Three Words (Before You Exit Fanfic)

Awkwardness...

Okay, I swear nothing has been distracting me from Braiden. Braiden this, Braiden that. Is this normal to think about a crush like this? I don’t even know him that well, and I’m already imagining our future together. Am I crazy? All I know about him is that his name is Braiden, he played guitar well, he has pretty green eyes, and his hair is perfect. Yep, this is totally what you need to know that he will be the one I’ll be spending the rest of my life with. Please note sarcasm.

              Riley’s been teasing me about it, and I always answered with the same response.

Chat:

BYEriley: you like braideeeeenn <3 <3 <3

EmWil: who are you dedicating that song to~? HMM? RILEY’S IN LOOVVEE <3

BYEriley: AM NOT. you are.. WITH BRAIDEN <3 <3 <3

              Yep, that’s pretty much how our conversations went. I was on Facebook, on Riley’s profile page. I clicked on his friends and searched for Braiden. I knew I sounded stalker-like, so I added Thomas too. Oh, Braiden Wood. Wood, huh. At least it didn’t sound weird, or something long, like those Asian ones.. not to be offensive or anything. Emily Wood, I thought to myself. Hey, it didn’t sound that bad! I scrolled around Braiden’s profile page, and I found out his birthday was September 2nd, 1993. Dangit, two years older than me. Then, Riley messaged me.

Chat:

BYEriley: hey em :)

EmWil: hey ri :)

BYEriley: so the band is having a sleepover at ours tonight.. wanna come over?

Oh, my god. More quality time with Braiden? Yes, please!

EmWil: yeah sure! but won’t it be awkward, since i’m the only girl..?

BYEriley: wait youre a girl? didn’t know :p hehe jk

EmWil: funny.. ill just hang out with tank or toby then

BYEriley: so thats a yes right??

EmWil: yep :)

BYEriley: good, see you in a bit then

EmWil: yep, bye :) gotta pack

BYEriley: sure

I closed my laptop and I started to pack.Pajamas, extra underwear, toiletries.. Oh wow, Braiden was going to be there and I was going to spend the night with him.. What if I snore? Or drool? Or sleep walk or talk?! I would scare him and he would think I’m a freak! Then my chances would be gone! Oh no.. hell no.

I finished packing, and I found my mom on the sofa, watching television. I picked up my duffel bag and went to her.

“Mom, I’m spending the night at Ri’s!”

“Sure!” she gave permission. It was at the McDonough residence, so she didn’t mind at all. I gave her a kiss and walked out the door and onto their house. I rang the door and Toby opened it.

“Hey, lil’ T!” I greeted him with a hug. He was so adorable.

“Hey, Em! You’re spending the night here, right?” he asked.

“Yeah, why?”

“Well.. I wanted to prank the boys because they messed up my room! Help me, please?” he begged.

“You couldn’t have asked for another partner in crime!” I snickered. He grinned back.

“Hey, Em!” Riley greeted.

“Hey, Ri!” I said, as I head straight for the couch. As I said before, this is my second home, so I made myself comfortable by taking the whole thing.

“Comfy?” asked Connor.

“Very, thanks for you concern, Con,” I grinned. He rolled his eyes. Then, the doorbell rang.

“Hey, Braiden and Thomas!” Riley greeted. Oh, crap, Braiden’s here?! I sat properly on the couch, and Connor tilted his head in confusion, but shook it off. I tried to look a bit proper than before, and I sat on one side of the couch, hoping Braiden would take the one next to mine. But, he didn’t, because Riley had to. Ugh. I love Riley, but he’s the one teasing me about it. Make up your mind, bro! Instead, he had to sit next to Connor. Thomas sat on his lap.. oh, I wish I was Thomas.. wait, what? I felt my ears go warm. Why do I have to blush so easily? Riley noticed, and he nudged me. I rolled my eyes, so I went to go bug Toby upstairs.

“Tobster!” I yelled.

“Emster!” he retorted. Oh, how I love the little dude.

“What are you planning to—oh, wow..” I said in shock as I entered his room. “This place is a mess, Toby!”

“Yeah, I know!”

“So, what were you planning to do?” I asked.

“Just a simple draw-on-their-faces-with-whipped-cream-while-asleep,” he said with a sly grin, “I call Ri and Con’s faces.”

“But that leaves me with Thomas and Braiden. I barely even know them..”

“It’s okay, it’s not like they would know who did who…”

“True that. Ok, lil’ bro, we wake up at 5, then we can draw on their faces. Sound good?” I decided.

“Mmhmm,” he agreed.

“EMILYYYYYY! TOBYYY!” Riley yelled from downstairs, “Dinner time!” Toby and I went down to the dining table and I made myself comfortable next to Riley. The seat next to Braiden was taken by Connor and Thomas. Dangit. Oh, well. Anne served us some food, and I began to dig in. I noticed Riley was staring at me.

“What?!” I asked.

“I sometimes forget you’re a girl…” Riley trailed.

“Funny,” I stuck my tongue at him, with some bits of food left. Braiden laughed. Oh, his laugh is so adorable.

“Ew, there’s still food. That’s disgusting, Em!” Riley said with disgust.

“I swear, I’m not the youngest at heart in this table,” commented Toby. I stuck out my tongue at him, too.

“Yeah, ew, Riley’s right. That IS disgusting,” Toby echoed. I rolled my eyes and Riley smiled with triumph.

“So, what song are you planning to cover?” I asked, changing the subject.

“We wanted to do The Script, but I wanted to do For The First Time, but Riley wants to do The Man Who Can’t Be Moved,” Connor explained.

“So, why don’t you mix it up? Like a mash-up, like what Glee does or something?” I suggested.

“That is genius,” Braiden said. I grinned. My ears were feeling warm and fuzzy again, so I tried to think of something else. So, I focused on Connor planning everything. I didn’t get a thing, but my cheeks cooled down, so that was a good sign. We continued to eat in silence, which was kind of awkward, since whenever I ate at the McDonough’s, it would be loud. The awkward silence roamed the room, so I broke it.

“So, what are you guys planning for tonight?” I asked.

“Truth or dare!” Riley piped up. The other lads definitely agreed. Oh, no. This was going to be a long night…