Enemies with Benefits by KiKi XoXo (ebook reader web .txt) 📕

for a couple months even... but obviously he's cheated on her... I mean it's Jake..." I add. I'll have to let Jake know I said this stuff.  "Don't quote me though... I haven't actually seen her or heard him talk about her though..."  

 

"Interesting..." Jason leans back, picking at his hashbrowns.

 

"Yeah... they're probably just benefit buddies." I end the conversation, and take the last bite of biscuits and gravy. I have half of a fruint pancake left as well I'll need a box for that because I'm overly stuffed.   

 

"Anyways..." Mr. Parker says, after a couple moments of silence. "His grade is already going up, so I do have to say you're doing a good job."  I nod, of course I am. Although the past couple days have kind of slipped by in not doing any work. I pull out my phone, sending him a quick text telling him to work on his homework. We sit and chat awhile finishing our drinks and just catching up. It's been a whlie since the three of us have been able to talk together like this. These two were also my favorites out of Pat's friends, and it's because they're to most fun. Even though Mr. Parker is a teacher he is still a lot of fun.  Jason is still Jason... although he too has a teaching degree. 

 

"You're giving me a ride back right?" I ask, taking the last sip of my hot chocolate. I really don't want to walk back to my dorm. 

 

"I can." Mr. Parker replies, as Jason pays. He insisted. We chat a while longer, talking about baseball season and me maybe being a manager. Also about the play performance tomorrow, that I'm not looking forward to. I'm going to have to see and be around both Jake and Robbie. I can already tell that's going to go over great. A phone start ringing, and Mr. Parker pulls his out. He answers it with a sigh not to happy. "Yeah.. no no trouble at all... Of course, I'll get right to that. Bye." He hangs up, his phone and rubs his eyes. "I have to go. There is some meeting I'm needed at." he sighs, and slips out of the booth. 

 

"Have fun." I wave, now I'm going to have to walk home.

 

"I'll walk her home.." Jason says stretching his arms. Then Mr. Parker waves and hurries out the door. "Ready?" He asks me. 

 

"I don't needa babysitter... I'm not gonna just up and disapear again." I get up, but that is all I say about it. No use arguing with him, I know him to good. Him and Jake are both stubborn now that I think about it. In different ways yes, but they are a lot more alike then they think. Even in the looks they strong jaw and sleek cheek bones. Slightly curled blonde hair. Of course Jake's hair is a lighter blonde and his is also longer. I love Jake's hair. I don't know what it is either, I just really really like it. I also really like his stomach.. but what girl wouldn't? Strong and sculpted to perfection like that. I didn't realize people could actually look like that, especially non movie stars. 

 

"What are you drooling about?" Jason breaks into my day dream of Jake. I clear away my thoughts, and look at the ground feeling heat rushing to my face. "You were thinking about me weren't ya? It's okay... it happens to everyone." He laughs, knudging me gently. I just giggle a little, and smile. I was thinking about Jake. Drooling over him practically. God, I really am gonna have the worst time with this. 

 

"No." I say after a second, "Thinking about my pancakes." I hold up the to go box. He just chuckles, and we move on to baseball. He really wants me to be the manager for some reason. I could do it, I just don't know if I should. Robbie and I are fighting. Jake and I are... well I have no idea... Wyatt, the only other person on the team I've talked to, probably hates me from telling him about Carmen. I'd be left with Jason. That's not horrible, but it's not great either. 

 

"Just think about it? I don't want to get stuck with someone wo doesn't know what they're doing. Also yeah, we know each other so it wouldn't be weird." He says, I nod he is right. 

 

"I'll think about it." I give in to that request, he thanks me and moves on not pushing the subject. I can see my dorm up ahead. Time flies while you have someone to talk to and something to talk about.  "Well... thanks for walking me back." I glance at the parking lot for my car. My mood does a three sixty when I see Robbie's car next to mine, but I don't see him. He is at the wrong dorm if he is looking for Carmen. 

 

"No problem... hey you still have to show me so more moves by the way. I'm waiting for my next class!" He smiles with a wave, and then keeps walking past my dorm. I stand on the stairs watching him a moment as he walks away. I go inside roling my shoulders trying to relax them. 

 

"We are talking." Robbie comes around the corner from the rec room. He scared me, and I almost dropped my pancakes.  "Sorry didn't mean to scare you." He adds.  I stare sternly at him, but I know I'm not getting out of this. 

 

"Let me put this in the fridge." I walk around him, so much for relaxing. We're both quiet until we're in my room, and then he launches into a lecture about me falling asleep on a park bench. How did he even find out? Why am I being lectured by him!?  "Oh shut up.. I heard it all already from Austin and Jason." I sit on my bed shoving my hair over my shoulder. 

 

"Austin and Jason? You mean Mr. Parker and Mr. Lincoln." He says, and I role my eyes.  "What were you thinking? You could've been kidnapped or murdered!" He sits next to me. 

 

"I don't know... what were you thinking while screwing Carmen in the schol bathroom?" I ask, laying back. That shut him up just like I thought it would. "Including you've done it multiple times before so.. it must be... fun." I add my attitude spiking. 

 

"Paige don't be like this." He sighs, turning he head to look at me. 

 

"Be like what?" I sit up.

 

"Jealous." He replies, and I laugh. Jealous he thinks I'm jealous. No I'm mad for being lied too, and I'll admit I'm more mad at Carmen because she cheated on Wyatt, but Robbie asked her, and Robbie was the one who also did the cheating. 

 

"You wish I was jealous." I stand up moving away from him. It's true though he probably does wish I was jealous. He does like me.  "I'm disapointed." I turn around crossing my arms and facing him.  He stands up running a hand through his hair, and looking around my room. "Why would you go to Carmen? She has a boyfriend... and it's Carmen I though you two didn't get along." 

 

"We don't... and that's why it works." He sighs. 

 

"Ah.. nevermind I don't want to know anything..." I hold up a hand. For some reason what he just said gives me the shiver and I don't want to hear anymore. "I'll see you later." I say, leaving him in my room. I walk downstiars and outside, I left him in my room. I go around back and sit in one of the lounge chairs.  I should've just made him leave... I don't know why I didn't. I run a hand through my hair now. 

 

"May I join you?" I recognize Jake's voice without actually seeing him. 

 

"Wont you do it anyways?" I sigh, looking up at him. 

 

"Maybe." He says, and it makes me smile but looking at him wipes it away.. He looks tired and almost kind of sick. 

 

"Are you okay?" I ask standing up. He doesn't look good at all, I take a couple steps towards him, just so I can get a better look. "You don't look to good." I say, wipes his left hand across his forehead and shrugs his shoulders. 

 

"I'm just tired I'm sure." he says. "So... how are you?' He asks, I can tell he doesn't mean hows my day going. He wants to know if I'm mad at him for what he said yesterday. 

 

"I'm fine." I say, still unsure how I feel about what happened between us. I watch him closely, as he binks taking in a breath he really doesn't look good. "Jake, are you sure you're okay?" I ask, taking another small steps towards him. 

 

"I'm okay." He sighs, "I want to know about you. I didn't mean any of the things I said... I just... Jason and you have-"

 

"Jason and I have been friends for awhile. That's it." I asure him. "I'm sorry about the other too... I was a bitch." I take the couple more steps towards him. He looks like he is about to fall over, but I don't think he will. I practically force him to sit, and I pull another chair over and sit next to him. 

 

"You know I don't think you're like the others right?" He whispers I can hear panic laced in his voice, he eyes searching mine. It's another one of those rare times when I can see the little boy inside him. His shaggy blonde air falling just above his eyes, and his eyes shining. Here looking at him, I see something he does't normally show. He is scared and paniced. I don't know what about for sure, maybe it's about pissing me off again.  

 

"I don't want to be like them." I reply looking away, I look at the ground, and then glance in the window that leads to the kitchen. I look away and then look back. Oh. Well that's great. Anne is there looking out at us. Watching us. Thank god she can't hear us. By the look on her face though she isn't happy. "I ah... I wont be like them." I look away from Anne and I stand up stepping away from Jake. 

 

"Paige," He stands, and the panic in his voice is so loud it makes me for some reason wanto to reach other and tell him it's going to be okay. 

 

"Jake.. I can't do this anymore. I need to stay focused on school, and college." I say not giving him time to say anything else.  "You have baseball coming up... and besides... this wouldn't have lasted much longer for you anyways."  With that I walk away. Hopefully that puts at good terms, but not benefit buddies. I go inside, and Anne is there.

 

"You did the right thing." She says, and I just walk around her. I go back up to my room, and I see Robbie did leave. I sit on my bed, not tired but also not wanting to see anyone else.  I need to let off some steam, so I'm going to go gym again.

Chapter 36- Draining

Jake's POV

 

I seriously feel like shit. I'm tired and sweaty and clammy. My heads a little fuzzy feeling,