Does He Love Me, too?

Chapter 9

We got a chocolate ice cream cake. I want chocolate and he wanted to try the ice cream one.

"Cake is good." I stare at it as we walk inside my house.

I sighs as I open the door. Jeremy's going to see my dump of a place.

"Th... That's not dirty." Jeremy looks inside.

"What?" I look inside.

Someone clean my house! Also my ex's stuff is out.

"I left this place a mess." I allow Jere in first.

I head to the kitchen to put the cake in the freezer. 

"You're ex cl... Clean up. Sh... She left a note and a k... Key." Jeremy set the other stuff on the table.

I nod and gets to the table. I pick up the note.

"I'm so sorry for cheating. I know you have been busy packing you stuff up, doing work, and helping your sister get ready for her first child, so I decide to clean for you as a sorry. Here's your spare key back and I'll stop texting you random stuff. I feel guilty because of what I've done. Again so sorry." I read the note out loud.

I look at Jeremy he was putting my milk in the fridge. He glances at me.

"How about you get my other key. You can come over when ever you want."

Jere smiles big. "R... Really?!"

"If I didn't mean it I would have said something else." I smile back and give him the key. "Now let's make dinner."

I got that ready and we have to wait 25 to 30 minutes for that. I should have picked something else.

"L... Let's play questions." Jeremy suggests.

"Questions? Never heard of it." I raise an eyebrow.

"You a... Ask five questions at a time and the o... Other person has to ask them. Th... Then we switch." Jeremy sits down nervous.

"OK. You start." I feel like this isn't a game.

"Wh... Who's your parents?" Question one.

"Mom is Jane and Dad died over seas." I answer a bit sad.

"Oh! I... I'm sorry!"

"It's OK. Next question."

"Do y... You want kids?" Question two.

"I want to be a parent. It doesn't have to be my child. I could always adopt."

"What you th... Think of cats?" Question three.

"They always are annoying around here. The scratch up my screen door and piss on my welcome mat."

"Wh... Who do you like?" Question four.

"Sandy, Fritz, Scott, and you. My best friends."

Jere makes an angry noise.

"Something? Did I answer it wrong?"

"N... Nothing.... A... Are you from here?"

"My mom was a native down in the South America somewhere. I was born there, but I lived most my life here."

Jeremy still seems made at something.

"My turn. What is this game for?"

"T... To learn about each and p... Pass time." Jeremy blushes a little.

"Then I enjoy this game. Second question, do you harm yourself?"

I just pulled a big move, but he had marks on his arms and I got worried after seeing them.

"......... N... Not anymore...." He looks down.

"You did that. I notice the marks. I-I got worried." I pull the teen into a hug.

Jeremy hugs me back after a bit.

"I... I'm sorry." He whispers.

"It's OK as long as you stopped..... Jere... Don't ever hurt yourself again, OK? There is always someone who will help you. I'll help you."

Jeremy hugs me tighter. "OK."

We sit like that awhile more before the timer for the oven tells us it was done.

"I have to get that unless you want that burnt." I whisper to him.

He let's go of me and only nods.

I get up and get supper out the oven. I stop and look in the sink at myself.

I touch the tears falling down my cheeks. I didn't even feel myself crying and I didn't sound like it also.

It's been a long time since I last cried. It was when they gave me the America flag at the church. They couldn't even give us a body of my dad unless I wanted to see only an arm.

His car blow up. The only thing left of him was the arm with my favorite say, Family will always remember if you love them.

I wait a bit to calm down before calling Jeremy to come eat.

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I feel the tears coming.