After Hannah Baker- Zach Dempsey's New Life

22: Moving In

Ryan drove us home after my hair cut. May sat down and started watching cartoons again. Justin was sitting in my room playing video games when we walked in. 

"Dude," I sighed then slowly sat on my bed.

"What?" he asked confused focusing on the flat screen. Ryan chuckled then laid down behind me. 

I chuckled then slowly hit him with a pillow. "Do you do anything other then play my Xbox?" I asked. 

"I go to work," he answered then grabbed the pillow and put it behind his head. 

Ryan chuckled then slowly wrapped her arms around my waist. I looked back at her slowly. She smiled then started running her fingers through my hair.

"What?" I whispered quietly. She smiled then kissed me quickly. 

"I like your hair," she whispered. I chuckled then kissed her back before the doorbell rang. I sighed when May ran up the stairs to get me. 

I walked down stairs before May then opened the door with a sigh. Bear was standing there impatiently. 

"Where's my daughter?" he asked angrily. 

"She's not here," I answered with a sigh. 

"She's supposed to tell us when she's not going to be home," he said angrily. 

"And I'm telling you, she is not here," I said then shut the door and locked it. 

"You lied," May said when I walked to lock the back door. 

"Because he's crazy," I answered, "It's alright to lie if the person's crazy," I said then looked at her. 

She sighed slowly, "Can I hang out in your room until he leaves?" she asked when Bear started screaming. 

"Yeah, come on," I said then ushered her up the stairs. She turned the TV off then ran up the stairs. 

"Is that Bear?" Ryan asked. I nodded with a sigh. 

"Why do you call him Bear?" Justin chuckled. 

"Because he'll maul you like a bear," Ryan mumbled when I sat on the bed next to her. 

"I told him you weren't here," I said wrapping my arm around her slowly. She nodded then started playing with my fingers. 

After a few minutes we put in a movie while Justin went downstairs to get ready for work. 

"Do you want to go to the formal?" I whispered to Ryan quietly. 

"Do you want to?" she smiled slowly. I nodded slowly then kissed her lightly. May sighed then stood up and walked out of the room. 

"The formal's a month away," Ryan said after I closed my bedroom door. 

"I know," I smiled then sat back down and kissed her. 

"I'm going to wear a maroon dress," Ryan whispered when I pulled my lips away. I chuckled then kissed her again. 

The next week school started up again, Ryan drove us to school because I was still on some pain pills. She dropped May off at school then smiled at me. 

"Do you want to go get hot coco before school?" she smiled lightly

"Sure," I smiled then chuckled. She giggled lightly then drove to the nearest gas station. 

"Do you need me to carry any of your books?" Ryan asked when we walked into the school where everyone was walking around quietly.

"I'll be fine," I smiled following Ryan down the hallway where we leaned against a wall.