The Summer We Found Us | BoyxBoy Romance (18+)

Chapter 16 | Elijah

"They should be right around the corner there," Dad said into the phone.

I walked into my Dad's office and turned on the light. Right where he said it was, in his file cabinet, I saw the keys to the basement cage. "Yup! Got 'em."

I picked up the keys and placed them on his desk.

"Thanks so much, kid. I don't know what I was thinking about putting them in there. The supervisors will be able to find them easily on my desk." He said.

I nodded my head, even though he couldn't see me. "Yeah, it's no problem." I had to pass the restaurant on my way to the lakehouse, anyway.

I couldn't believe I was actually spending a month away with Elijah and my Dad but honestly, after the few months I had since March break, it doesn't seem like the worst place to be.

Here's a tip: Don't break up with your girlfriend who is the most popular girl on your floor.

This is the loneliest I've felt in a long time.

"I can't wait to see you, Eli. Please drive safely for me."

"I will, Dad. I love you, goodbye."

"I love you, goodbye." He hung up the phone. I put my phone in my back pocket and closed up the office.

The restaurant was empty and quiet since it was still early morning and I was the only one in the building.

I knew I had better leave early to get on the road this morning if I didn't want to be driving forever. School to home was already a 5 hour drive last night and the lake house will be a few more this morning.

I opened up the door to head to my car and locked the door behind me. The opening manager will have to unlock it which is procedure.

As I turned around, I noticed a familiar car right down the street.

I squinted my eyes to make out the car better. Was that, Derrick Voss?

There he was, peering back at me with that smug look on his face. He had on a black t-shirt with his arm perched up on the windowsill of his black car. He was smoking a cigarette slowly and it gave me the chills. What did he want?

I clenched my jaw remembering his fight with my father. Is that why he was here? To get a round 2?

I walked over to his car. There's no fucking way I'd let him anywhere near us.

"What the hell do you want?" I spat.

"My son here?" He said simply, taking a drag of his cigarette.

"Does it look like he's here? It's 5 am in the fucking morning." I folded my arms across my chest.

I watched as he looked me up and down clearly thinking whatever he saw was hilarious.

"I should've known it'd be you." He said blowing out a cloud of smoke into the air. "You were always a little fruitcake even as a kid. No one is that close with their father." He looked off into the distance.

I leaned down so he could get a face full. "I was that close to my father because he was a good fucking Dad. Hell of a lot better than you. You deadbeat, asshole."

This got his attention. He turned to me suddenly, throwing his cigarette on the ground. "You listen to me you little shit," He spat, pointing at my face. "I gave that kid EVERYTHING." He had such anger in his eyes. It took me by surprise. "Someone had to correct him and it wasn't going to be any of you."

"Correct him? Tobias never needed any correcting." I said, straightening up.

"Oh, I'll correct him alright. Straighten him right out." He looked back to the road and charged up his car. "You tell him I'm looking for him. Tell him he can't run forever. He's going to come home sometime." With that, Derrick drove away.