Here's another chapter! This one is slightly longer than the other ones. Oh well, I hope you guys like it!
Tuesday, 2 pm Kiki and Blaze's apartment
"I have a really bad feeling about her." I grumbled to Maddy when Leo sent us off to get snacks from the kitchen. Maddy bit her lip and mulled over what I said.
"I don't know, Lane. She seems nice." She whispered back then opened a cabinet and grabbed a big bag of chips. She skipped over to another cabinet and got a bowl too.
I rolled my eyes and went to get the 12 pack of sodas from the fridge. "Don't you just find it odd that she basically came out of nowhere?"
She gave me a side glance and shrugged. "I guess, but if Ryder likes her and thinks she's cool then she is automatically accepted into our little bohemian group." She casually replied.
I wanted to stomp my feet like a five year old because I wanted Maddy to not like Leesa-the girl with blue hair- so much. I seriously didn't like her. There was something off about her. She keeps giving me weird looks and laughs extremely hard when I tell a joke. It was freakishly weird. Point blank.
Maddy dumped some chips into the bowl then folded down the bag to save what's left. "Give her a chance, Lane." She smiled genuinely. "I'm sure there's an explanation for their encounter"
I took another glance at the blue head girl who sat on Ryder's lap. She flipped her hair over her shoulder and laughed, throwing her head back. That laugh and smile was so darn familiar.
"You sure she doesn't look familiar?" I asked Maddy again. I first asked her when I saw the girls face. It was strange. I felt like I knew her but my brain wouldn't tell me how or give me a mental picture of where I saw her. You know like if you see a person that looks familiar and you're brain automatically gives you a still of the person in a familiar place.
Maddy looked towards the group then back at me frowning. "Nu uh. She said she's from Florida. You've never been there and neither have I." she shrugged before taking a chip from the bowl and popping it in her mouth.
I pursed my lips and narrowed my eyes at the girl, desperately trying to find out where I know her from.
Maddy laughed. "Don't give yourself a headache thinking that hard." She teased and jabbed the space between my eyebrows with her finger. I swatted her hand away playfully and stuck my tongue out at her. I swiped the bowl of chips from her hands and dashed off the living room.
"Hey!" she whined following after me.
I ignored her and sat down beside Leo who was chatting it up with the blue head. I set the bowl down on the coffee table and let them go at it. They were talking about the play Maddy wanted me to audition for. Being a part of a hormonal teenage filled group where they're all drama queens didn't exactly appeal to me. When I told Maddy that she completely understood. Drama kids cause drama. Point blank.
"It's coming along really well." the blue head said. "Ryder is even helping with set construction." she nudged Ryder in the side and smile happily at him. He -shockingly- returned the smile.
"Pause." I lift a finger up to stop further conversation. "Ryder's helping with construction? He barely knows what a hammer looks like let alone how to use one." I said seriously.
Maddy agreed from across the room. "One time I asked him to hand me a wrench and he gave me a screwdriver."
"Shut up!" Ryder spat.
"Make me, hobbit." I snapped, shooting daggers at him. "You know I'm right so don't act like you are Mr. Macho man."
"You don't know anything, Elena." he replied harshly.
"I know this whole thing with Blue Head is fake." I said it before I could stop it. "And I bet you paid her to be your girlfriend to make Blaze jealous." That came on its own account too.
I saw Blaze glare at me from my peripheral. That didn't stop my rage. Oh no, it made it burn brighter.
"Didn't he Leesa? He paid you right?" I taunted. The girl snapped her eyes to the ground when I said her real name and not the one I made up for her. She bit her lip and side glanced at Ryder. He didn't look back at her. Instead he darted his eyes between me and Blaze. My mouth opened up in awe.
"Holy crap! He did!" I said a sly smile creeping on my lips. "Well, well, well, this is amazing. I was totally guessing." I shrugged.
Ryder glared at me. "Oh shut up." He murmured. He got up and slipped on his coat. "Let's go, Leesa."
Leesa glanced at the group, sending Blaze an apologetic smile then left with Ryder.
I sat back in my seat, satisfied.
"You're pleased with yourself aren't you?" Leo tried to scold. I looked at him and saw that a smile was threatening to unleash itself. I smirked at him.
"He should know better." I said simply.
He shook his head with a smile. "Elena, what am I going to do with you?" He joked.
"Not your problem." I playfully fired back.
"You're right. The problem goes to the man you marry." He teased and poked my side.
I laughed nervously. I breathed a "yeah" and glanced at Maddy. She was laughing at whatever Kiki said, not giving me a clue onto if she heard what Leo said or not.
This thing with Maddy has grown less confusing. I like Maddy. Like more than friends. I liked kissing her. I liked touching her in a way friends aren't supposed to. I liked whispering in her ears after we had finished making out. I liked Maddy. That was that. Now all I have to do is tell her that. She knows I like doing those things with her but she doesn't know that I liked her. I tore away from my inner musing and engaged in the conversation before I went into full blown inner monologue.
Maddy and I left before it got dark. We said goodbye to our friends and headed to my truck. I slid into my truck and waited for Maddy to shut the passenger door before driving away from Alphabet City and going to Eastwood Meadows. Maddy was unusually quiet during the ride. She fiddled with the radio a few times and ran her hand through her hair a lot. She even bit her lip in nervousness.
"What's going on in that pretty head of yours?" I asked with a smile, sparing a glance at her. She chuckled nervously and inhaled a shaky breathe.
"Just thinking."
I saw her rake her fingers through her blonde hair from the corner of my eye. "Thinking about what?" I prompted. "You're making my nervous." I smiled uncertainly as I pulled up to her house.
She looked briefly at her house then back at me. "You wanna come in?" She offered, nodding towards the house. "My parents aren't home." She glanced at the house again then back at me with a full on Maddy smile. "You could even sleepover. We can have movie night and have a bunch of popcorn and candy and cake." She said excitedly. She clasped her hands together in anticipation.
I laughed at her excitement. "Sure. My parents won't care even though it's a school night." I accepted.
"Yay!" she shrilled and slipped out of the truck. I shut it off and follow after the short blonde. Every step she took her hair would bounce from side to side showing how happy she was that I was sleeping over. i sen off a quick text as we walked up the familiar stone pathway and up the red brick stairs. She unlocked the door and flung it open. I closed the door behind me and locked it before shrugging my coat off and hanging it up on the coat hanger. Maddy however carelessly threw hers in the living room to the right then skipped to the kitchen.
I've been here a hand full of times but I still was amazed every time I came here. Her house was huge. It was like a mini mansion. It had three stories and was smack in the middle of a field that her parents owned. The inside looked like a professional interior designer had a ball. Everything matched and was causal. Her foyer had staircases on either side and a hallway from the foyer that went to the French back door. It was like a princess should be living here. Well I guess there was.
"Meet you in the movie room!" Maddy shouted from the kitchen. I yelled back an "okay" and headed up the left staircase and took a left down the hallway. Different pictures of Maddy and her family were posted up on both walls as I walked to the movie room. I quickly got to the movie room and pushed the heavy door open. It was heavy because it was supposed to be soundproof. It came to our advantage when Maddy's parents were here and we would blast some music and dance around in our pjs.
The room was like a mini theatre. There were three rows of four red comfy chairs on different level. Maddy and I normally took the middle row so we could lay our feet on the front chairs. I stepped down the stairs and turned to the massive tv that resembled a movie theatre screen but you know smaller. On either side of the screen were shelves of DVDs. The left side was filled with old movies and the right with newer movies. I went straight for the old movies and picked a one that interested me the most.
On cue Maddy walked in with her arms full of bags of candy and a big bowl of popcorn. She smiled brightly at me and walked towards me setting the snacks on the ground next to the front row of chairs.
"Picked one?" she asked walking over to me. I stood up from the crouch I was in and smiled at her, handing her the movie. "Iron Man. I like it."
"Uhuh, but I don't why it's in the older movies shelf."
Maddy frowned and looked at the shelf behind me. "That's because I switched them up. I got bored one day and put them in alphabetical order." she shrugged.
"Explains why Mean Girls and Marsh were beside each other." I nodded in understanding. Maddy smiled at me.
"I'm gonna put the movie in. Will you get the pillows and blankets?" She asked as she went to the dvd player by the other shelf. I nodded and went to the door next to the shelf I was at. The door was filled with fluffy pillows and warm blankets. I pulled out two blankets- one to sit on and the other to warp around us- and about five pillows. I went back to where the snacks were at and placed the blankets next to them. Maddy came over and took one blanket and set it out then put the snacks on it. I threw some pillows around the edges and sat down draping the other blanket around our shoulders.
Maddy looked over at me happily and giggled with excitement. She pressed a button on the remote and the screen came to life. The intro of Iron Man blared threw the surround sound speakers. It was nice and we sat there in comfortable silence. We were half way done through it when I saw Maddy nervously bit her lip. Her eyes were glazed over not even paying attention to the movie. I nudged her side as I put a gummy worm in my mouth letting the end of it hang.
She looked at me alarmed then rolled her eyes playfully at my silliness. "Elena" she said sternly.
I shrugged and bit a piece off. "I was trying to get you to kiss me. You know like in Lady and the Tramp." I joked.
She blinked then smirked. "Well try it again." Her voice got all low and husky, making me gulp and nod. I lifted a gummy worm up to my mouth wordlessly, letting the end hang out again. I don't know what I expected. Maybe for her to laugh and say she was just kidding. I don't know. I didn't expect her to lean towards me, dart her tongue and flick the gummy worm into her mouth. It was happening all too slow. My heart pounded as her blue eyes darkened with lust and she inched her lips closer to mine, taking more of the candy worm in her mouth in the process. She stopped briefly, looked at me slyly with a smirk then closed the distance between our lips. She kissed me hard with so much passion I couldn't breathe right. If I wasn't careful then I could end up passing out, so I took small breaths through my nose. The kiss didn't last more than a minute and when she pulled back I wanted more, but my body couldn't do anything but chew the remainder of the gummy worm in my mouth. Maddy sat back with a smug look on her face and chewed the candy in her mouth.
"Um, that was..." I stopped to looks or the right words.
"Hot." Maddy offered, flipping her over her hair back and pulling it into a ponytail.
I chuckled. "Yeah, that and intense." I said narrowing my eyes at her. She blinked then sighed. She was gonna tell me something.
"Elena, I need to tell you something and it's okay if you don't feel the same way." she rushed out and put her hands out in front of her. She had them palm up and I didn't know if she wanted me to hold them. She looked like she needed support so I clasped my hands with hers and gave her a timid smile. She flashed a brief smile and visibly relaxed.
"Elena, I-I..."
"Yes?"
Her head was down so she couldn't see my eyes pleading for her to look at me. She was scaring me and I needed some sort of reassurance.
"Maddy look at me." I asked gently. She bit her lip and slowly looked into my eyes. I gave her a smile of encouragement even though I was a wreck on the inside.
Instantly I saw something change in her eyes. Gone was the nervous, timid Maddy. It was replace with the sure and determined Maddy. She looked into my eyes and spoke softly.
"I don't why or how this thing between us happened. It just...did and I'm glad it did." My heart pounded against my chest as the blood rushed to my ears. "You've always been there for me and I like that." she smiled widely. "So, I'm just gonna get to the point." She took another breathe and kept eye contact. "I like you, Elena. Like, like you, like you."
I think I stopped breathing. No, I'm sure I stopped.
"Elena?"
Her voice sounded like I was underwater. All muffled and stuff.
"Elena, say something. You're getting pale. Well as pale as you can get." she said. I felt weight on my left cheek. Was it her hand? Yes, it was. I could also feel the warmth. That made me suck in a breath sharply and exhale.
Her face came into view. Her eyebrows furrowed in concern but she smiled. "There you go." She cooed.
I took in another breathe and let out a shaky laugh.
"Good. You're alive." She started to pull her hand away from my cheek but I held it still by wrapping my hand around her wrist gently. Before she could speak, I cupped her cheek and pulled her towards me. The kiss we shared was so different than our previous ones. This one had passion and lust, but also feelings. I was once told that kissing and stuff felt better with feelings. Like deep feelings for one another. I told that person it feels better without eye contact. I was so wrong. I felt so much better to know that Maddy liked me like I liked her. Woah, wait she didn't know that. I pulled back a few centimetres and said "I like you, like you too." then pressed our lips back together.
I felt her smile against my lips then kiss back harder, pushing me back onto the blanket covered ground. The hand that was on my cheek rested by my head and the other gripped my hip. I pulled her head closer to me and grasped a fist full of her blonde hair. I felt her tongue swipe across my bottom lip and I granted it entrance. We kissed until we had to breathe. Maddy placed one last kiss on my lips before sitting up and pulling me with her. She pulled me in her arms and I let my head fall on her shoulder. She intertwined her fingers with mine between us and rested her head on mine.
"Maddy?"
"Hm?"
"Will you be my girlfriend?" I asked surprisingly calm.
"Yes." she giggled. She lifted her head from mine and cupped my chin then tilted it up to her lips. She kissed me quickly and flashed a smile.
"Good. Now let's finish this movie." I said before kissing her again and laying my head back on her shoulder to watch.
If I was told two years ago that I would be dating my best friend I would have told them that they were crazy and I don't go for that team. You don't really ask to be gay, you just are. You're born that way. I now know that I am a lesbian. Maybe I've always known because of the times I cringed at a joke that involved a guys private part or when I actually saw Leo naked that one time. I don't know maybe.
Wednesday morning, Maddy's house
The next morning was a blur of getting dressed for school and cleaning up from the previous night. We went to bed around eleven that night and woke up at six this morning. We barely made it out the door on time. Maddy decided to take a super long shower which caused us to be on a time crunch.
"Sorry. It was your bright idea to stay on the floor where there's popcorn and other sticky stuff." she defended herself.
"Yeah, yeah." I brushed off.
She pouted and crossed her arms over her chest.
"Oh! I was just joking, babe." I said, patting her thigh with my right hand. She smiled at me in a strange way. Like i said something weird. Did I- oh! I called her babe.
"Sorry too soon." I apologized quickly and kept my eyes on the road but didn't remove my hand on her thigh.
"No, I like it." she urged. She slipped her hand in mine and squeezed. I glanced at her quickly and flashed her a smile.
"Okay, babe." I laughed. Just then I thought of a really good question. "Um, Maddy?"
"Yeah?" She didn't look up as she rummaged through her purse.
"Uh,baby, do you wanna keep us a secret? I'm totally fine with it. I know how your parents are..." I trailed off and peeked at her quickly.
She froze and her face was pale. "Uh...um, I'm not ready. You can tell your parents if you want t-though. I-I-I just don't...wanna tell mine just yet. They're weird about things like this. I just...need time." she replied quietly.
I nodded understandingly. "Whenever you're ready to tell your parents I'll tell mine." I supported. I brought her hand up to my lips and kissed her hand then placed our hands in my lap. She relaxed into the seat and closed her eyes. Probably mulling over the idea of her parents knowing about us. Her parents were a very long story. I'd very much not like to get into now.
We pulled up to the school just before the bell rung. The parking lot was empty when we pulled in. I hurried out from the truck and walked over to Maddy's side as she got out. She shut the door and turned to me brightly.
"Well I see you second block." She said but didn't make any motion to move.
I nodded, quickly looked around the parking lot then step forward and kissed her quickly. "See you." I waved then walked in the different direction she would be going. I looked over my shoulder and saw that she was shaking her head and smiling. I walked to class with huge smile on my face.
Class was super boring as I took notes on the lecture. I was completely frightened and happy when I got a text. Frightened because I forgot my phone was on vibrate and it scared the crap out of me. Happy because the text was from my girlfriend. Girlfriend. I like the sound of that.
I plucked my phone from my bag and checked the message.
To Elena: I really hate this class. Ryder keeps yapping about you.
I chuckled lightly and replied back.
From Elena: He's just fussy because I called him yesterday.
I looked back up and wrote down some more notes.
To Elena: That wasn't very nice, but he wasn't nice either. Blaze was hurt by what he did. But putting that poor girl through that...
From Elena: Woah wait am I getting scolded?
I looked back up from my phone when the lights flickered on Mr. Saunders said we were done for the day and said we could do whatever until the bell ranged in 10 minutes.
To Elena: Well yeah. You didn't expect me not to say anything did you? That's just crazy if you did.
From Elena: Call me crazy then ;)
To Elena: Mmh nah. Elena sounds better when I scream your name out.
Oh crap. Is she flirting over text? I shot my head up as if everyone could read what was on my phone. I rolled my eyes at my idiocy and quickly sent back a reply.
From Elena: Good. Because that's the only name you'll be screaming out.
I looked up as heard everyone get ready to leave. I shoved my books in my bag and stood up.
To Elena: Of course, babycakes ;)
I snorted at the nickname she gave me a while back then off a reply before shoving my phone in my bag and heading off to second block.
From Elena: It better be. I don't have to hurt someone. And I will :)
I stopped at my locker and exchanged some books before going to class. Maddy was already there when I walked in. She sent me a dazzling smile when she saw me. I returned the smile and slid in the seat next to her.
"Hey there, gorgeous." I said lowly so that only she could hear.
Her cheeks turned red and looked down, smiling "Hey."
I leaned into her ear "You know I really want to kiss you right now." I pulled back and waited for her response.
Her eyes flickered around the room and then to my eyes. "I know, but-"
"I know." I said simply, setting my hand over hers that was on her lap. "You're not ready. I heard what you said this morning. I respect that. I just like teasing you." I joked. "You're cute when you blush."
She looked up threw her long eyelashes and smiled. "Thank you."
I nodded and removed my hand from hers and paid attention to the teacher.
Friday evening, Elena's house
"Oh joy." I mumbled as my sisters tumbled into the kitchen. "Get out, I'm cooking." I demanded.
"I'm hungry." Rosie replied and went to the fridge to get an orange. Tracie however got a few cookies from the cookie jar.
"Okay, get out now." I replied, annoyed as I stirred with the substance in the pot.
They almost crashed into Joanne.
"Woah, slow down." She chuckled as she got out of the girls way. The twins giggled a sorry and darted back upstairs. "How's it going, Elena?" Joanne asked still amused by the girls exit.
"Pretty good. I'm actually satisfied with myself." I said happily. I set the spoon down and checked the oven. "You know tofu alone taste gross." I commented.
She chuckled "Oh I know." she came up and peeked at the pots.
"Hey now! I got this!" I exclaimed playfully.
She stepped back and shrugged. "Just checking. You're not always fond of cooking."
"Nope! But today I am." I said happily as I sat down at the island. I scanned over the directions again and figured it would be another fifteen minutes before the Tofu Parmigiana was done. I set the paper down and looked up to find my mom looking at me.
"What?" I smiled nervously.
She shook her head. "Nothing." she darted hers eyes to the paper in front of me.
She's been acting weird since last week. I still didn't know what was going on with Uncle Collins. I've been meaning to ask but every time I would try to ask someone would interrupt. It was very annoying. Maybe now was the time to ask, unless someone decided to bust in the kitchen after I told them not too.
"Momma, what's wrong with Uncle Collins?" I asked bluntly.
She stopped reading the paper and looked up at me sharply. I could see her searching me for an answer of how the heck I even know about that. "What do you mean?" she looked back down the single sheet of paper.
Seriously? She was gonna play the "I don't know what you talking about" card?! Nu uh. Nope. Not happening.
"Momma, what's wrong with Uncle Collins? I know there's something wrong. You and Mom have been acting super weird and it's concerning me. I just want to know." I rounded the island to stand next to her. "I won't tell the twins, but they will catch on. Not as quickly as me because their fifteen and only care about tv and boys." I said slyly.
She smirked at me then it flattered. "He's getting sicker."
I nodded. "Okay, is he dying?" I asked quietly.
Joanne blinked a few times and looked up with teary eyes. "Um, yeah." her voice cracked as she spoke. "We don't how much time he has. And, uh we've talked about it recently... about telling you girls." she wiped at a stray tear and looked away.
I remained silent and pondered what she was saying. I wasn't mad that I wasn't told about this when they first found out. I just felt sucky. I didn't want this to happen to my Uncle. I've known for a while that he's had AIDS. I knew he could die any day, but sometimes I just forgot. Sometimes I choose to forget.
Heels clicked against the wooden floor towards the kitchen. I turned and saw Maureen entering with a big smile on her red lips.
"Hey, ready to go, Pookie?" she asked before kissing my temple and going over to the stove.
"I got this!" I was highly offended. "I know how to cook."
Maureen smiled widely but still lifted the lids of the pots. "Just checking..." she trailed off. "Don't want you to burn the house down."
I looked at her. "Oh no" I replied deadpan.
She laughed and went over to Joanne lifting and eyebrow to her unanswered question, also to her watery red eyes.
"Let's go." Joanne said hastily. She kissed my temple. "It's a school night. Don't stay up too late." She told me gently and walked out before I could say anything.
Maureen looked after her, questioningly. She glanced at me them back to where Joanne walked out. I kept my face blank. "Um, see you later, baby girl." she said blankly, stilling looking after her distressed wife.
"See you, mom." I said quietly. With that, she walked out and went after momma.
I couldn't imagine going through what they are with a wife and kids. It must make it ten times harder to cope. Maybe even more.
Later that night
Maddy couldn't come over tonight because her parents wanted to have family bonding time. I needed her but she needed her family time, so I didn't let on that I was upset. I'll probably tell her tomorrow though.
To Elena: This. Is. So. Boring. I miss my girlfriend so much. I haven't seen her since practice yesterday D:
I smiled. Currently I was doing homework on my bed. It wasn't much. Just some senior English project.
From Elena: I miss my girlfriend too ;) I'm sure it's not that bad.
I went back to work and waited for her reply.
To Elena: Ok, maybe not that bad. But it's bad enough. I'm coming over later
From Elena: It's late. You should get some sleep. Practice was brutal yesterday.
I glanced at the clock. 10 pm. Pretty late for me anyways.
To Elena: Awe, please? :D
I smiled smugly at the screen. I could practically see her pout and puppy dog eyes.
From Elena: Fiiiiine. I need to see your pretty face :)
To Elena: Be there in twenty. Keep your window unlocked.
I rolled my eyes. She was gonna scale up the side of the house. It was super easy and every time she did it my heart speed up, afraid she'd fall. She never did though.
I unlocked my window and awaited her arrival. While waiting I picked up my school books and put them on my desk. I highly doubt I'll be getting any sleep because the girl loved to tickle me under the covers. Once I was done I changed out of my school clothes and slipped into shorts and a long sleeve shirt. I sat on the edge of the bed and played on my phone until I heard the window creaked open. A smile immediately spread across my face.
Maddy climbed through the window and shut it behind herself, locking it. She smiled widely at me and came in further.
"Hey beautiful." she hummed as she leaned down to my level from the bed.
"Hey yourself." I replied before setting my phone aside and wrapping my arms around her neck. I kissed her happily and hummed she kissed back eagerly. She pulled back and I removed my arms to let her shrugged off her coat.
"How was your day?" she asked as she chucked off her boots.
I pondered the idea of telling her now or not, but I missed her so I didn't want to turn our cuddling session to a crying one. "It was good. How was yours?" I asked politely.
She shrugged and climbed into my bed. "Fine." she laid down her head down on the pillows against the headboard then patted the space beside her. I accepted her offer and scooted back till I felt the pillows against my back. I laid down on my side and propped my head up with my elbow. She mirrored my position and batted her eyes at me. Her hand quickly took residence to my hip and messed with the hem of my shirt.
"You look tired." she observed.
I sighed. "Meh, a little." I yawned, giving myself away.
"Then you should sleep." she gave me a pointed look. I shook my head like the brat I am. "You should get some sleep." she mocked me from my earlier message.
I rolled my eyes and scooted closer to her burying my face in neck. I closed my eyes and yawned.
"You're so cute when you get sleepy." she teased while pushing strays off my hair away from my face. I could only respond with a hum and snuggled closer to her. She tightened her arm around my waist and kissed my forehead.
"Go to sleep, my beautiful girlfriend." she murmured against my skin.
I definitely fell asleep with a smile on my face.
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