My nerd

14. Megan wants a kiss

Jason's pov

"Hum... hum..hummm" I hummed to bad guy by Billie eilish as it blasted through the earpiece from my phone. Today was Sunday and I was currently at the bookstore. I came to buy a few books.

I wonder what Megan is doing today?

Woah, where did that come from.

Do I have to think about her all the time?

I shake my head as if she would clear off my head.

I continued browsing through shelf of books. I was in the romance section trying to pick a book when... Someone removed an earpiece from my left ear.

"I didn't know you read romance novels" I heard a familiar voice behind me.

"Oh hi you are here too" I said to Megan backing it up with a smile.

"Just came to return and get a few books" she said returning the smile.

"You read books?"

"Yeah, my mom loved reading novels and I guess I got that Gene from her"Megan replied with a tint of sadness in her eyes.

She must really miss her mother.

"Okay, by the way I was just picking a book for aunt Tess, she only reads romance books" I said trying to change the topic.

She walks closer to the shelf and pulls out a book and hands it over to me

"Give her this, she will love it"

"Okay, thanks"

"How about a challenge?"

"I don't get it"

"We pick out books from different sections in 10 minutes and then we exchange books, and the person who have read more than the other person wins"

"What of I lie that I have read it?"

"You won't"

True.

"So what is the bet?"

"If I win, you will kiss me" she said a teasing glint in her eyes.

"Wh...what?" I stammered.

Kiss her? I can't do that. Why would she want me to kiss her. My head was in overdrive.

"Just kidding. It's not like you could do it anyway" she replied chuckling a little and bringing her gaze to the books on the shelf.

My shy side of me is saying, phew that was a close call.

While my ego side of me is saying, prove her wrong.

"Your bet is still on. My bet is that when I win, we have coffee afterwards. Deal?"

I just agreed to a bet I can't gather the courage to do. Please God let me win.

"Deal" she said returning her gaze to me with surprise written all over her face.

I guess she wasn't expecting that, hell even I wasn't expecting what I said.

"It's 1:40pm, see you in the next 10 minutes at the reading table at the end of the store. Oh and ten books is the limit" she said and walked off.

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10 minutes later I reached the table and dropped my books on it.

Am pretty sure she hasn't read these books. It was a mixture of werewolf, horror and sports.

Let's see how she guesses these.

"Done" Megan approached me and drops her books down too.

We exchange books.first book she won, I lost. Apparently she is a fan of horror books,i wasnt a fan of accounting books.

10 books later and we ended up in a draw.

"I guess the deal is off since it was a tie" I said a little happy that I won't have to ki....

"Or...let's say we both won. And we get to fulfill our bet" she said smirking. She knew I won't be able to.

"I guess" I mumbled. Looking at the door out of the store, maybe I could make a run for it and avoid her for a few days till she forgets about it.

"Damn, you are one funny guy. Who runs away from a girl to avoid kissing her" she laughs.

Wait...did I say that out loud.

"We should return the books, there is a coffee shop three blocks away" I said standing up with the books.

"Alright, coffee then kiss" she says and winks ate.

Am pretty sure my face has a shade of red by now.

"Relax, am just pulling your legs. Let's go to the coffee shop" she smiles and stands up too.

Phew.

We returned the books, and took the ones we were buying and left for the coffee shop.

Dan is going to laugh hard when he finds out what happened.

We were only a few feet from the coffee shop when an old man's paper bag with some things on it fell from his hand to the floor. Megan immediately bent down and help him pick them up.

I couldn't stop the smile etched to my face. This wasn't a bad girl, she is a girl who has a big heart. Why does she hide it?. Something must have changed her and I was intrigued to find out.

She stood up when she was done and the man thanked her.we both walked in and got a seat close to the window. We ordered cups of coffee and muffins.

We start eating when our order was given.

"I see you got a phone, why haven't I seen it before" she started.

"Oh. It's a new one, aunt Tess gave it to me some days back"

"Let me see"

I gave it to her.she types in something and handed it back.

"That's my number save it. And call me back later so I can save yours"

"Okay"

She looks through the window and brings out her phone. There was a park outside. She takes a picture of it.

"Why are you taking pictures of the park" I ask sipping my coffee.

"I want to paint it" she replied

"You paint?"

"Yes. It is my favorite hobby"

"Okay"

We continued to talk about other things, school, food, bullies in school, movies and so on.

We left the shop afterwards and decided to take a walk house.

We walked and talked till we got to a path we had to part ways.

"So how see you in school tomorrow?" She asked

"Yeah"

"Still waiting for that kiss"

Oh that. I thought she had forgotten.

"You will get it when you least expect it" I said.

Ok first what? What was wrong with me. Why did I say that?

But you want to kiss her, don't you?

Well....yes but it is easier said than done.

Besides after kissing her what does that make us? She is a bad girl (not to me though) and am not her type.

I am way below her standards.

She is the one defending me not the other way around. Nerds and badgirls don't really go well.

Who knows after the one month tutoring, things will go back to how it was and...

"I will take your word for it" she says and walks off.

Jason prepare to kiss the badgirl.

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