Boy Toy <<slow updates>>

9

"I'm not doing anything until you break it off with Jake." I told her, now sitting on the bench beside her. Megan smiled, holding up a finger as she got out her phone and calling someone, who I assume was Jake.

"Jake, hey!" she said, a bit too enthusiastic for the conversation she was about to have. Some mumbled came through the mobile device before Megan stated coldly that they're through and hung up.

"That was..." I trailed off, unsure of whether I felt positively or negatively towards the deed.

"Heroic? Brave? Courageous?" She said with a smile. "Cause I'd say all three." I smiled back and pecked her nose.

"How do you want to do this?" I questioned, wondering just how this new relationship was going to work.

"We should go on a date!" Megan exclaimed excitedly, slipping off the bench to stand in front of me. She wrapped herself under my arm and swayed as she talked. "A beautiful evening at a carnival, ending with a romantic kiss on the Ferris wheel." She stopped swaying and jumped on my lap, laying bridal style across me as my arms automatically went to her back and behind the knees to support her. "Or a game of laser tag where you stand up for me and be the hero shooting everyone who tried to hurt me."

"You've got this all planned out, huh?" I asked, the smile on my lips unable to be hid. She was just too adorable.

"Yes, yes I do." She gave me a cheeky wink before rolling back on to the floor, walking away with no words and sway of the hips.

I sighed before chugging the rest of my coffee, walking over to wash the mug then walking to the living room. The sound of water rushing through pipes sounded through the establishment and I knew Megan was having a shower. I considered joining her but decided against it, instead packing away the remainders of my sleeping place from last night.

I wonder what had actually happened last night. Had my breath smelt of whiskey and beer that made her struggle to keep her food down? Was my singing painful to hear? Did her eyes sparkle as we talked? I would never know.

I didn't regret drinking. Of course, the entire conversation would've been different had I been sober, but the way it happened worked and I now had a chance. To me, it didn't seem like a bad thing. I think the only thing I regret from last night is driving while blind drunk. That could've ended so much worse than it did.

I winced when the walls let out a screech as the water was turned off, my head still ached due to the excessive drinking from last night. I plopped down on to the coach, waiting for Megan to come down, and began thinking.

It surprised me how easily she broke it off with Jake. It was only a short while ago that she was excitedly telling me about their new found love for each other. Was that some sort of sign for me to stay away? Is she noncommittal? Does she even want a relationship or just sex? Question after question flooded through my mind and pinched the bridge of my nose. Even over thinking made my head thump and vision blur.

A short while later, I heard the pitter patter of feet down the stairs. The questions and insecurities still ran through my mind. Megan sat beside me and I turned to her.

"How'd you break it off with Jake so easily?" I asked. She shrugged, leaning back and putting one leg on top of the other.

"I called, he answered, I broke it off and hung up. Wasn't that hard." I frowned, her answer only worsening my doubts. She rolled her eyes before smiling, sitting up and turning her body towards me. She placed her arms around my shoulders and smirked. "Let's do something fun."

I brushed her arms off and turned away just a bit. "Not in to mood." She gave me a weird look.

"What got your knickers in a twist?" She scoffed, leaning back again.

"If we're actually going to attempt a relationship here, I wanna go slow." I stated.

"What's the point? I've already seen you naked, there's nothing to hide."

"The point is that I don't want to keep being your freakin' boy toy anymore! If we're gonna have a relationship, I want to do it right."

"Boy toy? You think I was using you, Ash?" I noticed her fists ball up beside her.

"Well, yeah. You kinda were." I pushed.

"Way to make me sound like some whore. Seriously, what the hell? I wasn't using you!" I rolled my eyes at this.

"Bull! I was there when you needed me, that was it." I couldn't believe her!

"Is this because of how I ended it with Jake?"

"I just don't want it to end that easily, ok?" I swallowed back tears. Why was I about to cry? I shouldn't be crying. "I just need to know that we aren't going to go out for a month before you find someone else to take your anger out on and then leave."

It was silent for a while before Megan placed her hand on top of mine.

"I'm not going to leave you, Ashton." She said softly. "Promise."