Beautiful Secrets

Chapter 15

Eventually, we ate the cold pizza. It was still good. "Oh crap! It's 2:30. I get out of school at 3:00. My mom is picking me up today" I said at 2:30. We had just been chilling on the couch talking. I had totally forgot about school and life. "Here, I can drive you" he said as he looked down at me. I was laying on his chest. "No, I don't want you to get seen or something" I said. "Are you sure?" He asked. "Yeah, I'll just get a taxi or take the bus" I said. "I don't wanna leave" I said as I traced the wrinkles on his shirt. "I don't want you to leave, either" he said as he stroked my head. "I need to get back to work" he said. "I told them it was emergency" he said. I looked up at him. "You did that?" I asked. "Yeah" he answered. "You shouldn't have done that" I said as I propped myself up. "I wanted to spend time with you" I replied. I looked at him. He was so sweet, how did someone like him want to be with someone like me? "Try to come over tonight?" He asked as I got up. "I'll try" I said. "Okay" he replied and then got up. "You're adorable" he said as he kissed my head. "I try to be" I said smiling. "Well you're doing a great job" he said.

I left first, he told me to so that no one would suspect anything. He said his neighbors never really come out in the day, but just to be careful. I walked out with the biggest smile on my face. I tried to hide it, but I just couldn't. I'm in love with this man. I checked the time, it was 2:43. I wasn't sure if I'd make it. I made my way to the open street and then hailed a taxi. One stopped and I jumped in. I told the driver my school and then lay back and relaxed. I got to school just I time at 3:06. I ran from the taxi to he drop off and pick up area and saw my moms car. "Hey!" I greeted her as I got in. "Hey Girl" she said. "Are we picking up Kennedy?" I asked. "No, she's staying for tutoring" she said. "Oh, is she not going to the dinner party?" I asked. "She is, I'm going to pick her up early so she can go" she replied. Dang. "Are you excited?" She asked. "No" I replied. "Why? Stevie I'm really getting tired of this mood you've been in" she said. "We've been here for a little over a month and you yet to make any friends, you just lock yourself in your bedroom" she said. "I just......a lot is going on right now" I said as I looked away. "What do you mean?" She asked. Uh oh. "School, lots of school stuff.....uh so what are you wearing tonight?" I quickly asked changing the subject. She went on about her outfit and stuff. I have to figure out a way to get out of this party.
When we got home, I ran to my room and shut the door. I pulled out my phone and called Jimmy. He was about to film the show.
"Hello" He said.
"Hey, I don't know if I can get out of the party tonight. I'll try, but don't be mad at me if I can't. I really wanna go so.....just don't get mad, babe" I said. The line was silent. I checked to see if the call ended, it was still going. "Who was that?" Someone asked in the background. I was so confused. "Hello?" I asked. "Wrong number" he said and the hung up. I stared at my phone. What just happened. I called his number again, it went straight to voicemail. I confusingly put my phone down and lay down on my bed. I opened my laptop up to google and a link popped up for me. I looked at it and had the words "Jimmy Fallon." I curiously opened it up. An article about him with another woman at a local NYC bar spread across my laptop. There were pictures, too. I stared at the pictures. One was him sitting way too close to a woman with beach blonde hair and he was smiling. It was clearly not his wife. There was another of him with his arm around two young girls at the same bar. He was obviously drunk and he didn't seem to care. I read the words pasted at the top of the pictures. "Tonight Show host had one crazy night." Tears stung my eyes as I read the article. "Tonight Show host, Jimmy Fallon, was partying hard at a local bar in Brooklyn last night. Sources say he was "very drunk" and was "testing his boundaries" with the younger woman. I was full on crying by now. How could I be so stupid? Of course he would go off with other woman, he's cheating on his wife with me. I shouldn't be so hurt. Yet I am. I scrolled down to the comments.
"Old news, I've seen Fallon sneaking around with some other young girl recently. It's no secret here in NYC that he likes to flirt." Read one. I read another.
"Jimmy is great guy, he's funny, charming, and adorable, but he seems to be into younger girls. I've seen his multiple times with this one girl. I don't think his wife has a clue, if my husband was sneaking around with younger women, I would be leaving his ass" the other read. People know. I quickly dialed his number and waited. He wasn't picking up. I frantically called him again. Again, he didn't answer. Suddenly, my mom walked in. "Hey, sorry to barge, but what are you warring tonight?" My mom asked. "Uhm......I don't know" I said trying to stop crying and look calm. "Are you okay?" She asked noticing my eyes. "Yeah, allergies" I laughed off. "Stevie?" She asked. "I'm fine, um I'm thinking my grey sweater dress, because it's cold and stuff" I said quickly. "Okay, well.......start getting ready" she said and then left. As soon as the door closed I checked my phone frantically. Jimmy has called while my mom was talking. I quickly called him back.
"Jimmy?!" I practically yelled into the phone.
"Hey" he said.
"Thank god, Jimmy there's this website I found on the Internet and stuff and- anyway, people commented saying they've seen us out and they know" I spilled. The line was silent.
"Jimmy?!" I said.
"My wife knows....she confronted me. The media knows, everyone knows" he slowly said. I could hear the hurt in his voice.
"Jimmy....I..." I mumbled. I was in shock.
"You can't see me anymore, I can't talk to you anymore. This is it. Don't come over tonight, we can't see each other anymore. I'm so sorry." He said. I could tell he was on the verge on tears. "Jimmy! No, no, no, no, you can't do this, c'mon we just started going well. I can't do this again." I said.
"Go on and live your life. I'm sorry I did this" he said.
"No! Please! Jimmy you are the best thing that has ever happened to me, I'm so alone here. No one knows me like you do! Please! Don't!" I wailed into the phone.
"I'm sorry." He replied.
"Jimmy! Listen to me! I can't lose you! Please!" I cried helplessly into the phone.
"Bye" he mumbled and then the line went silent and the call ended. I stood there in shock. I thought about what's going to happen, in a few days, this thing will be all over the media and then everyone at school will know and then I will be completely lost. My mom will find out and probably quit and then we'll have no money and we'll have to move again and she'll probably press charges and I can't do this. I dropped to my knees and just cried. How could I be so dumb. I lost the best thing ever. What will I do now?