Real life

Chapter 23

Tanners POV

Omg. Brooklyn is a very light drunk. I think that she had maybe 3 drinks and she was out. Like literally out of it last night. You would have thought that she was on another planet.

But hey at least our night went pretty good, and Dylan took the news slightly ok.

I stir the eggs on the stove that I am cooking for Brooklyn when I hear footsteps coming from the hallway. "Mm, what smells so good?" she asks, whispering. Her hair is a knotted mess and she is only wearing a t-shirt.

"I'm cooking you eggs" I tell her. "You shouldn't have" she says sitting down at one of the barstools at the counter. "I wanted to and I figured that you would not feel like cooking from last night".

"How bad was it?"she asked me. "You tried to go out in the open with just pants on,"I say, chuckling. "Omg. Did I really do that" she says, putting her head into her hands, mumbling. "I really do not remember anything since my second drink," she says.

"So what are we doing on my last day here" I ask her. "I was thinking that maybe since we went out all day yesterday that maybe we could stay at home today" she says, taking a sip of her coffee smiling. I raise an eyebrow and then walk around the counter to wrap around her from behind.

"Ahh" she says when I lift her out of her seat and onto the counter, planting kisses all down her.

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The most dreaded thing ever. Leaving her. I hate it so much that we have to do long distance but I'll do whatever as long as it means that I get to be with the girl of my dreams.

The drive back to my house is so depressing there is no Brooklyn to keep me happy. To make me smile whenever I'm down, or to comfort me when I need it. She is always there no matter what.

I really do think that I need to focus on my career so I can have more of a chance of settling down and being able to live my dream life with Brooklyn. But first things first before I Do anything. I need to find a job. And make some money.

When I get back to my house it's chaos. Leighton has a friend over and they are watching some rom com but being so loud while doing so. My mom is in the Kitchen cooking on the phone with one of her girlfriends gossiping about someone. Ryleigh the only decent person in my house is in her room. Doing what? I have no clue.

And my dad, well he isn't here because sometimes I think that he loves his job more than he loves me but I have no place to judge as though I am living under his roof rent free.

Literally no one notices me walking in the door so I just head straight upstairs and into my room. I lay my bags on my bed and go straight for my desk and open up my laptop and immediately look up available jobs around me.

I found a bunch of different things but nothing that quite intrigued me until I found one. I know that it may seem boring to some people but I have always loved to work with numbers and I love math. And with my degree I think that I want to pursue accounting.

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A week later I heard back from the job I applied for and I got hired. For once I feel proud of myself and that I am not a total loser.

As I pick up my phone to call Brooklyn she calls me first "hey guess what I have some really good news" she says. "Same" I say wondering what hers could be. "You go first,"she says. "I got the job," I told her. "Oh my god, Tanner. I am so proud of you,"she tells me.

"Thanks, I start on Monday morning. So tell me what is your good news" I ask her. "So my work has decided to open up a new location and they want me to run it"she says excitedly. "Brooklyn, That's amazing. Where is it going to be?"

"Well see, here's the thing," she says in a sad tone. Oh my god I begin to think, what if the job is across the country what will I do. I start to worry. "It's actually in......Myrtle Beach" She says.

I think my heart just skipped a beat. Did I hear her right? "Myrtle Beach? Like Myrtle Beach, South Carolina? An hour away from me?" I am skeptical, because I can't believe the words that she is saying. "Yes, we won't have to be so far away anymore." She said,