A Start of Something New

When Nason, Olivia, Stina, Matty, Eric, Jacky and Jeff came back, Derek was hanging out in the living room eating Taco Bell's seven layer burritos with Devon and one of his models was with him 

"Hey Devon, what are you doing here?" Nason greeted him

"I ran into Derek at Taco Bell" Devon said

"See, I told you guys I'm not the only one that's at Taco Bell before noon"

"Whatever Derek" Nason disregarded his friend

"Whats up?" Devon asked   

Nothing much, just came back from Ihop"

"All you guys went at once?" Devon asked again 

"Yes"

"That must have been interesting" Devin said scarcastically  

"If a bunch of men devouring pancakes is interesting to you then, yes" Olivia said and reached for Nason's ipad that was on the coffee table "I'm taking this" with that she went up stairs and into her room

Nason watched her all the way up the stairs until her door shut he then looked around to see everybody making themselves comfortable in his living room. Eric had his feet on the coffee table leaning back in the lazy boy chair Jeff was flipping through the channels and Matty was lounging on the smaller couch. 

"Why are you guys at my house all the time? Don't you people have a place of your own?"
  
"Hey we're buddys! besides your house is fun" Jeff said 

"Oh really," Nason rolled his eyes "how so?" 

"You have food here" Matty explained and everybody nodded.

"I noticed this morning my pantries where nearly bare. You guys owe me!"

"Actually that was me, Jacky, Ronnie and Oli," Derek began to explain "Yeah we stayed up last night and got bored so we cooked all of the frozen pizza and ate all your snacks"

Nason stood there in his living room and watched all the people that crowded it "I'm gonna start charging you guys rent!" 

"I do pay rent!" Brian exclaimed

"As Do I" Derek stated

"I know you two do. I'm talking about these three" Nason pointed Matty, Jeff and Eric 

"Well sorry for hanging out dude" Eric said 

"By sleeping on my couch almost everynight?" 

"I didn't know it was a problem, sorry" Eric apologized again

"Whatever it doesn't matter, just drop it ok?" Nason told Eric whom he nodded. Nason joined his guest and sat down with him 

Meanwhile Ronnie was still sleeping and Olivia was in her room by herself on Facebook using Nason's ipad. There was only one reason that she decided to go on Facebook and that was to try to contact her good friend she hadn't spoke to in so long, Marti. Since Ronnie had actually deleted and blocked his number from her cell phone. She saw that he was online so she sent him an instant message and aniexously waited for the reponse. Almost five minutes passed and he didn't reply but he updated his status, she sent him another message yet she waited and didn't get a response.

Marti's heart missed a beat when he saw that Olivia was online and then again when she instant messages him. 

"Holy shit" he cursed. He typed up a reply then he deleted it "Best if I don't respond" he updated his status which Olivia saw and messaged him again. Marti wrote on someone elses wall

Marti, why are you ignoring me? 

It was the fourth unanswered message making Marti feel really bad. He wanted desperately to talk to his old friend but he couldn't. It wasn't right and it would just hurt him more.

I'm sorry I haven't talked to you in months. Ronnie deleted and blocked your number from my phone. But since you don't want to talk me anymore...bye

What was he to do? He was in love with his friend that was already in love. He bit down on his lip before finally replying 

Wait don't go, I'm sorry

God dammit Marti what took you so long? You were worrying me

I can't talk to you anymore Oli.

Olivia's mouth dropped it felt like someone splased her with ice cold water 

What are you talking about? why not!?

I can't just be your friend, us keeping in contact will only mess up your relationship with Ronnie and hurt me

what? That doesn't make any sense of course your my friend and Ronnie can deal with it so what the real problem?

I love you Olivia more than just a friend thats why Marti waited a few minutes for her to respond but she didn't he knew she was probably just staring at the message wondering how to reply but he didn't feel like waiting Good bye with that Marti closed his laptop 

Olivia was looking at the ipad screen and saw that Marti was no longer online and it was probably the last time she'd ever speak to him. 

why hadn't he said something before!? 

"Hey baby what's up?" Ronnie asked coming in Olivia's room she looked up and quckly closed the FaceBook applican

"Nothing," Olivia answered 

"What are you doing?" he questioned sitting next to her on the bed glancing down to the ipad that was on her lap

"Nothing"she repeated

"Something wrong? You seem upset" 

"No" she continued to lie.

"I don't appericate you lying to me Olivia" Ronnie stared into her eyes sense something was wrong 

"I don't appericate you intergating me Ronald"

"Tell me what's wrong, I hate to see you sad" Ronnie sounded sympathic but she knew if she told him the truth that they would argue like the day after Valentines day but if she lied it would kill her inside.

"Can we please talk about this later?" Ronnie hesitated but he nodded making Olivia feel relieved and hoping he just might forget about it even though it was very unlikely "Thank you"

"So, what have you been doing this morning?" 

"Well all of us went to ihop-"

"Without me!?" Ronnie knitted his eyebrows 

"Yeah, you were still sleeping. Besides I don't think there would've been enough room for you since me, Derek, Jacky, Nason, Brian and his two brothers, stina and Nasons friend, I think his name is Eric" 

"Serious? Are they all still here?"

"Yeah and Devon and one of his friends are here now"

"Do you wanna go anywhere? You know to get outta this house"

"I promised Nason I'd spend sometime with him today" Olivia said right before they both heard a knock on her bedroom door. "Who is it?" she asked

"Nason"

"Yes?" Olivia cracked open the door just enough to see half her body but not in the room 

"Hey Oli, Stina said that she was going  somewhere else with Derek so you still wanna..." 

"Oh, um, yeah of course. Hang on a sec?" nason nodded she slowly shut the door in his face 

"Leaving now?" Ronnie asked 

"Yeah"  

"I don't want you go. I just woke up" he pouted 

"I'll be back later" She went to her night stand to get her wallet out the drawer but Ronnie grabbed her 

"I love you, Oli" Ronnie whispered as he hugged Olivia tightly.  

"I love you too Ronnie" 

They hugged for a few more minutes, not saying a word only hearing each others breathing and rapid heartbeats

"Oli, you still comin'!?" Nason banged on the door again before opening it only to them in their embrace finally, Ronnie let go "Sorry" Nason said awkwardly then left the room. Ronnie scoffed making Olivia giggle even though it bothered her that Nason was still having trouble with them being together 

"See you later Ronald" 

"Have fun" Ronnie quickly pecked her on the lips and watched her go 

He sat back on her bed but he noticed that Olivia left her nightstand open. He was pushing it close when something caught his eye. 

cigarettes? Olivia doesn't smoke...does she?