It's Complicated

I looked in Austin’s cupboards and opted on making him a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

“I thought you were going to make me cereal?” Austin said when he spotted what I was making.

“Anybody can make a bowl of cereal.” I answered as I started making the sandwich.

He looked amused at my answer. “And not everyone can make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich?”

“Not everyone can make a perfect one.” I explained. “I make a killer PB&J.It has the right bread to peanut butter to jelly ratio.”

“There’s a specific ratio?”

“Believe me there’s a specific ratio.” I finished the sandwich and gave it to him, then started putting everything away.

“So friend zoned.” Austin said after I was done cleaning everything up.

“Alan told you?” I took a piece of the PB&J and ate it.

“Of course Alan told me, he tells me everything. And he said you friend zoned him after a monumental kiss. That’s just harsh.”

“It wasn’t monumental to me.” I answered exasperatedly. “And apparently it wasn’t too monumental to him either, so it wasn’t just me.”

“Yeah I know. I just wanted to give you a hard time. This sandwich is really good by the way.” He said with a grin. He was probably just saying it to butter me up or something.

“You’re just saying that so I keep you on my good side.” I replied leaning against the counter. “So was that bitch your ex or rather your almost ex?”

“Yep that would be her.” He said and started walking away from me. I was confused as to whether he wanted me to follow him or stay where I was so I just stayed where I was.

I would hear him open a door and say, good boy.

When he came back he had a pit bull following him cheerfully. He was looking at Austin like he was going to give him a piece of the PB&J.

“Alex this is my dog Echo. He doesn’t like Gielle or fighting so I had to put him in my room.” Austin explained.

“Well he’s absolutely adorable.” I answered with a smile.It was the truth too.I loved dogs and always wanted one but it was never logical to get one with my job.

“Really?” Austin sounded surprised. “Because most people are terrified of him because he’s a pit bull.”

“That’s just a stupid stereotype.” I replied as Echo came over to investigate me. He sniffed me and I patted his head. He must have thought I was harmless because he sat down and looked happily back at Austin.

“And why did Alan let you go?” Austin asked like he was impressed by what I had said.

“Because contrary to all beliefs two red heads can’t be together. We’re just incompatible.” I answered like it was a perfectly logical explanation.

“There are no rules about red heads being together and you’re not a true red head. You’re a brunette like your brother.” Austin pointed out.

“True.” I responded. “So what do you want to do tonight? Because I thing you deserve a night of funess.”

“I don’t think funess is a real word.” Austin answered.

I looked at him sternly. “That didn’t answer my question.” I slid up onto the counter so that I was sitting on it.

“I don’t know. You obviously had something in mind when you visited me.” He said.

I opened the cupboard and pulled out a bottle of Jack that I had spotted when I was searching the cupboards for something to make Austin. “How about some movies, pizza and Jack?”

“I’ll pass up the Jack and go for the movies and pizza.” Austin smiled.

***

“So how long have you been modeling?” We had forgotten about the movie and had been talking for God knows how long and stuffing our faces with pizza.

“Since I was 17. So that would be four years.” I answered taking another bit of pizza.

“You’re only 21?” Austin looked surprised.

I chuckled, “Geez you make it sound like I’m so young. Oh, wait I forgot you’re an old man and have already been married.”

“Bite me.” He joked.

I gave him a smirk, “Oh how I would love to. You should ask Shayley what happened the last time he said that to me.”

“I sense a good story.”

“We were young. I was like 12 and he was 15. He was in this tough stage and thought that he could make fun of me and push me around. Well he said bite me and I actually bit him on his arm. Drew blood and everything. He went to tell our parents and they just laughed saying that he was asking for it. He hasn’t said that phrase since and I’m pretty sure he still has a scar from it.” I said proudly.

“How was it having a sibling?” Austin asked.

“Pain in the ass a lot of times but you always have a permanent best friend. We may fight a lot but we always love each other. I’ve grown up with him my entire life obviously and it would be weird not having him there.” I answered. “I may do some stupid stuff and he might drive me crazy but we’ll always be there for each other.”

“Wow that’s deep for you.” Austin said maybe with a little bit of sarcasm.

“Yeah whatever.” I said and elbowed him playfully. “You don’t know me.”

“Maybe I know more about you than you think.” He hinted.

“Yeah right. It’s not like you can Google me and get half my biography.” I said.

“You are Alexandria Marie Bourget. You like tequila and pizza and whipped cream on your fruit pancakes. You hate cereal which makes absolutely no sense to me. You are 21 years old and have been a model since you were 17. You are sarcastic and cocky. You like dogs, are really a brunette who believes that she is a ginger, probably because of delusional dreaming. And you are hot and smart and damn sexy in lingerie.”

“Delusional dreaming?” I said amused.

“I just said so many good things about you even that I thought you were sexy and the only thing you caught was that I said you were delusional?” Austin chuckled.

“No I caught the other things I just thought that was the most interesting.” I replied.

Austin leaned forward and kissed me. I could feel it through my whole body. This was what I was expecting with Alan’s kiss but didn’t feel it. He pulled away and looked at me like he was trying to gauge my reaction. I smirked and pulled him in for another kiss I pulled away and stood up.

“Where are you going?” Austin asked.

“Follow me?” I said questioningly as I held out my hand.

He grabbed it and I led him into the hall way. He pushed me into the wall and was kissing me again. He took my flannel shirt off and brushed his fingers down my arms. When he got to my hands he clasped his fingers with mine.

“I don’t think we should continue.” Austin said against my lips and smiled.

“And why is that?” I asked.

“Because I really do believe in the whole no sex before marriage, or you’re sure you’re really in love with someone. It seems to get you in trouble otherwise.” He answered.

“You’re not telling me this because you want to friend zone me or blow me off are you?” I asked suspiciously. Seriously, what guy turned down sex?

“I promise you it’s not that.” Austin chuckled. “Believe me.”

I nodded, “So what are you going to do? Court me?” I pushed him away teasingly.

“Isn’t that what I’m supposed to do? Because that’s what I was taught.”

I smiled, “I don’t know, I guess so.”

Notes

Sorry it's been so long I've been so busy and I kept fixing this chapter...