better off without you

4

"what the hell was that" i ask after we had been driving for a few minutes
"forget about it"
"owen tell me"
he pulls over and looks at me

"the night you and i hooked up, i went up there because i saw you with mark going into a room and i just wanted to see if you were ok, when i got up there you were laying on the bed and he had his shirt off alana i knew exactly what he was gonna do i was only helping"

"do you remember everything from that night?" i ask
"pretty much"
"fuck"
"it was sex that's all dont get too mad"
"whatever"
"just be careful around mark, seriously"
"ya ok just drive"

once we reach his house and shane's car pulls up i notice a third person get out of then car
"for fucks sake" owen mumbles
"i told you i wasn't done with this conversation" marks voice rings
"mark, dude it's over with" owen says sounding annoyed
"i'm just confused, you cockblock me then you hookup with her" mark says

"it wasn't like that, and it happened a few days ago just get over it"
"mhm"
"why are you even here? shane what the fuck"
another car pulls up
"what did i miss" cole says getting out of the car
"mark being an ass as usual" owen scoffs
"oh i'm the ass here?" mark steps closer
"will both of you knock it off" shane finally says
"thank you" i say quietly

"fine. let's just hang out" mark says glaring at owen
"ya uh we have a project to do"
"it's due in a week and you got over half done the other day" cole says laughing

the 6 of us walk inside and sit in the living room
"how about a game of truth or dare?" mark suggests
"nope" owen says quickly

"are they always like this?" i ask shane
"come make a drink with me me we'll talk about it"
shane and i  walk to the kitchen and i sit on the counter while he makes a drink

"so what's up with them?" i  ask
"mark thinks your hot and saw you were drunk so he wanted to hook up with you, owens saw you tripping up the stairs while mark was guiding you up and closed the door when owen saw that he went upstairs, found mark shirtless and told him to get out then the two of you got it on, so mark is pissed about it"
"i didnt know mark wanted to hook up i barley remember anything from that night as it is"
"i wouldn't worry about it too much"
"i just don't get why he cares so much" i sigh
"owen seems like a dick and i get that but he is a good guy" shane says
"ya...we should probably get back to everyone else"

the two of us make our way back to the group and sit down
"alana, truth or dare" cole asks
"i thought we weren't playing..?" i ask
"everyone gets one truth or one dare i guess" connor says
"um dare i guess"not knowing what to say

"i dare you..not to fall in love with owen"
i laugh a little
"oh..you were serious" i say still laughing a bit
"ya" cole says
"thats too easy give me another"
"make out with owen"
"uhm"

"lets do it, not like you're gonna fall in love with me" he says smirking
i look over at mark and see him ignoring us all on his phone
"fine"

he makes room for me next to him on the couch, we both lean back and start making out ignoring everyone who's continuing to play the game and talk around us i didn't mind. although, kissing owen sober was weird but i didn't hate it. his hands rested on my hips and mine were running through his hair as i was straddling him.

sadly a few minutes later the group had seen it for to long

"alright alright enough" shane says pretending to gag
"owen truth or dare" cole asks
"dare"
"i dare you not to fall in love with alana"
mark's head pokes up from his phone
"easy" was all he said
"ouch" i mumble
"i don't do relationships, sorry sweetheart" he snaps

the words that has just come out of his moth shock me
i give shane a confused look and he mouths 'later'

a few minutes later the front door opens
"owen, are you home?"a lady's voice says
"ya wendy, i'm here"
"your father and brother are coming in tonight!"
he rolls his eyes
"be nice" the woman says walking into the room
"hello boys" she looks at me with a bit of confusion i wasn't sure if it was because i was sitting so close to owen with our hands all over each other or because she didn't recognize me
"i'm alana"
"wendy" she says smiling as she goes off into the kitchen

i go back and sit in my spot next to shane
"explain"
he looks over at owen and sees his eyes focused on the TV
"i know i told you i would tell you but i think you should get it out of him i don't wanna say the wrong thing"shane looks away
"ok" i sigh but i did understand

after a few hours it's just me cole and shane left at owens.
"hey who's that friend of yours in our first period" cole asks
"oh her names madi"
"maybe i'll talk to her tomorrow"he smirks
"or don't"
all three boys look at me.

"cmon i'm not gonna let any of you date my friends" i say
"why?" owen asks
"is that even a question? all you guys do is hookup with people you don't stay committed"
"what makes you think that"owens face looking annoyed
"you said it yourself"
"he doesn't speak for all of us" cole finally says

"i don't buy it"
"i'll talk to her tomorrow don't worry" cole winks
"i'm gonna head out" he adds "have fun"
shane leaves with him waving to us as they both walk out the door

they leave and i'm left with owen
"so mr tough guy, why do you not date" i ask
"pass" he quickly says
"uhm ok"
"why do you think you won't fall in love with me" he smirks
"you're joking right?" i laugh a little
"i wanna know"

"you're an asshole that's why" i say and he raises an eyebrow
"oh really"he says
"mhm"

a few minutes later i break the silence
"should i leave, before your family comes home"
"no i'd rather have someone here" he looks away
"okay"

after a while of watching random tv shows the front door opens and owen immediately stands up
"come on" he sighs looking at me

i get up and walk to the kitchen with him
"owie" a young voice calls out from the front room
"in here jack"owen says as the boys footsteps get closer

the little boy runs into owens arms and gets raised up
"how was the trip" owen says with a smile
"we went to the aquarium" the little boy answers
"that's awesome jack, i missed you kid"
"who's that" jack says looking at me
"that's alana" owen says laughing
and i gasp
"hi!" i say looking at the little boy
"owen" a males voice says from the door
his smile drops and his eyes turn cold as he places jack on the ground.

the male walks in looking almost perfectly like an oder version of owen
"who's this" he asks with a smile
"alana" owen says with no expression
"hi!" i quickly say noticing the tension between the two of them
"will you be joining us for dinner?"wendy asks
"oh, no i don't want to int-"
"ya she is" owen cuts you off

"perfect!" she says as she places something in the oven
owen grabs my hand and brings me upstairs
"why would you do that" i ask him
"just stay for dinner and i'll explain later"
"owen"
"just trust me alana please"

the two of us walk downstairs and sit with jack who's coloring at the table
"what are you making?" i ask him
"a car"he says

he hands me a piece of paper and some crayons
and the two of us color for a while