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Ari's Point of View

Thankfully, Audrey and I sort of got redressed last night because my mother came bursting into my room the next morning. She yanked open my curtains and whirled around to find me wrapped around my girlfriend and still asleep. I groaned as the sun fried my eyelids and heard Audrey echo it.

"You almost got away with what you did last night," mom said, making me squint my eyes in confusion.

"It's too early for riddles," I told her, sitting up and rubbing my eyes as Audrey reached for her glasses on the nightstand.

"You may have put your shirts back on, but there are panties hanging from the knob on your dresser," she winked before leaving the room to wake up Freddie.

I looked over and saw that she was right, Audrey's boyshorts were hanging from the knob on my dresser. I dissolved into a fit of giggles as she stomped over to get them before going into my bathroom with her bag. I heard the shower turn on and snuck in to the room with her, shedding my shirt and climbing in behind her. I wrapped my arms around her middle and kissed her shoulder before switching her spots and getting my hair wet.

"So, are you still nervous about today?" she asked as she scrubbed shampoo into her hair.

"Not really, not anymore," I replied, smiling sappily at her. "Last night was very helpful at de-stressing me out."

She smirked and switched me spots again, washing the shampoo out of her hair. "I'm glad I could be of assistance, princess."

"Mhm, princess, I like that," I grinned, taking my turn to wash the shampoo out of my hair and replace it with conditioner that Audrey skipped.

I walked forward and wrapped my arms around her shoulders and felt hers wrap around my waist. I tilted my head a bit so I could kiss her and heard her let out a puff of air. We messed around a little bit longer before she helped me rinse the conditioner out and we got out to get ready.

I was putting on mascara when she came up behind me in the mirror and wrapped her arms around me. I leaned back against her happily as I switched eyes, trying to not get distracted as she kissed my neck. I scolded her when I felt her teeth scrape over my skin.

"I am wearing a shirt with no neck, Audrey Jensen! Do not leave any hickeys!"

"That's just your job, right?" she asked, turning her head and pointing to the spot I'd left behind her ear last night. "Too late for that, princess."

I felt my eyebrows knit together so she took the top part of my top and pulled it down, revealing a line of hickeys both between and on my boobs. I huffed and pulled my shirt back in place, now I had to make sure it didn't slip any lower or my reputation wouldn't be very savory. She stayed behind me as I sprayed setting spray on my face, hiding her face in my hair to avoid getting sprayed.

Mom made breakfast, another surprise, and we ate together without it being awkward at all. I was surprised Freddie didn't make a joke about Audrey staying the night, but he didn't say a single thing and I wondered if mom had already threatened him.

"You're going to take your brother to school, right?" mom asked, but I knew it wasn't really a question.

"I mean we're going to the same school…" I replied, hugging her before taking Audrey's hand and heading out of the house.

"Bye, Candace! Thanks for breakfast!" she shouted over her shoulder.

"Figured you girls worked up an appetite last night," she winked and I groaned dramatically. "What? Would you rather I say she can't spend the night ever again and you have to refrain from any sexual contact until you're forty?"

"Bye, mom, I love you!" I replied, dragging Audrey out of the house this time. "Jesus, she's so chill with stuff it's scary sometimes."

"I like that she's so okay with who you are. I wish my dad was like that," she said as we parted ways for her to get in the passenger seat of my car.

I frowned and laid my hand on her leg as I drove toward the high school. She twisted the ring on had on my finger awkwardly, afraid to say anything too intimate with my brother in the backseat. I told him to put in headphones and he reluctantly agreed, listening to music instead of our conversation.

"What's up?" I asked, looking at her when we stopped at a red light. "You're particularly broody all of a sudden."

"I'm just nervous for my dad to find out we did what we did last night," she replied, chewing her lip.

"I thought he knew you were gay and I was your girlfriend?" I asked.

"He does, but that is a whole other thing than us having sex," she replied. "Not that he'll find out, I'm just nervous about if he does."

"I'm sorry you feel like that, but I'm here if something bad happens," I reassured her as I pulled into the school parking lot. "You're not by yourself, if that helps."

We parked and Freddie immediately got out, heading inside and leaving us alone. I undid my seatbelt and turned to look at her fully. She was tearing her lip to pieces as she nervously chewed on it so I reached out and moved it from between her teeth with my thumb.

Audrey's Point of View

I hated that the only thing I could think about this morning was my dad. He wasn't verbal about it, but I knew he wasn't a fan of me being with a girl. I'd put him through a lot lately and was kind of afraid one more thing would be his breaking point. Not that I was afraid of him or anything, I just didn't want to disappoint him anymore than I already have.

"This isn't your problem, Ari. I'm sorry I unloaded it on you," I told her, reaching to get out of the car only for her to lock the doors.

"Excuse me? This involves me because I care about you and want you to always be happy," she argued, her eyes flaming. "You are not allowed to do this, you can't pull away after what happened last night. God, please don't do that."

Her expression went from angry to scared in two seconds flat. Dammit, I could never say the right thing with her apparently. Last night was a big thing for her too, she finally decided to trust me completely. I was on a very slippery slope right now, the next things I said determined if I got to keep that trust.

"I swear this isn't me changing my mind, princess," I told her, turning back around to face her and taking both her hands in mine. "If anything I want you even more now. I'm sorry, I'm just freaking out a little bit."

"I get that, but don't bottle it up. Talk to me about it, baby girl," she told me evenly.

"I will, I swear," I told her, realizing she was right.

She unlocked the doors and grabbed her backpack from the backseat, her hand finding mine as we walked inside. I could feel her palm sweating against mine and knew she was still nervous. After she checked in and found her locker, I kissed the side of her head and saw her shoulders lose some of their tension.

"Ari!" Gwen shrieked from down the hallway, rushing over to Ari and leaving Noah to trail behind her.

Noah stopped in front of me while Ari and Gwen talked about the first period class they shared. "Welcome to the club of ignored significant others. I'm Noah, I've been a member for almost a year."

"Shut up, doof," Gwen said without looking away from Ari.

Ari didn't say anything, but she did lean back leaned into my side as she talked to Gwen. I made a face at Noah and he glared back, kissing the back of Gwen's head. The two of them quickly included us in their conversation and that was how Emma found us a little later.

"I'm so the seventh wheel now," she remarked when she looked from Stavo and Brooke to the rest of us.

She was smiling so I knew she wasn't mad, but I also saw that she was a little jealous. That wasn't too crazy, she did find out her boyfriend was a psycho killer. That had to do some major damage to a person.

The bell rang a little after that and Ari turned to kiss the side of my mouth before she was dragged off by Gwen down the hall. Noah and I went to our shared history class, walking together like usual. I could tell he wanted to say something, but he had no idea how I would react.

"Spit it out," I told him, giving him a pointed look.

"I just haven't seen you this happy since Rachel," he told me carefully. "I like you happy."

I rolled my eyes, but I knew he was right. I'd been a little reluctant to admit it, but I was happy again. Other than my minor meltdown in Ari's car, I was stress free. It was a new feeling, I was almost always worried about something or someone.

"She makes me happy," I finally said after we sat down.

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