Chapter 57

**Megan**

Carl parks up and looks at me. I give him a small smile and reach for my bag.

"See you tomorrow I guess," I state. He nods and I open the door.

"Megan," he says. I look at him "Happy Valentine's day,"

"To you too," I said and kiss him on the cheek "Have a good day," I smile and climb out of the car. Walking into school I notice Tyler and Melanie stood at my locker. I walk up behind Melanie and move my hands around her eyes. "Guess who?" I ask.

"My best friend Courtney," she says. My jaw drops open as shock and offended takes my facial expression "I'm kidding honest," she said and turns to face me. "Hey," she said and hugs me, I hug her back and then let go and open my locker. "So what do you have today?" she asks.

"English and science and then I'm at my psych session and then back here for dinner and Art," I explain. She nods showing she understood and look at Tyler.

"Me and Tyler got you a card," she says.

"Shit," I said quietly. "I completely forgot," I said and look at her "I'm so sorry, I'll get you both a rose with the school thing," I said "I'm so sorry," I said to them both.

"It's fine," Tyler said and wraps his arms around my waist. I look at Melanie as I hug Tyler back and then look past her to see Logan looking towards us while talking to another teacher.

"Tyler are you ok?" I ask as this hug seemed to go on longer than what I expected.

"Yeah I'm fine," he said and pulls away "I'll see you in science," he said and walks away from us both.

"What wrong with him?" I ask Melanie.

"I don't know he's being gloomy all morning, it's scary," she pauses and hooks her arm with mine and looks toward Logan. "Do you think Mr Peters will appreciate a rose from me?" she asks. I look at her "I'm kidding I'm not getting him one, although if I got to wake up to that every morning I'd be in a good mood every day,"

"Thanks for that," I said and walk with her to the office. I order three roses one for Melanie, one for Tyler and one for Logan making sure I don't put my name and I change my writing on his and just put 'Dilly Dally Shilly Shally' so he'll know it's from me. I place all three in the box and put $4.50 in the box at the side and walk out and wait for Melanie. I turn and stood there is Logan. I give him a small smile and he frowns.

"I hope you didn't get me one,"

"I didn't, I got Melanie and Tyler one," I say.

"Good why Tyler?" he asks.

"Because I said I'd get him one,"

"C'mon," Melanie said skipping out of the office and moving her arm into mine "Hey Mr Peters," she said giving him a wave "don't be late for class," she said and drags me with her. I give him a wave and walk with Melanie to English.

We sit in English class and we're the first which wasn't a surprise when it was about five minutes until class started. I look at Melanie and fold my arms.

"I need your advice on something," she says.

"Ok," I said and bring my legs up so my knees are to my chest.

"Do you remember that guy I fancied who was at this school but not here anymore?" she asks. I nod "well I was out last night at the beach, would have invited you but Mr Peters said you weren't too well," I nod "and well he was there and we got talking and he kissed me gave me his number and he told me to ring him today but I don't know if I should, should I?"

"Well if you don't he'll think you don't want to know him, so just text him that way he has your number and if he texts back you'll know if he's actually interested," I state.

"What shall I text him?" I sigh a little; she only ever got this girly with boys it was so out of character for her it annoyed me.

"Just said it's me Mel just thought I'd text you instead so you know my number," I said "then you won't sound desperate," I say.

"True," she said and I smile a little "urgh I sound like one of those obsessed girls," she said and shudders. I laugh and search through my bag and take out a card and walk towards Logan's desk "what are you doing?" she asks.

"Giving him his card," I said and open one of his draws and place the card in there and then walk back to my seat.

"What are you two doing tonight then?" she asks waggling her eyebrows at me. I laugh and rest my head on the desk.

"Nothing really, we have the house to ourselves but we'll probably just watch a movie and have dinner then bed like usual," I said "we're like a married couple at the moment it's peaceful I like it" I said smiling a little to myself.

"Have you and him not done anything?" she asks. I shake my head "oh ok," she said and she seems a little surprised.

"Why are you surprised by that?" I ask.

"Well I don't know I think it's just because he's older and before you got together whenever you kissed you were all over each other so I just thought you would have done something by now," she explains.

"He wants to go slow and well I'm not ready no matter how much I tell him and myself I know I'm not, the nightmares aren't helping though," I said and close my eyes.

"Have you been sleeping?" she asks.

"Not really he's getting worried I can tell, I've had about four hours sleep since Sunday," I say. She sighs a little and moves her chair closer.

"Are the sleeping tablets not working?" she asks.

"Not really I think it would help if I actually took them," she frowns "I cheek them, I just don't want to sleep to have another nightmare that makes me scared of him," her frown deepens and I'm about to tell her when more students start to walk in "I'll tell you later," I say.

I watch Logan walk in and place a book on his desk and then sit in his chair looking around. His eyes land on me and then he looks away and turns his attention to the people walking in.