22. Story Of My Life

Song: Words- The Script

Today was the day that Aunt Carrie was going to go out with my enemy's father. He had called her in the morning to say that they wouldn't be going for lunch but for dinner now. And the thing I found the most disturbing was, who in their right mind would willingly wake up in the morning at 7 am on a freaking Saturday? Apparently, Mr. Eric Hunter.

Aunt Carrie was still excited and was bouncing around in the house when I had woken up at 11 in the morning, like any normal person would do on a Saturday. But I still felt like it was early.

"Stop smiling, you're making my eyes hurt." I whined as I drowned my face in a bowl of cheerios which were doing a shitty job at cheering me up.

"Aw, lighten up. You should smile more often too. It wouldn't kill you." She spoke as she poured herself another cup of coffee. According to her, she needed the heavy consumption of coffee because she didn't want to feel sleepy on the date. I rolled my eyes yet again as she sipped her coffee with a sigh.

"I think, it would since I don't want to unbalance the universe by being all smiles this early in the morning." I spoke as I took a spoonful of the cereal.

"Oh yeah, I almost forgot." I looked up at her as to say 'continue'.

"What?" I asked as I took another spoon of the cereal.

"Zeke is gonna be staying with you till we come back from our date." She spoke with a smile and walked out of the kitchen while I spit all that I had put in my mouth.

"WHAT!?"

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"Story of my life, Zeke came along. To wreck my life and now my freaking home!" I exclaimed as I paced back and forth in Kyle's room.

"Wow, try singing that." I glared at Kyle while he laughed at me.

"You find this funny. I'm gonna be staying in my own house with a dickhead." I whined and he just nodded with his attention on the t.v. screen.

"What in the hell are you even watching?" I asked as I looked at his TV with a frown. "One direction songs, seriously?"

"Isn't it a shame that when I discovered this great group, it's not the same as before." He spoke as he wiped a non-existent tear from his eye.

"I think they're crap." I spoke which resulted in Kyle glaring at me. "Since, Zayn left them, that is." He seemed to like what I said as he went back to looking at his screen.

"I know, he was amazing." Kyle sighed before he looked back at me. "But he's better now too, right?"

"Yeah, totally. The man has some great vocal chords." I said and he nodded his head before he began to hum Zayn's song. "But what do you think about Taylor Swift?" Kyle looked at me with his eyes wide.

"Tay Tay is so bae." I stared at Kyle with my eye brow raised and a smirk on my lips. He quickly turned his head towards the TV screen again.

"Uhm, what were you saying about Zeke and you staying at your house?" Kyle asked and I laughed at him.

Nice save but not nice enough.

"No, no. I was talking about Tay Tay." He looked at me with a pleading look as to tell me to drop it, which I eventually did.

"But come on, Tay Tay is such a great singer."

"I think, I might never live this down." He spoke while face palming himself.

"Nah, you might." He looked at me hopeful, well until the moment I began to talk again. "If I lose my memories or my mind." I laughed in his face as he mumbled something about me being mean.

"Well anyways, I was saying that Zeke will be staying at my house till Aunt Carrie comes back from her date and I don't want to be alone in my own house with me. So, can you please come over tonight?" I asked him with a pleading look to which he smirked.

"If you promise to never repeat what I said ever again." I smirked back at him. "What? But Tay Tay is so bae."

"Fine, I won't come over."

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry. I won't repeat it again."

He smirked before he nodded. "You should invite the others as well. We could have a party or something."

"Sure. Then you tell the others and I'll tell Claire." He nodded his head again.

"What do you think about Justin Bieber?" He looked at me and I laughed before replying. "You should lay low on the pop, man."

"Just answer the question? I can't be friends with someone that doesn't like Biebs." I can't believe this guy. "I think he's okay."

"Get out. You're no friend of mine now."

"Is it too late now to say sorry?" The way his eyes began to sparkle made me laugh as he walked over to me with his arms outstretched.

"You deserve a hug."

"You deserve a psychiatrist." He laughed as he engulfed me in a hug.

"Seriously though, you need to lay low on the pop."

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"How do I look?" Aunt Carrie smiled in my direction and I had to shield my eyes with my hands. "Stop being so dramatic and just tell me how I look." She spoke while hitting me on my shoulder.

"You look hot. I think Eric is gonna have a hard time controlling himself." I wiggled my eyebrows at her as she hit me again.

"Idiot."

"But I'm your idiot." She smiled before she nodded in agreement. "Oh yeah, this idiot needs some money for pizza." She sighed dramatically before she picked up her purse from her bed and got a couple of dollars out of it. I was about to reach out for the money before she stopped me.

"Share the pizza with Zeke."

"It's like you're telling me to share my underwear with him." I retorted and she hit me once again. "And don't be mean to him."

"Yeah, if he doesn't get on my nerves that is." She glared at me and I raised my hands with a grin.

"I'll try not to smash his head against the kitchen counter."

"Hayden!"

"What? I said I'll try woman. Now, give me the money." She sighed before handing me the money to which I smiled my best to assure her that I'll behave.

"I think I should ask Kyle to stay with you so that you don't end up killing Zeke." She mumbled to which I responded. "Kyle's already coming over and Claire, and Josh and Clayton and pretty much everyone that I know."

"That makes me feel a hundred times better." She spoke before she sat on the bed and began to wear her heels. "Please, try to invite Zeke in your activities as well."

"Anything else? Like give Zeke a foot massage or make him a sandwich or something, something." She laughed at my exaggeration.

"Don't be silly." She stood up and began to run her hands through her already made up hair.

The bell rang and Aunt Carrie shooed me away to see who was at the door while she began to brush her hair again. I made faces at her back before going down the stairs to see who had rung the bell.

When I opened the door, I came face to face with Claire, who had a bottle of grape juice in her hands. I raised an eyebrow at her as I glanced at the bottle in her hands. She blushed before she handed it to me.

"Hi." She spoke cutely before pecking my lips. "You smell nice." I smirked when she blushed.

"Maybe because I showered." She nodded her head. I welcomed her in the house before closing the door when she came in. "This is my first time in your house." She smiled at me with her eyes shining. I smiled back at her. "There are more times to come, love."

She blushed again while I laughed, walking towards the kitchen to put the bottle of wine she brought in the fridge. She followed me and began to look around the house as if it was someplace magical.

"You have a nice house." I closed the fridge and looked at her while leaning on the fridge door.

We stood there in silence as I looked at her and she looked anywhere but me. "What's wrong?"

She still wasn't looking at me, so I walked closer to her and placed my hands on her waist. "What happened?" I grabbed her chin lightly and brought her face, to face mine.

"I'm nervous." I laughed as she pouted. "Why is that?"

"It's my first time meeting your Aunt and I'm really scared. What if she doesn't like me?" I shook my head at her. "She'll love you because I do." She smiled before she glanced at my lips.

"How long has it been since we kissed?" She asked with her eyes on my lips. "We just did when I opened the door and you gave me the grape-juice bottle." She shook her head as I looked at her with a sly smirk.

"No, a real kiss."

"Well, I don't remember. Why don't you kiss me to jog my memory a little bit?" She smirked and I smirked back at her before we started to lean in. Her eyes shut first before I closed my eyes and we were inches away from each other's lips when a cough interrupted us.

Claire flew away from me and I just glared at the person who disturbed us.

"What?" I asked sourly and Aunt Carrie smirked at my sour mood. "I would appreciate it if you both don't make out in my kitchen. Go do it in your room or somewhere but not where we eat." Claire blushed furiously as I kept up my glare towards Aunt Carrie.

"Aren't you gonna introduce me to your lovely friend here, Hayden?" Aunt Carrie asked as she stared at me with a smirk. I sighed before I wrapped an arm around Claire's waist making her blush more than before if that was even possible.

"This is Claire, my girlfriend." I spoke as I pointed at Claire, who waved slightly at my Aunt before she bowed her head down quickly. I just love how the way she becomes shy in a minute. "And this, Claire, is my Aunt Carrie."

Aunt Carrie laughed when Claire looked at her before quickly bowing her head down. "Is she always this shy?" Aunt Carrie mouthed pointing at Claire. I laughed before shaking my head.

Aunt Carrie looked at me confused before the bell rang catching her attention instantly as a smile grew on her face. "I think that's Eric." She walked away from the kitchen and Claire took a deep breath from beside me.

"I thought I was gonna have a panic attack."

"Well, you sure were acting like it." She blushed before she cuddled up to me. "Do you think she hates me now?" I laughed again before picking her up easily by her waist.

"I don't know."

"Hayden!" I heard Aunt Carrie yell for me from the living room. I placed Claire back on the ground before I pecked her lips lovingly, going to the living room with her following behind with a blush.

When I entered the living room, I saw an unamused Zeke and a sparkling Eric who was standing beside an equally sparkling Aunt Carrie.

"Eric's here so we'll be going now." Aunt Carrie announced as she glared at me before looking at Zeke. "Make yourself at home, Zeke." Zeke snorted to which his father hit the back of his neck.

"Behave." Zeke quickly nodded his head and Aunt Carrie just looked at Eric in awe.

"We'll be back by maybe 12 or 11. Don't burn the house down or get yourself arrested." I looked at Aunt Carrie with an eyebrow raised. "Okay, I get burning the house down but when did I ever get arrested."

"That wasn't meant for you, Hayden." Eric spoke before he glared at Zeke with a knowing look as he smiled sheepishly before glaring down at the coffee table.

"You have to tell me when he got arrested?" I whispered in Claire's ear as she giggled, nodding her head.

"Okay, then. Bye." Aunt Carrie spoke before she grabbed Eric's hand and dragged him towards the front door and disappeared out of it, closing it behind them.

The silence that consumed the living room was quite awkward as we kept glancing at each other. Claire nudged me looking at Zeke who was busy playing with the hem of his shirt.

"What?" I mouthed as I looked at Claire, she rolled her eyes before whispering in my ear. "Apologize to him."

"What? No." I whispered back in her ear as I frowned deeply.

"Do it. You have to spend a whole night together. You just can't ignore the elephant in the room." Claire had a point but since I'm stubborn, I just crossed my arms before shaking my head stubbornly.

Claire sighed before she looked at Zeke.

It was gonna be a long long night.

When it comes to you, there are no words.

-The Script

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