X-Kid
Chapter 12: Oh Love
I woke up the next morning with a start, and if it weren’t for Jack holding onto my shoulders, I would’ve fallen off of the couch on face-planted into the floor. Light was peeking through the blinds in the living, and the TV had turned itself off sometime in the night.
I heard a groan beside me. “Nora? Are you okay?”
I found myself out of breath. “Yeah, I just...had a weird dream. I didn’t mean to wake you up.”
“Nah, it’s cool. You hungry?” he yawned. I nodded, and we both stood up from the couch and wandered sleepily to the kitchen. I sat down in a stool by the counter, trying to shake what scenario my subconscious had created.
Jack began rummaging through the cupboards thoughtfully, drumming his fingers on the door. He finally got two bowls out before pouring Cookie Crisp into both. He drizzled them in milk, sliding one across the counter and handing me a spoon. He plopped down onto the seat next to me, munching on his cereal happily.
“You sure do love Cookie Crisp,” I smiled, taking a bite myself.
“Are you kidding? This is the shit,” he commented, mouth full.
I giggled at him. “Do you think your mom had a problem with me staying over last night? I’d hate to get on her bad side.”
“No. It’s not like we would’ve done anything, especially since I’m with Kasey,” he replied.
My mind wandered to my dream. Being with Kasey hadn’t stopped him in that. “Good.”
“What was this dream of yours about anyway?” He questioned, shoving another spooful in his mouth.
I shook my head. “Nothing.”
“You sure? I mean, we did watch some fucked up shit last night. Ghost telephone calls, haunted asylums, creepy serial killer neighbors, you name it,” he mentioned.
“I didn’t have a nightmare, Jack. it was just...weird,” I said, avoiding his gaze.
“Weird how?” he asked.
I could feel my cheeks turning red. “It was nothing, I told you.”
“Oh my god! Tell me you didn’t,” he exclaimed, his mouth gaping at me.
“W-what the fuck are you talking about?” I wondered nervously.
“You had a sex dream!” he shouted.
“N-n-no I didn’t.” I defended.
“Oh come on, Nora! It’s okay. It happens. You shouldn’t be ashamed,” he responded, before leaning in real close and whispering. “Who was it with?”
“I’m going to drop kick you in the balls,” I retorted, my face as hot as ever.
He laughed. “It was just a question.”
“I need to call Luna,” I groaned, hiding my face in my hands.
“Then call her. Nothing’s stopping you,” he said.
“But...I just...want to have a private phone call,” I stuttered.
“Oh...” he trailed. “Okay. I’ll go upstairs and shower or something, and then you can call Luna.”
I let out a breath I didn’t know I’d been holding. “Thank you,”
He smiled at me before standing up and jogging up the stairs. I grabbed my phone from my overnight bag, sitting on the couch with a huff. The other end rang three times before my best friend finally decided to answer.
“Hey! What’s up?” she asked.
“Luna, we have a problem,” I greeted.
“I knew it! You ARE in love with Jack!” she exclaimed happily.
“That’s not what I meant doofus. Something...something kind of happened,” I said.
“Did you kiss him?” she questioned with a gasp.
“No, I...I had a sex dream about Jack,” I mentioned, wincing at my own words.
She paused. “OH MY FUCKING GOD!! TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT!”
I sighed. Somehow I knew this was coming. “The dream was just like one of our study days. You know, normal joking around and stuff. We were sitting on his bed, and he kissed me. He said he didn’t care that he was with Kasey, he wanted me. I kissed him back, we started taking off each other’s clothes and...we fucked.”
“See? You DO love him!” she replied.
“I’m obviously attracted to him, I’ll give you that. I just can’t even look him in the eye without thinking about it,” I explained.
“You need to tell him about it. It might be awkward at first, but then you guys will get past it, like always,” she said.
I let out a groan. “If this doesn’t work, I’m going to hunt you down.”
She giggled. “No you won’t. You love me too much. Good luck, Nora.”
“Thanks. I’ll see you later,” I replied, hanging up.
With a sigh, I went upstairs, only to find that Jack was still in the shower. I sat on his bed, looking through a guitar magazine on his bedside table and waited for him to emerge. He soon appeared, humming a Blink 182 song with a towel wrapped around his waist. He didn’t immediately notice me and instead walked to his closet.
“Earth to Jack,” I said, trying to get his attention.
He jumped, spinning on his heels to face me, the towel falling from his waist. Both of our eyes widened as we realized that he was standing completely naked in front of me. My eyes glanced down before I had a chance to cover them, and Jack rushed to reposition the towel where it was meant to be.
“Uhh...you can uncover your eyes now,” he said awkwardly. I couldn’t help but start to laugh, I was so embarrassed. “Nora, I know you saw it, and it’s not nice to laugh.”
His comment only made me laugh harder, so I rolled off of the bed, clutching my sides. “No, Jack, I-” I tried to regain my breath. “I just came up here to tell you about my dream but instead I saw you naked. I just, oh my god. It’s like a coincidence.”
“How is it a coincidence?” he stammered.
I sat up, panting heavily from laughing. Jack’s face was pink as he clutched his towel, and I suppressed another giggle. “Do you want to hear about my dream?”
He sighed. “Okay. Lay it on me.”
I began to tell him about my dream in great detail. I didn’t summarize it like I did with Luna, but instead told him every single thing I could remember. I didn’t know why I was going into such depth, but I almost couldn’t help it. “So yeah,” I said. “That happened.”
“You had a sex dream about me, and then you saw me naked. If this doesn’t ruin our friendship, I don’t know what will,” he joked.
“Nah, don’t be like that. I mean, the naked thing was just kind of a fluke, so we can’t help that. I don’t even know what was up with the dream,” I explained.
“Like I said, sex dreams are natural. Maybe you just had it about me because I was right there?” he suggested.
That couldn’t have been it. “Yeah, that’s probably what happened.”
He paused. “Are we still cool though? I mean, this is a really awkward situation.”
I grinned at him. “Of course we’re cool. I’m not going to let awkwardness ruin our friendship. Now, get dressed idiot. I’ll go see if Spongebob is on TV or something.”
He smiled. “I knew there was a reason I was friends with you,”
I went downstairs, thoughts swimming wildly. I couldn’t help but thinking about what would happen if this was a normal thing with Jack. Sleeping next to each other, eating breakfast together, seeing each other naked, that sort of thing. I longed for that to happen, but I knew it wouldn’t happen. First off, we were too young, and second, I doubted I’d ever end up with Jack. What were the chances of that anyway?
I heard a groan beside me. “Nora? Are you okay?”
I found myself out of breath. “Yeah, I just...had a weird dream. I didn’t mean to wake you up.”
“Nah, it’s cool. You hungry?” he yawned. I nodded, and we both stood up from the couch and wandered sleepily to the kitchen. I sat down in a stool by the counter, trying to shake what scenario my subconscious had created.
Jack began rummaging through the cupboards thoughtfully, drumming his fingers on the door. He finally got two bowls out before pouring Cookie Crisp into both. He drizzled them in milk, sliding one across the counter and handing me a spoon. He plopped down onto the seat next to me, munching on his cereal happily.
“You sure do love Cookie Crisp,” I smiled, taking a bite myself.
“Are you kidding? This is the shit,” he commented, mouth full.
I giggled at him. “Do you think your mom had a problem with me staying over last night? I’d hate to get on her bad side.”
“No. It’s not like we would’ve done anything, especially since I’m with Kasey,” he replied.
My mind wandered to my dream. Being with Kasey hadn’t stopped him in that. “Good.”
“What was this dream of yours about anyway?” He questioned, shoving another spooful in his mouth.
I shook my head. “Nothing.”
“You sure? I mean, we did watch some fucked up shit last night. Ghost telephone calls, haunted asylums, creepy serial killer neighbors, you name it,” he mentioned.
“I didn’t have a nightmare, Jack. it was just...weird,” I said, avoiding his gaze.
“Weird how?” he asked.
I could feel my cheeks turning red. “It was nothing, I told you.”
“Oh my god! Tell me you didn’t,” he exclaimed, his mouth gaping at me.
“W-what the fuck are you talking about?” I wondered nervously.
“You had a sex dream!” he shouted.
“N-n-no I didn’t.” I defended.
“Oh come on, Nora! It’s okay. It happens. You shouldn’t be ashamed,” he responded, before leaning in real close and whispering. “Who was it with?”
“I’m going to drop kick you in the balls,” I retorted, my face as hot as ever.
He laughed. “It was just a question.”
“I need to call Luna,” I groaned, hiding my face in my hands.
“Then call her. Nothing’s stopping you,” he said.
“But...I just...want to have a private phone call,” I stuttered.
“Oh...” he trailed. “Okay. I’ll go upstairs and shower or something, and then you can call Luna.”
I let out a breath I didn’t know I’d been holding. “Thank you,”
He smiled at me before standing up and jogging up the stairs. I grabbed my phone from my overnight bag, sitting on the couch with a huff. The other end rang three times before my best friend finally decided to answer.
“Hey! What’s up?” she asked.
“Luna, we have a problem,” I greeted.
“I knew it! You ARE in love with Jack!” she exclaimed happily.
“That’s not what I meant doofus. Something...something kind of happened,” I said.
“Did you kiss him?” she questioned with a gasp.
“No, I...I had a sex dream about Jack,” I mentioned, wincing at my own words.
She paused. “OH MY FUCKING GOD!! TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT!”
I sighed. Somehow I knew this was coming. “The dream was just like one of our study days. You know, normal joking around and stuff. We were sitting on his bed, and he kissed me. He said he didn’t care that he was with Kasey, he wanted me. I kissed him back, we started taking off each other’s clothes and...we fucked.”
“See? You DO love him!” she replied.
“I’m obviously attracted to him, I’ll give you that. I just can’t even look him in the eye without thinking about it,” I explained.
“You need to tell him about it. It might be awkward at first, but then you guys will get past it, like always,” she said.
I let out a groan. “If this doesn’t work, I’m going to hunt you down.”
She giggled. “No you won’t. You love me too much. Good luck, Nora.”
“Thanks. I’ll see you later,” I replied, hanging up.
With a sigh, I went upstairs, only to find that Jack was still in the shower. I sat on his bed, looking through a guitar magazine on his bedside table and waited for him to emerge. He soon appeared, humming a Blink 182 song with a towel wrapped around his waist. He didn’t immediately notice me and instead walked to his closet.
“Earth to Jack,” I said, trying to get his attention.
He jumped, spinning on his heels to face me, the towel falling from his waist. Both of our eyes widened as we realized that he was standing completely naked in front of me. My eyes glanced down before I had a chance to cover them, and Jack rushed to reposition the towel where it was meant to be.
“Uhh...you can uncover your eyes now,” he said awkwardly. I couldn’t help but start to laugh, I was so embarrassed. “Nora, I know you saw it, and it’s not nice to laugh.”
His comment only made me laugh harder, so I rolled off of the bed, clutching my sides. “No, Jack, I-” I tried to regain my breath. “I just came up here to tell you about my dream but instead I saw you naked. I just, oh my god. It’s like a coincidence.”
“How is it a coincidence?” he stammered.
I sat up, panting heavily from laughing. Jack’s face was pink as he clutched his towel, and I suppressed another giggle. “Do you want to hear about my dream?”
He sighed. “Okay. Lay it on me.”
I began to tell him about my dream in great detail. I didn’t summarize it like I did with Luna, but instead told him every single thing I could remember. I didn’t know why I was going into such depth, but I almost couldn’t help it. “So yeah,” I said. “That happened.”
“You had a sex dream about me, and then you saw me naked. If this doesn’t ruin our friendship, I don’t know what will,” he joked.
“Nah, don’t be like that. I mean, the naked thing was just kind of a fluke, so we can’t help that. I don’t even know what was up with the dream,” I explained.
“Like I said, sex dreams are natural. Maybe you just had it about me because I was right there?” he suggested.
That couldn’t have been it. “Yeah, that’s probably what happened.”
He paused. “Are we still cool though? I mean, this is a really awkward situation.”
I grinned at him. “Of course we’re cool. I’m not going to let awkwardness ruin our friendship. Now, get dressed idiot. I’ll go see if Spongebob is on TV or something.”
He smiled. “I knew there was a reason I was friends with you,”
I went downstairs, thoughts swimming wildly. I couldn’t help but thinking about what would happen if this was a normal thing with Jack. Sleeping next to each other, eating breakfast together, seeing each other naked, that sort of thing. I longed for that to happen, but I knew it wouldn’t happen. First off, we were too young, and second, I doubted I’d ever end up with Jack. What were the chances of that anyway?
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