Broken Glass

Twleve

"Where's mom and Lisa?" I asked Alec, shuffling through the living room, in my pink fuzzy slippers, to the kitchen to make breakfast. Usually my Mom made breakfast on Saturdays, so not hearing the sizzling of her cooking was strange.

"Mall or something." Alec mumbled with disinterest over the sound of the TV, it sounded as though spongebob was playing. While, making myself a bowl of cereal I hummed to myself, dancing happily around the room.

Images of the day before clouded my mind as I poured milk into my bowl, I paused feeling my heart pound against my chest. Oh god. I can't believe we did that again. This is so bad. What if it's awkward? I can't avoid him we live together. Heat filled my body as I thought about the conversation I needed to have with Alec.

"Um Alec?" munching on my cereal, I looked at him in fear. "Yeah?" His eyes didn't once look away from the TV. This hoe. Looking at him I admired his long lashes and plump lips, remember how it felt to kiss him. Puffing out a breath in annoyance at myself, I shook my head to rid it of my thoughts.

Alec is ugly. Alec is ugly. Alec is ugly.

"You know that...thing we did, I uh," placing my spoon in the empty bowl I tucked my hair behind my ear before placing my bowl on the coffee table "I think we should stop, because, like your moms like an aunt to me and they'd be mad and we live together so its just a little weird and-"

"I was thinking the same thing." Alec cut me off letting out a sigh of relief. Holding a hand to my chest I let out a deep breath, finally feeling as though I could breath. A huge weight was lifted from my chest. Nodding in happiness I stood up from the sofa "Ok so we can just be normal."

"Jess invited us to go in her pool today, everyone's going." I told Alec reading Jess's text message off my phone. "Sure." He nodded then raised the remote to switch the channel, not even bother to look at me. Although it was rude as shit, I couldn't help smiling because nothing had changed.

"I call this the shark." Keaton told us holding his hands on top of his head to mimic a shark fin and jumping into the pool, water jumped out the pool as he sunk into it soaking all of us. Everyone cheered over enthusiastically, yelling out compliments or complaints on his jump.

"That's my favourite." I told Keaton from on top of the pink swan. I had called dibs on it the moment I stepped into Jess's back yard and saw it floating in the pool. "Me too." Alec agreed floating past on a pizza inflatable, splashing a bunch of water at me in the process. Water filled my mouth causing me to cough and splutter unattractively, when I recovered I gave him the finger and moved myself away from him.

"I'm so sad." Jess said suddenly while relaxing in the pool. Raising my brow I rested my head on the swans head and looked over at her laying on the double inflatable next to Olivia. "Why?"

Sighing Jess lifted herself up on her elbow. "You know, just college and stuff. Like what if I don't make friends? I'm terrible with talking to new people, I get so anxious." She groaned flopping back into a lying position.

Empathy consumed me as I looked over at Jess, she had always struggled with social anxiety. Going to college, moving away and having to make new friends was a huge deal to her. When we first became friends, it took a while before she finally began fully opening herself up to us and even then she was still slightly reserved.

"You'll make friends, it'll just happen...At first it might be terrible and you might hate it, but it'll all work out. Besides we'll see each other in the holidays, and maybe you'll come back to LA when you're done." I spoke my mind, giving Jess a small smile.

Smiling in appreciation Jess pushed her hands through the water, moving her and Olivia over to me. Sitting up on her knees she leant forward to give me a quick hug and pecked me on the lips. "I Love you." She smiled before laying back down. "Love you too."

Happiness clouded my mind as I poured myself a glass of Jess's homemade lemonade. I licked my lips in excitement. Just as I was about to take a drink, a hand slid the glass away. My eyes followed the glass, watching as Alec downed the whole glass, letting out a sigh of satisfaction. Pouting I snatched the glass away from him, pouring myself another drink. I made sure to drink it before he could, humming in joy as the taste spread across my tastebuds. Nobody made better lemonade than Jess.

Alec watched me in silence as I drank my drink. "Can I help you with anything?" I asked wiping my mouth with one hand, then placing the glass down on the counter. Continuing to stare at me he shook his head.

"Stop staring you creeper!" Groaning I lifted my leg kicking him gently, letting out a shriek when his hand caught my leg and he pulled me towards him. My body almost fell backwards, but his free hand wrapped around my waist and pulled me close to him.

"What did you say?"Alec whispered in a taunting voice. Taking a deep breath I looked at his smirk, and shook my head "Nothing." I mumbled. Smiling he hummed, mischief laced in his honey brown eyes. A gasp escaped my mouth when I felt his lips gently graze against mine.

"Guys?" Someone called causing me to stumble backwards away from Alec. Tucking my hair behind my ear I looked at Alec with wide eyes before turning to look at the door, where Taylor was standing looking at me and Alec in confusion. After giving Alec a final look, I walked out of the kitchen towards Taylor.

"Hey." I smiled walking towards Taylor, earning nothing but a smile from him. Before I could get past him into the back yard, his hand gripped my shoulder to stop me. "Are you dating Alec?" Taylor's voice spoke quietly in my ear. My whole body froze for a second, before I shook my head and left Taylor in the door way, joining everyone else in the back yard.