Odd Living

Sixteen

Ian and I are trying to take a quick shower so we can lay in bed for a bit. As soon as I got in, I wet my hair. I went to reach for the shampoo but Ian already had it. Sneaky bugger. He has squirted some into my hand so I can shampoo my hair. I shampoo Ian's hair too.

We don't even bother with conditioning. We get out and dry off. The clock says it is 3:15. We have approximately 45 minutes until everyone gets home. That's plenty of time to nap. Or talk. Whichever. I manage to dry my hair in less than five minutes; a new record. We head to my room to lay down. I lock my door so no one can be a cunt and barge in on us.

I put on a large shirt and offer Ian something. But he says he is fine "in the nude." Ian lays down and closes his eyes. I get in the bed and get as close to Ian as I can.

"What are we?" I ask. I doubt Ian will hear me if he is asleep already.

"What do you mean?" He asks. Eyes still closed.

I turn to face Ian. "Ian, we just had sex! What are we? Are we... a thing? Or was that a mistake?" Ian opens his eyes and faces me. Our noses are touching.

"What do you want to be, Mackenzie?" He questions.

"I don't fucking know. I really like you but this only started because we ran into Brandon earlier. Max can't find out we did this. He will absol..." Ian cuts me off with a kiss.

"Does that answer your question?" No it doesn't.

"Not really." I say.

I'm confused if Ian wants this or not. He seemed unsure about sex in the beginning, but after we got into it, neither of us could stop. I've been getting tons of mixed signals since I came to New York. I just want a solid answer.

"Mackenzie Middle-Name Stanley, would you like to be my girlfriend?" Ian asks.

I am about to answer when I hear a bunch of screaming coming from outside. Shit. That's Max.

"Ian that's Max. What are we going to do?" I am freaking out.

"First of all, I am not leaving your bed until you answer me. Second, I will run into my room and put pants on. Third, we will act like nothing happened." He seems to know what he is doing.

"Ian, they are in the kitchen! Hurry up and get to your room!" I'm out of my bed with my ear against the door and Ian is still in my bed. Naked.

"Answer my question first please." He really wants an answer. He is getting out of bed and coming at me like he is going to tackle me.

"Iiiaaaannnnn. They are getting closer. Max is still in the kitchen and I hear George and Chad in the lounge room. You need to run to your room quickly."

"Can I get an answer first?" He gives me puppy eyes. I can't refuse puppy eyes. Especially from Ian.

"Yes, Ian. I will be your girlfriend." I say quietly.

"What? I can't hear you, miss." He is getting closer to my face.

I get a bit louder. "Yes. I will be your girlfriend."

"Once more?" Our eyes are about three inches apart.

"Fine. Ian Carter, I will happily take the honor of being your girlfriend." I say kind of loud in his face.

Ian kisses me on the cheek and runs out of my room. Max notices him though.

"Ian. Why the fuck are you running around the house naked? You better not have bothered Mack, you cunt" Max starts chasing after Ian.

I quickly put on underwear and shorts and leave my room. With my crutches, I make my way to the lounge room to see what George and Chad are doing. I am still in the hallway, listening to what they are talking about am I hear a girls voice. That's really odd.

Chad sees me peeking around the corner and waves me over to where he was sitting. So I join him.

"Mackenzie, this is Mikaela. She was George's old neighbor before he moved here." Chad whispers to me as George and Mikaela are talking about something.

"She is really pretty. How has George not scared her away after all these years?" I ask jokingly but George hears me.

"Mackenzie, this is Mikaela. Mikaela, Mackenzie." I wave at her and she smiles back. I don't really want to get up to shake her hand properly, plus I'm in pajamas.

"Mackenzie, you look different." Chad mentions.

"Oh... I got a job today. Ian took me out to... lunch to celebrate. Nothing has changed. We came back and slept... in our own beds." Way to fuck that one up. Chad just glares at me. He knows something happened.

Ian and Max come out from Max's room. Ian had shorts on and he has red marks all over his chest and back. I'm assuming those came from Max. Ian looks at me and smiles and I smile back. Max comes running to the lounge and jumps on top of Chad and me.

Max's body lands on Chad lap and his legs land on my face. Mikaela and George look over. I could tell George was trying not to laugh but Mikaela laughing her ass of. She seems like a neat person.