“Yeah, yeah.” I unlock my car and climb in.
Alexa places a hand on my car door. “Thank you.”
Confused I say, “For what?”
“For not giving up.”
The corner of my lip curls, “Never.”
December 8, 2013
Macy calls and tells me to grab some clothes and meet her outside in ten minutes. I don’t know what’s going on but we’ve got to be going somewhere. Maybe this will be my chance to talk to her about things, the pregnancy in particular, and the future and what that means for us.
She beeps the horn. I grab my bag that I dropped by the front door. My parents are out so I make sure to lock up when I leave.
“Hey¸” I greet her when I climb into the front seat.
“We’re going to the beach.”
My eyebrows lift up, “Beach? Like Cannon Beach?”
She flicks the blinker on making a right hand turn towards Cash’s house. “Yup.” And a few moments later she rolls to a stop in front of his house and beeps the horn.
“Did you talk to Madison yet?”
Macy looks over at me. “Yeah.”
I look away for a brief second afraid she’ll tell me she’s still not talking to her sister. “Are things okay?
She nods and relief floods me. “We’re better.”
“Good.”
Julia opens the door with a messy haired little Bentley in her arms. “Damn, she got big.”
I wave, “Yeah, she did. You should see her crawling around too.”
I bit of jealously hits me. She’s been with Cash since we got back and I hate that. I want her to come to me but I know she won’t. She doesn’t trust me and I don’t blame her. She’s holding on to the last bit of light before my fucked up ways puts it out.
“Yo,” Cash says taking a seat in the back.
I lift my chin, “Yo.”
Macy pulls away from the curb.
“So,” Cash clears his throat. “Where are we going?”
Macy shrugs and keeps her eyes on the road, “Cannon Beach.”
Cash mutters something under his breath and Macy sighs. “Suck it up, Cash. We need this.”
He grunts, “I know but I have to be back on campus by the sixteenth.”
I feel a pain in my chest. I should have to be back by the eleventh as well but I fucked all that up.
A few minutes later and we stop in front of Madison and Macy’s. She puts the car in park. “I’ll be right back.”
She runs up to the house. Cash shifts around in the back seat. “You talk to her yet.”
I shrug, “No not really.”
“You better.” Cash says as a warning. “It’s time to get your head out of your ass, Landon.”
He’s right. This is the turning point in my life, there is no other way. “I know, man. I know.”
Minutes later the front door opens and Macy followed by Madison and Alexa walk out. Each carrying a bag in their hands. I’m surprised to see Alexa. I thought her parents would have been watching her like a hawk since the accident.
Cash opens the door and grabs the bags from each of the girls. I lean over and pop the trunk open. Macy sits back in the driver’s seat. It’s rare for her to let anyone drive especially if it’s far. Alexa climbs in the back seat and Madison and Cash sit on either side of her.
I turn my head and smile, “Hey, beautiful.”
She’s gives me a timid smile, “Hey.”
Macy turns so she can see us all. “Seatbelts, no smoking, no drinking, no fighting.”
The tension in the air builds until Cash saves the day. “Yes, Mom.”
That earned him a glare from Macy.
“I mean it. I can’t lose any of you. My heart won’t survive it.”
Cash ruffles Macy’s hair, “We aren’t going anywhere.” Then Cash throws his arm around Alexa and pulls her to his side. “I’m warning you now I drool.”
“I don’t understand. He drools so much.” Macy says, and then catches herself. “He was drunk one night and I didn’t know what to do with him so he slept on my bed. Fully clothed.” And then she gets a nervous giggle thinking she’s gone too far. “Well, I was fully clothed, he had no pants on. And he peed on my plant.” she sighs. “Never mind.”
I shake my head not wanting to even think about the rest of that sentence.
And that’s how they stay until we arrive in Cannon Beach two hours later.
The house is located down a private drive on a quiet little side street set back a little for the beach crowds. The house has five bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths. The house is bright and windows surround almost the entire lower floor.
One thing I love about the house the most is the kitchen. It’s huge, has all up-to-date appliances and has plenty of counter space. When I get my own house one day I’d like to buy one just like this for Macy. She’d have plenty of room for cooking meals and baking. I may never get rid of Cash but that’s okay.