"RILEY?!" Josh yells.
"Yeah?" Riley answers, steeping out of the car with Liam's hand wrapped firmly around her waist.
"We're staying here for dinner." He informs her with a smile. A grin creeps onto Riley's face before she exchanges a cheeky look with Liam, I chuckle to myself and dive into my clutch fumbling around the stuffed bag for my house keys. "Mention this to Mum and I'll never drive you anywhere again." Josh adds sternly.
"Deal." Riley grins as she and Liam walk towards us, I unlock the front door and push it open letting Liam and Riley walk in first, Josh walks in before me as I shut the front door behind us.
I cough as a smell drifts over, so bad it makes bile rise in my throat. I clasp my hand over my mouth, frantically waving my free hand around to waft the smell away. "What is that smell?!" I yell, trying not to gag.
"Dylan tried to cook." Cole replied, he walked out of the living room with a clothing peg casually pinned on his nose. I couldn't help but laugh at how ridiculous he looked.
"We're going into the garden." Liam tells me sweetly before pulling Riley into the direction of the garden.
"Why was he cooking?" Josh laughs, he takes his coat off and hangs it up formally before removing his shoes as well.
"His girlfriends over and he was trying to be romantic." Cole chuckles, I roll my eyes and look up at Josh, he bows his head down and quickly presses his lips against mine, one second they're there one second they're gone- his lingering touch makes my body yearn for more.
"That's cute." I smile, lowering my voice. If Dylan ever heard me use his name and cute in the same sentence he would murder me. He preferred the terms hot and sexy. "We're going upstairs." I tell Cole, he nods as Zane and Tyler walk out of the living room with suspicious smiles on their faces. They both have their hands behind their back and are holding back smiles.
"Hey Josh." Tyler greets him.
"Hey Man." Zane replies smugly.
"Hey!" Josh laughs uneasily looking at me for help.
"Heard you two were going upstairs." Zane started, I raised an eyebrow in confusion. "That's where the bedrooms are." He smiles naughtily.
"Shut up!" I yell as my cheeks heat up in embarrassment. I'd had enough of Kyle in the car journey, I didn't need Zane and his dirty thoughts to. One Bentley was enough to handle, I didn't need another.
"Don't have to much fun." Zane grins, I hear Josh's laugh echo through my ears, am I the only one who doesn't find this funny?
"We're not..." I trail off.
"Not what?" Cole joins in, a huge arrogant smirk plastered across his pretty little face.
"You know..." I trail off again, not wanting to say the sinful word.
"Know what?" Tyler teases.
"It!" I say making air quotations as I say it.
"Saying Sex isn't a sin Jaycee." Zane states, he rolls his eyes at me as though I'm some kid.
"Go away." I huff pushing his chest back feebly, Josh laughs again pressing his lips against my cheeks.
"EURGH!" Tyler yells covering his eyes quickly. "Save it for the bedroom!" He squeals, I roll my eyes at him as Zane and Cole laugh.
Zane and Tyler quickly bring a closed fist out from behind their back, throwing their fists up into the air tiny blue packets float down as they catch onto the light. My cheeks blossom red as I realize what they are. "Be safe! We don't want any baby's yet." Zane adds slyly. I stand there as stiff as a stone while the condom packets carry on falling out of no where, I look down at my feet and see a little pool of blue forming.
"You better clean that up." I tell Zane, pointing a finger at him warningly.
"You better use them all." Zane shoots back.
"Your so annoying!" I yell in exasperation, throwing my hands up to show him I've surrendered.
"Your so cute." Cole chuckles ruffling my hair. "We've ordered food, it will be here in twenty minutes." He tells us.
Without even waiting another second I take Josh's hand and pull him up the stairs. "That was quite...something?" He laughs.
"I'm sorry!" I reply sincerely.
"Your house is so god damn massive." He replies in awe, his mouth slightly ajar as he scans my house while his pace slows down.
I shrug my shoulder's not sure what to say. "Thanks." I chuckle uneasily.
"All of these boys have rooms on the same floor as you?" He asks stiffening a little, I can sense a hint of jealousy in his voice and I wonder whether he's mad at me or not.
I nod. "It's the only floor we have rooms on." I reply defensively.
I walk him down the hallway until we reach the middle room and open it for him, he steps inside and I hear him gasp before I shut the door behind us. "Your loaded!" He exclaims, standing in the middle of my room awkwardly.
"Your house is massive, what are you on about?" I laugh. I try to buy myself time, what am I supposed to say? Should I tell him to sit on the bed? Or would that be hinting I wanted to have sex with him? My eye catches onto the bean bags in the far corner of my room and I decide that should have to do.
I walk over to them as he follows and flop myself onto a bean bag as he does the same, sighing in pleasure as he sits down. I open my mouth an then shut it quickly not knowing how to start the conversation. "Are you going to tell me why there are so many boys in your house now?" Josh asks.
"They're dad passed away a while ago and their Mum was struggling financially and emotionally with bringing so many of them up, she needed a break and apparently she's been an old family friend so Dad decided to let the boys move in until their Mum gets back on track." I replied shrugging m shoulder's. I bit my lips shutting my eyes briefly, should I have told him? Was it any of my business?
"Why couldn't you tell me that earlier?" He asked softly, his hands cupped my face locking our glances.
"It wasn't my place to say anything Josh. I didn't want you knowing incase you told anyone else at school." I answered shrugging my shoulder's.
"Why would it matter if people at school found out?" He asked, his voice was gentler than I'd ever heard it before.
"They'd be treated differently Josh. The day they walked in they had this immediate attention from girls, they've been at this school for barely two weeks and everyone know them. Imagine if people found out they were living with me? They wouldn't have any friends." I replied getting quieter with each word.
"You have no idea how amazing you are Jaycee." He replied in disbelief. "When we go back on Monday morning, I'm walking into school holding your hand. I don't give two shit's about what people have to say- you're my girlfriend and I'm not ashamed." He declared proudly.
I smiled at him, tucking a loose strand of hair behind my ear I felt like the luckiest girl on the planet. "You've made such an impact on my life Josh. You actually made me feel like I was worth something, You make me feel beautiful. When I'm with you I feel complete." I replied quietly, never before had I spoken to him about something so deep from my heart, never before had I spoken to anyone about anything so deep from within me.
"Everyone's worth something, I just helped you bring out who you really are babe. Those girls don't know what beauty is- beauty isn't covering yourself in stack loads of make-up, beauty is who you are inside. Truth is Jaycee your beautiful inside and outside." He whispered quietly tracing a warm finger gently down my face.
"Thank you Josh." I breathed.
"Thank you for being my girlfriend, beautiful." He whispered, pressing his lips down against mine. I intertwined my hands around his neck letting my fingers run through his hair, his hands were framing my face and I felt so safe. Opening up to him like that had lifted such a large weight of my shoulders and I hope it benefited our relationship because we were able to be so open with each other, I mean trust was the foundation of a relationship, right?
I pulled away. "Somebody might walk in!" I smiled biting teasingly on my lower lip.
"Your such a tease." He chuckled, pulling his shirt down. "I don't think any of them would mind seeing as three of them threw condom packets at us and the eldest one is probably having sex with his girlfriend now." He replied.
"I'm not like them!" I laughed letting my head dangle off the bean bag, my eyes locked with the ceiling and I felt the blood rush to my head.
"I'm glad. Last thing I need is a sex-a-holic girlfriend."
"You really know how to pick your girlfriends, don't you?" I teased.
"When your friends with that kind of crowd you don't choose who you date, you get put together and after you've slept together it's time to move onto the next one." He replied regretful.
"Why didn't you say something Josh? I know your not that kind of guy." I replied.
"Jaycee I didn't have a choice! It's simple you follow their rules or your kicked out of the group. I've been so blind all this time doing what they've said but I'm a changed guy now." He stated proudly.
"Good!" I smiled kissing his cheek.
"Why do they all call you emo?" He asked softly. "I mean today Amanda said you cut, that's not true is it?" He asked turning my palms over to glance at my wrists.
"The first week in Year seven we were in Technology cooking, Me and somebody- I don't remember who it was were messing around and my wrist accidentally slipped against one of the edges of a knife. The scar on my wrist made it look like I'd cut it myself. Somebody started the rumour and it just stuck." I mumbled.
"Some of the girls I'm friends with are such airheads." He replied rolling his eyes. "But you don't cut or anything, do you?"
I shook my head.
"Good." He smiled. "Don't ever cut yourself, or harm yourself. I know some of the things people says to you, does get to you babe. You don't show it but I can see it in your eyes. You just have to learn to not listen to what they say or fire back at them Jace, if you need somebody to speak to you know you can call me halfway through the night and I'll be willing to listen." He informed me, I felt like sobbing into his chest - happy crying ofcourse. What had I done to deserve somebody as amazing as Josh?
"PIZZA!" Dylan called knocking on my door before his footsteps faded away. It felt like there was an earthquake outside, the room shook as all the boys ran downstairs. It was amazing how fast food could drive boys so insane.
"We should go downstairs, there won't be any left." I laughed, I stood up and stretched a grin smeared across my face as Josh got up too shooting me a confused look.
"What are you grinning about gorgeous?" He chuckled.
"Wondering how I got a boyfriend like you." I blushed innocently as my voice toned down to a whisper.
He snaked his arm around my waist pulling us together. "So I'm your boyfriend now, eh?" He asked, looking down at me.
His wild heart pounded against my chest and his body was radiating warmth into mine. He smelled of strong cologne and it magically made me feel so calm like there was nothing I had to worry about. I pulled away quickly tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. Shouldn't I have said that? What if he was just trying to be friendly? What if we weren't a couple? "I shouldn't have said that." I mumbled into my fist.
"Whoa, I was kidding!" He explained. "Don't you want to be my girlfriend?" He asked quietly.
"Do I have a choice? I owe you." I teased.
He loosened up a little as the atmosphere unclogged up and the familiar warmth and happiness drifted back in. "Oh, So your only being my girlfriend because you owe me?" He chuckled playing along, he gestured stabbing himself through the heart as if my words had hurt him.
I smiled rolling my eyes. "Let's go eat you douche."
I flopped onto the couch between Zane and Tyler who were still grinning at each other, the immature brats had still found the whole throwing-condoms-at-me-and-Josh funny. "You haven't met Tasha have you?" Dylan started from the couch opposite us.
I smiled at the brunette sitting beside him, she was gorgeous! I wasn't surprised, I mean all of Dylan's girlfriends were bound to be pretty if he'd picked them."Hey!" She smiled waving, flashing her pearly whites as she spoke. I was a little overwhelmed as she spoke, her voice was gentle and friendly- I had expected all of Dylan's girlfriends to be stuck up bitches.
"Hey." I smiled back. "This is Josh." I laughed pointing down to Josh who was sitting on the carpet with his back resting against the couch, my toes hung off his shoulder's. After a good five minutes of everyone greeting everyone else we sat in silence eating the nicest pizza I'd ever had.
"Let's make this a memorable evening." Cole started breaking the awkward silence, grinning as he scanned us all.
I stuffed the last bite of pizza into my mouth, wiping my hands down on my lap before sitting forward in anticipation. "What have you got planned?" Tyler asked with a mouth full of food.
I shot him a disgusted look slapping him playfully. "Shut your mouth." I scolded him as the other's laughed.
"Have you got any alcohol?" Cole asked, reaching forward for another slice of the heavenly goodness.
"Uhm..yeah probably in the basement." I replied in confusion. "Why?"
"Everyone but Liam and Riley can play." Cole smiled, the mischievous grin still plastered across his face.
"I want to play!" Liam whined.
"There's no way your drinking buddy." Dylan replied in a stern tone.
"Same goes for you kiddo." Josh told Riley. "No alcohol." He replied in a fatherly tone.
"That's not fair!" Riley huffed crossing her hands over her chest. "What do we do? Were not even that much younger than you all." She stated.
"Yeah!" Liam joined in. "Josh, Jaycee, Tyler and Kyle still have a year until they can legally drink- why can't we?" He asked throwing his hands up in exasperation.
"Because they're older and more mature Liam." Cole replied deadpanned.
"And because we're sexier than you." Kyle added smoothly, the rest of us groaned his ego was getting to large to handle.
Tyler walked back into the room with five large bottles of drinks – I didn't know what they were. Vodka? Tequila? Beer? I'd never drunk and hadn't planned on it for a while. Cole shut the pizza boxes stuffing them under the coffee table as he made space for the drinks.
"I'm not much of a drinker." I exclaimed shrugging my shoulder's.
"Loosen up a little Jaycee, it's just a little bit of fun." Cole smiled.
"I really shouldn't-" I started.
"If you don't, We'll make sure you don't sleep for the rest of your life." Tyler smirked, Kyle chuckled as the fist pumped each other in victory.
"I'll make sure you don't get to drunk." Josh winked.
"Thanks superman." I replied sarcasm dripping of my words.
"Oi!" He laughed titling his head back as I leant forward to press my lips to his. Sweet and simple just as I liked it.
"Liam you're not playing, there's no way I'm letting you get drunk." Dylan spoke again. "Cole, just put the drinks away he's not gonna let it go." Dylan sighed.
"C'mon man." Cole whined to Liam. "Please Liam? We'll do anything you want us to- legit." He pleaded.
Liam rolled his eyes and stood up, Riley followed and without another word they left the room slamming the door shut behind them angrily "What are we playing?" I asked, my voice came out as a whisper; my stomach was doing somersaults, something was going to go wrong tonight, I could feel it.
"Never Have I ever." Cole smirked.
"How do you play?"
"Everyone has a drink, somebody says a statement if you have done it you take a sip of your drink." He explained. "So I'd say Never have I ever kissed someone- You have so you would take a sip." He explained. "Simple enough?"
I nodded nervously.
"Well then what are we waiting for?" Dylan smirked pouring the contents of the bottles out into eight red paper cups.
Cole chuckled fist pumping the air. "Let the game commence!"
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