𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐁𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒 ʲᵃᶜᵏ ʰᵘᵍʰᵉˢ

18

"Ethan! Get out!" Kassie threw a shoe, hitting her door which hit Ethan behind it. Olive laughed as Ethan groaned, closing the door and making clear stomps to his room. "Goodness, we should've got Mark to come over to occupy him." Kassie mumbled, sat on her best friends lap as she did her makeup.

"I'm kinda glad Mark isn't here." Olive spoke quietly, eyes focused on the girl in front of her.

"Why?"

"Because, y'know.." they were getting ready for Olive's date with Jack.

Kassie stopped, the brush pulled back from Olive's face. The blonde was taken aback, staring at her best friend with a questionable look.

"I will slap the fuck out of you if you're trying to imply something." Kassie muttered, pointing the brush at the other. Olive didn't say anything, "Olive you're fucking joking. Please tell me you're—"

"I didn't say anything!" Olive laughed nervously, but Kassie's face said otherwise.

"You're going on a date with Jack. You like Jack—"

"I don't even like him like that.. I just can see this changing how I feel about him."

"But now you're saying Mark could be a possibility." Olive's brows knitted together in deep thought. "No? God, Ollie, you're so confusing."

"I'm sorry! You know I'm bad at this. Like the feelings and being able to explain myself its.. hard. Mark is—gosh, Mark is amazing and he's my best friend, that's all it is. I swear."

—

Olive loved the zoo, so when Jack had put it as an option for their date she was instantly thrilled. Growing up, her parents would get the year round pass to take her. The penguin exhibit had been her favorite, loving the feel of walking through a ship and getting sprayed by the water.

She'd met Jack in detroit, refusing to let him drive the extra hour to get her. A car park a few miles from the zoo. He arrived first, texting her when she was just a few minutes away. She paid to park for the day, unsure of how long they would be gone.

She'd managed to find a spot close to his car, seeing get out as he saw her park. His outfit was different from the last time she'd seen him. The polo shirt was gone, replaced by a black t-shirt and he was wearing jeans with vans. He had a hat on, positioned backwards on his head and she laughed as she got out.

"Went from pro-golfer to douche bag." She teased, walking over to him after locking her car. Jack rolled his eyes, but got a good look at her. She was in a jean skirt, black fishnets covering her legs. Her top was tight and cropped, baby pink with a small mushroom in the center.

"You look like princess bubblegum and marceline had a baby."

She smiled wide at his words, "that comment alone might've just earned you a kiss at the end of the night." Jack's heart pounded, face flushing a deep red and he had to clear his throat to hide his nerves.

"Why don't you just do it now?" Jack took a step towards her, Olive only let out a a giggle, shaking her head at the boy.

"Nice try, bud." She mumbled, patting his shoulder as she went to the passenger door. "Now, can we go see the penguins?" She opened the door and Jack nodded quickly, getting into the drivers seat.

Olive took a look around the car, it was definitely nicer than her old honda civic she'd gotten for her eighteenth birthday. It was spacious, she could even see the hockey sticks poking from the trunk of the suv. Jack seemed to notice her curiosity, her eyes focusing on the backseat.

"It's not as nice as my car back in Jersey but—"

"You have another car?" She asked, "I can barely afford to fill my tank." Jack frowned, suddenly feeling guilt at the mention.