Authors Notes: So yes, its the same structure as the other story. Also I know that there are some words in my stories and chapters that are spelt wrong, I do apologise, my laptop is ancient, it is literally being held together by cellotape and glue. Thank God for Christmas.
Not Without A Fight
Rhydian
Words cannot express how happy I have been since Maddy said she loved me. Even if we keep having these small little fights. Its nothing to worry about. But I know very well Shannon keeps asking Maddy if she is sure about me. Shannon doesn't trust me, but I think she is trying to for Maddy's sake. Tom keeps complaining, I'm not sure why, it doesn't really make much sense to me why he is complaining, I just know it has something to do with me and Maddy and Shannon and Harry. I'm still slightly shocked that relationship is still going, yeah Harry is a nice, cool guy, but I would've thought they would go their seperate ways. Jana left a day after me and Maddy returned to that party, she whispered to me before she left, "My job here is done." Which actaully made no sense to me.
Now I'm in the kitchen, alone with Maddy. We'd argued quite a lot today and Mrs S wanted us to be alone in the kitchen cooking dinner. Mrs S wants me and Maddy to sort things out, so this is her plan, to get us alone together talking.
We'd been fighting over whether or not Maddy should move in with me in my flat. Maddy keeps telling me she will not leave this house, which is annoying, because it means that at late nights we have to walk home seperatly and I don't like that. Because anything could happen to her, so I worry, maybe a bit too much than I should, but still. Its the biggest argument we've actually had, and the most reoccuring, but Maddy just doesn't seem to want to cooperate.
"Mads, I think you know what I'm going to say next." I say breaking the silence, I add a sigh afterwards, I know how this will end, with us both shouting at one another and Mrs S walking in to see if everything is alright, me then walking off telling Maddy we'll deal with this later and later never comes. And I know her answer off by heart.
"Yes, I do, and you know what the answer is." She says as she continues to dice the carrots, whilst I'm washing potatoes in the sink. I roll my eyes and drop the potato back into the sink leaning against the counter, she won't back down, and I won't leave it.
"Maddy, please. You can't live with your parents for the rest of your life." I tell her, I want her to see how strange it is that she doesn't want to move out. I'd wanted to move out as soon as I moved in with my foster parents, but I had to wait. I'm already bored of this conversation and want it to end, but I want to try and get somewhere with it, maybe even its just her telling me why she doesn't want to leave... or even Tom.
Yet still she chunks up the veg. "Rhydian? Why are we discussing this again?" she asks with that same irritated tone she gives when we argue. Its annoying. And I can't resist rolling my eyes again.
"Right, so you would rather live with your parents, other than live with your boyfriend, which by the way, most girls our age are doing, moving out of their parents home, and living with their boyfriends." I tell her, but she begins to growl at me, typical woman, doesn't like what she's hearing so she gets angry, I scoff, "Don't growl at me Maddy. We need to deal with this, and I think it would be great to do so before dinner." I add emphasis in 'before' because I don't want this to continue after I've eaten.
She glares at me putting the knife down, "I don't want to move out!" she snaps, I roll my eyes, of course its her who snaps first.
"Why not? Is it because you've never moved house before?" I ask, she shakes her head, I place my hands on her shoulders trying to look her in the eye, "Then what Maddy." I ask in a stern voice.
"Because... because," she tries and then growls for some reason. "It's hard to explain! Ok?" she snaps again turning back to continue dicing the veg. I'm about to say something but the door creaks open slightly, and in walks Mrs S. I think thats part of my earlier prediction.
She obviously got concerned about all the shouting and snapping going on – most of that was Maddy – "Is everything alright in here?" she asks in a soft and concerned voice. I catch Maddy taking a quick glance over at me. Before turning back to her mum and nodding with an obviously faked smile. I dry my hands with a towel and walk over to her.
"We'll discuss this later." I whisper into her ear before leaving the room, though I know this won't be discussed later, nor dealt with. It never is.
As I walk into the other room Tom walks into the kitchen, I don't want to hear what they're saying, but as I relax into te comfy chair next to Shannon – awkward – I hear the last part of their conversation blocking out the rest. I only just hear Maddy telling Tom why she doesn't want to move in with me "I know, but its just. She used to live there with him, and my family have lived here for so many years." She tells him. It hurts when I hear her tell him and not me. But I understand her point, Victoria used to live in the flat with me, and it could be hard for Maddy to know that another girl spent time with me in that flat.
I hear what Tom tells Maddy and I smile, standing up and going back towards the kitchen, before entering I hear Maddy once again, she's right of course, I did hear, but I want to sort this out.
I'm not losing her again.
Authors Notes: So after this chapter is going to get more... interesting. Hopefully.