Liiza's POV
The words that Zach said repeat in my head over and over again.
Will you be my fake girlfriend?
Zach sighs and I snap out of my thoughts. He stands up, and starts talking again.
"Look, Liz, I know I'm being really stupid and selfish. It's just that all my friends have girlfriends except me and I didn't want to be the fourth wheel and the only single friend. So, I lied and said I had a girlfriend and then they all began making plans for all of us and all our girlfriends to go out together sometime and they were asking who and your name just slipped out" He stopped, his head in his hands. "Look, I get it if you don't want to. I'll just go out there and say we broke up. Hell, you can even break up with me! Or I could tell them the truth-"
"Zach." I cut him off, for once. "It's okay."
"Liiza pleas-" Zach's eyes widen "Wait, what?" Clearly surprised by my answer.
"Yes, Zach. You have always been by my side" I exhale, slowly. "Remember that time when the path was slick with mud and you wanted to go out and play but I didn't want to get my new bright pink sketchers dirty?"
He nodded tentatively, a wide smile forming on his face.
"You layed out your jacket so I could walk to the courts and play. Your mom was so mad atyou." I say giggling, before Zach joined me and started laughing too.
"Of course. How could I forget that? I remember every memory of ours." He said, softly, looking into my eyes.
My stomach lurched with butterflies as he beams at me. Could I date, for real, a guy like Zach?
No.
Yes.
No.
No.
Impossible.
He's my best friend. I couldn't ruin that.
Zach pulls me into a tight hug, whispering a quick thank you into my ear between hugs, before asking me if I wanted to go back and join the others.
I nod, and he gives me a quick kiss on my forehead as we walk out of the classroom. By the time we joined up with the group, I noticed the boys and Rilee really getting along.
"And here comes the cute couple," Jack said, winking at the both of us.
Suddenly, my face starts heating up and I realize that I'm blushing "Aw, she's blushing," Dylan says, laughing, as everyone joins in with him.
After the laughter stops, I see Rilee shooting me a glare. I try asking her what's wrong with our finger signs and she replies, telling me that I owe her a huge explanation, which is true.
"So, are you free Liiza?" Caleb surprises me.
"What?" I gasp.
"We are all gonna go out together like a group date with our girlfriends so we wanted to know if you're free this Friday night, so we can decide the date," Jack explained.
"Uh yeah, sure, I'll check and keep you updated." I reply, my heart beating in my chest.
"And what about you Rilee? Do you have anyone to come with?" Jack asks.
"Uh… " She starts but I interrupted.
I can't go alone. I'll mess up without my best friend, I will know no one and I need her there, with a date or not.
"Yeah, she will. She will come with her boyfriend." I glance over at Rilee's bewildered expression.
"Look at the time! We probably should get to class. We don't wanna be late so we're just gonna go. Talk to you later!" I say hastily, reaching to pull Rilee with me.
"Wait! Before you go, what do you call a 5 couple date?" Dylan asks quickly.
"I'm not sure." I laugh, covering my mouth. "Just 5 dates?"
"5th Date," Rilee adds.
"A 5ple Date?" Jack says slowly.
"You all are wrong. It's Quintuple date. For God's sake." Caleb says, finally, making all of us look like fools.
"Oh." The group of us nod in agreement. I chuckled, then dragged Rilee behind me to class.
• • • •
"Spill it." Rilee says, waiting for me to explain everything to her. I was just lost in my thoughts about Zach.
Would he let me tell Rilee?
Of course, he would. But what if he doesn't?
No, he doesn't have a choice.
Should I tell her the truth? I never hide anything from her.
I have a feeling that this isn't gonna end well.
"Earth to Liiza," Rilee says, snapping her fingers in front of my face. I really don't want to lie to her.
"Oh sorry. Look Riles I really can explain.." I'm interrupted by a text from Zach.
Zach: You can Tell Rilee
I exhale a breath of relief.
"Liiza, you owe me a huge explanation. If not, I'll find out myself. Then you are so not gonna like it." Rilee threatens.
"I'm not really dating Zach." I blurted out "He just asked me this morning if I could be his fake girlfriend or something so that he wouldn't be the only single friend. He already told them that I was his girlfriend before he even told me about it"
Rilee blinks at me expectantly. "Is this a joke?"
I shake my head. "I sort of wish it was."
She ponders over her thoughts for a moment before bursting into a smile. "This is so exciting. Oh. My. God. Who's my date going to be to this quintuple couple date? I'm in on your plan! I knew something felt wrong!"
Another text from Zach.
Zach: If Rilee Needs a date I know a guy
I tap out a response quickly.
Me: We need someone who we know can keep secrets. If this gets out, it will be so freaking embarrassing. For both of us
Then, an equally dramatic response.
Zach: We need Jonah
Smiling, I turn to Rilee. "We have the perfect guy for you."
"Are you sure he's right? For the job?" Rilee questions and I nod quickly. "How do you know?" She adds.
"You will too, when you meet him." I say, softly.
Zach's POVI shift into the seat of the bright yellow cab in front of my house with a sigh. Will is taking my mother somewhere that I don't care about, so I'm forced to get there by my own means. I'm going to his house. Jayden's house.His house is just a couple miles away from my house, so it doesn't take long before the cab pulls up and I make my way to his front door. I'm sort of dreading ringing the doorbell. It feels really awkward being here. Liiza and I haven't been here since the incident happened.I press the modern, white doorbell and the door opens almost instantly, drifting me out of my thoughts. A woman, probably in her thirties, stands in front of me."Hello, may I help you?" She asks politely."Uh..." I pause for a moment, gathering my thoughts. "I'm here to see Jayden"The woman lets me in and gestures to a plush, leather couch to wait on while she gets Jayden. The place has changed a lot after all these years.Jayden's house is huge. It is three stories, with high cei
Liiza's POVSchool has been going as boring as it has always been, withe time slowing down whenever we need it to go fast. After a whole hour of boredom, the bell finally rang for lunch.Rilee and I went to our usual place in the cafeteria, by the windows, before Zach and his three new friends joined us."Hey girls," Zach greets."Hey Cupcake." I reply."Ooooh Cupcake, huh?" Caleb teases, wiggling his eyebrows."Hey, why doesn't my girlfriend let me give her pet names?" Jack whines."Look, Jack, if your girlfriend let you give her pet names, you would probably call her something stupid like Chipmunk," Caleb slides down beside Rilee.Chipmunk is actually not that bad honestly."Hey!" Jack frowns. "How did you know that I was gonna call her that?""Why don't you guys describe your girlfriends to us? I really want to get to know them!" I interrupt."Yeah, I'm so excited to meet them," Rilee adds."I'll go first," Jack says, raising his hands."My girlfriend's name is Stephanie. We would
Liiza's POV"What happened between you guys and Jayden?" Rilee breaks the silence.I freeze. What do we tell her?I lock eyes with Zach.Should we tell her the truth?Zach is the first one to speak up. "I think we better go home and talk about it there." He mumbles, standing from the seat.It was a silent car ride home."Rilee, you really wanna know what happened?" Zach asks softly."Yes.""Cause we can tell you right now.""Sure.""Are you sur-"Rilee cuts in. "Just get to the point, Zach.""Okay. Here I go," Zach starts, barely mumbling. "Liiza, Jayden and I used to be really good friends."Suddenly, Jayden barges into the room. "Hey, guys." He slides down next to Rilee with a wink."I never thought I would say this. It's good to see you, man." Zach says dramatically, going in for a fist bump.""You too, man" Jayden smiles.I glance at Riles. She doesn't look too happy. "Guys I-I'll talk to you later you later. I have to go." She lifts herself to her feet."Alright. See you later, b
Liiza's POVAfter talking to Cassandra for some time, she suggested we go to bed. "You look tired, why don't you go to your room and sleep for some time."I nodded, waiting for her to tell me where my room is."Your room is upstairs. The second room on the left," She smiles. "I think our butler took your luggage to your room."On my way upstairs, I hear my phone buzz and take it out of my handbag. It's a message from Rilee.I read it hastily and tap out a response.Rilee: Hey should I come over? We could watch a movie or sumnMe: Hey, nah im not home. My mom had to go to London for a while so I’m staying at her friends houseI sigh and
Zach's POVIt's been two days since my mom told me she was going off traveling for three weeks with Liiza's mom. She just dropped me off at my friend Logan's house. He's been looking for a roommate, and he offered to let me stay with him till he finds one. I still don't know who Liiza is staying with. I have to call her, but my phone's dead, and anyway, it's night time. She probably isn't even awake. • • • •I wake up to the sound of Logan knocking on my door. "Hey man get up! We got to go for our morning run!" He shouts.I hardly slept last night. Logan and I spent the night binge watching the first three 'Fast and Furious' movies"Give me 5 minutes." I yell back, rubbing my eyes and falling out of bed.I walk down the hall to the bathroom, splashing my face with some water and getting rid of my morning breath. Then, I throw on a maroon tank top and sweatpants and walk out."Let's go."After we're out the door, Logan and I look at each other mischievously."You thinking what I'm thi
Liiza's POV"Liiza, what is he doing here?" Zach asks, walking out of the cafe with Rilee."Too late." I mumble to myself."Oh great, and here comes the hulk." Andree rolls his eyes.I climb out of the car, putting my hands on Zach's chest. "Zach, calm down. Let's just sit down and talk about this.""There is no way I'm gonna sit with him." He stiffens his jaw and I can see the anger building up inside of him."Don't worry, I wouldn't want to sit with a pathetic, jealous wanna-be, like you, either." Andree smirks."You need to back off." Zach slips his arm around my waist."Oh, are you her boyfriend?" Andree sighs, feigning a confused expression. "I guess she didn't tell you that she slept in my bed last night. With me." He laughs. "I'm leaving. Call me if you need a ride. Mom said I should bring you back home safe and sound." After starting the car, he drives away.I don't even have his number."Care to explain?" Zach sounds furious.I look at Rilee with pleading eyes but she just sh
"Please, Liz." Jonah is on my front porch, begging me to help him make it up to Rilee."No." I snap. "You really hurt Rilee. Do you really expect me to help you after you hurt my best friend? If you want to make it up to her then you'll have to do it yourself.""Please. I really want to apologize." He looked solemn. "I want us to be friends again.""Whatever. Why are you coming to me?" My hand slides to our cold, metal doorknob as I go to close the door in his face."Wait! Liiza." He bites his lip in thought. "I'll sing for you. I have an awesome voice.""What?" I look at him in confusion."I'll get you a jewellery." He sounds desperate."Nu-uh.""I'll buy you makeup." He pleads.I roll my eyes in response."I'll buy you a pizza!"I contemplated his promise for a short while. "You've got yourself a deal."I know that I'm being pretty selfish, but hey, food is my first priority. I could never say no to pizza.Besides, I'm doing this for Rilee. She deserves an apology.Jonah exhales in
Scrolling through my phone has always been one of the most interesting things I do but at this moment, I literally feel like stabbing myself with a knife but the only thing stopping me is the pack of cadbury caramel chocolate, twix and pack of oreos.If I weren't stressed eating that stuff, I would be dead. Exams are coming up, I don't wanna study but I want to pass.With a deep sigh, I lock my phone in frustration and place my phone face down on the old, wooden surface of the school library table. As my eyes wander around the room, I lock eyes with the one and only Andree.All he was doing was walking but it looked to me like he was modeling for an advertisement. You know those slowmo steps they take, then run their hand through their hair? Yeah, that type. I couldn't miss the wink he shot me as he walked over.I couldn't help but nervously bite my lip, trying not to curse that he's here. Talking with him has always been hard since the incident that happened when we were younger."Ti