Chapter 6: Blunt Confessions and Scientific Investigations
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🍪Ellie's P.O.V
"Wake up," A voice murmured, shaking me lightly.
"Give me one more hour mom," I groaned sleepily, pushing myself further into the softness of my pillows.
"You're going to be late by then," My mom's deep and husky chuckle meet my ea—wait what?
Last time I checked, my mother's laughter was feminine and like a bucket of cold water, memories from yesterday came flooding back.
My body bolted upright without even consulting my brain and came tumbling down the floor. A loud painful thud resonated in the room that wasn't even mine!
"Fuck you floor!" I groaned painfully, giving a light slap to the floor.
I opened my eyes and was met by every reader's one desire to see in real life.
Alec King shirtless. I couldn't help but gape at the sight of his muscular chest, my eyes trailing down to his amazing six pack stopping at the band of his basketball shorts.
A few tattoos scattered in his body and I couldn't help but bite my lip, stopping the temptation to just jump at him and give it a lick. Should I just go for it?
Fuck. We aren't even halfway through the story and I already want to jump his bones.
"Like what you see? Take a picture biscotto." He smirked, noticing my obvious stare.
"Where's my phone? Pass it to me please," I said without even thinking, my eyes still stuck to his chest.
He's definitely has Italian heritage, eyeing the tattoo of the Italian flag on his upper left chest. Alec's tattoos were uniquely done and was scattered across his body like art.
At the sound of his laughter, I snapped out of my daze and blushed furiously. I immediately stood up and turned away from him, my hand covering my mouth.
"What time is it?" I asked through my hand, desperate to change the topic.
"It's six a.m. I figured that I needed to wake you up early since you know you're girl." He mused out, playing along to my obvious change of subject.
"Stop acting smug Alec. Why didn't you wake me up when I fell asleep?" I questioned, narrowing my eyes at him.
A ghost of smile sprawled on his lips,"How could I? You were snoring so loudly that it felt like a warning bell to me." He shrugged, crossing his arms and making his muscles flex slightly.
My eyes followed the action, going into a awe-land for a second before I shook my head.
FOCUS ELLIE.
"What? I don't snore!" Lie.
Wait.
"If I slept in your room, then where did you sleep?" I asked, my eyes narrowing at him.
"Why next to you of course, where'd you think I'd sleep? The floor?" He replied, rolling his eyes for asking a stupid question.
"WHAT?!" I screeched, blood rushing to my cheeks at the thought of his muscular body so close to mine.
Without even wasting a second, I kicked him where the sun didn't shine, again. Alec doubled over, clutching his probably damaged jewels.
"You pervert!"
"I was joking woman! Fuck, Why are you so obsessed in hurting my balls?!" He let out, his face in a painful grimace.
"It's not my fault you keep pulling stunts like this!" I shot back, throwing an accusing look at him.
He turned all serious all of a sudden. Earning a wary look from me. Shit. What if he loses his cool and kills me?
"How's your feet? Wrist? Do they hurt? I wanted to put some ice on your wrist but I didn't want to risk waking you up." He explained, eyeing my feet.
Oh.
I turned to look at my wrist, there was a indeed a bruise but it wasn't that huge. It did feel a little sore but besides that, it didn't hurt much.
"I'm okay. Thank you for saving me and cleaning my cuts Alec," I softly said, giving him a small smile.
Alec snorted,"And you repay me by kicking me in the balls. You can shower in my bathroom, I'll get you some clothes from my mom." He said, making his way towards the door with a slight limp.
My smile dropped, the urge to suddenly wring his neck came back like a full force. Why can't he just freaking accept the gratitude like a man?
"By the end of this book, I'd probably lose my balls," He muttered, shutting the door behind him.
"Gilipollas," I grumbled, making my way towards the bathroom.
(Gilipollas; D!ckhead)
Alec's bathroom was huge. At the far corner was the bathtub from yesterday. A shower stall was next it enclosed in frosted glass walls and door, A huge sink that had various men products on it, thankfully a spare toothbrush was already there. The toilet at the right side and a rack that had towels folded on it.
I stripped out of my clothes, neatly folding them and placed them on the sink. I made sure my undergarments were inside my folded shirt before hopping into the shower.
I couldn't help but feel giddy at the feeling of cold water gliding down my skin. I honestly prefer cold showers than hot ones, it really gives a good wake up call.
Taking Alec's body wash, I squirted some on my palm before lathering it all over my body. My thoughts completely drifting off to Alec.
For having such a dangerous reputation, he sure is a sweet guy. I mean, he carried me because he didn't want my cuts to be infected, washed my foot and applied freaking ointment on it, and he even let me sleep on his bed.
Wait? This is not a dream right? This would totally suck butt then.
"Cookie?" Alec's voice called out, earning a startled gasp from me.
I turned around and saw Alec's figure through the blurry glass door and let out a scream. My hands going to two separate areas and yes, I'm covering my tatas and flower just in case he can see anything.
"WHY THE HELL ARE YOU INSIDE THE BATHROOM?!" I bellowed out.
"The door was unlocked." He answered, amusement lacing in his voice,"I'm leaving this clothes on the sink. After you finish your shower, go downstairs. Chase cooked some breakfast." He informed.
"Okay, now go out and lock the door!" I squeaked, glaring at him through the glass door.
"Where's the fun in that?" He asked, a teasing tone on his voice.
"Alec King, I swear on my cookies that I'll make sure you wouldn't have kids if you don't leave at the next five seconds!" I threatened, stomping slightly.
I didn't even get to start counting before he was out of the door like a madman. The door banging loudly behind him leaving me dumbfounded.
"Good morning," Chase greeted rather shyly, handing me a plate of pancakes with maple syrup.
I gave him a polite smile. Pushing some of my wet hair behind my ear and took a seat in front of him.
"Thank you, you cooked this right?" I asked, before stuffing some of it in my mouth.
Chase Devion looked undeniably gorgeous today. He left his hair in its usual messy state, a black jeans and paired it with the typical white v-neck shirt that hugged his muscles deliciously.
"Yes, Alec doesn't know how to cook besides boiling water." He replied, rolling his eyes.
I snorted,"I'm not even surprised. Speaking of him, where is he? This tastes amazing by the way," I commented, chewing lightly.
"Thanks, he's taking a shower. He'll be down in a minute. Are you okay?" He asked, standing up and making his way towards the fridge.
"I'm okay, Alec washed my feet last night and applied some ointment on the cuts," I answered, taking a hold the maple syrup bottle before drowning my pancakes in it.
Chase who had his head inside the refrigerator banged his head loudly against it. I gave him an amused smile as he pulled back, rubbing the spot where he bumped with a sheepish look on his face.
"Are you okay?" This time it was my turn to ask, amusement lacing in my tone.
"I-I'm good. I'm just a little surprised." He said, taking a hold of two water bottles from the fridge and made his way back to his seat.
"Surprise? About what? Alec being a kind soul?" I joked, a grin forming on my lips.
Chase paused, looking at me with an unreadable expression for a few moments that it made my grin drop.
"Red," He suddenly blurted out, taking one of the water battle and unscrewing its cap before handing it to me.
"Red?" I questioned, raising my brow.
He looked away," I-uh your nickname. I think it suits you because you blush easily and you turn red when you're mad like yesterday when you were shouting at Ale—"
I couldn't help burst into laughter at his adorable rambling. He seemed to notice it too and turned red before clearing his throat.
"Let me guess, he became a rambling idiot once again?"
At the sound of Alec's voice, we both turned to look at him. He strolled in casually, his hair somehow still wet. He wore ripped skinny jeans today, paired it with random shirt and his favorite old skool vans on.
Chase glowered at him, earning a chuckle from Alec who took a plate of pancakes on his own before taking a seat next to him.
The rest of breakfast was spent with Alec teasing Chase and I, laughing along like the idiotic woman that I was.
"You horny hotdog! I called you last night and guess who answered? Alec freaking King!" That was the first thing that Ark said to me as she took a seat in our usual table.
It was around noon now and students were piling up near the lunch area. A loud chatter can be heard from each table and it was buzzing with a certain hype at the fact that we're all eating food.
The cafeteria food in our school was yummy and the delicious scent that wafted from my newly heated cheesy baked mac was proof of that.
"We didn't have sex!" I blurted out, firmly shaking my head at her.
After the breakfast earlier, Alec and I rode in his baby harley while Chase took his car since he usually picks up Valentino and the twins.
Although I made sure Alec and I weren't seen together arriving in his harley because I made some excuse to drop me off outside school instead because my mom's dropping me off something.
I wasn't afraid being seen with him, far from that actually. I just didn't want to damaged his reputation by being seen with a normal girl like me and besides, I didn't want girls picking a fight with me because of that.
"Really? You're not even wearing your own clothes," She scoffed, referring to my leggings, a sweatshirt of Alec that he had overgrown, and sandals.
Alec couldn't find a shirt that wouldn't scream mother and opted to find clothes that he had outgrown instead. Thankfully, her mom and I had the same feet size; 36 and Alec insisted that I chose a comfy footwear so that I wouldn't have a hard time to walk with my feet.
"I swear! Nothing happened!" I promised, taking a spoonful of the delicious goodness and stuffing it in my mouth.
"Oooh! Your tea is boiling honey! Tell me the deets!" Ark chirped, clapping her hands excitedly before unwrapping a burger that she had bought for lunch.
I started telling her the events that happened yesterday and earlier. When it came to the part about those three douchebags, there were a few times where I had to stop her from getting out of her seat because she wanted to skip class just hunt to them down.
When it came to Alec and the events after that, she let out a few squeak of excitements and there were a few times where I had to stop her from getting out of her seat and dance in excitement.
Bloody mood swings everybody.
"Don't ever go grocery shopping alone again! Don't you watch horror movies Ellie? They die because of one simple idiotic decision!" She scolded, slapping me on the arm.
"I think you and my mom should be best friends instead. She got a thing with slapping my arms too," I grumbled, rubbing the spot with a pout.
"Don't be ridiculous! Focus on the fact that Alec King has the heart eyes and drool emoji for you!" She exclaimed, before I shushed her quickly.
"He doesn't A, We just freaking met for peanut's sake!" I pointed out, pushing her slightly.
"You and I both know that he doesn't associate himself with anybody except his pack of skittles." She stated, giving me a pointed look.
"Okay fine but it doesn't mean that he has the heart eyes and drool emoji at me just because he saved me. He has a kind soul, that's it." I stated, trying to end the conversation but I could feel my cheeks turning red.
Kind soul your butt, my subconscious snorted.
Ark gasped,"Why are you blushing? Don't tell me you have the heart eyes and drool emoji for him too?! Sh't! This is gonna be one heck of a future! I'm already imagining your gorgeous babies and the hot wild s—" I slapped my hand on her mouth in complete horror.
"Ark! I don't even like him like that," Yet."He's an annoying lump of a human," I said, giving her a glare.
"Fine. I won't plan your future yet without performing a scientific investigation." She sighed through my hand, raising her hands in a surrender way.
I was about to give her another retort when suddenly, the cafeteria doors opened and strolled in were the pack of skittles. I noticed Alec surveying each of the tables before they landed to mine, a smirk gracing his features before he gave me a wink.
I let out a startled gasped when Ark suddenly licked my hand. My attention turning to her in seconds with a perplexed look.
"Alec King never winks and he just did at you! Snickers! Fuck the procedures! I'll just gather the evidences. By the end of this lunch break, I'd have my conclusion boo!" Ark grinned, a giddy expression on her face.
I groaned, Ark literally knows everything and she isn't even my mom! She seriously has this habits where she just accidentally hears tea from everywhere and shares it with me.
Out of the five, Valentino was the only one who sleeps around but from what Ark told me, he doesn't hook up with the students here but the students in the private school in the next town.
"Hi sweet chick! Mind if we sit here?" Valentino chirped from behind me and without even waiting for a reply, took a seat next to Ark.
From my left, Alec took that spot and then Jayden and Hayden followed, Chase sat directly in front of me and then Val who was already downing a bowl of what looked like a steamy ramen with a shell-shocked Ark between us.
"Boo, can you pinch me? because I think my eyes are fucking with me right n-Ow! Okay, Valentino Fedeli is still sitting next to me and eating his ramen! It's not a dream everyone," Ark rambled, growing flustered at her close proximity with Val.
Just like that, the pack of skittles, except Chase who just had a grin on his face, bursted laughing at her. I couldn't help but shake my head in amusement at her antics.
"You have one interesting friend here Red," Chase commented, glancing at Ark.
Ark took a deep breath before turning to Val,"Hi, I'm Ark Morrison. Ellie's only friend who can keep up with her odd brain and habits," She introduced, giving him her mega-watt smile.
"Hey Ark," Valentino greeted, giving her a wink before taking another bite of his noodles.
"I'm just gonna cut straight to the point and confess that I have a crush on you since last year. Let's just say, we bonded a few chapters already and have a date with me?" Ark dead-panned, her lips pulling in a thin line.
Valentino who was in the process of eating his noodles started choking and turning red. He patted his chest like a gorilla before finally getting the noodle into the correct pipe and turned to Ark.
"I-I'd love to take that offer," He hoarsely answered, clearing his throat and offering her a smile.
"Good, I'll text you the details later," She beamed, before taking a bite out if her burger like she didn't confess in front of the school's pack of skittles about her feelings for one of them.
"Can I ask you a question?" I said, turning to look at the twins.
"You already did," Twin #1 mused out, earning a chuckle from his other twin.
I rolled my eyes,"How can I differentiate you two? You both look so alike," I said, earning an amused look from the both of them.
They glanced at one another before turning to me. A smile gracing their features and I couldn't help but pause for a minute while I stared at them confusingly before I gasped.
"You're dimples!" I pointed out, earning a chuckle from the rest of the group.
"I'm Jayden and I have one dimple," He introduced, his lips pulled in a cheeky smile.
"I'm Hayden and and I have two dimples," He repeated, a grin on his lips.
I nodded in understanding,"Hi, I'm Ellie and I have no dimples," I joked, earning a laugh from them.
The rest of the lunch was brimmed with laughter and light jokes. I couldn't help but feel sad that people are somehow scared at them because of their reputation.
"The investigation is ongoing and I've gathered that he can't seem to take his eyes off you. I could bet on my gucci bag that he totally has the heart eyes and drool emoji at you," Ark said, a teasing grin on her lips.
"Investigation? Who has his eyes on you?" Alec piped in, seeming to overhear what Ark said, his posture turning tense.
I gave a panicked look at Ark who just looked at me in amusement. I was about to make up some lie when the bell rang.
I couldn't help but stand up abruptly and mentally did a fist pump and felt guilty when I saw there was still an average chunk left of my cheesy baked mac.
I quickly took it and turned around from the prying eyes of the pack of skittles before stuffing it all down in my mouth in one go.
My cheeks were puffed up like a racoon while I chewed wildly. I couldn't handle the guilt of not finishing off my food and would rather risk myself choking.
The guys let out a chuckles and I just rolled my eyes at them. After that, we all made our way outside the cafeteria but not before throwing our trash.
"Fucking fuck shit noodle! I need to go the library boo. I need to finish the assignment Mr. Pimp gave us yesterday. I forgot it's due for today," Ark panicked, looking at her phone in disbelief.
I shook my head at her, not even surprised that she forgot to do her homework. She tends to do it the last minute, all the time.
"Mr. Pimp would kill you if you don't pass it on time. Go," I mused out, giving her a parting hug.
She bid goodbye to the pack of skittles before running off to the opposite direction.
Now that Ark wasn't here, I couldn't help but wrap an arm around my stomach in a nervous habit upon seeing some students were eyeing at us blatantly.
"What's your next class?" Alec asked, giving a glare to them who immediately turned their attention elsewhere.
"It's music," I replied, a thankful smile on my lips.
"You sing Red?" Chase piped in, overhearing our conversation.
"Yes," I answered, growing shy at the mention of my talent.
"Can you sing for us?" Valentino asked grinning next to me.
I didn't get a chance to reply before Alec pulled me towards him. "I'll walk you to class." He stated, nodding at the pack of skittles.
Valentino grinned, before hugging himself and started making kissy faces in the air. I felt my face turned red at the insinuation before Chase rolled his eyes, took a hold of his ear and started pulling Val away from us.
Jayden and Hayden started laughing, following behind them closely. A few remaining students eyed them with interest as Val pulled away from Chase's grasp.
"See you later love birds!" Valentino called out, giving us a cheesy wave.
"Do you need to stop by your locker?" Alec asked, his gaze already on me when I turned back to him.
I felt my cheeks redden even more,"No, I've got all my stuff here." I said, referring to my bag.
He nodded before starting to walk towards the music room. A silence settling on us, I suddenly felt nervous and before I even knew it was doing one of nervous habits.
"Do you know Lucifer Morningstar? I mean not the legit Lucifer. Wait, I mean he is literally the devil but you see, he's a guy from a netflix series that I've been binge-watching and let me tell you, He has this really nice english accent and bloody hell, It's not helping that he's good looking and there's a girl named Chloe who he likes but Chloe doesn't like him back yet but obviously she'll learn to like him sooner considering they're in a—"
I bit my lip when I realized that Alec was chuckling lightly. He pushed his hair back, his electrifying blue ones shining, some of his pearly whites were peeking out as he grinned.
Why the freaking bologna did I suddenly feel nervous around him? I was being myself earlier!
"I didn't know you ramble. It's cute biscotto," He said, both of us stopping in front of my classroom.
"Uuuh, thanks and thank you for walking me," I ushered out, giving him a small peck on the cheek and went inside without waiting for a reply.
I let out a sigh of relief, choosing a seat at the far corner. The teacher arrived a few minutes later then started to discuss the instrument we're going to use but I was too distracted to even listen.
One thing that I just realized when I sat on my chair.
I just kissed Alec King's cheek.
WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION!