**Harley POV**
I walked up to my locker Monday morning relived to see that Parker wasn't there. "Hey there," someone said behind me.
"Hey Josh," I said spinning around facing him my heart jumping in joy. "How have you been?"
"I been well, you?" He asked.
"Alright," I said.
"So how are you and your boyfriend?" He said through smugly.
"It going well, real well," I said remembering the kiss last night. "How's it going with Alanta?"
"Oh, it over, but anyways I got to go to class. See you later?" he said touching my arm lightly as I nodded.
"What he want?" I jumped as deep voice said behind me after Josh has walk around the corner.
"Damn you Parker, you scared the hell out of me." I said turning to get some books out of my locker.
"What did he want?" He repeated.
"Nothing we just talked a little," I said calmly even though my insides were screaming.
"And Alanta is fine with that?"
"It’s over with Alanta he said."
"And you believe him."
"No reason not to. Why should I not?"
"Never mind."
"Never mind what?"
"Nothing."
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
"Nothing. Nothing is wrong with me." Parker finished and stormed away from me.
"Parker, you jackass," I yelled after him yet he kept walking.
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It's been three days since Parker blew up at me in the hall. We still act couple like when around people, however when we're not around people, we don't talk; he won't even look at me. I'm actually a little hurt by this; I want him to talk to me, to look at me, anything. I know something is bothering him and I want to help. Why won’t he let me help?
"Harley, you okay?' Ella asked pulling from my thoughts.
"Yeah," I said looking back at the TV. At the moment Ella and I are sitting on my bedroom floor with junk food and soda sitting around us watching chick flicks, our annual typical second Thursday of the month sleepover night for us. She knows something is up for I’ve been lost in my thoughts about Parker.
"Sweetie, I’m going to cook, actually cook a dinner on Friday and I was wondering maybe you should invite Parker and his family?" My mother said poking her head into my room.
"Sure mom," I said and she smiled. "Arrr," I sigh lying back.
"What's going on between you and Parker?" Ella asked lying down next to me her head resting on my stomach.
"Nothing," I said.
"I know something is up, things have been off about you two." She said popping a chip into her mouth.
"I don't know, it's just something bothering him and he won't tell." I said.
"Well has he said anything?" She asked.
"No, “I said.
"Well I’m sure you'll work it out. He really care for you Har, I can tell by the way he looks at you." She finished turning back to the TV.
“You know Josh back with Alanta?” she said in a questioning way.
“Really.” I said simply.
“It because he jealous of you and Parker,” she finish as I felt small joy the guilt. What the hell is going on with me?
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The next morning Parker was leaning against our lockers, “hey mom is cooking dinner tonight and is inviting you, your dad, and Lily." I said.
"Do you want us to come?" He asked.
"Well it would save me from making up a reason for why you couldn't come." I said not looking at him letting him know I’m mad.
"Okay, we'll come." He said.
"Good," I replied and waked away avoiding him the rest of the day.
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"Sweetheart you look very nice," my dad said from my bedroom doorway where he and my mother stood. I smiled and ran my hand down my dress. It a simple white dress that lays at my knees, with a thick black sash around the waist and has a series of black dots decorating it. I pulled my hair back in a clip with a few stay stands lay loose and applied light make up. My dad was dressed in black slacks and a light blue button up long sleeve dress shirt tucked in. My mother was wearing a pick knee length sun dress with a white ribbon around her waist, and curled her brown hair.
"Thanks daddy," I said just as the doorbell rang. "Hello," I said as I open the door.
"Hello Harley, nice to see you again." John had said who was wearing a yellow dress shirt and black slacks.
"Harley," Lily cried hugging me; she was wear just simple light blue sun dress. Parker just stood there dressed in a pair a dark jeans and a long sleeve dress shirt with a silver design on it.
"Oh come in," I said as the all stepped inside.
"John, Parker. Nice to see you." My dad said.
"Michael, yes it is, and Natalie you look lovely as always." John said shaking my dad's hand and kissing my mother’s hand.
"Thank you John and this young man must be Parker. You've grown in to a very handsome man." my mother said.
"Thanks you Natalie." He said putting on a smile charming my parents.
"This is my daughter Lily, I think the last time you saw her she was a baby." john introduced the small six year old still hanging on to me.
"Oh, yes hello daring," My mother said to Lily as she tightens her grip on me. "Well dinner ready, come on and sit." We all sat at the table, my mother and father sat at earthier ends of the table well Lily and john sat on one side and Parker and I on the other. We gather hands and my father said grace and we began passing around food. Mom made garlic chicken with mash potatoes, corn, green beans, and rolls. We all began to eat as the parents talked; Parker and I just sat there silently.
"It hard to think that we haven’t done this in about six years." my mother said.
"I know it regretful to say that think you and Lauren were the glue that kept our families connected." John said and I tuned them out the rest of the dinner.
I eat silent and once I finished I excused myself, and we up to my room just sitting on my bed. "You feel alright?" Parker asked leaning against the door frame, his voice soft and sincere.
"No, no I’m not. I'm lying to my best friend about a stupid fake relationship, and my supposed to be boyfriend won't tell me what bothering him, hell he barley looks at me." I said.
"Look I’m sorry, I just be distracted." He said sitting next to me.
"By what?" I asked.
"I think I was wrong to kiss you that night," he said.
"Oh..." I started but Parker cut me off.
"I was, and I don't even know why I did it, and..." this time I cut him off by smashing my lips on his. At first he seemed shocked but then starting kissing me back. I deepen the kiss by slowly opening my mouth allowing hi entrance. We broke apart after a minute both breathing hard as I rested my forehead against his biting my lip.
"Don't worry about the kiss," I said and lean in again. As our lips touch they melted together and everything around me just faded away. I slowly laid back so we were both laying on my bed Parker's hands at my waist and my hands around his neck. We break every once and a while just to catch our breath, the go back to kissing.
"Parker, time to go," John called up the stairs. Parker and I broke apart, he stood up straighten his clothes bending down giving me one last kiss and headed downstairs, leaving me to my thoughts.
I got dressed in lounge clothes and laid in bed that night just smiling. Remembering every feeling of the kiss. His lips are soft and smooth but firm, my skin burned from his touch. What is happening to me?