Taming the Beast
Chapter 29 (Caroline)

(Caroline's POV)

By the time morning rolled around, I was well rested. I dreamed of Keegan all night long. When I woke up, he wasn't in my bed anymore. I sat up and yawned, stretching my arms up. I stood and went to my drawers for a change of clothes. After taking a shower, I changed into a pair of dark-wash skinny jeans and a loose-fitting blue blouse, paired with my black and blue Nike running shoes. I brushed through my long hair before deciding to just let it fall to my waist. I put on a light layer of makeup before I grabbed my bag and went downstairs. Keegan was playing with Preston and Danny was in the kitchen making breakfast.

"Hey, Care, breakfast will be ready in two," Danny yelled towards the living room.

"Okay," I replied before I went and sat on the floor with Preston and Keegan. They were playing with Preston's action figures. It was so cute. Preston smiled at me.

"Ninny! Keys is Superman and I'm Batman," he said excitedly. I chuckled before kissing his cheek. He immediately frowned and wiped his cheek off. "No!" he protested.

"Why not Preston?" I asked him. He straightened and crossed his arms.

"I'm a big boy," he proclaimed. I laughed and shook my head at him.

"Keegan's a big boy and he still gets kisses," I said. Preston looked at Keegan doubtfully. I leaned over and pressed my lips against his cheek before looking back to Preston. "See?" I said. Preston frowned. "I wanna kiss too," he pouted. Keegan and I laughed before I kissed his cheek again.

"Better?" I asked. He smiled widely as she nodded.

"Breakfast!" Danny called. I took Preston by the hand and we all went to the kitchen. Danny had a buffet laid out on the table. After we ate, Keegan and I walked out to my car. I tossed him the keys and got in on the passenger side. I noticed his clothes for the first time all morning. I looked at him quizzically. Keegan drove off to school as I turned towards him more.

"Where did you get the change of clothes?" I asked. He smiled lightly but kept his eyes on the road.

"Gregg dropped it off this morning," he answered me easily. We rode in a comfortable silence all the way to school. Keegan held my hand waffle-style and kissed the back of it before we got out of the car and went into the school. It was odd. People were staring at us like we'd just landed from another planet. It wasn't like we were all over each other or holding hands. We weren't even touching, yet everybody in the school seemed to think something was going on. I didn't even know what was going on. Most of the girls' expressions consisted of glares and scowls. Natasha's expression couldn't put me six feet under. It was that way all the way up through lunch. I sighed and sat down quickly. Mariana and Stacy were grinning at me like idiots.

"What?" I snapped at them.

"What crawled into your underwear this morning, princessa?" Mariana asked. I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair.

"People have been staring at me all day," I whined. Stacy laughed.

"Yeah, they should. Rumor is that Keegan spent the night at your house a few times. And a few people from his neighborhood saw you at his house. And apparently you were there for hours," Stacy said. I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"So?" I shrugged. Their mouths dropped.

"It's true?" Mariana practically whispered. I shrugged.

"It's not like we... well we did kiss last night but that was it," I said. They both went on to grin like idiots again.

"Oh my God, Carol!" Stacy squealed.

"You know I hate it when you call me that... and keep your voice down," I muttered. They both shut up and looked to where I could feel him. I knew he was staring at me without even having to turn around. He slip into the seat next to me as the guys filled in to their spots. Nick looked grumpy and that made me smile. I reached over and pinched his cheek.

"What's the matter Nicky? Is someone's pride hurt?" I said in a teasing baby voice. The guys laughed as Nick swatted my hand away.

"Shut up," he muttered. I laughed and sat back in my seat. Keegan wrapped his arm around my waist and traced the scar on my stomach lightly. I'd got used to him doing that so I didn't mind at all. He leaned over to kiss my cheek but I stopped him with my hand.

"No PDA," I said, wrinkling my nose. I hated when other couples made out in public so I wasn't going to be one of them. Keegan pouted but he didn't argue.

"You should come over again, Holloway. There's no way you can be good at Fifa too," Asher said with a smirk. I smiled innocently.

"Fifa... is that the one about football?" I asked innocently. Nick's eyes went wide as he looked at me.

"Don't fall for it Asher," Nick warned. I batted my eyelashes at him.

"Fall for what?" I asked. Keegan chuckled into my neck. I froze as a pleasurable shiver run up my spine. My eyes closed halfway and I had half a mind to moan, but I didn't. I pushed Keegan away instead. My face turned to his smirking one. "Stop that," I snapped at him softly. He smiled and leaned in closer.

"I'm not doing anything," he said close to my ear. Fine. Two could play this game. I placed my hand on his knee discreetly and he stopped laughing. His breathing hitched. I smirked and ran my hand further up his leg. His eyes closed and he groaned loudly. I burst out laughing along with the rest of the table.

"Do you need a room?" Stacy joked, raising an eyebrow at him. Keegan's cheeks flushed red as he scowled at me. I only smiled innocently. I rolled my eyes.

"Fine, one quick kiss only because that was so funny," I smiled at him. He smiled and leaned forward, pecking me on the lips. Mariana let out a small awe sound as the guys snickered. The cafeteria got really quiet. I finally realized that I probably shouldn't have let him kiss me in one of the most public places in school. My cheeks turned red as I kept my eyes on the table.

"Just ignore it," Keegan said gently. We chatted with the entire table until the bell rang. As always, Keegan walked me to my class. He respected my 'no PDA' rule and we went on like we always did. After school I hung out with him and the guys at his house before I went home and took care of Preston.☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐

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