I went on to class even though it was early and I knew it was going to suck today without Derrek here. On cue my phone buzzed.

Derrek: I'm gonna miss u this week 2

Me: I bet u r already having fun with your girlfriend from that school

Derrek: The girls at this school suck:/ It is a private school, everyone has a stick up their u know what lol

Me: sucks to be u

Derrek: sucks to be w/o you

I didn't have to hide my smile anymore. Derrek could have that effect on me without even having to actually be here.

"I sure hope that isn't my boyfriend who is making you smile like that." A girl's voice rang through the empty room.

I felt it in my gut before looking up to see who it was. I rolled my eyes at her and looked back down to my phone. Carrianne walked over to me, heels clicking on the floor the whole way. She leaned against the desk next to mine and looked down on me. I cut my eyes up to her. I wish I hadn't thought it, but it was impossible not to notice how gorgeous she was. Her perfectly styled short brown hair fell right at her shoulders and her deep set dimples were impossibly cute. I hated that she was so pretty. "Can I help you?" I asked slightly aggressively.

She lifted her perfectly manicured hands up. "Whoa, now." She laughed. Of course, she has a cute laugh too. "I just really thought you and I should talk." She lifted herself up a little so that she was sitting on the top of the desk.

I turned in my seat so that I could face her. No way was I letting this girl intimidate me. "You and I have nothing to talk about." I said flatly.

She tilted her head and smiled. "Oh, I can think of plenty of things to talk about." She said. "First, I just wanted to say I think we got off on the wrong foot."

I snorted a laugh. "Oh, do you?"

"Look, I didn't know who you were when we first met. If I had known, I wouldn't have been so rude."

"So you're only a total jerk to people who aren't like you?" I spat.

"Cade, dear." She said condescendingly. "I am trying to apologize to you, but you're making this very difficult."

"You're trying to apologize?" I repeated her.

She rolled her striking eyes at me and sighed. "Yes, if you would allow me. I am sorry about all of...well, you know. I didn't know you were one of us. If I had known, it would have been different."

"Ok." I said. "You're done, so you can go now."

"I'm not finished." She said impatiently. "I've never heard of the James family before. So I am a little curious about it."

"It's none of your business." I deflected. I don't know how to explain that my family isn't Potentes without going into the whole back story. "You've apologized, we both know about each other, and so you can go now." I said pointing to the door.

I could tell by the look on her face that she was losing patients with me. "Fine, we won't talk about that. We do need to talk about Garrett though. I don't know how you were raised, but Garrett is my pair, and I don't appreciate you moving in on him. I'm talking to you girl to girl. How would you feel if you had a boyfriend and some sarcastic new girl moved to your town and tried to steal your boyfriend away from you? I'd imagine you wouldn't be happy." She said twirling her hair around her finger. "I'm asking you nicely to please back off. I think you and I could be friends, but not if you intend to keep pulling Garrett away from me."

I thought for a moment about what she was saying. "You and I will never be friends, Carrianne." I told her.

"Well, we don't have to be enemies either." She fired back.

"Look, I see your point. Ok?"

"Good." She said nodding her head once. "I meant what I said about us being friends too."

"You've tried to burn me multiple times and you ruined my curtains so..."

She laughed lightly. "I apologized for that." She dismissed it easily.

I rolled my eyes. "Ok."

The bell signifying the end of lunch broke the silence between us. "Ok," She said hopping down from the desk. "You stay away from Garrett, I will stay away from you...that is unless you change your mind about being friends." I shook my head. "Alright. Glad we had this talk." She said over her shoulder as she left the room.

I was kind of glad we had had the talk too. It had been so easy to only think of evil Carrianne as a heartless demon. I hadn't considered the way she felt about Garrett. Just because he hates her, doesn't mean that she hates him. If Garrett doesn't want to be with her, then he needs to do something about it. I can't let myself be that girl that's caught in the middle.

If Garrett is serious about his feelings for me, then he needs to step up and do what he has to do to make us happen the right way. Until then, I can't let him just use me on the side.