It's Complicated

It's Complicated- Chapter Two

When we arrived at Kieran’s house, I helped him grab his things out of the boot of my car and we walked to the front door hand in hand.

“I’m so glad you’re back.” I said smiling at him. I’ve missed him for so long!

I made him bend down to hug him and I give him a kiss on the cheek. Him home with me now, makes me feel much better about myself. I never felt self-conscious about my looks or my body around him because he just gets me, probably more than I do.

“I am too. Let’s go inside and maybe watch a movie? With a packet of popped popcorn just the way you love it.” He told me.

“Sure, but make the popcorn the way you like it. I don’t mind it with a bit of caramel sauce on it! Just for a change.” I replied licking my lips. Mmmmm, yum, yum. I can taste it in my mouth already! 

He dug through his backpack to find his house keys. He went through everything in his bag, each pocket. He put his bag down and patted his pockets. God, where were those keys.

He took so long to find them. I gave up on waiting.

“Here, I got mine.” I said.

“I’m gonna ask you something but you can’t say you don’t know. Okay?”

“Okay.”

“When did you get keys to my house?”

 “While you were gone. Your mum gave it to me; so I can come in whenever I wanted too, that's how lonley I was.” I started giggling and Kieran joined in a bit after I couldn’t stop laughing.

I grabbed my keys, searching for the right key through all of the keys and key rings. I really need to take some key rings off. I clutched the door handle and inserted the key into the lock and unlocked the door.

All the lights in the house are off. We walked into the lounge room to put everything down and we nearly fell to the floor when people jumped from a hiding spot and screamed SUPRISE!!

I knew it was coming and I nearly fell. Oh shows how much of a scaredy cat I am.

The look on Kieran’s face was really hilarious; I really had to take a photo. I took out my iPhone and took a photo of that priceless face. The flash of the camera brought his attention back to reality and he asked me what this whole thing was about.

"Welcoming party maybe?" I said. Kieran is always the one who was crazy at parties and would go and do all this crazy things he will regret later. And that's what happened.

Kieran went wild and was jumping around to the loud music pumping I watched him dance to the past five songs; doing dance moves like they were out of the 1970's era. I just sat and watched from the table in the dining room.

Once a few drinks were drunk and time had gone by, Kieran found and came up to me and he asked me so many questions. Knowing he wouldn't remember this later, because he was so drunk, I answered these questions truthfully.

"We've been friends for so long," Kieran said slurrily, "I think you are the most beautiful friend I have." He bent down to give me a kiss on the cheek. “Why aren’t you dancing? I wanna see you out there shakin’ that thang!” he screamed.

Well that was awkward. I think. 

“Kieran, did you just say thang?” I said yelling over the loud music.

“Sure did!” He said yelling back while walking away.

The welcoming home party when on for hours into the morning and then I was way too tired by 3 in the morning, so I made my way up the stairs to Kieran’s room. When I got to the bedroom door I could already hear Kieran talking drunk on the phone, loud clear through the door. I opened the door to see him sitting on the edge of his bed. 

He waved me into his room, gesturing me to come in and sit down with him. As I sat down, he put his free arm around me to pull me into a big hug. He was still talking on the phone. Only because he was drunk I took the phone off him and hung up. He really didn't care. 

"Thank you for hanging up on him. He wouldn't leave me alone." He said.

"Who was it?" I asked. I never looked at the caller I.D as I hung up. 

"A guy I met in New York. His name is Dylan. I think he might have a slight crush on me because every day I went to the guy he would always be there and never come and talk to me. He'd only come over if I said hello to him" 

"I would have laughed at you!" I said. 

"I wish you could have come with me though. It would of been so much more fun with you there." 

"Oh, honey I wish I went with you too but you know I had to stay with my sister. She was about to have the baby. He was very cute by the way." 

I took out my phone and showed him the picture of my sister’s baby boy. 

"Aw, I want one." he said. 

"Not too fast there we're only just out of high school." I said laughing at his reaction.

“What’s his name?”

“Riley.” I said with a smile.

After that whole conversation, it was nearly 5 in the morning. I was so tired so I jumped into Kieran's bed, under the covers and fell asleep. Kieran took his shirt off and got in beside me. I felt his arm creep around my waist to pull me in closer to him. I didn't stop him because the heat coming off his muscular body made me feel more at home. The way he held me like he was going to protect me from anything or anyone to walk through that bedroom door of his.