Working at Max's Pizzeria was not easy for Brittany at all. Seth always yelled at her that she was not serving customers well. He also yelled at her when he was teaching her how to make pizza. Of course she yelled back but then Seth would pull out the senior card. She also realized that she had a teeny, itsy, bitty, crush on Max but it always faded away whenever his pervert side came out and that was all the time. The other guy, King never spoke to her. He always had his cap covering part of his face but from the veins on his arms, she could tell he was hot. He was like a mystery to her and she loved mysteries.
"Stop daydreaming Britz!" Seth said as he dropped the pizza plates in the kitchen. "I was not daydreaming, I was just...what are you even doing here?" "What am I doing here? What are you doing here? You're not supposed to be in the kitchen after you almost burnt the oven" he said and she scrunched up her nose, "For the record, that was your fault. You're a lousy teacher!" "Well you're a dumb student!" he snapped back.
She took a handful of flour and threw it at him, "You're the lousy one!" she bit back a smile. There was flour all over his face and hair but why did it look good on him. "Dumb student!" he said as he threw flour back at her "Lousy!" "Dumb!" they argued as they threw flour at each other. "Hey Dumb! Lousy! Get the hell out of my kitchen!" Max barked at them and Brittany dusted flour off her apron then she left. "Follow suit Lousy!" Max said and Seth rolled his eyes and left the kitchen.
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After Brittany had freshened up in the girls' bathroom, she went to the kitchen but Max stopped her, "Take a little break Dumb, you look like you're about to rip someone's head off" he said and she rolled her eyes, yeah no kidding. Hopefully it's Seth's head, she thought. "After your break, you and Lousy would clean the mess you made" Max said and walked away but she looked at him, "Why do I feel you like Dumb more than Sweetheart as a nickname for me?" she asked and he turned and smirked, "That's because I do. When I'm not in a pervy mood, I'll call you Dumb!" he said and walked away. She rolled her eyes and went outside.
She skipped happily as she thought of nextdoor's milkshake. Their milkshake was better than the bananashake Max sold. Her mood turned sour as she saw Seth leaning on her car as he flirted with a girl.
"I work here" Seth said with a smirk and the girl ran her fingers along his chest, "I would really love to see you in an apron. It would be so hot!" she said and he pulled her closer, "How 'bout seeing me without clothes?" he leaned in to kiss her but Brittany pushed him off her car.
"Go suck each other's faces somewhere else!" she growled and Seth rolled his eyes. "Who's this? Your girlfriend?" the girl asked as she eyed Brittany who didn't feel insecure at all. "Ew!" Seth and Brittany said as they glared at each other, "He's not my type!" Brittany said "And she's not my type either" Seth said and the girl chuckled, "Obviously, she's too..."
"I dare you to complete that honey!" Brittany said as she got in the girl's face. "I have legs longer than you. My eyes are naturally blue while you're wearing contacts, yeah! I know contacts when I see them. Also your hair looks like it needs some serious scrubbing and when was the last time you went to a spa? You have dark circles under your eyes. You look like the gri----" Seth covered her mouth with his hand, "Okay tiger, cool down!" he said as he dragged her away from the girl. "Fuck you!" the girl said and walked away then Brittany licked Seth's hand and he let go of her, "Well fudge you too!" Brittany yelled.
Seth wiped off her saliva on her denim jacket which was on a blue corset top. "Ew?" Brittany said and he shrugged, "It's your saliva" then she glared at him and wiped the place he leaned on. "By the way cute censoring" he said and she looked at him, "Did you just give me a compliment?" "Well, koalas get a lot of compliments yet they are still animals!" he said and she eyed him, "What were you even doing with that girl?" "Jealous?" he taunted and she looked away, "As if! I just want to know cos you were leaning on my car". "I was just getting more customers for the pizzeria and my horny ass a perfect lay, but you scared her away!"
Brittany did not say anything, she just looked at her car then Seth stared at her, "Are you still a virgin?" he asked and she pushed him away, "The heck?!" "You so are! I thought you had a boyfriend!" "I did, but we never do that" "Have you made out with him?" "Well, whenever we make out, he always sticks his tongue in my mouth and it's disgusting and why am I telling you this?" she said and he moved closer, "How 'bout I show you how a proper makeout session feels like?" he whispered huskily.
Brittany could not help but remember Michael and when he had asked her to fall in love with him. His voice was exactly the same as the tone Seth was using. "So now you're choosing him over me?" a voice asked and Brittany rolled her eyes as she looked at the person. Jake and Ken.
"What do you want Jake?" she asked "Well I went to your house but the maid said you were in a place called Max's Pizzeria, so here I am". "First of all, Lisa's not a maid, secondly, why did you go to my house?" she asked and he held her hand, "Cos I love you baby girl. I've missed you so much at school" he said and she tried to remove her hand from his but his grip was firm.
"Come back to me baby" Jake pleaded "Let go of me!" Brittany said as she struggled to free her hand then Seth grabbed Jake's wrist, "Don't act like I'm not here" he said and Jake glared at him then he let go of Brittany's hand. "First the nerd in suspenders and now a lowlife?" Jake said and she smirked, "The only lowlife here is you! Now get lost!" "You'll come back begging me" Jake said as he walked away. "For a bad kisser, you sure have a lot of confidence" Seth called out.
"How did you know he was my boyfriend?" Brittany asked and Seth shrugged, "He looks like a jerk. Opposites attracts but your case, it's not the same" "Are you insinuating that I'm a jerk?" "Your words not mine!" he said and she hit his arm. "Hey Dumb! Lousy! Break's over!" Max called and they went over the pizzeria.
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"So I was thinking we could go see a movie this Saturday" Max said and Brittany looked at him, "I'm in no mood for movies" "C'mon Britz, don't be such a bore" Seth said and she glared at him. "I have not hung out with my best friend since the suspension" she said "You have friends?" Seth teased and she flicked her curly blonde hair over her shoulder, "Duh!"
"It's gonna be fun. It's the new Coming to America" Max said "That movie is so last year! Pick something better!" she said "How 'bout a scary movie?" Seth suggested and Max thought about it before he said, "No". "Why no?" Brittany asked and he looked at her in shock, "Aren't girls scared of those?" he asked "Pfft! Not me! I'm not scared of anything. Except death...and what comes after death..." "So you're saying you won't be scared if you see a masked man running towards you with a knife?" Seth asked "Do I look four?" Brittany said and Seth and Max smirked at each other, "Cool!" they both said. "King's picking the movie!" Max said and King nodded.
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Brittany curled a lock of her short blonde hair and smiled at herself in the mirror. "I thought you didn't like curls" Lisa said and Brittany looked at her, "I don't. I'm just trying something new and it looks good on me so yeah I like it!" she said and curled another lock. Lisa held up the blonde extensions, "You're not wearing these?" "No!" Brittany said as she wore a dangling earring on her left ear and three studs on her other ear.
"You have a date?" Lisa asked "Not a date. It's more like an work gathering" "So you like working there?" Lisa asked and Brittany thought. King never talked to her, Max was sometimes cute, most times perverted, the only problem was Seth Williams. Well they were starting to get along but they never missed an opportunity to insult each other. "It's okay" she shrugged and got up then she admired herself in the mirror. She was wearing a cute matching set of a pale blue top and a short pale blue skirt.
"You are a narcissist!" Lisa said and left the room. "If I don't admire myself, who will? Oh that's right! Many people!" she laughed and a blew a kiss at her reflection then she took her purse and left.
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When she got to the theatre, she only saw Seth. "Where are the others?" she asked and he look----no, it was more of studied her----actually, checked her out. His dark eyes ran down her body then she cleared her throat, "I asked a question" she said and he took his eyes back to her face, "Well obviously they're not here and why did dress like you're on a date? Don't give people wrong ideas" he said as he glanced at the people staring at them. "Well, I look gorgeous!" she sang as she snapped her fingers while he cringed, "Don't do that again" he said and she stuck out her tongue at him.
He swallowed hard. She was really distracting him. Both at work and outside work. Yeah he hated her. Do I really though? I mean she's pretty hot! he thought and shook his head, I was suspended because of her, he repeated in his head as he tried not to think of how sexy it was when she stuck out her tongue.
His phone pinged and he checked it. "Are you serious?!" he said and she looked over his shoulder, "What's wrong?" she asked and he kept his phone back in his pocket, "Max has some kind of family dinner while King has some issues with his girlfriend" "King has a girlfriend?" she said shocked. "Anyway, they can't make it! So what're we gonna do?" "Watch the movie" she said in an obvious tone "And risk the fact that people will think we are on a date?"
She had not thought of that. "I don't care what anyone thinks, as long as it's not true" she said and he smirked and walked closer to her, "So this is like a...date?" he asked and she subconsciously licked her lips. His eyes flicked to her lips then she moved back, "More like frenemies hanging out cos we don't have another choice" she said as she tucked locks of her hair behind her ear. "Whatever you say Dumb!" "Lead the way Lousy!" she joked and he smiled at her as they went inside.
Brittany bought the popcorn while Seth bought the drinks. "Is today your anniversary?" the salesgirl asked and Brittany rolled her eyes. Of course people will think they're dating. She dolled up in a date way. "We---" she was saying but Seth put his arm around her shoulders, "Yeah! It is!" he said and she glared at him "Awwwn...how sweet" the salesgirl swooned and he kissed her cheek, "How sweet indeed!" he said and they left.
As soon as they were out of the salesgirl's sight, Brittany shrugged Seth's arm off, "What are you doing?" she asked and he put his arm again, "Holding my princess" he said and she removed his hand. "Relax, I'm just fitting into the role you gave me" "Role?" she asked "You gave me the role of your boyfriend when you wore this, so I'm just playing my role well" he smirked. She cleaned where he had kissed her on her cheek and wiped it on his shirt, "And take your kiss!" "Ouch! Britz, am I really that disgusting that you don't want me to touch you?" he asked and went to find their seats. She would have replied him back but the way he said was kinda sincere and he looked hurt? Maybe I'm overthinking things, she thought and went to sit beside him.
The movie started and she was horrified. If she was in her room watching horror movies on her laptop, she would have found something to laugh at and that eased out the fear temporarily but she could not start laughing out loud in the cinema. Everyone would look at her like she's mad.
"Arrgghh!" the girl in the movie screamed and Brittany jumped and subconsciously shifted closer to Seth who looked at her then he smirked, "Scared are we princess?" "As if!" she said and sat well in her seat. There was another blood-curdling scream and she jumped again. Think of something funny, think of something funny, think of something funny, like the way the actors face are when they're laughing, she thought to herself as she took deep breaths. It wasn't working. Her heart was beating erratically then she felt something warm over her hand.
She looked at her hand and saw a hand over hers. It was Seth's. He looked at her and smiled, "You are stubborn sometimes princess" he said and squeezed her hand a little. She hesitated before she leaned and rested her head on his shoulder.
After the movie, Seth and Brittany walked out holding hands before they realized it and let go of each other. They cleared their throats and looked at each other then they looked away. "That was in the moment" Brittany said and Seth nodded, "I only held your hand cos you're too much of a scaredy-cat" "Excuse me? Take that back!" "I think I'll add Scaredy-cat to the nicknames I have given you" he said and started walking away while she ran after him shouting him to take it back.
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Brittany tossed and tossed and tossed then she finally gave up on trying to sleep. Anytime she closed her eyes, she always saw the monster in the horror movie. Normally whenever she watched horror movies, her mom either sang her a lullaby or she snuggled with Mr. Blue Nose, her grey teddy bear with a blue nose. Sadly, her dad had given Mr. Blue Nose up for charity.
She removed her blanket and sat up. It's all Seth's fault, she thought and looked at her hand as she remembered the way he squeezed her hand. It was warm and comfortable and---- What was she thinking about? That she liked his hand on hers? Well she lowkey liked it but she was never going to admit it to him or to herself.
She wore her blue knit cardigan and was about to grab her flashlight but dropped it since Michael always broke every flashlight brought. She carefully opened her door and tiptoed out.
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Brittany smiled as she heard a stone skip on the water. Michael was at the lake already. An idea to scare him crossed her mind and she stealthily walked to where he sat.
"Boo!" she said from behind him and he turned, "Hey Hope!" "At least try and act scared" she said and sat close to him on the rock. "Oh! Arrgghh" he said sarcastically and she rolled her eyes, "Jerk!" she said and he smirked.
"Can't sleep?" he asked and she nodded, "Yeah. Watched a horror movie with a jerk and now I can't close my eyes without seeing that monster in the movie" she said and he chuckled, "I also watched a movie with this girl" "Ooo...you went out on a date" she said with fake excitement. She still had that little crush on him. "It wasn't a date. But she had dressed like it was so we had to pretend, actually I pretended because her reaction was priceless" he laughed and she brought her knees up to her chest, "That was what the jerk I went out with, did. He was so annoying" she said as she shook her head.
"Do you like her?" she asked and he was quiet for sometime, "I'd be lying if I said she wasn't hot as fuck" "Is that the only thing you see in girls?" "Well, if we're taking about her personality, she's annoying, stubborn. Sometimes she behaves like a child and it's cute. We're supposed to be in a hate relationship but...sometimes, I feel we could be friends and maybe have angry sex. That thing is so erotic!" "Ew! Pervert!" she said and he laughed, "I think if we had not gotten off on the wrong foot, we could have become friends. Her ex-boyfriend is a prick anyways".
"Do you want to fall in love with her?" she asked softly and he looked at her, "Sweetheart, I don't do love and she looks like the kind of girl that would end up breaking my heart. Also I'm not her type. She likes nerds" "Who doesn't? They are cute!" she said.
"What about the jerk you went out with?" Seth asked "What about him?" "Do you like him?" "He's a doofus! He's rude, cocky and he makes me want to throw the nearest thing at him. But... he's also sweet sometimes and he makes me feel giddy a few times" she said as she remembered when Seth freaked out about her almost burning her hand. He said that he was worried about the oven but she saw him when he held her hand and inspected it for burns. "You're falling for him" Seth chuckled and Brittany got hyper, "I am not. I just..." "Just what? Have a tiny crush on him?" he asked and she thought about Damian, "I'm not supposed to like him. He's the opposite of the type of guy I like" "So what? Many people don't fall in love with their ideal type. They just find theirselves falling and I think that's what has happened to you" "What would you know? You only sleep around" "I did fall in love once".
They were silent after that then she sighed, "I can't believe someone would cheat on you. You're so nice, really perverted but still! You did not deserve that heartbreak" she said and he shrugged, "It's in the past". "Well, from what I have read in novels, there's always a girl who would show you that love is a beautiful thing. You just need to find her" "That's too much work. She should be the one to find me" "Well with that attitude, she might just run off".
"She should. I think I'm meant to be alone in this world" "No one is meant to be alone" "Well my mom says that everytime. She even says I could have not been born" he chuckled sadly then she held his hand, "Don't listen to her. Parents say and do things they don't mean. You are not meant to be alone, no one is" she said and he leaned closer to her, "You know, if you keep saying shit like that... I might just fall in love with you" he whispered huskily.
It was the same voice Seth had used when he had asked her if she wants to know what a proper makeout session feels like. His breath fanned her face as they leaned closer. Just as their lips were about to touch, he pulled back, "I don't want to treat you the way I treat other girls" he murmured and she opened her eyes. She gasped as the moon shone partially on his face. She could only see his eyes. They were like dark pits that no one knew how deep they were.
"Hey you dyed your hair blonde!" he said and she tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. If he was going to pretend like they did not almost kiss, she was going to act that way too. "Yeah, my hair was naturally blonde, I just----no, someone dyed it!" she said and he pouted, "I really liked the purple and blue together" he said as he twirled a lock of her hair around his finger.
Brittany also noticed that he twirled her hair the same way Seth twirled her hair around his finger. Michael got up, "I guess I'll be going now, see you tomorrow?" he asked and she stood up, "Do...do you wanna hang out tomorrow...in the day?" she asked and he was stunned, "You mean I get to see your face?" "We get to see each other's faces. You're not the only one curious" she said. "Sweet! Where? What time?" he said excitedly "There's a new Italian restaurant close to the park where the Christmas tree stands. Let's hang out there by...12?" "Sure!" "So, see you tomorrow" she said and he nodded, "See you too".