There was a time where I began loving the chaos at the Starr household. Children screamed and yelled and chased each other around and laughed and cried. Noel and Marlene would tell for the kids to calm down and stop teasing their sister or other little things like that.
Now it was overwhelming to say the least. I dodged kids left and right, but yet they ran at me hugging me tightly and yelling at me about how much they have missed me.I did my best to keep my smile plastered to my face, even as Sarah watched me with jealousy clearly etched on her face. None of the kids were surrounding her, but I assumed they already got over the novelty of her being here."Kelly, do you like my dress?""Yes it's beautiful!""Kelly, is he your boyfriend?"I laugh and turn to look at Liam who nods fast."What about James?""James is married. To Sarah. She's pretty, isn't she?"James' five year old sister crinkled her noLiam steps into the room, eyeing me as I sit up slowly. James walks out and I take a deep breath."Hey." I lick my bottom lip and give him a small smile. "Hey.""Are you okay?""Yeah.""You're not.""So why did you ask?""It's something I'm used to doing." He sighs and walks to the bed and sits down. He looks around and wrinkles his nose."So this is it, huh?""What?""James' bedroom from highschool."I nod and look around. "Yeah.""Is this how it looked back then?""Down to the very smell." I wrinkle my nose and lay my head on his shoulder. He wraps his arm around me and inhales deeply."I'm sorry about what happened out there.""You didn't do anything." I tell him, shrugging."I know but it still sucked. I know she's just a kid but damn..."I shrug again and let out a breath. At this point, my nose is stuffed up and my eyes feel
I try to read the expression on his face, but he gives nothing away. He caresses my face and hands me the test. I take a deep breath and let it out slowly. There's no plus sign. I'm not pregnant. This overwhelming feeling of disappointment crashes through me and I put my hands to my face. I didn't want to be pregnant. I mean, at least I think I didn't. But after talking to Liam and seeing how willing he was to go through it all with me, hope had sparked inside of me. I take a few shuddering breaths and feel his arms go around me. He hugs me tightly to him and I know, just know, how relieved he must feel. I lift my face and he kisses me hard. I kiss him back, letting his tongue slide against mine, sighing against him.He stands up, bringing me with him and then pulls away, unbuttoning my blouse one bottom at a time, staring down at my chest. He untucks my shirt from the pencil skirt I'm wearing and pushes it down my shoulders, pressing his lips to my neck, and I close my eyes, letti
Peppering his throat with kisses, I straddled him and moved my hands over his broad, muscular shoulders. I ground my hips against him and took delight in hearing him groan beneath me. It sent shivers of ecstasy down to my core. I moved my lips to cover his and felt his hands on my shoulders push me gently from his lap. I landed unceremoniously onto the cream colored carpet of the bedroom we had borrowed at one of our mutual friends' party. "What the f*ck, Dex!?" I stood up and smoothed down my white mini-skirt and fixed my blue knit crop top. "I've told you before, Kelly, I don't like when you kiss me after you go down on me. It's disgusting." I felt my cheeks flame and I grabbed my denim jacket from next to him on the end of the bed and pulled it on. "Did you have to push me to the floor? Jeez." I flipped my hair over my shoulder and walked to the floor length mirror in the corner of the bedroom. I fixed my long, wavy blonde hair back into place and glanced back at him."I'm sorr
"Boom! Gotcha!" I snickered as I set the game controller on the beige carpet in front of me. James groaned and wiped his hand over his face, grinning. "How are you so good at this?""My dad and I play all the time." I shrugged and straightened my legs out in front of me, careful not to let my skirt ride up. "That's just luck. She couldn't beat me one on one if she tried," Michael commented from the gaming chair next to me. "Dude, I beat you all the time. If she beat me, that means she can beat you." Michael curled his lips and shook his head."She must be cheating. What other games can you play?""I'm good at Mortal Kombat.""Shut up." Michael nodded at James and he quickly switched the game over. I rolled my eyes and took a sip of my drink right next to me. Michael flicked his lighter and lit the blunt we were working on and passed it to me after he took a hit.I took a small hit and coughed, not used to it. Both of the boys grinned and I rolled my eyes. I passed it to James as he
His heartbeat in my ear was slowly lulling me to sleep. I could feel my eyes droop and I tried to fight it because I didn't want this night to end. His fingers stroked through my hair slowly, over and over again, making me even more tired. But it felt so good. I was pretty sure we had both gone to sleep for a good twenty minutes when suddenly my phone rang. We both jumped at the loud sound in the dark, quiet room. I dug my face into his chest and covered my ears, ignoring it.After it quieted down I took my hand off of my ear and settled back down. "Do you want to check it?" He asked me through a yawn. I shook my head against his chest and inhaled his cinnamon and cologne scent. We settled back down and just when I felt so relaxed, my phone blared again. I huffed loudly and sat up, looking around for my jacket. I could barely see anything but saw the light from my phone screen. It was clear across the room on a small futon he had against the far wall. I groaned and stomped over to t
The water streaming down onto my body began to get cold. I decided a shower was needed to decompress everything that had happened in the last twelve hours. It didn't feel real. None of it felt real. I couldn't believe my dad had died. I couldn't believe that I was off having sex with a guy I barely knew while my dad was dying. It felt surreal to me that this was how I was going to remember losing my virginity.I ducked my head and let the water run over my back. I took a few steadying breaths and turned the water off. I didn't know how long I took in the bathroom. I just knew that I didn't know what else to do. My mom could be heard from down the hallway, moaning in pain and it struck me so deeply I couldn't concentrate on anything else.I had tried to sleep but it was pointless. My brain wasn't letting me. I just replayed the night's events over and over in my head. And I felt so much f*cking guilt over it, because my mind was divided between two events. The sex and my dad's death. I
My nerves were everywhere as the phone rung. I wasn't sure what time my uncle went to bed, but I knew that it wasn't too late. It sucked cause I actually hoped that he didn't answer so I didn't have to give him the bad news. I wished my mom would get her sh*t together and do this stuff."Hello? Marianne?""No, Uncle Joe, it's Kelly." I bit my lip and glanced at Chloe across the island from me, nibbling on her chicken nuggets watching me."Kelly! It's so nice to hear your voice! I've been calling your dad all day, has he been busy?"I felt dread as I heard him mention my dad. At least I didn't have to try to turn the conversation that way myself. "Um...no. Uncle Joe, something happened last night. I thought Mom would have called you, but she's been out of it all day.""What happened?" He asked me sharply. I took a deep shaky breath and closed my eyes. "Dad passed away. He had an aortic aneurysm that busted and they couldn't save him."The line went so still that I wondered if somehow
The next couple of days passed in a blur. It felt as if I was wading through quick sand. Being around my extended family was usually a real good time, but not now. I felt like I didn't have any time to myself. My uncle was a mild mannered man. He was the complete opposite of my dad. My dad had been fun and energetic and always cracking jokes and playing pranks. Being around my uncle and his family was suffocating.My cousin had a boat load of kids in between his first and second wife and they were both here with him. His first wife, Kathy, had her husband here and their four kids. Two of which were my cousin Justin's. My cousin Justin and his second wife, Stacy, had one of their own. Three of the kids were about five years old and the younger two were two and three. The house felt like it was in constant chaos with as much noise as there was.Justin's sister, Lacey, had two kids of her own as well and they were about to show up for the first viewing service.I hadn't seen my dad yet.