your lies made me happy.

Kaycee couldn't help but to feel relieved that he wouldn't be going to another party tonight. It meant that it was unlikely he'd be able to cheat again for now. "I'm glad," she murmured honestly, though she grinned at his kiss and relaxed on his lap when he pulled her down. "Do you want to maybe do something today? Since you didn't seem to like the movie day, we can do whatever you want."

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Clay watched her with furrowed brows, a little confused with the sudden change in behavior. But her confusing him didn't seem to be all that new lately. Climbing out of the bath, he dried off and moved to the room to get dressed, though he glanced over at her. "You sure it's okay to go?" he asked her, "I don't really like the idea of you being here on your own." Plus, he didn't necessarily want to leave.

Ryan thought for a moment, "How about we go out to dinner?" He suggested. It had been awhile since they had been on a real date. Ryan smiled as he kissed her cheek. He had to reel her back in so that she didn't get to close to Nick. He bit his bottom lip lightly, "If that's what you want." He said.

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Gabby looked at him, "Clay you can stay if you want, but i just don't want you to feel like i'm forcing you to stay." She said. She sat down on her bed and flipped through the channels, then looked at him. "But i would really like if you stayed." She said, biting her bottom lip lightly. It did get quiet in the big house because her dad was always on business trips and her mother had passed away when she was little.

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"Dinner?" Kaycee asked with surprise. It had been a while since they actually went out for dinner. They usually only went out for the parties that Ryan liked to go to. And, most of the time, Ryan didn't go home with her but with somebody else. "I'd really like that," she said honestly as she peered up at him. "Can we go somewhere with good sweets, then?"

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Clay watched her for a moment before he moved to climb onto the bed. "You know I wouldn't stay if I didn't want to, so it's not like you'd make me feel obligated," he assured her as he glanced over at her. "I'll stay, to make sure that you're not alone tonight." Really, it probably wouldn't be the last time he did this either if he knew she was alone at home. He just wouldn't feel right leaving her there by herself.

Ryan smiled, "Sure we can go where ever you want." He said as he kissed her. "You wanna go to your house today? We can spend some time there before we go eat." He said as he ran his fingers through her hair. He really just wanted to get her away from Nick for the day. He didn't want to see him right now because he was away that he would hit him.

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Gabby smiled, "Thanks Clay." She said as she leaned over and hugged him. She smiled as she felt him hug her back. He had always been good to her and she was glad he was with her right now. Gabby pulled away and got under the covers. She waited for him then snuggled up to him and closed her eyes, falling asleep.

[Wanna skip to their christmas party? Emily could be helping her mom bake cookies or something and they could be waiting on Gabby to get there. ]

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Kaycee couldn't help but to enjoy the idea of it, as she quite liked the idea of spending time with Ryan, especially when he was okay with doing things she wanted to do. "Okay, we can go to my house," she decided with a small nod before she pressed her lips to his for a moment. "Do you want to leave now? If you're finished eating, that is." She wasn't rushing him either way. She was just excited to spend time with him and hopefully they wouldn't end up having any arguments. It was the best they had been in a while.

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Clay's family was busy preparing for their Christmas party. Everything was pretty much ready, except for the cookies, which Emily and their mom were busy cooking. Clay could hear them from the living room, his mom asking Emily when Gabby would be there and Emily assuring her that she'd probably be there soon. Even Clay was a little impatient for Gabby to show up, but that was because he had decided to attempt being with her. He just had to figure out how to ask her.

Ryan smiled, "Yea i'm ready." He said as he cleaned up his bowl. He grabbed his keys and wallet then walked out of the house with her. He drove to her house then walked inside. "So what do you want to do til then?" He asked as he sat down in her living room. He wanted to make sure she enjoyed the day. He looked up at her, "Kaycee i really am sorry about what i did." He said as he took her hands.

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Gabby walked into Emily's house with a hand full of shopping bags, "I have arrived." She said, smiling when Emily walked out of the kitchen. "Sorry major sales and well...its me." She said, laughing. "But...I have gifts." She said, singing the last word. She smiled as she pulled out a small box, handing it to Emily's mom, "Mama for you." She said. She got out a medium sized box and gave it to Emily, "And for you." She said. Emily looked at Clay, "And one for you." she said, smiling. Emily had gotten Emily's mom a necklace and got Emily a pair of louis vuitton heels. She looked at Clay as he opened his, seeing the very expensive watch she had found perfect for him. She had remembered he said his old one broke. "And the rest is for me." She said, looking at all the other bags.

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Kaycee wasn't really sure what they could do. They'd watched movies the day before and it hadn't really ended well. "We could play a stripping card game," she joked lightly because she couldn't think of anything specific right now. "Really, we can do whatever you want, Ryan. We'll already be eating what I want tonight," she told him, though she was surprised to feel him take her hands in his and she stared at him as she listened to him. "I can't tell you it's okay, because it's not. It hurts, Ryan," she said quietly as she dropped her gaze. "I just don't understand why you cheat. Am I not good enough or something? Do you get bored of me?" She didn't really want to ask these questions, as she worried about the answers she would receive, but she couldn't help it at this point. Why cheat so often if he was always sorry about it?

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Clay couldn't help but to stare at Gabby when she arrived and part of him was relieved because he was beginning to think that she might have bailed on the party. Seeing the gift she offered up, his hand itched to pull out the gift he got her and he only barely refrained from doing so. Emily was still in the dark about everything and it was better to avoid making her suspicious. His gaze dropped to her gift and he opened it, though he was surprised to see the watch. He definitely needed one after breaking his and he was about to thank Gabby, but his sister squealed excitedly and hugged Gabby tightly after opening her present. "They're awesome, Gabby! Thank you!" she announce happily and their mom smiled and thanked her for the necklace as well.

Ryan stared at her, "I don't know, i just do. I feel bad afterwards, but you are good enough. I just can't help myself is all." He said. "I love you though and only you." He said as he kissed her. "I promise i will try to stop cheating on you." He said as he ran his fingers through her hair. "I would never be bored of you. You're perfect." He said as he kissed her again and hugged her to his body.

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Gabby laughed as she hugged Emily back, "I knew you'd like them." She said, smiling. She looked back as the doorbell rang. She raised an eyebrow, seeing Emily open it and Jake was on the other side. "Well Well Well Em." She teased, causing Emily to blush. Gabby sat on the couch as she watched Emily take Jake into the kitchen. She looked at Clay when they were alone, "Do you like it?" She asked him as he looked at the watch. She smiled when he looked at her. She wanted to kiss him and hug him though she knew she couldn't right now.

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Jake rang the doorbell excited to see Emily. She was so nice and she had been great to him since they started dating. Though he was a little nervous about spending the evening with her family. Mostly her brother because he scared him a little. Jake smiled when she opened the door, "Hey Emily." He said, hugging her when she hugged him. He looked over when Gabby spoke. He smiled as Emily dragged him to the kitchen. "Making cookies i see." He said, smiling at her.

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Kaycee closed her eyes when he hugged her and she pressed her face into his shirt as she returned his hug. She wanted to believe his words, that he'd try to stop, but she couldn't help but to feel doubtful about it. She tried not to let it show, though, and she nodded slightly. "I love you, too, Ryan," she told him quietly, though she sighed quietly and looked up at him to press a kiss to his cheek. "Sorry, I know I can be a little dramatic sometimes. I just worry that you're going to cheat on me with somebody you like more or somebody who suits you better and that I'll lose you."

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Clay watched his sister leave with Jake, though he stared at Jake with a small frown. He didn't fully trust the guy yet. Sure, so far he seemed to be good to his sister, but it was hard for Clay to trust any guy when he was a guy and he knew what most guys were after. Shaking his thoughts away, he settled his gaze onto Gabby. Seeing as they were alone, he went ahead to pull her gift from his pocket. "I do like it," he said honestly as he nodded. "Thank you. But, ah... this is a new for me. Since it's Christmas time, I figured it's as good a time as any to... Well, to try giving a relationship a try, if you want." He wasn't good at this.

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"Oh, um, I hope it's not a problem. It's just that this is a family tradition," Emily said, though she smiled over at Jake, hoping he didn't feel too awkward. "Do you want to help? We can start putting icing on the cookies, if you want? Or you can help me make more cookies?" Mostly, she wanted to give Jake a chance to participate in hopes that he didn't feel too awkward. But she did worry that she may be putting him on the spot, especially when this would be the first time he met her parents. "Or you can just watch if you want. Anything is fine, really. It's just up to you."

Ryan shook his head, "That could never happen Kaycee. You are the one for me." He said as he kissed her again. "I know i haven't been the best lately, but i will make it up to you." He said. Part of him knew he was just throwing stuff at her now to make her like him again. He hated that he did this to her. He needed her to stay away from his brother though. He knew that Nick would steal her if he could.

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Gabby smiled when she took the box from him. She opened it and smiled, "It's beautiful Clay. Thank you." She said, looking at him. She smiled when he finally asked her out. "Yes we can give it a try." She said. She looked towards the kitchen, hearing Emily rambling. "Ugh your sister is dying in there." She said, standing up. She looked down at Clay, "Thank you for the necklace. She knew she couldn't put it one right there because then Emily would ask questions. Gabby put the box with her things then looked at Clay, "Let's go save her." She said, laughing softly. Gabby walked into the kitchen, "Or you two can make the cookies and me and Clay can put the icing on them." She said, smiling at Jake and Emily. Gabby was known for being pushy and outgoing. She looked at Jake, "That okay with you there Jake?" She asked, watching as he nodded. "Perfect." she said.

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Jake looked over as Gabby came in. Honestly the girl was intimidating, but she was Emily's best friend so he knew she had to be a good person deep down. Jake nodded and moved over to Emily, "Guess i'm helping you with this." He said, chuckling. He smiled as he helped her with the things she needed. He wasn't the best at cooking or baking, but he was willing to try for Emily.

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Kaycee had heard all of this before, she was sure. But, like then, she hadn't mentioned her disbelief in his words and instead just nodded along to what he said. "Okay," she murmured quietly and, though she didn't believe him, she was hopeful that things would be different. Sighing, she pulled away from him and looked up at him. "Anyways, enough of that, yeah? I know you hate the mushy stuff. So, what do you want to do?"

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Clay couldn't help but to feel a sense of relief when Gabby agreed to trying to be together. He knew he'd probably have trouble being the type of boyfriend that she deserved, but he wanted to try his best for her. She deserve that much, after all. He followed her into the kitchen, his gaze settling on Jake, though he nodded to Gabby's words. "Let's start decorating cookies, then," he told Gabby.

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Emily looked over when Gabby and Clay entered and she listened to Gabby's suggestion, though she was grateful and mouthed a 'Thank you' to her friend before she smiled and looked to Jake. "It's really easy, I promise," she assure him before she moved to show him how to do the basic steps of mixing up the ingredients for the cookies and cutting them with cookie cutters.

Ryan smiled, "Well i can think of something." He said as he pulled her into his lap and kissed her. He smiled as he let his hands rest on her hips. He kissed along her neck, frowning when he saw the hickeys from Nick. Ryan pulled away, looking at her for a moment. He kissed her again trying to ignore the part of him what wanted to be pissed.

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Gabby smiled as she stood with Clay and decorated cookies. "Sooo..Jake what's your favorite thing about Emily...None sexual." She said, staring at the boy. She frowned when Emily bumped her, "What i said none sexual?! I was just curious." She said. Gabby smiled as she waited for Jake to answer. She looked over at Clay and smiled up at him. He was adorable and he was all hers now. She wished she could be more romantic with him though in front of Emily.

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Jake looked over at Gabby, surprised at her question. "Um...Well..." He said, thinking for a moment. "I'd have to say that i love how caring she is and nice." He said, shrugging. He figured he would play it safe with her mom and brother in the room. Jake swallowed hard, feeling nervous after being put on the spot by Gabby.

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Kaycee wanted to smirk when she saw him frown at the sight of the hickeys on her neck, but she managed to force it not to form on her features. At least his jealousy was a sign that he cared in some way, even if it may not entirely be the way he wanted. And, if he was upset about the hickeys on her body, he'd probably be more so at the hickeys an scratch marks on Nick if he saw Nick shirtless at his home. Still, she didn't say any of this and instead focused on kissing Ryan, though she shifted to press kisses along his jawline and neck as well.

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Clay snorted quietly at Jake's answer to Gabby's question. "Everybody knows that's what you say when you don't want to admit that your favorite thing about a girl is her ass or breasts," he pointed out as he settled a glare on Jake, though he was mostly just taunting the guy, trying to see how far he could push him before he gave up on Em. If he gave up on Emily because of a little taunting, he didn't deserve Clay's sister and it was as simple as that. "Can you pass me the sprinkles, Gabby? I know Em likes sprinkles on her cookies," he mentioned, though he mostly wanted a chance to have some form of contact with Gabby.

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Emily felt her cheeks heat up at Gabby's question, Jake's answer, and her brother's words. She gaped at Clay for a moment before she looked up to Jake an shook her head quickly. "Ignore him. He's just trying to get under your skin," she told him quietly, though she was mostly hoping that Clay wouldn't push Jake away from her. Their relationship was good so far and she didn't want her brother to ruin that.

Ryan groaned as she kissed along his neck. "Maybe we should go up to your room." He said as he ran his hands up her back. He kissed her deeply then pulled away and waited for her to decide. He smiled when she agreed then moved up to her bedroom with her. He took his shirt off then moved to her bed, kissing her. He smirked as he gripped her hips tightly.

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Gabby stared at Clay when he said that. She nodded when he asked for the sprinkles, "Of course." She said as she hand the bottle to him, his hand touching her. She just wanted to be alone with him. Maybe she could sneak into his room later that night since she was staying with Emily. Gabby looked at Jake when he said something back to Clay. Her mouth hung open, nobody ever said stuff to Clay. "Dear god." She muttered to herself.

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Jake frowned at Clay, "Maybe that is how you think of women, but i don't." He said, his eyes on Clay. He wasn't going to let Clay push him around. He looked at Emily and smiled. He wanted her to enjoy tonight and he wasn't going to let her brother ruin that. "Are the cookies you put in done yet?" He asked her to break the tension.

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Kaycee grinned slightly against his lips as she returned his kiss and climbed onto the bed with him. She shifted closer to him, her fingers running along his chest. She pulled away from the kiss to pull off her own shirt before she press her lips to his neck again.

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Clay blinked with mild surprise as he glanced over at Jake and stared at him for a moment. "Wow, Em, you actually picked somebody with some balls," he mentioned, smirking slightly with amusement. Nobody else ever really said stuff like that; he was a little impressed. "Alright, fine. I approve."

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Emily stared with wide eyes between Jake and Clay. She couldn't believe Jake had said that and she was worried that Clay would start a fight because of it. But it seemed that her brother wasn't angry at all and she was fairly relieved, though she nodded to Jake's question. "They should be," she assured.

Ryan moaned as she felt her koss his neck, "I love you." He breathed before he kissed her roughly. He ran his hands over her body then pulled her clothes off. He smirked as he began to rub her and kissed her to silence her moan. He wasnt as careful as Nick was but he was still good in bed.

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Gabby smiled at what Clay said. Then watched as Jake and Emily turned away from them . She looked up at Clay wanting to kiss him so badly. She looked away from him and went back to decorating the cookies in front of her.

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Jake smiled as he turned to look in the oven with Emily. He was glad her brother didnt kill him. It was risky to stand up to him but it worked. Jake looked back at them, seeing the way Clay looked at Gabby. Something was going on with them but he wasnt quite sure what.

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"I love you, too," Kaycee murmured against his lips, though she moaned out at the feeling of him rubbing her. The sound was muffled with his lips against hers and she didn't care too much. Instead, she simply relished the fact that Ryan was giving her attention.

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Clay eyed his sister and Jake for a moment before he glanced over at Gabby. He wished things were easier for them and that he wouldn't have to hide the new relationship, but he didn't want Emily to be upset with him or Gabby. But he wasn't sure how long they could hide it.

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Emily went ahead to get an oven mitt to get the cookies out of the oven. After setting them aside to let them cool, she smiled over at Jake and went back to working on the next batch. Things were going relatively well so far, which was a relief.

Ryan moaned as he pushed into her. He groaned as he grapped her hips tightluy amd thrust into her. "Fuck baby you feel so goos." He said as he kissed her. Ryan kissed along her neck and moaned. He began to thrust faster as he gripped the sheets.

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Gabby smiled at him and when Emily turned around she looked at her. "You know Em i think my cookies look way better than Clays." She teased. She watched as her friend set the hot cookies down then sat at the counter while they waited for them to cool.

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Jake smiled at them, "So Clay are you ready for basketball to be over with?" He asked, knowing the boy in front of him played a lot of sports for the school. Jake liked to play baseball but that was about it. Though he was sure that Clay was better than him.

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Kaycee moaned out at the feeling and closed her eyes as she arched her back towards him. It had been a while since they had had sex since Ryan had generally been busy with parties and cheating, so it felt nice to be intimate for the moment. She felt her climax hit before long and she moaned out Ryan's name in the process.

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Clay wanted to snort when he heard Gabby's words, though he got distracted by what Jake said and he glanced over for a moment before he shrugged. "I guess," he mentioned. "I don't really have any complaints about it, though." He liked playing the sports; it gave him something to do in his free time.

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"That's because you put more effort into it, probably," Emily joked lightly as she offered a smile to her friend and shrugged. "This isn't really one of Clay's favorite parts of these parties, after all. He likes the snowball fights, though." Which they always had one at least once in the mornings. They were fun, at least.

Ryan moaned as he hit his climax then pulled away from her and laid back on the bed. He sighed as looked over at her. He kissed her softly then relaxed on the bed. He was glad that they werent fighting anymore. He felt like things would get better

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Gabby smiled and looked at Clay, "Why is it that you enjoy such violence." She teased laughing softly. Gabby went back to decorating cookies. "You guys can enjoy all that outdoors stuff im fine right here." She said laughing softly. Shw had never been the outdoors type.

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Jake nodded, "You guys think you will win your next game?" He asked as he watched Emily. She seemed to know way more about this stuff than he did. That was okay though becauae he liked to watch her have fun

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