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Chapter 18 ~ I Need a Drink
Mackenzie climbed the stairs to her room over the garage, practically dragging her legs behind her. She swung her door open to find Hyde laying on the bed talking on the phone. She walked over and stood at the foot of the bed waiting for a response. But Hyde seemed not to notice her presence and continued talking to Eric. Mackenzie sniffed softly and turned. She walked across the room to a chair that was sitting alone in the corner with a small light sitting on the floor next to it. It was overstuffed and covered with tattered velvet, with a dropped seat nearly down to the floor and raised back and arms. It felt like it would swallow you whole every time you sat in it but it was the most comfortable thing in the world, and Mackenzie's favorite place to sit by herself and read or listen to music.
Hyde glanced at her from the bed. She was sitting, just staring straight ahead, her eyes red and puffy, her cheeks splattered with red spots. She had obviously been crying, but Hyde didn't care. At least he was trying hard not to care. He turned back over on his side with his back to her and continued talking to Eric.
After it had begun to get dark outside Hyde and come back in. Mostly everyone had left already with the exception for Pink and Jody who were still in the pool, and Hyde didn't know what to do. Back up in Mackenzie's room, Hyde had looked at every picture of Mackenzie and Benny. She had a lot of black and whites of just his hands, their feet intertwined, or Benny standing on the football field ready to pounce on some unsuspecting victim. Hyde quickly became tired of looking at Benny and called Eric to yell at him for being a dumbass.
"I couldn't do it." Mackenzie spoke softly. Hyde heard but didn't turn to face her. She continued anyway, "I mean I was laying there, half naked, and I wanted to so badly. And I just couldn't." She exhaled deeply. Hyde sat up and turned to her, still holding the phone to his ear, but he could no longer hear what Eric was saying. Mackenzie still stared ahead of her, not able to bring herself to look at Hyde. "I don't know what happened. All I could think about was that kiss." Her voice trailed off but picked up again when she turned towards Hyde, "All I could do was picture you over me, instead of Benny, and it was driving me insane." Hyde frowned. The thought of him disgusting her wasn't exactly what he had been going for. Mackenzie turned away again and sunk deeper into the chair. "I mean, I was driving me insane. It wasn't supposed to be you! It was supposed to be Benny, I'm supposed to love Benny." She released an exasperated sigh.
"Um Eric, I'm gonna have to call you back." Hyde hung up the phone and stood, walking slowly towards Mackenzie. He stopped a few feet away and pulled off his glasses.
"So we broke up." Mackenzie put her head in her hands and rubbed her temples, another habit she had picked up from her father. "Again," she added with a tiny exhale and Hyde wasn't sure whether she was laughing or beginning to cry again.
Hyde took a step forward, "Wa-wa-wait, what?"
"I don't love Benny, I haven't for a long time." Mackenzie sighed. "After, well, you know, we just talked. That whole time we were up there we talked. Do you know how long it's been since we talked? I can't even remember." Mackenzie shook her head and stood up. She walked over to her kitchenette and took out a bottle of Jack Daniel's from one the shelves that housed all of her liquor. Most were presents from her father's business associates from over seas that he had forgotten about, and others were given to her from friends. She had already started a nice collection and the bottles now took up two and a half shelves in her bottom cabinets. They sat there most of the year and Mackenzie rarely drank them except when she had friends over or when she just needed alcohol. Mackenzie poured herself a glass of the JD on ice and took a sip. She scrunched her face after swallowing it but signed as she felt the burning sensation grow fainter. Mackenzie walked back over to the chair and sat down, pulling her legs under her and taking another drink from the jingling glass.
Hyde sat on the bed and watched Mackenzie take sip after sip from her glass until she had finished the entire thing. She looked at the bottom, as if expecting to find more hidden somewhere, but sadly put it down on the floor next to the chair. "I'm sorry Mac." Hyde said slowly, not sure of what to say.
"Don't be," She waved a dismissive hand in his direction.
"But, why me?" He asked, curiosity getting the better of him. He hoped he already knew the answer, in fact he had been praying what he thought she was going to say would really happen, but he needed to hear her say it.
"I, I think." She took a deep breath, and Hyde held his, "I think I need another drink." She stood and hurried over to pour herself another glass of Jack Daniel's while Hyde stared at her dumbfounded. Mackenzie turned and leaned against the counter, holding the cold glass against her cheek and looked at Hyde.
Hyde stood, almost angry he hadn't gotten the response he was looking for. He approached where she stood. "Mac, listen." he started.
"You want the truth?" She questioned before he had a chance to continue.
"Finally, Mac. All I ever wanted was the fucking truth, and somehow I never seem to get that from you!" He yelled a lot louder then he had meant too, causing Mackenzie to flinch and pull herself back from him.
"FINE YOU WANT THE FUCKING TRUTH?" She yelled back twice as loud, tears beginning to fall down her cheeks again. She slammed her glass down on the counter and stepped towards Hyde. "I DON'T LOVE BENNY ANYMORE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!"
Both Hyde and Mackenzie were shocked at the words that had come from her mouth. Even she hadn't expected that, and her eyes grew wide. She turned back around and downed the rest of her Jack Daniel's.
Hyde began to laugh and Mackenzie turned irately towards him. Hyde stopped laughing and walked to her, placing his hands gently on her hips. "I love cake," he whispered and kissed her forehead.
Mackenzie let out a forced laugh through her sobs and placed her head on his shoulder. "Dumbass."
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Chapter 18 ~ I Need a Drink
Mackenzie climbed the stairs to her room over the garage, practically dragging her legs behind her. She swung her door open to find Hyde laying on the bed talking on the phone. She walked over and stood at the foot of the bed waiting for a response. But Hyde seemed not to notice her presence and continued talking to Eric. Mackenzie sniffed softly and turned. She walked across the room to a chair that was sitting alone in the corner with a small light sitting on the floor next to it. It was overstuffed and covered with tattered velvet, with a dropped seat nearly down to the floor and raised back and arms. It felt like it would swallow you whole every time you sat in it but it was the most comfortable thing in the world, and Mackenzie's favorite place to sit by herself and read or listen to music.
Hyde glanced at her from the bed. She was sitting, just staring straight ahead, her eyes red and puffy, her cheeks splattered with red spots. She had obviously been crying, but Hyde didn't care. At least he was trying hard not to care. He turned back over on his side with his back to her and continued talking to Eric.
After it had begun to get dark outside Hyde and come back in. Mostly everyone had left already with the exception for Pink and Jody who were still in the pool, and Hyde didn't know what to do. Back up in Mackenzie's room, Hyde had looked at every picture of Mackenzie and Benny. She had a lot of black and whites of just his hands, their feet intertwined, or Benny standing on the football field ready to pounce on some unsuspecting victim. Hyde quickly became tired of looking at Benny and called Eric to yell at him for being a dumbass.
"I couldn't do it." Mackenzie spoke softly. Hyde heard but didn't turn to face her. She continued anyway, "I mean I was laying there, half naked, and I wanted to so badly. And I just couldn't." She exhaled deeply. Hyde sat up and turned to her, still holding the phone to his ear, but he could no longer hear what Eric was saying. Mackenzie still stared ahead of her, not able to bring herself to look at Hyde. "I don't know what happened. All I could think about was that kiss." Her voice trailed off but picked up again when she turned towards Hyde, "All I could do was picture you over me, instead of Benny, and it was driving me insane." Hyde frowned. The thought of him disgusting her wasn't exactly what he had been going for. Mackenzie turned away again and sunk deeper into the chair. "I mean, I was driving me insane. It wasn't supposed to be you! It was supposed to be Benny, I'm supposed to love Benny." She released an exasperated sigh.
"Um Eric, I'm gonna have to call you back." Hyde hung up the phone and stood, walking slowly towards Mackenzie. He stopped a few feet away and pulled off his glasses.
"So we broke up." Mackenzie put her head in her hands and rubbed her temples, another habit she had picked up from her father. "Again," she added with a tiny exhale and Hyde wasn't sure whether she was laughing or beginning to cry again.
Hyde took a step forward, "Wa-wa-wait, what?"
"I don't love Benny, I haven't for a long time." Mackenzie sighed. "After, well, you know, we just talked. That whole time we were up there we talked. Do you know how long it's been since we talked? I can't even remember." Mackenzie shook her head and stood up. She walked over to her kitchenette and took out a bottle of Jack Daniel's from one the shelves that housed all of her liquor. Most were presents from her father's business associates from over seas that he had forgotten about, and others were given to her from friends. She had already started a nice collection and the bottles now took up two and a half shelves in her bottom cabinets. They sat there most of the year and Mackenzie rarely drank them except when she had friends over or when she just needed alcohol. Mackenzie poured herself a glass of the JD on ice and took a sip. She scrunched her face after swallowing it but signed as she felt the burning sensation grow fainter. Mackenzie walked back over to the chair and sat down, pulling her legs under her and taking another drink from the jingling glass.
Hyde sat on the bed and watched Mackenzie take sip after sip from her glass until she had finished the entire thing. She looked at the bottom, as if expecting to find more hidden somewhere, but sadly put it down on the floor next to the chair. "I'm sorry Mac." Hyde said slowly, not sure of what to say.
"Don't be," She waved a dismissive hand in his direction.
"But, why me?" He asked, curiosity getting the better of him. He hoped he already knew the answer, in fact he had been praying what he thought she was going to say would really happen, but he needed to hear her say it.
"I, I think." She took a deep breath, and Hyde held his, "I think I need another drink." She stood and hurried over to pour herself another glass of Jack Daniel's while Hyde stared at her dumbfounded. Mackenzie turned and leaned against the counter, holding the cold glass against her cheek and looked at Hyde.
Hyde stood, almost angry he hadn't gotten the response he was looking for. He approached where she stood. "Mac, listen." he started.
"You want the truth?" She questioned before he had a chance to continue.
"Finally, Mac. All I ever wanted was the fucking truth, and somehow I never seem to get that from you!" He yelled a lot louder then he had meant too, causing Mackenzie to flinch and pull herself back from him.
"FINE YOU WANT THE FUCKING TRUTH?" She yelled back twice as loud, tears beginning to fall down her cheeks again. She slammed her glass down on the counter and stepped towards Hyde. "I DON'T LOVE BENNY ANYMORE BECAUSE I LOVE YOU!"
Both Hyde and Mackenzie were shocked at the words that had come from her mouth. Even she hadn't expected that, and her eyes grew wide. She turned back around and downed the rest of her Jack Daniel's.
Hyde began to laugh and Mackenzie turned irately towards him. Hyde stopped laughing and walked to her, placing his hands gently on her hips. "I love cake," he whispered and kissed her forehead.
Mackenzie let out a forced laugh through her sobs and placed her head on his shoulder. "Dumbass."