Please Don't Bite

Thirty-Four

Jasmine's POV:
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Later that night we had our first facetime with Bosco's dad, and that definitely did not go as planned.

While my mom seemed to love Bosco and approved of our relationship, Bosco's dad was quite the opposite. I tried to keep my feelings inside, not wanting her to see how upset I really was.

Bosco cried into my chest, gripping tightly onto my arms. "I-I thought he  would l-love you Min-"

"Coco please don't cry..." I said softly, holding her tightly and trying to calm her. "Maybe they'll come around. I hope..."

Bosco just shook her head, starting to shake. "I-I wanted him to like you. You're the best girlfriend I've ever h-had. He doesn't even have a reason not to like you-" She got choked up, letting out a sob.

I didn't know what else I could do to comfort her. I stroked her hair and held onto her, kissing the top of her head. "Baby it's going to be okay. Maybe if he meets me in person he'll be somewhat okay with me..."

I don't know why he didn't like me. Maybe I was talking too much during the call. Maybe my arm was too tight around Bosco and it made him think I had bad intentions. Maybe I didn't look like I was good enough for her. Whatever it was, it made me feel absolutely horrible.

"H-He's gonna have to deal with the fact that I love you..." Bosco whimpered, looking up at me with teary eyes. "Because I don't care what he thinks about it. You're the best thing that's ever happened to me and he can't see that and he's gonna have to realize I'm an adult and can love who I want and..." She trailed off and hiccupped, wiping her eyes. "I don't know what to do, Min..."

I sighed softly, putting a finger under her chin and kissing her lips. "He doesn't make your decisions for you, baby. You're an adult."

"I-I know..." Bosco sniffled, looking down at the promise rings on our fingers. "But like...maybe I've thought about marrying you and all that sappy shit in the future and it hurts to know he wouldn't like that..."

I bit my lip, trying to hold myself back from crying but knew I was bound to fail. "I know it does, baby..." I tried not to let anything spill. "Let's just...focus on us right now. Okay?"

Bosco was quiet but nodded, wiping away the mascara running down her cheeks. "C-Can we go somewhere nice?"

I tilted my head, nodding as I grabbed the makeup wipes off my desk. "Did you have somewhere in mind?" I asked, dabbing the messy streaks of makeup on her face.

Bosco looked down, fidgeting with her fingers. "A-Angie said there's a nice little ice cream shop just off campus. Can we go?"

I smiled a little, brushing her hair back behind her ear. "Of course we can."

The walk there was quiet. Bosco held tightly onto my hand and held Jeffrey by the hoof in the other, keeping her head low and probably thinking about the same things I was.

I'm sure there was a lot of people who didn't like me. I knew there was. Usually because I talk too much, I get a little too emotional, or a little too excited about things I like. But I couldn't tell why her dad really didn't seem to approve of me. Now I had lost hope in the plan that I had.

Because what I wanted to do was earn the trust of Bosco's father. I wanted him to see I wasn't going to hurt her like she had been in the past. I wanted him to see she was safe with me and that I loved her more than anything. And once he did, I wanted to ask him if I could marry her.

Which might sound stupid. But seeing how happy and excited Orion and Jorgeous were made me really start wanting that for Bosco and I. But I wasn't sure if we were going to get that happiness now.