Fallen in love on a cruise

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"Fuck you, Theodore. You knew exactly that you would hurt me with this."

"Ivory, you know that I'm not talking about you."

"Oh, so you've fooled around with another person this summer?"

"Fuck no. Ivy you know I would never do that to you."

"Then who where you talking about?" 

"Tara. We fooled around some years ago."

"Thank you very much. I know who Tara is and I know when the two of you fooled around."

"How do you...?"

"Please everyone saw you messing around. Everyone knew that there was something going on between you two."

"I'm sorry okay. I should've been more careful with my words."

"No, it's okay. I don't even have any reason to be jealous or hurt."

"You damn well do have one. I wouldn't want you to say things like this and I don't really want to see you with any other guys."

"Oh, weren't you the one that said we shouldn't continue this?"

"Because I'm your brother's best friend. Sorry to tell you this but James and Xander would both kill me if they knew."

"Fuck them. I will tell them."

"No that is not your burden to carry."

"If you don't want to continue what we had in the summer, why even bother coming here?"

"Because I can't seem to let you go. I fell for you my dear Ivy."

"I hate you."

"Yeah, I kind of deserve that."

Instead of saying anything more, he just closes his arms around my waist and pulls me in for a hug. I hug him back, my arms around his neck and just for a moment it feels like we get lost in this hug.

But that was before we were interrupted by someone falling on the stairs.

We quickly get out of the hug looking at each other in shock.

"No one can know about this Theo. At least not yet okay?"

His only response is a nod. Will he stands in the bathroom I open the door walking out.

There on the floor atop of the staircase lays Alexander James Devenaugh one of my annoying older brothers.

It seems like he is completely shit faced. Which isn't a surprise, considering that there is a party going on downstairs.

But before I came upstairs my brother was capable of standing on his own.

"Hi Ivy. Did you see Theo? He came up here to check on you or something."

"Yeah. I think he's just using the toilet. Let's get you to bed."

"No, I really don't want to go to bed. I want to go down back downstairs and party with the rest of our friends."

"That is definitely not going to happen. Let's get you to sleep. From the sounds of it everyone is completely shit faced and considering it's already 3:00 a.m. you're going to bed."

Theo gets out of the bathroom behind me and looks at James still laying on the floor.

"Don't you dare laugh. Just help me get him to bed."

But before I could stop him, he already snapped a picture oh James and sent it to the group chat. I could only shake my head will trying not to laugh.

With a bit of patience, we finally got him to stand up. With all of his weight between me and Theo.

Theo looked at me in which room we should bring him. I nodded to my parents' room. They were out of town for a whole week, so the house was ours.

Finally getting him into my parents room and laying him down, wasn't as easy as it may sound.

"I think he isn't just drunk."

"Nope definitely stoned. Let's go and see what damage awaits us downstairs."

Going downstair I Had hope that it wasn't as bad it may sound. Well I was wrong. All of our friends that came today were drunk and most of them also stoned.

The first person to see us come downstairs is James Alexander Devenaugh. My other completely idiotic brother. We call him Xander because for those who don't notice our parents weren't very creative with naming them.

They played way to many pranks with switching names and now their second names just stuck as first names.

"Where is James? He wanted to come get the two of you."

"In bed, just like you will be."

Before he could even say anything I took his arm and lead him upstairs. Putting him down beside James.

Walking out of the room I see Theo with Damian there other best friend. Standing a bit lost.

"Wait a second. I'm just going to put the mattress from the guest room in my parents room."

So I did just that. Putting the mattress from the guest bed on the floor in front of my parents bed. Even though Damian could easily sleep in the guest room it was easier this way.

Once Damian was also put to bed, we begin to work again. My three best friends Katlynn, Veronica and Sara asleep in my room.

Tristan and Flynn, which are some other friends of my brothers going to sleep in James room. Silas and Liam in Xanders room and Devon and Mick on the couches.

45 minutes later and everyone finally was asleep. When I say bringing 12 shit faced people to bed isn't easy I mean it.

"You can go to sleep Theo. We can find you a place and in worst case we still have the inflatable beds."

"No you should sleep. I'm okay with being awake."

"It's nearly 4 in the morning. I can't sleep anymore. I'm just staying awake till they wake up."

"Then I will stay awake with you."

My brain was already shut down so I didn't even protest against some company.

"You want something to drink?"

"You got something without alcohol?"

"Coffee, Water or a soda?"

"I'll just take some water."

I give him a glass of water and a bottle of water while making myself an iced coffee. I'm seriously obsessed with this coffee.

I motion for him to go outside. It's only the beginning of September which means it's still over 20 degrees even in the night outside.

The campfire that we made at the beginning of the evening is already out which is good. One thing less I have to do.

Theo is already sitting on one of the couches when I walked out, so I decide to take the seat opposite of him.

Though before I could do that he takes my wrist and pulls me down on the couch to him. So now I'm sitting on his lap.

I feel the redness in my cheeks and if that wasn't enough, his stupid grin sure as hell told me.

I moved so instead of sitting on his lap, I sit in between his legs.

He hugs me from behind while I lay my upper body on his chest. Without talking we just lay there looking at the stars.

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How lucky I am having something that makes saying goodbye so hard.

- Winnie the Pooh