"Alright…" Autumn stood up when the credits started rolling, causing us all to look in her direction. "I need to see you two," she pointed to me and Kyler, "in the kitchen."
Kyler stood up and followed without question, but I stayed with Jackson for a moment longer.
"What's going on?"
I smiled. "You'll find out tonight." I reached up to kiss his neck before making a face. "You need to shave."
"Oh yeah?" He challenged, rubbing my face with his chin, making me squeal and giggle. "Still think I need to shave?"
"Yes, you do!" I said though laughter, before pushing him away and standing up, fixing my hair.
"By the way, Destiny, you look nice."
I rolled my eyes at Jackson before walking away, flipping him off over my shoulder, much to his amusement.
"So, what do you think about doing How to Love by Lil Wayne?" Autumn questioned me when I walked into the kitchen. "Kyler could make do with percussion, and I can take an acoustic with me."
I nodded. "That would work for me… What range do you sing?"
"Uhm, around an alto?"
"I sing between first and second soprano, with Kyler singing tenor… Do you think we could harmonize?"
"It could work." Autumn and I looked over to Kyler. "Input?"
He laughed. "It works for me. But if I'm doing mainly vocal percussion, I can't really do much."
The three of us sat around and planned until Jackson came over and told us it was time to leave. Autumn ran to grab her guitar while I covered the brownies, and Kyler and Jackson talked.
"So what's happening, Kyler? We've never really talked."
I noted Ky shrugging out of the corner of my eye. "Nothing really to talk about, I suppose. Other than the fact you're dating my twin, I don't know anything about you."
When Jackson chuckled softly, I glanced up so my eyes met his. He winked at me, and I grinned before wrapping the rest of the brownies. "Well, I suppose we'll have to change that, won't we?" Jackson reached over and grabbed my packages from me, making me smile again.
"Everyone ready?" Autumn appeared from her bedroom with her case in hand. "Oh, wait a second…"
"What?"
"Four people and a guitar won't fit into either my or Jackson's car…"
We all looked to Jackson, and he shrugged with a small smile. "I'll drive Destiny, you drive Kyler and your guitar. I have Annabelle in my backseat, so it's a good thing you thought of that."
"Behave." Kyler said seriously as we walked toward the door, so I threw my elbow into his stomach.
Once we were all settled, Jackson looked over at me. "Behave?"
"Shut up." I giggled. "You shaved."
He grinned slightly. "This girl I happen to really like told me I needed to."
"I'm sure she appreciates it." I grinned at him, leaning over to kiss his cheek softly.
We pulled out behind Autumn and Kyler, but I had no doubt we would beat them to Kellan's. Jackson drove one handed, one of his hands resting on my knee, sending shivers down my back as he tapped a rhythm I didn't recognize.
"So what is this planning that was happening in my kitchen?"
"I told you, you'll see tonight. I really want to surprise you."
Jackson smiled and shook his head, turning to look at me when we reached a red stop light. "You never fail to surprise me." His smile stayed there, but his eyes were smoldering.
"J, the light changed." I said softly, and he turned away to focus on the road again. I reached down to place a hand over top of his, squeezing it as I stared out the window. We soon reached Kellan's house.
"Hey!" Kellan grinned when he ran out of the house over to our car. "Wait, where are the other two kids?"
Jackson and I both winced slightly when he said 'kids'. It reminded us of how others would look at our relationship."They drove separately, because two guitars and four people don't fit in one car."
Kellan shrugged. "Easy enough." He then grinned at me, grabbing me in a hug. "I missed you, little one."
I giggled. "You're such a teddy bear." I pushed him away from me playfully as I reached into the back seat to grab Annabelle for Jackson.
"Are those brownies?"
I rolled my eyes with a grin when Kellan grabbed the brownies and ran inside, just like the little kid he truly was. I looked at Jackson across the car to find him smiling at me. He walked around the car in a few steps to take my hand and looked down at me with that same smoldering gaze.
"You know, it's easy for a guy to get jealous when they see something like that."
I swear my heart skipped a beat. "It's easy for a girl to get jealous when a guy she cares about spends all day with younger women who would readily take him to bed."
Jackson's grin faded at that. "Destiny-"
"I trust you, J." I needed him to know that. "I just had to say it. I know you won't hurt me."
He pressed his lips together as he pulled me to him, me quickly maneuvering Annabelle out of the way as our bodies formed together. "I'm sorry."
"I really hope you don't have anything to be sorry for."
Jackson chuckled slightly when he pulled away, pressing his lips to my forehead. "I don't. And I plan on keeping it that way."
"Good." I whispered back before we walked inside together, Annabelle still in my possession.
"Wait, Dez, I didn't know you played guitar." Kristen did a double take when she looked at me, making me chuckle.
"This is Annabelle. I mean, I do, but not that well or anything."
"C'mon, play us something." Taylor grinned at me.
"Later." I said with a smile, thinking I could do that after Kyler, Autumn and I performed. I simply winked at Jackson's questioning look, before walking over to Kellan.
