Ian's POV
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What time is it?
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My phone was buzzing like crazy and I lifted my head to see who was trying to interrupt my peace this early.
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2 missed calls from Macy. Fuck.
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I rested my head back on the pillow and was met by a smell of fresh linen and fruity perfume. I looked down into my arms and below me was V in a deep sleep snoring softly between me. It took my a few seconds to realize that last night wasn't a vivid wet dream but was an actual event that occurred.
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She was drooling onto my bicep and had that look she always has when she says sorry. A constant expression of worry. I thought it looked cute on her but I hated that it was constant. The time on my phone read 6am and It was way too early to exist. I wanted to go back to sleep but when I try to shut my eyes, I couldn't. I decided I'd watch V sleep a little longer before getting up.
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My mind went to last night. Her in that beautiful dress and necklace. The way she laughed at the table at the jokes that weren't funny. The way she fidgeted with her fingers when she was thinking too hard. The way she looked at me when we danced. The way she smiled.
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I couldn't get my mind off of it. I couldn't get my mind off of her.
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And I don't know why. Why her? It would've been easier if I felt this way about Macy. My mom and her mom are childhood best friends. They had us for the sole purpose of us marrying off one day. It would be easier if Macy smiled like V. Laughed like her. Smelled like her. Looked like her.
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I felt a little guilty to find myself so engulfed in her.
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Flashes of last night race through my mind. Her moans filling my empty room echoing back and forth in my head. It was playing on repeat like a catchy song you can't get out of your head. I couldn't escape it. I never wanted to. It was my new favorite melody.
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It was almost an hour before I decided I should get up and try to be productive. I slid from under her trying my best not to wake her up while she was sleeping so peacefully. She let out a quiet groan before turning over to face the window. I put on a shirt from my closet and some running shoes. I took my headphones from the bed side table and cracked the door.
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I decided to go for a run to clear my head. I put on some music from my running playlist, which mostly consisted of the top 40 shuffled. I started down at the mailbox of my house and my goal was to reach the park a few miles down in a full sprint. I planned on just jogging back.
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While sprinting I thought of all the things I never gave myself a chance to think about. I was wondering how I'd get rid of Macy for good.
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It's not like I hated her..maybe a little bit. She wasn't a horrible person- to me, but to everyone else she was the devil in a blonde wig. She doesn't know that I notice the way she treats me differently than everyone else. Or maybe she thinks I admire it but truly it's disheartening to know she'd do anything to keep me. Maybe if it was a different girl I'd be flattered, but it's her.
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Since we were kids she's been like this. She was spoiled rotten as a kid and it's only gotten worse over age. I don't want to lie and say I was never in love with her.
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When we were kids, my parents plan for us to be paired for life was actually promising. We spent every moment with each other, they even let us have sleepovers in middle school. She was my first love, unfortunately. It felt more like a planned scheme then a natural occurring love. She'd just so happen to have all the same classes as me. We just so happened to be paired up for every project and when she would come over after school, she would always just so happen to spill things on her clothing so I could lend her mine. She never gave those hoodies back.
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At first, I thought it was cute. Someone so obsessed with me they'd go through all that to be near me? I thought, "This is what love is." I fell for it. The day I asked her out, it was as if she knew it was going to happen. She didn't seem excited she seemed more like she had been expecting it sooner. I wasn't happy in our relationship. We dated for 8 months and the only reason it was that long was because I couldn't bare to see the look on my parents face when I told them that their little plan wasn't working out and I actually hated her.
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She begged, screamed and cried the day I broke it off. I felt so guilty but I couldn't string her on any longer and I told her that we'd be better as friends. Eventually I started talking to other girls and she would terrorize them or tell them that we were still dating. She made sure any chances of me being in another relationship was not possible. Every girl after her either ran off after she told them we'd end up being married or she scared them off in some other evil way.
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I have not dated anyone since Macy Miller.
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I gave up on that completely after realizing she'll do anything to sabotage any ounce of happiness I could ever get from any girl that isn't her.
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Even if they could get past her, there was my mom who was absolutely adamant on me not marrying anyone but her. She didn't support any of my flings after Macy especially if they were more than a few weeks, she'd get scared that I might be seriously into the girl and ruin it. Macy made sure to show the last drops of good that she had when my parents were around. My dad doesn't care for her but he doesn't know why I don't. My mom on the other hand is always in absolute awe of everything Macy does.
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In short, I hate Macy Miller.
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I was short of breath after reaching the playground at the entrance of the park and was relieved to have finally made it. Sweat was dripping down from every single part of me and I took a moment to catch my breath and check my phone.
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Another missed call from Macy.
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I sighed before reluctantly calling her back. I hope this is important.
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Not even a full ring sounded before she picked up.
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"Ian! Finally, I thought you died. What took you so long to call back?"
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"Is there something you need, Macy?"
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"Yes actually there is. You could've started by asking how I was or if I'm okay. I called you so many times what if I was on the side of the road dy-"
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"Macy please get to the point."
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"Okay. I miss you. I just wanted to tell you that my mom was thinking of our family having dinner at yours again."
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"Again? What day?"
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"I don't know. Whenever we get back from Miami. Maybe next weekend?"
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"Okay. Anything else?"
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"Yes actually. I wanted to talk to you about the banquet. I overheard my mom on the phone and she said you took someone else?"
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I stayed silent. I didn't want to tell her who or she might throw a fit over the phone but I also knew that she'd find out sooner or later that I came with V.
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"Yes, I did."
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"I know i'm in Florida but you couldn't have just gone alone? You really replaced me with some classless nobody? That banquet is important you know, you can't just bring anybody."
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"Bye Macy."
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I hung up the phone in her face before she could throw anymore insults at me about my plus one. I began jogging back to the house to release the stress that Macy gave me after that 2 minute phone call. Once I arrived I immediately started the shower and stripped myself of the wet clothing.
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I can't let Macy get to V. I still had hope that there was a small chance that Macy wouldn't be able to corrupt V like the others.
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I tilted my head back letting the warm water run down my body stripping my body of all the oil and sweat from my run. My mind drifted to V. I couldn't get her soft little whimpers and pleads out of my head. The thought of her face when she came on my hand and the helpless look in her eyes crept into my brain. I felt myself getting hard reminiscing on last night.
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I pushed those thoughts away and finished my shower ignoring my lewd thoughts and wild imagination of doing things to V.
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I wrapped a towel onto my waist and pushed the door open as slowly as I could trying not to wake her up. She was still sound asleep splayed out on the bed like a starfish. I went into my closet and grabbed some sweats and a muscle shirt. She looked so peaceful I didn't want to wake her up.
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A part of me felt guilty for lying to her. It was a white lie that grew but without it I don't think she would be here so I thought maybe it was worth it. It was justified. The day she told me, I didn't know what she meant when she said she met me at Club 9 but instinct told me to go along with it in the moment because she needed it to be someone. I was there that night but I was wasn't there with her. For all I know it really was a random person, maybe a friend, a family member. I don't know. To her, it was me, and that's all that matters. To her I was the one that carried her home that night. I thought maybe I should tell her one day but not soon, not when things were going so good between us. She seemed to be dealing with a lot and I didn't want to tell her I lied on top of everything.
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I went down stairs and looked in the fridge for something to cook. We didn't have much because my parents rarely cook or eat anything from home. It's always take out for dinner. I sighed in frustration because the little we had left in the fridge was barely enough to make anything with. I decided to order food for breakfast.
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I ordered food from a local cafe in catering dishes so they'd stay fresh and hot. I couldn't decide on what V might like so I decided to get every single thing on the breakfast menu. The next 25 minutes I waited in the living room for the food to arrive. I skimmed through the channels on the flat screen planted on the wall then heard the doorbell echo through the room.
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I jumped up and opened the door. There were four people at the entrance holding huge boxes of food with steam coming from the top. I moved aside so they had room to carry them in. I assisted them in setting the food up on the kitchen island and once they finished, I tipped them with a hundred dollar bill and hoped it'd be enough for their trouble.
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Satisfied with the presentation of the food, I headed upstairs to where V was, probably still fast asleep. I peaked in the room and my assumptions were correct. She was still sleeping but now she was on the other end of the bed with her leg half off the mattress. I climbed into the bed hovering over her.
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"Vee?"
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"Hmm?"
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"Wake up, sunshine."
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Her eyes squint open and she rubs her eyelids for a few seconds before gaining full consciousness. She looked startled to see me at first. She looked around the room at her surroundings before our eyes met.
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"Breakfast is waiting."
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"Breakfast?"
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"Mhm."
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"Okay." She whispers then flashes me a small warm smile. Her smile was contagious. It made me smile.
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I moved from on top of her and slid my arms under her small frame and lifted her up. She squealed in my arms and grabbed hold of my neck tightly, almost cutting off my circulation.
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"What are you doing?" She questioned looking down.
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"Taking you to your breakfast."
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I carried her out of the room and down the wooden stairs case that led down to the middle of the kitchen. I set her down on a stool under the kitchen island. I opened the cabinet above the counters and pulled out two glasses and set them on the island.
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She sat watching my every move holding back a grin and for a moment that look of worry left her face. Her smile felt genuine. It was a relief to see her happy and I hope it lasted.
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I poured us orange juice and made her a plate of the waffles with syrup & fruit. I noticed her fidgeting with her thumbs, something she did often since I'd met her. I don't think she noticed she did it but she usually did when she was talking about something she was really focused on or thinking hard.
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"This is a lot of food." She said breaking our silence.
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"I didn't know what you preferred so I ordered one of everything."
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"Oh! I'm not too picky. I'll eat just about anything."
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"I guess I know that for next time. Any foods you can't eat?"
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"Hmmm. Oh! I can't bare the taste of peanut butter."
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"Really? I love peanut butter."
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"I used to but growing up that was one of the only things my mom would make for me so I cannot stand the smell or taste of it anymore."
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"So no peanut butter, got it. Anything else you don't care for?"
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"Mmmmm, Oh! I hate the color orange. Also I don't really care for onions."
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I raised an eyebrow at her enthusiastic response. She smiled sheepishly and slouched with her elbow on the counter.
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"Hates peanut butter, the color orange and onions-got it."
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We continued on conversing about random things. Mostly art since that was our common interest although I learned her true passion was writing. She lit up when she spoke about it. That anxious look on her face was erased and filled with a look of excitement. I sat and listened to her for what only felt like a few short moments but when I checked my phone for the time it'd been hours.
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Time passed us by so quickly. We didn't have anything more to do today so I really didn't mind sitting and listening to her voice for longer. I wanted to ask her more about herself but I was afraid of bringing up memories that would hurt her. I just decided I would let her talk about whatever she wanted. She usually would only bring up light hearted things never anything too detailed about herself or to invasive towards me.
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"Can I show you something?" I said interrupting our silence. After stuffing ourself with a variety of breakfast foods we sat on the couch in the living room to cary on conversation and channel surf.
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"Sure."
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