13 Set Up and Scary Movie

Avery's P.O.V

I had just picked my friend Mason up. One of my oldest and best friends, on our way to Hailey's to pick up the girls.

"I thought you didn't date bro?" He asked, looking at me.

"I don't. Hailey and I are just friends. You do date, though, that is why Layla is coming along with us too. Please be nice to her. I know what you can be like, play nice, okay?" I said warning him.

Mason was similar to me in some ways. He got into a lot of trouble and liked the girls, but he likes dating and relationships too. Even though he will never admit it that he has had relationships with anyone, that is why I decided the four of us will hang out. Maybe he and Layla will hit it off. She is not his usual type, but she was pretty and sweet. Perhaps she would catch his eye if not at least I tried.

Plus, it means I can see a movie with Hailey without her thinking it was a date. We cannot be having that. When we pulled up outside, I texted her letting her know we were there. I never wanted to be the chap to go to the door and meet the parents...parents do not seem to like me, especially fathers if they met me and I am "dating" their daughter. I would probably be the same if I had a daughter and she brought someone like me home to the parents. I would want to kill them too. Hailey and Layla soon arrived.

"Which one is Layla? They both are cute, but I like the redhead." Mason smirked watching them as they approached.

"Layla is the redhead." I chuckled. "Remember to behave," I warned again.

"Yes, yes I know dad. I will go open the door for them." He winked, stepping out of the car.

I shook my head laughing. He thinks he is a charmer when half the time he comes across as a complete douche. I decided I should probably go out before he made an idiot of himself, scaring them both away.

"Hey." Hailey smiled at me.

"Hey, kitten. Girls this is my buddy, Mason. Mason this is Hailey and Layla." I said, introducing them.

"Hi." Hailey smiled at him, which he returned.

I looked at Layla who was looking at Mason, blushing. The same way Hailey does when she is around me. I smiled, laughing a little. Mason had already caught her attention which in all honesty is not a surprise. Mason has the full blonde hair, blue eyes thing going on that the girls seem to love.

"Hi." Layla managed to breathe out.

"Hey," Mason replied, winking at her making her giggle.

Hailey stood there, looking at her friend. A raised brow and a confused look on her face. I am guessing she is not used to seeing her best friend this way. As I said, Mason has that effect on girls.

"Hailey you can jump in the front with Avery. I will sit in the back with Layla." Mason said, smiling.

Hailey looked at Layla, Layla nodding her head. I am assuming that was Layla's way of saying it was okay without actually saying the words. Layla and Mason jumped in the back. Hailey and I climbed into the front. I could see her keeping an eye on her friend in the mirror, making sure she was okay. I chuckled a little at how protective she was just because her best friend was sitting in the back with basically a stranger. By the look of it, Layla had no problem with it. She was giggling, Mason, in turn, flirting with her before we even got the car started.

"Did you miss me, baby girl?" I asked, looking at her out of the corner of my eye.

"Nope, not one bit." She giggled.

"Liar." I chuckled.

I see her flip me off, giggling. I put the radio on, letting the sound run through the car. Hailey and I sat in comfortable silence. Mason and Layla still flirting and laughing in the back seat.

"What are we even seeing?" Hailey asked me.

"They brought back A Nightmare on Elm Street to the big screen for a week," I smirked knowing she hated those kinds of movies.

"What? No chance in hell I am watching that. Never gonna happen." She said, shaking her head over and over again.

"You made me watch three chick flicks. This is payback." I chuckled.

"Not fair. You are the one that made that bet. I, however, on the other hand, never made any kind of bet and you doing this to me is cruel." She huffed, slumping back in the seat, arms folded over her chest.

I looked at her, bursting out laughing. She looked like a child that never got their way. I reached over, squeezing her leg.

"Don't worry, kitten. I will hold your hand, or you can hide in my chest if you get scared." I replied.

"I hate you. I will refuse to move from the car. You can't make me go in and watch it." She said, thinking she was smart.

"Hailey I will lift you and carry you in there myself. You are coming end of it, you aren't getting out of this one sweetness no matter how cute you look when you bat your lashes at me." I winked at her.

"Oh, I love scary movies." I heard Layla say excitedly from the back seat.

"Me too. Your best friend here said she is refusing to come in and watch it. She says she is gonna stay in the car because she is a wimp that can't handle scary movies." I laughed.

"Hailey yes you are. You are not letting me go in alone with these two." Layla said.

"Hey!" Mason and I said in sync.

"What? You will try to scare me or something." She giggled. "Please Hailey, for me, pretty please?" Layla said, giving Hailey her best puppy dog eyes.

"Fine! But just know that I hate all of you for making me do this. I will get my own payback on each of you, just you wait and see." She said, pointing at the three of us, making us laugh at her.

She was cute when she was mad. At least it is not only me that she is mad at which is a change because I have lost count how many times she has got mad at me over the last couple of days. We pulled up outside. It took some time and all three of us, but we managed to get Hailey out of the car. She stayed in a huff as we got tickets, popcorn, and drinks then finding a seat. I found her annoyance with all of us very amusing. The girls were in between us. Layla was next to Mason, and Hailey was next to me.

"I still hate you, Avery." She huffed in my ear.

"I am sure you will get over it, baby." I winked at her.

She growled at me, slumping back on the seat, staying in her huff. This was going to be fun; maybe I will freak her out even more as the movie plays.

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The movie was reaching the end. Hailey had a death grip on my hand, her face buried in my top. The way she has been with me on and off through the entire movie. She jumped out of her skin more than once, and all I could do was laugh at her, which annoyed her even more. I chuckled, wrapping my arm around her, leaning into her ear.

"Don't worry my scared little kitten; it is nearly done." I chuckled.

Next thing I felt a painful jab in my arm, making me whimper a little. Hailey had dug her nails right into my arm; she was looking up at me, smirking.

"You deserved that for making me watch this and scaring the piss out of me," She said, smiling up at me, looking like butter would not even melt in her mouth.

"That was mean. That hurt and it is going to leave a mark." I pouted.

"Good." She smirked smugly at me.

I tried to look at her like I was mad, but she gave me the sweetest, most innocent smile a girl could give and it made me chuckle. I leaned down, pecking her lips. Why did I do that? She never seems to mind, though. I knew I should not be doing it but I enjoyed kissing her lips. I leaned in, pressing my lips against her, kissing her properly this time. She moaned into the kiss, smiling against my lips. I pulled away after a couple of moments before we started making out in the middle of the theater. Maybe it would be different if we were in the back row and Mason and Layla were not with us. I would have happily made out with her then. As soon as the movie finished, Hailey jumped up out of her seat and rushed out of the building. The three of us looked at each other, laughing before we followed her out.

"That wasn't so bad, was it?" Layla giggled.

"Yes, it was. It was terrible. If either of you makes me watch a movie like that again, our friendship is over, got it?" She said sternly.

"Yes, Ma'am." Layla and I said in sync, laughing as we saluted.

"And for that, you are both buying the pizza. Now let us go I am hungry and need out of this place completely. If I have nightmares tonight, I will be coming for you all." She said.

"If you insist little Miss Bossy." I chuckled, wrapping my arm around her, leading her to the car. I then drove the short distance to the pizza place.

The four of us headed inside, got seated, then ordered a cheese pizza and a pepperoni pizza with a side of curly fries and drinks.

"Avery, are you coming to the party on Saturday? It is down by the lake, the usual place." Mason asked as we ate.

"Not sure, probably," I replied.

"Ladies?" Mason asked, looking at them.

"I don't think it is their thing, Mason." I chuckled.

"Hey! How do you know that?" Layla said, glaring at me.

"If you are anything like Hailey, then I know it isn't your thing." I shrugged.

"I am up for it, what about you Hailey?" Layla said.

Hailey fell silent, looking at me. I smirked, raising my brow at her, knowing good and well she will say no.

"Yes, I am in," Hailey said smugly at me.

"You are?" I asked, completely shocked.

"Yes, so neh!" Sticking out her tongue. "Take that! You can show me how the "bad boys" spend their time." She smirked at me.

"Deal! I will show you how to party kitten, show you how to have fun." I winked.

"We will see, won't we? See if you are as wild as you think." She said, winking back at me.

She seemed different tonight, more confident, more of a smartass. I think they may have been drinking before coming to meet us.

"Challenge accepted," I said confidently.

I was wondering if by the time the weekend came if she would change her mind or not. I smiled at her before turning back to my pizza. The four of us chatted and laughed, making plans for the weekend as we ate. The girls had to be back by eleven again; once we finished our food, we headed back. Layla was the first one to drop off.

"Avery, I am gonna walk Lalya to her door and say goodbye to her. You wanna swing back around and get me once you have dropped Hailey off?" Mason said, smirking and Layla giggling.

I knew how he wanted to say goodbye. By shoving his tongue down Layla's throat but something tells me that she is not going to mind that. I nodded, we said goodbye to them, and headed towards Hailey's house; pulling up outside.

"See you tomorrow at school?" She asked.

"Yes, of course. I can swing by and pick you and Layla up if you like?" I said.

"Yeah, sure. Thanks for tonight. I had a good time even though you made me watch that scary movie." She giggled.

"Me too. I will get you tomorrow at about twenty to eight for school." I said.

"Okay, night Avery." She smiled, going to get out of the car.

"Excuse me, are you forgetting something?" I said smirking.

"Uh?" She asked, confused, looking around, wondering what I was talking about.

I grabbed her, pulling her towards me and kissed her goodnight. She happily kissed me back. It was short and sweet, but that was fine.

"Night, night baby girl." I winked.

"Hmm." Slipped from her lips before she got out of the car.

I waited until she got into the house before I pulled away, heading back to get Mason. Sure enough, there he was kissing Layla, a heated kiss at that. I tooted the horn, making them pull apart, Mason flipping me off, not too amused I disturbed him. I wanted to get home and sleep. I was tired, and I did not have all night to wait around.

I would say, all in all, everyone seemed to have enjoyed their night.