You guys like me. You really like me! I can't believe all of the positive feedback I've gotten on this story. You guys are the best. *virtual hug*. XD.

This chapter is a nice bit of fluff. I hope you guys enjoy, and stuff will really start happening in the next chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Ib or any of the characters. I wish I did. But I don't. :(


I make breakfast forhim the next morning.

"Don't you have school?" He asks as he comes into the kitchen.

"It's Saturday, Garry." I reply. "And good morning to you, too."

He walks over to me. "Need any help?"

"Just sit down, Garry." I say, and elbow him.

He does as he's told. I serve him bacon and eggs.

"You didn't need to do that, Ib." He says, but starts to eat right away.

I give a sweet smile. "It's the least I could do."

"These are delicious." He points at the eggs. "What did you put in them?"

"Cheese." I say simply and start to clean up.

"Here," He says, and walks up behind me. "Let me." He reaches around me and takes the frying pan from my hands. He's caught me in a corner and now I can't turn around.

I blush. "Ummm, Garry . . ."

His face goes red. He backs away. "Oh, sorry."

"No harm done." I can't stop the goofy grin from coming through.

I help him unpack all day. I clean the cupboards and unpack the kitchen boxes. He won't let me clean the stove, though, because he knows I have a terrible fear of being burned alive. Mainly after the whole Mary thing. I make the bed in the guest bedroom and go to put my suitcase down.

"You can put your stuff in the dresser if you'd like," Garry says from the doorway.

I thank him and do just that.

It's a bit weird, thinking I'll live with Garry. I don't know how long I'll stay, though, and that bugs me. I'd like to think I'll stay until I'm not angry anymore, but I have no idea how long that will be. Maybe I'll stay until my cousins leave. Maybe I'll stay until my mom apologizes.

"Do you want to help me paint?" I hear, as I put up his shower curtain.

"What do you want me to paint?" I ask and step down from the stool I was using.

"The bathroom, my room, the kitchen." He smiles. "Everywhere."

I smile, too. "I'd love to."

We paint for a long time the next day.

He holds the ladder for me as I paint the upper part of the wall. I'd already used a roller, but I wanted to make sure it was good. I'm wearing one of his old t-shirts and apair of his shorts, because I hadn't brought any painting clothes. I have to tie a hair tie in it so that the shirt will fit better, but it makes the shirt keep riding up. It's rather uncomfortable.

"Your shirt is bugging me." Garry says after a while.

"It's your shirt, and it's bugging me, too." I take out the illastic and put it around my wrist.

"You'll cut your curculation like that." He says.

"I've been doing this for a year straight almost. If my hand hasn't fallen off yet, it never will."

"It still bugs me."

"Are you OCD?"

He chuckles. "Only a little."

We eat dinner in a semi-awkward silence. My phone goes off and I dive for it.

"Hello?"

"You come home right now, young lady! Or so help me God..." I hear my mothers booming voice on the other side.

"No thank you." I say, calmly. But really, I'm on the verge of tears.

"Don't you say that! Come home right now! And when you do, you are in a boat load of trouble!"

"That makes me want to come home so much more..."

"Don't you get that tone with me! I am your mother and-"

I hang up.

"Who was that?" Garry asks.

I can't answer, because I've errupted into tears. I can't stop the sobs. Garry comes over to me and I capture him in a hug. I clutch so hard I'm sure he can't breathe, but he hugs me back and that's all the encouragment I need.

I let it all out.


I made Garry seem really dense. Haha. Oh, well. And I will be revising chapter two one of these days, so watch out for that. I didn't really like the way it turned out.

And I have a question. Should I put up original work on Wattpad? Would you guys read it? I may not update as often and I don't know if you guys will like it, considering it's not the same as Ib. But is it good idea, do you think?

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