Summer Lovin |Jeremiah Fisher

nine

Delilah yawned as she sat down at her vanity mirror.

Thankfully she hadn't woken up with that much of a hangover from last night, it was a small migraine, and neither she nor Liam had gotten into any trouble.

The girl wore a white tube top with a small knit throw-over and some denim shorts.

She started combing her hair when a knock was heard on her window and she turned to see Jeremiah perched at her bay window with a smile.

"It's unlocked!" she yelled and he climbed into her room with ease.

"Belly and I are going for a muffin run, wanna come?" the boy smiled as he went to stand behind her. She looked at him through her mirror and sighed.

"I'm sorry not today, I'm exhausted and feel a migraine about to hit me." Delilah smiled. Jeremiah nodded and started back towards the window.

"I'll grab you a coffee and your favourite croissant on the way back," Jeremiah said as he climbed out the window.

"Thank you, Jeremiah!" The girl called with a grin as she watched the blonde disappear from view.

She smiled to herself as she tied her hair into q low pony. That was another reason she fell in love with the boy, he was always so unnecessarily sweet to everyone around him but especially her and his mom.

He'd go out of his way just to help them even when they didn't need it and it always make her heart flutter.

Just as Delilah was about to put on her shoes and head out, another boy came barrelling into the room and flopped onto her bed with a groan.

"Delilah." Steven groaned as the girl sighed and went to sit near the boy. They switched positions a little so Stevens's head was on her lap and her legs dangled over the side of the bed.

"Tell aunt Delilah what's wrong." Delilah joked with a small smile, her hand running through Steve's soft hair.

"I messed up. Like Del, I messed up." Steven sighed. Delilah frowned.

'Why, what did you do?" Delilah asked, there was a moment of silence before Steven blurted out.

"Taylor and I kissed last night at the party."

Delilah blinked as she processed the boy's words. Taylor and Steven kissed? Steven and Taylor kissed? Did Taylor kiss Steven or did Steven kiss Taylor?

She suddenly remembered Belly telling her previous summers before about Taylor's old crush on Steven and it wasn't as surprising anymore.

"Stevie..." Delilah started but Steven was on a roll.

"I don't even know what happened, the whole day she had been kinda flirting with me and we were both like kinda drunk and it just happened. But I still really like Shayla, I like Shayla a lot and I don't want to mess this up. " Steven rambled as Delilah stayed quiet and listened.

"Are you gonna tell her?' Delilah finally asked.

"What? No, if I tell her everything's gonna fall apart." Steven sat up and looked at the younger girl wide-eyed.

"But if you don't tell her that's just as bad. I mean sooner or later words' gonna get out and she wouldn't want to hear it from anyone other than you. Shayla is a good person Steven, she values honesty and I don't know how long you can go without telling her." the girl sighed.

Steven thought for a moment before speaking up," just... promise me you won't tell anyone? Not even your dad and brother." Steven pleaded.

Delilah smiled and raised her pinkie.