My Love

Teenage Days

Joseph stood on Gemma's childhood porch, wiping his hands against his jeans constantly to try and stop them from sweating. He was nervous to say the least. He hasn't seen you in almost 3 weeks and it was tearing him apart.

Finally gaining the courage, he knocked on the door. He waited for awhile before he finally heard footsteps coming to the door.

Gemma opened the door, the smile on her face instantly dropping at the sight of Joseph. Her eyes widened in confusion as she stepped further outside to close the door behind her so no one would know he was there. Except they did, all of them.

Gemma didn't look too good, she had bags under her eyes and she looked insanely pale. His eyes welled up with tears as he knew that he was the cause of this.

"What are you doing here?", she whisper yelled, pointing a finger at him.

"I came to explain myself. I don't know if you've been reading or listening to my messages. And I can't stand another day apart from you."

"You should've thought about that before cheating on me. At my favorite burger place too."

"I didn't cheat on you. If you would just give me a chance to explain. I only ask for 5 minutes and then you can decide our future."

"I listened to your messages."

"And?"

She walked over to the porch swing, sitting down and patting the spot next to her.

"You have 5 minutes."

******

"And then I drove away. Nothing else happened, at all. Nothing else would ever happen because I'm in love with you. And I can't live without you."

"How do I know what your saying is true? How do I not know if this is just some cover story you've created?"

"It's not. You just have to trust me."

"Then why didn't you just tell me! Why didn't you tell me you had been spotted with her?"

Gemma shot up from her spot on the swing, a tear falling down her face. He stood up as well, wiping his hands on his jeans again.

"I was planning to. I promise I was. It just seemed like something I should've mentioned while we were together instead of through a text or call."

"And the media just dropped the story that fast? We live 5 minutes away from that restaurant. So where did you really go?"

"I was driving home. I agree, the media dropped the story insanely fast. It was like they knew it was gonna happen."

His started to slow down his words, his face shifting into confusion before it seemed like realization hit him.

"They knew it was gonna happen! She tipped them off!"

"I'm still staying in Australia."

"What?"

"I booked a movie that films down here. I signed the contract this morning."

"What does this mean for us?"

"You come inside and meet my parents."

"Right now?"

"Persia can wait. She's trying to come between us and I'm tired of it. But I won't let her stop my life. Especially my life with you."

"Does that mean I can kiss you now?"

"Please."

So he did. He kissed her hard and passionately to make up for the three weeks of separation. They didn't stop until someone cleared their throat behind them.

"Just like your teenage days all over again."