My Ugly Mate

Robe

My head is pounding when I wake up.
I roll over to try and reach the cold side of the bed, but instead hit the floor.

"Mmmmmm" I groan as I sit up, afterwards realizing that I have no clothes on.

I gasp, clutching the blanket for dear life, but then remembering that I'm in my room.

I stand up, and put on some underwear and a t-shirt. Exiting the room I yell, heading straight for the kitchen.

"Mayze, are you back yet? I'm gonna make eggs do you want some?"

I light the stove and hear someone clear their throat.

I very slowly turn around, knowing Mayze never does something like this. I jump, flinging the spatula across the room.

I get a good look at the person who is standing in our kitchen.

"Alec? What are you-"

I look at his disheveled hair, 'I just woke up' face, and his white shirt with jogging pants.

"Never mind." I mumble, searching to find the spatula then keep cooking.

"Do you want eggs too Alec?" I ask cracking 5 in the pan.

"Why didn't you put on pants yet? Won't your mat- I mean boyfriend be mad?"

I scoff, knowing dam well he knows the answer to that one.

"No need to flatter me, obviously Mayze likes you enough. I should trust you wouldn't try to get with a girls sister." I say cracking 3 more in.

"Why do you guys call her Mayze?"

"Well she LOVES corn, and that's Maiz in Spanish. Pronounced the same way, but since May is her name it's spelled differently- Oh, do you mind them seasoned?" I reach for the garlic and onion powder.

Alec just motions for me to put it in there.

"Hey Babe." I hear Mayze say, followed by a smooching noise.

I ignore what I just witnessed and turn off the stove. Then set down a couple of plates.

We start eating the eggs, and I also made some toast. As I butter a piece happily humming, out of nowhere Alec speaks.

"Mayze and I are gonna go on a trip. Call it something really spontaneous, but would you like to come along to?"

I mentally curse at Mayze. As much as I want to protect her, I will respect her decisions because I know she isn't the type to do something stupid. At the same time....this is really stupid.

"Why do I have to? I mean if you want to go, then go." I say in between bites, confused why they're trying to loop me into all of this crazy.

"You should come! It will be a lot of fun and-"

I watch Mayze go on and on, not paying attention to a single word she's saying, and I see the light sparkling in her eyes.

Mayze keeps talking and I zone out further, realizing reality has set in. Mayze is really gonna talk me into going, and I'm not gonna weasel my way out of this one. I mean, she knows I have a hard time saying no.

"If I do this. You have to promise me you wont ask me to do something else for you again." I say with seriousness, it's one thing to get me to stay while you have drinks with a man, but another thing to take me on a road trip with someone you've just met.

"I promise." Mayze smiles, and I reluctantly return one back at her.

"Wait...when is the trip?" I ask.