One Of The Gang
Nineteen
Athena walked back into the house with blonde hair and a new tattoo on her hip of a dream catcher with Jimmy’s name in old English text right above it. Jimmy also got one of a dream catcher but in the middle was her name in pretty cursive letters.
“Dude these are like the best tattoo’s we’ve ever gotten.” Jimmy chuckled and lifted up his shirt a bit then pushed his pants off his hip to show her it again.
Athena did the same thing then they both laughed and high-fived each other before walking downstairs to wake Ruby, only to find she was gone but in her place was a note that said:
Dear whoever finds this first,
I left the house, I’ll be back but I’m not going to just stay here. You know where to find me, but I’m not just going to tell everyone about this so I’m going to act like this never happened.
Love,
Ruby McDermott
“Should we go get her?” Athena’s eyes grew to the size of dinner plates.
Jimmy chuckled, “No I arranged for her to leave. She wasn’t very happy here, but she promised she’d visit.”
Athena rolled her eyes, “That’s Ruby, can’t stay in one place for long.”
She wasn’t mad at her twin, she knew Ruby moved around a lot. Not cause she had to but because she enjoyed a new place to call home almost every month or two.
“I thought you and Ruby were…” She trailed off.
Jimmy chuckled, “Nah we were just fooling around.”
Athena laughed then stopped when the front door slammed and there was yelling. The two ran upstairs to find a drunken Matt stumbling around. Jimmy didn’t feel like dealing with Matt so he went upstairs, leaving the both of them alone.
“At! Where are you?” Matt’s words were slurring.
“Matt are you fucking drunk?” Athena walked over to him.
His glazed over eyes lit up a bit when he saw her, “At!”
“Matt-” She started but he cut her off.
“I need to show you this.” He grabbed her hand and pulled her down the hallway and opened the door to what looked like a garage.
Right in the middle of this garage was Matt’s old motorcycle. She stared at it in awe.
“You trust me?” He asked.
Athena remembered the words she said to him back then, “With my life.”
Matt smiled and then he began to get dizzy and swayed back and forth.
“Come on Matt, you need to sleep.” She pulled him inside and opened the nearest room to find a guest bedroom.
She didn’t want to take her chances on lugging him up the stairs so she figured she was just going to let him crash in here.
“Okay Matt I need you to sit down.” Athena helped him sit on the bed.
He chuckled drunkenly causing her to slightly smile but then she quickly covered it up by rolling her eyes. She began trying to untie Matt’s shoes but he decided he was ticklish and started kicking, making it even harder for her to pull them off.
“God, Matt your like a fucking child.” She huffed when she got both of his shoes off without being kicked in the face.
He grinned goofily at her, “I love you.”
She ignored his words and tried to take his pants off so he would be more comfortable. Athena was working on his belt trying to get the buckle loose while Matt played with the hem of her shirt, pulling it up slightly.
“Dammit.” She cursed and shoved his hand away, only to have him return it a few minutes later.
Athena finally got his belt buckle undone then pulled his blue jeans off. Matt pealed his own shirt off and looked at Athena with puppy dog eyes.
“Will you sweep wit me?”
She looked at the clock seeing it was around two in the morning then finally sighed, “Fine.”
He flopped back onto the bed and motioned for her to come over. She could still smell the alcohol that was practically radiating off of him. Athena grumbled to herself as she pulled of her pants but left her shirt and underwear on. She crawled into the bed and pulled the covers over both of them after putting a trashcan next to Matt for in the morning.
She shut her eyes and tried to sleep but Matt wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered, “I love you.”
Athena let a tear slip from her eye when she heard the words. She could feel her heart aching over him but not wanting to lead him on she waited until he was passed out to get out of his grip and pull her clothes back on, then walked back up to Brian’s room and fell asleep next to him. But she couldn’t help but notice as she fell asleep that laying in Brian’s arms didn’t feel the same as laying in Matt’s.
“Dude these are like the best tattoo’s we’ve ever gotten.” Jimmy chuckled and lifted up his shirt a bit then pushed his pants off his hip to show her it again.
Athena did the same thing then they both laughed and high-fived each other before walking downstairs to wake Ruby, only to find she was gone but in her place was a note that said:
Dear whoever finds this first,
I left the house, I’ll be back but I’m not going to just stay here. You know where to find me, but I’m not just going to tell everyone about this so I’m going to act like this never happened.
Love,
Ruby McDermott
“Should we go get her?” Athena’s eyes grew to the size of dinner plates.
Jimmy chuckled, “No I arranged for her to leave. She wasn’t very happy here, but she promised she’d visit.”
Athena rolled her eyes, “That’s Ruby, can’t stay in one place for long.”
She wasn’t mad at her twin, she knew Ruby moved around a lot. Not cause she had to but because she enjoyed a new place to call home almost every month or two.
“I thought you and Ruby were…” She trailed off.
Jimmy chuckled, “Nah we were just fooling around.”
Athena laughed then stopped when the front door slammed and there was yelling. The two ran upstairs to find a drunken Matt stumbling around. Jimmy didn’t feel like dealing with Matt so he went upstairs, leaving the both of them alone.
“At! Where are you?” Matt’s words were slurring.
“Matt are you fucking drunk?” Athena walked over to him.
His glazed over eyes lit up a bit when he saw her, “At!”
“Matt-” She started but he cut her off.
“I need to show you this.” He grabbed her hand and pulled her down the hallway and opened the door to what looked like a garage.
Right in the middle of this garage was Matt’s old motorcycle. She stared at it in awe.
“You trust me?” He asked.
Athena remembered the words she said to him back then, “With my life.”
Matt smiled and then he began to get dizzy and swayed back and forth.
“Come on Matt, you need to sleep.” She pulled him inside and opened the nearest room to find a guest bedroom.
She didn’t want to take her chances on lugging him up the stairs so she figured she was just going to let him crash in here.
“Okay Matt I need you to sit down.” Athena helped him sit on the bed.
He chuckled drunkenly causing her to slightly smile but then she quickly covered it up by rolling her eyes. She began trying to untie Matt’s shoes but he decided he was ticklish and started kicking, making it even harder for her to pull them off.
“God, Matt your like a fucking child.” She huffed when she got both of his shoes off without being kicked in the face.
He grinned goofily at her, “I love you.”
She ignored his words and tried to take his pants off so he would be more comfortable. Athena was working on his belt trying to get the buckle loose while Matt played with the hem of her shirt, pulling it up slightly.
“Dammit.” She cursed and shoved his hand away, only to have him return it a few minutes later.
Athena finally got his belt buckle undone then pulled his blue jeans off. Matt pealed his own shirt off and looked at Athena with puppy dog eyes.
“Will you sweep wit me?”
She looked at the clock seeing it was around two in the morning then finally sighed, “Fine.”
He flopped back onto the bed and motioned for her to come over. She could still smell the alcohol that was practically radiating off of him. Athena grumbled to herself as she pulled of her pants but left her shirt and underwear on. She crawled into the bed and pulled the covers over both of them after putting a trashcan next to Matt for in the morning.
She shut her eyes and tried to sleep but Matt wrapped his arms around her waist and whispered, “I love you.”
Athena let a tear slip from her eye when she heard the words. She could feel her heart aching over him but not wanting to lead him on she waited until he was passed out to get out of his grip and pull her clothes back on, then walked back up to Brian’s room and fell asleep next to him. But she couldn’t help but notice as she fell asleep that laying in Brian’s arms didn’t feel the same as laying in Matt’s.
2/26/13