New Hope High School || Blake Richardson

Chapter Seven

*McKenzie's P.O.V.*
Man. That was one hell of a kiss. Jackson surely never gave me anything like that. Why the hell are you thinking about him right now Kenz! Dammit. You have the perfect gentleman right in front of you and your thinking about you're ex boyfriend that screwed you over????

He walks to the door as I follow close behind him. He opens it and right away we see Reece standing there with his arms folded like he did when he was 5.

"What the actual fuck? What's going on here? Why was the door shut?" Reece looks hella pissed. He walks in my room, brushing past us as we turn around to face him. "It's not what it looks like..." I blurt out without giving Blake a chance to speak. How original Kenz, he's so going to believe that. I mentally throw my hands into my palms.

"Look mate, we were just—" Blake gets cut off, "you were just what? Locking lips with my little sister thinking about all the dirty things you wanted to do to her?" Blake shoots an awkward smirk in my direction. "No Reece we would never—" then he cut me off by wiping a finger across my lips, then Blake's.

"Don't even try to lie. Both your lips are still soaking wet with each others saliva. God dammit you two! Neither of you are prepared for a relationship!! Do you understand that??" He acts likes it's for our own good, but really he's the one not ready for it.

"First of all mate, you're the last to be judging for locking lips with someone. Second of all, it is not your place to tell me when I am or am not ready for a relationship!" Blake snaps back. He's even hotter even when he's mad, which makes me want him even more.

"Yeah. That's not cool bro." I add, trying to take my eyes off Blake.

Reece storms out of my room like a 12 year old girl and slams his bedroom door behind him. I was really curious what this meant for Blake and I. But honestly. Reece was right. I'm not ready for a relationship.

We made our way down stairs and I was really curious as to what he meant when he said "Reece was the last one to be judging locking lips with someone". I never asked. I figured I would bring it up later.

Running a little late to school, I noticed I had 3 missed calls from both my friends. Oh gosh. I wonder when Tina left. Before Blake and I can even get out the door, my friends walk in. They tease us the whole way to school and until they left me in the office.

The next couple days went by extremely slow, and by the time I get home on Thursday, I'm exhausted, and tell my friends to just go home after school. I'm laying on my couch, about to turn on friends while I wait for my brother to get home so I can talk to him, when my phone buzzes on the coffee table next to me. It was just Blake.

"Hey wyd? Can I come over?" I really want him to, but knowing my brother will be home any minute, I don't think that's a good idea.

"I don't think that's a good idea, about to talk to Reece whenever he gets home. Sorry xx" I hear footsteps approaching the front door so I quickly hit send and stand up. Waiting for Reece to freak out on me.

He walks in and barely gives me a dirty look, trying his best to avoid eye contact as he walks up to his room. I follow. "Reece!" "Reece!!" I'm chasing behind him when slams his bedroom door in my face. I open it and say his name one last time. "Reece," I sigh. "Can we talk? Please?"

He nods, allowing me to sit on his bed. "Look. There's something about Blake. He's special. We are just friends tho, okay? We did kiss, and it was the first kiss between us. And to be honest, I don't know what that means for us, but I do know that you were right. I'm really not ready for a relationship."

He smiles at the words "you we're right". He stops giving me the silent treatment and actually answers me. "I know you aren't. And I told him that. I'm not upset because you guys kissed. I'm upset because I told him you weren't ready and he completely ignored me."

I just hugged him. My brother and I were super close. Lexi, not so much. The age difference was a struggle. Mine and Reece's relationship is like a relationship every sister wants with her brother. He is protective over me, and ever since Jackson, I've been okay with that. I guess it's just going to be hard for him to let me go again.

"And don't be silly, I'm always going to need my big brother and his protectiveness but maybe just take a step down. I'm getting over Jackson and I'm not scared anymore. Not with Blake."

After that moment was over I ask him about the whole "locking lips" thing Blake mentioned. He just laughed.... "Kenz, you know how I'm such a supportive brother for all of your decisions and I never get mad at you?" We both laugh knowing he's completely wrong.

"You and Tina? Cute." I reply before he even gets the chance to explain. "I didn't want to tell you and be upset with her. It was all my idea. I swear. I just—" I just stopped him right there. "Hey. If you like her, I don't need an explanation." He smiles, looking down at his feet.

After a long night of texting Blake all the details and him responding "are you sure he doesn't hate me?" to everything I said... I finally text Tina.

"Hey girl. Reece told me everything." I lie. He didn't tell me anything, but I knew that if she thought he did then she would tell me all the details. And I'm a very nosey person. I laugh at myself. What a trickster.

And like I knew she would, she sends back all the details that happened between her and my brother. Then she tells me that they'd been seeing each other for about 2 weeks behind my back. I wasn't upset, I was actually proud of them and their sneakiness.

I fall asleep unexpectedly, and wake up the next morning to texts from Hannah. "Come over asap" I look at the clock beside my bed to see its 4:19. What is wrong with her.

Of course if she texted me, she texted Tina as well so I shoot Tina a text. "Hey are you really going to Han's at this hour?" I sigh. I was in the middle of a great dream. But I guess friends come first, right? "Yup, omw now" Tina replies.

I head out of the house extremely quiet trying not to wake my brother and start waking. We all live a couple blocks from each other, so it's not that bad of a walk.

I get there and she has this weird look on her face as if she's holding something in. I look around to see Tina isn't here yet, but as soon as she walks in, Han starts and jumping up and down.

"I HAVE A DATE ON FRIDAYYYYYYYYY" she finally spits out scream whispering, trying not to wake her family. I hug her, congratulate her, and laugh a little before heading home to go back to sleep. Tina ended up staying. I wonder who it's with?