Her Name Wasn't Chloe

Bowling Champ

(Wesley's POV)

I wake up to Jack cussing because he had hit a pothole. Looking around I see Keaton passed out with his hands around Lauren's legs which are across his own. He fell asleep sitting up which doesn't surprise me one bit. Drew is sprawled out across the floor near me.

I sit up and hear someone laugh so I turn backwards to see Lauren laughing.

"What?" I say confused with her laughter.

"Your hair" she says pointing at me.

I pat down on my hair which was sticking straight up "Better?" I ask her rhetorically.

She shakes her head "Well yours isn't much better" I say causing her to look down at her messy braid.

"Whatever Wes" she says rolling her eyes.

I turn away and lay back down and Lauren speaks again "Don't go back to sleep. God knows when Keaton will wake up."

"Okay" I say turning back towards her, "Are you ready to be 17?" I ask her.

"Shhh quiet down, I'm hoping Keaton forgets about my birthday and he won't forget it if you remind him" she tells me.

"He would never forget something like that" I say laughing at the fact Lauren actually has hopes that Keaton will forget her birthday.

(Keaton's POV)

I hear muffling voices so I open my eyes and see that Lauren is talking to Wes.

"Good morning baby" Lauren says to me kissing my cheek.

"Morning" I mumble holding her close to me.

"We're not doing anything tonight and I was thinking we could go bowling?" Wes insists.

"Sounds cool" I say and look over at Lauren who has a cute little pout on he face.

"I'm in as long as you guys don't make fun of me" she says lowering her gaze to the floor.

"We would never" Wes tells her making her laugh.

Thank goodness Wes made her laugh because honestly I wouldn't have known what to say. I over analyze every situation but it seems no matter how many times I think something though I just mess it all up terribly.

"Keats" Lauren says tugging on my arm.

"Oh uhm what?" I say forcing my mouth to half smile.

"You alright?" She asks before blowing a piece of hair out of her face.

"Yes, why wouldn't it be. I have everything I could possibly dream of having right in front of me" I say making my smile more realistic.

I see a smile on her face now and she asks "What time does Drew normally wake up?" and with a slight groan Drew flops over onto his belly.

"I'm up" Drew says with his eyes closed.

"How's bowling sound?" Wes asks him.

"Sounds amazeballs" Drew says.

This would be the perfect opportunity for me to get Lauren a couple of things, I completely forgot all about our birthdays coming up for a couple of minutes.

I pull out my phone and text Wes "Damn I don't have a clue what to get Lauren for her birthday and I don't have much time."

Wes looks at his phone and smiles, I can tell he wants to laugh but he contains himself.

He types back "Check out her WANELO account, she has a birthday folder."

I nod so he knows I read the message "Hey Lauren can I see your phone?" I ask her licking my lips.