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I've been hanging out with Zoe
“Evan!” Zoe called, giggling and jumping on Evan’s back. “How ya been?”
“No different than I was this morning, Zo.” Evan joked.
Zoe huffed. “Pfft- yeah, okay.”
Everybody thinks we're dating
“How’s the girlfriend?” Jared raised an eyebrow, glancing over at Evan and taking a bite of his pizza slice.
Evan accidentally crashed his Kart in Mario Kart , looking over at Jared in surprise. “What are you talking about?
“Zoe Murphy.” Jared deadpanned.
“We- we’re not dating!” Evan stuttered.
“There’s something I haven’t heard in a while.” Jared frowned, referring to Evan’s stutter. “I’m sorry, Ev, didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.”
“It’s fine.” Evan grumbled, picking his controller up again. “But for the record, you’re in last place.”
“Wha-?!” Jared shrieked, dropping the pizza on his lap to refocus on the game.
Cause' I spend my weekends hanging at her house
“Hey!” Jared blinked in surprise, opening the door. “What are you doing here?”
“Zoe invited me.” Evan tilted his head, furrowing his eyebrows. “What are you doing here?”
“Ah, Miguel comes over every weekend to hang with Connor and he invited me.” Jared blushed.
“Miguel, huh?” Evan wiggled his eyebrows.
“Shut up and come inside.” Jared huffed.
She's a part of the cheer team
“We won!” Zoe cheered, sitting next to Evan on the grass.
“I didn’t understand a single thing that was happening on that field but congrats!” Evan picked up Zoe’s pom poms, shaking them a little.
“
Football
has a field, we’re in
basketball
season. That’s a court.” Zoe corrected him.
“What would I do without you?” Evan rolled his eyes jokingly.
“I guess we’ll never find out.” Zoe giggled, laying her head on his shoulder.
Top of her class
“I beat you!” Zoe sang, dancing around a pouting Evan in a circle. “I beat you! I beat you! Who’d I beat? Oh, that’s right, you!”
“Shut up! I was 2 points off.” Evan stuck out his bottom lip.
“What’s that word on your shirt? Oh, I think it says; ‘Saludetorian’. What’s the word on my shirt? ‘Valedictorian’? Doesn’t that mean I won ?” Zoe continued mocking him.
“Shut up!” Evan exclaimed, picking Zoe up from behind and tickling her sides.
“Ah!” Zoe laughed. “I’m sorry! Okay, okay! I won’t tease you! Haha!”
and she's prom queen
“And this years Prom King and Queen are:” The lady checked the card. “Zoe Murphy and Miguel Gracia Rodriguez!”
“Whoo!” Miguel cheered, pumping his fist in the air. “ Si se puedes !”
Zoe laughed, smiling widely as she accepted her crown, sash, and bouquet.
When we study chemistry
She unbuttons her blouse
“What are you doing?” Evan pursed his lips, raising an eyebrow.
“Shut up, it’s hot in here!” Zoe protested, undoing the last button on her blouse and tossing it to the side, now in nothing but a paint-stained white T-shirt.
“Ah yes, paint stains and pen marks - very sexy.” Evan laughed and Zoe whacked him with a pillow.
“Shut! Up!”
But I got a secret I must confess
It's not her laugh or the way she'd dress
She's not the reason I've been thinking of love…
Every weekend when we hangout
“You hungry?” Zoe asked, looking down at Evan from where she was seated on her bed.
“Hm?” Evan looked up from his Nintendo , pausing his game.
“I asked if you were hungry.” Zoe repeated, placing her own gaming device on the bed next to her.
“Yeah, a little.” Evan nodded.
“Let’s go get something to eat.” Zoe announced, sliding off the mattress, Evan lifting himself to his feet.
They both hurried to the kitchen where shouting could be heard. Zoe prayed to God that it wasn’t her parents, she didn’t need Evan seeing the true wreck that was her household, but the shouting was accompanied with laughs and happy cries. When they walked into the kitchen, they saw Connor and Jared laughing as they tossed marshmallows at Miguel, who was trying to catch them in his shirt.
“What are you guys even doing?” Zoe laughed a little.
“Hi.” Connor grinned at them.
I lose my cool when he's around...
Evan’s eyed widened and he blushed a deep red, looking away from Connor, which unfortunately ended with him locking eyes with Jared who wiggled his eyebrows and made kissy faces, motioning to Connor.
“We just need snacks.” Zoe said.
“Alright, but ya gotta catch them.” Miguel raised his eyebrows.
“ What ?” Zoe and Evan chorused.
“You have to catch them.” Miguel repeated.
“Like you?” Evan furrowed his eyebrows.
“No, like this.” Jared, Connor, and Miguel grabbed all the snacks and darted away, Zoe and Evan yelling and chasing them.
And I don't know if this is just a crush...
“I don’t think it’s just a crush, I think…” Evan trailed off.
“Go ahead.” Jared nodded, to show he was listening.
“I think I-”
“I’m home, Ev!” Heidi called, closing the front door behind her.
“Nevermind.” Evan shook his head, getting up and walking out of his room to meet his mo. “Hey mom!”
Jared sighed, pausing their game and getting up to walk downstairs too.
“How do I find The words to tell her?” Evan sighed, running a hand through his hair. Connor clenched his jaw, getting ready to walk away from where he was outside Zoe’s door. He was supposed to go get Evan for dinner before he heard the younger talking to someone, or maybe himself.
He’s in love with Zoe. Connor thought bitterly. Of course.
But Connor couldn’t blame the kid, they barely knew each other. He turned to leave before Evan spoke again, softly and unsurely as if he was finally admitting it to himself.
“I'm in love with Zoe’s brother…”