Chapter 40


    ire stands on her frontwn looking for me. She is wearing a pink fitted dress that has one sleeve


    with some frills. Her hair dangles over one shoulder. I notice she has curled the ends of her hair. She


    looks simply gorgeous. She races up to me with a smile on her face


    “Oh Boo-boo, I’m so happy to see you,’ she says, giving me a peck on the cheek. I realise I may have


    been ungrateful towards ire all this time. She seems to like me a lot and although she can be quite


    overbearing, she has been nothing but supportive and sweet towards me. I can’t help but feel Nina will


    never forgive me and never want to be my friend again. It’s a hole inside me that will be there forever,


    but I shouldn’t make other people that care about me suffer for it. Nina has clearly moved on, although I


    would have preferred her to move on with anyone other than Moss. I can’t help but sense something is


    off about that guy, but I need to focus on what is in front of me.


    You look lovely, ire.’


    She steps back and does a twirl. I’m d you like it. Let’s go inside.’ Her house is very tidy. She leads


    me to the kitchen to a veryrge ind table. There are a few different tters she has prepared.


    ‘Wow, this looks great, ire.’


    ‘Really?


    Yeah, can I try one of these things?’


    ‘Of course you can. It’s called a vol-au-vent, by the way. There are a few different vours.’


    I pick one up and take a bite. It’s delicious. I can taste creamy cheese with broli.


    These are delicious.’I say reaching for another. ire takes my hand away from the food. Let’s wait till


    everyone gets here.’ She smiles,


    ‘You know maybe you should consider bing a chef?’


    ‘l am hoping to open my own restaurant one day.’ She says opening the fridge she hands me bottles of


    soft drinks. I set them up on the table and walk over to a cupboard and take a few stacks of cups and


    ce them near the drinks. ire stands back and looks around with hands-on her hips. “What am I


    missing?… Music of course.’ She runs into the loungeroom and turns the stereo on. ‘Everyone will start


    arriving any minute.’ She says dancing towards me. The doorbell rings and we answer the door


    greeting six guys and two girls from our school. A few minutester Josie, Flint, Zak, and May turn up. I


    ce my hand around ire’s waist. ‘Hey,e in, good to see you all.’ ire says. May res at my


    hand on ire’s waist and stomps past us. Paul and a few others turn up with him and join the party.


    Within twenty minutes the house is packed full of teens dancing, chatting, and ying card games.


    I notice Paul following May around trying to flirt with her.


    “Let’s dance Boo-boo.’


    “How bout we have a drink first, lemonade or c?’


    “C, please Boo-boo.’


    pour her a c and sit on the couch and pat the seat for her to sit next to me. She sips her c and


    ces it on the coffee table and leans her head on my chest. I wonder where Moss has taken Nina for


    dinner, are theyughing and enjoying each other’spany? I notice Sean the school’s notorious


    bully has joined the party.


    ‘Ready to dance? ire asks. I was about to say no until Nina and Moss entered through the front door


    giggling andughing. Moss immediately wraps his arms around Nina and dances with her.


    ‘Sure,’ I stand up and pull her close and keep both hands on her hips.


    ‘This is so much fun! ire yells over the music


    I try to dance along with ire trying to keep as calm and cool as possible and show everyone I’m not


    fazed about Nina and Moss.


    ire wraps her arms around my neck and pulls my face closer to hers. We share a long kiss as


    ire’s hands now move down to my chest. My mind keeps telling me to just rx and enjoy the kiss


    My shoulders rx and one hand leaves her hip and slips


    behind her head pulling her in for a more passionate kiss. The room fills with ‘oohs’ and wolf whistles at


    our show. Not wanting to dance anymore I take her hand and go to the kitchen for the delicious food


    she made.


    This is the best food I’ve ever had.’ I say chowing a bit of everything down.


    Oh, Boo-boo, stop it, you are just saying that.’ She blushes.


    No, I’m serious ire. You can cook for me anytime.’ I smile.


    Once half the tters are empty, she pulls me in for another long kiss she gives me a seductive look


    and takes my hand leading me up the staircase to her bedroom. Nina and Moss watch as we go up the


    stairs.


    We spend half an hour making out on her bed, she goes to unzip her dress but I grab her hand and


    stop her. She gives me a worried look


    ‘What’s wrong Boo-boo, I thought you wanted this? Don’t you want me?’


    ‘ire, I want this but I’m not ready for us to take that step yet.’


    Why not? Don’t you find me attractive?’


    Of course, I find you attractive, it’s just that I’ll be eighteen in a few weeks and I want to wait and see if


    you are my… mate or not.’


    Her bottom lip trembles and her eyes well up.


    Are you saying that you don’t think I’ll be your mate?’


    ‘No, well, no one knows but the Moon Goddess, let’s just wait a few more weeks until we take that step,


    okay?’


    ‘Even if we aren’t mates, we can still… you know make love to each other.’ She says trying to flutter her


    eyes at me.


    ‘I don’t want to hurt you ire I don’t want to hurt more people than I already have, okay?’


    There is also the chance that I could be your mate so we can still be together in the meantime, right?


    Like boyfriend and girlfriend? Until we at least know?’


    “Sure.’ I say and kiss her forehead. ‘We should go back and join the party?’


    ‘They probably all think we have been doing the deed up here.’ She giggles. She is probably right;


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    great I’ve probably pissed more people off now.


    We return downstairs, ire has a big grin on her face. Everyone is staring at us but most are trying to


    be discreet about it. I sit on the couch and ire clings onto my arm and sits next to me. The next thing


    we know Mayes stomping out from the kitchen with a bucket filled with ice cubes and water and


    throws it over the both of us.


    ‘You bitch.’ ire says as she is about to strike May across the face, I gently grab her wrist in time.


    ire, she’s upset for obvious reasons. I’ll handle May, go upstairs and change.’ I say as I watch Moss


    sneak out the front door alone


    May, I know you have wanted to be with me, I know how it feels to not be with the person you want to


    be with.’


    No, you don’t.’


    I’m telling you now May, I do. I know you’re hunting right now but I am with ire now. Be angry at me


    all you want but don’t take it out on her


    Josie runs up to me with a small towel


    ‘Are you okay?


    “Yeah, I’m fine Josie. I’ll be outside drying off I want to see what Moss is up to. I look around and can


    see him jogging in the distance towards the trees There is someone there waiting for him, I can just


    make out the silhouette of the person. As I’m about to jog closer I can hear Nina in distress in the


    backyard