TORN (a Kevin "Ghost" McCullough Fanfic) *short story*

Chapter 6

I headed out to the living room to find nobody. The TV was off and there was no sign of anyone anywhere. Instead, I heard yelling and splashing coming from the backyard so I went to investigate. I stood at the glass wall looking out the back and saw all the guys playing and being weird in the pool. Splashing each other, tackling each other, racing each other, just having fun. It looked pretty fun from here, at least.

I opened the door and stepped out, laying down on a lawn chair to the side of the pool. "Trix! Join us!" Manny yelled. I laughed a bit and shook my head. "I'm good!" I yelled back. We all turned our attention to the door, seeing Kevin throw his clothes off and run to the pool in only his boxers. He jumped in and almost jumped on top of Evan, but it doesn't seem like they would care much if that happened. "Come on in, Trix!" Manny called again. I shook my head again and turned my attention to my phone. "Why noooooooot?!" He wined. I turned and looked at him. "Because I don't want to." I said calmly.

"Oh shit." I said to myself, grabbing my phone and running back inside once I saw Manny climbing out to catch me. I shut the door behind me but that didn't help much. Manny wrapped his wet self around me and hugged me tight. "Now you're wet. Come on."

"One, that sounds so dirty. Two, I don't have a bathing suit on." He let go of me and turned me around to face him. "We don't give a shit. Come swimming in your underwear!" He yelled again, pulling me back outside. "OK! Fine! Just let me go and I'll be in." I pleaded. He nodded and jumped back into the pool with the guys.

"She coming?" I heard Alix ask. "He forced me to!" I answered, unbuttoning my shirt and putting it down on the lawn chair along with my phone. I left my bracelets on and kicked my shoes off, sliding my jeans down and tossing my tank top with my other clothes. All I was left with were my black and red striped matching bra and undies. I felt so weird doing this but if Manny says nobody cares, then I guess I shouldn't either.

I jumped in next to Kevin, instantly shivering once I came back up and standing still. "Cold?" Kevin asked and I nodded. "Freezing." I answered. "You'll get used to it." He joked, splashing me. I squealed and turned my back to him. "Bruh!" I yelled, splashing him back.

For what felt like hours, we played in the pool and talked and played some more. We said random stuff and did random stuff and it was just... random.

After a while, the sun started going down so we got out and dried off. We stayed in our bathing suits and piled into the living room, ordering pizza and still being random. We turned on music and danced and sang around the room, tackling each other and what not. Having this much fun was not what I expected, but its also Ghost Town. I should have had a feeling it would have been weird.

Once my bra and undies were finally dry, I got dressed again. My hair got really flat so I bent down and flipped it, making it fluffier. "Well damn." Alix said, walking past and sitting back down. "You leaving us, Trix?" Manny asked. I nodded and went over to hug all the guys. "I'll take you home." Kevin said, grabbing his keys. I said bye to the guys one more time before closing the door.

I sat down and strapped myself into Kevin's car, not knowing what to expect. After today, it should be beyond awkward. "Have fun?" He asked calmly, pulling out and starting to drive. Guess I spoke too soon again. "Yeah. They're really weird." I joked. He laughed a little and licked his lips, it was then I realized I've been staring at him out of the corner of my eye the majority of the ride home. "I know but how can you not love them." He said.

We both laughed that off and before we knew it, back at home sweet home. I unbuckled my seatbelt and smiled at him, getting a smile in return. "I'll see you later I guess?" I asked. He nodded and leaned over, hugging me gently. I hugged him back then said bye before exiting the car. I took my keys off the loop and headed upstairs to my apartment, petting Sprout who meowed at my feet.

I fed him then hopped in the shower, still thinking about Kevin. I have work tomorrow and I know this is going to bug me all day but I can't do anything about it. Just the fact that my old best friend almost kissed me, and I was about to kiss him back. I honestly dont know at this point. I just hope I get something out of this and understand his feelings, as well as mine.

I hopped out and headed to my room, putting on a blank oversized t-shirt and clean undies. I took my makeup off in the shower and brought my bracelets into my room with me to put them on my dresser for tomorrow. I climbed into bed and pulled the blankets up to my chin, plugging my phone onto the charger and turning off the light, seeing I had a text from Kevin.

"Today was fun. We need to hang out again soon :)"

I appreciate the fact that he's not bringing our almost kiss up anymore and acting like it never happened, but that's all I can think about. It's going to drive me nuts until I can figure this out. Has time really changed us in that way? Is it possible to have certain feelings for someone for so long then to have them change unexpectedly? If so, what changed it? So many questions are running though my brain and I can't answer them. The most important question I feel like I need an answer to is how I really feel about Kevin.