Just Good Friends?

Mike "Mike Torres! If you leave that towel there again, I will be marching you over to your house by your ear, and telling your Mother to keep you at home!" Mia stood in the kitchen doorway that leads out to the pool, with her hands on her hips, and her mouth in a straight line, frowning at me. "Sorry Mia, I just forget" I run back to the sun lounger and grab the towel that I threw there. "You better pull yourself together Mike, if you end up marrying my babygirl Bex, she will not let you get away with your messy habits" she smiles at me though, and i know I've got off lightly again. "Marry Bex?! What are you on about?! Me and Bex will not be getting married! What is it with everyone? Do I have to Fu... have fun with more girls for people to stop going on about me and Bex?!" I think I might be protesting a bit too much. But Joe has been making loads of little digs lately, Bex dad keeps asking when I'm taking over his business as Joe doesn't want it, and Mia keeps saying I'm going to marry her!... not that I wouldn't love to in the future. "I have eyes young Mike, and I think you do too" she winks at me, then turns on her heal and walks away. Bex Holden is my best friend. We've been friends since we were 3 years old, we're now 15, and we are hardly ever apart. Bex has a twin brother, Joe. Their mum died a year and a half ago, and since then, they've gone off the rails a bit. I'd never leave her though, ever. I realised around 2 years ago, that I am head over heals in love with Bex. Surely Mia doesn't know? How the hell can she! "Mike! What the f**k is wrong with you dude?" Bex is standing infront of me, looking at me really strangely. I better not have said any of that out loud. Where the hell did Mia go? "Snap out of it! We're going out soon, go sort yourself out" she looks absolutely stunning. She's wearing a short black loose fitting dress, with thin string straps that cross over on the back. It's simple, but she looks amazing. Her curly hair falls wild and free, and she doesn't look like she has any makeup on, she has absolutely no need for it, she's gorgeous. "Wheres Mia?" I wonder. "She just left" now she's looking at me like I have 2 heads "what is with you? Shall we stay home tonight?" "No, no, I'm fine babygirl. I just need a drink" I am losing it. "Babygirl?" She smiles though, I think she likes it. "Yeah" I grin, putting my arms around her "Mia called you it" I kiss her cheek, then run upstairs to my room and get dressed quickly. I'd already showered before I went to look for my phone outside when Mia collared me about the towel. When I get back downstairs, Joe and Bex are in the kitchen with bottles of beer. We were still very young, but we've been getting in to clubs for the last year, nobody questions us. We also get in to a lot of fights. "Here you go dude" Joe passes me a bottle and I take a long needed swallow. "You've grown a few inches Bex" I tease her, wrapping my arms around her from behind. "Heels are also great for stamping on toes Mike" she laughs. I love her laugh. We hear some shouting and footsteps, then Harry, Oscar, Nate and Cal burst in to the kitchen. "What up mother fuckers! We ready to party!" Harry is a clown, but between him and Joe, we don't stop laughing. Nate is quieter, more chilled out. He's Joe's best mate, and has a calming effect on him. And Cal is shy, not too confident unless he knows you well. "Come on lovebirds, let's go" Joe needs to give that s**t a rest. Bex grabs my hand and we head out. .... All I saw was Bex swing her fist in to some blokes face, then blood, blood f*****g everywhere! I run down, grab her around the waist and push her back to Cal. He leads her out of the club quickly before she can protest. He might be shy, but he's quick and strong. I look around for Joe, but he's got some big bloke pinned to the wall, and he's smashing his head in to it. I motion to Nate, who manages to pull Joe away and out of the doors, Oscar quick on their heals making sure nobody follows them. Someone jumps me from behind, but before he knows what's happening, I've flipped him on to his back and I stamp on his leg. I hear a snap, then figure it's time I got us all out of there. I'm 16 tomorrow, and this is what I love doing at the moment, fighting. .... Bex "Partaaaayyy" Joe punches the air and Nate just looks at him, leans back in his chair and closes his eyes. "You sure you want to do this after last night?" Mike looks between me and Joe. He's 16 today, and yet again, we f****d up last night. Some guy was drunk, tried groping me. What I should of done is just say no thanks and walk away. But no, I jump off the deep end and punch him, splitting his cheek open. Joe jumped in when he saw the guys friend head towards me. It ended in us getting the hell out of there, and jumping in a taxi home. I feel terrible now. Mike should have enjoyed last night, had a good laugh with his mates, but instead, he ends up looking out for us again. He's been there for me this last year and a half, and I haven't been an easy friend to be around. "Yes, we're sure we want to do this. We f****d up last night Mike. Let us have a party here for you, please?" I jump off the stool, and put my arms around his waist. He looks at me, then smiles and drapes his arms over my shoulders and around my neck, then pulls me in to a hug. I bury my head in his chest, I feel so safe here with him. "When have I ever knocked back a party eh? And I love you Bex, you didn't f**k up. You never f**k up with me, I've always got your back ok" and he has, always. I don't know how he's put up with me lately. "You guys are sick. Like a couple of love sick puppies. If I didn't know you were best mates, I'd think you were in love" Joe looks disgusted and Mike laughs. He tips me backwards and plants a kiss on my lips. "That was just for you Joey. Maybe I'll marry your sister and you'll have to see us making out all the time eh" I laugh, and he pulls me back up and releases me. "For f**k sake. But you really would make a cute couple" Joe grins and leaves the kitchen, tapping away at his phone. "He's an asshole" Mike grumbles. "Ha, come on. Let's go chill and watch some football for a bit before people start arriving" I grab his hand and pull him through to the den. Mike - Why wouldn't I love this girl?! Mike thought to himself. .... "You surfing today?" I ask Bex the next morning. We've just finished cleaning up after last night's mental party, and we're sitting by the pool drinking coffee. Joe is still in bed, he took some girl up with him last night, and that was the last we saw of him. He seems to be taking a lot of different girls to bed lately. "Yeah, I need it. I'm feeling a bit wired at the moment, and I don't want to get you in any more trouble" God I just want to scoop her up in my arms and carry her to bed. I might only be just 16, but I lost my virginity when I was 14, wrong yes, but we all grew up fast... plus I was trying to block Bex from my head, and I thought the best way to do that was having s*x with a random girl. It was stupid, and didn't f*****g work. "I get myself in to trouble Bex, don't you worry about that. I'll come down to the beach with you though" I get up and walk to the pool and dive in... I need to cool off, Bex is getting me all worked up. "Is today the day you learn to surf"? She winks at me laughing. "Nope, and I never will babygirl, that's your thing" I climb out and grab my towel. "That sounds better coming from you than Mia" she laughs. "What does? Babygirl? I like it, it's my new pet name for you" I wink. I also like the way she glows as she smiles when I call her it. Her whole face lights up, and she looks like she doesn't have a care in the world.