Mark

"No, bring it up a little more we don't want people hitting their heads on it when they walk by" he stands there with his back to me directing people how to hang the giant banner with his face on it.


Look at him standing over there pretending not to notice me, those glasses and that fucking sweater! I don't know why but that's really doing it for me "what are you looking at?" I realize Carmen standing next to me as I stare at Mark

"He's pretending, right? I mean everyone this close to me always stares but him, it's like I don't exist" "Seriously Chris we're dating how can you be looking at a guy?"

"We are?" I turn to her "Carmen babe we hang at most" I pull her hand off me "but that" I point to Mark Hannah "that's who I want to date."


"Screw you" she shoves me

Smirking "you already did." Leaving Carmen I walk to Mark "hey student body president" his back is turned to me and I check out his ass in those very formal khakis that are surprisingly working for me.


"Not now Chris" he turns to me then turns back, he always dismisses me and if it were anyone else that'd piss me off but him, he can do or say whatever he wants to me and it's a freaking turn on.

"Hey Chris" one of the girls helping him smiles waving at me "What's up, Mark got you working like a little minion?"

She giggles and he turns to her "don't talk to him Jerika, distractions are a no in this campaign"

"So I'm a distraction?" I raise an eyebrow "Not a very good one"

"Mark I know when you're lying"

Over it, he says "girls pack up and hang some posters around" "Ok I'll see you later Mark" he walks away

But not before replying "no you won't."

Mark's one of those sneaky hots, like behind the glasses and uptight sweaters is a cute guy and a hot bod, but he thinks I'm a fuckboy.

"Am I a fuckboy?" I sit down in the middle of my friends at our table during lunch "Yes" they all reply in a choir

"You guys answered that too quick" I frown stealing food from Charlie's plate "Charlie you'd date me

right?"

"Chris you've never dated anyone" she replies

"What's this about?" Jake asks and my eyes pan to the problem

"Him" I point to Mark Hannah standing at his campaign table handing out cookies and buttons with his face on them

"You're still on that? Move on man he does not want you" "But why not?!" I whine "you all want me"

Jake laughs "yeah I'm straight"

"No one cares Jake. I asked him out last week and he called me a fuckboy"

"Correction you didn't ask him out he caught you making out with some rando and you blatantly said you'd rather make out with him"

"That's the same thing, right?" I look around the table and they shake their heads no

"Mark's a good guy Chris he doesn't date guys who show up to school late, back talks teachers, and never does their homework." That's Hudson's subtle way of telling me to take school seriously.

"Challenge excepted" I stand up

Charlie pulls me back down "what are you doing?"

"Getting me a good guy" I leave the table. Walking up to Mark I grin "I'll vote for you if I can get a cookie"

"They're free, take as many as you want" "How about your phone number?"

He stops trying to hand other people cookies and turns to me "if you weren't so self-absorbed you'd

know that you already have my phone number Chris, we were lab partners last semester." "We were?"

"Oh my god" he sighs walking away and I follow

"I mean of course we were I'd remember that."

He starts to put cookies on people's trays ignoring me behind him "vote for me" he smiles "Mark seriously I know you can feel this connection"

"A vote for Make Hannah is a smart choice" he continues around the tables smiling at them "And I know I've made a few mistakes but you and I would be..."

"Vote Mark"

"Kismet."

Stopping Mark turns to me losing his smile "what does kismet mean, Chris?"

Damn, he knows I have no earthly idea "umm you and me?" I grin "You're hopeless" he walks back to his table.

"Fine Mark I know I'm no Einstein like you but-" "Wow you know who that is, good for you"

"I know you're trying to hurt my feelings but this is nothing but thick skin baby"

"Don't call me baby"

"Ok Chris Everly's future boyfriend"

"Really?" He asks unimpressed "I'm actually trying to do something serious here, Chris" "Yes Mr. President sir I'll get out of your hair"

"Thank you."

Walking back to the table I sit "Yeah he wants me."

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After the weekend it's back to school and for me, that is back to chasing after Mark "thanks for the ride" Carmen gets out of my car

"Yeah" I walk away heading towards the school

"Wait are we still hanging out tonight? No parents" she hints

"Sure whatever." Walking in a head to Hudson at his locker "I think I made a mistake" "What?"

"I gave Carmen a ride and now she wants to hang out" "Is that a sex thing?" He makes a grossed out face

"No! I literally gave her a ride this morning, god why is she all over me?" "You mean like you are with Mark?"

"No that's different Mark's playing hard to get" "Or he just doesn't like you" Yeah right.

After casting my vote for student body president I see Mark walking down the hall and I catch up with him "who'd you vote for?"

"Myself"