When Trouble Meets Trouble

[ C h a p t e r - T w e n t y - F i v e ]

'No one cares what you think,' I replied before putting my phone away.

Caleb was patiently waiting while Dana gave me a confused look. She knew something was up. When Jonah finally came back, he handed me my plate which consisted of a chocolate chip muffin and a bottle of cherry cola. I smiled at it. “Thanks.”

He just nodded his head before looking at Caleb. “So…why are you so curious about our relationship?”

He was blunt, blunter than I could’ve been. Caleb also was surprised by his frankness. “Well…I asked Savannah out on a date and said she couldn’t make it because she had a boyfriend. I assumed it was Francis by what my friends told me; you probably know the rumors that went around. They also told me how you guys stopped talking. I didn’t think it was you but it seems as if you guys made up and are the best of friends.”

“Yeah, well, the feelings were always there," Jonah stated simply. I held back from squealing by taking a large bite of my muffin. I silently reminded myself that this isn’t a real relationship and I shouldn’t get so worked up about it. Caleb looked to me for confirmation and I just nodded my head.

“How long have you guys been dating?” Caleb nosily inquired. Dana was listening perceptively. From the looks I was sending her and she’d been returning, she knows it’s fake.

I trusted myself to answer this question. I sipped my soda. “We’ve been dating for two weeks.”

Dana, knowing that I like Jonah, decided to speak up. “Kiss.”

My head snapped in her direction and I glared at her. “We would but we’re waiting for our one month mark to have our first kiss." See? This is exactly why I said that detail! If I hadn't thought of that, we'd probably we staring at each other awkwardly.

“Sure, our first kiss,” Jonah chuckled. I turned to look at Jonah, a confused look on my face as I looked up at him. He glanced down at me and flashed me a smile. What’s that supposed to mean?

“That’s a stupid rule,” Dana grumbled and I stuffed my face with more of the muffin, which was almost gone. I need to learn how to ration better.

Jonah sighed. “She came up with it,” he blamed. I felt my face redden as I continued chewing the muffin.

“You guys seem like you have a good relationship,” Caleb stated as the bell rang and I sighed in relief.

“Just one teeny kiss?” Dana asked and before I could deny her request, I felt Jonah’s lips peck my cheek. My face was red and my body felt like it was on fire due to the fact that his lips touched my face. I turned my gaze to the floor and allowed Jonah to walk me to class as he swung our hands together.

~~~

“You guys are dating?!” Mere squealed and I tried to calm her down. She was scaring some of the customers.

I grabbed her shoulders and shook her slightly. Like a doll, her eyes rolled around a bit more before they focused on me. “No, Mere, we’re only ‘dating’ so we can convince Caleb that I’m in a relationship so he’ll stop bothering me.”

Mere stared at me. “So? Who cares? You’re in a relationship with Jonah!”

“A fake relationship, Mere, it’s not the same,” I replied as I rubbed my temples. I looked up to see Ms. Antoinette standing in the doorway of the employee lounge. She pointed behind her, an amused look on her face.

“Savannah, your locker is ringing," I tilted my head back and let out a frustrated groan, earning the attention of more customers. I looked at Mere and she nodded, mentally agreeing to work the register until I get back. I stomped to the employee lounge and opened my locker, allowing the door of the locker to crash into the one beside it.