| Maria�s POV. As I walked into the little house I shared with my grandfather I couldn�t help but wonder why I ever said yes to Michael. I think I might just call the whole thing off and claim temporary insanity. Even though the whole thing is severely @#%$ in the head the idea kind of intrigues me, what would people really think if they saw that I was Michael Guerin�s girlfriend? Would they finally see me as more than the nerd? Would I suddenly be considered pretty in their eyes? Most importantly could Michael really make Brian finally notice her? Nothing in this world would please me more. I would even sign my first born over to the devil if I could have one date with him; come to think of it I kind of already have with the deal I made with Michael earlier in the evening. ** Earlier in the Crashdown ** �Anything?� Maria noticed that Michael was looking at her body with a sick look of lust etched clearly on his face. �Oh no, you are so not going to go there EVER. This is a strictly business deal. Me or ANYTHING on my body is strictly reserved for Brian and Brian only!� �I bet you�re still a virgin aren�t you?� �Of course. Let me guess you aren�t?� �Please I am so not that pathetic. I can and have had any girl I want in this whole school.� �You can�t have me!� �Yeah well that is because I don�t now nor will I ever want you!!!� ** Back to Present ** I would be lying if I said that that didn�t hurt a little. Okay so I don�t really want to be an object of lust in Michael�s eyes, but I would like someone out there to lust over me. Despite the popular opinion at the school I am not that ugly. I don�t think that I am ugly at all actually. I have these really prominent eyes that just jump out at you and they sparkle with the deepest green that you could imagine. My lips are big and on any other girl they would be a guys wet dream, oh the things they can think of those lips doing, on me they are just another thing that stands me apart from the other girls. My hair is a light dirty blonde and goes well past my shoulder blades with cascading curls. I am actually kind of pretty when I doll myself up. I don�t though, I can care less what people think of me, why waste money on pointless make-up when I could use the money to buy groceries for pappy and me. The phone ringing interrupts my thoughts and I know before I even answer that it is Liz calling to grill me about what happened today with Michael. �Hi Liz� I answer the phone and I can hear her gasp when I address her without asking who it is. �How did you know it was me?� She is so oblivious. �Who else would it be? And before you ask nothing really happened, Michael asked me out and I said yes. It really was no big thing.� �WHAT?!!� Michael�s POV What is the point of spending an entire night with all your friends when you see them all day everyday? I think that the guys are here to get the lowdown on what happened today with the looser, I mean Maria. In the Crashdown I wouldn�t tell them anything for fear that she would hear and ruin it all before it really got started. The way that she looked when she came up to me I knew that she was about to cry and that the @#%$ that she is in love with caused it. I felt sorry for her and for some reason I actually want to help her, and if I win the bet in the meantime so be it. I think that Alex and Kyle thought that if they were to bring Isabelle and Tess so it would seem less imposing and they would seem less threatening. �So what happened? Are you and her like going to actually go out?� �Of course they aren�t, why would he subject himself to that?� I choose to remain quiet for this discussion; I can�t seem to get her sad eyes out of my head. How did I never notice her eyes before? �Will you guys just lay off,� You can tell that Tess is starting to get annoyed. �I happen to like Maria, she is smart and sarcastic as hell. Have you ever even spoken to her? You would be surprised.� Of course it would be Tess to come to her defense she never could see someone being put down and tolerating it is out of the question when it comes to Isabelle. �You would be surprised. Do you know that she can sing? Every Saturday she sings in a restaurant.� Leave it to Isabelle to know the stuff about people that even her best friend doesn�t know. I wonder if Brian knows any of this? I decide to tell the group that I am going to go home so I can pay the clueless nerd a visit. I walk to the Future Shop because I know that he works there I just don�t know when he works. I walk through the doors and immediately spot him. As I walk over I know that this is going to be the worst conversation of my life. �Umm� yeah can I talk you for a sec dude?� Brian turns around all business. �Sure is there anything I can help you with?� Idiot. �Uh� yeah you see I kinda want to ask this girl out but I don�t know her number and I see her around you all the time so I thought you would be my best bet. Her name is Maria DeLuca.� This is perfect feel out what he knows and make him jealous at the same time. �I�ve never heard of her.� TBC |
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