Loving Cross

21.

*Anson's POV*
I have a boyfriend.
An actual freaking boyfriend.
I woke up the next morning with Piper right beside me, thinking dear god I'm crazy as hell for actually thinking he'd break up with someone because they had sex.
It kind of hit me that if he actually did that, Kinsley would whoop his ass, his dad would whoop his ass, and he'd probably be in a hospital because his mom would've done more than whoop his ass.
Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the hell out of Parker for looking out for me, but I over reacted.
I should've just talked to him.
"You my love, look very happy." Piper smiled at me.
"I am." I nodded.
"Well how about we go celebrate the happiness, go get some breakfast, and get hair and nails done before lover boy gets here for practice." She nodded. "Call Kinsley up and go get her."
"That sounds like a fabulous idea." I smiled.
Her and I threw some soft shorts and t-shirts on, we went and grabbed Kinsley and headed to Nulls, because I am no longer banned for throwing shrimp at Parker.
We went and sat down, ordered food.
"You know Cash almost killed me last night." Kinsley nodded and took a sip of her coffee.
"Why?" I gave her a look.
"Because he thought I told you about Morgan. What all did Parker tell you?"
"Wait, how do you know it was Parker?" I raised my eyebrows.
"Because it wasn't Dyson, he was here with Cash Friday night." She nodded.
"All he said was that he chased her for a while, and once he finally got her, he shut down and broke up with her after they had sex."
She choked and Piper started smacking her back. "What the hell." Kinsley coughed.
"What?" I shook my head.
"That is not what I said, at all. Not even close."
"Wait, what did you say?" Piper raised her eyebrows.
"Exactly what happened." She nodded. "That they had been sleeping together for a while, but Cash wanted more, she didn't. Then when they finally started dating that things changed, she got controlling and crazy, and Cash gave it some time to see if it would go back to normal. It didn't, and he told her the truth, that he didn't like the person she turned in to and that he wasn't feeling her like that anymore. I never said that he broke up with her after they had sex."
"Well, now I know it's the truth, because he said the same exact thing." I nodded. "Why in the hell would Parker make it sound that way." I shook my head.
"Maybe that's just the way he took it." Piper nodded.
"I mean, he saw everything that went down with Garrett, maybe he's just looking out for you. I mean, Cash has had his fair share of girls, but he's always been upfront with everything." Kinsley shrugged.
"Like Parker." Piper nodded and took a drink.
"Well, rule number one, talk to your boyfriend before you freak out." I nodded.
"Wait, whoah." Kinsley held her hand up. "Boyfriend?" She smiled.
"He didn't tell you?" I raised my eyebrows.
"He was too busy screaming at me then beating the shit out of his heavy bag." She laughed.
"Well I don't know how to shut up, he pretty much ate my mouth, then went on a long speech about why he likes me and how this is all different. Then I finally threw out there that he still hasn't tried that hard with me. Then asked me if I was ready for a relationship. Made me tell him I wanted him to be my boyfriend to make sure I was serious. Then he finally asked me to be his girlfriend. And now I have a tall tan boyfriend who is not scared to yell at me or put me in my place." I pursed my lips.
"You know, he kind of looks like Beau Mirchoff with blonde hair?" Piper scrunched her face.
"Holy shit, I have a Matty McKibben." I laughed.
"Well, this took a turn. Because I love Matty." Kinsley shook her head.
"Come on my loves. Nails and hair? Maybe look at Hoco dresses since its in 4 weeks." Piper smiled.
We headed to the mall. I got my french tips touched up, and I decided to get some caramel highlights added to my hair. Get it, chocolate and caramel.
Then we went and looked at a few dresses.
"I really like this one." Kinsley pulled a deep blue dress off a rack.
"I think, that would look fabulous on you." Piper nodded.
"Really?" She smiled.
We both nodded.
"As if I'll have a date." She rolled her eyes.
"Hey, Daddy Ken said that if he wants to hang out with you without a group, he wants to talk to him again. But you will be in a group, so, you never know." I smiled.
"True!" She pointed at me.
"What do you guys think about this one." I pulled a light green one down.
"It would look really good with your eyes." Someone said from behind us.
We all shot around.
"Hi Cadence." Piper pursed her lips.
"Hi Piper." She gave her a small smile. "Hi Kinsley. Hi Anson."
"HI Cadence." Kin waved.
I took a deep breath. Thinking about what Cash told me a few weeks ago. 'Parker sees something in her. Another shot.' "Hi Cadence." I gave her a small smile.
Kinsley and Piper both looked at me and raised their eyebrows.
"How are you?" She pursed her lips.
"I'm OK." I nodded. "Just, looking at dresses."
"Right, homecoming?"
We all nodded.
"Has Duke asked yet?" She looked at Kinsley.
"Not yet. Hoping though." She nodded.
"And Cash? Are you two going?"
"He doesn't know it yet, but yeah." I nodded.
"He seems really crazy about you." She smiled. "You deserve someone whose crazy about you."
"And, are you going?" Piper asked. "Maybe with Parker?"
"I don't think Parker's going to ask me." She shook her head.
"I'm sure he will." I nodded. "But, I have to get to practice. So, maybe, we can get together next Friday night? Look around more at dresses."
"Really?" She raised her eyebrows.
I nodded.
"OK." She smiled. "Yeah. Yeah, I'll call you." She nodded.
"Great." I nodded.
I grabbed Piper and Kinsleys hands and dragged them out.
"What was that?" Kinsley laughed.
"Your fucking brother in my head." I sighed.
I dropped them off at their houses and headed home.

*Parker's POV*
For the first time in weeks, Dyson and I were actually down at the track before Anson.
We were already in our gear and fueling up our bikes when Cash walked in.
"Buddy." Dyson dapped him up.
"Boy." He smiled.
"What's up man?" I gave him a small nod.
"Oh wouldn't you like to know Parker." He shook his head and put his stuff on.
OK, what the hell was that?
A few minutes later, Anson came walking in. Looking different.
"Well look at this." Cash smiled and ran his fingers through her hair. "I like it."
"Oh he noticed." She flipped her hands through her hair and laughed.
"He did notice. You look beautiful." He nodded.
"Thank you." She laughed and started putting her gear on.
"Anson what the hell did you do to your head." Dyson laughed.
"I figured I could use a little flare." She shrugged. "Pipe, Kinsley and I went and got breakfast, got our nails and hair done, and we looked at dresses for homecoming." She nodded.
"You know Duke's going to ask Kinsley right?" I laughed.
"Well, I'm hoping. That OK with you brother bear?" She looked at Cash.
"Kinsley can go with whoever she wants, because I will already be there." He smiled and kissed her cheek.
"None of that shit out on the track!" Kevin yelled as he, dad, and Hal came walking in.
"Yes sir." Anson laughed.
"Alright, Cash and Dyson, you're up first." Dad shook his head and smiled.
"I'm gonna make you eat dirt." Dyson looked at Cash and nodded.
"Guy, I will step on you." He laughed and they peeled out.
"You two, mound." Hal waved out of the shop.
Anson and I kicked our bikes on and headed down.
We got down and took our helmets off to watch Cash and Dyson.
"So, I saw Cadence while looking at dresses." She nodded.
"Really? How'd that go?" I took a deep breath.
"She's gonna call me, and then the four of us are going to go look at dresses Friday." She pursed her lips.
I just looked at her. "Really?"
She nodded. "I can't expect you to not hang out with her, and I'm tired of acting like Dyson didn't sleep with the majority of my other friends. So, you should ask Cadence."
"You realize we're not dating right? Cadence and I are just friends." I nodded.
"Yeah, I sleep with all my friends too Parker." She laughed.
"Well you make out with Cash. So."
"Because Cash and I aren't friends." She shook her head. "Look, she wants to go with you, I don't mind, and clearly you see something in her if you keep going back. So ask her. OK?"
"I don't know Ani." I shook my head.
"Baby, head down and meet them, you and Dyson are going to run." Hal said in to the microphone.
"Just ask her." She put her helmet on and rode down.
She met Dyson and Cash at the gate. Her and Cash did their little handshake, and he rode up here with me.
"Nice run." I nodded.
"Yeah, thanks." He mumbled as he took his helmet off.
"You two seem to be doing good." I gave him a small smile.
"Yeah, no thanks to you." He nodded.
"What?" I gave him a look.
"Where do you get off telling my girlfriend about my ex girlfriend when you have no clue what happened." He crossed his arms and looked at me.
"Girlfriend?"
"Yeah, girlfriend. As of last night. After she ripped me a new asshole because you decided to tell her I had sex with my ex girlfriend and broke up with her because I got bored." He nodded.
"Cash I never said that." I shook my head.
"So you didn't tell her that I got Morgan to go out with me, shut down, and broke up with her after we had sex?" He raised his eyebrows.
"Look,-"
"Parker, don't bother." He shook his head. "She told me, and I asked Kinsley if that's what she said, and she didn't. So you're really going to sit here and tell me that you twisted my sisters words around because you're looking out for her?"
"I misinterpreted the situation. Alright?"
"Whatever you say Parker. But you know instead of going straight to Anson, you could've asked me. Any reason you didn't?"
"Look Cash I don't know what you're getting at." I took a deep breath.
"Cash, meet them at the gate." Dad said in to the mic.
"I'm getting at, when it comes to my girlfriends heart and making sure she's good, I've got it." He nodded and threw his helmet back on. He headed back down to the gate.
Dyson rode back up. "Why does he look pissed?" He took his helmet off.
"Because he is." I nodded.
"What did you do." Dyson shook his head.
"All I did was mention what happened with his ex-girlfriend to Anson so she could be careful."
"Park come on!" He threw his hands in the air. "He wasn't feeling her anymore because she changed. He didn't do anything wrong."
"Still it didn't sit right with me." I shook my head.
"That didn't sit right with you, or them getting closer didn't sit right with you." He crossed his arms.
"Anson can date who she wants. They're also more than close. They're actually dating now." I nodded.
"Yes, I know. Her and Piper were still screaming about it when I got home last night." He nodded.
"Oh you couldn't bother mentioning it to me?" I crossed my arms.
"Weren't you with Lilly Garcia last night?" He raised his eyebrows. "Why does it matter, you're doing your thing while she's doing hers, remember?"
"She's my best friend." I nodded.
"So, you're telling her you're fucking Lilly now." He laughed. "Since you know she's dating Cash?"
"No. I'm not fucking Lilly. I did it once. And now I am asking Cadence to homecoming."
"What the fuck." He raised his eyebrows.
"Yeah. She told me to ask Cadence, so apparently she's trying. But we'll see just how fine she is with it."
"Dude, your mind scares the shit out of me." He laughed.
Yeah, it scares the shit out of me too.
Because 1, I'm fucking pissed that she didn't tell me.
2. I don't want her doing her own thing.
3. I don't want her dating one of my friends.
4. Fuck, I don't want her dating anyone.

Seeing her kiss Cash goodbye after practice.
Hell nah.
I don't want to be friends with her.
I want that.