I woke up taking in my surroundings. Where the hell was I? Oh yeah in Devon's house, his room. But that's not what got my adrenalin pumping it was the fact I was in his bed!
Pulling the sheets off me I looked down my body and saw I was wearing a long shirt, his shirt to be exact I gasped.
"Morning Darling." the person said still in a sleepy yet deep voice, I already knew who it was.
"What the hell Devon!" I said hitting him against the chest. "We didn't-"
"Wait- No no, of course not I would never take advantage of you." He said in a deep calm voice that for some reason just allowed me to trust him.
I let out a breath of relief. Then I sat there for a while caught up in my own thoughts thinking about why was I even here. Oh yeah, the confessions, the opening up, the tears, the kiss. It all hit me like a slap in the face. Why was I even opening up to him? I never told anyone how I felt, even Nicole and now I was telling it to someone I practically just met a few months ago. That's when it hit me, I think I like Devon. But not how I liked Robert for his looks and just being nice...in the beginning. But something different I couldn't put my finger on.
I felt something touch my skin that was comforting as I heard the words Mia. I snapped my attention back to him replying with my most clever response, "Huh?" He just grinned and shook his head, "You zoned out again." I felt blood rush to my cheeks as I looked down embarrassed, "Sorry" I said replying."Come on" He said grabbing my hand and leading me out of the room.
We sat on the fluffy carpet just cuddled up starring at the flickering fire in the fireplace. It was funny how someone so young, just 19 could afford all of this come from a rich background but still act like a normal person with no cocky attitude or arrogance shown. "You know" he said still starring at the fire, "I don't want to be like my dad and be some miserable business owner with a stone heart, I want to be an architect I always liked seeing buildings and always wanted to make them. He thinks I'm going to college to be like him when I really wanna go to fulfil my dreams." I just glanced at him, "I say go for it." I replied before I got up and walked into his bedroom.
***
"Wait out here" I said as I walked out of his car that was now parked in front of my apartment building. "Why?" he said not trying to sound rude. "Because I know my grandparents and they're gonna get all pissed off when I show up and start lecturing me and I really don't want to be there to hear it" I replied. He hesitated a little, "Please" I replied with a pouty face and puppy dog eyes. "Fine" he said showing that great grin. I gave him a kiss on the cheek before I walked into the apartment.
It was dead quiet in the apartment and I saw boxes in the hallway. When I walked into the living room my grandparents were sitting there like they were waiting for me. "Hey" I said in a quiet voice, "Whats with all the boxes?" I said now a little concerned. My grandad finally spoke, "Your moving out." He said in a voice with authority. My chest tightened and concern overcame me, "But why?" I practically yelled in a concerned panicked voice. "Because your disrespectful towards us, you don't follow house rules, you skip school, sneak out and stay at boy's houses, wear the clothes of a hooker (indicating to the party outfit) and now come in like its nothing." My grandmother said with that once sweet tone turned to an icy reply. I was speechless till rage overcame me, "No you know whats the problem, you guys don't trust me, you don't believe what I say and you doubt me." I spat, "Maybe all things turn out for the best." I said in a hushed voice as I sped out of the apartment.
When I reached downstairs Devon instantly knew something was wrong, "Did everything go okay?" He asked with a voice full of concern. I just replied, "I'm never going back there, ever."
***
Its been two weeks since I've been living in Devon's condo, Nicole called a couple of times asking if I was okay over there and I could just live with her and her mom, but I always turned her down. Devon was sweet and the best thing that happened to me at the time he comforted me in the time I needed him the most and he never turned away.
I sat on his bed starting to finally write that assignment Mr.Griffin gave at the beginning of the year. Devon approached me and kissed me on the lips, "Whats up babe?" He said glaring at my writing. Hes been doing this a lot lately, kissing me, calling me babe, but I was getting sick of this act I mean, what was this I didn't even know what to call our relationship. "Devon" I said catching his attention, "What are we?" I asked, "What do you mean?" He said looking a little confused. "I mean, what are we? Are we girlfriend boyfriend, friends, friends with benefits that we will NEVER be, so what do we call this?" I asked. He got a cocky grin on his face and replied, "You can be my girlfriend, I don't mind." I rolled my eyes at his cockiness, "That's it?" I asked "Can't you do something romantic like in those movies?" I said. Then all of a sudden he got on one knee and took my hand "Mia Marie Johnson, will you please give me the pleasure of being my girlfriend?" I rolled my eyes at his actions, "Yes, I will" I said can't helping to smile. He lifted me up as he stood off the ground and kissed me.
That night we sat cuddled up under a blanket watching movies, then there was a knock. "I'll get it" I responded to Devon before I got up and went to open the door. When it opened I was faced with a distressed Nicole and the words that came out of her mouth was "Your grandmother had a stroke."
