Miss Jackson

Chapter 18

For the last 3 hours I've just been laying here, on Delilahs stomach whilst she pets my hair, and hums Sinatra. Tomorrow I'm leaving for Florida for two weeks and I'm going to miss her and i know she is going to miss me. We just got done packing my things and double checking everything and now, we're just being together.

"Bren?" She asks and I look up at her as she looks down at me.

"Yeah?"

"Will you take plenty of pictures for me?" She questions and I smirk at the questions.

"Of course, I wish you could come with, so badly." I groan and lay my head back down on her stomach.

"Me too" she says softly and then goes back to humming.

"Delilah..."

"Yes?"

"I love you so much"

"I know Br-"

"No, like you don't. I spent the last four years absolutely mesmerized by your presence. And sometimes I have to pinch myself to make sure that you're actually mine. Just to have you and to kiss you, and to be with you. Just, laying here, listening to you breathing and your heart beat, I mean....I'm in love with you. I can't think of anyone else I want to be with and I know it's crazy to think, we've only been together for a little over a month but, it's just. Ugh! I don't know, and I hate that I'm leaving you for two weeks. Why did they have to ask me this year, why not last year. I just-" I go on and on before she stops me.

"Bren" she laughs. "It's just two weeks. We can do it, and when you come back, everything will be back to normal....and we'll be okay and safe..." She drifts off. I look back up at her and she's staring off into space and she's stopped playing with my hair.

"Delilah. Babe?" I ask snapping her out of her trance.

"Oh, sorry. I was thinking about something....anyways. I love you too. I'm head over heels in love with you and like I've said, I know it's going to be hard but you've wanted to go for so long and I'm not going anywhere, I'll be right here when you get back waiting to hold you in my arms, just. Like. This" she wraps her arms around my head. I turn myself around and pull my body up and kiss her lips softly. She kisses back, moving her hands to my hair. I pull away and look into her eyes.

"I love you" I hum. She smiles and kisses me once more.

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My alarm goes off and i groggily turn over to snooze the obnoxious beeping noise. I close my eyes again groaning into my pillow, at having to get up st 5 am on a Saturday. I don't make any attempt of getting out of bed for a few minutes and then I finally decide to get up and turn to Delilah who is out like a light, a smile plays on my lips and I kiss her head. I pull myself out of bed and do my morning usual routine and when I have on a nice pair of black jeans, a black t-shirt and my favorite (and Delilahs favorite) purple plaid button up with a pair of sneakers. It will be weird to dress so casually around students but they did say I could wear casual clothes and I'll take that offer any day. It's about 6 by the time I'm ready to wake Delilah, she'll probably hate me for it but she cent come with to drop me off so this is my last goodbye before I leave.

"D" I shake her, she doesn't move, I didn't expect her too. It's 6 in the god damn morning on a Saturday.

"Delilah..." I urge again. This time she groans and stirs but still makes no move to get up. "Babe...I'm leaving in 5 minutes, can I get a kiss goodbye?" I continue to shake her gently until she finally yawns and turns around to look at me. Her eyes open slightly and then all the way.