For ThaliaIsAwesome

"Please don't make me come!"

"Mackenzi, you have to! I need you to get to know my new boyfriend, Cody."

"I don't want to see Cody, I want to go hoooome," I whined. My best friend Livey was making me go to her movie night with her new boyfriend and a few of his friends, and let's just say I wasn't so much looking forward to it.

It wasn't that I had anything against him, but how does sitting in the dark watching a movie with a bunch of strangers seem fun? The only one I knew was Cody, and whenever I saw him I could hardly speak.

I secretly had a huge crush on him, but he didn't even notice me.

"Just be nice," Livey said warningly. She knocked on the door to his house, and the door opened almost immediately.

"Hey Liv," he greeted, and I immediately smiled at his voice. "How are you? Come on in."

I was addicted to his soft, smooth Australian accent.

"Hi Cody," she said, stepping over the threshold and into the spacious extremely modern house. He leaned to hug her, and I noticed she barely put her arms around him.

He had blonde hair and wore jeans and a blazer…He was very polite. Not really her type at all. She usually went for darker haired guys, and they usually had at least one facial piercing or tattoo.

And the way they acted made Neanderthals seem civil.

"You know Kenzie, right?"

"No, I don't think I do," Cody said, smiling at me. He extended his hand. "Hello, Kenzie. I'm Cody…It's nice to meet you."

I didn't even bother to mention that we had seen each other around a million times, or that our parents worked together.

"Hello," I said, trying to speak coherently. "It's…nice to meet you."

"Again," coughed my friend, and I stepped on her foot.

"So are you excited for the movie? We're watching Soul Surfer."

"Soul Surfer?" I repeated blankly. A bunch of guys wanted to watch Soul Surfer?

"Yeah," Cody said, and I noticed he had reached for Livey's hand, but she moved it away. "Do you know it?"

"Sure," I said. "Anna Sophia Rob gets her arm eaten, right?"

"Yeah," he laughed. "That's pretty much the highlight of the movie."

"You and your friends decided to watch a chick flick?" Livey asked.

"Well, the guys think Anna Sophia Rob's hot," Cody said, still sort of laughing. "I can't say I agree though."

"Why, because you have a girlfriend?" Liv asked, rolling her eyes. "That's sooo dumb."

Cody looked at her, hurt in his eyes.

"I'm sorry you feel that way," he said. "But I was also going to mention that almost all Australian girls have blonde hair and are surfers…It's what I grew up around, and I don't really like the look so much anymore."

I fingered a lock of dark brown hair and smiled happily. Wait, he was my best friend's boyfriend. Off limits.

Except, why didn't she seem into him?

We walked into the movie room, and I saw a girl sitting in a bean bag chair, and two more on the couch. Other than them, there were four more guys.

"These are my friends," Cody introduced, pointing to the guys on the couch. "Jake, Greyson, Campbell and Josh."

They each smiled at me and Liv, but looked anxious for the movie to start.

"And this is my sister, Alli, and Jake's girlfriend Giorgia, and Campbell's girlfriend Nusi."

They all smiled haughtily.

"Dude, press play!"

Cody rolled his eyes, and sat down on the edge of the couch, patting the seat next to him, where Livey sat sort of reluctantly.

I sat awkwardly in the beanbag chair next to his little sister, Alli.

"Hi," she greeted me. "Haven't I seen you around before?"

Sure. His sister knew me.

"Yeah," I said. "Hey, Alli."

"Hi," she said, shifting in the chair. "So have you seen this movie before?"

"Alli and What's-Your-Name, shut up!"

Great. I had gone from Mackenzie to What's-Your-Name in thirty seconds.

"Why?" Alli glared up at one of the boys. "Afraid you're going to miss the scene where the girl's putting on her bathing suit?"

"That's not until halfway through…I'm waiting for the two hotties in bikinis."

Why me? I barely watched, just contemplated as we watched the movie. The guys with girlfriends were making out and had been for the last twenty minutes, Alli was texting, and I was bored.

I watched as Cody tried to put his arm around my friend, but she shrugged him off and engaged the boy next to her, Greyson, in conversation.

She didn't like him…Why were they going out?

Suddenly, the movie paused.

I looked around as Giorgia, Nusi, Jake, and Campbell all got up.

"Where are you going?" Cody asked.

"Back to Nusi's," replied Giorgia. "Her parents aren't home, and we want to have fun. Later, Cody…Alli."

They all filed out of the room, leaving only Cody, Alli, Greyson, Livey, and me.

Just as Cody was about to un-pause the movie, Alli stood up.

"I'm going to get some juice," Alli said, leaving also.

Cody, Greyson, Livey, and me.

I stood up and sat on the couch, since there was room. I sat next to Cody, since the couch was more comfortable than the beanbag. He tried to put his arm around Livey gain, but she turned her back on him again.

The hurt and confused look on his face broke my heart. I gave him a consoling look and he smiled halfheartedly at me.

The movie got to the part with the shark attack, and as usual, I flinched. Except, since we were next to each other, I flinched into Cody's chest.

"It's just a movie," Cody said, and I heard a smile in his voice. He patted my back, and I laughed and looked up into those stunning green eyes.

"I know, but that part gives me the creeps. I get all freaked out when I'm swimming and can't see through the water around me…"

I started to shake a bit, imagining swimming and getting my arm ripped off by a shark.

Cody pat my back again, soothingly.

"If it helps, I've been surfing a million times back home and I have never seen a shark. You don't need to be scared."

"Thanks."

I looked over to see Livey's reaction to Cody being so sweet, but she barely noticed. She and Greyson were talking, and I saw that she was flirting.

"So do you wanna get outta here and go grab dinner or something?" She asked, batting her eyelashes.

"Um…" Greyson looked uncomfortable. "I'm sorry, but aren't you and Cody together?"

"I'm starting to wonder the same thing," Cody said, looking very hurt. "What's the deal?"

"Look, the deal is…" She started. "Cody, I…"

Suddenly, she leaned forward and kissed Greyson fully on his lips. He gave a little start and shrugged away from her.

Cody's mouth dropped almost as far as mine did.

"Cody, man, I didn't-" Greyson started, but Cody cut him off.

"Nah, it's alright Greyson, I saw that…Livey, it's over."

I was very confused. Greyson wasn't her type either. What was she doing?

She shrugged.

"Oh well…Later, Cody, later Mackenzie, later Greyson."

And then she stood up and left. I looked at Cody and Greyson who were both as confused as I was.

"Listen Cody, I don't like her," Greyson said, whose face was very pink. "I'm really sorry…"

"Don't be," Cody said, smiling a little. "It's totally cool. We really weren't clicking anyway…"

"I'm still sorry," Greyson said, standing up. "Uh…I'll catch you later?"

"Later," Cody said, flopping down on the couch. He looked at me and I wondered if that was my cue to leave.

"So, do you want to finish Soul Surfer?" he asked in that adorable accent.

"Okay," I laughed a little and I rested my head against the couch, same as him. We watched a little before he spoke.

"Epic failure of a movie night, huh?"

"Well, it wasn't that bad," I said, noticing how close he was to me.

"Right," Cody laughed. "It could have been worse…Kenzie, I know this is super awkward, since your best friend just cheated on me in front of my very eyes with my best friend, but-"

"You want me to leave?" I blurted out. "It's fine, I get it…I'll see you later."

"No," Cody spoke quickly and grabbed my wrist as I started to get up. "That's not it at all…I was going to ask if you were busy this Friday night."

"Just a second," I said, my heart hammering. I quickly texted Livey.

From Mackenzie

To Livey: I think Cody just asked me out! Can I say OK? BTW, what's with the weird way you're acting?

From Livey

To Mackenzie: Go for it, girlie! And I was acting weird because I wanted you and Cody together…You guys are perfect, but you're both pretty shy, so I had to force it…Best friend ever, right?

I laughed, and put my phone down. I watched Cody's eyes sparkle, as he waited for my answer.

"So Friday night?"

Note: Hey guys! Thanks so much for all of the sweet reviews, I can't put into words how greatful I am that so many people read this…So Marie is next and then Mrs. Simpson…And it's almost Christmas so I gotta hurry! I'll probably have Marie's up tomorrow and Mrs. Simpson's Christmas Eve! Then others after Christmas! Thanks again for reading, and please review! 143!

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