#iris & arlo

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“What the fuck did we do last night?” Iris sighed. Her head was throbbing and she was struggling to open her eyes fully - everything seemed a little too bright. But she knew that Arlo was beside her, like he usually was after a night out. “No, seriously, when did it become fucking impossible to have a drink with some friends without it turning into the black fucking plague the next day?” Although they’d had their ups and down, Arlo was still one of the most consistent people in her life. That was why she had been so adamant about things not happening between them when they were younger. They were both so messy and they needed each other in their lives. She was sure that she would have done something to mess things up if they’d decided to actually be together. She was glad that she had stuck by her guns, though. But it was then that she was struck with a thought, “Arlo, did we do something stupid?” She sighed before she turned to look at him.

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“You know, my mum wouldn’t shut up about you the last time that I was over.” Iris laughed. She didn’t see her mum very often anymore. As Iris had gotten older, she realised that the other woman took such a toll on her own mental health that she had put up a few boundaries. She needed the separation. “Saying about how she couldn’t believe that no-one had snapped you up. That someone like you shouldn’t be single. All the rest of it.” She rolled her eyes before she wrapped her arms around his neck. The last few weeks, since she had been honest with Arlo, had been some of the happiest that Iris had ever had but she still didn’t want to talk about what they were. She didn’t think that they needed to. They knew what they were to one another. Why did everything need labels? The thought of putting some sort of label on it freaked her out. Even the idea of them calling themselves ‘exclusive’, scared her a little. She had no intentions of dating anyone else - and she would be upset if Arlo was with some other girl - but the idea of actually saying that out loud and making that decision together was a lot of pressure, she felt. She was almost waiting with baited breath, though, figuring that he would want to talk about it eventually.

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“can you believe that my mum is getting married in a couple days?!” iris chuckled as she continued with the place cards that she and arlo were making. she didn’t think that she had ever been this happy before. a little while ago, iris didn’t even know who her dad was and now? now her mum and dad were getting married! that was something that kids dreamed off. she didn’t think that she had stopped smiling since her parents had given her the news. “and mum seems really good, you know? she’s happy. she’s sober again, which you know is a good thing.” iris had been really worried about bridie when she had found out about noah being elias’ son. it definitely seemed like she was turning the corner to good again.  

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Iris had been looking forward to spending the evening with her mum - that was until she had realised that it was a trap, an ambush. She hadn’t wanted to spend time with her at all, she just wanted to do something to try and get her and Arlo to talk and Iris wasn’t happy about it in the slightest. “I’m going to go to Johnnys. You two have the house to yourselves tonight.” Iris’ eyes went wide as she heard that. She could hardly believe her mothers audacity. “Mum.” Iris muttered as she saw her heading to the door. “Mother!” She shouted once the door was closed. She couldn’t believe that she would do this. That she would leave her with Arlo. She knew that she couldn’t leave, that he could just follow her around the house if he wanted too. She rolled her eyes and went to sit on the sofa - the same place that he had broken her heart. “What do you want Arlo? I’m assuming she filled you in on her master idea? So say what you came to say then you can leave.” 

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“Wake up!” Iris laughed as she moved into her mums room, where Arlo had been sleeping. She wasn’t even sure when the two of them had gone to sleep but she knew that it was late. It was almost two in the afternoon now and Nancy had already gone home. Iris was just glad that her mum hadn’t decided to come home early, though she assumed that she’d not be too much longer. Iris wasn’t as hungover as she had thought she had been, though she didn’t know if that was the case for Arlo. “I’ll fucking make you breakfast if you get up.”