Roommates

Lesley.

Mikey was excited to meet Lesley.  So were the other boys.  They asked me all kinds of questions about Lesley.  "What is her favorite thing to do?"   "Does she like watching movies?"   "Is she a book worm like you?"  "What color hair does she have?"  "Do you know her favorite song by us?"   All kinds of questions.  Most of them were asked all at once and I didn't have any time to process the questions.  I threw myself onto the couch and sighed, "Could you guys stop asking me these questions and ask her these questions when she gets here."   "When is she getting here?" Frank asked.  "Some time tonight, she didn't really tell me when."  Frank groaned.  "I have to wait so long!"  "It's only four o'clock Frank, I think you'll be fine." Ray said.  I rolled my eyes and sat up.  Mikey came and sat down beside me, putting his arm around me.  "There will be two gay men in the room and two lesbians in the room when they get here." I said blandly.  Mikey turned his head to me.  "Your sister is a lesbian?" He questioned.  "Yep.  They have a kid." I said.  "Have you met them?"   I shook my head no.  "Nope.  But he looks like a mix of my sister and her wife, Makenzie.  His name is Emerson and he's the cutest kid I've ever seen." I smiled.  Mikey smiled back.  "Do you even like kids?" He laughed.  "If they aren't annoying little brats and I can get along with them, then yeah."  Mikey made a face of agreement.  "Reasonable." He said.  "Of course it is.  I mean, really, who likes an annoying little asshole?  Besides Gerard." I shrugged.  Mikey looked at me with confusion.  "Gerard likes an annoying little asshole.  It's Frank." I said.  "Oh." Mikey laughed.  "I heard that!" Frank shouted.  "Good." I shouted back.  "Is your sister anything like you?" Mikey asked.  "Well...not really I guess.  She doesn't look like me but she has the same clothing style.  We like the same music.  She can be a little bit of a bitch like me sometimes." I said.  Mikey shook his head.  "You're not a bitch."  "Either I'm a bitch or just super sensitive." I laughed.  "You're just super sensitive." He smiled.  "Hey!"   "What? You said it." He told me.  "Oh shut up." I said crossing my arms.  "I don't think I will." Mikey smiled.

There was a knock at the door around 10:30.  I hopped up to get the door.  The first person I saw was Lesley.  She had a huge smiled on her face.  Mackenzie was behind her and Emerson was beside Lesley.  "Brie!" She said enthusiastically, throwing her arms around me.  I wasn't expecting a hug but she was giving me one.  I hugged her back and let them inside.  Mikey and Ray were sitting on the couch and Frank and Gerard were sitting in the kitchen.  "Guys, this is Lesley, Mackenzie and Emerson." I smiled.  I looked over at my sister and her little family.  "This is my roommates.  Mikey, Ray, Frank and Gerard." I said, pointing at all of them.  "Hi." Lesley smiled.  "Come sit down." Ray said.  Lesley looked at me.  I smiled at her.  I sat back down beside Mikey, Lesley sat beside me and Mackenzie sat beside her with Emerson in her lap.  Mikey looked over at me and awkwardly smiled.  "What's wrong?" I whispered.  "I don't know what to say." He said.  "It's a little quiet in here." Frank said out loud.  "Yep." Lesley whispered.  I looked over to her.  She gave me a slightly panicked look.  I rolled my eyes.  "Mikey, this is Lesley my sister." I said looking over to Mikey.  He smiled and held his hand out.  Lesley shook it and returned the smile.  Then silence.  I groaned.  "As much as I like silence I don't really like this silence."  Mackenzie giggled at me.  Someone sighed but I'm not sure who.  "Frank you're usually the one to talk, say something." I told him.  "There's a child here."  "So?"  "Seriously, you know the things I talk about." He said.  "True." I sighed.  "Gerard?" I quietly questioned.  "I don't really know what to say." He quietly answered.  I looked over at Lesley.  "Do you guys just want to go to my room." I asked.  "I don't care." She shrugged.  "Do you wanna come to my room too?" I asked Mikey.  "No, I'll stay here." He mumbled.  I walked to my room and they followed. 

"How old is Emerson?" I asked.  "He's six." Makenzie said.  "Cool.  So he's in school?" I said.  Lesley laughed.  "I homeschool him." She said, ruffling his hair.  "Oh.  How is he supposed to make friends?" I asked.  "I would take him to the park but he's a vampire and you know what would happen."   "And no kids are ever at the park at night." Makenzie finished.  "True." I sighed.  Lesley laughed.  "How would you know anyway?  You never go out."   "Mikey took me to a park on night and that's when he asked me out, the only bad thing about it was that I was sick and I just broke up with Ray not even a week before he asked me out." I told them.  "You dated Ray too?!"  I nodded.  "Damn Brie." Lesley said with a small laugh.  Makenzie hit her on the shoulder.  "I told you to control your language when you're around Emerson."  I laughed at them.  "Hey Emerson, have you ever played the board game Monopoly?" I asked him.  He shook his head no.  "Do you want to play?"   He slightly nodded.  "C'mon." I smiled holding my hand out.  He smiled and took it softly them followed me back into the living room.

"Hey Frank, where's Monopoly?" I asked.  He came over to the stand that the TV was on a pulled it out of the drawer.  He sat it down on the table.  "I'm playing with you guys." He said joining us in the floor.   "Well we kind of need you to.  Emerson doesn't know how to play so I'm teaching him." I told him.  "Nu-uh.  I'm teaching him, I'm the best." He smiled at Emerson.  "You want the 'pro' to teach you?" I asked Emerson.  He looked at me then Frank then he scooted over to Frank.  I laughed.  "You guys want to play?" Frank asked the other boys.  I looked over at Lesley and Mackenzie who were sitting on the couch.  They nodded and sat on the floor.  "We should play in pairs." Ray suggested when he sat down.  "Yeah, I'll be with you." Gerard said to Ray.  I looked at Mikey.  He sat down beside me.  "Guess I'm with you." He whispered.  I smiled and nodded.

Emerson and Frank won, I'm not surprised.  Lesley and Mackenzie could have won.  Me, Mikey, Ray, and Gerard didn't even stand a chance.  "You guys need to step it up." Lesley said.  I rolled my eyes.  Mackenzie sighed and looked at Lesley.  "It's about three in the morning, we should get going." She said standing up.  We all got up, Frank put the game away.  Emerson gave me a hug and said goodbye.  Mackenzie and Lesley did the same.  "It was nice meeting you." Gerard smiled.  "It was nice meeting you guys too." Lesley smiled back.  They left and we all sat down on the couch.  "Well..I'm going to bed." Ray said.  "Me too." Gerard said.  They both went to their rooms, Frank also going soon after.  I sighed and looked at Mikey.  "We should go to bed too."  He nodded.  I walked to my room, changing my clothes then joining Mikey on my bed.  I guess it's our bed now.  I looked at Mikey.  "I'm guessing me and you are sharing a room now?" I said.  He shrugged.  "If you don't want me sleeping in here with you, I'll go back to mine and Ray's room." He said.  "No, no, it's fine. I was just saying." I said a little quickly.  He laughed.  "Okay.  Good night." He smiled.  "More like morning, but whatever." I said smartly.  He looked at me.  I giggled as he pulled me close to him and kissed me.  "Well, I'm going to sleep." He mumbled, holding me to his chest.  I nodded and let him go to sleep as I got comfortable against Mikey's chest.