IT STARTED WITH A BRA, JENZIE

SIXTEEN

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"IS THAT CADEN?" Johnny asks Mackenzie, she quickly nods her head at him as he's standing by her door, folding his arms. "What is he doing here?"

"He came to see me, Johnny, he just wanted to talk." Mackenzie responded, sighing and looking away from him.

"Were you not just crying about him, earlier?"

"That doesn't matter. What are you here for, anyway?"

"I needed help with homework..." He trailed off, leaning into the door, "But clearly I came at a good time."

"Johnny, just back off, okay." Mackenzie said, shaking her head as she placed her hand on Johnny's chest, "I really appreciate you looking out for me, I do, but I know him. He won't try anything."

"But he-"

"Johnny, please, just go home, I'll help you later?"

Johnny looks at her and sighs, nodding his head as he heads back to his home.

Mackenzie closes the door as Caden moves his head to see her.

"Is that..."

"He's not my boyfriend, Caden." Mackenzie sighs.

"Oh." He says simply, sipping his T E A, sus.

"It's actually nice seeing you, Caden. I missed you, even if what you did is wrong."

"Really?"

"Yeah," Mackenzie scrunched up her face as she sniffled, "Even though it was kind of hard to... see you, I mean."

"I'm sorry... for making you feel like shit." Caden groans, getting out of his chair, "I'm an idiot. I love you, Mackenzie, okay? I love you so much, it almost hurts."

"Almost..."

"I mean-"

"No, Caden, I mean that's fine it's almost been a year and a half." Mackenzie nods her head at him, rushing over to sit him back down in the chair. "Caden, you've clearly moved on, and that's perfectly okay."

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"Thank you for listening, Johnny." Mackenzie smiled at him, beginning to put away the homework they've worked on and finished. "It's been a while since I last spoke to someone so deeply."

"Of course."

"I haven't spoke to Brynn or Hayden, they've been all over each other, Maddie is checked out because all she's been doing to school and work, my mom is constantly bitching at me about college and my grades and my extra curriculars I just-"

Johnny stopped her rambling by placing his lips on hers softly, pulling away after a few seconds.

"W-what about Sophia Rose?"

"Who?" Johnny smirked, sitting back in Mackenzie's bed.

Johnny was confusing the girl, did he want her or not? He was constantly showing signs of him possibly having feelings, yet neither of them decided to communicate them.

"Johnny..."

"Hm?"

"Can you stay tonight? Please?"

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Im gonna tell u rn... Caden isn't the bad guy that Kenzie believes he is...

thanks for listening to my TEDtalk ;)

have a GRAND day / night !