𝙈𝙍. 𝙉𝙄𝘾𝙀𝙂𝙐𝙔

NOW

The whole energy in the house was off. Everyone was upset really because it was the day we headed back to Texas, back to our jobs, and back to our very separate lives. I don't know what I was expecting really when I came on this trip, for me and Scott to have a happy ever after? I came with a delusion and it was time to face the fact that this trip was strictly for our needs and desires with each other one last time.

"Where you goin?" Scott asked as I pulled my myself up, moving his arm from up top off of me.

I turned around to watch his face drop, "Gotta pack remember?" I sighed, completely confused and stressed out.

"You still got a few hours?" He questioned himself and my actions.

I rolled my eyes behind his back as I sat on the floor, "Yes, but I have to be ready." I huffed as I began unzipping my suitcase.

"Oh, alright..." He silenced himself.

I was being a bitch and I knew it, I just was so annoyed with trying to figure out what we were and what the future held for us.

I blinked, slowly spinning around on my heels as I faced him on the bed, scrolling through his feed on twitter.

"I'm sorry." I apologized as I began to walk up to him he sat up, "I'm just really stressed out." I shook my head as I pulled him against me with my arms under his.

"I know baby, it's okay." His name for me threw me off again, instantly clearing my throat as I pulled my face together.

I quickly went back to doing what I was doing, not saying anything else to him as I focused on my own thing.

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"Okay, I think that's it, check the drawers again just in case." I said as I got up from looking under the bed of the guest bedroom.

"Clear." She said after pulling them all out for me to see.

"Okay." I inhaled, shaking my hands as if it would shake off the nerves and pressure of this all.

"It's okay Ivory, why are you stressing?" I shook my head, exhaling as I sat down.

"I'm so fucking stressed, none of it even makes sense." I continued shaking my head.

"Ivs." Amelia pitied me as she sank down next to me, "Let's just spend the rest of the day all together and have fun okay? Stop worrying so much it's going to be okay." She rubbed my hand continuously.

I nodded as I agreed with her, "Yeah, okay." I stood up, running my fingers through my hair.

I had been a horrible friend and she didn't seem to care, which made me feel even more guilty.

I followed behind Amelia closely until we arrived at the couch, where it sat Aristos completely sprawled out and Scott crammed in the edge as Ari threw his feet over his lap.

"Make way, cherry boy." Amelia slapped his legs as he instantly yelped, bringing his knees back up to his chest.

I didn't even bother sitting in between the three and instead took the single chair sofa like the smart adult that I was.