A River Flows Through Us

Drowning...

      "Yeah and then he told me he dropped the movie." I say, letting Lizzy, Morgan, Kailey and Kayden know what happened after I left last night. While we were all getting ready. Lizzy called my dad last night freaking out because she could find me. So my dad told her he might know. And that's how my dad found me.

      "So are y'all together together, like officially?" Kayden asked me.

       "I honestly don't know. We didn't talk about it but I feel like we are." I say.

       "Well that great! James was so frustrated with the whole thing." Lizzy said.

      "Yeah I could tell." I say.

       "So what happened after you talked?" Kailey said.

       "Well we.." I say, but realized Bella was sitting next to her mom. "Umm watched that movie you and Steve watched." Kailey started laughing, knowing what I was talking about.

       "Aweee that's great to hear." Morgan said. "I'm glad things worked out. None of us like seeing you all depresso."

       "Yeah I'm still sad, and I think I always will be. Missing my mom is the hardest thing, but i'm lucky. I have all of you here with me. I mean honestly Liz if I didn't have you in my life I would most definitely not be here today." I say.

         "Ohh stop it you bitch, your gonna make me ruin my makeup." Lizzy said fanning her face.

         There was a knock at the door, and Steve poked his head in, before stepping all the way inside.

       "Wow, all of you look very beautiful." Steve said. "Gracie, can I talk to you for a moment." I nod and follow him out the bedroom door.

      "I just wanted to say, I just want you to be happy." Steve said. "No matter what that means for you. Even if the rest of the world is unhappy because of it. You deserve to be happy."

      "Thank you, I love you too bro." I say back to him, and he pulls me into a hug.

      "Grace." Knox said from behind us. I pull away from Steve and turn to Knox.

     "Yes?" I ask.

      "I'll see you later Baby G, don't do think stupid until I get back." Steve said.

     "How can I? Your taking all the stupid with you." I say to Steve.

       "Punk!" Steve yells from the door, that leads out the back.

      "Jerk!" I yell to Steve.

     I turn back to Knox who was smiling at the whole thing that just happened. "What is it?" I say. Knox pulls me in by waist, so I wrap my arms around his neck.

       "I didn't like waking up without you." He said, with a smirk, leaning down to me. "I want you to wake up with me tomorrow."

       "There isn't anything I'd want more." I say, pulling his head down and standing on my tippy toes to kiss him. Not long after our lips met, Knox pulled away.

       "Oh! I got something for you." Knox said, pulling out a box from his suit pocket.

        He handed it to me, I looked at it, and then back up at Knox letting out an breath in aggravation.

       "Would you stop being a brat and just open it!" Knox said.

        "Fine!" I say back.

        I opened the box to see a necklace, with a small metal charm and read 'birkenstocks' on it. "What is that?" I say.

      "What?- Well it's a necklace." Knox said.