Not Just Another Cliché

"Hey Emily, thank you so so much for doing this. I left money on the mantle for pizza or Chinese. Meg is upstairs doing homework and Casey will be back from football practice in about 10 minutes. Call if you need anything." Zoey says quickly running out the door.

"Bye Zoe. Good luck with the conference call." I call after her.

I walk into the house and up to Meg.

I knock on her bedroom door and walk in with a smile.

"Hey Meggy. Your mom left and I'm downstairs if you need me. Come down after your homework and maybe we could get Liv in." I say.

"Okay thanks Emily."

I walk downstairs and into the living room, plonking myself on the sofa.

I take my phone out and start texting people.

I haven't talked or seen Casey since the movies yesterday and after the kiss.

I don't know whether it will be awkward and uncomfortable or will this change things?

I hear the front door open and then somebody walks into the living room.

Casey leans on the back of the sofa and smirks at me.

"Always leave them wanting more."

I jump up hiding a smile.

"Shut up you perv. I'm babysitting your little sister because clearly, you aren't trusted enough to do it." I smirk back.

"Shut up you. Where is Meg?" He asks sitting down beside me on the sofa.

"She's finishing her homework upstairs."

"Aight. Is Liv coming over?"

"I'm sure she will later, if that's cool?"

"Your babysitting. Not me." He says throwing his arm over my shoulder.

I gasp and pull his arm away.

"You need a shower. Now." I say.

He groans as he stands up and walks upstairs.

"Be down in 10." He calls out.

My phone buzzes on my lap and I look at it to see its Holly and I answer it.

"Hey Holls."

"Hey. You free?" She asks.

"Nah I'm babysitting Meg. What's up?"

"Just bored. Wait, is Casey gone out?"

"No he's here, just back from football. I guess you could come around if you want. We are getting take out soon."

"No I wouldn't wanna ruin you and Caseys time alone." She says and I can feel her smirk and wink through the phone already.

"Be quiet. He's probably gonna leave anyway and go out." I say casually but silently hoping he doesn't.

"Whatever you say. I'll talk to you later so. Bye Emma."

"That's not my name." I scream.

"See ya."

I hang up the phone and then I hear little pattering feet coming down the steps and into me.

"Hi Emily. I'm finished my homework." Meg smiles.

"Good girl. What do you wanna do?" I ask placing her on my lap.

"Can we go park?"

"It's a little late Meg. You know what, we'll ask Casey and see what he says. Is that cool?" I suggest and she nods.

"Cool. Wanna watch TV until he comes down?" I ask.

"Yes please."

I turn on Disney Channel and she sits beside me watching the television.

Soon after, Casey walks through the living room. Shirtless.

He is in the process of putting one on but u can't tear my eyes away from the abs-solute goodness.

"Hey Meggy." He says kissing her head.

"Casey can we go park?" Meg asks.

"Uh I don't know kiddo. It's nearly 6pm. How about McDonalds?" He suggests and Meg gasps junking off the sofa and jumping up and down.

"Please please please please."

"Is that cool with you Em?" Case asks.

"Sounds good." I stand up and lift Meg and place her in my lip.

"Let's get ready."

I run upstairs and put her pink converse on and her pink jacket then we run back downstairs.

"I'm gonna go get Liv." I say going next door to my house.

"Hey mom. Where's Olivia?"

"She's in the living room with your dad. What's up?"

"Me and Case are bringing Megan McDonalds. Wanted to know if Liv could come." I say.

"Yeah sure but make sure she's home for 8. We are going Houston tomorrow for the day."

"So I'll be here alone?" I question.

"Well you can come if you want."

"Nah I'll be okay. See ya." I say giving her a kiss and hug then looking for Liv.

"Is she dressed?" I ask my mom as I walk towards the living room.

"Just needs her jacket."

I walk into the living room and see Liv.

"Hey Livvy, wanna come maccy D's?" Her eyes light up and she nods.

"Go get your jacket."

We walk back to Casey and Megan and got in the car and drove to McDonalds.

We arrive and Meg and Liv run ahead of us making us chuckle.

"You swear they never got fed in their lives." Casey chuckles and I join in.

"Life was so easy at their age. No worries about school, homework, exams, college, boys."

"Boys?" Casey smirks.

"Yeah like..... Jamie." Lie.

"Oh yeah. Uh-huh." He says sarcastically.

"Casey, what was that?" I question stopping on the side walk making Casey and turn around so he's standing right in front of me.

"What was what?" He asks.

"Last night? The kiss." I blush.

"Well, what do you want to be?" He asks and I look up into his brown eyes.

"I-I don't know. I do know and then everything changes. I don't want everything to change anymore."

He takes my hands and I look down at them and then back up into his eyes.

"Nothing will change once you don't let it take control." Casey whispers.

Silence overtakes the moment and it's not awkward. It's quite comfortable.

Suddenly I feel my head lean towards Casey and so does Caseys.

Our lips meet and it isn't fast and rough. It's slow and gentle and nice.

His pink plump lips take over mine and we just kiss. No tongue.

It lasts about 8 seconds but then we pull away and smile with a small blush.

"Guys hurry. The lines are huge." Small voices call out to us and we quickly break away and walk towards the girls.

I can't help but think we aren't supposed to talk after a kiss to see what it's about and if there's more to it.

****

"Happy meals are really cheap deals. There's amazing food that you'd really like dude." Casey sings.

We all look at him weirdly.

"The jingles I'd do for McDonalds ahhh." He says and I chuckle as I pick up a fry and throw it at him.

"What was that for?" He questions.

"That was awful. Don't ever do that again. Ever." I say and he gasps jokingly and holds his hand to his heart and blinks repeatedly.

"Well, I never." He joked and I laugh at him again.

I feel my phone vibrating in my pocket and I answer it once I know that's it's Zoey calling me.

"Hey Zoey."

"Emily, would you kill me if I asked for you to mind Megan a little longer? There was a loss in communication about timing. I swear I'll leave before it's over just to get home so you can leave. I'll pay you double Emily."

"Zoey don't worry about it, it's Saturday I've no plans tomorrow. I'll just sleep on the sofa. Get the call done and don't rush home." I assure her.

"Are you sure Em?" She questions.

"Positive. Now go. Good luck." I say and she mutters a quick thank you  before she hangs up.

"My mom?" Casey asks and I nod.

"You don't mind if I stay the night. Do you?" I question.

He scratches the back of his neck and I freeze suddenly.

"Actually, I kind of do. A random girl just lounging on my sofa, might ruin my reputation." He jokes and when I cop on I finally kick him making him chuckle and I join in.

Our smiles drop as we look into each others eyes and I don't want to tear mine away, but I have to.

I check the time and see it reads 7:30.

"We should probably go."

Megan walks up to Casey and smiles up at him.

"Casey?"

"Yesy?" Casey says.

"Can Liv stay in our house tonight?"

"Its up to Livs parents, not me."

"I'm sure it would be fine." I chime in.

We all walk out to the car and begin to drive home and the only noise in the car was the girls chatting and giggling.

We arrive at the house and me and Liv run into ours to get stuff and then we walk back over to Caseys.

"Megs upstairs Liv. She's watching a movie." Casey tells us and Liv quickly run upstairs.

I sit on the sofa opposite Casey and continue watching what he is which is some basketball game.

I look over at Casey and begin to say his name but back out.

"What?" He questions.

"Oh nothing." I dismiss.

"What were you gonna tell me Emily?"

I look back at him and then get off my seat and sit in front of him with one leg under my other.

"What do you feel when we kiss? Because I don't feel sparks, I feel electricity and a lot more then sparks. But if there's no sparks, what does that mean?" I question.

"When I kiss Amber and all them other girls, I feel nothing. Nothing at all. But as soon as my lips touched yours, it was different. Good different. Like you said, there's no sparks but there's definitely something. Something....." He trials.

"Something deeper." I finish.

"Exactly. You know it's there but you don't need physical evidence to believe in it." Casey explains.

"So what are you saying?"

"I-I," he begins but we are cut off when somebody barges through the front door.

"St Cloud!" Seth yells as he and Holly walk into the living room.

I jump away from Casey and pretend that we've just been watching tv.

He what?

Caseys POV
Was I gonna tell her how I feel? I don't even know what I was gonna do but I know that Seth and Holly fucking ruined any chance I had on having a serious conversation with Emily.

After every kiss, we were always interrupted or too scared to talk about it but we literally just had a perfect opportunity and they ruined it.

Maybe Emily and I should never talk about the situations we keep having. Maybe it's a sign that nothing should happen between us.

A/N
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