She couldn’t believe she was enjoying this. But riding on a motorcycle with Duncan wasn’t as bad as she thought it would be. The speed and open air felt nice and relaxing despite the fact she had been scared about crashing, but Duncan hadn’t lied when he said he knew how to ride. He didn’t do any stupid tricks or showing off that might freak her out, she was glad since her head was still a little messed up.
She still couldn’t believe she had hit rock bottom so disastrously last night. She supposed she was a little thankful that Duncan found her and not one of her friends. For whatever reason Duncan didn’t see her as someone who should play by the rules, if anything it was almost like he saw this coming because he constantly pointed out whenever she was stressed out.
It was not like he was going to judge her and be disappointed in her, although he may make fun of her for it later. Plus he had taken care of her, he didn’t take advantage or abandon her when she passed out. It was almost like he…cared.
She held him just a little tighter hoping he didn’t notice, but she really was glad he helped her out. Maybe she could even ask him to help her get back at Heather, someone like Duncan had to know a few good pranks.
They finally arrived to her house where her dog started barking like crazy. She never thought she’d be so happy to see that mutt. Duncan got off the motorcycle first, took off his helmet and held out his hand to her. She took it nervously while he helped her off.
“Enjoy yourself back there?” he asked taking her helmet.
Courtney ran her hands through her hair angrily. “I think I’ve had enough excitement to last me for a while,” she replied walking towards her door.
“Do you have a key?” he asked her already knowing her purse was long gone with Heather.
Courtney lifted up the mat to her front porch and waved a key with false enthusiasm at him. ‘I’m going to have to hide this key somewhere else,’ she thought as she opened the door.
She was about to go in her house until she realized she was forgetting something. She turned around and looked at Duncan, words caught in her throat. “Um…Thank-”
“You’re welcome,” said Duncan cutting her off.
She smiled and exhaled loudly. “You won’t tell anyone will you?” The last thing she wanted was for the whole school to know she’d been so stoned last night that she had to spend the night at Duncan’s house.
Duncan grinned and placed a hand over his heart. “No one will ever know,” he promised.
She sighed in relief. “Good,” she said preparing to close the door.
“But you owe me,” he muttered.
Courtney swung the door wide open and looked at him with complete shock. “Are you serious?” Just when she thought he was a decent guy.
He nodded at her brightly enjoying how much he was ticking her off. “Course I’m serious, I practically saved your life, you owe me.”
“I don’t owe you,” Courtney snapped laughing at him slightly. “Some of this is your fault you know.”
Duncan was a little hurt that she pointed that out since he did feel responsible already. But he decided to deflect rather than let her know that. “I’m not the one who told you to take those drugs,” he said trying to keep calm.
“No you were the one who kept telling me ‘relax, relax, get the pole out of your butt, take it easy, loosen up, let loose!’”
He bit his bottom lip to keep from throwing a tantrum. He was starting regret telling her all that, but it’s not like knew she’d do something stupid. “I never said to make an ass of yourself,” he said getting closer to her. “All I meant was to take a break and have a little fun, without putting yourself in danger. Do you think I wanted you to get hurt?”
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “I’m not sure what you want from me,” she answered honestly.
He rolled his eyes and placed a hand on her door frame to lean in closer than she felt necessary. She could feel his breath on her and it made the blood rush to her head like crazy. “I want to be your friend,” Duncan finally said.
She blinked her eyes rapidly. Friends? “What? I-I don’t know…I mean I’m not-I…What?”
He resisted chuckling at her lack of words. “What? Did I take you off guard there princess?”
She shook her head rapidly hoping if she did she’d wake up. “I think you’ve been talking to Geoff and Bridgette too much,” she said trying to close the door only to have it stopped by Duncan’s foot.
“No I’m dead serious,” he said looking her directly in the eyes.
She was scared if she looked away he might do something. “But why? We have nothing in common, we constantly fight, we don’t even get along. Why would you ever want to be friends with me?”
He finally backed away slightly to give her some air. He did just want to be friends with her, being anything more than that right now was just…scary. “Look princess I’m not going to let you out of my sights. After last night…” he tried to pick his words carefully. “Well all I’m saying is that I realize I can be a good friend, and that you can trust me.”
Trust him? Courtney felt her heart thump hard. The thought of trusting Duncan was absurd to her…but after last night.
“I need to get ready for school,” she said trying to change the topic.
Duncan could tell she was trying to avoid the whole moment and he didn’t blame her. He moved all the way back and took a seat on the front of her porch. “I’ll wait for you.”
She wanted to yell at him to just let it go, but she was tired of yelling. Besides it was obvious he had already made up his mind. She closed the door and made her way to the shower. If she would actually follow through with this whole friendship thing was still undecided for her.
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Like he had said Duncan had waited for Courtney. She groaned in her throat before locking the door and putting her backpack securely on her back. She started walking without saying anything to him expecting him to follow.
They walked in an uncomfortable silence until Duncan finally spoke up. “We could’ve taken my motorcycle.”
Courtney rolled her eyes at him. “They don’t permit student parking for motorcycles and the school’s only a ten minute walk.”
“Yeah but we could’ve parked it somewhere else and we would’ve looked super cool.”
“Is that all you care about, looking cool?”
“What else is there?” he said jokingly.
Courtney let out a small laugh before she could stop herself. She couldn’t believe how comfortable she suddenly was with him. Why had there always been so much tension and hostility before?
“Hey I got you laugh,” said Duncan proudly.
She scowled at him, the hostility returning. “Shut up.”
He laughed a little and continued to walk with her. He would die if he could get her to burst out laughing. He remembered one time in the hallway he saw her and Bridgette talking about something and Bridgette must’ve said something hilarious because Courtney started laughing so hard and loud he thought she was going to have a heart attack. He had never heard a laugh like hers and it was defiantly when she looked her cutest.
‘No Duncan don’t think like that!’ he chided himself. Friends don’t think about friends like that. He looked at her again and noticed she was wearing wedged heels and jean Capri‘s, she had on a white top with a body hugging vest. Her hair gave off the scent of lavender while her skin was some kind of vanilla and brown sugar aroma. She had on a little make-up but really didn’t need to wear any in the first place.
Damn! This being just friends thing was going to kill him.
They finally approached the school and he was glad to see everyone looking at them in confusion.
“Why is everyone staring at us?” whispered Courtney to Duncan.
“Because we’re walking together,” said Duncan.
Oh duh she forgot, she and Duncan were suppose to be enemies. She saw Bridgette waving at her and giving her a strange look. “I’ve got to go,” she said pointing at Bridgette.
Duncan nodded and also saw Trent and Geoff looking at the two of them strangely. “Yeah I gotta go too. See you later in psychology.”
“Oh shit! That’s right we have a test today!”
He chuckled thinking it was cute when she cussed, he then mentally kicked himself for thinking she was cute again. “Don’t worry about it darling,” he said lightly punching her in the shoulder.
She responded back by punching him really hard in his shoulder. “OWE!”
“I won’t darling,” she said sarcastically leaving him there with a sore shoulder.
When Courtney finally reached Bridgette she had confusion written all over her face. “What was that about? One minute you guys are walking like you’re friends and then you punch him?”
Courtney smiled at her friend before the two started walking in the school. “I think you’re right, I think we could be friends,” said Courtney.
Bridgette’s eyes turned into saucers. “Really?”
“Yeah,” said Courtney in an aggravated voice. “But that doesn’t mean he still doesn’t piss me off.”
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“Friends!” Trent and Geoff shouted at the same time.
Duncan rolled his eyes. “Yes morons, we agreed to be friends.”
“Wait a minute you mean you actually got her to agree to being friends with you?” asked Geoff still horrified.
“Well…she didn’t technically agree, but she didn’t disagree either.”
Geoff and Trent looked at each other still in utter disbelief. “Dude, how is that even possible,” asked Trent. “I mean what the hell did you do for her?”
Duncan bit his tongue, he had after all promised Courtney not to tell. “I told you man, she wants me.”
“But if she wants you so much then why don’t you just go out with her?” asked Tent.
Duncan sneered at him. “Are you kidding!” he practically shouted. “She trusts me and you want me to take advantage of her!”
“Chill bro we didn’t mean it like that,” said Geoff trying to protect Trent from Duncan’s fury. “All we meant is if you two like each other than why not go out?”
Duncan ran his hand over his face before replying, “ Because we only like each other like friends right now and even if we did like each other like that than I wouldn’t just take her out like any other girl I’ve dated before, because she’s not like other girls, and because I want her to trust me. GOT IT!”
They both nodded not completely understanding, but both realizing one thing, he defiantly liked her, liked her.
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Courtney walked into her Psychology class prepared to fail miserably on the test. Better yet she could pretend to faint and be taken to the hospital. But she was going to have to face the music eventually and she was ready to pay for her actions.
Just as she was about to take her seat in front of Duncan, Mr. Grants called her up to his desk. She looked at Duncan questioningly who only smiled at her. When she finally approached Mr. Grants he said, “You can wait until next Friday to take the test Courtney.”
Courtney couldn’t believe what she was hearing! “What? Why?” she asked truly curious.
“Duncan admitted to me that he had been pestering you a lot lately in class and that you may not be ready for the test because of his childishness. So if you feel you’re not ready to take the test then you can wait until you are.”
Courtney could barely register what she was hearing, but she nodded to Mr Grants and said, “I think I’ll wait.”
With that said she went back to her seat and looked at Duncan in awe, who only grinned and said, “Told you, you can trust me."
She still couldn’t believe she had hit rock bottom so disastrously last night. She supposed she was a little thankful that Duncan found her and not one of her friends. For whatever reason Duncan didn’t see her as someone who should play by the rules, if anything it was almost like he saw this coming because he constantly pointed out whenever she was stressed out.
It was not like he was going to judge her and be disappointed in her, although he may make fun of her for it later. Plus he had taken care of her, he didn’t take advantage or abandon her when she passed out. It was almost like he…cared.
She held him just a little tighter hoping he didn’t notice, but she really was glad he helped her out. Maybe she could even ask him to help her get back at Heather, someone like Duncan had to know a few good pranks.
They finally arrived to her house where her dog started barking like crazy. She never thought she’d be so happy to see that mutt. Duncan got off the motorcycle first, took off his helmet and held out his hand to her. She took it nervously while he helped her off.
“Enjoy yourself back there?” he asked taking her helmet.
Courtney ran her hands through her hair angrily. “I think I’ve had enough excitement to last me for a while,” she replied walking towards her door.
“Do you have a key?” he asked her already knowing her purse was long gone with Heather.
Courtney lifted up the mat to her front porch and waved a key with false enthusiasm at him. ‘I’m going to have to hide this key somewhere else,’ she thought as she opened the door.
She was about to go in her house until she realized she was forgetting something. She turned around and looked at Duncan, words caught in her throat. “Um…Thank-”
“You’re welcome,” said Duncan cutting her off.
She smiled and exhaled loudly. “You won’t tell anyone will you?” The last thing she wanted was for the whole school to know she’d been so stoned last night that she had to spend the night at Duncan’s house.
Duncan grinned and placed a hand over his heart. “No one will ever know,” he promised.
She sighed in relief. “Good,” she said preparing to close the door.
“But you owe me,” he muttered.
Courtney swung the door wide open and looked at him with complete shock. “Are you serious?” Just when she thought he was a decent guy.
He nodded at her brightly enjoying how much he was ticking her off. “Course I’m serious, I practically saved your life, you owe me.”
“I don’t owe you,” Courtney snapped laughing at him slightly. “Some of this is your fault you know.”
Duncan was a little hurt that she pointed that out since he did feel responsible already. But he decided to deflect rather than let her know that. “I’m not the one who told you to take those drugs,” he said trying to keep calm.
“No you were the one who kept telling me ‘relax, relax, get the pole out of your butt, take it easy, loosen up, let loose!’”
He bit his bottom lip to keep from throwing a tantrum. He was starting regret telling her all that, but it’s not like knew she’d do something stupid. “I never said to make an ass of yourself,” he said getting closer to her. “All I meant was to take a break and have a little fun, without putting yourself in danger. Do you think I wanted you to get hurt?”
She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “I’m not sure what you want from me,” she answered honestly.
He rolled his eyes and placed a hand on her door frame to lean in closer than she felt necessary. She could feel his breath on her and it made the blood rush to her head like crazy. “I want to be your friend,” Duncan finally said.
She blinked her eyes rapidly. Friends? “What? I-I don’t know…I mean I’m not-I…What?”
He resisted chuckling at her lack of words. “What? Did I take you off guard there princess?”
She shook her head rapidly hoping if she did she’d wake up. “I think you’ve been talking to Geoff and Bridgette too much,” she said trying to close the door only to have it stopped by Duncan’s foot.
“No I’m dead serious,” he said looking her directly in the eyes.
She was scared if she looked away he might do something. “But why? We have nothing in common, we constantly fight, we don’t even get along. Why would you ever want to be friends with me?”
He finally backed away slightly to give her some air. He did just want to be friends with her, being anything more than that right now was just…scary. “Look princess I’m not going to let you out of my sights. After last night…” he tried to pick his words carefully. “Well all I’m saying is that I realize I can be a good friend, and that you can trust me.”
Trust him? Courtney felt her heart thump hard. The thought of trusting Duncan was absurd to her…but after last night.
“I need to get ready for school,” she said trying to change the topic.
Duncan could tell she was trying to avoid the whole moment and he didn’t blame her. He moved all the way back and took a seat on the front of her porch. “I’ll wait for you.”
She wanted to yell at him to just let it go, but she was tired of yelling. Besides it was obvious he had already made up his mind. She closed the door and made her way to the shower. If she would actually follow through with this whole friendship thing was still undecided for her.
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Like he had said Duncan had waited for Courtney. She groaned in her throat before locking the door and putting her backpack securely on her back. She started walking without saying anything to him expecting him to follow.
They walked in an uncomfortable silence until Duncan finally spoke up. “We could’ve taken my motorcycle.”
Courtney rolled her eyes at him. “They don’t permit student parking for motorcycles and the school’s only a ten minute walk.”
“Yeah but we could’ve parked it somewhere else and we would’ve looked super cool.”
“Is that all you care about, looking cool?”
“What else is there?” he said jokingly.
Courtney let out a small laugh before she could stop herself. She couldn’t believe how comfortable she suddenly was with him. Why had there always been so much tension and hostility before?
“Hey I got you laugh,” said Duncan proudly.
She scowled at him, the hostility returning. “Shut up.”
He laughed a little and continued to walk with her. He would die if he could get her to burst out laughing. He remembered one time in the hallway he saw her and Bridgette talking about something and Bridgette must’ve said something hilarious because Courtney started laughing so hard and loud he thought she was going to have a heart attack. He had never heard a laugh like hers and it was defiantly when she looked her cutest.
‘No Duncan don’t think like that!’ he chided himself. Friends don’t think about friends like that. He looked at her again and noticed she was wearing wedged heels and jean Capri‘s, she had on a white top with a body hugging vest. Her hair gave off the scent of lavender while her skin was some kind of vanilla and brown sugar aroma. She had on a little make-up but really didn’t need to wear any in the first place.
Damn! This being just friends thing was going to kill him.
They finally approached the school and he was glad to see everyone looking at them in confusion.
“Why is everyone staring at us?” whispered Courtney to Duncan.
“Because we’re walking together,” said Duncan.
Oh duh she forgot, she and Duncan were suppose to be enemies. She saw Bridgette waving at her and giving her a strange look. “I’ve got to go,” she said pointing at Bridgette.
Duncan nodded and also saw Trent and Geoff looking at the two of them strangely. “Yeah I gotta go too. See you later in psychology.”
“Oh shit! That’s right we have a test today!”
He chuckled thinking it was cute when she cussed, he then mentally kicked himself for thinking she was cute again. “Don’t worry about it darling,” he said lightly punching her in the shoulder.
She responded back by punching him really hard in his shoulder. “OWE!”
“I won’t darling,” she said sarcastically leaving him there with a sore shoulder.
When Courtney finally reached Bridgette she had confusion written all over her face. “What was that about? One minute you guys are walking like you’re friends and then you punch him?”
Courtney smiled at her friend before the two started walking in the school. “I think you’re right, I think we could be friends,” said Courtney.
Bridgette’s eyes turned into saucers. “Really?”
“Yeah,” said Courtney in an aggravated voice. “But that doesn’t mean he still doesn’t piss me off.”
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“Friends!” Trent and Geoff shouted at the same time.
Duncan rolled his eyes. “Yes morons, we agreed to be friends.”
“Wait a minute you mean you actually got her to agree to being friends with you?” asked Geoff still horrified.
“Well…she didn’t technically agree, but she didn’t disagree either.”
Geoff and Trent looked at each other still in utter disbelief. “Dude, how is that even possible,” asked Trent. “I mean what the hell did you do for her?”
Duncan bit his tongue, he had after all promised Courtney not to tell. “I told you man, she wants me.”
“But if she wants you so much then why don’t you just go out with her?” asked Tent.
Duncan sneered at him. “Are you kidding!” he practically shouted. “She trusts me and you want me to take advantage of her!”
“Chill bro we didn’t mean it like that,” said Geoff trying to protect Trent from Duncan’s fury. “All we meant is if you two like each other than why not go out?”
Duncan ran his hand over his face before replying, “ Because we only like each other like friends right now and even if we did like each other like that than I wouldn’t just take her out like any other girl I’ve dated before, because she’s not like other girls, and because I want her to trust me. GOT IT!”
They both nodded not completely understanding, but both realizing one thing, he defiantly liked her, liked her.
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Courtney walked into her Psychology class prepared to fail miserably on the test. Better yet she could pretend to faint and be taken to the hospital. But she was going to have to face the music eventually and she was ready to pay for her actions.
Just as she was about to take her seat in front of Duncan, Mr. Grants called her up to his desk. She looked at Duncan questioningly who only smiled at her. When she finally approached Mr. Grants he said, “You can wait until next Friday to take the test Courtney.”
Courtney couldn’t believe what she was hearing! “What? Why?” she asked truly curious.
“Duncan admitted to me that he had been pestering you a lot lately in class and that you may not be ready for the test because of his childishness. So if you feel you’re not ready to take the test then you can wait until you are.”
Courtney could barely register what she was hearing, but she nodded to Mr Grants and said, “I think I’ll wait.”
With that said she went back to her seat and looked at Duncan in awe, who only grinned and said, “Told you, you can trust me."
i cant do this!! i'm not going to brigette! i cant marry him i know its gonna end badly!!- courtney
just because ur not thrilled about this doesn't mean you WONT get the million! you will if you just complete the challenge, oh and here you go here are the vows now have fun go down that aisle and act like nothing is wrong!!- brigette
courtney walked down the aisle
confessionals:
oh god! when she walked down the aisle all i could think about is how much i loved and how hot she looks in a wedding dress!- duncan
reality:
courtney got to the alter and chris, who was acting as the preacher- did all the usual wedding stuff then he got to the challenge part of this
okay the challenge part is that heehee, you have to say no and you have to say yes at the same time!!!- chris
okay ya i kno its short but hey!! there will b more tomorow
just because ur not thrilled about this doesn't mean you WONT get the million! you will if you just complete the challenge, oh and here you go here are the vows now have fun go down that aisle and act like nothing is wrong!!- brigette
courtney walked down the aisle
confessionals:
oh god! when she walked down the aisle all i could think about is how much i loved and how hot she looks in a wedding dress!- duncan
reality:
courtney got to the alter and chris, who was acting as the preacher- did all the usual wedding stuff then he got to the challenge part of this
okay the challenge part is that heehee, you have to say no and you have to say yes at the same time!!!- chris
okay ya i kno its short but hey!! there will b more tomorow
Its almost chistmas-courtney
your gonna love what i got you-duncan
duncan i'll love it just because it came from you-courtney
do you want to do somthing special 4 chistmas-duncan
sure-courtney
well whens the chistmas party-bridgete
its at my house at 6:30-geoff
ooh what a kick-gwen
can i feel-trent
ofcourse-gwen
woohoo i love chritmas-owen
izzy loves the holidays-izzy
i cant wait-katie
me neither-dj
(at the christmas party)
does everybody have there presents-bridgete
HAY IDIOTS-heather
who invited the grinch?-duncan
oh haha-heather
me and noah just got hitched in vegas-heather
just leave-bridgete
fine see you idiots l8r-heather
hay were are the presents?-owen
idk-katie
i bet it was heather-duncan
yeah-courtney
i'll take care of it-duncan
TO BE CONTINUDE