The Experiment (Draft)

What

Lydia:

What was that all about? I never even knew that Owen was interested. I walked back up to my room to see Luke still in my bed. After about a half an hour, we just talked. He decided we wanted to wait for anything more than just kissing. We fell asleep soon after, in each other's arms. Why had Owen kissed me? I thought we were just friends, and I thought that he would have seen there was something going on between Luke and I. Why wouldn't he just ask?

"Hey babe." Luke says as he stretches.

"How did you sleep?"

"Pretty good I guess, how about you?"

"Yeah, I slept better than I usually do, you are so warm."

"Thank, I guess."

"Ok, now get out, I need to change." He walks out and shuts the door. I reach for my hairbrush when I remember."

"Oh wait you guys!" I shout out my door, "We have to to each others hair!"

*****

"I think she should leave her hair straight, like it naturally is."

"Well, I think that we should curl it."

"Lid, what do you think." THe boys are arguing over how I should do my hair. Luke thinks I should put my natural hair in a ponytail, but Owen thinks differently.

"Guys, whatever will get you two to stop arguing." THey eventually settled on curling my hair and then putting it in a ponytail. I just did their hair like they would have, Lucas with his up in the front, and Owens slicked to the side. We went off to our own rooms to change; and I decided on a pair of Rock Revivals and a blue sweater. I decided to not wear makeup, because I knew that we would be swimming later.

I was the last one downstairs, and when I got off the stairs, all I saw was Owen and Lucas looking like they were about to start swinging at each other. I promptly slid myself between them.

"What is going on?!?" I demanded. Luke stepped away, but held his glare. In an instant, his glare was aimed towards me.

"I don't know, Lydia," he said through gritted teeth,"What is going on? Between us? Between you two?"

"I don't know! He just started kissing me this morning1 I didn't know what to do!"

"So you just kissed him right back?!"

"I didn't know that I could only kiss you! I didn't know that apparently I'm your property now!" His eyes soften, and he looks at the ground.

"I'm sorry, that was uncalled for. I know that you can't control if some barbarian manhandles you. And you're right, I don't control you. You can kiss anyone you like, whenever you like, that's up to you. But he, no, anybody needs to ask your permission to kiss you. They are your lips not mine."