Wavy Locks
Maddie headed towards Robbie's room after having a shower and braiding her hair into pigtails. Her white tank complimented her light pink, baggy, plaid pants. She wandered down the hall, white socks on feet, mittens on hands. She had a bright blue scarf wrapped around her neck. She walked down the hall farther until she found the room, she knew all too well. Knocking, she stood outside the door, fiddling with her scarf and mitts. Robbie cracked the door open.
"Password?" He asked.
"If you don't let me in, I'll strangle you with my scarf and shove these mittens up your nose." Maddie replied with a menacing smile.
"Password?" He repeated.
"Robbie McClanahan is every woman's dream, he's so hot that when someone touches him they spontaneously combust and turn to ash instantly. And if I wasn't his sister, he'd be the greatest guy on the face of the earth." Maddie raised her brow, hoping she hadn't forgotten anything.
"Close." He opened the door and she walked in, "You forgot totally modest."
Maddie scoffed and sat down beside Jack on his bed. Robbie slowly shut the door and then he looked at the two and smiled.
"You remembered." He stated.
"How could I forget, you made me repeat it until I got it right." Maddie retorted.
"Did not."
"Did too." Maddie looked from Robbie to Jack. "You're awful quiet."
"Just thinking." He replied.
"About what?" Maddie asked, almost instantly.
"Don't worry, it's not about you."
"That's supposed to make me feel better?"
"No, it's just that when I get home, my mom will be at my house, expecting me, obviously, then I'm just supposed to say, 'Hey mom, got engaged and she's moving in with me soon', she did know about you but not the whole…"
"Hey it's way more than my mom knows." Maddie joked.
"Yeah, but then there's Penny."
"Who's Penny?" Robbie asked with a grin.
"Nosy neighbour who can't seem to get over the fact that I'm not interested." Jack shrugged.
"Is she pretty?" Maddie asked.
"She was, haven't seen her for seven months."
"Prettier than me?" Maddie asked with a glare.
"Miss Charlestown three years in a row."
"Guess that beats your Miss McClanahan eh Madds?" Robbie asked with a snicker.
"And the reason you turned her down…?"
"She was interrogative, you know, kind of like someone else I know." Jack hinted. Maddie backed down. "Kidding, she was just, not my type."
"Pretty girls aren't your type?" Maddie asked.
"No." He answered flatly. "Gorgeous girls are."
Robbie started to fake cough, he was never one for big romance and mushy stuff, especially between his sister and his roommate. He faked a gag then settled onto his bed and stared at the ceiling.
"Man you are so annoying." Maddie remarked.
"Someone has to play immature."
"Yeah, that's my job." Maddie retorted.
"What you going to do?" Robbie teased.
"Guys." Jack broke in. "Stop."
"Why?" Robbie joked.
"My head, it aches." Jack replied in a song type way.
"Does it?" Maddie asked.
"Yes, it really does."
"Poor baby." Maddie touched his head. "My heart aches."
"My stomach aches." Robbie intervened.
"I can fix that." Maddie grinned.
"All better."
Jack shook his head and rolled his eyes. Maddie followed suit and soon the whole room was playing copycat. Thinking smart, he kissed Maddie then Robbie wouldn't follow suit but Maddie did.
"I swear Madds, the reason you were put on this earth was to gross me out."
"Wow, you're a quick one." She replied sarcastically.
Jack chuckled. Maddie gave him a glare about the same time the phone started to ring. She dove for it and answered it first. She started to have a conversation with the woman on the other end and then handed the phone to Jack.
"It's Penny, wondering when you're coming home." Maddie stated.
He picked up the phone and immediately swatted at her, it wasn't Penny, it was his mom. Maddie listened contently at the conversation beside her, she looked to Robbie. Minutes later, he hung up the phone.
"Who was that?" Maddie asked.
"My mom, wanted to see how I was doing."
"And what exactly did she talk about?"
"After you picked up the phone I had to explain why it was picked up by a girl so now she knows then she told me about Penny, still wonders where I am, never got that."
The phone rang again and Maddie grabbed it quick. The person asked for Jack, calling herself Penny.
"I'm sorry, he's busy at the moment, may I take a message I'm sure he'll be done dinner with his fiancé soon." Maddie half lied.
She hung up the phone after Penny did and smiled triumphantly. Robbie sighed at her.
"What?" Maddie asked.
"I have to admit, that will get her confused." Jack nodded.
"Sounded to me like she didn't really believe me though, is she not gullible?"
"She's pretty smart."
"What colour are her eyes?"
"Blue."
"Do you like blue eyes?" Maddie asked.
"Hers I don't, they're so full of…"
"Full of what?" Robbie asked.
"Burning desire." Jack joked.
"I know you love me." Maddie smiled.
"Remind me why."
Maddie punched his shoulder, not hard but not lightly either. She smirked with a shrug and wrapped her arms around him tightly. Robbie stood up and left, he couldn't take it anymore. Maddie squealed and clapped as the door shut.
"Do you have any cookies?" Maddie asked with a huge smile.
"Why would I have any cookies?" Jack replied sarcastically as he pulled out a bag.
"Thank you so much." She held the smile there.
She popped the bag open and started to munch on a chocolate chip cookie. She quickly shoved one at Jack and he took it. Maddie swallowed the first and started on another.
"Are you going to eat them all?"
"Thinking about it." Replied through a mouthful of cookie.
Maddie finished the second and felt full. She set the bag on the floor and picked at her teeth. Quickly, she leaned against Jack's shoulder and looked up at him before being kissed.
"What was that?" Maddie asked. "That was pathetic-"
He kissed her again.
"Getting better." Maddie smiled. "But…"
"Princess…shut-up." Jack smiled.
"I take offense to that."
"Don't."
Maddie moved around and sat behind him, she turned around and leaned her back against his. When he stood up, she fell backwards and lay on the bed with her head hanging over the side. Quickly, realizing what happened the last time, she sat up and stared at him, shirtless.
"Do you work out?" Maddie asked with a grin.
"Absolutely not." He scoffed.
"I have a feeling I'm supposed to be somewhere, really, I don't remember."
"Maybe you weren't."
"No I really do. Now I remember, I was supposed to hang out with Mark about two hours ago. Guess it's too late now."
"Hey, have you seen my blue shirt?"
"No, have you seen your blue shirt?" Maddie asked.
Maddie stood up and wandered over to the corner behind Robbie's bed. She bent over and reached down, picking up a light blue t-shirt. She waved it in front of him as she stepped over the bed again and threw it at him.
"Thanks."
"Night." She smiled.
"Where you going?"
"To bed." She stated, wrapping the scarf around her neck again.
"Right, you're too good to sneak out?"
"Hey, you're looking at the sneaking out pro." Maddie retorted. "But I'd rather not."
"Then what would you rather do?"
"I'd love to stay and chat but I'm going to go talk to Alex, She leaves tomorrow and yeah, see you later."
"Anyone ever told you that you smell good?"
"I once did." Maddie joked. "Told myself I smelled like cinnamon."
He threw the shirt on and wandered over to Maddie, taking her in his arms and dipping her. She giggled and let go, crashing to the ground, then laughing harder. She reached up and Jack pulled her to her feet for the infamous number of times. She extended her mitted hand and grabbed the back of his neck, leaning close, nose-to-nose.
"Graceful aren't you?"
"No." Maddie replied. "Never have been."
"But you're a good kisser right?"
"Can't really say, I've never kissed myself." Maddie joked.
"You make up for it in gorgeousness." Jack stated.
"Is that a word?"
"It is now."
"If you could describe me in one word, what would it be?" Maddie asked.
He thought for a minute but soon came up with a word.
"Mine." He smiled.
She had never actually gotten an answer before, just random words that physically described her. She knew that what Jack said, he meant it too, not just because they were engaged but he really did mean it.
"You?"
"I would say you're…well you took the only word." Maddie laughed. "In one word, you could be described as…perfect."
"Nobody's perfect."
"Perfect-for-me, it's all hyphenated, therefore, one word." Maddie smiled confidently.
"I'll take it." Jack laughed too. "But mine is one word."
Maddie pulled the elastics out of her pigtails and ran her hands through her hair, releasing slight waves in her hair. She smiled as he hair hung down as he dipped her again, this time, not falling.