You're Family Now

Part 35

(A/n Bam!) Lachlan pov-

The entire time I was laying with Gem I didn't sleep, it was like I physically couldn't but I didn't mind. I just layed there making sure she stayed comfortable and listened to her rhythmic breaths.

Gemma was perfect but maby she wasn't perfect for me. I love cuddling with her and joking with her but somethings didn't feel right about doing that. I was attracted to her but she still doesn't seem perfect for me, something about her just made me think that there was someone else out there.

Then my mind jumped to Lacy. She was a childhood friend back home. Lacy is just like Gem but something about her made her different, maby it was the way she would openly giggle at her clumsiness or how she was a bit girlier than Gemma.

Gemma acted like a girl version of the guys, a girl version of me maby? But Lacy, she doesn't, she never has. She likes make-up and dresses and taking forever to do her hair and wearing the tallest heels she can to try and match my height (which I always thought was cute).

All of a sudden realisation hit me like a ton of bricks. Gemma looked like Lacy but Lacy was the one I have always liked.

Guilt washed over me like a wave, if I like someone else why was I here? Why would I lead someone else to think I liked them when I just liked them because they reminded me of someone else?

I slid out of the bed and carefully stalked across the carpeted floor and out of the door. I looked down at my watch and noticed it was just afternoon, I've been in Gems room for about four and a half hours.

Scuffing my feet on the floor as I walked, I made my way to Preston's room seeing as he was the only one home and not recording.

Knock knock

I hear a faint come in and then make my way into the room.

"Hey P?" I ask hesitantly.

"Sup Lachy?" He questions not taking his eyes from his monitor, obviously working to get his videos done for tomorrow.

"So um.. you know how I took Gem out and all that stuff happened?" Again my voice shows how timid I am.

He slowly turns around and looks at me skeptically. "Yeah..?"

I take a breath. "Well uh, I realized something."

"Which is?"

"Gemma is perfect but, not for..." I pause over thinking. "Me."

His face is confused and he nods trying to process my statement.

"So what made you think this?" He asks, turning back to his computer.

"I was in her room sleeping with her-"

"You were what!?" He lashes and turn rapidly to me.

I hold my hands up realizing how that sounded. "Whoa, whoa! Not like that, just chillen on the same mattress."

He calms and nods before turning back to his computer.

"She was asleep and I was laying there when I noticed how much she resembled a girl I grew up with back home. A girl I liked since I was little." I pause "Preston, What do I do?"

He doesn't think for even a second before saying. "Tell her."

I stand puzzled. "Tell who?"

"Them. Both of them. Tell the girl you like her and tell Gem what you told me, she'll understand. And since you're flying back to Australia next week I think, and don't take this the wrong way, it's perfect timing." He states and I smile but then it falls.

I'm going back to Australia next week.. two weeks before Gems birthday.

Maby... maby this won't be so bad? Maby telling them will make things fall into place?

At that moment a tired Gem knocked on Preston's doorframe since I left it open.

"Well, if it helps any Lachlan, you don't have to tell me, I heard." She yawns then smiles. "And I get it, trust me I'm fine, things weren't really working anyway."

I'm shocked and Preston just sits there smirking.

Preston claps his hands together and smiles. "See! Told you!"

I turn to face him a puzzled look still on my face.

He chuckles then motions for her to walk over to us. "I saw her standing there when you were talking to me."

"You jag!" I shout playfully and Gem laughs lightly with her hands rested on her hips.

"Great, now that all of that is solved who wants to be the one to take me to Redbox to get a movie?" She smirks at the two of us. We all know she'll drag us I to a store on the way back to get junk food and stuff and make us pay for it.

I hold my hands up in defeat. "Sorry but I have to record."

And with that I walked off to do my work... after calling Lacy on Skype.

Gems pov-

I was suprised at what Lachlan had said but... I was pleasantly suprised. It ment that I didn't really do anything wrong and that I didn't have to say anything and worry about hurting his feelings!

It was storming out and I lost the dice roll that determined who had to drive. I luckily know the route to Target well given that I go there literally every three days to get junk food and stuff.

The entire time I was driving I felt eyes studying me.

"Preston, why are you staring at me?" I mutter curiously.

He chuckles. "I'm not staring, what are you talking about? Keep your eyes on the road."

I roll my eyes and decide to push farther.

"I felt you staring at me like I was some sort of painting or something." I justify and a small smile plays on his lips.

"Well if you're implying that you're a work of art I second that." I can hear the teasing tone in his voice but it's masked by a sense of sincerity.

I can't help but laugh nervously. "That was so cheesy!"

"But you like it." He gives a wink and I playfully make a dumb face back.

He laughs that childlike laugh of his and I can't help but feel happy. He has one of those laughs that make you feel good, kinda like Adams laugh or a baby's laugh.

His laugh, one of the many things I'll miss about living here...