Chapter 5, Rejected

Jayden p.o.v

I smirk Goldy what she finally realized I'm her hero.

She actually grumbles in response and asked : "Can this day get any worse?"

"I just saved you life," I defend. The appropriate response for Goldy is to be forever grateful to me and I don't know, be madly I love?

"I had it covered," she growls.

"You were about to get strangled to death"

"That's the best way to surprise you attacker"

"You might have concussion"

"Can we get me a milkshake? I feel like I deserve a milkshake"

"Are you asking me out on date?" I asked her with another one of my charming smirks.

The look of horror on her face is priceless. "You wish!" she said.

I glance out of the tinted window when Matt and the twins walk back. The two amateur thugs from the wanna-be North-side gang are nothing more than bloody pulps on the flooded pavment.

Matt climbs into the front seat while the twins get into the seat in front of Goldy and me.

"Man, don't get blood all over the car! I get it cleaned like yesterday!" Sean complains from the driver's seat.

"It's not my fault the guy don't stop bleeding!" Matt defends.

"That's fair", the twins said in unison.

I turn to Goldy with satisfied smile. It's clear she's more than a little confusing. Being gentleman and all, I introduced the inner-gang: "Mister squeaky clean at the drivers seat is Sean. Blood and muscles over there is Matt and these two dim-wits are the twins. Ryan and Bryan."

"We're not dim-wits!" they both protests.

I rolled my eyes and send them a look that say: 'You asked me what's in Mango-salad like two minutes ago.'

I turn back to Goldy, "Now it's your turn. What's your name, Goldy, and why on the earth aren't you in school like a good girl?"

Goldy look around for a second before giving me in and answers: "Sofia. My name is Sofia and I'm not in school because I have bad- luck syndrome."

Sean starts the car and we're driving off when I ask: "Well since you're in the car with me, it's can't be very serious disorder," I drawl with perfect charm.

Goldy inspects for a second before saying: "Actually, I think it might be fatal."

"Oooh, burn!" the twins laugh.

"I like her already," Matt said.

There's a glint of satisfaction in Goldy's eye and let the insult slide just for that.

"Sean, get us to the nearest place that will serve Milkshakes"

"Yay!" Goldy exclaim.

When we get to Darla's Diner, the guys are all yapping about how they saw Goldy kick one the guys in the nuts before they get her. Matt is hitting on her like crazy, but it's nothing serious because the guys all know I'm the one that get's to taste these water first.

We all rush to get inside and away from the rain. Sean goes ahead and plumps down at a booth and the rest of us follow suit. Goldy is sitting at the very edge of the booth and I'm sitting next to her.

When the waitress arrives I almost roll my eyes.

She's caked in heavy make up and I have genuine fear for finding one of her fake nails in whatever I'm going to order.

Her eyes rake over the inner-gang and she skips Goldy completely before staring at me.

"What can I do for y'all? she asks and I don't think she's talking about ordering something.

"Bubblegum Milkshakes," Sean said.

"Strawberry for me" Matt yawns.

"Lime," the twins said in unison.

"Chocolate," Goldy and I said together. She swears under her breath and I send her smirk that most girls would die for.

Barbie Dollar over here scribbled down our orders and leaves after another lingering stare at me. I won't even think about hiring her. The family business might not be as.....honorable or legal as the law requires, but damn, at least our girls don't look like they belong on some reality show.

While we're waiting for our Milkshakes, Matt is going on about how he and Sofia would have the cutest kids because they're both blond and have pretty eyes. Sean point out that nobody wants to be the Lanisters and said that his dark brown hair will mix things up in the family. Goldy is trying her best to not insult everybody at every chance she gets and the twins are just debating whether shaking milk, automatically makes a milkshake.

When the Milkshakes arrive, Goldy has made clear that she'd want her children to be intelligent and thus nobody at the table would suffice as a husband.

Then twins are certain that shaking milk, does indeed automatically makes a milkshake.

"Here's your milkshake", Barbie Doll says and hands us our orders.

I'm relieved when I don't spot any fake nails in my milkshake.

"Is there anything else, I can do for y'all?" Barbie Doll asks with a pointed smile at me.

"You can leave," I said with a bored voice.

Surprise springs to her expression before she shuffles away.

"Rude much?" Goldy said.

"What?" I ask defensively.

"You could've been nicer"

"She's a slut," I point out. And here I thought that Goldy might be impressed at me rejecting Barbie Doll.

"How do you know?"

"Did you see how caked she was with makeup?"

Seriously, is Goldy blind? Most girls will go crazy at the fact that I'm rejecting some girls in front of them. What special is this girl?

"Just because she has lots of makeup don't mean she's slut. Maybe she's just really insecure about her looks. Maybe, she only thinks she's pretty enough for a guys when she looks like someone else," Goldy said.

And the girl has an annoying point.

"Whatever," I said, because admitting your wrong is not something a gang leader does.

"Sofia two, Jayden zero," Matt said.

I send him a look that can kill.

When the Milkshakes are done, I paid the bill with a better attitude towards Barbie Doll. We all leave Darla's Diner in a good mood, because rain has finally stopped.

"Why aren't you guys in school?" Goldy asks.

"We had to pick up few-"

"We had business," I interrupt Matt before he can run his mouth as usual. That guys Ipswich all muscle and no brain. Sean, at least sends Matt a glare, because he can think for himself.

"Oh," Goldy said.

We all slowly get into the car and make our way to school. Fortunately, everyone's either on their way to home or already gone when we pull in at the school's parking lot.

The guys stay in car while Goldy open door for her. She climbs out and wince at the angry red marks on her throat. If we didn't drop Candy and Crystal off at Park street, we would've never spotted Goldy getting strangled and she'd probably be fish-food by now.

"Thanks for interrupting me before I could kick some ass," Goldy says.

"I think you mean to say: thank you for saving me," I correct.

"Nope"

I let out a frustrated breath, but then change my approach. I learn a bit in and whispers, "This part where you reward me"

"Or not"

I ignored her and go in for kiss because that always works.

She smack me across my face because I can move and inch.

"What the hell?" I exclaim.

"You guys answer all the same! You only listen when you get a slap across the cheeks!" she yells them storms away.

What just happened? I did everything right. I stopping Luke from lashing out at her in morning, I saved her life, I got her a chocolate milkshake, I brought her back to school and gave her my best smirk. How did she not fall for me?

When Goldy's our of sight, I open the passenger seat ad growl at Matt to get back. I slam the door when I get in.

This is so ridiculous. This girl is crazy.

And when Sean starts the car and drives off; Matt just has to whispers; "Sofia three-thousand, Jayden zero."

Getting rejected sucks.