Twenty Two

~Ivy~

I got into his house with everywhere silent as a grave yard, I wondered why and what I was doing in his house at this time of the night.

"Why did you come to pick me up?." I folded my arms as I looked at him.

He scratched the back of his head, "This might sound funny but I wouldn't be able to sleep and you are like my drug for insomnia."

I rolled my eyes, "Me? Your drug for insomnia? Is this another attempt for you to have sex with me? I am definitely in." I smirked.

"I'm serious." He frowned.

Yeah, it was, he had eye bags under his eyes, he looked sleep deprived but still managed to look sexy and hot.

"What about Ashley? She is your childhood friend, she's supposed to know how to handle any of your mental health issues."

"She has left."

"Oh, now, I see, I'm just a second option to you huh?."

"Can you stop acting stubborn?! You were and are my only option." He closed the gap space between us and held my arm.

"You don't have to say it like that." I stated because I didn't like the way my heart skipped when he held me.

I can't be falling for this guy.

I removed his hand and backed off, a sad look appeared on his face.

"I don't know why you keep getting defensive when you are already me." He complained.

"That's because it's you."

"What's that supposed to mean? That you let your guard down when you are around other guys, that I'm the almighty evil badboy...the Lord of heartbreak, huh?."

"You don't have to be sarcastic."

"Trust me, poisoned vee, I'm not being sarcastic."

"Sometimes I enjoy our bantering and fights but sometimes, I just want everything to be normal between us."

"What do you mean by normal?."

"No bickering, no hate speeches, just us hanging out as friends I guess…"

"Friends with you? I think I will pass." I scoffed.

"Am I such a horrible person that you don't want to be friends with me? For goodness sake, Ivy, I haven't even wronged you before, why do I have to suffer for things that he did."

"You are not suffering, trust me and yes, you are a horrible person, boys like you…"

"Hold it right there, boys like me what?! So, you want to stereotype huh? Okay, then, girls like you act as if you don't want to have anything to do with love because of your stupid ex who couldn't treat you right but deep down, we both know that you yearn for the things you couldn't enjoy in your former relationship, now, you suffer the guy that has pure intentions for you, all because of what?! You decided to let the past affect the future." He spoke angrily.

As much as I hate to admit, everything he said was so true, I wanted the things or the love that I never got from Asher, I was already having confused feelings about Riley, I was starting to like him but I keep trying to stop myself because I don't want to be hurt twice but we all know that love is risk.

Giving your heart to someone to control it is risk, I so want to let go and actually give Riley a chance, maybe but the boy I'm talking about here isn't worthy of it.

"Even if, I ever want to take risk and love again, it won't be you." I spoke bitterly.

My words startled him, I could see and feel pain in his eyes.

Did he really like me because from our recent experience, all he cared about was our sex.

"Okay." He turned around to walk away.

"Why?."

He turned around to look at me obviously confused.

"Why are you doing this to me?."

"Doing what exactly?."

"Making me want you."

"I'm not making you do anything, you have always wanted me and guess what, I do too because I can't because of him so just forget this."

"You are nothing like him, I enjoy the time I spend with you, the rush, the thrills, the butterflies, the excitement and danger, I like it...I don't know what I feel for you but it can't be love or lust, I guess it's something in between."

"That's a working progress, I guess." He shrugged unexcitedly.

"I feel different when I'm around you." I confessed.

"I can't help how vulnerable I am when I'm with you…"

"Ivy."

"Ivy!."

I jumped out of my bed in shock, "Yeah, what?."

"You are late for class." Layla said.

"How do you know that?." I asked, still in my sleepy state.

"Your alarm has been ringing."

"Oh my, damn it, I'm already thirty minutes late, I don't think I can go, I will just go back to sleep." I shrugged as I hopped back on my bed and cuddled the pillow.

"Is she dressed yet?."

"Riley?! What are you doing here?."

"I came to pick you up obviously."

Pick up…

"No one asked you to."

"Come on, frozen Ivy, you know I don't need your permission to do what I want." He smirked.

Such a pervert.

"Did you just call me frozen Ivy?." I looked at him in disbelief and confusion.

"Yeah, your heart is obviously frozen against me or you finally accepted your previous name, poisoned Ivy?." He smirked.

"I don't like any!."

"Slow poison, isn't she?." He muttered to my hearing.

I sighed and ignored his comment.

"Well, I'm not going to class so get out."

"Ivy, be nice." Layla frowned.

" I am being nice, I just need him to leave."

"Why?."

"I don't want to get a D in this course because of you, I want to study and obviously, distracting me."

"I thought I have already given a D before." He smirked.

My face had an utter confused look.

"Huh?."

I heard Layla stifling a laugh...

"I gotta go". She chuckled as she announced her dismissal.

"You don't have to announce to world that we have been having sex". I glared at him.

"Are you ashamed or what? Girls will kill to be tagged as the one fucking Riley". He smirked.

"Yeah, society dick". I commented.

"Whatever, I am only here because Jayden is hosting a party and I want you to be my date".

"I thought you said few minutes ago that you wanted to pick me up". I frowned.

"That was a front".

"Oh, really?".

"Yeah, are you coming with me or not?".

"No, I'm not coming…" He walked out on me before I could finish my statement.

"This is the reason why I don't want you". I shouted at his retreating figure.

I grabbed my phone and texted Jayden if there was actually a party, he confirmed it and told me that the rest of the geng were going to be there.

Staying away from him was the best, I don't want to be shot by Cupid or let Aphrodite cast a spell on me.

* * *

"Look away". I told Layla as I wanted to wear my bikini.

"But I'm a girl". She scrunched her brows in confusion.

"But you aren't straight". I pointed out.

"So?".

"You might try to fuck me". I stated.

"You have nothing to be worried about, right now, I'm more into guys than girls". She replied.

"Since when?".

"Since Madisyn started fucking me good enough to make me forget pussy for a while". She bit her lips as she had flashbacks of her sexcapades.

"Okay then". I reluctantly pulled my clothes and changed into my bikini.

We moved out of the room to the poolside when I was down.

Jayden wasn't a fan of parties except he was in the mood to have a sex orgy or just wants bunches of new girls to sastify his sexual desires.

The people were in between few and much but I didn't care.

"So many girls in here". I said to Layla's hearing.

"I know right, with different cups". She bit her lips sexually at another girl.

I rolled my eyes at her action, " I thought you said you weren't interested in girls few minutes ago".

"Yeah but I can't help it, that girl's boobs is so mouth watery…" She lusted over her.

Before I could say Jack Robinson, she had already left me to meet her, I wasn't surprised, she could abandon everything and anyone to satisfy her sexual urges.

The people in the pool were too much and I didn't want to get into such pool, I decided to go to the secluded area where another pool was built with a Jacuzzi.

I saw Kim push through the crowd as she searched for Jayden, I wanted to inform her of his whereabouts but she might probably snub me and that, I wasn't looking for as well.

Our eyes made contact and she gave me a scornful look before breaking the stare.

"I'm not even dating him". I murmured to myself.

I didn't really understand why she disliked me so much.

Because I said the truth?

I cleared her off my thoughts, she wasn't important besides she was of no use to my life anyways, less friends, less stress, I already got Tessa and Layla's stress to deal with.

I got to the secluded area and noticed that a couple was already there, all cuddled up in the pool, her back rested on his chest, I couldn't see their faces.

I guess I get the Jacuzzi all to myself.

I walked there and dropped my robe on a neat safe place, only for me to find out that it was Riley and a girl….

Ashley.

She's back already!

I thought he said she has gone back, so, this is what he does, he asks a girl out and the minute they refuse or reject, he moves unto the next.

But...he didn't ask you out.

If, Ashley was back and available, why did he ask me?

He wanted to use me so he could push her away but now, I couldn't place my fingers on anything.

An evil smile was fully displayed on Ashley's face while Riley had a blank expression.

He was just going to act as if he wasn't jovial, earlier with me today?!

Now, this was awkward.

For me.

I was stuck in between leaving because of them and not leaving because of them.

"So, she was about to find us like I thought". Ashley commented, bitterly.

"Excuse me?".

"Excuse you not, stop pretending as if you haven't been looking for Riley all through out and when you didn't see him amongst the crowd, you decided to come look for him here thinking he would be only so you could get the chance to have a moment".

"That doesn't make sense, I didn't come here because of Riley, I just wanted to have a nice quiet time chilling in the water, I had no idea that you guys or him was going to here and why would you think I would stalk Riley?" I inquired, obviously irritated.

"Come on, you like the feeling you get when you are around him". She stated.

"The hell, no!". I argued.

"You don't have to deny it, it's just the three of us, come clean".

What in the world was wrong with her?

"If I really wanted to be with Riley, I would have agreed to come with him earlier on when he offered". I stated.

My words instantly muted her, "Wait, what?".

"He asked you earlier on to come with him today?". She questioned.

I smirked at them, "Yes, he did".

Her facial expression screamed everything of anger and sadness at the same time.

"So, I was the second option, huh?". She turned to face Riley who has kept mute all these time.

"Come on, you have known your bestfriend or childhood friend, whatever names you call each other for long now, you couldn't fish out that you were getting played". I remarked.

"Just shut that hole you call a mouth, Riley, I can't believe you used me".

"I didn't basically do that, I still brought you to the party, if this bitch hadn't interrupted, you know what would have happened... is there anything I can do to make for it". He apologized to her and whispered the last sentence in her eyes.

I am the one supposed to be apologized to….not the other way round.

Ashley didn't listen to that, she walked on us.

"Keep your distance from her". He warned me as he walked out to follow her.