Days passed and she lost a friend because she didn't know she was Maverick's ex - one of the girls he played with, to be exact - it only lasted for a week. They were becoming close when she found out that she's dating Maverick, and boom! Friendship over!
Her classmates were even betting how long she'd last with Maverick. That's just how he was in everyone's eyes - a player, a Casanova, a heartbreaker, or whatever you might like to call it.
He changes women like they're clothes, except Queshia, she always thought that people could change - that he would change for her, so she kept hanging on even at times when she's already receiving a cold shoulder.
Like now.
She didn't know what she's done wrong, so she tried to confront him, she waited at the bench outside his room that day.
Maverick had been fighting with his own feelings that week and knows that he was bound to explain to Queshia why he's been treating her badly and coldly. The fault was all on him but he can't accept it, so he tried to blame it on her.
"Hey...is there a problem?...did I do something wrong?...can you please talk to me?" Queshia pleaded, but was trying to act cool and composed since people are watching, like they're waiting for her to shatter and fail to have a long lasting relationship with the bad boy.
"I know I told you I won't change you, especially towards your friends, but I know one of your friends like you, can't you avoid them for me?" Maverick asked, waiting for a wrong answer to end it with her.
"Ok...I will...just please don't be mad? I don't like it when you're like that...belated happy Valentine's by the way..." she responded desperately with aching heart.
"Ok...let's go to the park nearby later after your classes are all over alright? I'll see you later...oh wait, why are you here by the way? Don't you have class?" he curiously asked to avoid the guilt he's been feeling towards her with the way he treated her.
"I skipped class so I could talk to you...I know you've been kind of avoiding me...people are even asking me if we're over... especially the girls. I wanted to clarify it to you... can't you also stay away from other girls?" she asked with hopefulness while trying to guard her heart from shattering anticipating the heartbreaking answer.
Maverick was shocked to hear that she skipped class just because of him, he felt a lot guiltier, so he replied "Oh, I'm sorry...sure ok...I better get to class...you should too."
"Ok...I love you...bye..." she responded with an exhale she didn't even know she was holding in. Her heart may have not shattered with his answer, but it did with the lack thereof. Especially when she said those three words to him.
She was so lost in thoughts throughout the day after that "talk" they had. All she was thinking about is that maybe this will be the end for them, and that he'd break up with her at the park, and that maybe he's going to do that at the park for her dignity not to be shattered in front of her classmates and friends.
But after her classes, she was beyond shocked to see Maverick waiting outside her room. Even her classmates were surprised, especially those that thought they were over.
"Hey there!...you didn't have to wait for me here..." Queshia said shyly acting that nothing was wrong with them.
"Silly...you're my girlfriend, of course I'd wait for you anywhere...let's go!" Maverick responded with glee which supported her acting.
As they were walking to the park, being a jerk as he is, he deliberately compared her to Lenny, that Lenny was a little taller and more feminine. And she got hurt, who would want to be compared to an ex - specifically the ex with the longest relationship he had with! She became a lot more silent during their walk.
Actually, he was aiming for her to cry and tell him all her pain during the time he didn't talk to her. And that's what happened at the park, they sat on the grass, the stars coming out from the sky, and talked heart to heart, he told her all that happened between him and his exes, why he became the way he is, and she told him how painful she felt when she was being ignored and being compared especially to his ex, and they became closer that night, happier, felt more relived, and that's how they spent their post Valentine's day.
Days went by, and their feelings for each other and bond together were becoming stronger than ever. One day when he told her he'd walk her home, but suddenly can't, she was with her friend Kei, and he was with his friend, Ryan.
"Are you mad?" Maverick asked
"Yes! Of course I am! You'd rather go to a bar than to be with me, what's not to be mad about?" Queshia answered in front of Ryan and Kei.
"Well that was straightforward..." he whispered to Ryan, but was actually impressed, because he was hoping for her to say that in order for him to have a reason not to go out with his friends, thus the reason why Ryan was with him - to be a witness that he had an alibi not to go to the bar.
"Ok, you heard that Ryan right? Tell them I can't come...I'll be with Queshia..." he told Ryan as he held Queshia's hand to walk away not giving him a chance to reply.
As the trio walked away, they just roamed around the mall for a while and then soon after, Kei went home, now it's only the two of them. They were talking near the railings when she scratched her ear - which was just freshly pierced, so it bled, making Maverick panic, and Queshia laugh at his expression.
He pulled out his hanky to stop the bleeding and said, "I'm not a nurse or anything, but I could be all that for you..."
Her heart melted and replied jokingly, "Aww so sweet...thanks...sorry for making you worry...I won't die you know...it's just a simple piercing..."
"You shouldn't have made another piercing on your ears..." he said pouting like a kid who didn't get to have his candy.
They then walked hand in hand going to Queshia's house, but just as they were near, she suddenly saw her dad on the other side of the road and quickly let go of Maverick's hand. She then explained and pointed that she saw her dad and that she wasn't allowed to have any boyfriends until she's already graduated from college.
"Then introduce me as a suitor?" Maverick asked hopefully as he was hurt a little at the incident.
So the next day, she invited Maverick and his friends, together with her friends at her house. She didn't know that her parents won't be home until late at night, she was planning to introduce Maverick to them, as a friend.
Some went swimming, some went to the mini gym, and some were at her room, including her and Maverick. Zian was playing at the computer, Charlie and Josh were watching TV and Queshia and Maverick were joking with each other and suddenly, it became a tickling game - which Queshia will never win against Maverick, cause she's very...I mean veeeery ticklish, but then, Maverick got tickled where the sun don't shine - he got a boner, and he didn't expect that to happen just because he was tickling Queshia...well that's another first he thought. He tried to hide it though, good thing Zian was going home so they stopped and she walked Zian out. While she was away, Charlie and Josh were teasing Maverick.
"Dude! You f*cking have a boner! Just because you were so close and tickling her! No way!" Charlie said laughing so hard he started to roll over.
"I can't f*cking believe it!!! The almighty Maverick! Got a boner! With a simple closeness with Queshia!!! When even your ex Callie tried so hard to seduce you, hump you, and all, but you didn't even flinch?!" Josh said laughing hysterically
"Shut the f*ck up!!! Quiet down! She might be here any second now..." Both quieted down and continued watching but still wearing those goofy smiles.
"Hey! I'm back! Want some?" Queshia asked offering chips and drinks.
They ate and continued what they were doing, and Queshia and Maverick were just chatting, he then had the urge to kiss her passionately, just a few seconds later, something is poking her down there...they stopped and Maverick ran to the comfort room.
"F*ck this boner" Maverick said to himself thinking why he can't seem to control the poking devil.
A little while later, her parents came home and she introduced them as her friends - even Maverick.