Our life together

chapter 4

As I stare at him still in shock wondering how long he has been standing there. I must have made a fool out of myself while dancing. My thoughts remind me.

 "Morning" I mumbled trying to contain my cheeks from getting even redder if that is even possible.

 I put my music on pause and continue with making my blueberry pancakes. 

 "How was your date last night? You guys have fun?" 

 "U-Uhm yeah... we had fun." I stuttered not sure what he meant with fun but we all know what he meant by it.

 "Cool, so I'm guessing he's upstairs?" A smirk appears on his face.

 I almost choked on my water when he said that. Why am I all of a sudden so nervous around him? Pull it together Rose! 

"N-no...He j-just dropped-d me off-f." I keep on stuttering. Good going Rose! Seriously what is up with me this morning! 

"Then who's the guy sleeping in your room?" His eyes are full of amusement and curiosity.

 "What? Nooo, that's Tyler. H-he is just a friend." I defend myself and try not to stutter that much.

 "Hmm just friends, huh?" The same smirk appears on his face.

I was wrong. My face can turn even redder. I quickly say yes and ask if he wants pancakes as I flip them over. 

 "Why are you here anyway?" he chuckles which makes me smile.

"Well your dad and I came home late last night and we were too wasted....well at least I was so your dad said why not stay here.

" After 15 min I've made about 20 fluffy blueberry pancakes. I place 2 on my plate and 3 on Ian's. When my dad and Tyler wake up they'll be hungry and there is enough to fill their stomach.

"Don't you have a huge headache right now? After getting 'wasted'? "

 "Yeah, I do." His index fingers rubbing his temples in circling motion.

"Well, that teaches you to not get wasted." My tongue sticking out in a playful way. Oh my God, what is happening to me!?

 "Yeah but like usual it won't and I will keep on doing it." He chuckles his finger still rubbing his temples. 

 "Do you want some Advil? It helps with headaches."

 "Yes please."

 I search for Advil in the upper cabinet but because I'm so short I can't see anything. I stretch my body as much as possible and stand on the tip of my toes. I feel his eyes staring at me but I ignore them. I found the pills but I can't reach them.

 "Can you..." I wanted to ask for his help when I feel a strong hand touching my waist. He leans down his lips only a few inches away from my neck and close to my ear. I start breathing a little faster. His hand moved a little bit up under my shirt, his hand making contact with my bare skin. 

"Let me help you." He whispers in my ear and reaches for the Advil.

 His fingers making small circular movements on my bare skin. He removes his hand from my hips, gets some water and takes in the Advil. I get a little disappointed when he does that. I stand still staring at every move he's making till our eyes meet and I quickly look away. But of course, he already caught me and gave me a wink. Right when I was about to say something Tyler walks in.

 "Morning Rosie." He gives me a kiss on my cheek.

 I turn my attention to him and greet him the same way. Ian's eyes never leaving me. I asked Tyler if he wants some pancakes but he had something to do and said he will come in an hour to eat. I gave him an apple for him to at least have something in his stomach. I place Ian's plate at where he was sitting at the table and placed mines right across his. It was just the two of us. We ate in silence, it wasn't uncomfortable but it wasn't comfortable either 

 "So I'm guessing you heard that you will be staying with me for probably 2 months?" He breaks off the silence. Why on earth did he do that! I was perfectly fine with the silence.

 "Yeah, I heard." I look down at my plate. 

 "Well I'm not going to sugarcoat it but I know that you don't like me." Wow, I didn't expect him to be so straight forward.

 Yes, I think everyone knew but I didn't expect him to say it. I don't say anything and just let him keep talking. 

 "Why you don't like me I don't know. It did bug me at first because you're the daughter of a really good friend of mine. But I let it go and accept it but now that we are going to be living under the same roof I would want us to at least have a decent conversation and you not always answering so short."

 I look down not knowing what to say. Do I tell him the truth? But that would hurt his feelings? I realized I wasn't giving an answer when he started talking again.

 "Look, I don't need to know why you don't like me if you don't want to tell me it's okay but let us actually get to know each other before jumping to conclusions of one another. Okay?" He gives me a wink and a gorgeous smile.

 "Okay?" And I smile. "Sounds good."

 My phone buzzes and I get a message from Bryan: *morning baby, hope you slept well It was really fun with you last night. BTW I was wondering if you can child sit my little sister tomorrow? My parents have to go get some paperwork done and I'll have to go with them.*

 I decide not to answer him right away because I was still eating and Ian is still here so it would be rude to just be on my phone.

 "So what do you want to do?"

 "What do you mean?" He gave me a questioned face.

 "Well you said you wanted to get to know me, what do you wanna do then to get to know me?" 

"Oww, yeah... Uhm... I don't know. What do you like to do?"I thought for a moment not sure what to say. 

 "I don't really have a clear answer but I guess I just like anything that is relaxing... I like the outdoors too." I wasn't sure if that was what he meant.

 "What about next week Sunday? Do you want to take an early hike or something then get a massage and relax and spend the day together?" He gave me a wink.

 I smiled like a small kid that's getting candy and nod. We finish our breakfast and Ian leaves after he was done helping me with the dishes. It's 10:15 and my dad is still not awake. I message Bryan saying that I can child sit Jamie tomorrow. The day goes by quickly, I cleaned my room, had lunch with Tyler. I told him about what Ian said about getting to know each other and he found it a good idea. When I got home I just ended up watching Netflix and did a little bit of reading I suddenly wake up my heart beating fast and I can feel the sweat on my forehead. I check the time and it's 3 in the morning. My nightmares are coming back again. Like usual I can't remember what it goes about, all I remember is waking up scared. I switch on the lamp on my nightstand and head into the bathroom splashing my face with water. I'm glad I have a small refrigerator in my room for when I have nights like these. It has water and some other stuff to eat or drink when I can't sleep. I take out a water bottle and a small cookie. After 10 minutes I feel my eyes getting heavy and I fall back asleep. Jamie came at 2 when my dad came home. Bryan said it wouldn't take long maybe an hour or two. So me and Jamie were playing with some old Barbie dolls that I still had. one hour has passed and Jamie wanted to go play outside. So we went to this playground/park in the neighbourhood. I watched her play in the playground while I was sitting on a bench with some other parents who brought their children. 

My phone vibrates and I get a text from Mindy: *hey girl, what ya up to*

 *heyyy, nothing much just child sitting Bryan's little sister. What about you?* I replied she texted back: 

 *well, I really gotta tell you something, remember that guy I was telling you about the other day when we went shopping??? Well yeah we hanged and Omg he was amazing BUT that was till we slept together it was terrible and I mean TERRIBLE!!! He was so bad at it!! I don't even know if that is even possible like you would think a cute guy like would be great in bed but I thought wrong *

 *Hahahaha wow that sucks well better luck next time I guess* I replied 

I lock my phone when I hear someone calling my name. I look up and see Ian. Are you kidding me! From all the people he has to be here. 

 "Hi Ian" I try to put on a fake smile. 

 "What are you doing here?" 

 "Child sitting my boyfriend's little sister, what about you?"

 "Just taking a run." he is not wearing a shirt only running shoes and pants. As I (low key) admire him I hear someone falling hard on the ground. I turn my head and see Jamie crying on the floor and her knee and hand are bleeding.

 "Ow gosh Jamie, what happened? Are you okay? Come here, let me see." I examine her knee and hand. 

Her knee got a big open wound that is bleeding a lot and so does her elbow and a little of the back of her hand but it's not bleeding as much as her knee. I felt terrible seeing her cry. I had to bring her home to take care of her wounds but she couldn't be able to walk back and I didn't have the strength to lift her up and walk all the way to my house. Ian walks up to us and asks what happened to Jamie with a worried face. 

"She fell from the monkey climbing thing, I really need to bring her home and care for her wounds before it can get infected can you help me bring her home?"

 "I don't have my car with me but my house is 2 houses away. Let me help her."

 "Okay, thank you." 

 He picks up Jamie's bridal style and starts walking out of the park and towards his house. Which is the opposite direction of mine? Jamie wasn't crying that much anymore, only a few sniffles and she complained a little when Ian wasn't holding her right. Just like Ian said his house was 2 houses away and it was big. I thought my house was big but Ian's was just really big. A big Beautiful white modern house and a very nice pool in front of the house. There is a stone bridge on the water which leads to the front door. There are palm trees and red roses and just every beautiful flower you can imagine. Expensive cars were parked in the big garage next to the house. It was just a beautiful home, it must look even more breathtaking inside and I was right. When we got inside shiny white walls with beautiful art welcomed us in the living room. A big dark-coloured L-from couch with a shiny glass table in the middle of it and some other type of couches are placed in the living room also the Stairs that lead to the first floor. Left of the living room you enter the kitchen which was HUGE. It looked exactly like those kinda kitchens you would see in cooking shows but just better. You had more than everything you needed in it. It was beautiful decorated. He slowly placed Jamie on the counter then took a cloth made it a little wet and started dabbing it on the wound.

 "What's your name kiddo?" Ian asks trying to take her attention off of it

 "J-Jamie." she slowly said.

 "You have a beautiful name, Jamie." He took something from the upper cabinet and placed it on his finger and rubbed it all around the wound. 

 "This is going to sting just for a little while, okay?"

"Okay" She let out a small ouch when Ian placed the medicine exactly on the wound. He placed a cute pink bandage on her knee and also on the wound on her hand. I look at how gently he is taking care of her. It is really cute and sweet of him though.

 "Alright sweetie, we are all done." he looks at her. 

 "You need or want anything else?"

"Well... Uhm... I saw you had candy and cookies... m-may I have some...p-please sir." her eyes looking down at her legs. Ian chuckled.

 "I'm guessing you saw my candy cabinet. Of course, you may have some and you can call me Ian if you liked." he took a lollipop and 2 chocolate cookies and gave her the lollipop and one cookie.

 "Here you go, sweetheart."

 "Thank you, Ian," she said with a huge smile on her face and taking a bite of her cookies. 

"And this is for you." he turned around and gave me the other chocolate cookie. 

 "What? Really? Thank you." I get the same smile Jamie got.

"Yeah, I know you chocolate chip cookies are your favourite cause your dad always used to buy them for you after work when he came home so you wouldn't be that mad at him if he came late." he smiled at me goofy.

 "Yeah." I smile and blush at the same time.

 He mumbled something under his breath it sounded like he said you have a beautiful smile but before I could ask him what he said Jamie interrupted us and said she wanted to watch TV. Ian carried her to the living room and lets her watch little mermaid.

"You have a Beautiful house, Ian." I admire everything I could see from the living room to the other rooms.

"Thank you. It's your first time here right?" Before I could say yes my phone starts rigging and see that Bryan is calling.

 "Hey babe, I'm at your house but no one is here. Where are you?"

 "Hey, yeah me and Jamie are at Ian's cause Jamie fell at the park but Ian took Care of her and she is all better now." 

 " Oh my, is she okay? Yeah okay, I will be there in 2 minutes."

 "Yes, she's good, alright bye." 

 "Bye." 

 I hung up the phone and went back to the living room where Ian and Jamie were watching the little mermaid but Ian kept talking and Jamie kept saying shut up Ian. It is really cute to see, never thought Ian would be this good with children. I wonder why he doesn't have children of his own. He was married and he clearly loves children so why didn't he have one of his own?

"By the way do you guys want to stay for dinner?" he turns around and looks at me.

 "I don't mind but Bryan is coming over to pick up Jamie." 

 "Alright, that's no problem." 

 "But I wanna stay with Ian!! Please, Rose!!" Jamie begged.

 "Aww, sweetie. Next time." Ian gave her a wink and she giggled.

 "Promise?"

 "Promise."

 The doorbell rang and Bryan was at the front door. Jamie got a lollipop and left with Bryan. When she was getting her lollipop Bryan thanked me for watching her and told me that his parents got into such a big fight that his dad is staying somewhere else, probably at his mistress. After they left it was just me and Ian. He was busy cooking and I was just watching him cook.

 "So do you often cook?"

 "Well, I have someone that does it for me her name is Mary but she had the weekend off" "That's nice." 

 "Do you drink wine Rose?" he takes out a wine bottle out of the fridge.

"Sometimes."

 "Do you want?" he starts pouring some in his glass.

 "Sure why not, just a little though." He took out a wine glass, poured some wine in it and gave it to me. It actually tasted really good.

 "Okay dinner is ready," he said with a huge grin on his face. We sat down at the dining table.

"It delicious," I say after my first bite.

 "Glad you like it." 

 We kept on eating and having a small conversation but we were mainly just enjoying the food. After we were done I helped Ian clean up and then we just sat down on the couch in the living room and started talking.

 "I must say that you are really good with kids."

 "Yeah, I love them."

 "Aww, that's cute." I get a huge smile on my face,

 "But why don't you have one of your own? Like you were married?"

 His eyes looked into mine with I don't know if it was anger or sadness but they became darker after I asked him that. He just said I don't know and I stayed quiet. We sat in silence until my dad called and asked where I was. I told him that I was at Ian's. He found it shocking but then I explained what happened with Jamie and then he understood. He told me that the reason he was calling was that he wanted to ask me if I wanted to go watch a movie with him.

 "Sure daddy of course, just pick me up at Ian's and we can go." 

 I didn't feel like changing into other clothes cause what I was wearing was already very comfy and beside the theatre is dark so no one would see me anyway. After 8 minutes my dad arrived and I said goodbye to Ian and me and my dad went to watch The Martian.