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|Story Start|

|Xavier East|

I idly fingered the small bag I was carrying while I roamed around the mall with Liam. I had to admit he wasn’t as bad as I thought he was.

“Yeah I met Avery and Shaylee right after you moved away” he said, I had asked him about how he had met Shay and Liam decided it would be great to tell me the whole story about how they all met. “We became friends in freshmen year, I was in the library looking for a book for an English project. Shaylee and Avery were there and saw me struggling. I seriously hate English and she offered to help me out since I was new and everything.” He informed me.

That sounds like Shay, she was always a little book worm. I don’t think a night went by where she didn’t read me a story when we were little. Unfortunately it was always a princess story but we don’t need to tell people. I went to go ask another question but was interrupted my some red headed chick who was wearing a short skirt with a white top and pink heels that clacked when she walked. Talk about annoying.

“Liam! I haven’t seen you all summer! How are you!” she exclaimed as she jumped on him with a hug. I gave him a questioning look, wasn’t he going out with Avery. Liam rolled his eyes at her and pushed her off “Hey Clarissa, well I’ve been spending the summer with my girlfriend Avery” he said putting an emphasis on girlfriend. Ah. I remember Clarissa; she was the second in command when it came to Vanessa. Now I wonder where she was… Not that I really cared but where tweedle dumb was tweedle dee wouldn’t be far behind.

 I saw Clarissa’s eyes flash for a minute before the happy smile came back. “Oh you’re still with her? That’s great really” she fake smiled. Clarissa turned to me and eyed my body, a happy smirk came over her face and I couldn’t help but be slightly disgusted. “You look pretty familiar… do I know you?” she purred moving off of Liam and coming closer to me, placing a hand on my shoulder.

I shrugged it off and gave her a charming smile. “Xavier East” I responded. Clarissa’s eyes widened in recognition, “The Xavier East?” she asked. I nodded my head “The one and only” I confirmed. Clarissa smirked “Vanessa will be happy to see you, wait right here I’ll be back!” she exclaimed before running off. The clacking of her heels become a distant sound and I couldn’t be more pleased.

“Geez by this reaction you’d think you were a celebrity or something” Liam exclaimed. I gave him a cocky look “What can I say? I am Xavier East after all” I told him. Liam rolled his eyes “Shay was right, you have an ego the size of a country” he said. I grinned “How much does she talk about me? Whenever I ask she just denies it and says she’s rather poke her eye with a skittle then talk about me” I told him, chuckling at the end when I remembered the way she said that.

Liam grinned and shot me a sly look “I swear that girl is obsessed with you” he started, just as I was going to ask what he meant by that, a pair of heels were clicking our way and I turned my body to see Clarissa walking back with Vanessa. I cringed inwardly when I saw her, well at least she wasn’t dressed as slutty as Clarissa was. Vanessa was wearing short denim shorts with a white tank top, it was low cut too and didn’t leave much to the imagination. She looked just as bitchy as she did a couple of years ago. 

“Xavier East” she purred, walking over to me. “You really are back aren’t you, just as sexy as I remembered” she murmured as her eyes traveled up and down my form. I gave her a cocky smile “Thanks but too bad I can’t say the same for you” I replied. She gave me a shocked look before fake laughing “Xavier just as funny as I remember, always playing hard to get” she said trailing a hand down my chest. I gave her a disgusted look and pulled her hand off of me. “Well as not nice as it’s been Liam and I have to go and meet our girls” I said dropping her hand and beginning to walk away.

“Wait, you don’t mean Love and Collins do you?” she asked giving me a fake smile but I could see the fury in her eyes. I gave her a smirk “That’s exactly who I mean, later Montez” I said before continuing on my way. 

Liam gave me a thankful look “Those to are annoying as fuck.” He said. I nodded my head in agreement but wasn’t really paying attention to what he was saying. I was just thinking about Shaylee, and how I wished she was here with me. I knew that look that Vanessa had given me and I would be damned if she thought she could do anything to Shay.

Shay was my girl.

|Shaylee Love| 

“So you’re admitting it, you like Xavier”

I sighed and shook my head “I didn’t say that! I was just saying that I don’t hate him as much as I thought I did.” I replied, taking an interest in a perfume that I was currently looking at. Avery rolled her eyes and snatched the bottle from my fingers “Hey!” I exclaimed. She gave me a hard look “Making bets, having sleepovers, having feelings about him that you can’t really explain and the endless teasing and flirting? Just admit it Shay the crush you had never actually went away and now that he’s back it’s just come back and even stronger than before.” Avery told me, giving me a knowing look. 

I sighed and snatched the bottle back, placing it back onto the shelf before turning towards Avery. “I do not like Xavier in that way, now can we please drop it?” I asked. Avery was dead set on the idea that I liked Xavier in the more than friend way. But that’s just crazy talk right? Maybe I was just happy that we were acting like friends instead of the whole bully and victim thing. Yeah… that could be why; maybe it was also because it was a more playful teasing instead of a hateful one.

She could not stop talking about how I let him back into my life so easily. She thought I was crazy at first but after I told her how he acted and how… what’s the word I’m looking for… nice? No not nice because I don’t think writing all over one’s body is nice but I don’t really know what word to use. Maybe sincere? No… I… it’s just that he is acting how we used to be, with a more playful and flirty way. I found that I liked that and as long as he stayed that way then I wouldn’t mind. 

But of course Avery is reading way too much into it. She’s convinced that he’s in love with me and I think she’s absolutely crazy. Xavier East in love with his childhood victim Shaylee Love? HA! Yeah right, like that would ever happen. That’s as likely as Trevor having a clean room… or getting a girlfriend, yeah that will never ever happen. I was just the girl next door- literally.

Avery gave me a disapproving look before shaking her head in defeat. “Fine, we’ll stop for now but only because I need help picking out something sexy for Liam” she said giving me a wide grin. I rolled my eyes and fake gagged “Avery! I do not need to know what you two do behind the scenes. It’s bad enough that I see you guys making out all the time!” I exclaimed, playfully bumping my hip to hers. Avery laughed “Don’t worry I’ll help you pick something for Xavier too” she teased, bumping my hip back. 

The heat rose to my cheeks and I glared at her. “Not funny Aves” I muttered. She laughed and poked my cheeks “Aw you’re blushing! That’s so cute Shay!” she exclaimed while she laughed at me. I childishly stuck my tongue out at her and she laughed “I’m just kidding Shay, but I was serious about the Liam thing” she told me. I groaned as she started dragging me over to the lacey area. “No please Ave! I won’t ever be able to look at Liam the same again!” I exclaimed. Avery laughed at how dramatic I was being.

“Oh come on, I would help you!” she said. I sighed “Too bad I don’t have anybody to impress” I muttered. Avery opened her mouth to say something but I cut her off “Don’t say it” I warned. She rolled her eyes “Fine but please help me! I will owe you big time!” she pleaded while giving me her puppy dog look. I groaned and let out a defeated sigh. I held out my arms and pretended there was shackles on them “Fine” I said dramatically. “I shall help you this once but remember you owe me big time” I stated. She laughed and tugged me over to the forbidden area. “Thank you Shay! Now remember Liam likes lace and leopard print” she told me as she held up two examples. I gagged “This is so gross, you guys are my best friends! I shouldn’t be subjected to this!” I exclaimed. Avery just laughed “Too bad! You already said you would help, now help me pick some out so I can go and try them on!” she squealed happily. 

I groaned and reluctantly followed her. I officially hated Victoria’s Secret.

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“What do you think of this?” Avery asked. I sighed and shrugged “It’s nice I guess” I commented. Avery groaned “Shay you are no help at all!” she complained.  I gave her a flat look “Why don’t you just ask Liam himself?!” I asked. Avery and I have been here for over an hour and I was seriously getting bored. She couldn’t decide on anything. Avery gave me a cheshire grin “That’s a fantastic idea Shay” she replied, fishing her phone out of her pocket. I gave her a questioning look “What’s with that face?” I asked. Avery shrugged “Nothing, hey can you text Xavier and ask the boys to get their asses over here? I can’t find my phone and I’m going to go and get a few more things to try on…” she said as she began to walk away. 

What the hell was she planning? I know that look, it’s the look she gets whenever she had an ‘amazing plan’ but that plan always ends up with me in trouble and her laughing on the sidelines. So you can see why I was a little reluctant to do as she asked. But never the less I zipped open my bag and fished my phone out. Huh I already had a text message and it was from Xavier to, he sent it about an hour ago… ops. Ah well.

To: Shaybear

From: Xavier- the sexist man alive 

Where are you guys?

Oh…. I hope he isn’t mad about my late response, what if he and Liam were looking for us or something? Maybe they were wandering around the mall for an hour while we sat here and picked out things for Avery to wear. Don’t get me wrong I did find a couple things for myself but I already bought them.

To: Xavier- the sexiest man alive

From: Shaybear

Sorry for the late response but we’re In Victoria’s Secret

Then I remembered that I was supposed to ask them to ‘get their asses over here’ as Avery put it. But before I could text anything I got an immediate response.

 To: Shaybear

From: Xavier- the sexiest man alive

We’re on our way, be there in 5.

Well… that was easier than I thought it would be. Aren’t guys like opposed to coming into stores like this?

“So did you text them?” Avery asked as she walked over to where I was standing. I raised a brow when I saw how many bras and panties she had. “Don’t you think that’s a little too much?” I asked. Avery laughed “Of course not!” she exclaimed. “You never want to be caught with granny panties!!” she said with a disgusted face. I rolled my eyes but I couldn’t help but crack a smile “True, very true” I commented. “Oh yeah I did text them they should be here soon” I informed her. “How soon?” she asked, her eyes flickered to something behind me but I dismissed it. It was probably the perfume or lip gloss or something.

“I don’t-”

But before I could finish my sentence a pair of arms wrapped around my waist from behind and made me let out a little yelp. I was struggling to get out of their grip until the familiar spicy and masculine smell of Xavier filled my senses and I stopped panicking. Well… they got here faster than I thought.

I felt Xavier move his head down so his mouth was to my ear. I shiver involuntarily when his hot breath hit my ear. “Miss me princess?” he whispered. I saw Avery and Liam give me knowing looks and I immediately pushed Xavier away. I scoffed and crossed my arms “Of course not, I almost forgot that you came with us” I lied. Avery rolled her eyes before grasping Liam’s hand “Let’s leave these two love birds alone…” she said as she started to drag him away. “Avery don’t!” I said but I couldn’t do anything because I was still trapped by Xavier.

“Meet at the food court in an hour and a half! See ya!” she said before she and Liam disappeared into the throng of people. I sighed “Now what? And can you please let me go?” I asked wiggling out of his grip. Xavier complied and gave me a smirk “We could always go back home and you could give me a little fashion show of what you bought” he suggested while eying my bag. I felt my cheeks flame and I glared at him. “Not going to happen you idiot” I replied taking his arm and walking out of the store.

Xavier kept smirking “Doesn’t matter, we still have the window” he murmured. I stopped and slapped his chest “What was that?” I asked giving him a glare. Xavier gave me a mock innocent look “Nothing, I didn’t say anything” he replied. I rolled my eyes “That’s what I thought” I muttered. Xavier smirked and grasped my hand in his. I was going to pull away but his hand tightened and I gave him a questioning look. “Come on Shay, ready to have some real fun?” he asked. My eyes widened at the bad boy smirk that came over his face. I wanted to say not but the way he was looking at me, those emerald eyes made me feel safe and had a promise of fun in them as well. I couldn't help but let a smile spread across my face and i squeezed his hand.

“What do you have in mind?”

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