Annie arrives at the Library

When I saw her walking my way, about to meet me at the library that afternoon, I knew she was taking this studying business seriously.

But oh boy, I didn't know how much help I could really be, considering how distracted I was about to be. Annie came walking my way in a very tight black crop top that covered her breasts but revealed her midriff. Her hair was tied back into a neat ponytail and she had spent plenty of time doing her make-up just as she did every day.

"Leonard?" she asked. approaching my table.

The blonde girl was squinting at me, but the slight smile on her face at least told me that she was pretty certain who I was. It took me a second to get my words out, "Um, yes.. uh yes.. I'm Leonard but you can call me Leo."

I stood up and pulled out her seat.

I would have loved to say that it would have looked like a nice genuine gentlemen-like action but instead, I looked like a bumbling mess as I dropped one of my books in the process and fumbled with her chair as I moved it for her.

Annie giggled as she took the seat, at least she knew what my intentions were.

"So I'm sure Miss Holland filled you in on everything?" she said to me as she opened up her expensive Mac book at the table.

"Uh yes, yeah I'm aware," he replied, "You need a bit of help to get your grades up."

She nodded, looking directly into my eyes, "I really can't afford to fail, I want to go to college next year, I really don't want to be stuck repeating these classes while everyone else graduates."

"Well I hope I can help you out," I told her.

"Oh I'm sure you can," she grinned, "I asked Miss Holland for her best student and you're the one she chose."

The next hour and a half flew bye. As nervous as I was at the start of our lesson, I was feeling a lot more comfortable by the end of it. She had a cool calmness about her, suddenly I wasn't so afraid of her because of her elite social status.

She would ask me questions about the work while also asking me things about myself, wanting to know me better, "So you want to go to college in Houston?"

"Yeah, they have this really amazing IT program there that I think would suit my strengths, I'm not exactly talented in many areas," I admitted.

"Aww don't be like that," she said, brushing that aside, "I'm sure you're great at a lot of things, you're just being modest."

I blushed in response, smiling back at her. There was really something about her that got me going.

Before we knew it, it was half past five and the library was almost empty.

"Oh fuck," she quietly said to herself as she checked the time on her phone.

I looked at her a little confused, "Everything okay?"

"Oh sorry, I just didn't realise how late it was already," she said as she packed up her stuff, "Declan's house party's tonight, I've got to go right now, get changed and do my make up and everything."

I was about to ask why she needed more make-up considering what she had on already looked good enough to me. But I didn't understand girls or know really anything about them to intrude.

"Oh I better let you get going then," I smiled, turning back to my own laptop screen.

Standing up with her belongings in hand, she looked down at me with a puzzled look, "You're staying longer?"

"Ah I mean... I haven't really got much else to do so I might as well get a bit more studying done before I waste the next five hours away playing PlayStation."

"Wait, you're not going to Declan's tonight?"

"No," I said straight away.

"You're kidding, everyone's going," Annie huffed.

That hurt a little knowing I definitely didn't get invited and Declan wouldn't know who I am. I had always found parties hard to get an invite to, I had basically given up trying to be noticed.

I just shrugged my shoulders, knowing there was nothing that could change the fact that I hadn't been invited.

Little did I know, Annie was already getting her phone out to make arrangements. She put her iPhone up to her ear before I had a chance to say anything.

"Hey Tay... yeah I'm good."

Tay... I was sure that would be Tayla, another member of the Saturday Night Five.

"Declan doesn't care if I bring along another person tonight does he?"

Listening to her soft voice say that made my eyes widen, she was actually talking about me. I felt a little awkward if I was being honest, almost thinking it would be worth telling her not to bother.

"Leo," I heard her say before repeating it, "Leo... Leonard... Leonard Hawkins."

Ugh... Tayla certainly had no idea who I was.

"Okay awesome, I'll see you soon!"

Annie put down her phone and pulled her chair out to stand up, "Done... all sorted, you can come tonight."

I sat there a bit speechless, I had so many questions, When? Where? What?

Seeing the blank look on my face, she raised her eyebrows as she looked down at me, looking a little intimidating, "You do want to come right?"

"I uhh... I dunno, I guess so... I just..."

"Oh come on Leo, you're coming," she cut me off, grabbing my hand and pulling me up from my chair.

Just the soft touch of her hand on mine made the hair on my skin stand up. We were now face to face, even closer than what we were at the table, the smell of her perfume even stronger, her smile so infectious. She had such beautiful white teeth that I was staring at.

"But uhhh," I started to speak again, trying not to be sucked too far into her beauty, "I don't know when to get there or..."

Annie was quick to take my phone out of my hands, entering her number into it.

She passed it back with that same stunning smile, "I'll text you the details... you come and find me when you get there."

The popular blonde then said goodbye as she left the library in a hurry to get ready. I had a look at the contact in my phone, smiling seeing her name was now in there with a real phone number and everything.

I gathered up my stuff and left not long after her.