Truth be told

Chapter 10

Saturday morning, and I woke up to Brendon watching me sleep.
"Morning gorgeous." He said.
"Hey." I said sleepily. He kissed my forehead and trailed his nose against my cheek.
"Sleep well?" He asked me.
"Very well." I smiled at him. He kissed me, and the kiss got more intense and passionate. We were making out. He put a couple of fingers inside me. I moaned into the kiss. The next thing I knew, he had a condom on and was sliding into me. Mmm, morning sex. We made love for an hour. It was low-key and intimate. Very tender and gentle.
I went to have a shower and get ready. Brendon went into the kitchen and made a pot of coffee. He also made pancakes and bacon. It was delicious.
"What do you want to do today?" Brendon asked me.
"Hmm, not sure. Do you have any ideas?" Brendon looked at me with a look on his face. That basically said that I shouldn't have bothered getting dressed. I laughed and got up to put my dishes in the sink. As I walked past him, he kissed me.
"Ohhh, I remember! I need to meet up with the guys this afternoon. So we can find something to do until then."
Brendon picked me up and carried me back into the bedroom.

We met up with our friends at lunchtime and had food at a local diner.
We all sat around a table, discussing what we could do for a final farewell vacation.
"How far do you want to go, and how long for?" Brendon asked, popping a fry into his mouth.
"Our budget can stretch to a week as long as we get an air bnb." Sarah replied.
"Ok."Brendon nodded, who went on his phone.
Discussing different ideas, we thought maybe a cabin somewhere, but none of us are really outdoorsy people.
It looked like the beach again, which I was more than happy with. We all looked at Kai to see if we could use his parents' beach house again.
"No can do." Kai said. "Mom and Dad are staying there for the next 2 weeks."
"It's ok." Brendon said, looking up from his phone. "How about a trip to Hawaii?"
"Hawaii?" Caitlin asked.
"Yea."
"Wait, what?" I put my hand on Brendons' arm.
"There's definitely no money in the budget to go there." Sarah laughed.
"It's my treat." Brendon smiled and looked at us all. Everyone looked stunned.
"H-how? W-w-what?" Kaylin asked, confused.
"Ok, so I write music as a sideline to teaching. A couple of artists have asked to have some of my songs, and I agreed. I get a hefty chunk of the money. It's just in my bank doing nothing. I would love to take us all on a trip to Hawaii as your graduation present. Also, I could really use a proper vacation before I start prepping for school again." Brendon explained. "What do you all think about this place?" He turned his phone around to reveal a beautiful house. It had its own swimming pool. There was also a spa. "I can book for whatever dates work for all of you."
We talked amongst ourselves. Kai looked at Brendon and said that it was a good idea. We booked for a week on Monday to get everything together and flights sorted. We chatted some more when my mom called. I moved away from everyone to talk to her.
"Hi Mom."
"Hi Liz. Can you come home please? I need to discuss something with you. But just you. " She said.
"Yea, sure. I need to get my things first. So I will be about an hour."
"Ok, Liz."
"Bye, Mom. Love you."
"Goodbye, Liz." And she hung up. That was weird. She normally says Love you back."

I walked through my front door, and my Mom was sat on the couch. Aaron was there. I rolled my eyes.
"Hey, Mom." I said "Aaron" I nodded.
"Hello, Elizabeth." Aaron said, standing up. "Where's your friend?" He said that with a grimace.
"He's gone home for now. Why?" I asked.
"Well, we need to talk about things." Aaron replied.
"Aaron, I said I would deal with this." My mom said. She turned to face me.
"Liz, well me and your fa-" I cut her off.
"Woah, hang on, one second he is not my father. He is just a sperm donor."
"This is what I am talking about, Carolyn! The disrespect." Aaron said quite aggressively.
"Respect needs to be earned, Aaron." I told him. Aaron walked towards me, with a hand in the air, as if he was going to hit me.
"Mom!" I cried out as he raised the hand higher and towered over me. I managed to get out from underneath him.i ran to my room. I dragged my suitcase out of my wardrobe. I locked my bedroom door. I started to just throw everything into it. Clothes shoes, chargers my tablet. It was stuffed full by the time I had finished. I opened my bedroom door and went back downstairs. As I passed my mother and Aaron I picked Frannys car keys up and went to open the door.
"Oh no, young lady. If you go then the car stays here." Aaron said. "Carolyn say something will you?"
"Like what exactly? Liz is 18 and the car is hers. She bought it with her own money. She pays for the registration and insurance." Mom gave me a look that said that she was sorry.
"I love you Mom." I said as I left.
"I love you too Liz." She said after me. I put my things into Frannys trunk and got into the drivers side. I pulled out the driveway. I was just about to leave when Aaron came out. He tapped on my window. I opened my window the tiniest crack.
"I can't believe how selfish you are Elizabeth. You are abandoning your mother. You should be ashamed of yourself.
I know though, that you will come crawling back home. And then it's up to me whether I let you come home."
I looked at him incredulously. My Mom paid the mortgage, not him.
What I said next would seal the deal that I would never come back here, whilst Aaron was still living there.
"I would rather live on the streets or in my car, than come back here with you under this roof. I don't know what spell you have my mother under, since yesterday! But she will come around eventually. I would like to know how exactly you manipulated your way back into my mother's life after nearly 19 years. You are just a parasite Aaron." And with that I pulled away. As I looked in my rear view mirror, Aaron was stood staring after me with his mouth open in shock.
I called Brendon on my hands free. That's when the tears started to fall down my cheeks.
"Hi baby." He answered.
"Hi Beebo." I sniffed, I am on my way over." There was a pause.
"That was quick and why are you crying?" Brendon asked. I swallowed a sob down and stopped at a stop sign.
"Yea, I will tell you everything when I get to your apartment." I replied.
"Ok Lizzie. Are you driving over?"
"Yea." I said.
"Get over here safely darlin."
God I loved this man so much.
"I will." I said so quietly that I didn't know if Brendon had heard me.
"Good. I love you Lizzie."
"I love you too Beebo." And I hung the phone up. I turned the radio on quietly. I wanted something easy and relaxed. So I flicked through until I found a station suitable for my mood.
Whitney was singing about the greatest love of all. That was it. The floodgates properly opened. I sobbed and sobbed. I turned onto Brendons street. He must have been worried after our phone call because he was waiting in his buildings parking lot for me.
I pulled into a spot and I was still sobbing. Brendon tapped on my window and I unlocked the door. He opened the car door and I literally fell into his arms.
"Omg baby, shhh." He tried to soothe me. "Come on," he closed Frannys door and we walked into his apartment. I was leaning onto him.
We got into the apartment and walked through to the living room. We sat on his couch and he just held me whilst I sobbed my heart out.