Don't Be Perfect, Just Be Mine

Chapter 2: The Bennette Family and Genevieve Hart

*Faye's POV, at home...*

"Harry!" I listen to Hermione exclaim as I watch Harry Potter and sink in the sofa cushion, daydreaming of Alastair. Should I call him? No, I should text him, that way, I won't stutter again. That's embarrassing... I pull up my phone and tell Gennie about my new crush.

Faye: Gennie, guess what?!

Gen: Your dog's on fire, your house is on fire, YOU'RE on fire.

Faye: No! I met a boy... his name is Alastair Seville.

Gen: Oh hey, your cousin's best friend? He's cute. Did you get his number?! I'm coming over!

I smile. Gennie and I have been best friends since forever. She's our neighbor and has a (huge) crush on Luke. I wonder if he knows...

"FAYE-ARIA BENNETTE." Gennie bursts through the door. "YOU BETTER HAVE HIS PHONE NUMBER!" 

"I do!" I exclaim back. She joins me at the couch as we think of what to say to him. We decide that I should type in a casual "Hey :)". I always put smiley faces... We, sit, stare and wait for him to read it. 15 minutes past... I hope he didn't give me the wrong number! We continue watching Harry Potter. I hope he replies soon... Suddenly, the typing icon pops up. We both jump from our seats, squealing and excitedly jumping. Luke and Jem come home early from work, but I'm too excited and focused on Alastair typing back to go hug them.

"Hey Faye-Faye, what's all the squealing about?" Luke chimes in.

"Oh, it stopped.." Gen says disappointedly. "OH NO WAIT IT'S BACK!" We start again. He said hi back! With a smiley face!! We smile at each other, exclaim about the smiley face and hop with joy.

"Excited about a boy but no hug for us?" Jem smiles as he pulls me in for a hug. Here comes the big brother sandwich hug. Gen joins in... When I was younger, I'd always cry when they'd leave for elementary school. I had to stay home. I didn't go to pre-school, so I stayed back with Mom. When they'd come home from their third grade and fifth grade adventures, I'd run up to hug them. Now, they come to hug me. Luke has been working a lot with Azrael. I'm afraid one day, I'd be crushed during that sandwich hug... on the news, it'll read "16 year old crushed by a 20 and 22 year old." I'm not complaining though, I look forward to these Luke-Jem... + Gen sandwich hugs all the time, the highlight of my day.

"So you have a new boyfriend?" Jem asks as he ruffles my hair.

"He's not m-my boyfriend!" I fluster and blush.

"Are you sure, you're blushing!" he teases as he puts me in a gentle headlock and rub my head with his knuckles. 

"Jeeem, stop!" I giggle. He smiles and releases.Even though they purposely make fun of me a lot, I still enjoy my siblings' and best friend's company. Everyone is growing up now, so they're sometimes barely around. I told Luke and Jem about my suggestion on my temporary job - babysitting. I'm good with kids, and all my little cousins love me. Babysitting might me tough, but I gotta try!

I fix my black and purple hair, brushing my bangs back to the left. i remember the three of us going to the salon to dye our hair. I had my hair dyed recently, dark dark purple with black roots. Jem dyed the tips of his hair dark blue, and Luke did a touch-up on the tips of his quiff - black and brown. Gen went all out and dyed her whole head pink! Purple's my favorite color, but I didn't want to make it look too crazy, so I dyed it really dark purple, so I can match with my black locks. Jem dyed his hair blue a lot, before. Mom freaked when he came home like that the first time. Aunt June said he looked great though; she dyed her half her head blonde too. Aunt June's cool and laid-back. She and Uncle Archer are Azrael and Naomi's parents. Aunt June is also Mom's older sister. They live in front of our house. Azzy and Naomi come here to play with me all the time when they're done studying. They're both home-schooled now... it's easier for them. they come over when Luke and Jem are out. We meet every day when I come home from school. Azzy just turned 19 this month. Naomi just turned 18 last month back in April. She has a new car now too!

Luke and Jem walk up to their rooms upstairs. Gennie helps me pick out conversation starters. C'mon, Faye, it cant be that bad... right..? I type out a "How are you?". He replies instantly. I take a small breath to calm my jumping heart. Usually, I'm less nervous when messaging someone. I'm not sure why I'm so nervous talking to Alastair... he's actually really nice and everything. Maybe I'm nervous because... I actually really like someone...