The Good Life

*Izzy*

Today was Tuesday, my last day of school before Thanksgiving break. My friends and I were off campus eating at Wendy's for our hour long lunch break. I was trying to keep up a conversation with them and text Vic at the same time, but I’m a horrible multitasker.

To Izzy:
How have you never seen Gotham before? It's one of the greatest TV shows.

To Vic:
I'm sure it's okay but it doesn't seem interesting to me. You should watch Vampire Diaries that's a good show!

To Izzy:
I'd rather cut off all my hair than watch a show about vampires

To Vic:
You better not! Your hair is your best quality.

To Izzy:
Haha It's not my personality?

To Vic:
Lol that’s more like number 6

"Earth to Izzy?" Kellin said waving his hand in front of my face.

"I'm sorry, what?" I asked, sitting my phone on the table.

"We were talking about how we did on Mr. Johnson's math test." Lynn said.

"Oh I got a ninety-four." I told them and they all sighed. Math was my favorite subject as lame as that sounds.

"I studied for two day and I still got a six-three." Justin complained.

"Watching TV with an open math book next to you doesn't count as studying." Gabe said and we laughed while Justin threw a fry at him.

"Yeah I didn't do to good either. I just want to drink 'til I forget about it. Do you guys want to go out this weekend?" Jesse asked.

"Yes!" Justin exclaimed.

"I don't care." Gabe said.

"Yeah." Kellin said.

"Sure." Lynn said.

All eyes were on me as they waited on me to answer. The thing was Vic and I were supposed to go on our second date Saturday and we were supposed to be going to Los Angeles.

"I have plans for this weekend." I said quietly. Lynn chuckled knowing exactly why I couldn't go. She was the only one, out of all of them, that knew about Vic and me.

"Okay who is he?" Jesse asked catching me off guard.

"Who is who?" I asked.

"The guy you keep ditching us for. I'm assuming Lynn also knows something about it since she's laughing." Jesse said.

I hit Lynn and continued to deny. "There is no guy."

Before anyone else could speak my phone vibrated on the table and Vic's message came up. I tried to grab it before anyone could see but I wasn't fast enough.

"I saw it! His name is Vic!" Justin exclaimed.

"Are you dating him?" Kellin asked. He was already going into jealousy mode.

"No I'm not dating him. We're just friends." I answered.

"How come we've never met him before?" Gabe asked.

"He just moved here."

"Does he go to school with us?" Kellin asked.

"No." I was hoping if I just left it at that they would leave it alone.

"What school does he go to?" Jesse asked.

"Why are you guys interrogating me? I’ve done anything wrong." I said successfully dodging that question.

"We're just trying to make sure he's not a creep." Justin said.

"Yeah we wouldn't want you dating some weirdo." Gabe added.

"Once again, I'm not dating him he's just a friend." I said.

"Well when are we going to meet him?" Lynn asked. I'm pretty sure she doing this just to mess with me. I've shown her pictures and told her every detail about him. She's practically already met him.

"I'm not sure he's a very busy guy." I told her.

"Busy doing what? Is he a drug dealer?!" Jesse asked excitedly. He and Justin would like him a lot if he were.

"No he's not a drug dealer. He's in a band." I told them.

"Big deal anyone can be in a band." Kellin scoffed.

"Yeah we could start a band." Jesse said.

"You idiots can't barely work on a project together. How do you expect to be in a band together?" Lynn scolded at them.

"Wow that was rude! I kind of want to do this now to prove that we can." Gabe said.

"And who exactly would be the lead singer?" I asked.

"Lynn has a pretty good singing voice. She could be our lead singer and we could be like Paramore." Justin said.

"Not every band with a female lead singer is like Paramore." I said rolling my eyes at him.

"What about the one with Hayley Williams?" Justin asked.

"Paramore?" Lynn asked sounding just as confused as I felt.

"Exactly my point." He smugly.

"-Ignore him. We skipped second period to smoke before coming here." Jesse laughed before Lynn or I could yell at Justin.

"Okay well no I don't want to be the lead singer of your failing band." Lynn said.

"And neither do I." I said before they could ask.

"I can be lead singer as long as I don't have to play an instrument. I don't want to have to carry anything around." Kellin said.

"You are the laziest person." Gabe told him and he shrugged.

"Can I pick the band name?" Justin asked.

"Not while you’re high." Kellin laughed.

"You guys are really thinking of doing this?" Lynn asked.

"Yeah just to prove you two wrong." Jesse said. It also had something to do with Kellin being jealous.

"We'll try not to rub it in too hard when you give up." I said and Lynn and I laughed.

"We'll try not to rub it in your faces when we're touring worldwide." Kellin said.

***

I just made it home at three and I was home alone because Daddy had to stay late for a meeting and Papa needed to go to his office to work with his associates on finding someone new to take over the London office.

Now I was in the living room flipping through different channels. There was never anything good on TV at this time so I was stuck watching the News. Thankfully my phone started ringing saving me from boredom.

"Hello." I answered.

"How much do you want to bet every song they write is going to be about how much Kellin loves you?" Lynn joked.

"Shut up! They weren't being serious. It was just all talk." I said.

"Hmm I don't know. They might just surprise us." She laughed.

"Nah. Like you said they can barely work together." I reminded her.

"Speaking of together, you should go out with us this weekend. We haven't hung out outside of school in so long." She whined. I didn't want to be one of those friends who ditched all of her friends for some guy. Sometimes Lynn ditched us to hang out with Alexa but she still made time for us so I needed to learn to do the same.

"I can ask Vic if we can go out Friday night instead of Saturday night?" I suggested. “I’ll just have to ask my parents if they can extend my curfew so I can actually stay out.

"Yay! I hope they say yes.”

My phone started buzzing with an incoming call from Vic. "Hey can I call you back later?" I asked her.

"Yeah I'm about to take a nap just in case I don't answer." She said. We both said bye and I switched to Vic's call.

"Hello!" I said.

"Hey! What are you doing? “He asked.

"Laying down bored to death. What about you?"

"I just finished band practice with Mike and the guys. But I was calling to make sure we're still on for Saturday?" He said.

"Oh about that. . . Do you think we can go Friday when I get out of school instead? My friends want to go out Saturday night." I told him.

"I'm supposed to go bar hopping with the guys Friday." He told me. "We could just go next weekend. I'll still get to see your pretty face on Thursday for Thanksgiving so it's not a total lost."

“We have to be careful cause if either one of us slips up that day both of our parents are going to be planning our funerals." I said and he laughed.

"Well actually my mom kind of knows about us. She overheard Mike and me talking but she swore not to tell anyone, not even my dad so we're good." He said confidently. I didn't like the fact that his mom knew because she's so close to Papa and might accidentally tell him, but Vic seemed confident that wouldn't happen.

"Okay I trust her." I said.

"Cool! So what are you going to do for the rest of the day? Today was your last day of school right?" He asked.

"Yeah it’s my last day until Sunday. And I don't know what to do. My friends are all being lazy today and my parents are working late." I sighed.

"That sounds like an invitation." He said enthusiastically.

"You're crazy!" I giggled. With the luck I have my parents would come over and catch us.

"No I'm not! What time do your parents get off?" He asked.

"Uh Daddy's meeting ends at 5 so he'll be here a little after that and Papa said he's going to be at his office really late." I told him.

"And it's not even three thirty yet! We could hang out until five." He said. What he was saying was logical so why not.

"Okay, you can come over!" I exclaimed.

"Cool I'll be there in a sec." He said and hung up. I ran up to my room to spray a little perfume on and brush my hair. I could only get a few strokes from my brush in before he rang the doorbell. I walked down and opened the door for him.

"Hey!" We greeted each other and hugged. I shut the door behind him.

"You smell good!" He said and I smiled.

"Thanks!" I still got butterflies around him but I wasn't as much as a nervous wreck anymore.
"Sooo what do you want to do?" He asked.

"We can go watch a movie in my room." I suggested.

"Okay lead the way."

I lead him upstairs to my room and he kicked his shoes off and sat on my bed. I left him alone to go pick a few movies out from the media room and when I returned he was holding Bee in his hands. Bee was this stuff animal I've had since I was one. Uncle Oli gave him to me.

"Be careful with him!!" I exclaimed when Vic started to throw him in the air like he was a toy.

"Aw it's a boy." He said using a baby voice. "What's his name?"

"Bee." I said.

"How original."

"Just pick a movie." I told him.

"You pick, I'm up for anything." He said.

"Okay we're gonna watch Pineapple Express." I loved that movie, but it wasn't like we were really going to pay attention to it. We were most likely going to talk the entire time.

I put the movie in and went to sit on my bed next to Vic. I wanted to give him some space so I didn't sit close enough were our bodies were touching. I pressed play on the movie and the starting credits began.

"How is it being an only child?" He randomly asked. "Like do you get everything you want just by asking?"

"Sometimes I do but sometimes I have to guilt trip my parents. Like if I see two things I want but they tell me I can only have one I'll say something like 'if you had two kids you would have to buy two.' It usually works! And I used to feel sad and lonely but I don't anymore. I don't like the idea of sharing my parents with anyone." I said and he laughed.

"I figured it would be like that." He said.

"How is it having an older brother?" I asked.

"Horrible, we argue all the time over unimportant shit. The only time we don't argue is when we're doing music stuff. But other than that we are constantly at each other's throats."

"But you still love your big brother." I teased.

"...He's still annoying." He mumbled.

"How is Mike adjusting to San Diego? Does he like it? “I asked.

"Yeah he loves it more than me probably. It most likely has something to do with this girl Tony and Jaime's girlfriends introduced him to.” He said. “Her name's is Alysha. Mike and she are literally perfect for each other."

"Aw that's sweet!" I gushed.

"It's alright, but I think you and I would make a cuter couple." He said and poked my side. I quickly jumped away from him laughing. I'm so ticklish.

"Stop!" I held his hands so he wouldn't do it again.

"Don't tell me you're ticklish, Isabella!" He gasped dramatically.

"I am so please don't!" I giggled. He took his hands away from mine and attacked my sides anyways.
"Vic! Stop!" I laughed loudly. I tried to pull his hands away again but I was so weak from laughing. He finally stopped and I hit him.

"You're a jerk!" I playfully yelled at him. We were sitting much closer now.

"Stop complaining! You're fine." He chuckled. I crossed my arms pouting and turned to the TV. "Aw don't be like that. I'm sorry!" I could still practically hear the smile on his face.

"No you're not." I mumbled.

"Yes I am." He said softly. He turned my head so that I facing him. "You're so cute when you pout." He leaned in and kissed me. I smiled in response and he kissed me again this time we didn't pull away. Our lips stayed connected and I began to move my lips on his. One of his hands was holding my chin and the other one was rubbing slowly up and down my thigh. I wrapped my arms around his neck and played with the ends of his hair. We simply made out like that until he poked at my lips with his tongue. I slightly opened my mouth allowing his tongue to glide into my mouth. I let him take control and he leaned us back on my bed so that he was on top of me. The butterflies turned into rocks in my stomach, but I felt comfortable with him. He moved his hands to rub circles on my hip and the other was placed next to my head to support him. I'd made out with guys before but this felt brand new.

His slowly slipped his hand, that was on my hip, under my shirt and rubbed his hand up and down on the side of my stomach. He wasn't trying but it still tickled me. I grinned and began to laugh against his lips. He quickly noticed what he was doing and mumbled, "Sorry" against my lips. He moved his hand over so that it was on my stomach and he inched slowly up to my bra. I shivered at the feeling of his semi cold hands traveling up my body. Before he could reach my bra one of our phones started ringing. I couldn't tell which one because we both had iPhones.

He sat on his knees in front of me and looked at his phone and he answered it. "Hello." He said sounding kind of annoyed. I couldn't hear what the other person was saying. "Mom told us yesterday that she had a hair appointment so my guess is that she's still at the salon." He said sarcastically. "Usually an hour and a half to two hours....okay....in an hour or so....okay bye." He hung up.

"Sorry that was Mike. I'm so sure he has Alysha over and he was checking to see how much time they had to have sex." He said.

"It's okay." I chuckled shyly. I couldn't make eye contact with him. I was still so flustered with what just happened.

"Stop being so shy. You should be used to me by now." He laughed.

"I'm trying but you make me so nervous. Plus I'm new to most of this stuff." I giggled.

"What's the furthest you've been?" He asked.

"Um making out." I answered honestly.

"Really?" He raised his eyebrows, shocked.

"Yep, why does that surprise you?"

"I don't know. I'm used to meeting girls that have done everything in the book so this is new to me." He smiled. I relaxed knowing that it didn't really bother him.

"Well we can build up to doing things in that said book." I said and he laughed.

"We don't have to rush; I don't mind taking things slow. You're worth the wait." He told me.

I sat up so I could reach his face and I kissed him. "You're so sweet." I mumbled against his lips. I leaned back and pulled him down on me to make out some more. Something about hearing Vic say he wouldn't rush me into doing anything made me want to do everything with him.
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Notes

Title Credit: Besitos by Pierce the Veil.
Sorry for the cliche chapter title (It means kisses in Spanish).
I actually really like this chapter!