Enemies with the bad boy (Complete)

Chapter Five - Don't want to reminisce

Jasmine 

My parents and Lily were both away to bed. Cody was in his room, and doing God only knows what. I was enjoying the living room and TV to myself. I have a TV in my room, but I like down here. I enjoy curling up on the sofa with the fire on and all the lights off. I found it very relaxing. I had a large bowl of popcorn sitting next to me. It was bliss. 

“Is this how you spend your time these days?” I hear from the living room door. 

I rolled my eyes the moment I heard the voice. 

“How I spend my time, is none of your business,” I said. 

I refused to look at him, hoping that would make him go away. He didn’t. He came over to the sofa and sat down next to me. 

“Can you not stop being a b***h for two damn minutes?” He said, annoyed. 

“Cody, what do you want?” I asked, looking at him. 

“I am heading out for a bit, do you want to come? Just meeting some people at the diner and then go from there?” He asked, “Katie and Becky are going to be there,” He added. 

They did mention they were going out tonight. Those two get on with everyone, even Cody and his friends. They don’t hang out with them often, but from time to time. Becky has a little on and off thing with Kevin. They hook-up from time to time, have been for the last six months or so. 

I looked at the time. It was not even ten. My parents always went to bed early to do some work, and I don’t even want to imagine what else. My curfew during the week was midnight anyway, and one at the weekend. My parents were good that way because they trust me not to do anything too stupid. And if I were late, they wouldn’t know anyway, and probably wouldn’t mind, as long as I was safe and not getting into trouble. 

“Um, sure why not, but only because my girls are there, no other reason,” I said firmly. 

I can’t have him thinking I want to spend time with him. 

“And I only asked so I could get a lift,” He shrugged. 

“Give me a few minutes to get changed,” I said. 

“I will meet you outside, going for a smoke anyway,” He said, getting up and heading out. 

I groaned, getting my ass up from the sofa, and going to my room. I was on sweats. I didn’t want to go out in them. I swapped them for leggings and an over-sized hoodie with my boots. I grabbed my phone and made my way out. Cody was standing against my car, smoking what looked like a joint. 

“You can put that out before you get into my car,” I said. 

I didn’t do drugs of any sorts. I drink yes, but never drugs. It isn’t something that has ever appealed to me. 

“You want a drag?” He smirked. 

“No, put it the hell out, or you can walk to the diner,” I said. 

He took one last drag before dropping it on the ground and stepping on. We got into the car, and I got us on our way. The diner wasn’t too far from my house. 

“Have you made up your mind about the party yet?” He asked. 

“I think I am going,” I said.

It was my last year of high school before I go out in the real world, I may as well make the most of it. 

“Awesome! I like when you drink and get a little wild,” He said. 

“I didn’t say anything about drinking,” I laughed. 

I probably would, but he doesn’t need to know that. I did have a wild side, but it only comes out sometimes, not always. 

“You will do not try and deny it,” He laughed. 

“We will see,” I shrugged. 

I pulled up outside the diner, and we headed in, everyone was already there. Everyone seemed surprised to see me here, and I don’t blame them, especially since I came in with Cody. 

“Do not look as shocked,” I giggled, slipping in next to my girls. 

Cody sat across from us with his friends. We grabbed the waiter’s attention, giving him our orders: simple orders, mostly coffee, fries or milkshakes.

“Are you coming to the party this weekend?” Kevin asked me. 

“Yes,” I smiled. 

“Awesome! Parties are always more fun when you are there,” He chuckled. 

I do like to bring things more alive. I am the one at parties that dances first, suggests games and makes sure everyone gets involved. 

“Hell yeah,” I smirked. 

“So what are the plans for the rest of the night?” Katie asked. 

“We can head down to the woods, get high, blare the music and cause some trouble,” Cody suggested. 

It was a favourite hang-out for everyone, either there or an old, abandoned warehouse down near the harbour. That was only two of many. I would go with them, but I wasn’t getting high, nor getting into any trouble. I will leave that to everyone else. 

Everyone was in agreement that would be the plan. I would only go for a couple of hours. The rest will probably stay later. The guys don’t listen to their parents, and as for Katie and Becky, Katie’s parents are too busy to notice, and Becky is an only child and gets away with everything. 

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We had arrived in the woods, the cars parked. The guys decided to get a fire burning, just as well were in the middle of no-where, and no-one came around here. 

I sat down on a tree log that had fallen, and Cody decided to sit next to me. I tried ignoring him and spoke to the others. 

“Do you remember we used to come here, not exactly here but these woods?” He asked

“Yes,” I smiled. 

We used to sneak away here, just the two of us. It was a good place to hide from the rest of the world, especially when his dad left. We build a little den. 

“Do you think it is still there?” He asked. 

“Probably not, it has been years since we last went there,” I shrugged. 

It did make me a little sad, thinking about it. So much has changed since then, something I didn’t think would happen to Cody and me. He was my entire world for a long time, and I was his. We had a bond, a powerful one. We always did, until we didn’t. 

“Want to go and check?” He asked. 

“No thanks, not tonight,” I said, “We wouldn’t see anything, it is too dark,” I added. 

“Yeah, guess so,” Cody said, sounding disappointed. 

I was not in the mood to reminisce with him, and there was no point in it. He sighed, getting to his feet and going to sit with his friends, taking a smoke from one of them. His eyes were on mine for a moment, but I pulled away. 

I don’t know why it bothered him. None of that matters anymore. All of that was in the past, and it isn’t like it could help fix us, that will not happen. Things have gone too far, and there is too much of a distance between us now. 

I sighed, running my fingers through my hair, and pushed it all to the back of my mind. 

I was here to enjoy myself, not dwell on the past.