Chapter Twelve

What are you doing here?

"Hey honey, you haven't burned the house down yet have you?" My father spoke into the phone. He chuckled.

"No dad," I laughed. "Hey what is the number for the maid service in town?" I put the phone between my shoulder and my ear so I could get a pen and paper out of the drawer.

"That big of a party huh?" he chuckled again.

"Lil' bit," I said in a muffled town. Matt was still up in my room sleeping from last night. I was still shocked that all that actually happened. Tyler tried to call me a couple of times to but I didn't pick up. I couldn't even talk to him right now. I mean like this was big. That was my bed and he was just in it with another girl. Not that I was ever going to be the girl in the bed with him but still it was my bed.

"Ok are you ready?" he said. I said yes and he gave me the number. He also told me to ask for Edna, the maid who usually did our house every summer before we left. She could get practically any stain out of anything. There was never one grain of sand left, and everything was just like we were never even there. She was good.

"Okay, thanks dad, enjoy the rest of your trip. Love you." I ended the cell and dialed the maid service.

"Edna is open at 4:00 Miss. Is that an okay time for you?" she asked in a polite tone. I thought for a moment.

"I won't be here at the time but could you just tell Edna that I will leave a key under the mat for her?"

"Will do hun, buh-bye now." Her voice was so polite sounding it was scary. I wrote a quick note for Edna on a sticky note.

Edna,

All I need you to do is the kitchen, the living room, the downstairs powder room, and the deck.

Thanks,

-McAdams Residents

I went back up the stairs to see Matt was awake will his eyes half open and his hands were propped behind his head. I looked in my door but he already saw me and smiled. I smiled back and ran over to jump on him.

I landed on top of him still sitting up. "Afternoon sir." I smiled putting my arms around his neck. He rested his hands on my waist and smiled.

"Afternoon beautiful," I smiled and leaned towards him until our foreheads were pressed against each other. He took a deep breath before talking. "What do you want to do today?"

"I don't know," I said as I plopped down next to him with one of his arms still around my shoulders. I rested my head on his chest before looking up at him. "What do you want to do today?"

"Hmmm, anything is quite tempting with this beautiful woman laying next to me but I say we should lay in bed all day, cuddle, and watch some movies.

"Sounds like a plan then," I said getting up to head over to my closet. I removed my shirt to find a good pair of pajamas to wear all day.

"Must you change right there," Matt asked with a mocking tone. I wrapped my arms around me before turning around.

"Is this a problem for you?" I asked smiling. He looked at me with a pleading face before getting up and walking towards me. Matt was so much taller than me it was crazy.

"I just think that it's a problem that you're standing all the way over here," he said. I giggled before pulling away.

"Hmm, looks like it's something you will have to deal with for a few minutes," I winked at him and turned around to walk inside my closet. Matt followed me in.

"I don't know if I can handle it though." I could feel my face redden and my body shivers as he slid his arms around my waist and was whispering in my ear. "Maybe we should forget the movies, I have other plans." I turned around and pushed my body against his and wrapped my arms around his neck.

"Oh, did you now?" He nodded and laughed before pressing his mouth to mine. His mouth was hungry to taste me, something I hadn't let him do yet. His tongue traced my lips asking for permission to enter. I smiled as he moaned in a playful, agitated way. I finally opened my mouth to let him in when he pushed me against the wall. His hands wondered while mine were tangled in his hair.

"Are you okay?" He asked when we took a much needed break.

"I'm fine," I giggled. "I was looking forward to those movies though." He laughed.

"Ok babe, put some clothes on." He started to walk out before I grabbed his hand pulling him back to me.

"I didn't say I was done with you just yet," I laughed and pulled his face back to mine. I kissed him on the lips lightly before pulling away. "Done." My heart was racing from what I was feeling. I actually think that maybe I was in love with him. We decided to watch Friends with Benefits on cable.

"You know that could have been us like a month ago," Matt laughed. I playfully hit him on the arm.

"No, I wouldn't do that unless I've know you like forever," he made a pouty face. "Oh don't give me that face." We both laughed.

Matt grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to him. He kissed me on the cheek before moving to my ear.

"Guess what? I have something really important to you," he whispered.

"What is it?" I whispered back.

"I love you," he said. My whole body shivered. He felt the same way. I turned to face him and kissed him on the lips.

"I love you too Matt." He cupped my cheek and pulled my face to his. I leaned back so practically all his weight was on me. His hands were on both sides of my head slowly coming down before he was fully lying on top of me. His hands wander to my sides again before rolling and taking me with him. I put my hands under his shirt and moved my hands up his muscled chest. When my arms got to his shoulder he slipped his arms and head from his shirt.

I don't know how long we lay in bed. It didn't feel like long until I looked at my phone. It was already 3:00 and we lay down at noon.

"Are you hungry?" I asked. Matt looked at me and nodded. "Do you want to go to the gas station?"

"Yeah," he replied he got up and slid his shirt back on. "Do you want me to drive?" I looked at him while pulling things out of my dresser so I could go take a shower.

"If you want," I replied. "I'm going to go take a shower so pretty much just make yourself at home." I grabbed my phone checking it on my way to the bathroom. Tyler had called me three times and texted me three times.

We need to talk. –T. Delete.

Bethaney, I really need to talk to you. Last night was a total miss understanding. –T. Delete.

Bethaney you better answer this damn phone or else I swear to god… Double delete.

What does he really think he is going to do? I'm not scared of Tyler because I know that he could never do anything to hurt me. I called Tyler.

"Finally you call me back. Jesus Bethaney why won't you answer my calls?" His voice was so angry I had never heard it like this.

"How about you calm down Tyler. You aren't my boss and I'm not going to answer my phone because you tell me to. Maybe you shouldn't go and practically have sex with some chick in my freaking bed. How about you think about that!" I screamed into the phone quickly hitting the end button. I jumped into the shower so Matt couldn't hear my sobs. I don't know why I am crying really. It's just Tyler is my best friend and I just don't know how he could go and do something so stupid. I mean seriously he has visited here like, oh I don't know, a gazillion times. If it was a guest bedroom, which he knows where they are, then it would have mattered to much. But no, I had to walk in to MY room and see what that could have been. I don't know what to do. I felt a tug in my chest when I thought of it.

I took a quick shower so we could go to the gas station. I didn't realize how hungry until it was taking me forever to get dressed. But it wasn't my fault that my body ached.

"Are you almost ready?" Matt asked walking into my room.

"Yeah, I am now." I said grabbing his hand and walking downstairs. Matt opened the door for me when we got to his car. I guess he was driving. I instantly took my flip-flops off and pulled my legs up to my chest.

"Are you alright?" he asked. I inhaled deeply before replying.

"Yeah," I said as I rested my head on my knees. "I just have a lot on my mind, and my legs kinda hurt."

"Worked you to hard huh?" he laughed driving around the circle towards town.

"Ha, that's not it," I winked at him when he looked my way. We both laughed. I was getting hungrier and hungrier the closer we got to Jimmy's. Jimmy's is like a gas station/diner/ car repair shop. It was like the general store of Hill Side. You could get almost anything there. They made the best chill fries, the one thing you couldn't get at Ocean Blue. My stomach growled loudly.

Matt laughed, "hungry?" I nodded with a cute puppy dog look on my face.

"Feed me Matty," I pleaded. That made him laugh even harder and it made me laugh harder.

"I can tell you're hungry," Matt said. I laughed sticking another fry in my mouth. "So we should go to the fair tonight in Williams. It looks really fun." I pondered the thought.

"Sure," I smiled. "Let's go." Matt leaned across the table kissing me on the lips.

"Did I tell you happy birthday?" I acted like I was thinking.

"I don't remember, you had me to distracted," I smiled. He leaned back landing with a thud on his seat and had a smile on his face.

"I had a lot of fun last night I hope you know. I mean the party… was a riot." He laughed again. My phone danced across the table signaling I was getting a call, it was from Sophia.

"Hey stranger," I said into the phone.

"Hey where are you at?" she asked.

"I'm at Jimmy's with Matt. We are going to the fair in Williams later." I mouthed to him asking if they could come and he nodded his head. "Do you and Les want to come with us?" She quietly asked Les if he wanted to go but I didn't hear his response.

"Yeah, are we all going to ride together?" she asked.

"Yeah we can take my car because Matt's truck won't fit us all." I told Sophia that I would meet up with her at my house after we went to Matt's so he could change his clothes.

When I got back Edna was already there working on the house.

"Hõla Bethaney," Edna said waving at me.

"Hey Edna, did you get my note?" I asked.

"Yes. Are you sure that is all you want me to do for you today?" I gave Edna the list of things I needed her to do and went up the stairs so I could change my clothes.

"Bethaney, are you here?" Sophia called up the stairs. I poked my head out the door.

"Yeah Soph, I'm upstairs." I could hear her loud footsteps running up the stairs. "Hiya." She smiled at me and lay on my bed.

"So what time are we leaving for the fair?" Sophia asked.

"Five," I replied. "We are going to go out to eat first to blow some time because we want to go when all the lights are on." Sophia nodded her head. "What's wrong?" She had a bit of a troubled look on her face.

"Hormones," she replied. I laughed with her. I was really excited to go to the fair tonight. But I felt a bit of a sad feeling because I knew that going to the fair is what Tyler and I were supposed to do together this summer. "So do you think Tyler is going to be there?" Sophia looked at me with questioning eyes.

"I-I don't know. I haven't talked to him since my party. I just… I can't get over what he did. I'm only mad because it was in my room in my bed and I don't really know what to think I just know that I'm not very happy about it." I said and went to sit on my bed beside her. "And then he sends me a mean text and he just he acts like I am a child but I'm not. Sometimes I think that because I'm four days younger then him then he suddenly has more authority over me." Sophia just nodded her head.

"I don't really know what to say because I don't know Tyler that well. But I'm always here I'm just a text away when I have to leave." I smiled and hugged her before getting off my bed.

"Let's go make our selves hot so our boyfriends won't even know what to think." I smiled and walked towards my bathroom.

When we went to eat we went to Lobster City. Les and Sophia sat next to each other and Matt and I sat together. Matt held my hand all through dinner.

"So I think the first thing that we should do is ride the Ferris wheel so we can survey the whole fair," Sophia suggested. "We did that every time we went to the fair, remember?" She was smiling at me.

"Yeah, I mean, I want to know where everything is," I said. Everyone agreed. My phone vibrated in my pocket. I unlocked the screen to see a text message from Tyler.

Hey. Will you please talk to me? –T

I responded quickly before stuffing my phone back into my pocket. "I'll be right back," I said getting up from the table.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Matt asked.

"No it's fine." I walked outside and sat on the curb.

Can I call you really quick? –T

I called him instead of texting him back.

"Bethaney, hey," Tyler answered.

"Hey."

"So can you talk?"

"Well," I paused looking back inside the window where Les, Sophia, and Matt were sitting laughing. "I'm kind of at dinner right now but I guess I have a minute."

"Oh, I was hoping to talk to you in person." He said with a hurt tone in his voice.

"Look, if you going to apologize for the other night just don't please. I'm having a good night and I don't want to ruin it. I just… I don't understand why you would pick my room. You know where all the guest rooms are."

"To be honest, I didn't even know it was your room until you turned the light on," he said. He paused for my response but I didn't say anything. "I can see you." I looked around but didn't see him anywhere.

"What? Tyler is this one of your games to freak me out?" The call ended. I mumbled under my breath. What was he talking about?

"Beth," I heard my name behind me. I turned around to see Tyler behind me. I really didn't know how to react. I couldn't even speak. Tyler's expression was a bit panicked.

"What are you doing here?" I asked surprised.

"Well, I was thinking about going to this restraunt and then go to the fair. What are you doing here?" he asked back. I pointed to my table and he turned to look. "Oh."

"You know it's kind of lame to go to the fair and out to eat solo. What are you expecting to pick up some hot chicks on the way?" I smiled slightly still not as happy about him as I could be.

"Ha, funny. I would never go to the fair alone." Tyler smirked. Just as he said that Athena walked around the corner. She was so pretty. Her dark brown hair flowed down her back in perfect curls and framed her diamond shaped face. She had olive colored skin and light green eyes. She was wearing short jean shorts, flip-flops, and a gray shirt that fell off her right shoulder.

"Hey Bethaney," she said with a wide smile. "What are you doing here?"

"I'm with my friends and my boyfriend," I said quietly. For some reason, I just didn't feel right at the moment. "We are going to the fair after this."

"Oh my gosh, really?" she said excitedly. "That's where we are going to. We should totally all hang out together.

"Yeah, we should totally. We can just meet up with you guys there after you eat." I know I had a fake smile on my face. She smiled grabbing Tyler's and pulling him into the restraunt. I felt sick. My stomach just didn't feel right. I took a couple of deep breaths before walking back inside.

"Are you okay?" Matt whispered in my ear. "Yeah, yeah I'm fine." I looked over to see Tyler staring right at me. I just thought of the note that he gave me. Telling me how he was in love with me. I shook the thought out of my head and turned my attention back to the people I was with.

"So guess who is here," I said in a flat voice. I looked around but everyone was just staring at me to continue. "Tyler and Athena." I nodded as Sophia's mouth fell open. "Yeah, they want to hang out with us later. Tyler saw me outside." Matt's breath got heavier. He was still mad at Tyler. And I don't think that the party is the only thing that is wrong between them. I think something happened that I never heard about.

The fair was so pretty at night. It was about eight o'clock and the sun was setting behind the hills. I put my arms behind Matt and he put his arm around my shoulder. Tyler and Athena were on my side and Les and Sophia were on Matt's side.

"So this she be a lot of fun huh?" Athena asked us all. We all nodded our heads walking towards the Ferris wheel. We got one of the big carts. The ones that fit four pairs so we could all fit in one cart. Matt instantly wrapped on arm around me.

"So Bethaney," Athena started to say. "What have you been up to?" I looked at Matt and smiled.

"Hanging out with him," I paused. "A lot."