Liar
"No way..." she whispers getting out of the car looking out at the outdoor screen.
He pulls the basket and the blanket out of the backseat.
"Miss Mackenzie?" He offers his arm and holds his breath until her arm wraps around his.
He makes her pick a spot, there are already a bunch of people there including a bunch of people he recognises from school.
God is that Casey!
Fuck he is going to tell Dick. They lock eyes and crap now he can't pretend like he didn't see him.
He waves hoping that's enough but Casey pushes himself off his blanket away from his new girlfriend.
Fuck.
He moves to Mac hoping to get this over with without having to expose Mac to Casey.
He couldn't be that lucky thou, he's never been a lucky guy that's why he plans.
"How you doing Beav." Casey smiles and the nickname burns, "you going to introduce me to your little girlfriend?"
Mac puts a hand to her hip and pushes the aviators up into her hair.
"Casey we were lab partners last year don't be a dick. I'm the reason you passed chemistry." She takes the blanket from him like Casey's presences is nothing and he loves her for it.
"You like them young Mac?" He says it like it's this horrible scandalous thing, like he's ten years younger than her rather than ten stupid months.
She doesn't even look up as she spreads out the blanket, "i like them smart." God if she only knew how smart. She looks behind him to the confused blonde girl waiting on Casey's blanket, "I see you like them gold-diggy. You do know that your shiny new girlfriend over there has honey trapped like four other guys this year right? Her dad works with mine you think she can afford that bag on his salary?"
"It's just a Birkin..."
He watches her laugh, "Birkin's cost more than my car." She stands up and takes the basket from him. She's exaggerating but the point seems to hit Casey in the face.
God...
He needs to immediately make out with her.
Cassidy pushes the older boy slightly to get his attention, "Case, go back to your gold digger id like to make out with my girlfriend now."
He sits down on the blanket and pulls her into his lap and proceeds to make good on his intentions, while Casey wanders back to the girl who apparently has entrapment written all over her.
Mac pulls away from his mouth, "He was so much nicer when he was in that cult."
Cassidy nods, "better surfer too."
He's amazed at how well the night goes. Every look she gives him over the basket light up by the screen is fucking magic.
She puts her hand next to his on the blanket and when he moves to cover hers with his all she does is smile softly and god he knows this is exactly what heaven would feel like, this great warm full calm feeling and its nice to feel because he knows he's not going to heaven.
But he doesn't need it if he has her.
After the movie is over he takes her home, walks her to the door and tries not to notice that the front curtain just moved.
He didn't have her out too late swear to god. Its only midnight and she had said nothing about a curfew.
"I had a good time." She tells the worn wood of the porch, the blow dryer in her hands.
"Me too." He runs his hand across the back of his neck. God why is he nervous now? Not that he had nerves of steel at any point that night but still, "so you maybe want to stay my girlfriend then?"
"This wasnt some trial run Cassidy. I like you...everything could have been awful and id still like you."
"God I wish I knew that earlier..." he laughs softly and she moves forward and grabs his hand.
She leans up and kisses him solidly on the mouth and he tries to remember that her parents are on the other side of that door and not slide his hand up her leg and under her skirt.
"I'll call you Kay?" She smiles brightly at him and walks backwards until she hits the door.
"You better."
She crosses her heart and he jumps happily off the porch as she disappears inside.
When he gets home all the lights are off except for one in the pool house.
He's a big boy he isn't afraid of his brother not like everyone thinks. After all Dick may have been stronger but he was smarter.
He still had that balloon of joy expanding in his chest from Cindy so he goes to the pool house.
Dick isn't alone he's playing poker with Logan.
"I'm back." He tells them and Dick looks up at him with heat in his eyes and shrinks the balloon in his chest.
"Have a good time Cass?" Logan asks and man that feels good.
"Yeah it was great."
"Casey says you were connected at the mouth." Dicks voice feels like sandpaper against his skin.
"Dick..."Logan warns but Dicks face has that same jealous darkness to it again.
"She still bite?" He asks and his lungs freeze.
"What?" He asks and he hates how broken it sounds.
"Dick leave him." Logan tries but Dick can't seem to hear him.
"She still do that thing with her tongue?" He makes a motion with his fingers and fuck.
Yeah she does do that.
Dick is backing him up to the door.
"Why don't you ask your little girlfriend where she learnt that. Maybe if your lucky she'll show you some other things I taught her."
He pushes him hard in the chest and slams the pool house door on him.
Liar.
He's a god damn liar.
He pulls the breaking his arm plan back from the back burner. That is full on front burner shit now.