She's a Criminal

Presents and Fights

Jordan's POV
"Then why the hell do you still wear the fucking ring! Why don't we just get a divorce!" My dad yells another fight over something so stupid. "You know exactly why we can't get a divorce! We promised we would make things work for our kids!" My mom yells back at him "Well I'm telling you this once Jordan turns 18 I'm out of this house and I'll be gone for good. Alcoholic bitch!" Dad yells "Good I never want to see your face again. Fucking cheater!" Mom yells "She kissed me not the other way around!" Dad says "You let her!" Mom says I sigh as I quietly slip out of the house. I use fights like that to my advantage. 
To Lacey👯: Once mom and dad are done fighting tell them I went out with one of my friends.
From Lacey👯: Okay! You going to give Demi her Christmas present?
To Lacey👯:Yup! I'll be back in an hour.
I got in my car and turned on the ignition and put my heater on blast. I waited until the car was warm and then backed out of my driveway. At a stoplight I quickly texted Maddie to see if she could come hang out with me at the park. I of course had to lie and say that Demi wasn't going to be there. She said she could and that it would take her about 20 minutes to get there. I smiled perfect. I quickly drove to the station and went inside. "Hey Jordan! Glad to see you here! Merry early Christmas!" Officer James says giving me a hug. "Thanks Officer James you too!" I say "Here have some hot coco while you wait for Demi" He says I thank him again as he goes to get Demi probably. I set my mug on the table before I hear "Kid!!!!!!" As I'm tackled to the ground. "Adult!!!!" I mimic her as we both laugh. "Care for some hot co co Demi?" Officer James asks holding out a mug for her. "I'd love some!" She says as I snort remembering an interview that my sister showed me once. "What?" She asks "I like mugs!" I say as she realizes where that's from. "Oh my god I totally forgot about that!" She says we finish our hot co co and I look at the time. "Holy shit we gotta go!" I say grabbing Demi's hand. "Thanks again for the hot chocolate Officer James!" I say as we leave. "No problem Jordan!" He says. We get back in the car and the heater turns on again. "Where are we going kid?" Demi asks "The park" I answer. "Is that where we'll be exchanging presents?" She asks "Yea you could say that" I say smiling. I parked in the lot and looked around and spotted Maddie I smiled as Demi was getting off. I got off and followed her. "Maddie?" Demi says Maddie looks up and there's tears in her eyes as she gets up and runs to Demi. Demi holds out her hands to hug Maddie and it almost brings me to tears. I smiled and let them have their moment. "I missed you so much babygirl!" Demi says "i missed you too Dem!" Maddie says "Alright let's not forget who brought you two together." I say as Demi runs towards me and picks me up and spins me around kissing my cheek a million times as I laugh. "Thank you thank you thank you kid!!!! You are the best human being on this earth!!!" Demi exclaims "Alright Dems you can put me down now" I say as she sets me down. Maddie also gives me a hug. "Thank you so much Jordan! For a Senior your not so bad." She says "Thanks Freshie!" I say messing her hair. We sat at a park table and talked. Mostly just them catching up. Demi wanted to know all about Maddie now that she was a freshmen in high school. She confessed to having a crush on this boy in her math class. Demi made sure to tell her that if they do end up dating to mention that her older sister is in jail. Maddie and I both rolled our eyes at that knowing how protective Demi was. We all talked about everything and anything that came to mind. "Oh kid I almost forgot." She says reaching into her pocket. She pulled out something. "Close your eyes" She demanded so I closed them. "Okay now hold out your hand" She says as I held out my hand she dropped something in it. "Okay now open." She says I open my eyes to find a wristband that said Little Dipper on it. I instantly recognized Demi's handwriting. "What how did you get this?" I ask putting it on. "I know a guy and asked if he could make it. So remember when I asked you to write down Big Dipper?" She asks I nodded as she smiled and rolled up her sleeve to reveal a wristband that had Big Dipper in my hand writing. "Holy shit that's insane! Thanks Demi!" I say hugging her "anytime kid!" She says hugging me back. We talked for a few more minutes until Maddie's phone went off. "Hello?" She says answering it. Demi and I remained silent in case it was her parents. "Hey mom....No I told you I was going to hang out with Drew at the park....Okay I'll be home in 20 minutes...Love you too bye" she says "Damn you had to lie to hang out with me huh?" I ask "My parents know who are Jordan. If I asked to hang with you they'd say no." Maddie says. I nodded understanding. Demi and Maddie hugged each-other goodbye. I gave them their space so that they could take their time. I went to go sit on the swings as I saw Maddie skate away. Demi came back over to me with red eyes. "Thanks for doing that kid" she says with a sad smile. "Anytime Dems." I say sighing "You okay?" She asks "Yea it's just my parents have been fighting a lot lately and it's only gotten worse." I say "I'm sorry kid. If it makes you feel any better you'll be 18 soon then you can move out." She says "Yea and they can finally get a divorce." I say rolling my eyes. "You know I'm the only reason they are staying together. I mean I don't really care if they get a divorce or not. I just want the fighting to stop. I want the yelling,the drinking,the cheating. I just want it all to stop." I say frustrated. "Then tell them that babe. Why don't you try talking to them?" She asks "Don't you think I've tried that. They always shut me out. Saying I'm too young to understand. They treat me like I'm 7. It's just all so ugh!" I say putting head in my hands. Demi rubs my back soothingly as I take deep breaths trying to calm down. "Hey Jordan look at me." Demi says after a few moments of silence I sat back up in my swing and looked at her. "You're the strongest kid I know. To go through all that shit and still have a smile on your face when I see you. You're so positive and optimistic babe. And you have this huge ass heart bigger than Mount Everest I bet. You're so creative but most of all you're such a good listener! You're so easy to talk to I feel like i can tell you anything. You're parents are literally missing out. They spend all their time and energy fighting or working when they could be spending time with you. I love you Jordan and if ever need to be reminded of any of this I will always be here to remind you what a beautiful person you are!" She says that kinda made me smile but I started looking at the ground realizing how much time my parents actually do spend Fighting and Working. "Hey chin up princess your tiara is falling." Demi says lifting my chin and wiping away a few stray tears. I stood up to hug her and just let all my emotions out. She hugged me back and rubbed circles into my back whispering sweet nothings into my ear. She finally kissed my forehead once it seemed like I had run out of tears. "I love you Jordan" she whispered "I love you too Demi. Thank you for listening." I say "Anytime kid." She says. We got back into my car and drove back to the station. "See ya after the holidays babe. And don't forget to keep practicing! I'm sure you're getting better by the second." Demi says ruffling my hair as she hugs me. "See ya and yea I'll keep practicing. Love ya!" I say "Love ya too kid!" She says. I drove back to my house only to hear more yelling from my parents. "Where were you?!" My mother says angry "Animal shelter. My boss called me saying they needed an extra hand." I say "And you chose to spend your time with a bunch of animals rather than spend time with your family!" My father says that got to me. "Yes! It's better than being here listening to you both fighting all the damn time!" I snap "Do not use that tone when talking to your father!" My mother says crossing her arms. "This is the only tone you both will actually listen to me in!" I shot back. "You know I'm sick and tired of both fighting on holidays,Birthdays. If you guys are both happier separate than get a fucking divorce. Lacey and I are both old enough to where it won't ruin anything. But you two staying together is just making everything worse! So get a fucking divorce I don't fucking care." I say letting everything out. They are both are left speechless. I started to storm up stairs when i stopped and turned back to them. "Oh and by the way I'm gay in case you cared enough to know!" I say turning back up the stairs to my room. I slammed my bedroom door and layed down on my bed. I saw my walki talki on my nightstand. "Hey Demi you got time to talk?" I ask "Always kid." She says back I smiled at least I knew she would always be here for me.