Part One
"Come on, come on it's like five minutes past he's never late to lunch." I muttered shamelessly to Lucille as my brown eyes were trained on the door waiting for Brad to enter, this is pretty much how I spent the majority of my days, waiting to see Brad, or waiting for the next time until he spoke to me in the hall. I always have been helplessly in love with my best friend Brad Dawson, over the years where he has increasingly become the most popular guy in school and we only really spoke on occasion it became more intense. We share glances and smiles in the hall but he has no idea how each smile effects me, sighing I looked down at my lunch deciding to start on it rather than waste time watching the doors.
"God Lydia you seriously need to just tell him how you feel, how do you know he isn't harbouring the same pathetic crush on you." I roll my eyes looking at her before tucking a loose strand of dark brown hair behind my ear.
"Because, Luce this is the Brad Dawson, not my best friend from four years ago in middle school, he is some kind of God around here and I'm just me, Lydia Snow." She rolled her eyes at me and suddenly grinned remembering something.
"Have you seen the new kid yet? He'll make you forget all about dream boy, he's undeniably gorgeous, like some kind of Abercrombie model, just wait until you see him!'' She gushed on and on about this new guy Aaron or something but my attention was steered as Brad walked in with the rest of his jock friends, he scanned the room and settled his eyes on me giving me one of his breath taking smiles before joining the cheerleaders at their table.
God that smile could light up this whole town. His mouse brown hair was neatly placed out of his eyes and his navy blue varsity jacket suited him perfectly and matched the colour of his eyes, God stop Lydia you sound like some obsessed fan girl.
You are an obsessed fan girl.
Oh shut up!
Snapping at my obnoxious sub conscience I began listening to Lucille as she snapped her fingers in front of my face.
"Are you even listening to me? This guy is out of this world, if I didn't already have Jerome I would totally be all over him." I giggled at her words knowing that she was absolutely in love with her boyfriend Jerome, they'd been together three years this summer and were totally still as in love with each other as they were when they first got together. I was jealous of Lucille in some ways I guess, with her perfect relationship and striking good looks. She tall almost 5'11, mixed race tan skin and long curly black hair, her features made even more beautiful by her sparkling hazel eyes. Jerome was taller at 6'1, dark skin, good looking, whilst he was popular it was because of his academic abilities, he's top in every class and is editor of our school newspaper.
"Well I guess I'll keep an eye out but for now I have Chemistry to get to, you know how Mr Kingsley gets if we're late and I need to run to my locker." I sent her a small wave before gathering my things and heading to my locker, once there I took out my Chemistry and Calc text books, my last two classes before my first day of being a senior is officially over. When I got to class I noticed Brad leaning against what has been our desk as lab partners for the last three years, I smiled and headed towards him when I noticed someone else sitting at our desk, its always just been Brad and I considering the odd numbers in our class. The dark brown almost black hair was scruffy his face hidden in the desk as he leant on his arms but he didn't need to lift his head for me to know who he was.
"Looks like we finally have our third group member." Brad announced once I was close enough, "unfortunately I've had the pleasure of meeting him, he's just a delight." Brad quipped giving the boy a disgusted look and his tone was dripping with sarcasm.
The boy who I knew but everyone knew as the 'new kid' lifted his head to give me a lazy grin, I rolled my eyes and was actually slightly taken back at how good looking he is now he's grown up, I didn't make it to the beach house this summer and he wasn't at the cabin over Christmas so it was a year ago I'd last seen him and even then it was only a glimpse as his dad drove him away from our beach house to the summer correctional facility they were making him go to.
"Lydia Snow, I was wondering when I'd bump into you." My mouth fell slightly agape, as did everyone else's by the looks of things, the only thing I could do was narrow my eyes and glare at him.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I hissed taking my seat next to him, he looked at me leaning back in his chair.
"And here was me thinking you'd be glad to see me." I scoffed rolling my eyes as I took in what he was wearing, typical Aiden fucking Matthews looking this good so casually in his stupid black jeans and stupid red and black plaid shirt open over a white tee shirt, stupid classic bad boy look.
He did pull it off very well.
Oh shh.
"When hell freezes over Matthews, and maybe not even then!" I snapped at him merely making him chuckle.
"I've sure as hell missed you Snow, and this is how you treat me, what no hug?" I snarled at him and then squeaked with an outraged look at the thought of us hugging which of course only made him burst out laughing which only angered me more, I elbowed him hard in the ribs shutting him up and settling his attention on the teacher as he began the class, it wasn't until Brad tapped my arm that I noticed he as sitting next to me, in fact I had got so worked up over Aiden being here that I forgot he even took this class with me, heck normally I spent this whole hour unable to get over how close he was to me.
"You okay?" He whispered, his eyebrows furrowed with concern, my heart almost melted right there, he's so thoughtful, and hot, oh God get over yourself Lydia.
"I'm fine." I smiled at him which was convincing enough because he nodded and continued taking his notes. When the class ended we had about five minutes until the bell and Mr Kingsley sat as his desk whilst the whole class erupted in chatter.
"Seriously Aiden, what are you doing here? You go to school in New York, does your dad know you're here?" He rolled his eyes at my ridiculous questions as Brad looked between us confused.
"Of course my dad knows I'm here, we just moved here from New York, something about the business expanding here, you know the details bore me." I raised my eyebrow at his answer, but I had heard my dad talk about how successful their business was here and how it would be a lot easier if Ron Matthews was here to help, Aiden's dad.
Snow and Matthews Inc, it was my dad and Aiden's dad's business, they had been room mates in college and started up a technology business together, hence how I know this douche bag Aiden Matthews. We've always gone on vacation together, every summer and every winter without fail. Except when Mrs Matthews passed away when we were fifteen Aiden took it pretty hard and started acting out, he's been to a few behavioural camps and schools and he has improved I've seen that but he is always going to be a cocky little shit who teases me mercilessly.
"So you live here now?" He nodded and smirked before leaning forward, close enough his breath fanned my face.
"You know I always thought you would get rid of that hideous bear you have since everyone found out about him in Malibu." I gasped at his words, Gregory was not hideous! Wait, how did he know I still had Gregory? My eyes widened as realisation dawned on me, right adjacent to my bedroom window is another empty room that has clear view into mine, only no one has lived next door to my house since Mr and Mrs Jenkins moved to England two years ago.
And put it up for sale.
"You have got to be kidding me?" He laughed again and shook his head standing up.
"Nope, you're stuck with me now princess." I groaned and slammed my head onto the desk as the bell rang and he charged out of the room, I didn't look up until I heard a familiar voice I seemed to have forget in the presence of Aiden.
"So you know the new kid?" I snapped my head up to see Brad staring at me with a weird look on his face, I nodded not meeting his blue eyes.
"Yeah he's my dad's business partners son." I explained as he took in the new information, jeez was it so hard to believe I knew someone other than him or Lucille.
"That's Aiden Matthews?" He asked in shock as I just nodded looking at the door he just left through.
"Yep that is Aiden Matthews, in all his arrogant, cocky and narcissistic glory."
Part Two
"But dad I just don't get why you wouldn't tell me! I was ambushed! It was horrible, and once all the girls knew that the crazy hot new guy was the infamous bad ass that is Aiden Matthews they all went crazy! Kept asking me for his cell phone number, as if I would have or even want that ape's number!" I fumed as I put the pasta I had just cooked into two bowls for both my dad and I, he simply laughed at me.
"Okay so the two of you don't see eye to eye but you're both eighteen now, get over it, I'm sure if you gave him a shot he isn't too bad." I raised my eyebrows at my dad's words took them in and simply thought I would explain everything that jerk has put me through.
"Dad we're talking about the guy who pushed me in the lake with him in front of like 100 people at my first real party in Malibu two summers ago." I deadpanned but he intercepted.
"Yes but that was because he knew that other girl Jenny Young was going to throw her drink over you for accidentally spilling yours on her shoe." I bit my lip thinking and shrugged.
"Okay but what about that time at the cabin when he purposely broke my car so I couldn't go on my date with Jimmy Wheeler!" Ha! Explain that one dad!
"Honey you know that Jimmy was going to take advantage of you, you were fifteen, Aiden's older he knows what the boys are like at the cabin, plus there was a huge snow storm that night if you'd of driven alone anything could of happened." I groaned, this is hopeless my dad clearly see's all good in Aiden despite everything, I dumped my pasta and went up to my room calling Lucille. It barely rang once until she picked up the phone not giving me the chance to explain.
"So is it true you and The Aiden Matthews had a kinky love affair in your cabin in Canada? And that he changed schools coming all the way here from New York just to be with you?" Her excited voice squealed as she finally took a breath. 'The' Aiden Matthews what is he?
Well maybe I should explain, Aiden used to live here, most of this senior class knew him from middle school until he moved to New York half way through freshman year, when his mom died. Everyone knew he turned into quite the badass, he stayed in touch with Trace Walker his best friend but that was about it.
"All of that is so incredibly wrong, on so, so many levels." I cringed at the thought of me and Aiden being slightly romantic with one another hell we can barely be nice to each other and hold a decent conversation. After I spent about an hour explaining to Lucille the whole story of Aiden and I she fully understood why I disliked him and held quite a strong hatred for him but just couldn't get her head around how I hadn't just got over it already and thrown myself at him because of course he is 'so fucking hot it's not fair to the rest of the male species' her words not mine, trust me.
I would never actually admit how hot I thought he really was.
I was about to get into bed when my phone vibrated twice next to me indicating that I had got two texts, the first was from an unknown number and the second was from Brad, who I hadn't even thought of since I'd got in from school, I didn't even check any of his social media accounts.
From Unknown Number:
Rumour has it you have the hots for me and we have kinky sex in the cabin ;)
I instantly knew who it was from and groaned throwing my head back, how did he even get my number?! I typed out an angry response as soon as I read it.
To Aiden:
The only thing you'll be having kinky sex with in that cabin is your right hand.
I angrily hit send as I wasted no time in opening my text from Brad.
From Brad:
I have good news meet me for lunch tomorrow in school?:)
I frowned wondering what he wanted to tell me but I sent back a sweet response saying sure with the cute smiley emoji, damn maybe I should of put a kiss? I could have even started a conversation! God I am such an idiot it's too late now. I went to lock my phone when another text came through my heart leaped at the thought of it being Brad but Aiden's name appeared.
From Aiden:
Only when I'm thinking of you babe
Oh he is disgusting.