A/N1: Just because Anna M. Banana's review made me laugh, I'm updating!

A/N: There are going to be quite a few memories/flashbacks in bold throughout this chapter and others to come about the sex scene that happened between chapters, but they are not graphic! I promise!

Chapter 9: The Next Morning (1,225 Words including top A/N)

I woke up to someone knocking on the door. I tried to ignore it, but the person kept knocking. Finally just opening the door themselves, I saw Jared.

"What they hell happened last night," Jared yelled when he saw our clothes on the floor. "I warned you O'Shay-"

"Don't yell at him," I said sitting up, keeping myself covered with the blanket. "It wasn't just him! He asked if I wanted to, if I was really ready to, and I said yes. It was a mutual agreement and you have no right to yell at him!"

"Mutual agreement or not, you're still young," He yelled. "I don't like thinking about him putting his hand all over a girl who's like family to me and is barely eighteen!"

"Her birthday was almost eight months ago," Ian said sitting up, not bothering to cover his chest up. "She's old enough to make her own decisions."

"She's a child," Jared yelled.

"I am NOT a child, Jared! I can take care of myself! If I want to sleep with Ian, I will because it's MY CHOICE! You can't control me like a little girl," I yelled. "You know what, GET OUT OF OUR ROOM AND AWAY FROM ME!"

"You don't mean that," Jared said.

"JARED," Melanie yelled. "Everyone in the cave can hear you! Let them be! Jeb didn't even care that they weren't up, so why do you! They're in love so let them be! How would you feel if Ian woke us up one morning, yelling at us because we had sex? Just let them be and they'll get up when they choose! By the way, Wanda, we need to talk later."

When the door closed, I laid back down and started crying. I felt terrible for yelling at Jared, but the only thing young about me was this body. Before I could roll over and hug Ian, he had his arms round me.

"I'm sorry," he said hugging me. "I knew we shouldn't have. Just because you said you were ready didn't mean you were!"

I was sitting on Ian, trying not to let the fear of pain wash over me. Pet was a virgin, but it wasn't Pet's body anymore and I was ready really take over this little body.

"Are you sure you're ready for this," Ian asked. "I just don't want to pressure you into anything you don't want to do."

"I know and I am," I said leaning down and kissing him.

I shook my head and fought through Ian's arms to cry into his chest. I wasn't as ready as I thoughtI was, but last night was the best night of my existence. I became one with my partner, the love of my life.

"It's ok," Ian said rubbing small circles on my back.

Ian rubbed small circles on my back as we laid there. I tried to steady my breathing, but it was hard. Ian's heart was still racing. I couldn't believe I had just made love with the man of my dreams.

"I love you, Wanderer," Ian said kissing me on the forehead.

"I love you too, Ian," I said looking up at him and kissing him.

That was the last thing said before I fell sleep with Ian's arms wrapped around me. Everything felt so right in that moment, like everything was perfect.

My head was spinning. Everything kept bringing back what happened last night. I loved it, but I hated it. It was as if the world was crushing down on me because I thought I was ready.

"Are you ok," Ian asked looking at me when I stopped crying.

"Are you ok," Ian asked stopping. "I knew you weren't ready for this. I'm sorry. I-"

"I'm ok," I cried. "It just hurts. Pet, I mean this body, was a virgin."

"I'm so sorry," he said before kissing me. "I should have asked or something. I'm so sorry."

"It's alright," I said taking a shaky breath in. "I'm ok, really."

"Wanderer," Ian sail pulling me out of my flashback.

"I'm ok," I said putting my arms around his neck. "Really."

"You sure," he asked sitting up and pulling me with him. "It's ok if you're not."

"I am," I said trying to smile. "It's just all hitting me hard right now. Melanie is and Rain will be happy for us because they helped with my hair and make up last night, while Jared wants to punch your face in because I'm 'too young' to him."

"It's your life, not his," Ian said pulling the blanket up so I could cover my chest.

I understood him not being happy if Ian forced or pressured me into having sex with him, but it was mutual and it was my being ready that made it happen. If I wasn't ready, Ian and I wouldn't have had sex, though I feel like I wasn't actually ready now. If Jared is so upset by it, he should talk to me about it instead of yelling at Ian when I'm sitting right next to him.

"Wanda," I heard Jamie's voice from outside the door. "Can I come in?"

"It's Jamie," I said looking at Ian scared.

"Just a minute," Ian said cooly. "We're just changing up quickly."

Ian looked at me and let me go. Sadly, this I couldn't just hide away and had to go out into the cave beyond out bedroom today. I jumped out of bed and went to my chest, wincing in pain as I walked. Not wanting too much clothing, I just put on a bra, underwear, shorts and a sundress Rain had gotten me. Looking over at Ian, He had on pants, which meant boxers too, and no shirt.

I was about to call Jamie in, but Ian stopped me and pointed to the clothes on the floor. Quickly grabbing our clothes, we both just dropped them in our trucks. Ian looked at me and nodded an all clear.

"Ian doesn't have a shirt on, but you can come in now," I called to Jamie.

"Hey Wanda," he said running over and hugging me. "Emma was wondering why you and Ian weren't at breakfast today so I came to check while she went to class."

"Over slept," I said looking at Ian. "We both did. We had a long night and it took quite a while for us to fall asleep."

I wasn't lying. We did over sleep, we did have a long night and it did take a quite while to fall asleep, but Jamie doesn't need to know the details why. I don't know if he believed me because he looked at me skeptically.

"Why don't you go to class so Sharon doesn't get mad," Ian said looking at Jamie. "We'll see you at lunch."

Jamie sighed, but left. I felt bad that I didn't tell Jamie, he always insisted that he wasn't a child anymore, but he was still so young and didn't need to hear about these things for a soul he considers his sister.

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