The second time I got up, I felt more livelier, Zack was already awakened.
"Mmh, you're awake. Good morning." I smiled at him.
"Good morning." He kisses my forehead, then tried to kiss me in the mouth, but I went under my covers, "What's up?"
"I have morning breath." I said.
"I don't care, I have to kiss you today."
"You have all day, what's the rush? And why now?" I muffled under the sheets.
"Fine, let's eat breakfast, come on." He urges me to reveal my face, then sneaks a kiss from me.
"Hey, you tricked me!" I whined.
"No, I didn't, I'm just eating my breakfast," he smirks.
I blushed, yet rolled my eyes and got up, I went downstairs, it was quiet, in the kitchen, I saw a note;
Hey baby, sorry I didn't wake you, everyone is going to the carnival, you're welcome to come if you want, we'll be back in 5. I know, long day, I made a strawberry smoothie for you, it's in the fridge. :)
-Mom
"Everyone went out." I told Zack.
"What do you want to do?" He asks.
I thought about it for a few minutes, then had an okay idea, "Do you want to go to my pool?"
"Sure."
"I don't think I have any swim trunks that'll fit you."
"It's fine, I have some in the back seat of my car," I tilted my head in confusion, "For emergencies when I need a spare." I nodded, understandably.
I went upstairs and brushed my teeth and changed my clothes, while Zack changed downstairs.
He and I went to the pool, we get in the blue water, it was warm.
"You come here often." He asks, joining me.
"Mm, you could say that, I would come for relaxation most of the time." We stayed at a spot of the pool.
"What about a massage?" My was facing Zack, he places both of his hands on my shoulders, making me shudder.
"Stop, it tickles." I giggled, raising my shoulders up.
"You're ticklish there too?"
"I can't help it, I feel ticklish almost all over."
"Then I'll stop," he laughs and moves his arm from my shoulders to my chest, basically hugging me from behind.
"Did you sleep good last night?" I asked.
"Yup, no nightmares, when you are near me, it makes me feel at ease," he bury's his face into my neck and shoulder, leaning on it, "These nights were the best nights of my life, sleeping I mean."
I frowned, then turned around, now facing him, and putting my arms around him, "Zack, you said something about taking pills at night, right? And your brother took it from you for your own good, am I right?"
He nods.
"I agree with him, I don't want you to get drug addiction, so please, don't take those pills no more."
He cracks a smile, "You're worried about me?"
"Yes, I'll admit it, I'm worried about you. From now on, let me take care of you.... and let me be your medicine." I blushed hard on the last part.
"Am I dreaming?" He chuckles.
"Want to find out?"
I lean in and locked my lips on his, allowing each other's tongue to tangle together, my heart was beating so fast that I thought I could die.
Then some loud thump made us flinch, we pulled away and turned around.
My dad and Lily were there, my dad was looking at us, disgusted, Lily who was carried by dad, was rather waking up after sleeping, caused by the bag dad dropped.
"Payton! Get away from there!" I flinched at my dad's yelling.
I got out of the pool as I was told, nervously shaking.
"WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU DOING?!?!"
I didn't utter a word, avoiding my father's eyes.
"You won't answer?! Fine! Go in your room!!! I'm calling your mother! And you, get out of my house!And don't get near my son again!"
Tears were increasingly forming in my eyes, I turned back at Zack, my dad's hand forced me to look away by pulling my jaw away from Zack.
"Don't look at that trouble maker!"
"Dad, I-"
"Just go in your room!"
I slowly walked passed my dad, hearing all the shouting from my dad to Zack, I felt pretty useless in a situation like this, I couldn't even stand up for Zack, I felt like a coward.
Tears fell on my cheeks, I was about to head up, but then a hand grabs my wrist, "Payton," it was Zack.
"I-I'm sorry." I hiccuped from starting to cry, which facing him made me want to cry harder, and I did.
"Shh, shh, Payton, it's okay, it's not your fault, we'll be fine, I'll be okay, just don't cry." He cracks a smile, wiping my tears with his hand.
"What did I just say?!" My dad yells.
"Alright, alright, I'm leaving," he said to my dad, then turns towards me, "I love you."
"I-" before I got the chance to respond, dad throws a book on the floor as a warning.
"Get out of my house before I call the police!"
"Go ahead, press charges, I don't care, that won't stop me from seeing your son." He shrugged.
"You!-"
He throws another book, but Zack dodges it, "What a bad sport. Anyways, Payton, don't be scared, I'm with you in my heart." He pecks my cheeks, "And don't blame Payton at all, I'm the one fully responsible," is what he said before he dashed to the door.
"Utterly shameless boy! PAYTON! Room! Now!" He commands, loudly.
I walked up to my bedroom, I flopped on my bed, sobbing in the sheets, he left with only a pair of swim trunks, he left his phone, clothes and other stuff.
Less than an hour later, I heard the door closing, hearing my mom's voice, my dad yelling in anger.
The door slams open, "Hand in all your devices, now!" My dad said.
"Honey, stop. Yelling won't do any good." My mom tried to persuade him.
"Now, Payton!"
I got up and collected all the electronics except Zack's phone and my music iPod with earbuds, and handed it all to my dad.
"All of them!"
"Honey, you know music helps him sleep."
"No mom, it's fine." I don't think I could be able to sleep anyways.
I reached my iPod and handed it to my dad, he harshly grabbed it from me.
While my dad was holding all my devices, he starts yelling, "What were you thinking?! Huh?! Being with a boy?! Hugging him?! Kissing him?!"
"Dad! I-I love him."
"So you like boys? You may as well go to a gay bar and sell yourself!"
"Jason!" My mom yells.
"What?! Isn't it true? He may as well dress up like a girl and become a woman!"
"Watch your mouth! That is your son right there!"
"My son?! My son?! My own blood shouldn't have turned out this way then!"
"It's not a disease!" She cried.
"Then what is it? Since he's been around that kid, he turns into this!"
"I don't even know why I'm arguing with you!" She leaves in frustration.
"You just stay in here and think about the wrong, let's see I'll forgive you." My dad spots Zack's phone and snatches it away, he takes out a key and closes my door, locking it.
My heart throbs in pain, making me unable to breathe, I clenched my chest where pain was swelling, I saw Zack's shirt on my dresser, I replaced the shirt I was wearing with Zack's shirt.
His scent was still lingering on the shirt, which felt like he was still next to me, holding me in his arms.
I cried harder and harder as memories with Zack flash through my mind.