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chapter 40

IVY'S POV
*i sit down on my bed and sophia asks if she can sit in my desk chair. i nod and she sits down. i play with my fingers, afraid of what is going to happen.*

sophia- hey..

ivy- hi..

sophia- i wanted to say i'm sorry.. for everything i said and did. it wasn't the right thing for me to do and if i could take it back i would..

ivy- it's whatever.. i'm over it..

sophia- i'm not.. ive never acted that way and i think it's just because joey has never had a girl around so often that i was getting jealous.

ivy- there's nothing to be jealous about when it comes to me...

sophia- ever since i met you ivy, i always thought you were the prettiest girl and you treated all of us so nicely. i guess i just missed being close with joey.. you know? like our sibling bond..?

ivy- yeah.. i know exactly what you mean and how you feel..

sophia- you do..?

*i look up at her to see her already looking at me. i nod and tell her about my sister's boyfriend coming in and ruining me and my sister's close bond.*

sophia- i never knew. i.. i'm so sorry.

ivy- it's not your fault.. you didn't know..

sophia- can we maybe.. restart?

ivy- yeah, we can try..

*i stand up and open my arms. she hugs me, causing me to hug back and i rub her back.*

sophia- nice to meet you. i'm sophia, joey's little sister.

ivy- nice to meet you too sophia. i'm ivy, joey's girlfriend.

*we both laugh a little before parting separate ways and i walk into joey's room. i sit down next to him and lay my head on his shoulder. he rubs my back and turns to me.*

joey- how did it go?

ivy- we apologized

joey- and what else?

ivy- restarted? in a way

joey- well that's a good thing, right?

ivy- yeah now i'm just starving because i haven't eaten anything except for my granola bar and breakfast in the morning

joey- yeah we aren't going to be able to sleep tonight

*i giggle and rub my eyes since they still sting from crying. joey kisses my forehead and hands me my food. i take it and thank him before taking a bite of the orange chicken. after we eat, i take our plates downstairs after convincing joey that i could bring them. i put them in the sink and rinse them off.*

jen- you don't have to wash the ivy

ivy- it's okay i got it

jen- go spend time with joey. i can do the dishes

ivy- it's the least i could do since you are letting me live with you and your family

jen- you're so sweet but seriously go. i got it. i took care of all of them on my own, i can take care of one more

ivy- okay i'll go

*i smile and dry my hands before walking back upstairs to joey. he was laying there on his phone so i lay next to him and see a girl flirting with him over text.*

ivy- who is that..?

joey- the girl that was over earlier..

ivy- why is she still texting you..?

joey- i don't know baby. i promise that i only clicked on her contact to block her..

*i nod and lay my head on the pillow, watching the movie. joey puts his phone down and wraps his arms around my waist.*

joey- baby?

ivy- hm..?

joey- look at me please

JOEY'S POV
*when she looked at me, all i could see was a beautiful girl that was hurting. i frown and kiss her softly. she kisses back and after we pull away, her swollen, red eyes look into mine. i rub her cheek with my thumb and she closes her eyes, relaxing. she rolls her body to me and i put her petite body on top of me. she lays her head in the crook of my neck as i play with her hair.*

ivy- i love you

joey- i love you too baby. you have nothing to be worried about. i'm yours

ivy- i know.. it just sucks knowing that another girl kissed you and i wasn't there to stop her

joey- don't blame yourself ivy. none of this was your fault

*i hear her take a small sigh and i rub her back. she moves her head to my chest and takes one of my hands. she starts playing with my fingers while we watch the movie on the tv. i kiss her head softly and before we know it, it's already 3am*

ivy- what the heck? how is it 3am?

joey- i don't know but we have watched 3 movies tonight

ivy- i'm not even tired but we shouldn't be up this late

joey- it's because we took a 5 hour nap

*she nods and stands up. i take ahold of her hand and she looks at me.*

ivy- are you okay?

joey- are you sleeping in your room or mine?

ivy- probably yours since everything that happened today but i need to go to the bathroom

joey- okay baby, sorry for stopping you

ivy- don't worry about it

*she kisses my cheek and walks to my bathroom. i hear the toilet flush and she walks out a few minutes later with her face freshly clean and her hair in a braid.*

ivy- i need to find a pair of pajamas because i don't want to sleep in jean shorts

joey- just wear one of my hoodies. you're small enough that it'll go down to your thigh or lower

ivy- thank you. i'm going to wear my favorite one

*i smile as she takes out the black adidas one and throws it over her head, making sure it goes low enough before taking off her shorts. she walks over to me and lays down with her head on my chest. i rub her lower back and she traces random shapes on my stomach. i close my eyes to try and fall asleep. right before i did, i heard ivy whisper to herself and say.*

ivy- i'm sorry today was a mess joey. i didn't want it to be. i just can't lose you. you're all i have and i got scared.

*i open my eyes and hug her tightly. she hugs back and holds onto me. i rub her back until she falls asleep, and once she did, i felt comfortable enough to go to sleep.*