DREAM GIRL

Chapter 15 - Keeper

Taylor's pov

I wake up in the middle of the night and turn around to see that Jordan wasn't there

I panicked jumping up thinking he left or went back home

When I was looking around the house he wasn't in the bathroom kitchen or any other rooms but his bag was still here

I slowly crept to the front door and opened the door but he wasn't there either where the hell is he it's 3:58 at night and cold

There was only one other place he could be so I went there

When I opened the balcony doors there he was standing looking down at the road

I crept up to him wrapping my arms around his waist feeing his cold skin under his shirt

He seemed a bit startled but realized it was me and smiled

"What are you doing I was worried sick and it's cold out here why didn't you grab a jacket"

"I'm sorry I just wanted to make sure your mom got home okay it's late and she's still not here doesn't that worry you?"

"Of course it does but the way I think of it is that she is helping someone else god wouldn't hurt who helps" he looks at me tiredly "That's a good way at looking at it"

"Thank you now let's go inside she's okay it might be hours till she's back and she could have spent the night"

"Okay let's go" We get to the room and I take off my jacket he grabs my arm and follows me to the bed sitting down "How are you so used to your mom not being here that seems so stressful and I could barely sleep"

"At first I couldn't do anything without worrying about her every small thing would scare me, watching tv about break ins or crashes"

"You should have told me"

"I didn't tell anyone"

"What's gonna happen"

"What do you mean?"

"What if my mom wants a divorce her parents live in Minnesota what if we move or what if she stays and my dad takes it out on me or worse Evelyn" I look up him letting this information sink in "I don't know but we should stay with each other as long as possible" he pulls me closer playing with my hair "Okay...Taylor?" He takes a deep breath and looks away "Yeah"

"What if he's right" I could hear his breathing hitch and his body tenses"About what"
"Everything hes said"

"What's wrong with what he said"

"I'm too sensitive and everything I do affects other people like right now with your family"

"You can always go here we can go anywhere you want" he interrupts me "just not home" I put my hand on hes cheek and sigh "besides have you seen how I am I can't watch most movies without crying I can't even see a homeless dog"

"I know but it's different and that's because you have a good heart"

"How is it different?" I can hear his heart beat start to get faster and I start to worry more "I'm supposed to be strong"

"Bull you can be however around me.. Jordan?"
I looked at him and he was asleep the last thing I saw was the time 4:29

I wake up again only an hour later Jordan's fast asleep I get out of bed looking out the window to see if my moms back yet but she's not I go to the bathroom and brush my teeth till I hear the door open "hey"

"Hey you should sleep more it's only been an hour" he wraps me in his arms and takes me with him we lay down for a while and he does end up getting another 2 hours of sleep but I couldn't sleep at all so I just watched tv quietly

I wake him around 8 telling him we should go in the living room cause this is the time my mom usually comes home when she has nights like this We go to the living room and he lays on the couch I sit on the other couch still tired and keeps drifting in and out of sleep "I can't sleep without you"

I go over to the couch and lay with him, playing with his hair and listen to him breath I suddenly wake up to the sound of the door closing and my mom walking in "Hey long night?"

"Yeah his dad came home and a lot happened so he came here" she looked at me with sad eyes than smiled "but that doesn't explain why you were laying with him"

I giggle and slowly get up contemplating telling her "he just needed to have someone for the night yk to calm him down"

"Yeah okay" she winks as she walks into the kitchen "are you hungry I can make something" just as she says that he wakes up and tightens his grip on me "yeah sure"

"Hey" he looks around confused than sees my mom and slowly looses his grip letting me get up " Hey are you hungry?" He sits up immediately "yeah actually"

"Okay guys is it okay if I make French toast?"
"Yeahs that's fine" she starts making it than Jordan goes to the bathroom to get ready

"So how long has he been here?" I think about telling her the truth but decide against it "a few hours not that long" she looks at me knowingly and laughs "I was 16 too how long has he actually been here "

"All night he didn't really eat dinner so he's probably hungry" she slightly frowns and I can tell she's thinking "do you know what happened"

"Yeah, his dad came home and his mom and ev were really excited but he wasn't because he knew something was going to happen and his dad got upset at Karen during dinner so he stood up for her but his dad got so mad he hit him, hard"

"Oh shit I hope he's doing okay now but I don't know how anyone would be after that" she flips over the frnech toast and asks me to start buttering

"You know I see how he looks at you, you don't have to say anything but if something is happening I won't tell but I hope you know I'm not an idiot so if he's going to be sleeping in your room keep the door open"

I just smile and he walks in hair a little damp and my stomach flips "hey you guys need help?"

"Yeah sure hon you could get out the fruit and wash it" without missing a beat he goes straight to the fridge and starts doing it than starts making the coffee

My mom slightly whispers to me "he's very handy I wouldn't mode If he stayed longer" I giggled and she nudged me playfully

"Boys breakfast is ready!" They rush over grabbing plates and start loading them we all sit down and Jordan sits next to me "did you tell her anything about last night or us"

"I told her that you came over last night and told me all about it but I didn't tell her about us but I think she's  suspicious" he looks around the table locking eyes with Susanna and she smiles acting like everything is completely normal

After breakfast Jordan's immediately starts doing the dishes while mom turns to me "I don't care if you guys aren't together hes definitely a keeper just letting you know"

Heyyyy sorry I went missing for a sec I was going to make more but honestly forgot but I'm back and my winter break is on the 20th so more content should be coming soon