XANDER: Taming The Play Boy

Chapter Three

SAMANTHA

"Now you can go for it."

Naomi's words keep ringing in my head. Does she know? I need to ask her,I must have misunderstood,she can't know because I've been very careful right?

I enter the classroom and sit,the lessons start and all I can think about is Naomi.

I catch her later at the cafeteria

"Hey Naomi,can we talk?"

she gives me her full attention

"What you said back there..."

"just get to the point Samantha."

"You said I could go for it,what did you mean?"

for the first time,I see her smile but it's not exactly friendly

"I'm not a fool,I don't get stuck in my own ego not to see other things,I notice a lot,trust me,I know you have the hots for Xander and if you don't do anything about it,that flame inside you," she pauses and looks me straight in the eyes

" Will keep growing and burning you from the Inside out."

then she gently brushes the side of my hair and then leaves,I stand there, thinking about what she just said,I know it's true,I can feel it,you just don't get over a guy like Xander,it's a sin against desire.

The next day,I walk into the bathroom panting,what the hell just happened out there?

Xander is with another girl, should I have taken Naomi's advise? No,I'm too late anyway, someone already beat me to it.

I stop my trail of thoughts when I realize just how ridiculous I sound. Beat me to it? I chuckle sarcastically then whisper

"I wasn't going to make a move on a guy,even if he burns me alive when I see him."

"Well you can always give him the green light."

I startle and abruptly turn around,did I just voice out my thoughts? oh no,this is bad.

a pretty blond is staring at me with a easy smile playing on her lips

"W-what?" I stutter

"Yeah,you're right,it's not ladylike to make a move on a guy,but by the way you bared out your feelings for him," she walk to the sink and washes her hands "I would be utterly stupid to let him slip through your fingers."

"I'm sorry,but I don't need you to poke your nose where it doesn't belong."

she keeps smiling,she's doesn't seem affected by my b***h face and attitude.

"mmhm."

she walks past me and speaks without looking back.

"You don't just forget a guy like Xander."

Then she closes the door behind her, leaving me with more jumbled thoughts and a gaping mouth. How the hell did she know?

The field benches are packed,the game is tomorrow so people want to watch the final practice.

Xander has an injury,so he won't be taking part in the tournament. Bummer,I really wanted to watch him play.

"Yeah,it's a shame not being able to watch a sexy man showing his skills."

I turn and find the blond bombshell watching me with careful eyes,this is the first time I've really looked at her closely,I've seen her in the hallways and hid away because she knows my secret.

I narrow my eyes

"What do you want?"

She shrugs her shoulders

"Nothing." She keeps chewing on her sandwich

"Why don't you just make a move on him? Show him the green light or something."

I sigh with an eye roll,then I turn to face her.

"Why won't you just mind your own business?"

"Because you're not admitting what you feel."

"And that's bothering you because?"

"I'm not bothered,I just happen to be interested in your...case.." she trails off at the end of her sentence and fixes her eyes on the field.

I follow her line of vision and it lands on...Ronan?

A smirk lifts the corner of my lips

"Well well well, would you look at that,seems like I'm not the only one who is burning."

That snaps her attention back to me

"What are you doing about your fire hmm?"

"You know nothing." She says in a clipped tone

"Well.." I look at Ronan "I know you have the hots for Rona-"

before I can finish my sentence,she cuts me off by slamming her hand on my mouth and looks around nervously.

I laugh behind her palm,the sound coming out muffled

"Don't."

I tap her wrist and she lets go.

"See? Don't throw stones at a brick house if yours is made of glass,besides,why don't you make a move on him?"

She sighs.

"Like you wouldn't know why."

She looks back on the field and I follow her line of vision. Bree.

"He's with that snob,the "queen b", can you believe she already warned me off? Throwing threats at me."

She scoffs while folding her hands over her chest

"Back to my question,why won't you just go for it?"

"Well..you know why too."

"I see."

"Well I guess we're on the same boat then." I snatch her sandwich and take a bite

"Hey!" She tries to reach for it but I lift my shoulder, blocking her while I take another bite.

She gives up and focuses on the game.

The more time I get to spend with Kimberly,the more I start to feel comfortable with her,starting from her snarky comments,good sense of humor,down to fashion sense and distaste for fame and also.... *dramatic pause* zero shits about mommy and daddies money.

By the time we leave the field,we are a teary mess because of how hard we laughed back there.

"Geez,I wasn't expecting it to be that fun." I speak as I try to catch my breath

"Yeah,me too." She agrees

We exchange numbers and follow each other on social media platforms.

We chat the entire weekend and become so comfortable with each other it's as if we've been friends for a long time.

It's Monday and we've been trying our best to hide from Jessy, Kim and I agreed we would only be around them during practice. We enter the cheering hall and suddenly,the air in the atmosphere changes, people stop smiling, laughing or speaking,they all turn their heads in our direction.

Kim and I exchange looks, something is definitely not right,it's like we are not welcome or something.

"Hi." We greet but only a few respond to us. We just shrug it off and continue with practice.

The next day,we keep on getting nasty glares from some of the cheerleading squad. Leah comes over,she was the one who brought Kim to the cheerleading team, she's kind.

"Hi,how are you girls doing?" She says with a bright smile

"Hi, we're doing great,how about you?"

"I'm okay."

"Good timing,we wanted to find out something." I speak

"Oh? What is it?"

"Well... we've been getting nasty stares since morning,do you know what's going on?"

"Oh,uhmm." She trails off and laughs awkwardly

"What's going on?" Kim asks impatiently

"Well,Bree and Jessy are kind of behind that."

I frown

"Bree and Jessy?"

"Yes,I was going to ask about the rumor,but I didn't know how to go about it without sounding nosy."

Kim and I exchange confused looks.

"Rumor?" She asks

"Yes,that Ronan has been distant with Bree and is planning on calling it quits."

"And what does that have to do with us?" Kim asks, seeming as confused as I am.

"You mean you don't...?" She trails off and her eyes widen "oops."

"Oops what?"

At that exact moment,Ronan appears in the hallway,with his team as usual, chatting with a ball in his hand, usually, this is the part where we keep quiet and pretend not to care until they pass,but this time around, something else happens, something that shocks the both of us,or more like all of the students hanging around in the hallways.

"Hey."

At first we ignore but it comes again

"Hey.." this time,with a hint of smile. We look up at the same time and find Ronan standing in front of Kim, staring At Her.

I look at Kim and she has my exact facial expression,shock is the only response she has.

she looks at me,then Liah,who mouths. "This is it"

Ever since the truth about Ronan's interest in Kim got out,Bree and her little squad, including her fans started to hate Kim,when I defended her,I was thrown under the same bus as her. Although we don't seem to care,we defend ourselves when necessary, surprisingly,we are the only people who seem to be bold enough to stand up to queen b and her minions.

Jessy has become way salty,ever since I chose to hang out with Kim. She tried to turn me against her and join their side,but when I refused,she fumed and hasn't stopped trying to embarrass or make fun of us. Kim refused and ignored all of Ronan's attempts to get close to her because she didn't want things to get worse,but then she had a wake-up call.

It didn't matter what her choice was,in the end she would still be hated and like Leah said,if she keeps blocking opportunities with Ronan,it won't bring her peace, because if he goes back to Bree,she will be a laughing stock because the queen and her minions will make sure to spread false rumors.

So that's how it all started,she doesn't care and neither do I,she's now Ronan's girlfriend and things seem to be going well for them but there's something I can't pinpoint about him,I don't know what it is but I don't trust him completely,not that I would tell that to my friend who is Happy and excited that she got her dream guy,unlike me.