"Alex, dude, my arm doesn't come off," I chuckled, thinking maybe this talk had something to do with Ember and how we needed to at least tell Rian so I wasn't lying to him anymore.
But Alex shoved me against a locker, right beside Zack and Rian. They both had their arms across their chests and worried expressions on their faces. Someone needed to tell me what was going on right the fuck now.


"She's back," Alex breathed, smacking his hand on the locker beside me. "She's fucking back!"


There was only one she that could have Alex this upset when it came to me. Her name was Morgan Ashby and she was the only girl on the face of the planet that had ever broken my heart. Morgan wasn't like me.. Like us, she was different. Her life revolved around beauty magazines and gossip. But somehow in the sea of guys throwing themselves at her feet, she found me and she plucked me out of the group.


I was still me when I was with her, but that didn't mean I wasn't wrapped around her finger. Morgan quickly became the most important person in my life. She was a flawless beauty and she was mine. She taught me pretty much everything I know about sex. She made me care more about my appearance, which is why I'm so picky about who touches my personal products in the bathroom. Morgan is the very reason I have such a large fanbase at this school when it comes to our band.


She was it for me.


We were together for a year and we'd probably still be together now had it not been for the call she got just three weeks before the wedding. She'd been offered a contract in LA, which meant she had to leave Baltimore. Morgan dropped the news on me like a fucking bomb, thinking it was better to tell me she was leaving the day she was leaving. I was heart broken to say the least. Completely lost my shit for about two weeks. I thought I would never get over the beautiful blonde that stole my heart.. And then a short, angry brunette came into my life.


I didn't want to believe it. Morgan couldn't possibly be back. She had a brand new life in LA and she had no need for Baltimore anymore.


"Is this supposed to be sick joke?" I questioned, spinning around on my heel to put my head against the locker. "Look, I've got a lot of shit going on right now and Morgan is the very last person I need to think about."


"Dude, we're not trying to stir up bad feelings. Trust me, we know you don't need this right now."


"Jack, I know you've been lonely since Morgan left but you've been doing pretty good here recently. We just wanted to warn you so you wouldn't fall back into her arms or something."


I glared at Rian. It wasn't his fault, he didn't know about mine and Ember's relationship, but fuck. When did I seem lonely? The two weeks that I was wallowing in self-pity? Yeah, okay, I'll give him that. But I haven't thought about Morgan since I realized I cared about Ember. Fuck, everything has been great lately. Of course something had to come fuck it up.


"I don't believe you," I growled, mostly looking between Alex and Zack since they weren't in the dark about Ember. "She can't be back."


That's when Zack raised his hand. I followed his index finger down the hall, only to catch a glimpse of the one and only Morgan Ashby. My heart sank. She'd definitely become confident since she left, rocking a short dress that showed off her boobs, which I once found to be the most perfect of all God's creations. Her hair had grown, but it still had the same shine it used to have when I would cuddle with her on the weekends. Her hips swung as she marched through the hallway, knowing damn well all eyes were on her because, well, why wouldn't they be? Even her blue eyes had me falling under her spell again, and she wasn't even looking my way.


Everything I told myself I hated about her, all of the feelings I locked away to forget she was ever even real, came rushing back into my body. She promised when she left that she'd come back for me, but I didn't believe it. Guess she proved me wrong. I made myself blink a few times, reminding myself that I had a girlfriend that I loved, even if she was the complete opposite of Morgan.


But.. Look at her. After all this time, she came back for me, just like she swore she would. I could feel myself growing weak in the knees and I knew I had to get out of there. If she caught me looking at her, or even if she just saw me, I'd have to talk to her. And I couldn't talk to her because I had Ember.


I'm with Ember. I can't be with Morgan.


I just needed time to process this. Of course I didn't want to be with Morgan anymore. Ember had taken her place, Ember was the one who made me happy, Ember was the one who had my heart... But what if Morgan still had a piece of me? Fuck. This can't be happening.


"I have to get out of here," I mumbled, pushing off the locker to get as far away from Morgan as possible. Maybe I could skip today, Alex could give Ember a ride home. "See you later, guys."


There it was. The door to my first period class. I could be locked in this room for the next hour and not have to worry about what was going on behind the walls. No Morgan, no Ember, no concerned friends. Just class. I was about to round the door when a hand caught me, making my heart skip a beat.


"Jack, what was all that about?"


"Not now, Ember," I sighed, jerking my arm away from her. "We'll talk about it later."


"But-"
"Jack Bassam Barakat," another girly voice called my name, and this time I nearly choked on my spit. "I've been looking for you!"


I slowly turned my head to see Morgan. She had a large smile on her glossed lips and her arms were extended for a hug. Trailing behind here were Alex, Zack and Rian, panic spread across their faces. I looked between Ember and Morgan, my stomach churning with confusion. But Morgan made up my mind for me. She flung her body into my own, knocking me back against the wall with possibly the biggest hug I've ever received.


She smelled like Victoria's Secret and I tried my best not to focus on her massive boobs pressing against my chest. I awkwardly lifted an arm to pat her on the back, unsure if even moving would set Ember off. Swallowing the lump in my throat, I turned to glance at my secret girlfriend through strands of blonde hair. She was definitely pissed and I could see the glare she was giving me perfectly.


"Meet me at lunch in our place, okay?" Morgan pulled away, kissing my cheek as she did so. "We have some catching up to, babe!"


Everyone was silent as she walked away, her heels clicking against the floor. Ember rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. I thought for sure she was going to lay into me right then and there, but Alex stepped in and put his arm around her.


"Em, we should get to class. Catch you guys later."


Watching Alex leave with my girlfriend, seeing the concerned look on Rian and Zack's
faces, along with Morgan's smell lingering in my nose.. I knew I was screwed.

Notes

Oh snap! Girl dramaaaa!
-Jess.