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

Jake's POV

I'm so screwed. That's all I got. I'm going soft and it's all her. I don't think about girls anymore it's just her. I don't want any girl now just her. I do however want to punch Robbie, multiple times. Paige and I were having some kind of moment, and he walked in and ruined it.  I'm so screwed. I'm jealous of her relatioship wth him, and I'm mad at myself for all of my shinanigans with girls. She is right, I do use girls, and I haven't ever even thought about there feelings. I just cared about my own pleasure. 

As I lay in my bed, replying what went down in the kitchen, I know I'm in for a bunch of shit. This morning, when I went to find Wyatt,  and tell him that I was going to go out and spend the day with my sisiter, he just laughed. I of course found him at his girlfriends dorm, and I woke them both up at 7:43 this morning. Jayla called me last night (Saturday night) and wanted to know if I would spend the day with her. I took her up on the offer, not wanting to sit in my room and sulk. I had a great day with her, and when I got back to school, it got even better. Cause when I walk in and I go the kitchen and see Paige it made me smile. Then we started talking. It was nice. Playful banter, and she kept with it, never once did she faulter. She wasn't scared to say any of it. Sleep I need sleep.

I wake up and do my normal morning routine, showering and all the works. Then I walk out the door grabbing a frozen Smuckers peanut butter and Jelly sandwhich things. I eat them frozen, I think they're better that way. Driving to the school, I get to drama just on time! As I walk in Mrs. Oliver tells everyone to get on stage where they need to be from the begining. They skip the songs this morning, and the practice continues going through the play up to the part where Paige comes in. They stop before she actually comes on.  I look for her, and I don't see her is she even here?

"Mr. Schroeder, where is Ms. Easton?" Mrs. Oliver asks, I lean back in my chair she isn't here. She didn't look sick last night, although she still could be sick. 

"She texted me saying something about seeing a te-"

"I'm so sorry Mrs. Oliver, I had Paige with me. We were discussing some stuff for class, I've kept her away from class this whole time." Mr. Parker opens a door from the back, and he and Paige appear. Paige's face is flushed, and her hair is slightly messed up. Mr. Parker is smiling and seems to be in a good mood. What happened? 

"Alright well, I need her now." she replies, and Mr. Parker salutes. Paige send him a quick glare and then walks down towards the stage. She hops up on the stage and the musical continues as if it hadn't stopped. Once Paige's scene is done she comes down and starts brushing through her hair with her fingers, trying to calm it down. I wonder what got it so wild to begin with. She eventually gives up, and puts it up into a messy bun.  

"Paige why were you late." Robbie asks, sitting next to her. I'm sitting three chairs down from them and I can hear everything they are saying. Mrs. Oliver is taking a quick break to talk to the five gospel godess girls about there songs. 

"Nothing important." She replies, pulling a pop tart from her bookbag. "What?" She asks. "Nothing bad, we just walked into each other when I got here, and he had to show me this model cannon he finished last night.  It blows a puff of air out and it's strong!"

"He couldn't have waited?" Robbie sighs. 

"I don't know Robbie." she sighs, and I see she is tired of his questions. I shake my head at him. He is pushing the friend boundaries. If he was her boyfriend then yeah his question would be okay, but he isn't.

"I'm sorry okay.. It's none of my business." He says, looking down at his play script. 

"It's fine.." She replies, and her eyes wonder around the auditorium. I look away, not wanting her to catch me looking. Once Mrs. Oliver starts up the practice again, it starts at the scene where Hades tell Meg to find Herecules weakness. Paige, is a good actress. Or maybe the part is just her. They both have good snappy comes backs thats for sure.  Mark the guy playing Hades, seems a bit out of it though, tired and sleepy. Paige is trying to get him more involved but, this is just not his morning apparently.  Once the bell rings for first period, I'm the first one out of the room. I'm just a light person and we don't have to do anything yet, so I just got to sit and watch. I stop at my locker and I decide to take my time I want to talk to Paige. Wyatt beats Paige here though, and he imediately jumps in a plan for a party tonight. 

"Besides dude... lets face it. You need to get a girl. What's in been now two three weeks?" He says, and I shurg somewhere around there. I used to always have at least one girl a week maybe two. But since I found out about my grade and tutor thing I haven't really thought about it. Well and since last Wednesday I haven't thought about any other girls other then Paige. 

"I don't know. I have a lot going on.." I sigh, closing my locker. 

"Jake, we can invite all your little play girls, that Georgia chick..." He says smirks. Paige.. she is in the play. "You just need to get Easton out of your head. You're going soft. That's not something you known for doing."

"I'm not going soft!" I say to him, and I see Paige out of the corner of my eye she is coming. I shouldn't even notice her walking this way! I close my eyes, think Jake think. "Okay fine, party at the dorm tonight!" I say, and Wyatt smirks. 

"I'll get everything set up, you just worry about a target." He says, walking away. I role my eyes. A target. I don't want a party tonight. I lean against my locker just as she gets to hers. She doesn't even say hi. 

"Okay... now what?" I sigh, what happened that made her not talk to me now. 

"Now what..?" she asks, and I look at her, she is  focusing on something in her locker. I peek around the door, and se she is trying to finish eating her food. 

"What happened yesterday?" I ask, wanting her opinion. I still haven't figured it out myself, I know things got serious, and I was feeling lust for her. The tension in the room was thick. I flirted. Something I rarely ever do and actually mean it. Normal it's just a decoy for me to get the girl. 

"I was thinking the same thing." She replies, then pops the last bit of pop tart into her mouth and rubs her hands together getting rid of the crumbs. "I don't know when you're serious and when you're not. And I don't know if I should believe you... ever." she looks up at me, grabbing her locker door. 

"I was serious last night. You should get to know me." I say, and what Wyatt has been saying rings in my head. I need to get her out of my head, but thinking about getting her out just makes me think about her more! 

"Yes, but in what way are you reffering to." She asks closing her locker and looking at me expectantly. 

"I'm not gonna lie I want you in that way too, but there is something about you... I don't know. You seem to be the only person who sees and likes me without all the rich guy crap. I like that." I say, revealing a little of what I feel towards her. 

"Because I don't see you as the guy who has money Jake." She replies. " I see you as a guy who is scared to be his real self." 

"Go out with me tonight." I blurt, standing in front of her.  No way can I let her get away now. I don't do dates, and I'm assuming she knows that. I did just ask her out on one, I'm going soft. 

"Huh?" She she almost laughs. 

"I'm serious. After our session... lets do something." I say. Then her phone buzzes and she pulls it out, she looks down at it and stuffs it back in her pocket. She sends me a cold look and turns walking towards her first class which is French. "What just happened?" I ask, walking next to her. Mood swings in girls man!

"Your version of doing something would be getting me drunk and having me in your bed tonight." she replies. "I'm not gonna go to your party with you." She says, "I know what you do at those parties, you choose a  girl as a target and you sleep with her. I'm not going to just be another knotch on your head board Jake." Then she is in the class room and ignorig me again! I growl in frustration, Wyatt must've sent out a mass text about the stupid party! I walk down the hall, know where close to happy. I head to my first period, which is history, and I slide into my seat. Wyatt is in the seat across from me, and he seems oddly happy. 

"What's up with you?" He asks. 

"I just need to let off some steam." I say, and he pats my back the way friends do. 

"You can do that tonight, man! Just think all the girls, you'll have a nice pick tonight!" He leans back in his chair as the bell rings. How can he talk like this when he has a girlfriend? It's not like he can  have a girl tonight other then Carmen. He makes no sense! The class goes quickly, and I stuff the homework asignment into my book bag, I actually worked on it and have half of it done. I just don't know if it's right. Paige will check it for me. Mr. Parker keeps me after class, and asks me about what I'm doing with spring break. I tell him Paige and I agreed to have it tonight. 

"I need to tell you something... somewhat off record for a minute." He says, and I nod what on Earth could it be. If a teacher wants to talk to you and it's off record or anything around those lines, you better listen. Multiple things could go down, in the next couple minutes. I'm not in trouble, at least I shouldn't be. I don't have anyidea what for if I am.  "Paige has a bightt future ahead of her Jake. And she has been distracted lately, and I hope you have nothing to do with it. So take it as a teacherly warning, leave her alone. She is your tutor nothing more." 

"How is it your business?" I ask standing up from my desk. Why do I get the feeling he is trying to claim his territory..?

"I'm just looking out for her best interest. Something you never do when it comes to girls. Her borther asked me too, and I told him I would. You aren't looking for whats in her best interest, but yours. Remember I can always give you a different tutor." He says. His is eyeing me like a hawk, and I get what he is saying. Paige has a path set for herself, I've known that. I don't want to ruin it either, but damn is it tempting. 

"I'm not trying to hurt her." I say, looking away. I