Too young for true love

Secrets Told

"Cassidy"

She looked up and smiled. I swiftly rushed over to her, trying not to seem nervous. But she could tell and gave me a concerned look.

"Ryan, is everything alright?

I gave a nervous laugh, "What? Of course, everything is fi-" I tried to fight back my tears, "everything is fi..it's all fi.." I couldn't do it. I wet droplet trickled down my cheek.

"No, no it's not. Cassidy, what I am about to tell you might make you really upset. It may cause you to cry. And I wanna let you know, that I am your rock. I may be a sensitive rock at the moment," she giggled at my humor. Dang, I loved her laugh, "But the doctor told me that your leg kind of, sort of, well snapped and you have to go into surgery and testing. They aren't sure what will happen yet. But I promise I will be here with you every step of the way. I love you Cassidy and I am sticking with you."

"Holy Crap, Ryan." she laughed through her tears, " Don't worry, or cry, or fear anything. I am gonna be fine. know you will be here for me, because I would be there for you if you needed me. We will take this one step at a time."

I nodded and stroked her hair.

" So, um, the doctor said he was gonna need to see your dad to talk about billing and such"

Cassidy's face went white. Her eyes began to glisten with u shed tears.

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"So the doctor needs to see your dad for billing and such"

Oh no. no no no no no.

"He does?" is all i could spit out without letting the waterworks fall.

Ryan nodded with a concerned face.

"You sure?" i ask already knowing the answer.
Ryan grabs my hand and looks me in the eye with a concerned look.
"Are you okay?"
I nod, and then try to talk but that forces the tears out again.
I sniffle and manage to say, "He can't"
Ryan squeezes my hand and asks a question, " I am sorry to ask, but do you not have a dad?"
Oh, I fricking wish.
I sniffle. Ryan is my boyfriend. Oh Gosh thats weird to say. But it means I can trust him with anything.
I sniffle and my breathe steadies, " No that's not it, Ryan. But I have to tell you something that I haven't ever told anyone before. It may cause some hardships in our relationship, but I just can't handle it any longer."
Ryan Squeezed my hand with his two hands, still sitting in the chair next to me.
"You can tell me anything Cassidy. I won't let anything come between us."
And so with that, I told Ryan every little detail from when My mom married Walter and that night, to when he beat close to death today. I also told him that was why I ran away.
"Holy Frik, Cassidy." He leaned in and hugged me. I sniffled in his shoulder, relieved to have said that.
He sat back down in his chair after a long hug.
"So how long has this been going on?" he asked.
"3rd grade. But I beg you not to tell anyone. You are the first I have told and I don't know what he will do to my family and I if he finds out that I told."
He began speaking," Do you love him?"
I had a for sure answer to that, "Absolutely not. Not in a million years."
"ok." he looked at the ground as if he was thinking hard.
"What do you think about telling the doctor?"
I didn't know what to think. He had hurt my mom so much, but she still thinks of him as a husband and if he leaves she will be devastated. But I can't let her or Jack live like this anymore. Or me.
"Um, I don't know. My mom loves him. He is terrible to her, but she loves him"
Ryan looked around as if trying to think of ideas. The. we spent a few long minutes just looking into each others eyes in worry. I don't know what to do.

After a few long minutes, Ryan spoke, "Well there is no way I am allowing you to have you dad up here."
"Well then how is he going to pa--"
"I will"
I just looked at Ryan with the most disbelieving expression ever.
"Not to sound conceded, np it my family isn't necessarily low on money. I will pay for it. All of it."
"Thank you so much,Ryan. I love you"
"I love you too"
I reached up and wrapped my arms around his neck, totally ignoring all the pain that was throughout my body. He kissed my forehead. What did I do to deserve a guy this perfect.