Haunted Hearts (girlxgirl)

Not Coming for Christmas

3 am;

"Harper, that is crazy. You really haven't experienced the cold weather, the leaves changing colors, and the overall true Halloween spirit?" I ask.

"Nope," She pops the P.

"I might have to change that. What are your Halloween plans?" I say into the phone.

"The same every year. I go to Elle's we get ready together and pregame before going to whoever's house is throwing the Halloween party for that year."

"How much do you care about this tradition?" I ask.

"It's the reason I wake up in the morning"

"Really?" I ask.

"No I don't do traditions," She says. I can't see her but I already know she looks disgusted by the thought of her having a tradition.

"What if you came to New York for Halloween? I'll give you the stereotypical fall dates with the pumpkin patches, corn mazes, and scary movies but make it lesbian so it will last days. It will even be right after your birthday," I say.

"I would love to spend your favorite holiday with you but your dad would never go for that" She laughs.

"I won't know until I ask. Besides he should have saw this coming" I say.

"I'll ask my mom under one condition," She says.

It's always something with her. "What?"

"We don't do anything or go anywhere that is supposedly haunted. I'm not coming face to face with real ghosts" She says.

I laugh. "Are you really afraid of ghosts?" I ask.

"My biggest fear is becoming one"

"In that case, you have a deal, I won't take you to the dark, windy haunted road out here with multiple haunted cemeteries."

"Jessie, do not go there. You are going to die" She says.

"Ok mom"

"I hate when you call me that," She says.

She is a wild card that one, at least that's what my dad says. Sometimes she still has the bitchy I don't give a fuck attitude. You'd think after three months of dating she would have dropped the act by now. I know she cares about me though. She wouldn't be sitting here on the phone with me every night well past 3 a.m. if she didn't. That is pretty much all we have at the moment.

"Ok fine. I won't take you anywhere with ghosts. Will you please just ask your mom? We know she'll say yes and I'll ask my dad. I just want to see you" I say.

"You ask your dad first. I can't ask my mom without having a yes from your dad first" She says.

"I'll see you in three weeks," I say.

"That's wishful thinking. I like the spirit though" She says.

"You two better be on your best behavior," My dad says.

Well, it happened. I somehow convinced my dad to let Harper come stay with us for a few days. He still thinks she is a bad influence on me and that we're going to get ourselves in trouble while she is here but honestly the damage has already been done. It can't get any worse than this past summer. We're in the car driving to the airport. I'm still in shock he is letting me skip school for my girlfriend to come visit. Scratch that I'm shocked he let her come at all.