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Chapter 15 ~ Sore Ears
The next morning Mackenzie woke up, her head resting on Benny's bare chest, his arms wrapped tightly around her. She looked around groggily and had to think about where she was. Pickford's, parent's room, she remembered vaguely. She rubbed her eyes to wake herself up. Benny stirred in his sleep and Mackenzie couldn't help but hold her breath until he had finally turned onto his side away from her and slipped back into a deep sleep. The events of the night before flashed in her head and she winced at the thought of getting herself back in her old mess. Not that she thought of Benny as a mistake, it was just that she was finally starting to think she had moved on, and found someone else just as good if not better than Benny. But now she wasn't sure she would be able to do it again.
Mackenzie lifted the covers, noticing the small amounts of pain shooting through her upper arm. When she looked she noticed a light purple handprint from when Benny had grabbed her the night before. She cursed under her breath for bruising so easily and quietly slipped out of the bed. She gathered her clothes before tiptoeing out the door, carefully shutting it behind her. Once out the door Mackenzie went downstairs to wake Hyde. When she got down to the living room she spotted Hyde laying awake on the couch, Kaye on the floor net to him "Psst. Hyde, psst." She whispered harshly to get his attention.
Hyde heard Mackenzie but turned his head slowly to look at her. After seeing her motion to get up, Hyde slid down to the end of the couch so he could get off without stepping on Kaye. He followed Mackenzie to the car without saying a word.
Once in the car he started it up and immediately turned on the radio. Mackenzie narrowed her eyes at him, but just pointed in the direction he needed to turn. When he had turned down the long road that went almost straight to her house she flicked the radio off. She turned her body to face him, pulling her legs up on the seat in front of her. Mackenzie stared intently at the side of Hyde's face, waiting for him to explain his irritability.
He glanced at her sideways, and let out a loud, annoyed, sigh. After sitting for a minute under the uncomfortable stare of Mackenzie, Hyde gave her what she wanted. "I had a very interesting conversation with Darla last night." Mackenzie muttered an "oh God," and turned back so she was facing the front of the car again. Hyde continued, "How could you not tell me you were engaged to that guy. You never ever told me you were going out. AND YOU WERE PREGNANT!? THAT'S NOT EXACTLY SOMETHING YOU FORGET TO MENTION!" He turned to face Mackenzie for the first time. Her eyes were wide and her mouth had dropped. "Well." Hyde urged.
Mackenzie burst into laughter. Through giggles she managed to get out, "Pregnant?" She continued to laugh.
Hyde frowned at her. Being pregnant at sixteen was not something he often laughed at. "Yes, pregnant. What's wrong with you?" he questioned angrily.
Mackenzie composed herself, "Oh, sweetie, I was never pregnant. God, could you imagine me as a mother? OH! Turn here." She directed. Hyde thought about Mackenzie as a mother. The idea seemed to fit for him. He turned were Mackenzie had pointed, onto a wooded street. "I knew Darla had made up shit about me, but pregnant? OK, granted Benny did propose but he was drunk." Mackenzie paused and seemed to be going over something in her head. "Actually, come to think about it, Benny proposed almost every time he was drunk." Hyde cocked a questioning eyebrow at her. "OK here's the deal. Benny and I had been dating since we were in seventh grade. Daddy always hated him. Remember I told you I was sent to Catholic school because I got caught having sex?" Hyde nodded his head, listening attentively. "Well that was with Benny. And then when I got thrown out of that school for sneaking out so many times, Daddy sent me to Point Place. Thank God, Donna convinced Daddy, Point Place was less traumatizing than sending me to boarding school in Europe."
"So you mean to tell me that for almost an entire year you've been lying to all of us? You guys just made up all that shit about your mom running away?" Hyde said, in disbelief, his voice cracking slightly.
"No she really did run off with Aunt Midge, that part was true. It just wasn't the only reason he sent me to live with Donna." Mackenzie shrugged nonchalantly.
"I can't believe you lied this whole fucking time. Fuck Mack, I really trusted you." Hyde shook his head. He couldn't bring himself to look at Mackenzie.
"I never lied!" Mackenzie insisted. "I just left a couple things out." She paused thinking carefully about how she wanted to word what she was bout to say, "I didn't tell you about Benny because it hurt too much to bring it up. I didn't do it to hurt you, I did it because I wanted to protect myself." She explained turning and looking out the window, "And I expected a little more sympathy from you too."
Hyde sighed. He couldn't blame her for not wanting to talk about Benny, he himself rarely ever talked about his parents, but he also couldn't help but feel a little hurt that she hadn't ever even mentioned it before.
"Ah home, horrible home." Mackenzie sat straight up and looked around. Hyde looked behind them. When had they turned onto her driveway? He looked up and saw a considerably large, stone, house surrounded by trees. In the back he could see a pond and barely visible right in the back of the house looked like a swimming pool. Hyde parked in front of the house and he and Mackenzie got out of the car, and got their stuff.
Just as they were about to walk up the steps, the front door swung open and a hysterical short, round woman rushed out. "Mackenzie! Oh your Dad called, he is gonna whoop you if he finds out your back here." She wagged a finger in Mackenzie's face. "That Benny has already called here this morning, now you know your not allowed to see him anymore. Now you just get back on in that car and turn right around. Your going back to your Uncle Bob's."
"Hyde, I'd like you to meet my pseudo mother," Hyde smiled at the woman. She didn't even glance in Hyde's general direction. Mackenzie had told him a lot about her. Rosa, he remembered, had been Mackenzie's nanny since birth, and was really the one who had raised her. Rosa had been tough on Mackenzie growing up but had always been more loving than Mackenzie's real mother and Mackenzie loved Rosa just as much in return.
Mackenzie smiled at the tiny woman and brushed past her. "Good to be home," Mackenzie spun around on her heel before walking through the door, "Rosa why don't you take the week off? Go home and see the kids. Tell them I say 'hello'" Mackenzie turned back around and walked in the house.
Hyde went to follow behind her but was quickly pushed aside by Rosa. Rosa swiftly caught up to Mackenzie and grabbed her by the ear. "Oh, little girl, I know you weren't talking to me like that." Rosa pulled Mackenzie's ear toward the kitchen. Mackenzie followed with a chorus of "ows." Rosa sat Mackenzie down on a chair and stood in front of her. "What in the hell are you doing here?"
"I came to see you." Mackenzie flashed a quick smile at her. Rosa pulled her ear again. "Ow, that really hurts" she whined. Hyde caught up and leaned against the doorframe watching Mackenzie squirm under Rosa's hold.
"Girl, I don't care if it hurts. What am I supposed to do with you now? We're gonna call your father right this second." She said pacing slightly. "And you're going to tell him how you will be on your way home by the end of today."
"No!" Mackenzie yelled standing up. "Come on Rosa, you know how much this means to me. Couldn't you be the nice person I know is in there somewhere, and just leave for the week? Daddy won't blame you for anything and I'll take full responsibility." Mackenzie swore, placing her hand over her heart.
Rosa eyed her up and down, and then did the same to Hyde, "You promise to call your Daddy right now and I'll leave, but so help me God, girl, you so much as leave the milk cap off, I'll whoop your little butt myself."
Mackenzie smiled at Rosa, "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! I promise you won't regret this." She jumped up and down clapping her hands.
"You bet your ass I wont." She turned to leave but turned around and walked back to Mackenzie, "It's good to see you babygirl." She squeezed Mackenzie tightly and exited the room. "I'll be down in five minutes and if you're not on that phone with your daddy I'm gonna call him myself." She called over her should as she walked up the stairs.
Hyde smiled at Mackenzie, "I think I like her. Reminds me of Red." Mackenzie nodded her head in agreement, and walked over to the refrigerator puling out a jug of water and pouring herself a glass. She motioned the jug towards but Hyde shook his head 'no'. Mackenzie shrugged her shoulders and put it back in the refrigerator. "What are you planning on telling your dad?"
Mackenzie smiled at him, "I was planning on telling him you kidnapped me and are holding me hostage." Hyde, now used to her sarcasm, smirked at her. "I wasn't planning on telling him anything. He's not going to let me talk at all once I finally call him. Maybe in a couple of days."
"But, what about Rosa?" Hyde walked to the island Mackenzie was standing at and sat on one of the stools. "She'll whoop your butt, little girl."
Mackenzie punched his chest lightly, "She doesn't need to know I haven't called him. So keep your mouth shut." They could hear Rosa coming down the stairs and Mackenzie quickly ran across the room and picked up the phone just in time for Rosa to come back into the kitchen. "No, Daddy.but.NO! YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T! Fine, yes Daddy. No.just one week. I'm aware.I said I know! Yes but.. yes, yes. OH thank you Daddy! I love you. OK bye." Mackenzie blew a kiss into the phone and hung it back on the wall. She turned back to Rosa and Hyde and jumped up and down. "He said we can stay for a week!"
Hyde stifled laughter and Rosa looked on suspiciously, "Alright then kiddo, I'm going home. I'll be back to check on you tomorrow." Rosa embraced Mackenzie and left through the back door, leading to the garage.
After Rosa's car could be heard fading in the driveway, Mackenzie turned to Hyde again, "I am so good." Hyde grinned at her and Mackenzie grabbed his hand, pulling him to his feet. "Come on, I'll show you the rest of the house."
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Chapter 15 ~ Sore Ears
The next morning Mackenzie woke up, her head resting on Benny's bare chest, his arms wrapped tightly around her. She looked around groggily and had to think about where she was. Pickford's, parent's room, she remembered vaguely. She rubbed her eyes to wake herself up. Benny stirred in his sleep and Mackenzie couldn't help but hold her breath until he had finally turned onto his side away from her and slipped back into a deep sleep. The events of the night before flashed in her head and she winced at the thought of getting herself back in her old mess. Not that she thought of Benny as a mistake, it was just that she was finally starting to think she had moved on, and found someone else just as good if not better than Benny. But now she wasn't sure she would be able to do it again.
Mackenzie lifted the covers, noticing the small amounts of pain shooting through her upper arm. When she looked she noticed a light purple handprint from when Benny had grabbed her the night before. She cursed under her breath for bruising so easily and quietly slipped out of the bed. She gathered her clothes before tiptoeing out the door, carefully shutting it behind her. Once out the door Mackenzie went downstairs to wake Hyde. When she got down to the living room she spotted Hyde laying awake on the couch, Kaye on the floor net to him "Psst. Hyde, psst." She whispered harshly to get his attention.
Hyde heard Mackenzie but turned his head slowly to look at her. After seeing her motion to get up, Hyde slid down to the end of the couch so he could get off without stepping on Kaye. He followed Mackenzie to the car without saying a word.
Once in the car he started it up and immediately turned on the radio. Mackenzie narrowed her eyes at him, but just pointed in the direction he needed to turn. When he had turned down the long road that went almost straight to her house she flicked the radio off. She turned her body to face him, pulling her legs up on the seat in front of her. Mackenzie stared intently at the side of Hyde's face, waiting for him to explain his irritability.
He glanced at her sideways, and let out a loud, annoyed, sigh. After sitting for a minute under the uncomfortable stare of Mackenzie, Hyde gave her what she wanted. "I had a very interesting conversation with Darla last night." Mackenzie muttered an "oh God," and turned back so she was facing the front of the car again. Hyde continued, "How could you not tell me you were engaged to that guy. You never ever told me you were going out. AND YOU WERE PREGNANT!? THAT'S NOT EXACTLY SOMETHING YOU FORGET TO MENTION!" He turned to face Mackenzie for the first time. Her eyes were wide and her mouth had dropped. "Well." Hyde urged.
Mackenzie burst into laughter. Through giggles she managed to get out, "Pregnant?" She continued to laugh.
Hyde frowned at her. Being pregnant at sixteen was not something he often laughed at. "Yes, pregnant. What's wrong with you?" he questioned angrily.
Mackenzie composed herself, "Oh, sweetie, I was never pregnant. God, could you imagine me as a mother? OH! Turn here." She directed. Hyde thought about Mackenzie as a mother. The idea seemed to fit for him. He turned were Mackenzie had pointed, onto a wooded street. "I knew Darla had made up shit about me, but pregnant? OK, granted Benny did propose but he was drunk." Mackenzie paused and seemed to be going over something in her head. "Actually, come to think about it, Benny proposed almost every time he was drunk." Hyde cocked a questioning eyebrow at her. "OK here's the deal. Benny and I had been dating since we were in seventh grade. Daddy always hated him. Remember I told you I was sent to Catholic school because I got caught having sex?" Hyde nodded his head, listening attentively. "Well that was with Benny. And then when I got thrown out of that school for sneaking out so many times, Daddy sent me to Point Place. Thank God, Donna convinced Daddy, Point Place was less traumatizing than sending me to boarding school in Europe."
"So you mean to tell me that for almost an entire year you've been lying to all of us? You guys just made up all that shit about your mom running away?" Hyde said, in disbelief, his voice cracking slightly.
"No she really did run off with Aunt Midge, that part was true. It just wasn't the only reason he sent me to live with Donna." Mackenzie shrugged nonchalantly.
"I can't believe you lied this whole fucking time. Fuck Mack, I really trusted you." Hyde shook his head. He couldn't bring himself to look at Mackenzie.
"I never lied!" Mackenzie insisted. "I just left a couple things out." She paused thinking carefully about how she wanted to word what she was bout to say, "I didn't tell you about Benny because it hurt too much to bring it up. I didn't do it to hurt you, I did it because I wanted to protect myself." She explained turning and looking out the window, "And I expected a little more sympathy from you too."
Hyde sighed. He couldn't blame her for not wanting to talk about Benny, he himself rarely ever talked about his parents, but he also couldn't help but feel a little hurt that she hadn't ever even mentioned it before.
"Ah home, horrible home." Mackenzie sat straight up and looked around. Hyde looked behind them. When had they turned onto her driveway? He looked up and saw a considerably large, stone, house surrounded by trees. In the back he could see a pond and barely visible right in the back of the house looked like a swimming pool. Hyde parked in front of the house and he and Mackenzie got out of the car, and got their stuff.
Just as they were about to walk up the steps, the front door swung open and a hysterical short, round woman rushed out. "Mackenzie! Oh your Dad called, he is gonna whoop you if he finds out your back here." She wagged a finger in Mackenzie's face. "That Benny has already called here this morning, now you know your not allowed to see him anymore. Now you just get back on in that car and turn right around. Your going back to your Uncle Bob's."
"Hyde, I'd like you to meet my pseudo mother," Hyde smiled at the woman. She didn't even glance in Hyde's general direction. Mackenzie had told him a lot about her. Rosa, he remembered, had been Mackenzie's nanny since birth, and was really the one who had raised her. Rosa had been tough on Mackenzie growing up but had always been more loving than Mackenzie's real mother and Mackenzie loved Rosa just as much in return.
Mackenzie smiled at the tiny woman and brushed past her. "Good to be home," Mackenzie spun around on her heel before walking through the door, "Rosa why don't you take the week off? Go home and see the kids. Tell them I say 'hello'" Mackenzie turned back around and walked in the house.
Hyde went to follow behind her but was quickly pushed aside by Rosa. Rosa swiftly caught up to Mackenzie and grabbed her by the ear. "Oh, little girl, I know you weren't talking to me like that." Rosa pulled Mackenzie's ear toward the kitchen. Mackenzie followed with a chorus of "ows." Rosa sat Mackenzie down on a chair and stood in front of her. "What in the hell are you doing here?"
"I came to see you." Mackenzie flashed a quick smile at her. Rosa pulled her ear again. "Ow, that really hurts" she whined. Hyde caught up and leaned against the doorframe watching Mackenzie squirm under Rosa's hold.
"Girl, I don't care if it hurts. What am I supposed to do with you now? We're gonna call your father right this second." She said pacing slightly. "And you're going to tell him how you will be on your way home by the end of today."
"No!" Mackenzie yelled standing up. "Come on Rosa, you know how much this means to me. Couldn't you be the nice person I know is in there somewhere, and just leave for the week? Daddy won't blame you for anything and I'll take full responsibility." Mackenzie swore, placing her hand over her heart.
Rosa eyed her up and down, and then did the same to Hyde, "You promise to call your Daddy right now and I'll leave, but so help me God, girl, you so much as leave the milk cap off, I'll whoop your little butt myself."
Mackenzie smiled at Rosa, "Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you! I promise you won't regret this." She jumped up and down clapping her hands.
"You bet your ass I wont." She turned to leave but turned around and walked back to Mackenzie, "It's good to see you babygirl." She squeezed Mackenzie tightly and exited the room. "I'll be down in five minutes and if you're not on that phone with your daddy I'm gonna call him myself." She called over her should as she walked up the stairs.
Hyde smiled at Mackenzie, "I think I like her. Reminds me of Red." Mackenzie nodded her head in agreement, and walked over to the refrigerator puling out a jug of water and pouring herself a glass. She motioned the jug towards but Hyde shook his head 'no'. Mackenzie shrugged her shoulders and put it back in the refrigerator. "What are you planning on telling your dad?"
Mackenzie smiled at him, "I was planning on telling him you kidnapped me and are holding me hostage." Hyde, now used to her sarcasm, smirked at her. "I wasn't planning on telling him anything. He's not going to let me talk at all once I finally call him. Maybe in a couple of days."
"But, what about Rosa?" Hyde walked to the island Mackenzie was standing at and sat on one of the stools. "She'll whoop your butt, little girl."
Mackenzie punched his chest lightly, "She doesn't need to know I haven't called him. So keep your mouth shut." They could hear Rosa coming down the stairs and Mackenzie quickly ran across the room and picked up the phone just in time for Rosa to come back into the kitchen. "No, Daddy.but.NO! YOU SAID YOU WOULDN'T! Fine, yes Daddy. No.just one week. I'm aware.I said I know! Yes but.. yes, yes. OH thank you Daddy! I love you. OK bye." Mackenzie blew a kiss into the phone and hung it back on the wall. She turned back to Rosa and Hyde and jumped up and down. "He said we can stay for a week!"
Hyde stifled laughter and Rosa looked on suspiciously, "Alright then kiddo, I'm going home. I'll be back to check on you tomorrow." Rosa embraced Mackenzie and left through the back door, leading to the garage.
After Rosa's car could be heard fading in the driveway, Mackenzie turned to Hyde again, "I am so good." Hyde grinned at her and Mackenzie grabbed his hand, pulling him to his feet. "Come on, I'll show you the rest of the house."