Boy Meets Girl, Girl Loves Boy

19- London

"Hey I need you to pack Ryan. Enough for two weeks. Yes. No. Just please do it. Thank you. Don't tell him what you're doing!" Shelbi was on the phone with Jackie who was the only one, besides Shelbi, that Ryan would actually listen to recently.

"What are you doing? Jack! What. Are. You. Doing? Jackie Marie Crutchfield, answer me!"
"No. Don't worry about it. I'm stealing your clothes. Go take a shower and clean this room. It's nasty in here and you stink."
"Not until you explain what is going on. Why do you want my clothes?"
"For something! Now where are your jackets?"
"Over here. Are you seriously not telling me?"
"Yep."

J: okay I've gotten two weeks worth of clothes and put it in his suitcase. Will you tell me why I did that now?
S: yes. Me and Ryan are going to london for two weeks to get him back on his feet.
J: really?! That's awesome! I love you. You are amazing for him. You have enough money?
S: yes we are using my saved up money for the hotels and food. His saved money is our spending money. We are using my new aunt's uncle's plane.
J: that's so cool! Well when are yall leaving? Also how are you leaving without your parents noticing?
S: they know I'm leaving they arranged the plane. We are going in two days... on our 6 month anniversary.
J: wow okay. 6 months? It feels like alot longer than that. They trust you not to do anything?
S: sorta they trust me to be safe if we do but I don't plan on doing anything.
J: okay. Do you want me to get his money for you?
S: please and thank you!
J: got it! Love ya
S: MWA!

"Mom I'm headed to get Ryan and go up to Laura's uncle's house. I love you guys. Thank you for letting me do this. It's really important to me and it's gonna help him. I know it. Thank you for trusting me. Two weeks is a long time. I'm gonna miss yall. I'll be back. I promise and I won't be pregnant, mom and dad, don't worry. I'm smart and don't have anything planned." Shelbi said then said goodbye to all of her family and loaded up her truck. Jackie had brought over Ryan's suitcase the day before and Shelbi had all the money in the car but in separate piles so it was know what was whos.

"Ryan! Come down here!" Damien yelled from the bottom of the stair.
"What do you need?" Ryan was annoyed at all the intrusions from all three of his family members in the past three days.
"Shelbi is here for yalls date! She planned it this time and it's a surprise where yall are going. Just come down here!" His dad got involved when Ryan refused to let Damien have his suitcase three days ago.
"Jackie! Why are you in my window?" Ryan was startled as his sister crawled in his room.
"C'mon! Just say goodbye to all of us like you won't see us for a while and leave!" She said as she pulled him out of his room. When they exited Shelbi was downstairs in the doorway waiting for Ryan. "You two go have fun... but not too much fun!"
"Remember God. Is. Watching!" Damien added then laughed.
"Bye guys I'll see you later!" Shelbi yelled back as she led Ryan, by the hand, to her truck.

"So where are we going?" Ryan said after they had drove for roughly an hour.
"Tahlequah..." Shelbi replied quietly.
"Wait what?" Ryan almost yelled and turned down the music.
"We are going to Tahlequah. It's about an hour and a half away."
"Yeah I know that! That's where we met! Are we going there because it's our six months today?"
"Yes..." Shelbi thought to herself and no.
"What are we gonna do there? It's too late in the day to float the river and that's an awfully far drive for dinner and you have stuff in the bed that is all covered up... what do you have planned?" Ryan thought he was putting two and two together to make 4 but really at the moment he was getting fish. "Are we having that truck-bed-under-the-stars-picnic-setup-pillow-and-blanket date thing?"
"No but we can at some point. I've only ever really wanted that with one other person but it didn't happen."
"The same guy that hurt you bad? The one that you won't tell me his name?"
"Yes... you can't know his name because I don't want you tracking him down!"
"I know I know. Don't worry I understand that you want me to stay out of jail."
"Good. We will arrive at our destination in 22 minutes. Now turn up the radio but don't change it! Driver picks music and shotgun shuts his cakehole!"
"Okay! I understand!" Ryan said laughing.