Boy meets Girl

Probation

Dad drove me home from the hospital almost a week ago. I've been laying in bed for majority of the time. Roddi said Josh had stopped by a couple of times but I would be sleeping or showering at the time so he would tell him to leave.

I've tried texting Josh but I don't really know how to speak to him anymore.  I've written millions of sentences but I never end up sending them. As for Maya I think she should be thankful she has not heard from me. 

My wrist has been doing okay but moving around the house has not been easy. Mom has been worried about the news with her due date being in June. Ricky usually tells her not to stress because it can harm the baby. She won't listen unless she hears that from me.

They left an hour ago to go buy groceries for Dinner so it was just me and Roddi in the house. He said he had invited a few people over and I nodded. It's not like I could stop him.

I felt like I was slowly drifting off to sleep for the fifth time today when the shouting immediately woke me up. And what I heard I did not like the sound of.

It sounded like.. like.. Oh hell.

I slowly got up from my bed. I grabbed the pair of crunches from beside my nightstand. They were Ricky's and they helped me get around much quicker. Which was exactly what I needed. The closer I got the more intense the argument sounded. Then I heard someone hit the floor and I walked a tiny bit faster.

When I reached the living room I was shocked. Lucas was being held by Daniel and Roddi while Tyler sat on the couch. A few feet away from Lucas was Josh on the floor holding his eye.

Nobody had noticed I was up. 

"Let me go, he deserves it." Lucas shouted. God the neighbors are gonna gossip about this.

"We don't care." Tyler said.  "Ricky said he specifically did not want his apartment a blood mess when he returned."

"Which it will be if we let you go." Daniel said while trying to keep his grip on Lucas' arm.

I sighed. "That's enough circus freaks." I said. 

Lucas looked over at me and Roddi shot me an apologetic look. I shook my head. "What is going on here?'

"Ricky wanted Josh to formally apologize to you but when Daniel's dumb a** decided to tell Lucas the plan.."

I shook my head. For the first time since what happened at his house Josh was face to face with me. He removed his hand from his eye which was beginning to swell. I looked away from him and nodded at Roddi. "Let Lucas go."

Tyler raised his eyebrows and Daniel shrugged. Roddi let Lucas go but nothing happened. Instead Lucas walked down the hall and told Josh to follow and if he didn't he'd make sure he had a matching set before he leaves.

My room felt gloomy than it has all week. Josh stood across the room while Lucas stood by the door. The boys waited outside my room. 

Josh and Lucas said nothing so I went first.

"Why did you do it?"

The room was like a ghost town.

"She asked you a question Matthews." Lucas said coldly.

Josh took a deep breath before he started. "It was late and as you clearly know alcohol was involved,"

"But you could hold your liquor, I've seen you do it." I said shaking my head.

"I know but that doesn't stop me from being intoxicated." We let him continue.

"I did not see you fall asleep on the couch. What I did know was you did not like drinking and you went to bed early. We spent most of the night in the guest room. Riley should have slept on the couch, Lucas in the chair, Maya and Farkle in the guest room. I remember when the party died down Maya said she was going to get some water while the rest of us got ready for bed. When I passed by the room again the light was off and I saw two people sleeping. Riley told me after you left she fell asleep in there after Farkle filled up the puke bucket and passed out. I figured Maya had just went to sleep in the living room so I went to bed."

Listening to him explain the night was horrible. "Who put the blanket on me?" I asked.

Lucas raised his hand as Josh continued.

"When I got in bed, like I said I thought you were sleeping with me. Then you did something you've never done before. We did end up having sex. And nothing seemed wrong until the next morning. I kept thinking something was off and when I heard you talking to Maya my suspensions began to get worse. When you asked Maya to lift up her shirt after saying you slept in the living room I knew I had f*cked up."

I didn't say anything as I let his words sink in. But, Lucas wasn't having it.

"Having sex with Maya is nothing like having s*x with Dylan." He said rolling his eyes.

"Lucas!" I said surprised he would even say that.

"Like I was thinking about that." Josh shot back.

"ENOUGH." 

Josh remained in his spot but Lucas walked over to my bed and sat down. As if he was giving Josh the biggest 'F*ck You' he could. He was.

"Based on what you told me tells me that you did not know it was Maya." I said and Lucas gives me a disapproved look. I shot him one back. "However, it will take time for me to trust you again."

It was like he was holding his breath, "So you're not breaking up with me?"

"You're going to let him stay?" Lucas whispered. I wrapped an arm around Lucas and shook my head. "I'm not breaking up with you, but you are on probation."