The Maid // Kevin Moon

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Kevin pulled up to Sophie's house after the two had driven around the neighborhood for an hour, just talking and enjoying each other's presence. They both stared at Sophie's house before she turned to look at him.

"I probably didn't have to tell my family that we were dating when I did," she said with a chuckle. "I could have just waited it out."

Kevin smiled and took her hand, looking down at it as he played with her fingers. "Whatever, it was fun pretending to be your boyfriend for a day with your family."

Sophie smiled back at him and reached over, picking his chin up so he could look at her. "Well now you get to do it for real," she told him. His heart fluttered at her words as she let go of his chin. "If you're not busy tomorrow I want you to meet Liam. Get that out of the way."

Kevin nodded. "Can we do that and then you'll come over my house? I wanna talk to my parents about you not just being our maid..."

Sophie couldn't help but laugh. "They're gonna be so confused," she spoke out. Kevin chuckled with her and nodded.

"I'll explain it to them tonight and then maybe we can all get dinner or something tomorrow night," he suggested. Sophie nodded.

"I have to go inside or my mom is gonna send a search party out for me," she said finally. He nodded and squeezed her hand once before letting it go. "I'll see you tomorrow."

He nodded and watched as she waved to him and then got out of the car with a smile. She practically skipped to her front door, making him laugh as he watched her. Once she got inside, he leaned his head against the car seat, his heart pounding.

Sophie Taylor really was his girlfriend.

Sophie walked into the house, biting her lip as she shut the door. She turned around and looked through the window, watching as Kevin's car didn't move for a few seconds. Seeing him having a mental breakdown in his car made her chuckle.

"Me too," she muttered. She watched him drive away and then turned to walk upstairs. She tiptoed down the hall to her parents' room and quietly knocked on the door, knowing that they were probably waiting up for her.

"Come in," her dad called out.

She walked in and looked at her parents who were sitting in bed watching television, not able to take the smile off of her face. "You guys waiting for me?" she asked.

"We always do when you stay out late. How was your date?" her dad answered. Sophie beamed.

"Amazing. I met all of his friends and we all hung out and played games and it was just so much fun." She paused and approached their bed, sitting on the end. "Can I be honest?" she asked.

"Of course, why would you even ask that?" her mom responded.

"Kevin and I just started dating tonight," Sophie finally told the truth. "I just said we were dating before to stop Aunt Libby from bothering me. I just said the first name that popped into my head. But Kevin and I actually hit it off."

Her parents looked at each other and then their daughter, smiling. Mrs. Taylor reached her hand out, taking Sophie's in her own. "We don't care," she said with a chuckle. "As long as you're happy. We really like Kevin and it's clear how much you guys care for each other."

Sophie smiled and nodded. "I really, really like him. Like I really like him."

Her parents laughed. "I think that's clear," Mr. Taylor said. Sophie chuckled with them and listened to the sound of footsteps entering the room behind them.

"You should've just told us straight up," Chris said as he walked in the room. "We would've been cool with it."

"Mom already thought I was in a relationship and she approached Kevin in public," Sophie explained. Mrs. Taylor covered her mouth.

"I forgot about that," she mumbled and laughed. "He was probably so freaked out!!" she exclaimed. The four of them laughed and Sophie nodded.

"I was cleaning his house when it happened and he walked in like 'You'll never believe what just happened'."

They laughed some more and then Sophie nodded. "Okay, I'm actually going to sleep. I'm exhausted from spending the night with a bunch of boys."

"How many boys exactly?" Mr. Taylor asked. Mrs. Taylor rolled her eyes and smacked her husband's arm. Sophie laughed and hugged the two of them before walking out of the room with Chris.

"Be careful," Chris called out to her as the two of them stood in their bedroom doorways. "You clearly fell hard and it's clear he was head over heels for you anyway but that kind of feeling can be dangerous."

Sophie looked at him with a smirk. "You're such a sap," she told him. "But yeah, I'll be careful. Goodnight, love you."

"Love you too," Chris said before they walked into their rooms and shut the doors.

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Back at the Moon house, Kevin was taking his time walking into the house, a huge smile spread across his face. He twirled multiple times on his way up the walkway, practically skipping to the front door.

Not practically; he was skipping.

He used his key to unlock the door and strolled into the living room where he heard the sound of the TV, standing in front of the couch where his parents were seated. His smile didn't fade as his parents paused the television and his sister, who was sitting on a chair next to them, looked up at him with furrowed eyebrows.

Kevin cleared his throat and nodded once, looking at the three of them. "You got something to say, Kevin?" Stella asked. Kevin looked over at her and nodded.

"Why yes, Stella, I do. You see, I have decided to give my love to another woman besides Beyonce," he began. His parents looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"And this woman is...?" Mr. Moon asked.

"Our maid."