LITTLE SECRET

CHAPTER 4

I arrived at some nice looking apartments at the upper end of town, and went to the apartment he had sent via text message. I knocked twice and heard a squeal and running footsteps.

"Who's at the door?" Mr. Castelo yelled.

"My first love," Jaxson said nonchalantly.

I heard another set of running footsteps and the door was yanked open, by a frantic looking Mr. Castelo. His eyes widened when he seen me, but I just kept a calm and collected face so he didn't know that my heart was about to beat right out of my chest at this very minute.

"Hey Mr. C, aren't you supposed to be going on a date?" I asked with a smug look. I checked in the apartment, and it wasn't that bad inside, but there were a few dishes and newspapers on the ground, nothing I couldn't handle.

His eyes got even wider before he shut the door in my face. But my facial expression changed when I heard what he was screaming from the other side of the door that he probably thought I couldn't hear. "I told you to stay away from her! She's seventeen and you're twenty four, leave her alone!"

"Hey, there is only seven years between us! Just because she doesn't like you in that way doesn't mean you can take it out on me! Just calm down and let her in, she's coming over to watch a movie!" Jaxson bellowed back.

The door swung open, but this time it was an excited looking Jaxson. "Hey cutie!" he exclaimed and dragged me into a huge hug."Hey handsome," I said, playing along. I could see Mr. Castelo looking pretty upset, why was he? It's probably because his best friend was 'dating' or 'seeing' his student. It's probably extremely awkward for him, and he doesn't want to see what goes on in his student's romantic life.

"He is about to blow," Jaxson whispered in my ear, "Start giggling flirtatiously and watch his facial expression."

I did as he said and his face got red with anger. Whoa, I never thought he would get like this.

"I'm just going to have Heather come here, and we can all watch a movie together," Mr. Castelo commented casually. Why would he want to stay here when he can go out and have a good time?

"Is that okay with you babe?" Jaxson asked with his hands on my hips.

"Babe, what do you mean babe? Are you dating or something?" Mr. Castelo fumed.

"Nope, we are going to get to know each other a little better, and then we will see what happens. It's kind of more like friends with benefits..."

But then, I just realized what Mr. C had said. He was going to be bringing his date here. Where I would see them, and their most likely to start making out in the middle of the movie, and I don't know if I'll be able to handle that. I guess I'll just fight fire with fire, because I know that's what he is trying to do right now. I know he had a date already scheduled for tonight, but that doesn't mean that he should be bringing her here now that Jaxson and I are staying in to watch a movie."Sure Hun," I said nonchalantly. Jaxson started tickling my waist slightly and I giggled uncontrollably. I was extremely ticklish and hated when people found out my weakness.

"Oh, are you a little ticklish?" Jaxson asked smugly. I shook my head while trying to get out of his arms so I could run away, but that wasn't happening. He was really strong compared to me, the high school girl with almost no muscle whatsoever.

"Can you stop acting all goo-goo gaga over each other, it's quite sickening," Mr. Castelo spat, looking at us as if we were a piece of dog s**t that he stepped on and was trying to get off of his shoes.

Jaxson let out an exaggerated sigh, and let go of my waist only to grab my hand, "Let's go watch a movie in the meantime."

"Okay."

Mr. Castelo followed us while typing on his phone angrily. I laughed internally, what the Hell crawled up his ass?

*

It didn't take long for Mr. C's date to get here and when she got here I felt my heart sink to my stomach. She was gorgeous, everything that I wasn't. She was blonde, with dark brown eyes; she had a larger chest than I did, and more defined curves than I will ever have. Mr. Castelo looked at her with lust in his eyes, something that he has never looked at me with. I should have just listened to Jaxson and not went through with this; he's never going to like me.

"You are nothing compared to her," Jaxson whispered in my ear. "That's not even the girl he was originally supposed to have his date with." Yeah right, he's probably just trying to make me feel better. "I'm not kidding Dakota, and would you feel comfortable kissing me to make it more realistic? If not it's okay, I'll survive..."

I nodded my head, maybe this will work better. "Yes," I whispered. Jaxson looked in my eyes to make sure I wasn't lying, and leaned in slowly. He had a smirk on his face, and my eyes closed as soon as his lips came in contact with mine. There was no spark but it was warm and delightful, but I couldn't help but think what Mr. Castelo's luscious, smooth looking lips, would feel like against mine.

My thoughts were cut short when a girlish giggle came from across the room, and I seen Mr. Castelo kissing the gorgeous blonde girl on the neck. I felt my heart stop beating, and I felt my eyes start to well up with tears. I couldn't help but feel my heart start to ache.

"I can't do this," I whispered and tried to run out the door but Jaxson caught me, and enveloped me in a huge hug.

"Don't watch them, he's just trying to get you back for feeling like this, but he doesn't know that you feel something for him. If that makes any sense...He likes you, and he wants you to hurt just like he is," he whispered into my ear."Is everything okay?" Mr. Castelo asked with a smug smile on his face. I wouldn't give him the satisfaction of him knowing I was hurt so I had to come up with something fast.

"Yes, he just reminded me of my last boyfriend that cheated on me," I lied. I had never been cheated on, considering I only had one other boyfriend before and I broke up with him because I wasn't feeling it anymore, but Mr. C didn't need to know that. "Now, can we get this movie started?"

Mr. Castelo didn't look very happy that I didn't admit that he had hurt me, but that's too bad for him. We settled on the coach and Jaxson put on a movie, but I had no idea what it was. I think it was Hall Pass or something like that, and I didn't know what it was about, until we got a little further into the movie, and a naked man came onto the screen.

"Are you sure kids should be watching this?" Mr. C questioned. I guess I was the kid. That stung quite a bit.

"Why don't you take your three dollar w***e and leave me and my boyfriend alone?" I snapped, and snuggled further into Jaxson's side. Jaxson was trying so hard not to laugh, and it looked like Mr. Castelo was too, but he held it in and masked his face and just kept watching the movie again. Heather didn't even hear what I had said; she was too absorbed into the movie to even care what was going on around her.

*

After the movie was done, Mr. C and Heather were still sitting on the couch opposite from us, and Jaxson and I were facing each other, acting as if we were having a silent conversation with our eyes. He leaned in slightly, and I followed lead and pressed my lips against his. Once again there were no sparks, but it still felt nice."I'll see you tomorrow at lunch okay?" he whispered, rubbing my waist.

"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow," I whispered back and he walked me to the door. "Bye Mr. C," I called out.

"Bye Dakota."

"This plan is going really well," Jaxson whispered, "I can't believe how jealous he is getting!"

"I don't really think he's jealous, but whatever you think," I whispered back before retreating to my car and drive the ten minute drive back to my house. It was about eight o'clock at night and it was then that I realized I didn't have supper.

"Where have you been?" my mom's strict voice rang through the house. "You missed dinner."

"I'm sorry, I was just at-, never mind, I'll tell you if something actually happens, but you probably won't even condone of the plan, but anyways, is there any left over's?"

"Yes, there is some pizza in the fridge, and while you're eating, you're going to explain this to me," she said excitedly. Let's just say my mom isn't your average mother, she's way more hip.

I heated up my pizza and sat down at the kitchen island across from my gorgeous mother.

"Well, you see, there is this hot teacher..."--