9 A Moment to Ourselves

Brooklyn

Sunday, February 22, 1:00

I lie on Nate as I scroll through Instagram again. "So when are we gonna leave?" Mina asks, looking up from her phone. She sits on Xaviers lap as he hugs her, his arms around her waist. "Probably around 5, shop for an hour or two, get dinner and sleep here. We all have school tomorrow. I'll ride my bike and Xavier can ride in his car. Brooklyn, wanna ride with Me or Xavier and Mina?" Nate asks as he lays his head on my shoulder from the back of me. "Should that even be a question?" I turn to look at him. He smiles and kisses my cheek. "I guess that means we're driving." Xavier says. "And if you both are late, trust us, we know." I say. I turn again to Nate and we kiss. He starts to kiss me harder and harder. "Awh, get a room you two. Save that for tonight." Mina smiles and looks to Xavier.

After two hours of shopping, and after dinner, we finally get home. Xaviers car is parked in the driveway but they aren't in the house, so we know what to do at this point.

Nate and I make out upstairs. He pushes me against the bedroom wall and slides his hand under my shirt and the other in my jeans. I start to lift up my shirt, I let out a little whimper as he starts to make his way down my neck, I start to breathe a little heavier as my heart rate accelerates. It's been a while since we did something like this... I hear the door open from downstairs. "Brooklyn! We're home!" My mother calls out from downstairs. "Shit..." I say as I rush do wnstairs. I'll just say you're my study partner." I take his hand. "Why not tell them the truth? They've seen me leave your house before. Why not just finally tell them?" Nate asks.

"My parents don't like certain people... Nate, My parents are bougie. They're pretty uptight." I remind him. "Now wouldn't be a great time. But next time, I promise." I say as I turn to him and grab the other hand, his hands very warm and soft. I pause for a moment before heading downstairs. "You know what? Let's just go to your house, and we'll continue there." I smile.

We get downstairs with my hand still holding Nate's. "I gotta go to the library to study more with Nate" I excuse myself, almost getting to the door. "Honey, It's 9:25, The library's closed. How about you just work in the study room?" My father mentions. I forgot we had a study room... "Right..." I say. "Don't worry, your father and I are going to be unpacking, we won't interrupt." My mother says. "Ok bye" I quickly say as I run upstairs with Nate. I take him to the second guest bedroom, A room my parents never go to. It's also at the very end of the hall upstairs, far from all bedrooms. If a gun shot in there, you'd hear a faint sound as if someone just dropped a marble. Hallways in my house are long.

A moment later I find myself in bed with Nate. I take off my shirt and unclip my bra, one clothing at a time. He slides his hand under my underwear and I pull away for a split second to breathe, and get back to where we were. I let out a small moan as he Slides my underwear off my body, making my body feeling like jelly.

A few minutes in, my phone buzzes on the counter, I glance at my phone but I decide to ignore it as it was from Mina.

Mina

Sunday, February 22, 10:00

After making out with Xavier for the hundredth time, I text Brooklyn, hoping for an answer. A few minutes go by as I get still, no reply. I lie inside my bed, hugging my pillow as Xavier is gone to get groceries. I try texting Nate but also no reply. "Ugh..." I groan as I plop myself back onto my bed. It now makes me wonder...

Why is he only sleeping with me and making out with me?

It's very late as I bury my face in my hands as the door opens. "Knock knock..." Brooklyn whispers as she comes inside my room with a bag. "Brooklyn-"

"I brought you some safe stuff and some tests and-"

"BROOK!" I interrupt as I grab the bag and shove it aside. "I don't think I need that stuff..." I mumble. "I don't see your boyfriend." I say, trying to change what we're about to talk about. Brooklyn looks pretty today, better than I would ever look... She wears her hair in a bandana, leaving two strands out in the front of her bandana, her hair nice and curled. She wears Jeans and a baby pink V neck lined in white. I sit on my bed awkwardly with my cookie patterned pajamas.

"He went to his apartment. I saw your text a while ago." She says. Brooklyn lives only 12 minutes away. Xavier, Nate, and I live in the same apartment complex while Zayne, Brooklyn, and Alice live in the rich part of town in the same bougie neighborhood. "Zayne says he's coming in a few, he's still finishing his homework for history." She adds.

The door opens after about five minutes and I see Zayne as I take a quick glance to the door. "So what's the 'tea' Mina?" Zayne says as he sits down on my bed, taking off his leather jacket. "Nice jammies." He laughs. I smile and look down. "I think Xavier might... I dunno, only be using me to sleep with me." I mumble breathlessly.