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Chapter 14

Kenny's POV

For our Guy's Night out, the guys decided to take me to an arcade. They treated me and we played games for a few hours. I could tell they were bored and really wanted to drink. I kept telling them to have a drink, but they didn't want me to be uncomfortable. I don't know how I feel about them constantly walking on eggshells for me. After we were done playing games, we decided to sit down and eat and chat. "Megan seems nice." Kyle says breaking the ice.

Stan nods in agreement. "Yeah she does."

I smile. "She is, and she's really good with Drew."

"Uh oh..."

"What?"

Stan looks at Kyle and smiles. . "Dude, do you see it?"

Kyle laughs. "Yeah, I see it!"

"See what?" I ask them.

"You have that look?" Stan tells me.

"What look?"

"The same look you've been giving Bebe all these years!" Kyle continues laughing.

I immediately start blushing. "I don't know what you're talking about!"

"Look dude, he's blushing!" Stan grins. "You like the girl, don't you?"

I look down and nod slowly. "She's really nice and she's good with Drew!"

Kyle clears his throat. "Dude, I hate to say this," he begins, "but you really need to be careful."

"Why?"

"She's a recovering addict, just like you. This could be dangerous."

"I thought you guys wanted me to move on?"

Kyle nods. "We do, I'm just not sure Megan is the right person...at least not right now."

"Then when is a good time?"

He shrugs. "Once you get your life together. Figure out what your future plans are first. It's definitely too soon for you to even think about a relationship."

"But we're not in a relationship, we're just friends."

"You want to be more than friends though, right?"

"I don't know, maybe."

"Just be careful dude. We don't want to see you relapse."

"I won't!"

"We're just concerned Kenny." Stan steps in.

"Yeah, not only am I concerned about you, I'm concerned about Drew as well."

"Why?" I ask.

"He doesn't have a mom. Do you think it's fair to have Megan spending a lot of time with him if you don't know where the relationship is going? He could get attached to her and then things don't work out between you two. That will be hard on him."

Damn, he just made me feel like the world's shittiest father. "I never thought about it that way..."

"It's fine if you want to have a girlfriend." Stan adds. "Just make sure Little Dude is your number one priority."

"She's not my girlfriend! I'm not even sure if she's interested in me."

"Why do you say that?" Kyle asks raising his eyebrow.

"I'm not use to women being interested in me outside of wanting to have sex. Maybe that's what she wants from me. I mean I'm only good at using my body anyway so it makes sense."

"Dude!"

"It's true. I don't have any good or redeeming qualities about me besides sex so that has to be what she wants."

I see Stan and Kyle exchange looks. "You're being too hard on yourself. You have a lot of good qualities, you just need more confidence."

"Can we talk about something else? I'm getting depressed…" I tell them. That part is true. I know that they just want to help, I'm just not in the right space to hear it. I shouldn't have left that little stash at home…

Wendy's POV

"The pizza's here!" I announce. Drew and I have been painting since he got here. I figured he's probably getting hungry.

"Yay, pizza!" Drew runs in the room.

"Did you wash your hands first?" He holds his hands up and I can see paint on them. "Go wash your hands and you can have pizza!"

"Okay Aunt Wendy." He heads to the bathroom.

I look at Megan who's on the couch watching TV. She hasn't moved from that spot or barely said a word since she got here. "Megan? Would you like some pizza?"

She shakes her head. "No thanks."

"Is there anything I can get for you?"

"No thanks, I'm not hungry."

"Anything to drink?"

"No thank you." I really want to get through to her, but I just can't. I don't want her to think I'm ignoring her, but she's really not trying to engage in conversation.

As I'm getting Drew a slice of pizza, I hear the door open and see Bebe and Brad walk in. "Oh you're back!" I say to them.

"Yes..." She frowns when she sees Megan. "You didn't tell me you were having company."

"I'm babysitting for Kenny."

She points at Megan. "Then who's she?"

"This is Kenny's friend-"

"Megan?" Brad interrupts. "Megan Cox?"

Megan looks and her eyes widen. "Bradley Davis?"

"You two know each other?" Bebe asks.

Brad nods. "We went to high school together."

"Elementary through high school..." Megan corrects him.

"Did you two date or something?" I think I see a hint of jealously in Bebe's eyes.

"Hell no!" The two say in unison.

Brad stares at Megan. "Well you still look the same. Just much thinner and missing a few teeth, but everything else is the same."

"So Megan, how do you know Kenny?" Bebe asks.

"Bebe…" I'm trying to diffuse this situation before it can get ugly.

"What? I'm curious."

"We met in rehab." Megan tells her.

"Oh you're a recovering addict too?" Damnit Bebe, I told her about Kenny in confidence. I only did that because Stan and I were helping take care of Drew while Kenny was in rehab.

"Damn girl, you're still on drugs?" Brad asks her. "You've been doing that shit since middle school. I'm surprised you're still living…well barely anyway. Meth is a hell of a drug."

"I've been in and out of rehab for the last 7 years." She explains.

"I see it's doing wonders!"

"Bebe, can I talk to you for a second?" I tell Bebe as I take her in my room and close the door.

"What is it? I want to hear more about this girl."

"The guys will be back soon to get Drew and Megan. I need you and Brad to either leave or go in your room."

Bebe frowns. "I'm not going to a prisoner in my own apartment!"

"It's not that. I just don't want any trouble between Brad and Kenny."

Bebe laughs. "Nothing is going to happen. As long as Kenny behaves himself, he'll be fine. Plus, I want to keep my eyes on Meth Head Megan!"

"Stop, she's a nice girl."

"You let a druggie in our apartment! What if she steals our jewelry to trade it for drugs?"

I roll my eyes at her. "You watch too many movies! Besides, she hasn't even left the couch she's been here."

"Either way, I'm not going anywhere until she's gone." I hear a knock on the door.

"I'll get that." I know it's the guys, I just hope everyone is on their best behavior.

Kenny's POV

As soon as Wendy opens the door, she tries to push us away from it. "Hey Wendy, what are you doing?" Stan asks her.

"Why don't you guys wait in the car? I'll have Megan bring Drew down." She's seems a little on edge about something.

"It's okay, we're already here." Stan walks in. Kyle and I follow him and Wendy is behind us.

"But-" She begins to say before she's cut off.

"Hey!" Brad points at me. "I remember you, you're the high school boy!"

"Kenny, it's okay, nothing will happen to you while we're here." Wendy whispers in my ear.

Brad walks over to me and tries to put his arm around me, but I dodge him. "Yeah, don't worry, I'm not going to hit you. I don't go around beating up on high school kids."

"Brad, stop it!" Bebe orders.

"No, instead you just try to intimidate them!" I say to him.

"You're intimidated by me?" I glare at him. "That wasn't my intention. I just didn't want you giving Bebe a hard time."

"That's over now Kenny, can we move on?" Bebe asks me.

I look at see Drew staring at me and he looks terrified. "Sure. I definitely don't want to have this conversation with my son in the room."

"So what's the connection with you and Megan?" Brad asks. "I want hear your version."

"She's my friend."

"That you met in rehab? So you're a druggie too?"

Oh no! If he knows, then Bebe knows. How does he know Megan? "I'm in recovery." I say looking at the ground.

"Hanging out with her," he points at Megan, "you won't be for long. So I guess you're a meth head too?"

"Dude, what Kenny was doing is none of your business!" Stan interjects.

Brad shrugs. "I'm just curious."

"Brad, may I remind you that you are a guest just like Kenny is. Please be respectful." Wendy tells him. Thank you Wendy!

"It doesn't matter, we're getting ready to leave. Come on Drew." I gesture for him to come to me. This conversation is not only awkward, but it's humiliating for me. They talked about my drug use in front of Drew. How am I going to explain this to him?

"Can I talk to you Kenny?" Bebe asks gently.

"Will your boyfriend mind?" I look at Brad.

He shakes his head. "As long as you keep your hands to yourself."

Bebe takes me to her room. "Kenny, I hate to say this, but she's a downgrade. I know all about your drug use, but is it necessary for you to date one? Where are your standards?"

"We're not dating, we're friends. Why do you care what I do anyway?"

"Brad knows her and she's been on drugs since she was in middle school." That explains how they know each other. "Plus she's too old and probably too experienced for you. Plus she's too skinny and she's missing some of her teeth. You use to care about a girl's appearance."

"What's your point Bebe?"

"You can do better."

I shrug. "Maybe I can't. Besides, if Megan and I decide to date, it's none of your concern. You told me to move on!" I walk away.

"That's not what I meant by move on!" I hear her yell out to me.

I go back in the living room and I kneel down to Drew's level. "Hey buddy, are you ready to go Uncle Stan's place?"

He nods and still looks terrified. "Yes daddy."

"You're leaving already?" Brad asks me. "The party is just getting started. Then again, it's not kid friendly."

I've had enough of him. "I'm tired of you taking jabs at me for being in high school! I'm not a kid! I'm 21 which makes me a fucking adult!" My outburst causes Drew to cry. Shit! On instinct, Stan rushes to him and comforts him. That's supposed to be my job, but how can I do that when I'm the one that scared him?

"Whoa, calm down! I was referring to your kid." He points at me laughs. "This guy…"

"I'm going to stay for a bit and hang out with Wendy." He grabs a key out of his pocket. "Here's my key."

"Megan, are you coming?" I ask her.

"Of course." She rushes to my side.

"I'll come with you guys," Kyle tells us as he takes Drew from Stan. "I don't want to be a fifth wheel. But I guess I'll be a third wheel."He says jokingly.

"You're not a third wheel." I tell him. I look at Wendy. "Wendy, thanks again for watching Drew for me and keeping Megan company."

Wendy smiles and gives me a hug. "Anytime. It was nice meeting you Megan." She hugs her.

"You too."

"Bye Aunt Wendy!" Drew tells Wendy as he wipes his eyes.

"Bye Sweetie!" Wendy kisses him on the forehead.

"I'll see you guys in a bit." Stan tells us as we leave. At this point I just want to get back to Stan's apartment and get in the bed. The sooner the day is over with, the better. I feel like not only do I need to have a conversation with Drew, I'm going to have to have one with Megan as well.