Just Between Us

Chapter 10

Stefani's POV

I was going through one of my anti- social phases again. My dad's really pissing me off.

How can he just come home so late at night and be okay with it?

How can Lillian be okay with it?

I'm not okay with it.

Am I the only sensible person or have I gone crazy?

Lillian doesn't know but I know good and well enough that my dad was so hooking up with someone else earlier this week. I even called him out on it while she was taking her night shower.

He can't honestly expect me to give her a fair chance if he's never even given her that to begin with....

Fucking hypocrite.

"Is everything alright?" Lillian interrupts my thoughts.

Why the fuck does she care so much? I treat her like shit- not as shitty as my dad. That's an entirely different level. A league beyond mine.

"Yeah," I replied dryly.

She's so persistent with talking to me, I practically only said one sentence and that was when she was holding my hand outside the doorstep.

Telling you, weird.

But everything seems tolerable today; I smoked three bowls.. I knew I fucked up when I finished the second. Don't wanna talk about how I managed to do a third and still function.

Silence is good. Occasional awkward conversations with Lillian is tolerable. Fresh air, views... just no one piss me off. That's all I ask.

Hell, I'll take a picture with Lillian and put a hashtag step mom vibes in the caption. I just want the remainder of today to just- fuck I'm hungry again.

I can't raise suspicion.

I deadass ate an entire box of cereal. I'm so screwed if I don't starve myself long enough to get through whatever Lillian has planned for me.

That's nice of her to be honest. I never got to do anything with all the other step moms.. my eyes keep averting to that engagement ring.

I wanna puke.

I can't believe him.

Ugh, my head is nagging me. Like nicotine nagging me. I'd rather smell gasoline than put up with this shit, but gasoline would probably give me the same outcome I'm enduring right now because I'm light headed.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Lillian gets my full attention.

"Why wouldn't I be?" I looked deeply into her blue eyes, she can't tell. I have my ridiculously dark shades on. I picked these for a reason because my eyes are bloodshot and everything is so loud.

"Well, I stopped the car ten minutes ago because we've reached our destination," she shows her dangling car keys in her hand.

"Just want to get today over with," I hopped out the car.

I'm sooooooo high.

I didn't even realize she stopped the fucking car, I wanna go home and-

"Surprise!" Lillian poses in front of...

I took off my shades just to squint twice as hard making my vision quadruple times worse than previously JUST so I can read the damn sign for myself.

"You told me you wanted to have pet koi fish so I found a nearby outlet," Lillian grabs my hand with a gentle but firm grip and takes the lead.

I wasn't even aware until she looked at me, but I snatched my hand instinctively to her enthusiasm and held my wrist where she touched me