New Beginnings

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter 15:

Tobin spent the night with Alex since Kelley never came home from Hope's. She searched the ground for her phone to check what time it was and thankfully found it without waking Alex who was practically on top of her. She saw that it was eleven in the morning but also saw that she missed a call from her mom. "Shit," Tobin murmured to herself before turning her attention to waking up Alex, "babe wake up, I need to call my mom back."

"I'm up, just call her. I'll be quiet," Alex whined falling back asleep against her chest. Tobin dialed the number and her mom quickly picked up which meant something wasn't good.

Her mom's voice had a hint of worry when she answered, "Tobin Powell Heath, why didn't you call us at nine like you usually do? I don't care if you were out at a party last night but please warn me if you are going to be sleeping in." Tobin groaned at the fact that she was in college and still had to call her parents to check in, "Sorry mom," she said quietly into the phone, "I wasn't at a party last night," that was a lie, "I was just with some friends at the beach and we stayed out late."

"Why are you whispering? Where are you?" Her mom asked panicking. "Mom, relax. I'm in my dorm, I just don't want to wake my roommate," Tobin replied while rolling her eyes and she could feel Alex shift on top of her.

Tobin ran her free hand across Alex's waist before lightly scratching her lower back and she got an approving sigh from Alex, "I wish I was your roommate just so I could wake up to this," but Tobin silently shushed her. She already had to make up an excuse for the hickey that Alex left by saying she was helping a friend practice soccer and got nailed in the neck with a soccer ball so the last thing she needed to happen was her mom finding out that another girl is in her bed. "Alright, I'm glad you are making friends. Any relationships? Met any nice guys?" Alex held back a chuckle by placing a kiss on Tobin's collarbone which made Tobin give her a small smile in return, "No and no, my focus is on something else. But hey mom I gotta go. I have lunch plans I need to get to...yeah I'll be safe...yeah I love you too. Bye."

"I'm guessing your parents don't know about us," Alex questioned cuddling back into her girlfriend.

Tobin placed a kiss on the top of her head before wrapping both arms around her, "Yeah...I'm not ashamed of who I am though, Lex. It's just my family is very religious and I'm scared to know how they would react. I want to tell them but I want to do it in person if that's okay." Alex looked up and kissed her gently, "I didn't need an explanation, Tobs. I haven't told my family yet either and we can both do that when we feel like it's the right time. But right now, we are not with our parents so we don't have to hide anything." Tobin was thankful that Alex understood because some maybe wouldn't but she knew she made the right choice of girlfriend, "I like that plan, now what do you want to do today?"

"I need to go to the library because I have a giant test on Monday. You don't have to come," Alex said while standing up and going to her dresser.

"No I'll come with," she watched as Alex started searching for her outfit, "I mean I probably should do some studying also.

Alex nodded in agreement before stripping out of her shorts and t shirt leaving her in a matching lace bra and underwear. Tobin let out an audible groan and slammed a pillow into her face cause she knew Alex was just messing with her, "Why do I have such a hot girlfriend?"

"Babe, you make that sound like it's a bad thing," she laughed. She walked over and took the pillow off of Tobin's face but she kept her eyes shut. Alex now wanted to mess with her so she swung her leg across her waist and straddled Tobin underneath her. Tobin knew something was about to happened but she was still too scared to open her eyes.

"Y'all better not be having sex cause I'm coming in!" Kelley shouted through the door making Alex scramble to find a shirt and shorts to throw on, "okay good you aren't," Kelley sighed seeing her two friends harmlessly laying in bed, "I've got big news."