It's Complicated

Chapter 3

"Bug! Bug wake up! I need you to do my hair!" I opened my eyes to my brother wearing his graduation gown.

"Why do I even need to do your hair?" I grumbled. "Aren't you going to get hat hair anyways?"

"You need to do it so I don't get hat hair." I rolled my eyes.

"Fine, but I can't promise anything." I sat him on his bead, starting to comb his hair. I have zero idea what I'm doing.

"Hey, so Bethany is going out with friends after the ceremony. So I was just wondering if I could hang out with Dylan." I looked down at a sitting Kaleb.

"No. I do not need my baby sister doing it with some guy that will just break her heart. That and I want to keep an eye on you." I bit back a smile.

"Wouldn't it be awkward staring at your sister during your post-graduation tryst?" Kaleb tilted his head side to side, thinking about it. He let out a sigh.

"Fine. But only because I don't want you here while I'm doing the dirty." I smiled.

"Thanks!" I kissed his cheek, stepping out in front of him. "All done." I stepped into the closet, looking through what little clothes I have.

"How much time until the ceremony?" I called over my shoulder.

"We have a few hours, why?"

"Can I borrow some money?" Kabe looked at me with a furrowed brow. He handed me a fifty nonetheless. "Thanks." I rushed out of the room, not forgetting the keys. I quickly bought a cute dress at a thrift shop.

I slipped into it in the room, wearing converse with it. I ran my fingers over the fitted waist that then flared out.

"You look beautiful." I whipped around to see Dylan in the doorway. I small smile played on my lips as I stared at my feet.

"Thanks." I snuck a glance up at Dylan. He was wearing a sports coat and khakis. "You don't look too bad yourself." He smirked.

"Let's go." Dylan held his hand out. I took it. I locked the door after we walked out. We started towards the stairs hand-in-hand.

"My brother is letting me come over after the ceremony." Dylan held the door to the stairway open for me.

"How did you convince him?" The door clicked shut behind us.

"Sex." Dylan raised an eyebrow.

"Um, please go into further detail." I chuckled.

"I reminded him that after the ceremony he's going to bring a girl to his room and doesn't want me in there." Dylan laughed a laugh that made me smile widely.

"What's that smile about?" We stopped halfway down a flight of stairs.

"Nothing." I pecked his cheek. "I just really wanted to do that."

"Well, if we're doing what we want..." Dylan pinned me against the wall and held my cheek in his hand. I tangled my hands in his hair as his lips moved against mine. I smiled as he didn't pull away.

Dani, you can't do this, remember what happened last time?

I pulled my head back. I looked apologetically into Dylan's eyes.

"We should get going." Dylan just nodded and continued down the stairs.

We walked to the building the graduation ceremony was being held. We found our seats as fast as we could. We sat together in silence when a question popped into my mind.

"What happened between Kaleb and Bethany?" Dylan smiled.

"Well, Beth asked how long you had been staying in his dorm room, and Kaleb said 'don't ask questions, it'll ruin the mood' so Bethany stated that he doesn't want her asking questions because he doesn't want her to know the answers."

"She's a psychology major?" Dylan nodded.

"Then Kaleb told her that you had been on campus all four years, staying in his room." My breath caught in my throat. "Beth got pissed for a reason I don't understand, and yeah." I nodded.

"Cool," I managed to squeak.

"I've been meaning to ask, if you don't have financial support, how do you have a phone?" I smiled and told him about how Kabe got a scholarship and used his tuition money to get us cell phones.

"Hey, shh, their about to call Kabe," I said. Dylan nudged me as I beamed proudly at my brother. He put his arm around my shoulders and I sat there, smiling at my lap. Dylan squeezed my shoulder with excitement when they called Bethany's name.

I held Dylan's hand on the walk back to Bethany's room. I sat on the bed we were on last time and he sat next to me.

"Before anything happens," Dylan started, "what is going to happen now that your brother graduated?" I sighed. I still don't want to accept this.

"Apparently, I'm moving in with my brother's roommate's fiancé. And it sucks."

"Where does this fiancé live?"

"I have no fucking idea." I plopped onto my back. Dylan laid down next to me and held my hand. "What am I going to do now?" I asked myself.

"You could always kiss me," Dylan interjected. I grinned then turned my face to his.

"You're right." I crashed my lips to his. Within seconds his tongue ran along my bottom lip. Soon enough our tongues were fighting for dominance, mine only play fighting. Dylan won.

He pulled my body closer to his and rolled on top of me. We continued kissing as I wrapped my legs around his waist. We continued for another minute until Dylan pulled away, breathless.

"I like doing that a lot more than I'm going to like moving." Dylan smirked. I stared at the redness around his lips. Silently, teasingly, I pulled my face to his neck. I put a trail of kisses up his neck to just below his ear. I nibbled his ear slightly before whispering, "a lot more."

I was pushed back to the bed. Dylan quickly started kissing me again. We just kept kissing for a few hours before I decided my brother would be done.

Dylan walked me back to my brother's room. He pecked my lips before walking off. I quietly unlocked the door and slipped in. Aaron was fast asleep. I made my way over to Kabe's desk. On it was three plane tickets. I took them in my hand and read them closely.

"Why am I leaving two months earlier then them?"

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AN

The picture is just a drawing of the dress Dani wore.