Finally.

I don't think I ever want to go a month without having sex again.

However, waking up in panties and one of Mason's t-shirts, next to a naked Mason may be a better feeling.

I rolled on top of him and kissed his cheek.

He groaned.

I moved down and kissed his neck. "Get up." I whispered against his skin before I sat up.

"Oh I'm up." He groaned, moved his hands down to my butt and started moving my body against his. "See." he opened his eyes and smiled.

"Good morning." I smiled.

"Good morning." He smiled. "Someone's in a good mood."

"I am in a fabulous mood." I nodded.

"Looks like we're gonna have to start having sex more often if it makes you this happy." He smirked.

"You make me happy. Not the sex."

His smile grew. "On top of me and sex, you're also in a good mood because you get to go back to dance tomorrow. Huh." He nodded.

"That is true too." I pointed at him.

"I had an amazing time with you yesterday."

"And I had an amazing time with you." I nodded. "We got to actually be together around everyone."

"And now we only have a month until I can do this in front of them too." He pulled me down and kissed me. "I just have to figure out how to go about it."

I sighed. "Actually, I've been thinking about-"

"Mason!" We heard a yell from down the stairs as the door slammed shut.

"Oh my god." His eyes got wide.

"That was Connor." I nodded.

"UH." He looked around. "Under the bed." He nodded. "Get under the bed."

"What?" I shook my head.

"Ol get under the bed. Hurry." He rolled me off him.

I scurried and slid under his bed.

"Mase wake up." I heard the door fly open.

"I am up Con. What?"

"Dude, are buck ass naked right now?"

"Uh, yeah. I am." I felt the bed move above me.

"Why?"

"Because I sleep naked, when I'm alone in my own house."

"You are just not normal."

"It's 9 Am on a Sunday Con, what's up?"

"Have you seen Ol?"

"Not since I dropped her off last night, why?"

"She's not home."

"Hmm, I don't know dude, maybe she went to get breakfast."

"With what car? She let Ben use hers last night."

The entire time I was under here, I was praying that Mason would just be like 'She was with me last night. Con I'm sorry but Ol and I are together.'

But something tells me that is simply not going to happen today because I am currently hiding from my brother under his bed.

Yeah, I'm tired of this.

"I don't know Con. Maybe she went to the gym, or for a run. You know she was on a fitness kick and now the three weeks is over, she's trying to get back."

"Maybe she's with Saunders because he was her work out partner."

"No, she's not with Saunders."

"Or maybe she decided to listen to what I said and she's working out with Will."

Fuck Connor, No!

"Wait, what did you say about Will?" I heard Mason's tone change.

"I told her that maybe they shouldn't be just friends."

"Why in the hell would you go and do that Connor."

Connor just shut up.

"Because think about it. Will is a decent guy with shitty taste in sports. He's defended her, he's helped her with dance, he's been checking on her since the surgery, and I know he can fuck someone up if they come at her. So I told her that maybe she should give him a shot. Or maybe Grant or Nico. Just to like, get her out of our hair. I know her being around us so much is annoying."

"It's not that annoying Connor."

"Mase, are you kidding me. Yes it is. I love her to death but her mouth never closes."

"Yeah, she may talk a lot but it's really not that bad."

"Not even that, but her being around so much I'm starting to wonder why guys are suddenly so interested in her. Like, she really is a loser."

"Connor."

"Come on, you know I'm right."

"I mean, yeah, she's a little loserish, but still, she's going through something. I don't mind."

Excuse me, loserish? God Mason, just tell him you like me being around.

"I feel like I'm losing my friends because she's always around now."

"Connor you're not losing anyone just because Ol has been hanging around. Look at you, by Ol hanging around, you have Sie now. Ben has Tory because she pushed him to grow up a bit. Ryan has Havannah -"

"And you have the queen of blow jobs, I know."

I'm going to kill him.

"Stop."

"But that's exactly my point. Girls are walking in to our lives and the only time we've done something just us in weeks, is when we went to Hardy's. I thought we all agreed that no girl was going to come between us hanging out."

"Con I get it. OK? We'll stop letting Ol hang out so much, OK?"

BITCH WHAT!

"Really?" I heard Connor let out a small sigh.

"Yes, she's healed now. We don't have to worry about her as much now, and she can start hanging out with Josh, Abby and Sie again. We'll just make sure they're keeping an eye on her. But dude, I'm still buck ass naked. Give me 10 to get dressed and I'll meet you over at your house. Then we'll figure out where she went, alright?"

"Thank you." I heard him start walking to the door, but mid swing open, he stopped. "Speaking of the queen of blow jobs." He bent down and picked something up. "Tell her nice panties."

Oh my god.

"Uh, yeah. OK. I'll be sure to tell her you think she has nice panties."

"Must be serious if you brought her here."

"Oh shut up and get out. 10 minutes."

"Whatever, I need more details." He slammed the door behind him.

I felt Mason get up and walk over to his door.

He took a deep breath. "You're good."

I rolled out from under his bed and stood up as he closed his curtain. "Were you going to tell me that Connor's trying to set you up with 3 different people." He crossed his arms.

"And I'm sure if you asked him, he would tell you I said no, and came over here. But that's really what you're going to say to me after all of that." I crossed my arms.

"Why do you look mad." He shook his head.

"OK so lets start with 'not that annoying' go to 'loserish' then to 'queen of blow jobs' the end it with 'we'll stop letting her hang out as much.'" I nodded.

He sighed. "Ol you know I didn't-"

"You couldn't just up and say that you like hanging out with me?" I shook my head.

"Olivia, do you really think-"

"Yes Mason, I do." I nodded. "You know, maybe if you acknowledged you liked hanging out with me, it'll be a little less of a shock when we do tell him. Maybe soften the blow a little bit."

"Ol, come on." He shook his head.

"You know what." I sighed. "Just forget it. You have 5 minutes to get dressed and over to my house, and I have to go sneak in to my window since someone couldn't just tell him I stayed here last night, when I've stayed here before and he was perfectly fine with it." I shook my head, grabbed my clothes, and walked out his door.

"Ol!" He yelled as I walked down the stairs.

"Olivia Annabel!" He yelled as I walked out the back door.

I climbed my way up my lattice, jimmied my window open and flopped on my bed.

God I just want to tell Connor already.

Fuck me.

Like fuck me completely sideways.

She's not wrong.

That maybe would lighten the blow. She has spent the night here and Connor was perfectly fine with it. But that was when he ASKED me to keep her occupied.

Last night, he asked me to take her home.

I should not have said that we will stop letting her hang out as much. But hearing him say he thinks he's losing us, that fucked me up a bit.

I don't know what I'm supposed to do right now.

I don't want to upset either of them. I'm in love with her, but I love my best friend.

He's not even my best friend, he's more like my brother. He's my family.

This feels like I'm choosing between my family and my girlfriend.

But the reality is, they're both my family.

Olivia and I almost had a family.

Hearing him say all that is making me even more nervous about telling him after this month is up. I don't want to ruin next month for him because it's his birthday week when this is up.

Next weekend is Halloween, then we have two weeks of party planning, then his birthday, and then Thanksgiving. His favorite holiday. I can't ruin that for him.

I have a month to figure out how to break it to him that I'm dating the one person he said I'm not allowed to have any time of something for. Even after, the one thing I'm terrified of is that he's going to find out what really happened when she bled out in the kitchen.

That is the scariest thought I've ever had.

The only thing going through my mind right now is literally, as I said, fuck me, completely sideways.

I gathered myself a bit, got dressed, and headed over to the Pates.

"Where could she possibly be?" He shook his head as I sat down.

"Where could who be?" Olivia came walking downstairs.

"You, where the hell were you?" He crossed his arms.

"Upstairs?" She gave him a look. "I literally just came down the stairs."

"You were not in your room." He raised his eyebrows. "I checked."

"So, there's no possible way I was in mom and dad's bathroom, taking a bath, in their bath tub with jets? Right?" She shook her head.

He pursed his lips. "OK, so she was home." He looked at me.

"You think?" I raised my eyebrows.

She rolled her eyes and sat down.

"So, Nico's Halloween party is next weekend. Any idea what you're going as?" Connor gave her a look.

"I wasn't invited." She shrugged.

"Its the biggest Halloween party in town Ol. Nico told me to invite you, so you're invited." He nodded.

"I think I already have plans." She subtly glared at me.

"With who?" He crossed his arms.

"Does it matter?" She raised her eyebrows. "3 weeks is up, I'm healthy and healed. You guys don't need to baby sit me anymore."

"Seriously Ol, with who?" I shook my head.

"Clearly not with you." She nodded.

I sighed and sat back.

Then her phone started going off.

"Hey Havannah."

Connor and I looked at each other.

"OK, what are these plans?" She laughed.

"What?" Connor whispered.

"Hola bitches." Ben came walking in to the living room.

"Hold on Havannah." She put her phone down. "Keys." She held her hand out.

He handed her her keys. "And for you being amazing, I took it to the car wash, and filled your tank." He smiled.

"You the man!" She pointed at him. "Sorry, Ben just dropped my keys off. Did she actually agree to do a photo shoot for you though?"

"What?" Ben looked at us.

We both shrugged.

"Well if it'll help you with your stuff and help bring Tory's sexy side out, I will be glad to let you take my picture. Especially since Abby and Sie already said yes. What kind of photo shoot?"

"I love that girl." Ben nodded. "Havannah is now my favorite."

Olivia gasped and smiled. "Boudoir. I am so down."

"The fuck is that?" Connor looked at Ben and I.

We both shrugged.

"Absolutely, I will meet you guys at the mall in 20." She hung up the phone.

"What's up?" Connor shook his head.

"I have plans next Saturday night. Girls night with Tory, Havannah, Abby and Sie. Have fun at your Halloween party. You're off the hook for the night." She nodded.

"What the hell is boudoir?" I raised my eyebrows.

"Look it up." She shrugged. "I'll be at the mall. Bye." She got up and walked out.

The three of us pulled out our phones.

Tell me why I am now looking at pictures of girls either in bra's and under ware or completely naked but un-exposed because they're either turned around, or wearing a button up, blanket or towel.

"I better be getting some of those pictures of Sienna." Connor nodded.

"Tory's about to look FINE!" Ben smiled.

"Tory? Look at Sie." Connor looked at him. "I love Havannah for this."

"Dude." I pursed my lips. "She just asked your sister to do this." I looked at him.

His face went completely flat. "Oh fuck no. Who wants to help me ruin these plans!" HE shook his head.

OK, so I have to deflect some how, because I 100% want some of those pictures, and she looked super excited.

"Dude, you were just bitching because she's around so much, and now you want to ruin her plans." I shook my head. "You were literally talking about her being annoying and a loser."

"OK, I want time away from her, but I do not want her taking pictures like that!" He yelled.

"Con, just take the L. We'll have a guys night, we'll invite Carter, we'll have a good time." I nodded.

He took a deep breath.

"I hate having a sister." He shook his head.

Yeah, I hate the fact that she is your sister.