Claire & Bender Have A Talk
Claire's locker was only a few feet away from John Bender's, which is why it was so embarrassing when her friend Stacey came to stand in front of her, babbling away about something John found pretentious. Bender was shoving his bag in his locker when he heard it, the question he had hoped would be coming.
"Where are your other earrings? You wear them like every day." Stacey said, shifting his books against her chest and popping her gum. Claire looked down and shrugged, smiling politely.
"I lost them." She said simply, which made Bender chuckle as he closed his locker door. Stacey glanced over at him and crinkled her nose, to which John raised his eyebrows and grinned. As he walked away he could feel Claire's eyes on his back. He didn't worry. Tonight he would see her, and it was time they talked. It had been three weeks since they had been in detention together.
Bender was sick of sneaking around. He did enough of that already.
"John?" Came a small voice, followed by a tap on the window of his car.
"Hey there, princess." Bender said, smirking as he unlocked the passenger side door. This wasn't their first time sneaking out. Claire smiled and slid into the passenger seat, closing the door quietly behind her. It was late, about one in the morning. John started the car and started driving to their spot. Claire looked out the window and chewed on her lip.
"I'm sorry about earlier." She said quietly, turning to look at her boyfriend. John had pulled up to a grassy hill overlooking most of the town- their place.
"I want to tell you something, Claire." He said, looking straight ahead, hands still on the steering wheel.
"Yeah?" She asked, gulping and sitting on her hands.
"I like you. I like you a lot. And I don't give a shit about what anybody else says." Bender said softly, still staring straight ahead. He'd rehearsed these words. Claire put her hand on his shoulder.
"Look at me." She said, furrowing her eyebrows. John turned his head to the side, so that she could see his face, but he did not make eye contact. "John." She said in a warning voice, chewing on her lip again.
"Yeah?" He asked, sighing slightly as he looked to Claire's face. She kissed him then, hands on either side of his face.
"I like you a lot too." She whispered, looking down. "I'll tell my friends if it means you'll be happy." Claire said softly, glancing back up to Bender's face. He grinned.
"Will you?" He asked, not able to wipe that smile from his face.
"Yes." Claire said, smiling as well now.
"Thanks, princess." John said, kissing her again as he ran a hand through her hair. They spent the night there, not caring what anybody thought.
"Where are your other earrings? You wear them like every day." Stacey said, shifting his books against her chest and popping her gum. Claire looked down and shrugged, smiling politely.
"I lost them." She said simply, which made Bender chuckle as he closed his locker door. Stacey glanced over at him and crinkled her nose, to which John raised his eyebrows and grinned. As he walked away he could feel Claire's eyes on his back. He didn't worry. Tonight he would see her, and it was time they talked. It had been three weeks since they had been in detention together.
Bender was sick of sneaking around. He did enough of that already.
"John?" Came a small voice, followed by a tap on the window of his car.
"Hey there, princess." Bender said, smirking as he unlocked the passenger side door. This wasn't their first time sneaking out. Claire smiled and slid into the passenger seat, closing the door quietly behind her. It was late, about one in the morning. John started the car and started driving to their spot. Claire looked out the window and chewed on her lip.
"I'm sorry about earlier." She said quietly, turning to look at her boyfriend. John had pulled up to a grassy hill overlooking most of the town- their place.
"I want to tell you something, Claire." He said, looking straight ahead, hands still on the steering wheel.
"Yeah?" She asked, gulping and sitting on her hands.
"I like you. I like you a lot. And I don't give a shit about what anybody else says." Bender said softly, still staring straight ahead. He'd rehearsed these words. Claire put her hand on his shoulder.
"Look at me." She said, furrowing her eyebrows. John turned his head to the side, so that she could see his face, but he did not make eye contact. "John." She said in a warning voice, chewing on her lip again.
"Yeah?" He asked, sighing slightly as he looked to Claire's face. She kissed him then, hands on either side of his face.
"I like you a lot too." She whispered, looking down. "I'll tell my friends if it means you'll be happy." Claire said softly, glancing back up to Bender's face. He grinned.
"Will you?" He asked, not able to wipe that smile from his face.
"Yes." Claire said, smiling as well now.
"Thanks, princess." John said, kissing her again as he ran a hand through her hair. They spent the night there, not caring what anybody thought.