Dude's A Lady?

Chapter Thirty Four

"How's everything in Boston?" Sawyer asked as we video chatted. It was a few days after my winter final and school was about to let out for winter break.

"Cold....and a little hectic." I shrugged.

"Are you packed yet? You are coming home right? Dad is coming and he's bringing his new fiancee." He reminded me, of the family memo our dad had sent out two weeks prior.

"I'm still coming home, Saw. No need to check up on me." I reassured him. "How's mom? I heard from her that her office in Australia let her come home after thanksgiving."

"She's here...always here." Sawyer over emphasised.

"I know it's hard to grasp, because we haven't had the greatest parental figures. But they kinda do that. You know, at home for breakfast and dinner." I replied cheekily, imagining the foreign territory for Sawyer.

"Sophia and I hadn't been alone since she's come back." he grumbled.

"Thank god, I'm still waiting for her to see she can do better than you." I joked.

"Says the forever alone cat lady." Sawyer retorted.

"Jokes on you, I'm allergic cats." I scoffed.

"You are the joke." he chuckled. I rolled my eyes in defeat. He had won this round, I could give him that. "So after Christmas, are you going to stick around or are you going to leave?" he asked.

Since Maddie Dale was a private school, the holidays were different. We weren't given a spring break, because the end of the year was reserved for showcases. However, to make up for it, we were given a longer winter break.

I still hadn't decided where I was going. I knew Illyria was the answer for the holidays. But afterwards, was still up in the air.

"Not sure. I'll see how things go when I get there." I shrugged.

"You should definitely stay." he blurted, "You can distract mom, while I try to plan out some alone time with Soph." he grinned, as the gears turned in his head.

"Not getting sucked into your schemes for love anymore." I reminded him.

"You say schemes, I say bulletproof plans." he waved me off. I stared at him flatly, not at all amused. "I'm kidding! You know I won't make that mistake twice."

"And I won't say yes to your plans so easily." I sighed wearily.

"I hope you do stay a little longer though. Soph and I miss you." he said sincerely. "Plus I can think of a couple other guys that miss you too."

"Huh?" I furrowed my brows. My brother smirked knowingly.

"Tyson and Blake have been on autopilot since you've left. They don't even try socializing with each other. You screwed those guys over sis." Sawyer laughed, shaking his head.

"How is that my fault?" I huffed, "They both have their huge egos to blame. I just tried to fix them up, but some fences can't be mended. Sometimes you have to tear that fence down and move to a different neighborhood. That's what happened to them." I explained, as I had remembered how Blake said, sometimes things change and you can't go back.

But what if I wanted to go back? What if I wanted to rewind my feelings into nonexistence.

The only true reason holding me back from staying at home was those boys. I could avoid them for a week. But a month long in hiding, wasn't exactly appealing. In fact, it made me nauseous with nerves just thinking about it.

"Come, stay, save me from....mom." Sawyer hissed, before quickly looking over his shoulder. I laughed and shook my head.

"I'll think about it." I promised him.