Practically Daddy [COMPLETE]

Chapter 24

I went upstairs to fall asleep before things got awkward. Saying I love you is not my kind of thing.

In the morning, we woke up at around 7 am. We had breakfast and then went into his car. I sat in the back seat so I can do a little school with my laptop. I only had 100 more hours?

"Sal, why does this fucking online school keep taking off hours?" I asked.

"I thought you'd notice. I've been doing it sometimes when I was bored. They did take off hours because of your high assignment scores at first though" Sal said.

"Sal, don't do my work anymore. I want to do it myself" I said.

"Haha. I'm just making it easier for you" Sal said.

He and I laughed and continued driving. I did about an hour more of school before we got to the place they were filming. Today was a punishment for Q. Q got messy afterwards. If I was to make up punishments, it would be telling me what they all know.

We went home early since it was just a punishment.

"Sal, can I go shopping? It's only 3 pm" I said.

"Yeah, sure. Let me give you some money" Sal said.

"I have my parents' money. It's fine" I said.

"That's for other things. You take this" he said. He handed me two fifty dollar bills.

"Thanks" I said.

I took the bus to the Staten Island Mall. I bought four t-shirts and two pairs of pants to replace the clothes I gave Emily. I even treated myself to two cute dresses to wear to the U.K. in February and the bigger Europe tour later in the year.

I waited for the bus with two girls around my age. They looked at me like I was crazy.

"Excuse me? Are you Josephine? The girl Sal adopted" one of the girls said.

"Hey! Yeah, I am. Nice to meet you" I said.

"Same. We love the guys, and you too" the other girl said.

"Aw, thank you. The guys and I love you guys so much" I said.

"Of course. Can we get a picture?" one of them said.

We posed for a picture and I snapped it. It felt good to be asked for a picture. I took the bus back home. It was a surprisingly long ride.

"Hi, Sal" I said.

"Hey. You were gone a while. It's 7 pm" he laughed.

"Well, I bought a lot. I have no change left for you. Sorry" I said.

"It's fine. Wash your hands" he said.

I laughed and washed my hands.

"What did you do while I was gone?" I asked.

"This" he said, referring to him laying on the couch.

"Haha. I'm going to finish the rest of school this week" I said.

"Nice. When you finish, there's a small graduation ceremony for anyone who finishes all of their hours" he said.

"Can I set a date? How about February 13th?" I asked.

"Yeah. I'll call them now" he said.

I went upstairs and did about six hours of school until 1 am. Then, I fell asleep.

The next morning, it was February 10th. A day before the Season 5 premiere.

"Jo, tomorrow night is going to be fucking fun" Sal said to me when we were driving to set.

"Why would it be fun? Is there a Season 5 premiere party?" I asked.

"Exactly. Your first premiere party!" Sal said.

"I've always heard you guys talk about premiere parties, but I never imagined myself going" I said.

"Well, you are now. You bought dresses yesterday. Wear one of those" he said.

"Are you serious? Those weren't for premiere parties. I need to go buy another one" I laughed. Guys know nothing.

"Should I drop you off at the mall after filming today?" he asked.

"Yeah. Thanks. I'll go get money afterwards.

"Don't worry about it. Here" he said, handing me money.

"I promise I won't spend anymore of your money for a while. I feel bad" I said.

He laughed and we drove to set. Today was another punishment day. Today it was Joe. He made us all crack up. He can never take any punishment seriously.

When I went to the mall later, I went into every store that had dresses. I finally found one. It was pretty sexy. It was short, black and came with a black leather jacket.

I fell asleep slowly, anxious for what was going to come tomorrow.