More Than Just A Friend

Chapter 11

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Oakley's POV

I walk through school with Mo holding my hand as people around us looking at staring and some fans of ours saying they shipped us before we actually "got together", Mo and I walk to out my locker and she smiles at me causing me to glance at her as I put my books away

"What" I say with a small laugh

"Nothing just happy that I have you" She says and I smile and close my locker

"Well I'm lucky to have you....so how about we go on a date and I pick you up from your house after I'm out of soccer" I say as I put my arm around Mo and we walk through the locker bay

"Ummm.....about that, my father doesn't like me dating and I had to hide Scott and I don't want to hide you even though you are a girl and I don't know how they'll react" Mo says quickly as she faces me

"Woah Woah Woah babe...it's ok, I just thought since we haven't made things official and you need time that we hang out....look how about this, you and I have a study like date at your house...we just say that we're friends and that we're studying for a class and working on college applications" I say causing her to smile

"You sure....I mean we aren't lying to them but...I want to be open with you" She says and I take both of her hands

"Mo.....you just got out of a relationship and...you and your father aren't on the same side when it comes to you dating so...we do what we can" I say and Mo smiles sadly

"But are you ok with that" She asks

"More than ok...as long as I have you, now leave everything up to me" I say and Mo nods and I pull her into a hug and kiss her forehead before we go out separate ways
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"I can't believe you brought all these snacks and where did you find some of these drinks" Mo says as she looks through the book bag full of snacks and movies I brought

"Well let's just say my grandmother loves old time snacks and knows a few people...and I know you like old movies so...let's study a bit since that's why I'm here then let's watch a movie" I say and Mo smiles and pulls me into a hug then ends up with her falling in the bed and us laughing

We start studying and we do for a few hours before we decide to stop for the night and watch movie before I have to go home

"You know....I wish I confessed I liked you before you got with Scott" I say as I look at Mo who looks up and smiles at me

"You've liked me for that long...why didn't you say anything I always thought you were so cute" Mo says and I smile a bit

"Nervousness.....a little bit of fear and well....I didn't know if you'd like me back" I say and Mo pulls me close

"What's not to like Oakley" She says softly as our faces are close together, i smile and my eyes go from hers to her lips and back

I see Mo does the same and I decide to throw caution to the wind and I close the gap between us and connect our lips into a slow kiss

We pull  away after a bit and stare into each other's eyes, just as we're about kiss again there's a knock on her door causing us to break apart

"Come in" Mo says and the door opens to reveal MO's mom

"Mo...there's some food downstairs for you are your friend" MO's mom says as she looks between us, MO's mom smiles to me and winks at her daughter before closing to door

I look at Mo who's looking at me, I try to hold in my laugh but I see Mo doing the same and we both crack and laughing
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I sit in the backyard with Olivia as I hold her and stare off into space, Nancy died last night and even though she was a cat she was still family

The last piece of our mother that was living

I hear footsteps causing me to look up and see the band coming over to us

"You guys ok" Wen says and I shake my head mindlessly as Olivia sniffles, I feel MO's hand on me shoulder as I grab it immediately

"Look...I'm really sorry about Nancy" Wen says and I feel Olivia let go of my hand and grab Wen's

"Hey...it's nice out here right" Charlie says and Olivia nods and so do I

"Yea...sometimes we like to come out here and look up to see what shapes we can find" Olivia says and I smile a bit as I remember the night our father went to prison, to take Olivia's mind off things I brought her outside to look at the clouds

It became our thing when we're upset

Everyone starts rattling off things in the sky and I just stare at the ground as I feel guilt, I didn't pay attention to Nancy when she's as alive because she brought too many upsetting emotions about my mother

But now that she's gone I feel empty and I can't help Olivia with it

"All I see is a blob....sometimes I feel like I'm too stupid to be in my family like I'm some let down, no wonder my mom ignores me" Stella says, I notice everyone laying down and I lay next to Mo who grabs my hand

"I wish my dad would ignore me, I'm never going to live up to this perfect Indian daughter" Mo says and I squeeze her hand

"Try living up to a perfect brother" Charlie says

"I'd take perfect brother any day over my dads ridiculous girlfriend" Wen says

"My dads in prison...he did some very bad stuff after my mom died and....I can't bear to talk to him no matter how much he writes me" Olivia says as she sits up causing me to sit up and go over to her

"Oakley......do you have anything to share..your really quiet, you know we're here for you too" Stella says and I put my head down a bit

"I feel like I have to be the fatherly figure of the house...keep everything in order and protect everyone.....sometimes I feel like I avoid my issues to seem like I'm ok so no one worries about me" I say and Olivia pulls me into a hug

"I'm just so glad to have this...our band and I feel like this is a family you know" I say and the band pulls us into a hug as Stella drums her guitar

Different day transition

I dance with Mo as Stella strums her guitar, I smile and dip her before twirling her around, I look over to see Charlie looking at us but I ignore him and pull Mo close to me

I take my shirt off before jumping into the water with Wen and Charlie, I laugh as Mo Jumps in and I hold her close, we sink to the bottoms and kiss under the water

I smile as Wen swims in between us with his snorkel on and Mo and I go up the surface, I look to my sister on her floaty and we all push her over and laugh together

This is Olivia and I's family now

A/n ugh this movie gives me feels like this is the dream friend group honestly and I feel I have this in my life and I hope y'all do or do in the future

Enjoy:)