Chapter 20

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"Hey babe!" Jimmy said as I walked in the door from work that day. "Hey" I said back and then kissed him. "How was work?" He asked as he picked up our baby girl, Macy and put her in her high chair. "Ugh, lots of meetings and conferences" I said as I walked to the fridge and got out Macy's dinner. "I'm sorry, babe. Maybe tonight I'll make you're day better" he said as he snuck up behind me. "That's doesn't make any sense" I said smiling. "It will" he said and then kissed me. "Stop! I have to feed Macy" I said and then walked over to Macy. "How about you?" I asked him as I fed Macy. "Good, we're working on a new sketch." He said as he cut tomatoes. "Nice! You know sketches are my favorite" I said. "Yes I do" he said. "I love you" Jimmy said. I looked at him. "I love you, too. I really do" I said back.

"Stevie! Stevie! Wake up!" Kennedy yelled. I slowly opened my eyes to see Kennedy siting on the side of my bed. "What?" I said. "Are you okay?" She asked. "What? Yeah" I said. "You were taking in you're sleep and I could hear you from my room" she said. I checked my clock, it was 4:00 am. "Sorry, I was- wait. Where's Macy" I asked. Kennedy looks confused. "Macy?" She asked. "Yeah, where- oh......nothing. I'm sorry for waking you up" I said realizing I had dreamt all that. "It's okay" she said. She got up from my bed and walked towards my door. She stopped when she got the my door. "How do you know that you'll have a girl?" She asked. "What?" I asked. "Maybe Jimmy wants a boy" she said and then walked out.

The next morning, I texted Sam. "Hey! Will you walk me to school?"

"Sure, I'll be there in 10" he texted back.

I watched TV while I ate my breakfast. "And tonight should Be a good episode of The Tonight Show. Mr. Jimmy Fallon himself will be having the Mayor on tonight. So make sure to tune in" the news blared. I stared at the Tv. "Really?" I asked myself. I clicked it off. "Hey! I can drive you to school today" my mom said as she walked into the kitchen. "No, Sam's walking me today" I said. "Oh, well okay" she said as she grabbed her bag. "Well, I gotta get going. Bye girls!" She yelled so Kennedy could hear. "Kennedy! If you want to catch the bus you need to leave now!" I yelled her. She was in her room. "Alright, alright" she exclaimed as she walked out. "You take so long" I said as she sat down at the table. "Shut up" she said. "Bye babe" my moms said to Kennedy and then left. "Hey! I'm here" Sam texted. I got up and put my bowl away. "Where are you going?" Kennedy asked. "Sam's walking me to school" I said as I grabbed my bag. "Okay" she said. I walked for the door but stopped when I got there. "Thanks for waking me up" I said and then left.

"Hey!" Sam greeted me as I walked out my apartment building. "Hey!" I said back. He hugged me. "How's my girl?" He asked. "My girl?" I asked. "Isn't that what me to call you? I don't know I saw it on Twitter that girls like guys to call them my girl" he said. "You're too adorable" I said. "It's a gift" he said. I giggled. "Do you wanna meet up for a study session today after school for finals" Sam asked. "Sure, I'll bring the Starbucks" I said. "I'll bring the books" Sam said.

After school, I walked down the street to Starbucks. It was crowded. I ordered and waited. "Stevie?" Someone asked. I didn't turn around, it was all in my head. "Hey" they said again. I still didn't turn around. "Stevie" they said again, but this time they grabbed my arm. "What the-" I said. It was Jimmy. Was it? "You're not real" I muttered. He gave me a confused look. "Uh.....I'm pretty sure I am." He said. I looked away. "No" I said. "Stevie, will you listen?" He said. It was really him. "Please, why are you following me?" I asked. "I'm not, I promise. I'm really sorry for saying all those things at the restaurant the other night. I'm sorry for pissing your boyfriend off. I'm sorry." He said. I kept looking away. "Thank you for apologizing" I said. "I miss you" he said. I blinked real fast to stop from crying. "Come with me" I said as I grabbed his arm and led  him outside and into a small ally next to Starbucks. "What- why are we here?"'he asked. "I have gone 2 years. 2 years! Without a call or an email or god dammit anything! I blamed myself! I told myself that it was my fault, it was my fault for talking to you that night at the roof party. My own mother can't look at me the same! My dad who hasn't called in forever, called me after he saw everything in the magazines and on TV to tell me how fucking stupid I was getting involved with someone like you! He told me that I was dumb and stupid! You are so damn lucky that I convinced my mom not to press charges! You're fucking welcome by the way! I spent so many nights crying my eyes out, there is an endless number of makeup stains on my pillow. I missed you so much and you could care less! You could care less!" I yelled. I was in tears. I said it. All I have ever wanted to say to him. He had tears in his eyes, too. He was in shock. "I don't love Sam! I'm not in love with him, Jimmy. He's been amazing to me and has been one of the only people who was there for me when my life crumbled. He treats me like a princess and is everything a girl would want! The thing is.....I'm in love with you" I said. I then bursted into tears. I had bottled that up for two years. He just stared at me with tears in his eyes and a serious face. He knew he had fucked up. "Stevie.....I am so sorry" he finally said. He meant it, he truly meant it. But for some reason I couldn't go with it. "Are you?! Are you, Jimmy?!" I asked. He looked into my eyes, his warm brown eyes seethed into mine. He tilted my chin and kissed me. It felt like a bomb of relief went across my body. My mind went high and my heart was beating at lightning speed. I have wanted this for so long. 2 years. It was so wrong, but felt so amazingly right. I kissed him back. He moved his hands down to my waist. I put my hands on his face and kept kissing him. I couldn't stop. "Stevie..." He said. We stopped. "What?" I asked. "I love you" he said. I looked into his eyes. "I love you, too" I said, not lied. Suddenly, my phone buzzed. I pulled it out. It was Sam. Shit. "I gotta go." I said and then walked off, leaving him there in the ally. I ran back to the school. Oh crap, Sam. I just totally betrayed him. After all he's done for me, after all he's said to me. He loves me. I held back tears. My phone buzzes again. "Hey! Is it crowded?" Sam texted. I shakily texted back. "Yeah, I couldn't get any coffee." I texted. "Why?" He texted. "They didn't have any good coffee" I texted back. Ugh he is not gonna believe this. "Ok" he texted back. "I'm on my way" I texted. My body felt so shaky. I ran into a newspaper stand. "I'm so sorry!" I said as I kept walking. What had I just done? I can't go through this again. What will the media say?! My mom will be totally against this, she'll never let go out. My mind was exploding with a million thoughts at once. When I got back to school, I saw Sam through the library window, he was patiently waiting for me. I sighed. I walked in. "Hey" I said as happy as I could. "Hey! So what was going on at Starbucks?" He asked. I froze, did he know? Was he there? "What do you mean?" I asked a little to quick. "You texted that they were out of good coffee" he said. I let out a breath of relief. "Oh...yeah. They were. Um sorry" I said. He looks at me. "Are you okay?" He asked. "Yeah! Just had to walk real quick" I said and then sat down. "Okay..." He said. I looked away. What have I done. I find myself asking that a lot.

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