Chapter Two: The Contract Of Starbucks

The Contract Of Starbucks:

After Naomi got the note from The Three Musketeers (Bennett, Jordan, and Declan) that she ran into on Friday, she feels ambivalence towards whether she should meet them at Starbucks, or not. Naomi is suspicious of the rumors she hears about the three, such as them being in a gang, having a criminal record, using drugs, do drug dealings, or use guns and knives. She finds it surprising that they don't bully her like the rest of the school. She wonders what they would want like a person like her. She hopes they aren't pranking her to humiliate her and doesn't want to face their wrath. She decides to go to Starbucks, which surprises her parents. They've never seen her hang out with friends on the weekends like any normal teenager.

When Naomi enters Starbucks, everyone starts to stare, whisper, and gossip about her. They are shocked that she even bothered to enter or show her face in a place like Starbucks. This is because Starbucks is the place where most of the people in her school gather at. When Naomi orders caramel macchiato, a guy named Harvey treats her disrespectfully. Luckily, the manager prevents Harvey from being rude to Naomi, saying she is a customer. She uses her persuasion skills to convince the manager how rude Harvey was acting towards her. As a result, she gets a twenty dollar Starbucks gift card. After someone tries to trip her, the door opens, and in comes in the hottest bad boys of Dartwell High: Bennett Frazier, Jordan Wallace, and Declan Lynch.

Everyone is gaping, screaming, or staring at them in admiration or fear. Harvey is scared and shocked when he sees the three bad boys. Bennett gets a chocolate frappe, Jordan gets a vanilla bean frappucino, and Declan gets a strawberry smoothie. (Note, If you didn't know this or forgot this: Bennett is a chocolate lover, Jordan is a vanilla lover, and Declan is a strawberry lover.) Harvey wonders why Declan wants the strawberry smoothie, and Declan asks him if he has a problem with that? This makes Harvey choke with fear. Thanks to Bennett's wealth, the three get their drink in a few seconds.

After searching for Naomi, Jordan's eyes land on Nerdy Naomi herself. He tells his friends that he found her, and everyone thinks that it's a prank. They can't believe that the three baddest boys of Dartwell High would want to hang out with someone like her. They make other people get out of their seats, and they sit with Naomi. Bennett says he'll give the manager two hundred bucks (which is a measly amount to him, due to his wealth) if he makes everyone leaves Starbucks. After he uses the power of being a Frazier to convince the manager, he makes everyone leave. Naomi explains to them about the severe bullying in school, and says that they won't be able to help her with it.

After some bickering between the boys, they decide to give her The Contract Of Starbucks. Naomi misunderstands and think they think of her as some sort of "charity case." They say they want to be her friends and protectors.They try to make her feel better about herself and encourage her with compliments. She says, "I'll be your good girl, and you'll be my bad boys, right?" Naomi's sincere smile shows she feels better than she has in years. Then, she asks them if she can look at the contract again.