~CHAPTER 39~

*•*•*•I have a girl who is a friend•*•*•*

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I'm awaken by a ringing. I turn over and check my phone to see that Addie is calling me. I immediately answer the phone. After dad got home we ate dinner and we went to sleep right after.

"Hello?" I say groggily and she doesn't say anything. "Princess?"

"Hey." She say with a shaky voice making me worry instantly.

"Is everything okay?"

"Totally." She clears her throat. I sit up and turn on the lamp that's on my bedside table and speak.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Accidental butt dial."

"While you're sleeping?" I ask making her sigh. "What's wrong Addie?"

"I uh- I had a nightmare." I sigh. Fuck I wish I was there with her.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I clear my throat.

"No."

"Do you want to hang up?"

"No."

"Do you want to just talk?"

"No. Can you just stay on the phone?" she and I can hear the nervousness in her voice.

"I can do that." Not long after she falls asleep. "I like you Addie. Ha that's no secrete though. I think everybody except you knows it. And I don't want to tell you. Well I'm telling you but you're unconscious so... I don't think it counts. I'll call you tomorrow. Goodnight princess." I sigh running a hand down my face throwing my phone across the room.

"So you do like her." Charlotte says from the door making me curse.

"Fuck Char a warning might be great next time."

"Heads up I'm gonna speak." She says and continues. "How long have you known you love her?" she asks moving further into the room. She goes around my bed and sits next to me.

"I've liked her since the moment she stood up from the spare bed in our room introducing herself."

"Loved?"

"Since Halloween." I look at her and sigh leaning back against the head board. That felt good to say out loud.

"What made you realize you loved her."

"She got beat up on Halloween. Blood running down her nose and lip type of beat up. And I just I couldn't stand to see her like that you know. She looked so broken and sad. And all I wanted to do was take all her pain away so she didn't have to feel it. I wanted to kill whoever had done that to her. When she looked at me with those big blue eyes I felt something inside of me tell me to never let her go. To protect her. And that's all I've been trying to do since that day."

"Who knew Bugsy would be so head over heels for a girl."

"Shut up."

"She sounds like a great girl. Don't let her go."

"I'm not planning on it."

...

"Wake up jackass." Charlotte hits me with a pillow and I groan.

"Fuck off."

"Watch you fucking language asshole there are children in the house." She says and I flip her off burying my face deeper into my pillows. "Come on lover boy mom made breakfast and we're all waiting for you." I groan and she starts dragging me downstairs. We make it into the kitchen and I see everybody here. Except dad who was working like always.

"Good morning." I walk over towards mom and hug her. She hands me a plate and I sit down at the table everybody following suit. During breakfast I almost nod off if it weren't for Zoey who threw her napkin at my face.

"Why are you so tired?"

"He was up at four in the morning talking with the love of his life." Char says and I glare at her. She sticks her tongue out at me and mom looks up.

"Who is she?" Mom asks excitedly and the girls all start speaking at the same time.

"Her name's Maddie." Bailey is the first to speak.

"Short for Maddison." Zoey follows

"But he calls her Addie. And from what I heard last night he calls her princess too." Charlotte smirks and my eyes widen.

"What the fuck, did you hear the whole conversation?"

"I only caught the end of it. The feeling confession part."

"Oh my god shut the fuck up."

"Silence both of you." Mom say making us instantly shut up. As tiny as she may be she can be intimidating as fuck. "Charlotte. We don't listen in on conversations."

"I wasn't listening in. It woke me up."

"And Chase. You like somebody?"

"Loves somebody." Charlotte answers for me.

"Charlotte please stop." I groan dropping my head on the table. I don't like being the only boy. "This is why I don't tell you stuff anymore. You tell everybody." I snap and she shut up.

"You know thanks for breakfast mom. It's was great. I'm not hungry anymore." She stands up and walks out of the kitchen. They all look at me and I curse under my breath.

"Char." I stand up from my chair and follow her.

"What?"

"I'm sorry I snapped. But you've gotta see it from my point of view. I'm the only guy here. And you just everybody a secret I didn't even plan on telling you."

"I'm sorry okay?  It's just I got excited. You've never loved a girl before." She says and I nod opening my arms for her to hug me. "We love you and we just want to know what goes on in your life. You tell us practically nothing since dad shipped you off to that school."

"I know. I just miss you guys and every time I talk to you I end up sad and depressed. That's why I don't call that much." She steps away from the hug and nods.

"Well call a bunch, because when you don't call we get depressed. Especially mom."

"I know. I know."

...

"Your music sucks." I hear Zoey yell at Bails. They've been fighting all day.

"So does yours." Bails says and I shake my head laughing at their horrible insults, continuing to make cookies with mom.

"Are they always fighting?"

"Since they started sharing a room in September. Charlotte wanted her own room because she didn't want to share a room with Bailey anymore so we moved bailey into Zoe's room." She explains "So Maddie?"

"Yeah?" I ask and go put the cookies in the oven, leaning against the counter after I do.

"You love her?"

"Yeah." I look down so she won't see my blush and she chuckles.

"Oh my baby boy's in love." She coos and comes over grabbing my face in her hands and squeezing my cheeks.

"Mom please."

"What? You're my baby and you don't tell me anything anymore. This is big news."

"Yeah."

"What's she like?" She asks tucking a hair behind her ear and leaning against the counter that's in front of me.

"Sarcastic. Most of the time at least." I smile when her face pops into my head. "She loves to read and she loves music. She loves haunted houses. She hates ice cream. She hates cereal. She knows how to defend herself in a fight. She doesn't let people walk over her. She has a brother. She's absolutely crazy, but in a good way. The best way. You know? She's just Addie, I don't even have a reason for loving her, does one need a reason to love?" mom shakes her head and I continue with a smile on my face.

"I don't know she just makes my day by being there. She just has to send a smile my way and I'll feel like my heart will stop at any moment and give out. I can't explain her, I have never met anyone like her. Maybe it's just me and everybody else sees her the same way they see other people, but to me she's not like the rest." We continue to talk about Addie until I hear the doorbell ring.

"I'll get it." I go over to the door and look through the peep hole to see Oakley. I open the door and my sister looks up a smile spreads across her face.

"When did you get here?" She walks in hugging me. I hug her back most probably having a bigger simle than her.

"The day before yesterday."

"I thought you were supposed to get here today. I wanted to surprise you."

"I lied to all of you."  I shrug grabbing her suitcase and bringing it inside.

"Yeah that's not the only thing you lied about. Char told me that you have a girlfriend now." She says and smiles.

"I don't have a girlfriend. I have a girl who is a friend." I blush a little and shake my head.

"Okay time for the half yearly inspection." She says and I shake my head. She's gonna read me like an open book.

Yearly inspection is something that Oakley and I invented when I went away to Henderson for my freshmen year. She said that she knew she wouldn't be able to see me as much as she liked so... she decided to create half yearly inspections. Where her being the big sister that she is, she tells me everything that seems off, it's basically telling me where I need to get my shit together. It's usually during Thanks giving and during May. I like it most of the times, it's our own special little thing. Sometimes I don't, because I know my life is a little of the wagon and she can detect it immediately.

My favorite sisters will always be Char and Zoe, but I know I just say that as a joke because I love all my sisters the same and I have a special little bond with all of them. Which makes it much sweeter when I visit. I always try to spend time individually with all of my sisters, especially the older ones. Mom is the best mom anybody could ask for I mean she's my whole world, but my mom and dad always had problems so she was never fully there. My big sisters raised me, they made sure that I was ready for school, fed, they made sure that I had finished all of my assignments before I could go anywhere. My big sisters are just honestly the best.

"No please no."

"Yes. Stand up straight." I do as I'm told and stand up straight. "You're blushing, that's new. You need a haircut. You like her?"

"Who?"

"Your supposed girlfriend." She walks around me trying to find things wrong with me.

"Yes I do." I nod she was going to find out anyways.

"Have you been sleeping?"

"Most of the time yes." I look away from her and close my eyes when she notices.

"What about the least of the time? You should be sleeping all of the time."

"I know." I smile at her and she nods.

"I know that you're lying, because you're looking at anywhere but me and you have eye bags. Why haven't you been sleeping?" For a second I thought I had made a narrow escape, but I hadn't.

"I can't exactly tell you."

"You can't tell your older sister?" She asks shocked. Her and I usually talk about everything, something's wrong with me, she'll be the first one I tell. Hence the shocked look on her face.

"I can, but it's not my information to share."

"It is today. Spill." She says and turns my head to the side continuing her inspection.

"My girl gets nightmares, I stay up with her. I like to know that she's okay before I go to sleep. Hence why I have eye bags."

"That's very sweet, I'll accept it, but remember you need to take care of yourself too."

"I know."

"You look happy."

"I am."

"This girl of yours, does she have a name?"

"Maddison Alexandra McKenna."

"That's a beautiful name."

"It is." I smile softly and she hugs me.

"Good job little brother. You passed the half yearly inspection. Just get a haircut and sleep more." She says and we start walking towards the kitchen. "So tell me about this Maddison Alexandra McKenna."

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AUTHOR'S NOTE

My beautiful babes!! Chapter 39 I guess I'm still shocked that some of you read my book that I totally forgot that so many chapters have been written. I mean 39? I never thought I would get to 7 much less 39! I mean I owe all of this to you guys. You guys are the ones that motivate me to keep writing like I had said before. And I love all of you for that. Y'all are the best. So who else loves Oakley? I know I do. She reminds me of my sister, always looking out for me.

Babes if you enjoyed this chapter make sure to comment, vote and share. If you did that thank youuuuu. If you didn't that's okay, I still want to say thank you for reading my book.

It's the saddest time of the chapter where I unfortunately have to say goodbye, but only for now. I will hopefully see all of you back here next Friday. I love all of you so much and yeah I just love y'all bunches. Byeee.