gus pov
I just sat there for a second taking in everything that had happened within the last 2 hours. I don't think I really wanted this. I cant say I love her back. even though I do.
"skye, I cant say that." she looked puzzled as she climbed off my lap looking out at the ocean.
"w-why?" she said not looking at me just blankly staring at the open sea staring for miles. I do really like skye. I really do god shes fucking everything I've ever wanted.
"do you ever feel like we are rushing this?" I blurted. I knew what she was going to say. 'you kissed me first!'
"You kissed me." I looked at her as she just looked shattered.
"I know but maybe we can take this slower, we met less than a month ago skye." I turned towards her slowly touching her cheek. "I know that I really like you. I just don't want this to fall apart." I kissed her cheek softly. she looked at me and smiled brightly.
"c'mon school is out and if we don't get there soon they will close the gate and it Thursday. we have to stop by my house Jackie comes tonight." she smiled getting up and walking around the wooden wall. I looked out at the ocean for a second and thought about how I made the mistake of kissing her too soon. I wish I could erase it.
"You coming?" skye yelled from above the peer.
"yea!" I hollered getting up taking one last look at the big blue before taking off up the sand mound. It was hard not to want to grab Skye's hand but I didn't the whole 15 blocks back to school. we walked in and got in Tracy's car and hurried out to get Skye's house an hour or two before to make sure her foster parents were sober.
***
as we walked in Skye's house Monica and Daniel were surprisingly very sobered up and Jackie was already there.
"Oh! hi Jackie, sorry I didn't know you would be here early today." Skye nervously smiled. I could tell she was hoping the school didn't call while Jackie was there. fuck who am I kidding I hope the school didn't call at all.
"it's okay! I just got here. You're just-in-time to meet your new foster brother." Jackie said with excitement. her what? brother?
"what?" I blurted out uncontrollably earning a 'what the fuck' type of look from Skye. Jackie looked startled.
"well Monica and Daniel wanted another teenaged kid and we found one from Washington, Seattle." she smiled at me. "He is about to be here." almost synchronized the doorbell rung for the new kid was upon us waiting outside.
"skye maybe you should get that." Jackie turned to skye snapping her out of her daze.
"oh... yea." skye walked down the small staircase to the front door as I watched from the top leaning on the wall. she slowly opened the door to a curly dirty blond-haired boy he was tall and plain. he had no interest in him. nothing to look at to wonder he was just... plain.
"hi, are you uh skye?" the boy said looking at a piece of paper.
"yea! and you are?" skye smiled. he had a strange plain voice too. its like I want to talk to him but then he looks like he doesn't have anything to talk about.
"Im Jaxson but you can call me Tate." he smiled as skye let him in he looked up to me and a swear he looked so familiar when he did but I couldn't put my finger to it.
"Oh, I wasn't told I had another brother. sorry, whats your name?" he was nice. too nice.
"Im Gustav you can call me Peep though." I said holding my hand out still analyzing him closely. "and I'm not your brother. Im Skye's BOYfriend." skye rolled her eyes at me and walked past me up the stairs as he did the same.
"he isn't my boyfriend" she whispered. "we are really close friends." well if we are just friends we must be REALLY close if we kiss each other and other shit.
"well, I let you get settled in here Tate. I'll be back next Thursday." Jackie stood up and said her goodbyes before leaving.
"Gus? can I talk to you for a second?" Skye said pulling me upstairs It really wasn't a choice I had to talk.
"we cant let him stay here." skye whispered "my first night here was horrible." she smiled and I knew what she wanted.
"fine!" I whisper-shouted.
"Gus is going to take me to show Tate around." skye pulled the boy off the couch and out to the car in seconds. I don't even think he knew what happened.
"uh what?" he looked dazed and confused.
"well, I don't actually live there I live with Gustav in his apartment with Tracy." skye smiled at the boy in the back. "maybe you can stay with us?"skye looked over at me as we pulled out of the housing complex. I was very hesitant but Tracy was going to be moving out soon to go to LA with someone named horsehead? he was leaving in less then a week Skye could take his room and Tate could take the couch until then Skye could have my bed and Tate and I could have the couch.
"Okayyy!" I said breaking my shell. I just want Skye to be happy.
BABIES I LOVE YOU I HOPE THIS MAKES SENSE LIKE THIS BOOK BC IDK I DONT
