So Wrong, It's Right
You're Mine And That's It
"So you and Ember are.. ?"
"Hanging out," I shrugged, shoving a straw in the top of my cup as my fingers gripped the red try. "We kind of came clean to each other the day after the party, after I.. Kissed her."
Zack was tossing sauce packets on his tray as he rose an eyebrow to me. I felt bad that I hadn't kept him in the loop, since he's been nothing but supportive of my feelings of Ember and he's helped keep Alex tame, but it was still so strange to talk about. I had feelings for my sister. I liked to kiss my sister. Even if I didn't view her as a sister, the rest of the world did. And they probably always would.
"So are you two, ya know, hooking up?"
"We aren't fucking, if that's what you're asking."
"Okay, well, just telling you as a friend.. When you get jealous over Ember, like, when we're in the hallway.. It's pretty obvious you have feelings for her. I had to tell Rian that you were just being protective of her as your sister, dude. This shit is getting weird."
"Yeah.. I know," I let out a sigh and spun on my heel to glance at Ember, who was sitting with Rian, Cass and Alex at a booth. She had a fry hanging out of her mouth and she was mid-laugh over something Alex was saying. I'm glad Rian suggested we go get food, because Iwasn't ready to go home and lie to mom and Carl yet, but fuck she was so cute. I just wanted to climb into the booth and kiss her cheek. But I can't. Because she's my sister. "We're doing the day-by-day thing. I think until I can trust all three of my best friends to not be weirded out by my possible future girlfriend, we should just play it cool."
"Good idea. I'll make you a deal, though," Zack smirked, shoving a fry of his own into his mouth. "Whenever some loud mouth fuck hits on your - Ember - let me deal with it. I don't want you to get your ass kicked and it's much less suspicious if I step in instead."
"Deal. You're a good friend, Zack."
"Same to you, homo."
Zack and I shared a laugh as we made our way over to the booth. He slid in beside Ember, despite the frustrated look on my face, and I was squished into a booth with Alex and Rian, while Cass was on Ember's other side. Most of the time was spent focused on Ember, kind of like a real welcoming into our group. Cass had invited her to go out for a girls day later this week and Rian kept asking me how weird it was to share my precious bathroom with a real girl. He got some good laughs out of the group, but Ember and I were laughing because we were both thinking of the fight that brought us closer together.
About an hour passed before we all finally finished our food. Alex offered to help me throw everything away so that no one else had to get up. We were dumping the trash when a well-known manwhore from our school walked through door. I tried my best to ignore him, realizing he probably wouldn't even notice Ember, but I still didn't trust him. I didn't trust anyone with her for the simple fact that she couldn't tell anyone about me. She was this amazingly gorgeous girl and I was the dork she chose to be with in the dark.
"You know, by now, that I'm not going to try anything with Em, right?"
"I know, dude, it's just too much sometimes. You didn't know I had feelings for her when you kissed her, I get it. But the fact remains that you can kiss her and people would let it go. I kiss her and I'm being told to chill out. By you."
"I'm just trying to look out for both you. You're my boy, Jack, but now she's my girl. I'd do anything for either of you, even if that means I'm telling you something you don't want to hear."
I nodded, tossing the trays on top of the trashcan. Alex was a good friend. I don't know why I ever lost sight of that. He pulled me into a bro hug before we started making our way back to the booth. I'd even almost forgotten manwhore was here, but apparently he noticed Alex and I walking back to the booth, from there, he noticed Ember. Alex easily figured out where he was headed and shoved me in the booth so that I was in the middle of him and Rian. Like Zack, he was trying to keep me from doing something stupid. My blood was boiling by the time the dude reached the table, his eyes locked on Ember's chest.
"Yo Ember, I thought you were going to drop these geeks and come hang out with a guy that can show you a real good time."
She didn't say anything to him. Instead, she looked at me, silently trying to keep me calm. Without blinking, I just stared at her, getting lost in her eyes.
"Hey honey, did you hear me?"
"Leave her alone, Jared."
"Was I speaking to you, Merrifag?"
"Oh, that's creative," Zack snorted. "Now leave her alone."
"I think she can speak for herself, can't you, Ember?"
It was getting harder and harder to bite my tongue. Alex had his hand on my shoulder, squeezing it to keep me distracted and it was pretty obvious that Zack was getting pissed.
"Come on, swee-"
"I said, leave her the fuck alone!"
Zack flew out of the booth and his fist connected with Jared's jaw. Said boy went flying back, blood forming on his lip as he raised his fist to come back after Zack. I wasn't concerned that he'd hurt Zack, that dude was a beast, but I was afraid that Zack would get knocked onto Ember and hurt her.
"Rian.."
Cassadee glaced at Rian with scared eyes. The fight was getting closer and closer to the booth, which meant two incredibly pissed off guys were getting closer and closer to the girls. They were fighting over Ember, which meant I needed to get her out of here. Alex slid out of the booth and tossed his keys to Rian, waving me off as I grabbed Ember's hand.
"You two pull up the car and I'll get Zack out there somehow. Ember, Jack, I'll call you guys later."
Ember and I followed Rian and Cass out of the building. We were parked beside each other, so we stayed out of the way until Rian had the car pulled up to the doors. I wanted to stay and defend Zack, or the very least make sure he got home without getting arrested, but Ember was my biggest concern. We climbed into the car and watched from afar as Alex and Rian struggled to keep Zack away from Jared. It was rare to see Zack get this pissed, but when he did, may God help whoever it is he's after.
"Should we help them?"
"They'll be fine," I murmured, turning the car on. Honestly, I was afraid if we stuck around any longer, Jared would come after Ember. He'd definitely have a grudge against her now, and the rest of us, for that matter. I just couldn't imagine letting anything happen to her. Ever. Without even thinking about my actions, I grabbed her face and kissed her lips, right there in the parking lot. "Let's go home."
"Jack, you just kissed me. In public. What if someone saw?!"
"Fuck 'em."
Ember rose an eyebrow but knew not to test me right now. She quietly slid further into her seat and wrapped her fingers around my right hand. The ride home was quiet, but I was confident. She was mine.
"Hanging out," I shrugged, shoving a straw in the top of my cup as my fingers gripped the red try. "We kind of came clean to each other the day after the party, after I.. Kissed her."
Zack was tossing sauce packets on his tray as he rose an eyebrow to me. I felt bad that I hadn't kept him in the loop, since he's been nothing but supportive of my feelings of Ember and he's helped keep Alex tame, but it was still so strange to talk about. I had feelings for my sister. I liked to kiss my sister. Even if I didn't view her as a sister, the rest of the world did. And they probably always would.
"So are you two, ya know, hooking up?"
"We aren't fucking, if that's what you're asking."
"Okay, well, just telling you as a friend.. When you get jealous over Ember, like, when we're in the hallway.. It's pretty obvious you have feelings for her. I had to tell Rian that you were just being protective of her as your sister, dude. This shit is getting weird."
"Yeah.. I know," I let out a sigh and spun on my heel to glance at Ember, who was sitting with Rian, Cass and Alex at a booth. She had a fry hanging out of her mouth and she was mid-laugh over something Alex was saying. I'm glad Rian suggested we go get food, because Iwasn't ready to go home and lie to mom and Carl yet, but fuck she was so cute. I just wanted to climb into the booth and kiss her cheek. But I can't. Because she's my sister. "We're doing the day-by-day thing. I think until I can trust all three of my best friends to not be weirded out by my possible future girlfriend, we should just play it cool."
"Good idea. I'll make you a deal, though," Zack smirked, shoving a fry of his own into his mouth. "Whenever some loud mouth fuck hits on your - Ember - let me deal with it. I don't want you to get your ass kicked and it's much less suspicious if I step in instead."
"Deal. You're a good friend, Zack."
"Same to you, homo."
Zack and I shared a laugh as we made our way over to the booth. He slid in beside Ember, despite the frustrated look on my face, and I was squished into a booth with Alex and Rian, while Cass was on Ember's other side. Most of the time was spent focused on Ember, kind of like a real welcoming into our group. Cass had invited her to go out for a girls day later this week and Rian kept asking me how weird it was to share my precious bathroom with a real girl. He got some good laughs out of the group, but Ember and I were laughing because we were both thinking of the fight that brought us closer together.
About an hour passed before we all finally finished our food. Alex offered to help me throw everything away so that no one else had to get up. We were dumping the trash when a well-known manwhore from our school walked through door. I tried my best to ignore him, realizing he probably wouldn't even notice Ember, but I still didn't trust him. I didn't trust anyone with her for the simple fact that she couldn't tell anyone about me. She was this amazingly gorgeous girl and I was the dork she chose to be with in the dark.
"You know, by now, that I'm not going to try anything with Em, right?"
"I know, dude, it's just too much sometimes. You didn't know I had feelings for her when you kissed her, I get it. But the fact remains that you can kiss her and people would let it go. I kiss her and I'm being told to chill out. By you."
"I'm just trying to look out for both you. You're my boy, Jack, but now she's my girl. I'd do anything for either of you, even if that means I'm telling you something you don't want to hear."
I nodded, tossing the trays on top of the trashcan. Alex was a good friend. I don't know why I ever lost sight of that. He pulled me into a bro hug before we started making our way back to the booth. I'd even almost forgotten manwhore was here, but apparently he noticed Alex and I walking back to the booth, from there, he noticed Ember. Alex easily figured out where he was headed and shoved me in the booth so that I was in the middle of him and Rian. Like Zack, he was trying to keep me from doing something stupid. My blood was boiling by the time the dude reached the table, his eyes locked on Ember's chest.
"Yo Ember, I thought you were going to drop these geeks and come hang out with a guy that can show you a real good time."
She didn't say anything to him. Instead, she looked at me, silently trying to keep me calm. Without blinking, I just stared at her, getting lost in her eyes.
"Hey honey, did you hear me?"
"Leave her alone, Jared."
"Was I speaking to you, Merrifag?"
"Oh, that's creative," Zack snorted. "Now leave her alone."
"I think she can speak for herself, can't you, Ember?"
It was getting harder and harder to bite my tongue. Alex had his hand on my shoulder, squeezing it to keep me distracted and it was pretty obvious that Zack was getting pissed.
"Come on, swee-"
"I said, leave her the fuck alone!"
Zack flew out of the booth and his fist connected with Jared's jaw. Said boy went flying back, blood forming on his lip as he raised his fist to come back after Zack. I wasn't concerned that he'd hurt Zack, that dude was a beast, but I was afraid that Zack would get knocked onto Ember and hurt her.
"Rian.."
Cassadee glaced at Rian with scared eyes. The fight was getting closer and closer to the booth, which meant two incredibly pissed off guys were getting closer and closer to the girls. They were fighting over Ember, which meant I needed to get her out of here. Alex slid out of the booth and tossed his keys to Rian, waving me off as I grabbed Ember's hand.
"You two pull up the car and I'll get Zack out there somehow. Ember, Jack, I'll call you guys later."
Ember and I followed Rian and Cass out of the building. We were parked beside each other, so we stayed out of the way until Rian had the car pulled up to the doors. I wanted to stay and defend Zack, or the very least make sure he got home without getting arrested, but Ember was my biggest concern. We climbed into the car and watched from afar as Alex and Rian struggled to keep Zack away from Jared. It was rare to see Zack get this pissed, but when he did, may God help whoever it is he's after.
"Should we help them?"
"They'll be fine," I murmured, turning the car on. Honestly, I was afraid if we stuck around any longer, Jared would come after Ember. He'd definitely have a grudge against her now, and the rest of us, for that matter. I just couldn't imagine letting anything happen to her. Ever. Without even thinking about my actions, I grabbed her face and kissed her lips, right there in the parking lot. "Let's go home."
"Jack, you just kissed me. In public. What if someone saw?!"
"Fuck 'em."
Ember rose an eyebrow but knew not to test me right now. She quietly slid further into her seat and wrapped her fingers around my right hand. The ride home was quiet, but I was confident. She was mine.
Oh how I always come back to this story
1/27/18