the summer (a Mikey Fusco Love Story)

Chapter 41

A/N: Wow, christmas is so close:) I'm excited and I promise I will be updating more often during Christmas break, but for now I hope you enjoy this chapter. It was fun for me to write dialogue between the two characters because it's been awhile:) Also I want your thoughts:) ilysm

"Man, oh man, how can you stand to be outside, it's colder than your soul out there." Steven joked as Mikey and I burst through the door into the hot air of Ashton's house.

I regained composure, took a breath and looked Steven straight in the eyes, "You're right, but it's still hotter than you out there." I let out an evil cuckle and then proceeded up the stairs walking past Steven whose mind was trying to think of a bigger, better comback, but Unfortunately couldn't due to his incompetency.

I turned back towards Mikey who was laughing histerically in the entrace.

"Mikey." I quietly demanded trying to keep my voice down in case my mom just so happened to be lurking nearby, which with my luck she was. Also I really just enjoyed bossing Mikey around when I had the chance and power to do so. He stood up straight and looked up at me as he hadn't even noticed I was gone up the stairs.

"By the way." Steven said gathering our attention to his sly personality and I already knew the words before the slipped out of his mouth, "I saw you guys, out there,....you know......sucking each other's face."

"Steven I swear to God if you mention it to a single person, I will take a knife to your eyes and then you won't be able to say you saw anything." I spoke the words through my teeth quietly in a voice that Mikey couldn't hear from where he was. I spoke the truth and only the truth, "Let's go Mikey." I demanded once again treating Mikey like a pet.

"What exactly was that about?" He asked taking a seat on my bed, extending his long legs to rest upon the dresser.

"I'm sorry Mikey,but we can't go on living about this, we can't just go making out with each other when we both are in relationships." I confessed plopping down next to him on the bed. I constrained myself from moving his hand from on my thigh because I knew it was wrong but it felt so right.

"Well I don't see why not." He smiled and made me uneasy. He obviously didn't feel the same feeling in his gut telling him is was so wrong as I did, and as warming as his sweet smile was I couldn't help myself from being overcome with a smile. His hand moved up to my jawline, gripping my face with his soft smooth hands. "Kiss me." His lips puckered and he shut his eyes, as he slightly tugged me closer to him. I can't count how many times I had seen that face ever so tempting but I just couldn't.

"No Mikey." I quietly said, fighting the feelings. My fingers rested upon his and pulling his hand from my face.

"Don't tell me you don't feel the same way?" He said wrapping his fingers around mine and holding my hand up to his face. He gently kissed my hand and held it there.

"Mikey, you know I feel way...it's just-"

"Just what? Didn't your mom ever teach you about love-"

"It's just Spencer..." I said shutting my eyes.

"You know damn well that what you two is not love. You're just afriad of being alone, is that it?" He responded and I sighed knowing how true that statement was, it gave me cold chills because it wasn't love. "If you let me love you, you will never ever be alone and I promise you that."

"Mikey, I've always loved you. There was never any question of that, but-"

"but what Kalen?"

"My God Mikey, we live at complete opposites of the damn country, that's what." I stood up and left the room. He just didn't get it, there was no way out, I was already going to have my heart crushed again and there was no escaping. It was inevitable.

I stromed outside and sat on the porch. I'm not exactly sure what went through my mind other than how stupid of a plan that was. I had just walked out of my own house, or ashton's I guess, and left Mikey in there. So I sat on the porch waiting and watching the snowflakes drop through the dark sky. It was colder than anything i'd ever experianced and I wasn't even smart enough to grab a coat.

Suddenly the door swung open and Mikey took a seat on the porch beside me. "I brought you a coat and an apology."

"Thank you." I said and meant it but It was on of those thank you's you couldn't just not say but felt funny saying them.

"I'm sorry, now let's go meet Vinny and them, I'm sure they would like to spend some time with you." He said outstreching an arm to help me up. I took it and we both went our houses to get dressed warmly. I tossed on a hoodie and then dug through my suitcase.

"Ashton?" I called realizing how dumb I had been to not pack a big coat.

"You called." She sung opening the door to my room making me chuckle.

"Hey can I borrow a coat."

"Yea sure, what's up kiddo." She said stepped out into the hall to a coat closet.

"We are going ice skating." I smiled and grabbed the coat from her hand.

"We? as in who?" She pried.

"Oh you know the gang." I said nonchalantly walking over to the window to watch for Mikey.

"how about Mikey, is he going to be there?" She batted her eyes

"Why do you ask?" I said pacing the room. I already knew why she was asking, I had called her several times during the week Mikey was in California just to spill my feelings.

"Oh you know....." She smiled, "MAYBE BECAUSE I SAW YOU TWO KISSING!"

"Don't tell anybody please, I espcially don't want it getting back to Spencer." I said calmly. "Now I've got to go, thanks for the coat."

"Wait, you are going to need these." She said pulling out a pair of gloves, a hat, and extra long socks from the coat closet. I've got to admitt that I wasn't exactly aquainted with the New Jersey winter weather.

"Hurry up." Mikey screamed dangling the keys to his mom's minivan.

"Hey, it's okay to be fashionable late."

A/N: I want your thoughts on this:) Do you think is right? What would you like to happen between them? Also I want to try something new, will you guys please comment like a setting or idea for "a date" between Mikey and Kalen. It would be greatly appreciated because I kind of want to use your guys ideas for a chapter :) Thank you so much;)