define love; matthew espinosa

nine

it's friday, the day of matt and i's date. it's also the day that my dad is coming home......and i'm totally not looking forward to that. i drove myself home from school to be greeted by my dads car parked in my driveway. he is home, yeah. i got out of my car and walked up to the door taking a deep breath.

i walked into the house, to hear my mom and dad laughing. i follow there laughs into the kitchen where i see my mom preparing dinner and my dad sitting at the counter watching her.

"hello stephanie, so your mother here tells me your going out with a few friends. is that right?" i nod and look over to my mom she smiles and gives me a wink. i smile in return.

"yeah well i should probably go get ready......"

"ok sweetie," i ran upstairs texting matt.

steph👼🏽; hey just wanted to tell you my dad just got home from his trip and i think its not the best time for the two of you to meet.....so can you just honk when your here.

matt💚; ok don't worry, ill be there in 10 minutes. see you then babe.

i read the text with a smile on my face, he called me babe and no one has every called me that besides austin maybe a few times, but hearing it from matt just makes it ten times better.

i ran to my bathroom and took a quick shower. when i was done i blow dried my hair and straightened my hair. i went into my closet and changed into a pastel purple skater skirt and a crochet bralet. i threw on my diamond earrings and a few tiny bracelets. for shoes i grabbed my adidas superstar sneakers in all white and slipped those on.

after i quickly did my usual makeup and i was done. i stood up and looked at myself in the mirror and noticed my outfit was simple yet a tad sporty because of the touch of sneakers rather than heels.

when i was done i grabbed my phone and slipped it in a black hand purse and walked downstairs to be greeted by my father, my mother was in the corner smiling. i sit on the stairs by the door waiting for the door to ring, my dad is standing by me. i'm staring at the door and i feel my dads eyes on me, staring at me.

i hear a honk outside and start to scurry towards the door. my father goes to the window and looks out and his eyes go wide.

"that is that matthew boy isn't it!"

"dad please just leave him alone, he is just a friend!"

"you are not going anywhere with this man and i don't care what you say, i'm not sorry. i'm sticking to my rules and you have to follow them. now get over here, cause you can either do this the easy way or the hard way!"

"you know what dad, i think i'll take the easy way out of your life. thanks for everything." i ran out of the house and jumped into the car. matt sat in the car noticing i was crying he began the engine. we drove out of the gateway and drove.