Author's Note

So here it is the last chapter.

Well, I may re-work this again sometime in the future, I feel I was so over-critical (even now i'm not 100% happy) but I cut out so much. Still, I hope you enjoy.

Stuck Like Glue - Sugarland

Stuck Like Glue

I felt Mac waking up beside me, but I was too damn comfortable to even move. He moved her arm over my back, covering the little skin I had exposed form the sheets. I couldn’t deny how, happy I was? This was new. Since we’d admitted to ourselves how we felt, even the sex seemed better. I could definitely get used to waking up next to him, instead of waking up alone and wanting him. I guess the late night booty calls, and letting each other know when the house, field heck even the barn would be unoccupied for a rendezvous are going to be over.

He curled closer to me, his nose pressed against my neck as he took a deep breath. I considered pretending to wake, but instead I stayed where I was, letting the reality of the situation sink in before figuring out how this would change things. I focused on the sound of his heart, the steady beat running through me.

“Hey Mac shouldn’t you be up, we came back early because Granny- WHAT THE HAY!”

“AJ! What are you doing back?”

I froze under the covers, as Mac sat upright, pulling the covers with him. I could feel the slight tension in the room. I refused to move, it would probably before the best until I could figure out what to say. I shifted slightly, it had to look like I was still asleep after all.

“Granny wasn’t feeling to good, so we cut the trip short. I- you never said you had a girlfriend? Let alone that you’d be bringing her home. Oh god please let it be a girlfriend, ‘Blooms to young to have to deal with you just bringing random girls home Mac.”

Oh shit, she has no idea it’s me. Keep cool Dash, she’s acting pretty cool right now, if she’d sees you she’ll hit the fucking roof, proceed to beat the shit out of you. Na, Mac would stop that, but the verbal assault, no that I wouldn’t escape from. I don’t even think she’d be angry about us, but because we kept it a secret, heck that I didn’t even tell her I was with, or doing anything since the break-up.

“This, uh, yes she’s my girlfriend. It’s new ok AJ, hence why she hasn’t stayed over until tonight … I thought you’d be gone longer.”

“How new? Mac you should know better than to lie … who is she? Do I know her.”

Silence filled the air, and I had to move before the pins and needles in my leg got any worse, damn my awkward sleeping positions. Mac moved, pulling down the sheets though they still cover me, I could only imagine that she was just trying to play it off. AJ gasped loudly, and I frowned into the pillow.

“No fucking way, WHAT THE? RAINBOW!!”

Fuck, how did she know? Crap, my tattoo. He pulled the sheets from my back. I slowly turned around, sleepy eyed at the angry AJ that stood in Mac’s doorway. I wiped the sleep out of my eyes, blinking away the haze so get a clear view of her. She had her fists balled up, but her face was pure surprise. Shit, did I break her?

“Oh, uh … hey AJ.”

I wasn’t even sure what to say, she just stared at us both dumbfounded. Blinking she waved her hand at me, making me notice I had my chest on display, oops. I pulled the covers over myself, not that I really cared. She, looked between us, looking for something and I glanced at Mac, wondering if he knew what she wanted. He just shrugged, his hand falling over mine in a way so natural I couldn’t help but smile at him.

“Well, ah guess you're serious about this. Just neither of you hurt each other OK? My best friend and my brother, I would happy hunting down either of you with a pitchfork. So, i’ll leave you too it, just be dressed and ready, breakfast is in twenty.”

I blinked as she left closing the door behind her so we could have a little privacy. I looked up at Mac.

“What just happened?”

“What? You thought she was going to go crazy and kill you, us? We’re both adults and you one of her best friends, i’m her brother, it’s not like you were a girl i just picked of the street, and I’m not just a random guy to sleep with, at least not anymore. She’s probably happy for us both, having finally found somebody, somebody good for eachother.”

When did he get so smart? I turned to face him and sighed. This was never the plan, last night was, so new and different. How do we deal with this new relationship, was I his girlfriend now? I could see how he looked at me, and his hand squeezed mine.

“It’s OK, we’ll work this out together, you look so confused.”

“I’m not confused it’s just, I went from a relationship to you and now we’re what? Are we in a relationship now, the whole boyfriend/girlfriend deal. Will it change anything, I-”

“Calm down, let's take it one step at a time, we’re both new to the way his happened, but yes if you want I’d like for you to be my girlfriend. You know, since she know’s you can come over more now?”

I rolled my eyes, pushing him from me, I really should get dressed. I looked around for my clothes, but remembered I left my shirt somewhere on the floor downstairs. I turned around as Mac held out one of his for me. Damn, it was going to looks huge on me. I threw it on, and sure enough it practically looked like a dress, taking the belt from my jeans I wrapped it around the waist, i didn’t give a shit how feminine it looked, it was better than the baggy shirt hanging off me. Mac chuckled at me, dressing himself with ease. Stupid big asshole.

“Breakfast is ready!”

That was a quick twenty, maybe she lied, or I may have just been sat awkwardly for god knows how long overthinking shit again. I was so hungry I didn’t care, I headed down to the kitchen not bothering to see if Mac was following. My mouth watered seeing the food on display, how was this family’s culinary skills so good? AJ held out a plate already filled with her eyebrow raised at my clothes. I ignored the look and sat down to stuff my face.

I turned to see granny stood here Mac waited near the door, he glanced at me before turning back to her. Hmm, I bet she was giving her version of the AJ speech, the only person I didn’t need to worry about was Apple Bloom, who sat happily across from me eating her own food.

“So, are you any my brother dating now?”

“Yeah … yeah we are”

“Scootaloo’s going to be so jealous that i’m gonna be your sister.”

“Hey, Scoot’s is like my adoptive sister, she’s got nothing to be jealous of.”

I flicked a slice of apple at her, making her giggle childishly as we finished out food, I leaned back in my chair patting my food baby with pride as Mac sat next to me, he dropped his head low to whisper.

“So, apparently Granny knew all about us, and thought the only way we’d have the guts to tell AJ or anybody about us, was for her to fake feeling unwell so they’d come back from the trip early and catch us.”

Ok, that was smart, too smart. Granny will be the death of us I swear, but I guess the timing was good enough, I mean have no idea how long we would’ve carried on in secret before telling anybody. Mac draped his arm over the back of my chair eating his own food, and feeding me the occasional apple, because I was still pretty hungry, despite the ever-growing food-baby. I was so unfocused I didn’t notice AJ grinning at us until I actually looked her way.

“You know, if I hadn’t seen you guys, if somebody had told me you two would be a good couple I wouldn’t believe it. You’re really good for eachother, just don’t think i’ll let you slack off from work now Mac.”

I snorted, if only she knew. Or maybe she did, and that's why she wasn’t mad, she already had the time to get over it and move passed the strangeness. Just please, never get asked how we first got together, that’d have to be a story Mac and I decide on, because hooking up after a big breakup would not make for a nice wedding toast. Wait Rainbow, back the fuck up, wedding talk is a no. Way too soon to even be considering that option, you know, this can all fall apart like the last one. No, try not to think of that either.

I took a moment to breath, and look around at the table, the happy face and simple chatter that I clearly missed. This felt oddly comforting and nice. Mac's hand squeezed lightly on my shoulder and I shot him a smile, scooting my chair closer so I could lean my head against him. Yeah, this is where I was meant to be, this is what’d i’d been missing. Sure the sex was great but having a family that was better. The best thing of all, was loving Mac, and him loving me.

It’s strange how sometimes you never realise how much you needed something until you actually get it. Maybe a relationship wasn’t what I needed, but just Mac, all of him not just physically. Sure there was still a lot we needed to discuss, but I know one thing. I want this.

Damn way to get deep Rainbow. Chill out. Take this one day at a time, because that’s something you might be getting more of.