Forever and Always

the date

~ one month later ~

" Scott! " no answer " Scott!!"

" yes Ally " he says while poking his head around the corner.

" help me, I can't reach it " god do I hate being short.

" here "

" thanks "

okay so here is what happened over the month, Scotts mom got home early and found the empty bottle of tequila. she told my aunt and we both got grounded shocker, NOT. anyway we just got off our grounding.

" wuchya wanna do this weekend? " Scott asks.

" I don't know, Hey we haven't gone on a date yet "

" oh yeah, well Ally do you wanna go on a date tonight "

" hm... Yes I would love to "

and I walk her out well she's here every weekend so I didn't have to, but just to be nice I did anyway.

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after she left I walk back over to the kitchen to clean the mess we made trying to make cookies eventually she told me to leave and she did it herself. when I finish I go and sit god I hate cleaning, but it was so worth those cookies. now I need to think of a date damn it while I'm thinking my mind starts to wonder and I thought of getting Ally a promise ring but I'm not sure its still early. in the relationship we've been dating for three months, is it too much too fast I don't know i'll ask my mom.

" hey mom? "

" yeah "

" I have a question "

" well what is it "

" um... I want to get Ally a promise ring, but i'm not sure if I should is it to early in the relationship to do that? "

" Aww that's so cute "

" MOM! THIS IS SERIOUS " I say with a small giggle at the end.

" oh sorry um.. no its not and I have the perfect ring " and she walks away.

I follow her to her room she walks out with a small purple box and hands it to me. I open it to see a really nice ring inside.

" your father gave this ring to me when we were your age " she says looking at the ring with a sad expression.

its been a year since my dad died of cancer and its been hard on us but I wont let his death get in the way of my life. he would want us to be happy, I put the ring on the table next to her door and pull her close. she held on to me like she was falling and I was the only one to help her.

" mom, mom its okay I miss him to but he told us not to dwell on it. he wanted you to be happy he wanted us to be happy " I say in a whisper

" I know but its so hard, everything in the house reminds me of him. I even sleep in those cheesy pajamas he bought himself because I miss his smell. its s-so hard Scott you look just like him, and your personality is just like his at that age. and the way you hug people its just like his Scott I cant I miss him so much " she says between hard choked sobs.

its so hard to see her like this, but is the first time she's actually cried since the day he died. when she calms down enough she lets go and grabs the box and puts it in my hand.

" don't waste it " she whispers and closes her door gently.

I just turn around and go to my room, I look over a my desk and see all the pictures of me and my dad from the time I could talk to the day he died. God I miss him but its im supposed to miss him, but he'd be proud of me and how I handled mom. then it hits me I know where to take her I smile and grab my phone and text ally I tell her to dress casual its still nice out at night well for Texas anyway.

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dress casual okay I can do that um... no I cant I just have to, I run for the bathroom and start the shower. while I let the hot water run down my bare skin I think of how Scott has made me so happy over the 3 months we've dated. I get out and run to my closet I put on a black lace dress that has a slit in the back. I curl my hair into perfect ringlets and do my normal makeup routine. when I finish I get a text from Scott saying he's here, I put my black pumps on and walk down stares. I open the door before he's even up the steps.

" wow, I thought I said casual this is not casual "

I look down then back up at him.

" I did this is casual for me, now lets go "

I grab his hand and we walk over his truck he opens the door for me.

" so where are we going? "

" you'll see "

ugh I hate surprises

we pull up to a small building that's lit up on this inside when we get put Scott covers my eyes. when we get inside its really humid inside but cool at the same time. he uncovers my eyes and I see the most beautiful place ever like oh my god. its a botanical garden and its lit up with white lights and theres a small table in the middle ( I added the table kay ) with desserts layed out.

" Scott this is amazing how did you find it "

" I didn't. my dad built it when he was my age, this is where he took my mom for their first date. he told me to take care of it when he left, he said its a magical place if its kept healthy "

" wow, your dad did a great job so where'd he go? "

" h-he um... he did of leukemia last year "

" oh. im so sorry "

" its okay, shall we "