•After 2 Hour Flight, 1 p.m.; Hughes and Aceti Residence•

~Maddie's POV~

"We are home!" Mitch cried after I stepped inside the house; dropping his bags in the front door doorway, breathing in the fresh Florida air.

Copper and Kato came racing over to the front door, jumping and barking around Mitch.

"God Mitch, move out of the doorway. People are trying to get through" Jessica complained, pushing her way past Mitch and the two dogs.

Jerome and Ryan entered the room, the both of them with beers in hand.

"Great, the bitches are back" Ryan greeted sarcastically.

"Nice to see you again Ryan" Jessica snapped, rolling her eyes and hitting his bicep as she brushed past him.

"Look like you guys were enjoying yourselves" I commented, gesturing towards the beers in their hands.

"We were just drinking for you turning 19! Happy belated birthday Maddie!" Jerome cried, pulling me into a side hug.

"Did you finally get laid?" Ryan asked as Jerome and I pulled away.

Everyone shot him a death glare.

"Hey I was just asking. Lachlan seems like one for birthday sex" Ryan shrugged, raising his hands in protest.

"We didn't do anything" I clarified.

"And if they did, Lachlan wouldn't be able to fucking put his balls back inside of her cause I would have cut them off by now" Mitch growled, scratching behind Kato's ear.

"Mitch" I groaned in embarrassment.

"I knew I got laid on my 19th birthday" Ryan bragged, taking a swing at his beer.

"That's cause you are a fucking dickhead and Kate was drunk" Jerome stated.

"Why are we still talking about this" I groaned again.

"Okay okay, we'll stop" Mitch reassured.

"I'm tried. I'm going to go to bed" Jessica announced, dragging her luggage towards the staircase.

"Me too" Mitch sighed, picking up his suitcases as well.

"Try not to be so loud. I don't need to hear porn next door" I complained causing everyone expect Mitch and Jessica to burst into a fit of laughter.

•Few Hours Later•

I looked over Michael's guitar pick sitting on top of mouse pad and smiled.

It was literally the best night of my life. I still don't know how Michael knew it was my birthday. Was it just a thing he said without knowing? Did my fans tell him? Is that why they invited me on stage?

Then it hit me, I had my crown on. That plastic pink birthday crown from Dollarama that I had put on my bedside table as a souvenir. Damn it. I thought it was a beginning of a love story between Michael and I.

I updated my Twitter bio including the date of the concert and posted a picture of his pick causing my whole fanbase to fill my feed with congrats and ship names. Fans that were at the concert even posted videos of me going up on stage.

I went onto Lachlan's Twitter, realizing he posted a tweet yesterday morning about me reading "Happy 19th Birthday to my Coca-Cola obsessed girlfriend @ShortPencilCrayons. Thank you for always sticking with me through all my crazy antics and just being the most amazing girlfriend a guy could ask for . Love you 😍😘", along with a cute collage of photos of us hugging or kissing on the cheek.

I smiled to myself as I clicked on the retweet and favourite button.

I leaned over and picked up my phone beside me.

Unlocking it, I went onto iMessage, clicking onto Lachlan's name; not bothering to check the world clock.

•••

Maddie - 3:42
hey babe

•••

Then it hit me. He's still on his long ass flight. Fuck.

Letting out a frustrated groan, I threw my phone effortlessly onto my unmade bed; getting up from my chair and making my way downstairs.

I walked down the white carpeted stairs towards the kitchen.

As I stepped into the kitchen, I saw Mitch who was sitting alone on the island eating a bowl of cereal; shirtless
with hair sticking out in all directions.

"Hey" I greeted, stepping onto the cold marble tiles.

"Hey" he greeted back.

I made my way to the fridge where I grabbed a pre-made strawberry smoothie.

I turned back towards Mitch, having a seat across from him.

"What's with your shitty state?"
I questioned, cracking open the lid.

"I just look like shit that's all" Mitch shrugged, looking down at his Fruit Loops.

"You and Jessica fucked" I smirked.

A small smile spread across his lips."A gentleman never tells."

I rolled my eyes at him."You wouldn't be such a gentleman if you got her pregnant."

"We used a condom Maddie if that's what you wanted to hear.What else do you want to know about my sex life? How hard I fucked Jessica? If she's good at sucking my dick? If I'm good at sucking her-."

"Mitch! Stop! Please! God, I'm your younger sister, not Jerome or Ryan!" I yelled in disgust, interrupting him.

"Glad you know when you'd crossed the line" Mitch smiled.

"I never knew you had such a dirty mouth Mitchell" I teased, playing around with the cap of my smoothie bottle.

" There's a lot of things you don't know about me Maddie " Mitch quipped .

I took a sip from my smoothie , taking in the smooth strawberry taste ; a few chucks of strawberry dancing on my tongue .

" Have you thought about coming with me to mom's ? " Mitch asked , changing the subject .

" Not really " I admitted , pretending to read the nutrition facts to avoid making eye contact . 

" You should " Mitch pushed .

" And what if I don't want to ? " I snapped , looking away from the bottle and staring into his somewhat hazel eyes intensely .

" Maddie , you can't avoid the solution forever . This is the harsh reality and you just need to deal with it " Mitch pointed out .

" Don't you think I'm trying ? It's not that easy . I thought you would understand but clearly you don't " I sighed , getting up from my seat .

" I do understand . But I faced the problem and dealt with it , you're just avoiding it completely " Mitch cried .

" You know what ? When I'm ready , I'll move on . In the meantime you can go fuck Jessica until I'm ready to take the next step " I spat in disgust before snatching my smoothie off the counter and storming out of the kitchen .