Mason got his acceptance letter to UCLA today. I applied but still haven't heard back.

"You'll get in Le. You're so smart" He rubs my arm, placing a kiss on my temple.

"I don't know" I mumble, fumbling with the letter and almost full ride scholarship to North Carolina State.

UCLA has always been a dream school of mine. I always wanted to be an English teacher. Recently my idea of a major has changed. I've been leaning towards Veterinary Science.

I applied to North Carolina because of the vet program but I don't want to lose Mason.

"So its between UCLA and NC?" Mason asks, grabbing the letter out of my hand.

"Yeah, being a vet is really appealing to me" I frown.

"So go Le. UCLA doesn't offer a vet program" He runs his hands through my hair.

"But-" I start before he stops me by placing his lips on mine.

"Consider it" He whispers. "Lunch will be ready in 5" He says, walking into the kitchen.

"Fück" I curse under my breath, walking into the kitchen.

My room is now all finished and I'm in love with it. All the decor makes it feel very comfortable.

My room itself is on the small side but it does the job. I absolutely adore how everything turned out. Mason helped me decorate it and everything.

"Oh, hey Andrew" I smile, hugging the man from Starbucks.

He's been at the house a lot recently. I think him and Cody might have a thing going. They both seem really happy. I always had my suspicions.

"Hey doll. How are you?" He hugs me back.

"I'm good. Very good" I smile.

"You get that acceptance letter yet?" He asks sitting next to Cody at the island.

"No, I might just go with NC" I shrug, my mood depleting again.

"Cheer up buttercup, any school would be lucky to have you" Andrew grins, eating a cookie.

Mason snakes his arm around my waist, pulling me into him.

"Leah, we have something to tell you" Cody says, taking a deep breath.

"You take too long" Andrew laughs.

"Okay, um. Well I'm gay" Cody says.

I smile, my suspicion being confirmed.

"You, you don't have a problem with it?" He nervously scratches his arms.

"Of course not Cody. I've had my suspicions for a while now. I'm happy that you're happy" I hug him.

"Thank you Le" He smiles, hugging me back.

"The other is we're dating" He smiles, looking at Andrew.

My second, most recent suspicion is now confirmed.

"I'm so happy for you guys" I smile, hugging them both.

Mason places my lunch in front of me. I kiss him on the cheek. "Thank you"

"We're heading out. See you later Le" Cody and Andrew say, walking out the door.

"So, what are we doing today?" I place my plate in the sink, cleaning up the mess.

"We have the whole apartment to ourselves" Mason chuckles. I can hear the smirk in his voice.

"I need to get a little bit of cleaning done so we can go out after" I scrub some dried egg thats on the counter.

"Babe, chill. You have all day to do that" He laughs, throwing me over his shoulder.

"Put me down" I laugh. "I like these shorts" He smirks, causing me to pull them down.

"Perv" I laugh.

He places me on the couch, tickling me. "Take it back" He smirks. "No" I laugh squirming to get away.

He continues to tickle me, "Fine, I take it back" I choke out.

"Thank you" He laughs, picking a water bottle up, off the floor.

"I'm getting changed" I stick my tongue out at him, walking towards my room.

I change into a light purple romper and a black brallete under it. Applying some light makeup with a dark wing and nude lipstick. I keep my hair in its natural waves and put some jewelry on. Grabbing an old pair of black booties and my purse I head back out to Mason.

"You look cute" He spins me around, catching me by surprise.

"Why thank you" I kiss him on the cheek. "A bit revealing, don't ya think?" He smirks.

"Nope, I'm wearing a bralette" I point to the black, lace material.

"Alright fine. Ellie would be proud" He laughs, snaking his arm around my waist.

"Not because I think you look like a slût. At all, just that its a cute outfit" He rambles, a smile on my face.

"I know what you meant" I chuckle stopping him.

"Where are we going?" I ask as we walk out to his car.

"Its a surprise" He smiles, opening the door for me.

"Whats the occasion?" I joke when he turns the ignition.

"Date night" He kisses the top of my hand, making my heart flutter.

"Hm, what'd you do?" I narrow my eyes at him in a teasingly manner.

"Uh oh, you caught me" He laughs, pulling out of the parking spot.

Soon we pull up to an Italian restaurant, my favorite.

"Two please" Mason says to the lady who quickly brings us to our table.

We scan over the menu, already knowing our orders. "What are you getting?" I ask, placing my napkin on my lap.

"Chicken parm, and you?" He follows my actions.

"Penne alla vodka" I smile. "No salad?" He teases, causing me to roll my eyes.

"You know how I feel about my penne" I laugh as the waitress comes over.

Mason refused to let me pay, even the tip. It was very sweet, although I would have liked to contribute a little.

"Where to now?" I question, needing to know wether to text Cody or not.

"Dessert" He smiles.

"Sounds good to me" I pat my stomach, earning a chuckle from Mason.

Sweet tooth ends up being our last location. Frozen yogurt is one of my favorite desserts. A mixture of pineapple, coconut and vanilla will give the perfect piña-colada taste.

"So, I still don't know very much about you" Mason blushes as we sit down.

"I don't know much about you either" I frown.

"Lets get to know each other a little better than?" Mason asks. "I like that idea" I smile.

•••••••

"Wait, he once was in a hot dog eating contest and almost won but then puked all the hotdogs back up?" Mason laughs.

Yep, thats exactly what happened" I laugh recalling the story from my childhood.

Luke has always been the jokester of the family.

"Man, I want to meet this kid" He leans back in the chair, crossing his arms.

"Oh yeah? Well hopefully soon" I half smile.

"Come on, you have to have a story about Tom" I laugh, placing my head in my hands.

"Hmm, where should I start" He jokes sitting up again.

"Go with the craziest one" I laugh. I can only imagine what the craziest thing Tom has done.

"Well, he once broke into the beach to go skinny dipping and got stung by a jelly fish" He shrugs.

"No way? How did he manage that?" I laugh out.

"No idea" He laughs.

"Hey guys, I'm sorry but we're closing now. You guys are really cute" The lady says.

"Oh okay, I'm sorry. Thank you" I smile and we walk out of the shop.

"My place or yours?" Mason asks, starting the car.

"Wherever" I yawn.

"Okay, I'll drop you home" He drives to the apartment.

"Can you stay? I'm going to the doctors in the morning" I ask.

"Yeah. Of course I'll say" He smiles.

"Wake me when we get home" I say before I drift off.

"Le, we're here" Mason shakes me awake.

"I'm coming" I struggle to open the door with my eyes closed.

"Come on" He laughs helping me stand up.

"I'm tired" I mumble, leaning my head on his shoulder.

"I can see that" He laughs, stopping me.

"Get on my back" He crouches down.

"You don't have to tell me twice" I laugh, climbing on his back.

I hear a couple doors open and some talking before I am placed on my bed.

Our date went great. I can see how tired she is. Moving has really taken a toll on her.

When we pull up to her apartment I give her a piggy back ride up to her room.

"Is she okay?" Cody asks when he sees her sleeping on my back.

"Yeah, she's fine" I answer.

"Dude, is she drunk? Damn, never would have picked her for that type" Andrew laughs.

"She's not drunk, she doesn't like that shįt. She's just tired" I respond, annoyed at the accusations.

Andrew nods and I finish towards Leah's room.

Pulling her comforter back I place her in her bed, debating on leaving her in her uncomfortable clothes.

"I'll change in a second" She mumbles, kissing my hand.

"Lay down, I'll grab you a t-shirt from Cody" She smiles getting up.

"Um, actually can I have sweatpants?" I blush.

"Yeah, sure. I think I actually have a pair of yours in here some where" She says rummaging through her drawers.

"And why would you have that?" I tease, a light blush spreading on her face.

"They were comfortable" She laughs throwing them at me.

I strip out of my clothes and pull the sweatpants to rest on my hips.

Climbing into her bed as she takes her makeup off, I can't help but admire her.

"Is that okay?" She turns around.

"Yeah, it works just fine" I smile tucking my arms under my head.

"Okay, good" She says pulling the purple material off her shoulders.

I watch as it falls down to the floor, my eyes never leaving the purple material.

"Its just like if I were to be wearing a bikini Mas" She chuckles at my shocked expression.

"I-I know" I stutter.

"So stop staring, you're being a perv. Again" She teases, sticking he tongue out at me.

"Hm, am I now? Coming from the one who just stripped right in front of me" I play along as she pulls an oversized t-shirt over her head.

"I didn't strip, I just didn't want to walk to the bathroom" She smirks pulling spandex up her legs.

"But you're going now to brush your teeth aren't you?" I smirk, blush flushing her cheeks.

"Yes" She laughs grabbing a sports bra and running out the room.

I grab my phone, texting my mom to let her know I'm staying at Leah's.

She comes back in and jumps right on the bed. She pulls the covers up, snuggling into it.

"Come here" I place my phone down, opening my arms for her.

She lays her head on my chest. I watch as her eyes flutter closed.

"Did you change?" I whisper, running my hand up and down her back.

She's now wearing the nike pros and a black nike sports bra.

"Mhm. It's a little hot in here" She says back.

"It is" I agree. "You need to get a little fan"

"I know, I've been looking for one" She opens her eyes, looking at me.

Her eyes immediately drift to my hair. She's constantly playing with it and fixing it. I don't know whats up with her hair fascination but I don't mind.

Just like I expected she pulls my hair over my forehead, trying to cover my eyes with it.

"Oh yeah?" I question, admiring her face.

She's even more gorgeous without makeup. Her bare eyelids always catch me by surprise. I had always been so used to seeing that wing and nude lipstick combo at school. Never had I ever gained the courage to go up and talk to her. She may think she blended in with everyone, but that couldn't be farther from the truth. She's always stood out as different, she has so much natural beauty and such a kind heart. Thats so hard to come by. "What?" She snaps me out of my thoughts.

"What? Nothing" I swipe my hand across her face, catching her hair.

"Okay" She eyes me suspiciously.

"Go to sleep, its late" I kiss her temple.

"Okay, good night" She kisses my bare chest

For a while I watch her sleep. Her frown lines disappearing and a soft smile spreading across her face.

Soon I'm enveloped into a peaceful sleep.

"Mas, get up, we have to go to your house so you can get ready" Leah wakes me up.

I open my eyes to see her dressed in a black tank top with an army green jacket. She's wearing a pair of ripped boyfriend jeans and has some brown boots on.

Her hair is straight and makeup natural but with her signature wing and nude lips.

She looks beautiful.

"Yeah, okay" I get up, pulling my jeans on.

"I'll be in the kitchen" She kisses my cheek.

I get all my crap together and go to the kitchen to see Leah with two cups of coffee and talking to Andrew and Cody.

"Hey" I greet them, pouring creamer into the cup of black coffee.

"Hey, how did you sleep?" Cody asks.

"Good, thanks. See you guys later" I say shaking their hands and grabbing Leah's.

We book it to my house. I don't care about being late but I know how much Leah hates that. Not to mention, school is almost done anyways.

I run into the house quickly changing and grabbing my bag. I brush my teeth fast and fix my hair a little.

We drive to school and make it right on time.

Making our way to Leah's locker everyone is waiting for us.

"Out of breath, running, messy hair, clothes disheveled. You guys know what that means" Richie smirks earning a slap.

"You're an idiot" I mumble placing Leah's books in her locker while she talks to Dani, Ellie and Christine.

"So, why do you look all out of sorts man?" Ben questions.

"I stayed out last night and we were running late. Non of your business really" I pull Leah to my chest, breathing in her perfume.

"You smell lovely" I whisper in her ear causing her to shiver.

The bell rings and we head to our classes.

"Man, you're so whipped for that girl" Aiden chuckles patting me on the back.

"You have absolutely no idea" I shake my head sitting in my seat for government.

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