Cash has been living with me for 2 months, he says he's doing it for me, but I think it's because he missed me. For the first month, I kept an empty room open, just in case Ethan came back. He never did. Rent was getting harder to pay without another roommate, so we rented it out. That's how I met Bella, she is a super sweet college freshman. She is studying to become an English Language teacher so she can teach immigrants to speak English. She's also an amazing cook, and in Culinary. She has a boyfriend who is over a lot too, his name is Ryan. He is a musical theatre major with his best friend, Evan. He is good at basically any instrument and is a very talented music writer and singer. They are both starring in Little Shop of Horror as Seymour (Evan) and the dentist (Ryan). The person playing Audrey is Evan's girlfriend, Allie. She is super duper pretty, but thats about it. Her and Taylor get along because they are both blonde, pretty, dumb influencers with millions of followers. OH YEAH, Taylor got like 25 million more followers after the murders. Anyways, Allie has a half sister named Hannah and she is a total BITCH. Like literally the worst person I've ever met, she is a total condescending bitch and thinks she can get away with it just because she's hot. Miles's sister, Hope, moved it. She is literally my best friend, she is so sweet and cute and little. Also Miles is such a good big brother, like WHAT. Taylor and him ACTUALLY have stayed apart, I've heard them DO stuff together a couple times, but nothing official. Cash is doing good I think, him and Jackson are still together and Anika is doing well. He is doing long distance with Jackson, Jackson thinks Cash is on a cross country trip to "find himself."
"DINNER!" Miles scream through my door. I get up and rush into the kitchen.
"Please tell me you made it Bella." I say looking at her.
"Nope, it's all me." Miles says smiling.
"NOOOOOOOO!" I scream, dramatically falling to the ground.
"I'm not THAT bad." Miles says, almost ashamed.
"Yeah, you are." Taylor says walking out of her room.
"Fuck you Tay." Miles says.
"We already did that, it didn't work out. Too small." Taylor says looking at his crotch.
"TAYLOR!" Bella says.
"We both know that's not true." Miles says, winking.
"OH MY GOD!" Hope says walking out of the bathroom.
"You weren't supposed to hear that." Miles says, embarrassed.
"Yeah, I figured." Hope says, rolling her eyes. She sits down at the table next to me. "Hello to my FAVORITE."
"Hello Hopey Ropey." I say smiling. "I was thinking, movie night?"
"HELL YES!" Hope screams excitedly.
"Don't say hell." Miles says, putting a plate of pasta in front of her. Me and him make eye contact and I almost smile. Obviously I'm always in love with Ethan, but something - stable - could be nice. And he's good with kids.
"Soooo, how are you and Ryan?" Cash asks Bella as he sits down next to me at the table.
"I love Ryan so much, but if he talks about little shop one more time." Bella says smiling,
"I've never seen a 'bad boy' talk about a musical so excitedly." Taylor says.
"I don't know, it's kind of cute I guess." Bella says.
"YES! Musical theatre can be cute." Hope says.
"Oh so now you like someone in musical theatre?" Miles asks.
"No, but have you ever seen that one guy from frozen?" Hope asks.
"Jonathan Groff?" Taylor asks.
"Yeah, he's so hot." Hope says, dramatically fanning her face.
"I've got some bad news for you girl." Taylor says.
"HE HAS A GIRLFRIEND?" Hope yells.
"Try again." Cash says smiling, I can't hold my laugh in, everyone is laughing now, except for Hope.
"WIFE?" She dramatically slips down the chair.
"No, try husband." I say. Shock goes across her face.
"ALL THE HOT ONES ARE GAYYYYY." She says.
"I know that's right." Cash says smiling.
"Oh Hope, I'm sure you'll find a boy who is just as into girl as you are boys." Bella says. This sends everyone at the table into a laughing fit again. Hope is fake crying, but everyone else is practically out of breathe from laughing. I love these people, I would spend the rest of my life with this group.
"So, I was thinking, we all hang out on V-day." Miles says smiling.
"Cant." Taylor says.
"Why not?" Miles asks.
"I'm a hot single girl on Valentine's Day. Imma have the time of my life." She says licking her teeth.
"WOAH, little ears in here." Miles says.
"I'm fourteen, I know what sex is." Hope says rolling her eyes.
"Don't say that word." Miles says, cringing.
"SEXXXX." Hope says, really drawing the word out. I can't stop myself from laughing at Miles's discomfort.
"HOPE." Miles yells.
"SEX SEX SEX SEX SE-" Hope says, Miles covers her mouth and she pushes him off. She leaves the table and runs around the living room, him chasing after her. He tackles her and through her onto the couch, she screams through laughs.
I smile and look at my brother, I wish I could go back to before all this. I wish I could be a little kid with him again, but those times are over. I love him, and it's fine he's friends with my friends, but I miss having space from him too. He's just, everywhere. I love him, but I like my life now.
We finish eating and I go to my room, I lay down on my bed and just take a deep breathe out. I hear my door open and look to see Miles walk in, he closes the door and sits next to me on the bed.
"You done with all the sister fighting?" I say, smiling.
"I don't know, I was kinda hoping I could take some more shots on you." He says, play punching me. Butterflies? no. I LOVE Ethan.
"What's wrong?" He says, SHIT he noticed my face.
"I have a stomach ache, probably from your nasty ass pasta." I say smiling.
"Thank you, for helping out with Hope. It's been... a lot." He says, the sincerity in his eyes is kind of refreshing.
"It's no probably, just hanging with my favorite teen." I say smiling. Just now am I noticing how close we are, the side of my leg is touching the side of his.
"You've just, been a big help." He says, leaning in closer.
"It hasn't been a problem." I say, I lean in closer. His lips are magnetic, I feel myself about to give in. We are just centimeters apart when the door slams open. I turn my head and scoot across the bed. It's Bella, flashbacks to Sammie.
"Oh my god, I just definitely interrupted y'all." She says, her cheeks turning red.
"No." Miles says.
"There was nothing to interrupt." I say.
"No, there definitely was." Bella says.
"NO. Trust me." I say.
"Shoot, I'm just so sorry." Bella says.
"Nope, don't say that. Nothing to be sorry about." I say.
"Im gonna- I'm gonna go." Miles says, getting up. He turns to me, "goodnight."
"Goodnight." I say with a smile. STOP. YOU LIKE ETHAN. thank god Bella was there.
"Im sorry." Bella says, walking out.
"Don't say-" I sigh and lay down on the bed. This is the perfect night, I would ask for a night like this everyday for the rest of my life.
