" Since when does Alex have friends other than Noah?" Sam questions me, back from the bathroom. I look at him in confusion, and he raises a brow.
" There's a dude in his room, and a girl?" He states, and I stand up.
" I'll be right back." I tell him and Indigo, making my way to Alex's room. As soon as I reach his door, that Austin kid comes into view. What catches my attention more is the girl. She's leaning over a large paper on the ground, Alex sitting on the other end. When I step into the room, all of their heads turn to me. I raise a brow at Alex, and he shrugs at me with a weird look on his face.
" Who's this?" I ask him, and the girls stands up. After brushing her hands on her sweatpants, she extends her arm for a hand shake.
" I'm Tessa." She smiles politely, and I shake her hand lightly before looking over at Alex, mouthing, ' I like her.' He rolls his eyes as I blatantly glare at Austin.
" Can you leave now? If they wanted an interrogation, I would kindly show them to dads office. " He sasses, and I hear Austin holding his laugh.
"Can I trust that it will stay PG in here?" I motion around the room, and Alex sticks his middle finger out. Tessa sighs, pushing his hand down.
" Alex, don't be an ass." She says, sitting back by the paper. He huffs, sitting back across from her and propping his chin on his fist.
With a sigh, I leave the room. When I enter the living room, Sam is on the phone, and Indigo is watching him intensely. I sit down beside her.
" It's his Mom." She whispers, and I nod. His eyebrows are drawn together as he listens, making me wonder what she's saying. About a minute later, he hangs up.
" I gotta go get my Mom, sorry. My Dad left her at the restaurant they went to. " He hugs Indigo quickly, patting me on the shoulder before rushing outside. After a moment of silence, I turn to Indigo.
" Can I rant to you?" I ask, and she laughs before pulling her legs to her chest.
" Go ahead." She says, and I gnaw on my bottom lip.
" I'm insanely stressed." I start, and she tilts her head. Sighing, I continue.
" Let me start with Alex. I know he's confused, but so am I. One day, I walk in on him swapping spit with Noah, the next day, I walk in and there's an unknown girl sitting in his room. And I don't want to ask him, because the last time I mentioned it, he freaked out and literally ran away. I really want to help him, but he doesn't like to talk to me. He's young, and he's probably really confused."
" Maybe you could leave it for a while, then when he wants to talk, take the opportunity? " She suggests, and I nod slowly before leaning back.
" Then there's our parents. They barely put in any effort to be close with us. My Dad always looks like there's something he ways to say, and my Mom acts like she's meeting me for the first time every time she sees me. They think that taking us out for dinner is going to help us bond or something. I mean, I didn't even let them buy ours. I've always been more of a parent to Alex, and they know that. I can see how tense he gets around our Dad, and it's just awkward as hell with Mom. They had their chance to be close with us, but they didn't take it." Indigo silently listens as I rant to her, her head on my shoulder.
" That's all, sorry. But, I want to ask you something." I say, and she hums in response.
" Are we like, 'friends with benefits', or something? Because I really want to know. " I ask her, and she scoffs.
" We aren't friends, so no." I groan, running a hand through my hair. She just smirks, flicking my head,
" We aren't dating, either, so don't ask that. We've kissed a few times, that's all." She shrugs, and I nod.
" Mhm.."
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A/N:
Sort of a filler/ tea spiller, hopefully the next few chapters will be better.
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