927 Miles

Chapter 2

Ring...Ring...Ring

I slowly open my eyes as the bright light of my phone glows in the dark. I slowly come to and rub my eyes ,"Um..hello?" I said yawning and groggy.

"Hello beautiful," says Stepphano. I immediately wake up and have a huge smile on my face. "What are you doing my love?"

I smiled and cleared my throat," Oh nothing just laying here thinking about you."

"Babe, you didn't pick up my last two calls. You weren't laying there."

"Okay maybe I was asleep," I said laughing. He laughs with me. "I had another fight with Libby," I confessed.

"Babe, what happened this time?"

"She said how long will this relationship last until I start crying over you. So I pushed her into the wall. I'm so tired of her shit."

"Babe, people will always try to have you think I'll leave you, and you know I won't. Libby is just trying to get you mad." Just when he said that I remembered Robby.

"Hold on babe." I put my phone in my pocket and opened my door as slowly and quietly as possible. I look both ways for Libby or my mom. The hallway night light is the only thing on. I tip-toe to Robby's room and check if the door was locked still. Dad must have unlocked it because I was able to open it and peek in. He's asleep in his bed with Batman and Robin action figures in his hand. I slowly grab them out of his hand. I search for his blanket and put it on him. He suddenly woke up and looks at me, "I don't hate you Jul. I love you," he said sounding stuff as if he has been crying.

"I love you more Robby." I kissed his cheek. He grabs the blanket and goes back to sleep. As I get up I hear.

"Babe, Babe, Babe. Hurry my love," I walk as quickly as I can out the door. "Yes, my love. I said heading back into my bedroom. I walk into my bedroom and turn on the light switch I see it's 8:30. "Stepphano, why are you up right now? It's 9:30"

"Babe, you're only an hour ahead of me. Calm down," he said with a chuckle. "Yolanda wanted to go to this party and I had to make sure she doesn't do anything crazy. She finally got her money right and our landlords happy. I refuse to let her fuck that up."

"When are you going to find your own place?"

"Babe, I told you as soon as Yolanda is better. She's been clean for almost 6 months."

"Why do you have to be so far!" I signed looking at the map on my wall.

"927 miles my love each day that goes by I think of us finally together. You never leaving my side. I'm sitting outside a party from everyone because I wanna talk to you."

"Aww, baby that's..." my door slowly opens. "Get out Libby!" My dad walks in. "Oh hey, dad."

"Juliette we need to talk," he states.

"Um... okay dad. Stepphano I'll talk to you later."

"Okay, my love. Love you."

"I love you too," I said with a smile and hung up the phone. "hey Dad what did you want to talk to me about?" I said walking over to my bed.

"I see you're still talking to that boy from Spain," he said sitting next to me. "Why can't you find a young man close to London? Even better no boys."

"Dad, I'm not 5 I don't think boys are yucky or have coodies," I joked giving him a big hug. "Plus Stepphano is the man of my dreams.

"The only men in life you need are God and me. Why do you have to grow up so fast?"

"Daddy, God is the one that told me that he's the one for me. God told him the same thing too."

"You teenagers trying to put God into your love life," he says shaking his head. "Where did you meet this boy again? Your mother never tells me this stuff besides our daughter becomes my daughter when you're bad."

"Stepphano and I met in Italy for Spring Break. He was with his sister and I was with all my friends. We were waiting in line for this ride and he knew Keith."

"You're ex Keith?"

"Yes, Dad, ugh thanks for reminding me. Anywho he tried to cut with him and I wasn't going to let him and it's like when we touched we clicked," I reminisced grabbing my pillow. "I looked into those beautiful brown eyes and knew he was going to be mine," I said squeezing my pillow.

"Can't you just slow down for an old man like me?" I kissed his head and hug him, "Dad, he won't hurt me."

"Go to bed princess you have school tomorrow." He looks over and sees my diary on the floor. "Well least I know you love your Christmas gift. He dusts it off and hands it to me. "Oh yeah stop fighting with Libby." He kisses my head good night and puts my phone on the desk as he turns off my light. "Good night Juliette." I lay in bed and started to fall asleep again.

DoDoDo Notification

I nearly fall out of bed to grab my phone off my desk. I slide it to reveal a message. I love you ❤️ - Stepphanno. So much for sleep I said as I laid back in bed to text him. Who needs sleep when you're in love.