Vapor

Thirteen

Skye's pov

"Dad?" I stare up at my father. "Hi honey." I jumped into his arms and cried. "I missed you." I said as I pulled away. "I missed you too kiddo." He ruffled my hair. Rafe walked up next to me. "Hello. I'm Skye's father." My father put his hand out. Rafe hesitated for a minute. "I'm Rafe, Skye's boyfriend." Rafe shook my father's hand. "What are you doing here?" I asked. "I'm clean. Have been for almost two months." My father stated. "Really?" I squealed. "Hello Nick." My mother smiled. "Hi honey." My father pulled my mother close and kissed the top of her head. "So, what are you doing here?" I asked again. "Well, I was only renting this house, so your father and I have decided to move back to Wilmington!" My mother told me. "No." I said firmly. "What do you mean, no?" My mother asked. "I'm not leaving. I have friends here, I have a boyfriend. I'm staying." I told them. Rafe put his arm around my waist. "well it's not your decision Skye." My father said sternly. "Yes it is. I'm 18, I don't have to go with you." I argued. "Why wouldn't you have to? We are your parents." My mother scolded me. "Because I don't want to!" I yelled. "Don't talk to your mother that way!" My father shouted back. "Don't yell at her." Rafe cut in. My father glared at him. "You are coming back to Wilmington with us, and that is final." My mother said. "No, i'm not." "Yes you are." No, i'm not!" "Why not?!" "Because, I'm pregnant!" My father slapped me across the face, making my head turn. Rafe shoved him into the kitchen. "Rafe don't. He's not worth it." I said. Rafe continued to glare at my father. I walked to the front door, where Sarah and Wheezie were waiting. "Rafe, please." I begged. Rafe looked to me and his face softened. "Fine." He sighed, and followed me as we walked to the car. "I'll drive." Rafe said, and opened the passenger door for me, before getting into the drivers seat. "Where are we going?" I asked. "A friends house."

"Why are we here?" I asked as we pulled up to Barry's trailer. "He owes me. So I figured we'd crash here for tonight." Rafe told me. "Why can't we go to your house?" I asked. "Cause Rose is still there." He told me, as we got out of the car. "Country club! Oooh, and Mrs. Country club!" Barry yelled as he came outside. "Shut up Barry. We need a place to crash for tonight." Rafe said. "Well shit, sure." Barry sighed and plopped on the couch. "Cool." Rafe said, and grabbed two sodas. "Here." He handed one to me as he sat down next to me on the couch. "I don't want it." I said quietly. "Shit, what's wrong?" Barry asked. "I just saw my dad for the first time, in months, and I just made him hate me." I told him. Barry's eyes widened. "How'd you do that?" He questioned as he took a gulp of beer. "I told him I was pregnant." Barry spit out his drink all over Rafe. "Aw, dude, what the fuck!" Rafe yelled, and I giggled. "Country club a baby daddy now huh?" Barry cackled. Rafe rolled his eyes and checked his phone. "Actually, we don't need to crash here. Sarah just texted me that Rose just left." Rafe said, and we both went back to my car. "Ya'll have fun now!" Barry joked. "He's an idiot." I huffed as I shut the car door. "Yeah, he is. But he's always had my back." Rafe said, and we started the drive to the Cameron house.

"So Rose just up and left?" I asked as we all sat in the kitchen. "She came in here with all her stuff, flipped us off, got in her car, and drove away." Wheezie explained, and Rafe and I nodded. "Well good, she doesn't have any right to this house anyway." Rafe sighed, and put a slice of apple in his mouth. "I know. I found dad's will. He left the house and everything else to me." Sarah said nonchalantly. "are you kidding?" Rafe asked. "Well obviously i'm going to split everything with you." Sarah said quickly. Rafe took a deep breath and nodded. "You guys can stay in Rafe's old room, and the baby can have the guest room, which is next to Rafe's." Sarah told us, and I smiled, placing my hands on my belly.

We all decided to watch a movie, which turned into three, before going to our rooms. "Goodnight Rafe." I said quietly as he and I laid down. He wrapped his arm around my waist, and pulled me close. "Goodnight Skye." He kissed the top of my head, and I closed my eyes, quickly falling asleep.