Jamie's POV

As I walk into school, I can feel all the eyes on me. They follow me as I make my way through the lobby and into the library, where I see Nathan sitting at a table in the back. I try to keep my head down as I make my way over to him, but before I'm even halfway there, a figure blocks my way. I assume it's Harry, and after the way my friends were yesterday, I don't know that I want to see him. Especially not with Nathan right there.

"Hey, you doing okay?" I'm surprised to hear the Irish accent, and can't help but smile when I look up to see the concerned look in Niall's eyes.

"Yeah, I'm good," I answer. I can feel the looks being shot at us from around the library. I slowly put my head back down and shuffle my feet in hopes that he'll get the hint and let me go hide.

He looks around and shakes his head before speaking, "Fucking idiots... C'mon, let's sit down and talk."

I follow him to a table in the middle section of the library. Oh, goody, now it'll be super easy viewing access for our audience.

"Why weren't you at school?" Niall asks.

"Didn't you talk to Harry yesterday?" I figured Harry would've talked to him once he got picked up.

"Nah, Haz was basically silent," Niall answers, "So, where were you guys?" He follows this statement with a suggestive waggle of his eyebrows and a wink.

"Oh, shut up. No. I took him to... Well, I took him to meet my daughter."

Niall's face instantly goes from joking to shock, "Really? That's... Serious."

"I was due for a visit anyways," I mumble, although I do agree with him.

"So, you're a couple, then?" he concludes.

"Not exactly..." I begin. I like Niall, and I think he's genuine about wanting to be friends, so I tell him about the slight conflict between Harry and my friends.

He just chuckles in response. It's amazing how his eyes light up when I talk about Ashton. It's almost like she's a mythical creature and I'm bringing her into reality for him. Oddly enough, I feel a twinge of jealousy over that. Every girls wants a guy to think about her like that. Yet here I am, with a kid and a British boy who's intention is probably just to get into my pants.

After talking to Niall for a few more minutes, we stand up to go our separate ways.I give him a quick hug and walk to the back of the library to where Nathan is seated reading a book. I plop myself down and let out a sigh. Nathan finishes his page, closes his book, and looks up at me.

"You look tired," he comments.

"I am tired," I answer.

After we went into my house yesterday, the three of us talked for a long time. It started off with the reasoning of what to do about Harry and ended with us just remembering random stories. It had been a long time since we had a night like that, and I can't help but feel like Harry gave that to us.

"You think you'll be okay today?" Nathan asks.

"As long as no one talks to me, and no one will because they're wimps, I'll be fine."

"Whatever you say. C'mon, let's get to class."

As I wait for Nate to gather his belongs, my eyes scan the library. My heart nearly stops when I see Bitch Barbie stride into the room with a scowl on her face. Her head turns as her eyes flick around the library, and they eventually land on me. She quickly walks over to where I'm standing.

"I do not want to go to eng-" Nathan stops mid-word as he looks up and sees Alexis standing there, "Do you need something?"

"I do," she turns to glare at me, "I need you to take a step back and evaluate what you're getting yourself into. Because if you don't back the fuck off, I will make sure that every moment of your miserable little life is spent regretting it."

Is this real? She sounds like some antagonist from a poorly written soap opera. But I can tell she's thought through this moment, and can't help but feel like she's entirely serious.

"Last I saw, you tried to destroy me and failed," I smirk in reply.

"You'll never know him like I do," she snaps.

"Don't you listen, Alexis? He doesn't want me to be like you."

I'm feeling good about the fact that I'm actually responding. But before I can feel too good, my thoughts are literally knocked out of my head as Alexis's palm collides with my face in a slap that is not only unexpected but far harder than I ever would have expected from her.

"I'll break you if it is the last fucking thing I do," she says to me before spinning and striding out the way she came.

I"m left with my face burning and my jaw dropped as I watch everyone else stare at me with shock on their faces.

"Well, looks like Bitch Barbie's off her meds," Nathan mutters in what I know is an attempt to be funny.

"Maybe we'll get lucky and she'll take them all at once," I reply, "Damn, that hurt."

"Bitch used her ring hand. So, does this mean we're in a gang war or something?" he chuckles.

"Shut up. Let's go get ice. My face burns like hell."

With everyone's eyes on us, we walk out of the library. I guess I'm gonna have to get used to public conflict. I'm basically a celebrity nowadays.

Notes

I am so so so sorry it's been so long. When I'm at my dad's house, I can't update. So I will try to update as much as I can while I can. This chapter didn't actually serve much purpose but whatever. Blerp merp and also meep. That is my current emotion. Hmmmmkay comment/rate/subscribe. Thankss(:

-JKM