i was with lip rolling more joints for the ice cream truck business and i had licked and rolled 200 of them.
"wow, you really do have a grift." lip said.
"what can i say, i'm gifted." i said holding up the jar filled with joints.
"oh, yes you are." lip said as he kissed me sweetly then pulled away.
lip then pulled out some money from his pocket and then took off his shirt and i knew he wanted to fool around again.
after we were done we both laid down beside each other and i laughed as i looked up at the roof of the van.
"what's with all the megan fox posters?" i asked him.
"carls been sleeping in here." lip replied.
"wait, is carl even 10 yet?" i asked as lip nodded.
"i'm not even sure if he's around. he's hanging out with this kid hank. another knee high delinquent. ten bucks says they're in juvie by now." lip said as i laughed.
"yeah, emma told me about that kid. he's quite the live one." i said as i felt lip lace his fingers with mine.
"i love you." lip said looking up in my eyes.
"i love you too." i said nuzzling my head into his neck.
later that day i was at the mall with lip, ian and mandy while we walked around.
"you guys wanna come with me and mel on the ice cream truck later?" lip asked them.
"i can't i'm volunteer for the VA." ian replied.
"it's a waste of time." mandy told him.
"it's gonna look good on my west point application." ian told them.
"you should be figuring out how to work the system. instead of playing and do it." lip said pulling out a cigarette as he passed me one.
"thanks." i said.
"americas a meritocracy." ian said.
"they don't even make bootstraps anymore. so, how the hell are you supposed to pull yourself up by them? dumbass?" mandy asked making me laugh.
"dumbass." lip said teasing ian.
"mel, control your boyfriend." ian said.
"i would, but i agree with him. you're a dumbass." i said as we walked out of the mall.
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fiona decided that debbie should have a party since she had been under a lot of stress lately with the daycare so lip, ian and i were sitting in the living room setting some stuff up.
"linda doesn't know it yet but i'm borrowing her kids connect for debs party." ian said passing us some beers.
"sweet." lip said.
"and how is linda gonna react?" i asked him.
"probably not good, but fuck her." ian replied as i laughed.
"well, you were screwing her husband." i said taking a slip of my beer.
"fuck off." ian said making lip laugh.
we overheard veronica telling fiona that they had to go in for a shift tomorrow night at the same time as debbie's party.
"hey, fi i can take care of the party." mike told her.
"yeah, we can too." i said talking about lip, ian and i.
"you can be here all night?" fiona asked.
"of course. it's gonna be the hottest party ever. mandy's coming, too." ian said.
"oh, my god, this is gonna be so cool." debbie said hugging lip.
"oh, my god. oh, my god. this is gonna be so cool." lip and ian said mocking debbie playfully as they lifted her up.
"don't kill me." debbie said.
"i remember when you were that young." mike said leaning over my shoulder.
"fuck off." i said hitting his chest.
-
"you're basically a 12 year old girl, which one of these flicks should we watch at debs party." lip asked walking into the room with a bunch of movie, looking over at ian as he spoke.
"nightmare on elm street. remake, still scary as shit." ian said.
"pussy." i said as i did my homework.
"are you telling me you're not gonna be scared watching that movie?" ian asked as i nodded.
"i'm just saying i don't scare easy." i said as lip smirked.
"what?" i asked seeing the look on his face.
"so, you're telling me that tonight if we watch the movie together you're not gonna jump? not once?" lip asked me.
"that's exactly what i'm saying." i told him.
"i'm calling bullshit mel wilson." lip said as i scoffed.
"i guess we'll see." i said.
-
i met up with sebastian at a coffee shop then we went over to the recording studio and we were going to sing a cover of the song just give me a reason.
we both got headphones and i had already memorized the lyrics and i just waited for the music to start.
"right from the start
you were a thief you stole my heart
and i your willing victim
i let you see the parts of me
that weren't all that pretty
and with every touch you fixed them
now you've talking in your sleep
oh, oh
things you never say to me
oh, oh
tell me that you've had enough
of our love, our love." i could see sebastian give me a thumbs up signaling i was doing good.
"just give me a reason
just a little bits enough
just a second we're not broken, just bent
and we can learn to love again
it's in the stars
it's been written in the scars on our hearts
we're not broken, just bent
and we can learn to love again." i sang the chorus.
"i'm sorry i don't understand where all of this is
coming from
i thought that we were fine." sebastian sang.
"oh we had everything." i sang.
"your head is running wild again
my dear we still have everything
and it's all in your mind." sebastian continued giving me a smile.
"yeah but this is happening." i sang.
"you've been having real bad dreams
oh, oh
used to lie so close to me
oh, oh
there's..." sebastian sang.
"...nothing more than empty sheets
between our love, our love...." we both sang together.
"...oh, our..." sebastian sang.
"love, our love..." we both sang.
"love." i sang.
"just give me a reason
just a little bits enough
just a second we're not broken just bent
and we can learn to love again." we both sang.
"i've never stopped
you're still written in the scars on my heart." sebastian sung.
"you're not broken, just bent
and we can learn to love again." we both sung.
"oh, tear ducts and rust." i sang.
"i'll fix it for us." sebastian sang.
"we're collecting dust but our loves enough." i sang.
"you're holding it in." sebastian sang.
"you're pouring a drink." i sang.
"no nothing is as bad as it seems." sebastian sang.
"we'll come clean." i sang with a high note.
"just give me a reason
just a little bits enough
just a second we're not broken just bent
and we can learn to love again
it's in the stars
it's been written in the scars on our hearts
that we're not broken just bent
and we can learn to love again." we both sang.
"just give me a reason
just a little bits enough
just a second we're not broken just bent
and we can learn to love again
it's in the stars
it's been written in the scars on our hearts
we're not broken just bent
and we can learn to love again." we sang again.
"oh, we can learn to love again
oh, we can learn to love again
oh
that we're not broken just bent
and we can learn to love again." i finished.
i couldn't believe it, i recorded something.
-
the party was starting and people were starting to show up when i saw a girl named holly there staring at lip making me clench my jaw.
during the movie i sat next to lip and he had his arms around me while we watched it. once it finally ended, lip noticed i didn't jump once.
"wow, you really weren't joking. if that doesn't scare you then what scares the great mel wilson?" lip asked me.
"life." i said quietly.
everyone finally started to go to sleep and lip and i were finally going to bed, i went to the bathroom for a few minutes to brush my teeth but when i came back i heard lip shouting at someone to get out.
"what's going on?" i asked seeing holly was on the bed with lip.
"lips an asshole is what's going on." holly said storming out.
"what the fuck just happened?" i asked him.
"babe, i swear we didn't do anything, she came in the room and i thought she was you but the second i knew it wasn't i pushed her off and told her to get out." lip said as i sat beside him and grabbed his hand.
"don't worry, i believe you." i told him as he let out a breath of relief.
"you do?" lip asked me to make sure i wasn't lying.
"yeah. it's holly, she's just a skank." i said as he chuckled.
"let's get some sleep, okay?" lip said as i nodded.
"i love you." he said kissing my forehead.
"i love you too." i said as we finally tried to get some sleep.
i was woken up by some screaming downstairs and went to see what was going on.
"no, i didn't, alright? i blew her off and she split." lip explained to fiona.
"you couldn't have just done her so my party wouldn't have sucked." debbie said hitting lip with a pillow.
"debs, i'm dating mel." lip argued.
debbie got disappointed since everyone left and fiona sat next to debbie on the couch.
"great good chaperoning." fiona told lip.
"what did you want me to do? sleep with the kid? and cheat on my girlfriend, who i love?" lip asked fiona.
"this is the worst birthday ever." debbie said.
"hey, no debs don't say that. i'm sure lip will make it up to you, wanna know why?" i asked her.
"why?" debbie asked.
"because he's the best big brother you could ever ask for, and he loves you very much." i told her as she smiled.
"you promise?" debbie asked me.
"i promise you." i told her.
"pinky swear?" debbie said holding up her little pinky.
i smiled then i locked my pinky with debbie's making her look up at me.
"pinky swear. now, get some rest, okay?" i told her as she nodded and went up to bed.
"she's a keeper, lip." fiona said to her brother.
"i know." lip said smiling at me.