fourteen

Olivia was a little stressed out about a few things that week.

First things first, she wanted to make sure Fezco was okay. She didn't want him to think she was ashamed to be around him or anything, because she wasn't. She just didn't want people to assume anything about them because of how crazy some people were with the age difference. Fezco would assure her that he was okay and everything was fine, but she wasn't sure if she fully believed him or not.

The second thing was cheer. Because of her stress, Olivia had been handling it by hitting her workouts extra hard. She pulled a leg muscle that week and had a little bit of a hard time doing routines, and the team noticed. Maddy had to step in for her a few times, and Olivia hated it. The team just didn't want her to hurt her leg anymore than it already was, but she was starting to feel like herself again by the end of the week. It only hurt when she did the splits.

The third and last thing was her parents. They kind of backed off her shit with Jayson, but they still acted like they were "worried about her". They said she was hanging out with friends a lot, which is something she didn't do a lot of before. When, in actuality, she was just out seeing Fezco. It's not like he could go over to her house.

She was over at Fez's store again during the weekend.ย  She was invited to go out shopping with a few girls from school, but Fezco wanted her to come over so he could teach her how to roll a joint. He really just wanted to spend time with her, though, and he wanted an excuse for her to stay and not go out shopping.

So, now, they were sitting on a bench outside of the store with a small table in front of them.

"You put too much in." Fezco said. He took the rolling paper from Liv's hands and sprinkled some of the weed back onto the tray.

"How much am I supposed to put in, then?" She asked, becoming a little frustrated. This was her fifth attempt at trying to roll a joint, and each time she messed something up. He tried not to laugh at her, mainly because he knew she was pretty much good at everything besides this.

"Look." He mumbled. He started to roll the joint, it being a little easier now that he was back in control. She rolled her eyes and sat back into her seat, crossing her arms over her chest. When there was no more to roll and it got to the end, Fez stared at her as he licked it to seal it.

He knew exactly what he was doing.

Liv went on her phone, not wanting to give Fezco the satisfaction of teasing her. Even if she did like it.

She opened up Instagram and read through the replies she got on her story, liking each one. It was just a selfie of her, but she still got a lot of "so pretty ๐Ÿ˜" and "omg queen" comments.

"Who is it?" Fezco asked, watching her. He wanted to make sure it wasn't Jayson.

"No one. Just people replying to my story." She answered. He nodded, smoking the weed Liv had just attempted to roll.

"Oh, my parents are going out again for the week." She said, shoving her phone back into her pocket. He looked up at her, a little confused.

"Again? What for?" He asked.

"My dads brother is sick and he lives all the way in Phoenix, so they're going to stay with them for a few days to make sure he's okay." She explained. His confused look didn't go away.

"Wouldn't that be your uncle?" He asked. She shrugged.

"Never met him." Liv answered.

Other than her aunt and grandparents, Olivia wasn't close with anyone in her family besides her mom and dad. Her entire family was like a bunch of literal fucking emotionless robots.

"So, why you telling me they out for the week? What're you tryna do?" Fezco asked her. He kind of wanted to stay a few nights, since he never got to go over there and it was a really nice house. But he didn't want to invite himself.

"I don't know. Maybe you could come over or I could throw another party." She said. He shook his head and let out a sigh. Olivia already knew what he was going to say.

"Judging by the last party, I really don't think that's a good idea. Maybe we should just chill and keep things low key." He offered.

She gave him a confused look, knowing he was always down to party. She remembered it was Saturday, and it would be weird to throw a party on a weekday. Liv could probably pull it off, but with school and everything it was stupid. She decided to wait until next weekend. It was a little tight since her parents would be home the following Sunday, but she could make do.

"Next Saturday." She said after thinking for a second. He shook his head.

"Olivia-" Fez started, but he cut her off.

"Oh, come on! It'll be fun." She smirked.

Olivia stood up out of her seat and walked over to him, grabbing his hand and staring. He stared right back, and never let go of her hand.

"Come over tonight. You can sleep over any night 'till Saturday." She told him. He nodded, liking the idea.

"Alright, bet." He said.

Olivia was about to sit back down when she saw Fezco look up at someone walking behind her.

"Sup, Kat." He said. Olivia's eyes got wide, and she quickly pulled her hand away from Fez's. She turned around, and Kat was standing there about to walk in the back.

"Olivia. You're here again." Kat said, coming to a stop.

"Kat. What're you doing here?" Liv asked. She was nervous, and starting playing with her hair.

"I need the guy in the back to help me make a withdrawal on Bitcoin. You're here to buy gum, right?" Kat asked. She was being sarcastic, and it was very clear. Neither Olivia or Fezco said anything, both kind of surprised. Instead, Liv just stared at the ground with a stiff smile on her face as Kat walked away.

Once Kat was in the back, Olivia looked over at Fezco, who let out a small laugh.

"Okay. Seriously, what the fuck?" Liv questioned, letting out a small nervous laugh as well. She say down next to him, their legs touching.

"She been coming around here more often. Probably selling feet pics or something online." Fezco joked. Olivia nudged him, standing up again.

"I'm gonna go talk to her. Ask her not to say anything. I'm probably gonna leave soon, anyway, if you want to come back with me." She said. Fezco nodded, standing.

"Your parents leave already?" He asked, walking closer to her. She was going to back up, but didn't when she noticed he was getting super close intentionally.

"They left this morning." She said, talking more quietly. She noticed how close he was to her face, and how his hand was moving to her butt.

"I'll start the car, then." He said, grabbing her car keys out of her back pocket. He walked away, knowing the way he had just teased her made her a little worked up.

Before Liv walked back into the store, she let out a sigh. She didn't have to wait long for Kat to walk out of the room, shoving her phone into her bag.

"Kat." Liv said, making her stop. Kat stopped and looked at her, waiting for her to say something.

"I know you've been seeing me and Fezco hanging out. Can you just, like, please not say anything to anyone?" Olivia asked, nervously. Kat shrugged.

"Sure. I won't tell anyone you guys are screwing." She said. Olivia shook her head.

"No, it's not like that. We aren't...screwing." Liv said, talking slowly. The idea of her and Fezco doing anything like that gave her butterflies.

"So, what are you guys doing then?" Kat asked, curious.

"I don't know. Can you just not say anything?" Liv pushed. It was a little frustrating that she didn't even know what her and Fezco were doing herself. She thought they were just friends, but ever since her and Jayson broke up, the tension between the two has been really high.

"Relax, Liv. I promise I won't say anything to anyone." Kat said. Liv gave her a soft smile, and she heard her car horn go off. Fezco was becoming impatient, and he didn't really want Olivia talking to Kat a lot. It stressed both him and Olivia out too much thinking about their little secret getting out.

"I gotta go. Thanks." Liv said, walking out of the store. Kat watched her leave, and she saw the two get into the car together and drive off.

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