet anyway. No matter what.
Natalie's POV
'I'm so happy I got in' grinned Blake the next morning as she did her yoga.
'It's hardly a surprise. Your moves are rocking' said Jasmine, could she pull off rocking? Shockingly enough yes. I looked at my reflection in the mirror, my pixie cut was adorable sure but it was so Natalie. It had been that haircut I'd had for years. Maybe I should get some extensions so it was long and sexy like Silkie's.
'Do you think I should get my hair long?' I asked.
'No' said Blake 'the fairy look is totally you. Like my hair being purple.'
'Blake your hair's been purple forever. What colour is it?'
'I don't know' she replied grinning.
'But wouldn't it look sexier' I said.
'Don't try and look sexy everyday Nat, you'll end up looking like a whore. Your hair is cute, guy's like that.'
'But they don't' I said.
'Since when have you had low self esteem' she asked.
'Since she started hanging around with the it girls' said Blake.
'It must be hard for you guys to be jealous of me' I said jokingly, pulling up my skirt a bit more and applying some more lip gloss.
'Wow. Jealous is totally the word I would use' said Blake 'it must be so good to be Silkie's lapdog.'
'I'm NOT Silkie's lapdog' I said forcefully. At that point Nerina came out of the en suite with long wet hair straggling to her elbow.
'Hey guys' she said in an overly cheerful voice. I hesitated, how could I get her to break up with Skye?
'Nerina' I said, turning round solemnly 'I'm really sorry but I saw another girl go into Skye's room.'
'Really who?'
'Umm' I hesitated 'Silkie.' That would piss her off 'I think he's two timing you like he did with Blake.'
'You're going to have to try better than that. He hates Silkie' she crossed her arms and raised an eyebrow 'why are you spreading rumours?'
'It's true' I said 'at least I thought it was Silkie.'
'You're rubbish at lying' said Jasmine, tying her tie neatly.
'It is true' I said forcefully. 'You just see, in two weeks you'll be thanking me for warning you.'
'Thanks, but no thanks' she said, grabbing her bag and leaving. Probably to meet up with Skye. Oh God, if she knew what he was like...
