Our life together

chapter 5

The week went by quickly. I kept myself occupied with school work. I told myself that this semester my grades are going to be better and all the hard work has been paying off. Only 2 and a half more months till summer. I'm really looking forward to sleeping in and going out till late type of days but I am not looking forward to being spending most of my summer with my dad's best friend. Because I was so occupied with school I didn't really talk to Mindy, Tyler or even Bryan. Not talking to Mindy or Tyler was kind of normal cause they would still visit. I saw Tyler for sure 2 times this week but not talking to Bryan was the first. We did talk to each other at night when I was finished with everything but the conversations were short and I was always the one that started it, which I didn't mind but in a way, I felt like I was bothering him. I didn't let it get to me though. I'm probably just overthinking it like I usually do. Besides, he is going through a lot right now and it's common for guys to not talk about their feelings and just not want to talk in general... I guess. Someone I did see EVERY SINGLE DAY was Ian. Ian Cooper. He was just always here. I don't get it! Why can't my dad go to his house? I don't mind staying home alone, it would actually be better. Ian's house is also a lot bigger than our house and a lot prettier. Why was he just constantly here? I was mostly in my room so he didn't bother me that much. He reminded me about our plans Sunday which is now tomorrow because he told me Friday. I completely forgot about it. But I don't want to cancel. It would be rude and besides, I'm getting a free massage so why not. My dad, of course, finds it a great idea that we are going to 'bond'. Whatever that means. I'm now home alone and the house is quiet. Just the way I like it. It's 10:45 in the morning, my dad went to work, Tyler went to visit his dad, Mindy has a hangover and Bryan has the stuff to do. So that just leaves me in an empty house. I turn on the TV and went into the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. It was a really hot day a perfect day to just relax in the pool and order pizza. I take out my phone and call the pizza line. 

 "Hello, it's Domino's, what would you like?" I hear a young male voice say.

 "Hi there, I would like a medium BBQ chicken pizza pleas?"

 "Alright, will that be all?"

 "Yes." 

 "The Pizza will be delivered in 30 minutes."

"Okay, thanks"

 I change into my ripped jeans shorts and wear a black bikini top. I lay in bed watching Daredevil until the episode ends then I head down and make lemonade. While I'm pouring it into a cup I hear the doorbell ring. It's about time! I open the door but it isn't the pizza delivery guy. It's Bryan. His clothes are dirty, his hair is messy and it looks like he has been drinking because his eyes are bloodshot red. I've never seen him like this before. Bryan was always neat and clean. Last time I checked he didn't even drink. What is up with him? Before I even say hi I feel his lips crashing onto mine. Kissing me hard, I moan in response as I feel his tongue trying to access my mouth. He pulls me away from the door and pushes me against the wall. My legs wrapped around his torso as his hands move their way down on my waist. He kisses me roughly, sucking and biting my lips. He pushes himself against me making me not able to move. His lips leave mine and start kissing down my jawline to my neck. I moan out loud when he starts sucking my sweet spot. My hands in his hair as I try to contain myself from not moaning any louder. He reaches under my ear and starts nibbling the soft skin. His hands reach my shorts and start to unbutton it. My hands stop him from unbuttoning them. He looks up at me with a confused look.

 "C'mon Rose, it's been a while now since we've been dating. Trust me, baby, it's going to be alright." his lips connect with mine, his hand reaches again to unbutton me.

 "N-no Bryan I can't." I remove his hands again this time with a little more strength.

 "I just don't feel ready."

"Rose we've been dating for almost a year now. I can't keep doing this, either it's gonna happen soon or I'm leaving." his voice is loud almost screaming at me.

 "Excuse me, how dare you even say that. So what if we've been dating a year! Is s*x the only thing you want! And here I thought that you would be a decent enough guy to understand that I'm just not ready. f**k you Bryan" I yell at him trying to contain my tears from showing.

"Whatever Rose. It's been a f*****g year if you're not going to have s*x with me... I'll just do it with some girl who would, maybe your best friend Mindy. Wouldn't be the first time she gave me something that you wouldn't and she's f*****g good at it." A grin appears on his face.

 "Then have fun f*****g her." I slam the door in his face and let myself fall down on the floor, tears falling down my face.

 How could he! Why would he hurt me like this? What did I do to deserve this? Yes I know we've been dating for almost a year and I would get that he would want to have s*x with me but for him to react like such an asshole like he just did, made me glad that I never slept with him especially that he's been f*****g with one of my best friends! I always did have a bad feeling about sleeping with him, not only because I'm insecure but just I had this feeling that it wouldn't be right. And now I know why. I take out my phone and decide to delete and block Bryan's and Mindy's number.

 Before I block Mindy I send her a message: *Enjoy f*****g my ex-boyfriend* I press send and block her from all social media.

I get up, wipe my tears and straighten myself up. I look into the mirror and I look terrible. My eyes are red and puffy, my lips got a little ticker, cheeks flat and my hair is messy. I secure my bikini top and button up my shorts as I hear the bell ringing.

 "Hi there, here's your barbecue pizza." The pizza delivery guy says as I open the door.

 He is actually not that bad looking; he has brown eyes, really dark brown curly hair, and perfect jawline and perfectly tanned. He's muscle but not as muscular as Tyler or Ian. It looks like he is 19 turning 20. I give him the money and mumble thanks, my voice sounds terrible from crying. I guess he hears that because he looks into my eyes with a worried face.

 "I know this is none of my business but I'm getting the feeling that you just cried, are you okay? Is everything alright?" His eyes are filled with concern.

 "Uhm... It-it's nothing." I feel my eyes getting filled with water again and I start crying. 

He wraps me in his arms and tries to calm me down. I know he was just a stranger but the hug felt really comforting. He whispers soft things into my ears which relax me and I stop crying. I release myself from the hug, wipe my tears away. I look at him and see that my mascara stained his white uniform.

 "Ow gosh, I'm so sorry, my mascara stained your shirt. And they say that the mascara is waterproof." I say and we both chuckle.

 "Please let me help you remove the stain, the longer you wait the harder it will be to try and get it out."

"Nah its okay, I can just buy a new one. Don't worry about it." he gives me a wink but I still feel bad. 

 "Then can I please just get you something, please, I really do feel bad. What about helping me finish this pizza? Are you gonna let me finish this all alone?"

 "Alright then."

"By the way, I'm Rose, Rose Hart," I say and give him a smile

"Nice to meet you, Rose Hart, I'm James Fields." he returns the smile and we walk true the house to the back at the pool. 

 "I just made lemonade would you like that or something else?" I place the pizza on the bar counter.

 "No, lemonade is fine." I poured the beverage into the glasses and place an umbrella with a straw in them. We sit at the bar and ate our pizza. 

 "So what happened Rose?" I end up telling James everything. From when I first met Bryan to just now when he came and told me that he was f*****g my best friend and that I actually had a bad feeling about losing my virginity to him.

 "Wow, he's a real douche."

 "Tell me about it. But in trying to forget about it, even if it just happened. I just need a distraction. So tell me something about yourself James Fields." 

 "Well... I just turned 21 and I'm working at Domino's to pay for medical school because I'm planning on becoming a doctor. Favourite colour is purple; I love all types of foods. I absolutely love animals, and I like to do all types of things for fun. I live on my own in a comfy apartment here in the neighbourhood. I have 2 siblings, one older sister Jessica who is 24 and married and one younger brother Joey and he's 19. My dad died when I was 18. And this summer I'm moving to, I think, a place in Africa or somewhere there to study more about medical and all that, how about you tell me a little bit about yourself."

 "There isn't much to know. I'm 16 years old; I live with my dad, my mom died when I was 15 because she had cancer. I have one amazing best friend Tyler, we've been friends since I moved here which was 4 years ago and he is just the best. My favourite colour is aqua; Pizza is the love of my life. I love doing girly stuff like doing my nails and makeup but I'm also all for long hikes and midnight adventures in the middle of nowhere. I also love reading, I'm currently reading the witness by Nora Roberts and I personally find it a really good book."

 "Nice."

 We spoke about our favourite TV-shows and just had a good time. We even went into the pool together after watching the last episode of the Big Bang theory. But James had to leave because he got called to get back to work. We exchanged phone numbers when he left.

It's Sunday, which means that I'm going to be spending time with Ian. As I said, I wasn't happy about it but I wasn't unhappy about it either. After what happened yesterday I really do need to relax. I actually thought that Bryan would message me and say something like He's sorry about yesterday and that He was drunk and that he didn't mean anything that He said. At least something like that. But he didn't. In a way, it actually is good what happened yesterday. If it never happened I would've never realized what an asshole he is and that Mindy is such a slut. Those 2 can go f**k themselves. After James left nothing interesting really happened. We texted each other for a short while but then it got boring so I fell asleep. My dad was going to bring me to Ian's before he went to work which gives me exactly 30 minutes to get ready. I wash my face, brush my teeth and take a quick shower. I wasn't sure what we were going to do but I'm just wearing a blue high wasted ripped skinny jeans and a baby pink shoulder-length crop top. I packed a few other clothes just in case. my hair is braided in a Dutch braid and I only applied primer, mascara and a nude coloured lipgloss. My dad called me from his room saying that he was leaving so I took my bag which had my extra clothes, a book, my phone charger, my keys and my wallet in it. I went downstairs, took my water bottle, poured water in it and a few slices of lemon. Ian's house still intimidates me. It's just such a beautiful BIG house. As I was walking up to the front door I waved at my dad and rang the bell. Not long after Ian opens the door. His hair is damp and he's only wearing training pants. I'm guessing he was busy working out. I realized that I was staring too long at his incredible body cause when I looked up he was smirking.

"Hey Rose, come on in," he said with a gorgeous smile.

"Make yourself at home, would you like something to drink?"

"No thanks, I already have my water."

"Alright, would you like me to put it in the fridge to keep it cold?"

"Yeah sure." I gave him my bottle and he brought it to the kitchen.

"I don't think I've ever shown you around?"

"No, you haven't"

"Well let me show you where I live." He smiles and gives me a wink.

We walk out of the kitchen into the living room where you have the stairs that lead upstairs. The walls are shiny white and there are paintings covering the walls. Even some family pictures. When we reached the top of the stairs I looked down and I could see the entire living room. The second floor had a U-form so you could either go left or right.

"Let me show you where you'll be staying when you're going to be staying here."

We go right and he opens the second door. The room has pastel green walls with beautiful white furniture. It has a queen-size bed with a white comforter and a lot of pillows on it. At each side of the bed, there is a nightstand with a lamp on it. Across the bed, there is a TV against the wall. The room was also equipped with my own bathroom and walk-in closet. A makeup table is placed in the corner, it has the perfect lighting there and even extra lights are placed. There is even a balcony with 2 chairs and a small table placed and when you sit there you could see the beautiful backyard view.

"I hope you like this room, if you don't you can always choose another one." his voice was kinda nervous. What is wrong with him? How can I not like this room!

"Like? I Love this room, it's beautiful. I can't believe It, I really do love it, Ian, thank you." I give him a tight hug out of excitement. He laughs lightly and hugs me back.

"Well, I'm glad you like. This room is yours and you may decorate it any way you want. My room is on the other side but my office is right next door."

After we leave the room he shows me his office which was, like he said, right next to my bedroom. He showed me his room which was much more different than the way my room was decorated. Mine was soft and had pastel colours but his room is dark. It is pretty and it does suit him. His closet is twice as big as the one that's in my room. There are more doors that led to rooms but we only went into 3 from the 6. I'm guessing the other 3 are just guest's rooms or something. We get downstairs and he shows me the gym, the movie room, the kitchen, the living room, the main dining room and there is also one big bedroom downstairs with its own bath. The basement is his man cave because there are a pool table, a big flat-screen TV and even a bar. It had everything you would possibly need for a man cave.

"So what are we going to do today?" I ask when we are sitting in the living room on the L-shaped couch.

"Well I thought maybe we could go on a hike then go get a light lunch, then get a massage or something like that and I also made our reservations for dinner tonight."

"Awesome sounds great. I'll put my bag up into the room and change into something sportier"

Our hike was very relaxing. The sound of birds humming and just being in nature makes you relaxed. I ended up telling Ian what happened between Bryan and me and he was really comforting. He reassured me that I deserve someone better and he ended up telling me about one of his past relationships which were similar to my situation. I didn't expect him to react like that though, I thought he would be like suck it up and deal with it but then again I never really gave him a chance for me to get to know him. We didn't go to lunch cause we weren't that hungry so we just went to the spa. As we entered the woman behind the front desk welcomed us. Well, mostly Ian because she was almost drooling when she saw him. She gave him a very flirtatious smile but when she looked at me she gave me a glare, her eyes going up and down my body but still gave me a forced smile and looked back at Ian.

"How may I help you today sir."

Gosh, this woman is just throwing herself at him! Not paying any attention at the woman's flirtatious actions Ian just answered that he has a reservation for us. I think he intimidated her because she started to get all nervous; she didn't even look at him anymore. She showed us to the changing room. as I got out, wrapped in a towel, Ian walks out with his towel wrapped around his waist. I didn't realize I was staring until he said

"Take a picture it'll last longer."

"Sorry" My cheeks turn a deep shade of pink.

"I don't blame you for staring, I do have an incredible body," he says in a laughing tone.

"Ow don't be so full of yourself, it ain't that incredible," I said in a sarcastic tone and rolled my eyes while giggling a little His body was now a few inches away from mine. My back against the wall. As his fingers are gliding on my bare skin.

"You're so damn beautiful." He whispers in my ear.

Before I could realize what he said a woman comes in saying we can into the massage room. My mind is now raising with thoughts. What the hell was that? Was he kidding? He had to be kidding. I was teasing him about his body so he probably was teasing about me being beautiful. I looked around the room to only find that Ian had already left, leaving me with my thoughts. We were now having dinner. All-day my mind has been a mess. You'd think that the massage we had would relax me but I wasn't. Not because the massage wasn't good but my mind just couldn't stop overthinking things and couldn't relax. He hasn't said anything about it either, he's been acting as nothing happened. Which makes me wonder if what he said was even real? Maybe I just heard him wrong or maybe he never even said it and I just made it up in my mind. There I go again, my mind racing with thoughts. I decided that Ian calling me beautiful was just all in my head and that he never said it.

"Are you Ok? You've been really quiet and you haven't taken a bite from your meal."

"Uhm, yeah... Sorry, no everything is fine." I give him a smile and take a bite of my food and it's delicious.

"The food is so good," I say in a moaning voice.

"Yeah it is, their wine is also really good."

"Really? I wish I could taste them, I actually really like wine, but I don't drink alcoholic beverages."

"Why not? Is it because you are underage."I scoff.

"I could care less of being underage it's just that when I'm under the influence of alcohol I tend to be very careless." My cheeks turn red.

"And why is that?" his face covered with a smirk.

I told him about the time that Tyler and I went out and I almost ended up going home with some dude that I've just met. He laughed true out the entire story. He has an incredible smile and laughter that you'd never get tired of hearing.

"But it's fun having one nightstand," he said still laughing.

"You should know," I say chuckling.

"But yeah no, I wouldn't want my first time to be one nightstand."

"Mmm till so pure." He says in a seductive voice, his eyes filled with desire and lips filled with lust. I take a spoonful of food into my mouth so I don't have to answer and I keep my head down for him not to see how red my face has turned.

"But come on, try some wine. You're with me and I will make sure that you won't leave with any stranger beside me." He gives me a wink and I give in.

What's the worst that can happen? After tasting at least 4 different wines we decided that it was getting late and we should head home?

"I still have my bag with clothes at your place" I remember when we reached my house.

"Can u bring it tomorrow? Or I will just pick it up after school, it that ok?"

"Yeah, sure no problem." He said while opening the car door for me. I got out of the car, tugged at my dress a little. And I don't know if it was the alcohol or not but when I looked and felt Ian's soft lips on mine kissing me with desire.