A Perfect Love Story - Book 9

I'm Here for You

"Just what the fuck did I listen to? What, Callie? My ears are bleeding!!!!!" Corey says in a very loud whisper as Callie slams her hand on his mouth, for earlier when he tried to tell her they had gotten interrupted and the boy had been exploding all afternoon.

On top of that, they all just found out Stefanie had been checked into a facility and put on suicide watch. Something the siblings were very upset about, as young Callie tries to focus staring at her foolish brother.

"First off, why would you even listen to a damn tape that says To my sexy cop on it? Just why, Corey? It's not my fault your ears are bleeding, but I'm glad you brought the tape to me. I'll get rid of it," Callie whispers back as he leans closer.

"Shouldn't we give it to Mama Dukes? It's to her cuz she's the only one who's a cop here in this house. You think it's from that chick who called and left that message we all heard??? You think they are together again???"

"Are you kidding me? No, Corey! That's asking for trouble! She just remarried Mocha, silly and TRUST me she is NOT with her," Callie shakes her head as Corey shrugs.

"What do I do? Go around pretending? Cuz I can't get in trouble again, Cals! I dug and dug and ran drills for Uncle Eddie, and I'm toasted!" Corey whispers again as they hear a thud in the hallway, and both teens stop talking as they look at the door.

Callie puts her finger to her mouth quietly walking to the door and quickly opening it as Frankie falls to the ground, for she had been listening.

"Frankie, what are you doing?" The older teen puts her hand on her hip as she shakes her head at the girl.

"Spying! Since neither of you wanna tell me a thing!" The girl shouts as Jude walks past her taking a seat on Frankie's bed, his Nancy Drew book under his arm.

"Unless you want Nana D to hear you both, I suggest you keep it down a bit in here," Jude reprimands as Frankie closes the door behind her and sits beside her younger brother.

"We aren't keeping secrets from you, Frankie, okay?" Callie sighs as she sits on her bed now.

"Oh ya? That why you refused to say a damn thing about Stefanie? Why I had to hear about it from Nana?  That she's like ready to slit her wrists and end herself? That hurts when I tell you everything," Frankie spits out as Corey shakes his head.

"It's not about you, Franks. Stop acting like a child. Nana asked us to not say a single thing until she talked to Moms, and I've gotten in enough trouble to last a lifetime!"

"And Frankie, Nana never said Stefanie was ready to slit her wrists. That's extreme." Callie says.

"Well, what tape were you talking about just now? I wanna hear it," Frankie crosses her arms as Callie instantly shakes her head.

"Nope. No way. You'll get pissed, and we don't need more hot heads getting in trouble. No way."

"Oh fuck off, Callie!" Frankie jumps up and snatches the tape from her hands before she can think as Callie jumps up as well and tries to take it away from her.

"Give me my Walkman, Jude! Quick! Hurry!" Frankie grunts as Callie is on her back, and Frankie has the tape cradled near her chest as she leans down preventing her older sister from getting it.

Jumping off the bed, Jude grabs her the Walkman and hands it to Frankie as he shakes his head back and forth. "Let her learn her lesson, Callie. Let me tell you. Francesca learns the hard way."

"Fine! But don't say I didn't warn your ass!" Callie stands up, red-faced as she throws her hands in the air.

Frankie slides the tape in now before throwing her headphones on as she pushes play, and she immediately shuts it off before frowning deeply. Walking over to the stereo, she puts the tape in and lowers the volume before rewinding it so they all can hear, and across the speakers comes a woman's sultry voice.