"No way."

"What?"

Mason points to my stomach. "I can see your stomach. Change."

I roll my eyes and step around him. "We're going to be late." I love my brother, but he can be so protective sometimes. I think he forgets that we're the same age. Technically I'm actually older than him.

"Sav, you can't go to school like that!"

"Why not? there is nothing wrong with this outfit. It's a lot more conservative than other people so you should be happy for that." I climb into his car and he glares for a moment before following suit. He starts driving towards the school with an angry look on his face. I just laugh and slide my sunglasses on. He can be such a baby when he doesn't get his way.

When we get to school I walk up the steps without him, not in the mood for his dramatics. He runs up behind me and stops me when I'm at the top.

"I'm just looking out for you. Every guy in school is going to be undressing you in their minds."

I fold my arms and look around. "Look at her." I point towards the parking lot and he follows me to a junior dressed like she's working the street corner. "Be happy I don't walk around like that, Mason."

He sighs and shakes his head. I can see that he's trying not to smile. We walk through campus to the quad where the seniors always hang out. Our friends are already there and have taken over two picnic tables. Troy immediately comes to talk to my brother and Natalie isn't far behind. I've been avoiding her like crazy; I hate lying and I know she's going to ask me why Mason has been acting weird. She's been around for the last two years and it's going to be weird when they stop dating for sure.

"Girl, you look fantastic," Kylie compliments as I stand next to her spot where she's perched on top of a picnic table.

"Thanks," I laugh. I jump when someone puts their hands in front of my eyes. "Hello Ryan," I say, smiling and reaching up for his hands. He lowers them and hugs my shoulders, leaning his head down beside mine.

"How'd you know it was me?" he asks.

"Just a hunch."

"You look really pretty," he whispers in my ear. I blush and he releases my shoulders, standing next to me and lacing our fingers together. Kylie nudges me discretely on my other side and I stick my tongue out at her. I venture a look at Lexi, who seems to be fuming. It's kind of frightening.

"I'm going to get to physics," I announce, kind of wanting to get out of Lexi's line of sight. Kylie nods and I smile at Ryan before releasing his hand and heading to the science building.

"I'll walk you to class." I look to my right to see Ryan walking beside me, an adorable smile on his face. "I know Lex is going to be difficult. I'll try not to do stuff like that around her anymore."

"That would probably be best," I laugh. "What do you have first period?"

"Calculus. Worst class to have in the morning."

"I don't know. Physics is pretty bad. Plus I would rather have Mrs. Matthews than Mr. Timmins. He basically puts you back to sleep."

He laughs and holds the door to the science building open for me. "That is very true. Did you hear we have a new teacher that's British?"

"Yeah, I met him yesterday. I have him last period. He seems really nice." I smile at the thought of his green eyes and curly hair. "This is me." I stop outside my classroom and turn to Ryan. He leans down and kisses my cheek quickly before continuing to walk down the hall, backwards at first so he can still see me.

"I'll see you in Chemistry?" I nod and he smiles before turning around.

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"I am so ready for this day to be over," I groan as I exit the history classroom with Kylie and Ryan. It's the first day and I'm already exhausted.

"One more class," Kylie encourages. "Your house after school? I'm in need of some lounge time by your pool." I laugh and agree before she walks down the hall to her next class. Ryan walks me to my creative writing class.

"Have fun with the new teacher," he jokes. He kisses my forehead and I smile to myself at how affectionate he's already being with me. I turn around and my face goes beat red when I see Mr. Styles staring at me. We lock eyes for about ten seconds before he turns back to the papers on his desk. I stare at the ground as I walk to the back of the classroom to get my seat; Madison enters the room and smiles to me as she takes the chair next to mine. Thank goodness, one of my friends is in this class. The class fills up quickly and when the bell rings Mr. Styles gets up and closes the door. He stands in front of his desk and leans back against it. He looks professional in black slacks and a grey button up shirt with a skinny darker grey tie to complete the look. He looks professional and...really hot.

"For those of you that haven't met me yet, I'm Mr. Styles." He runs his hand through his hair as he continues. "I'm new here this year. I'm from a little town in England, but you could probably tell that. I'm teaching three classes this semester; two sections of this class and one literature class. I recognize a few of you from that one. As I've stated in my previous classes, cell phone use will not be tolerated in my classroom. I won't hesitate to take them away. I don't accept late assignments. If you can't get your work in on time, that's your problem. Sounds harsh, but when you get to university that's the way it works. This class will mostly consist of essays and short story assignments, culminated by a larger writing project at the end of the semester. Any questions?"

"Is writing the only thing that we do?" I roll my eyes at the idiotic question from one of the cheerleaders. Mr. Styles smirks and crosses his large arms over his chest.

"Seeing as it's a creative writing class, that would probably be a safe assumption." The class snickers and he displays a sexy half-smile, revealing his left dimple. "Alright, so I know this is something you do in elementary school and it seems stupid, but I'm new and I would like to get to know everyone a little bit. So, let's go around the room and you can tell me your name and something about yourself."

He starts at the front of the room and Madi turns to me. "He is so hot!" she whispers. "And the accent just makes it ten times better." I laugh and she looks towards the front of the room at the teacher. "What I wouldn't do to have some one on one tutoring."

"Oh my gosh," I laugh. She shrugs and continue staring at him. I try to look anywhere but his eyes but constantly feel my gaze pulled back to his. When it's Madison's turn to introduce herself she leans forward and does the classic push-together of her boobs. Typical Madison. I roll my eyes and try not to laugh.

"I'm Madison."

"Hello Madison," Mr. Styles says curtly. She loves having the attention and she pauses dramatically while people start turning their heads to look at her.

"Something about myself. Let me think..." she pauses and looks around a little before looking back at the teacher. "Well I'm a gymnast. I'm flexible." Everyone laughs and she leans her chin on her hand, still looking at Mr. Styles with bedroom eyes. He chuckles and nods his head, not giving Madison the response I know she's secretly hoping for. His eyes land on mine and he stares at me. My heart rate speeds up and he raises an eyebrow.

"Savannah, I believe you're next," he says lowly. My face turns red as everyone turns to look at me. Fantastic.

"You already know my name."

He smiles. "Something about yourself, then?"

Shit. "Umm...I can play guitar."

His expression changes slightly. Impressed, maybe? He's just staring at me...

"Right." He stands and scratches the back of his head as he walks around to the other side of his desk. "You all should have the book by now, it's a collection of short stories. We'll be discussing the first one in class tomorrow, so take the rest of the class to start reading it." Everyone gets out their books and I nudge Madison's arm. She looks at me and I just shake my head and laugh quietly. She shrugs and smiles mischievously as she starts reading her book. I glance up at the front of the room as I open my book, heart fluttering when I lock eyes once again with Mr. Styles. He slowly looks down at the papers in front of him and I admire his curly hair for a moment before starting on my reading. Something about him is just...

This is weird. He's my teacher.

I find myself unable to absorb anything I'm reading. Every time I look up I catch my teacher watching me. What is his deal?

I breathe a sigh of relief when the bell rings, dismissing the class.

"Alright, see you all tomorrow. Don't forget to read the story. There will be a short quiz at the beginning to make sure you all read it," he calls as everyone exits the room. I avoid his eyes as I walk out with Madison. That was so weird.

Back at my house I change into my bikini and make myself a smoothie while I wait for Kylie to come over. Mason and Troy are already out by the pool, so I go out to join them, texting Kylie to just come out back when she gets here.

"So you and Ryan were awfully cuddly today," Troy says, leaning forward on his elbows on the edge of the pool. Mase swims up beside him and they both look at me with small smiles while I get comfortable on my lounge chair.

"You totally kissed him last night on the each," Mason sings, teasing me. I roll my eyes and slide my sunglasses on while I lay in the sun. "Come on, give us the gossip."

"You're so annoying," I say quietly. They both laugh and finally leave me alone. Kylie arrives, immediately stripping down to her bathing suit and taking the chair next to me. "So, Lexi tried to stab me with her mind again today," I inform her. she laughs and puts her hair up in a messy bun.

"I saw that. She'll get over it, Sav. Don't worry about it. Ryan is so into you, though! It's adorable. He never acted like that with her."

"Yeah." I think I do like Ryan. He's a really good guy and he treats me well, which is a nice change from the assholes I usually end up liking. I have some fundamental problem where I only go for guys that will break my heart. It's a sickness.

"Oh my gosh, Mad told me that you guys have the new teacher for last period. I saw him at lunch, you are so lucky! He's so hot I almost passed out. Every girl at school is fantasizing about him."

"He seems interesting."

"What do you mean?"

I shrug and take a sip of my drink. "He kind of acted weird around me in class today. I don't know. It was kind of unsetttling I guess."

"Well at least he's nice to look at. If he was ugly and weird that would just be horrible. I would do him in a heartbeat even if he was a serial killer."

"Oh my gosh!" I laugh.

"That's disturbing," Mason comments from the pool. We both laugh and Kylie seems unfazed. Apparently girls are really going crazy about our new British teacher.

"Shouldn't you be doing homework?"

My eyes snap open and I sit up when I hear my mother's voice. My mouth drops open and she folds her arms.

"Mom? What are you doing home?"

"I live here. Your father and I are back for a few days for the back to school gala for the board of directors," she explains, taking out her cell phone. "You'll both be attending the even on Friday night. It's here, at the house."

"What! Mom, that means all our teachers are going to be here!" I protest. She walks back inside without another word. I look over at the pool to Mason, who seems just as surprised as I am to see her here. When they left they said it would be at lease a month before they came home. It's barely been two weeks.

"She's so pleasant," Kylie says sarcastically. "Are you going to go?"

"I don't really have a choice."

"At least Mason will be there."

Notes

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