Real life

Chapter 22

Brooklyns POV

"Hey" Tanner whispers in my ear as I turn around to face him. "Good morning" I say. "Wow, this is nice being able to sleep in the same bed and you not having to sneak out in the middle of the night."

"Yeah, perks of living alone I guess". "I'm thinking about moving out sometime soon." He says. "Oh really that would be nice", "yeah not having to be in the house with three girls all the time" he says and we both chuckle a little bit.

"I still feel like a complete loser that I don't have my career planned out and I still live with my parents" Tanner says. "Hey, you are no loser," I say, putting a hand on his bare shoulder. "You are only 22 and you're younger than me. Plus, I only had to go to college for 3 years, not 4 like you so you have all the time in the world to figure it out".

"No, I don't have all the time in the world. I have to find a job so I can make money and have a life." Tanner says in an angry way. "Sorry" I say getting up out of bed and walking over to my bathroom. I walk over to my sink and pick up a toothbrush.

Tanner walks in the bathroom and comes up, hugging me from behind. I just have his t-shirt on and he has on sweatpants. "Hey, I didn't mean to say it like that" I say. "No I shouldn't have answered you like that" he says.

He pulls me around so that I am facing him and he kisses me. "Have you talked to Dylan lately?" he asks me. "Yeah I talked to him yesterday and he mentioned something about going out later". "Yeah he said the same thing to me. I told him that I was in town visiting a friend".

"Oh so you lied to him" I say. "No, not really I am in his town and I'm visiting my friend". "Oh is that what this is" I say motioning in between us. "No I guess not" he says smiling and he kisses me.

"So do you want to go tonight?" I ask him. "Yeah he said that you would be going and I think we should tell him. I mean hopefully he doesn't beat my ass"

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If I'm being completely honest I am a little nervous about telling Dylan that we are together. I mean it's no that he's ever said anything about us not being able to date or like each other. It's just that it is kind of weird to be dating one of your brother's best friends that he has known since he was born.

I'm putting on my makeup to get ready to go out. We're going to this one bar/restaurant so hopefully I will be getting a few drinks in. I don't really drink that much so when I do it's a lot of fun.

"Are you almost ready?" Tanner asks me, poking his head in the doorway of my bathroom. He's wearing a linen white shirt and cargo pants. I swear everything he wears just makes him look so good. I wish I was like that.

"Yeah Im ready" I say, answering him, closing my makeup bag and walking over to my closet to grab my shoes and put them on.

"How do I look?" I ask Tanner who is still standing in the doorway. "You look like a million bucks" he says and I roll my eyes. I'm wearing a blue corset top and white jeans and my nike dunks, one of my favorite going out outfits.

Tanner takes a deep breath in as we are about to walk into the front door of 'bennys' the local 'bar and grill'. Tanner opens the door for me and I grab his hand hoping that I am not squeezing the circulation of it because of social events like this. No matter how big, how small, or how many times I have done it still stresses me out.

Trying to ignore the nervousness running through my body and the amount that I am sweating. I look at Tanner and then look out into the restaurant trying to find Camry and Tanner.

"Right there" I say pointing to a booth in the very back. Tanner starts forward and we walk towards them. They still haven't seen us yet which is good and we reach the table and they still don't see us holding hands.