Tattoo Love

Chapter 18

He looks at me but we both stay where we are. Intimate shotgunning? What the fuck is that? Okay obviously it's using shotgunning a cigarette as an excuse to make out I know that. "I'm breaking up with Charlotte." He says all of a sudden getting up and walking over to me. I just look up at him and take another hit off my cigarette not knowing what to say. "Paige say something please." Alic says almost begging me to speak. "I don't want to be the reason you leave her." I say walking away from him and going into my mom's room and laying down on her bed. I don't have a bed, lately my back has been hurting really bad and sleeping on the floor helps so I got rid of my bed. "You aren't, I have nothing in common with Charlotte. I don't want to be with her." Alic says sitting next to me on my mom's bed. I put my cigarette out in the ashtray next to her bed. I look over at him and butterflies instantly overwhelm me.

Fucking hell! I'm falling in love with Alic I know I am. He pulls his phone out and I see Charlotte's name in his phone is Needy Char. I watch him for a minute and see he is texting her. Char, it's Alic. Look your a great girl you really are but you aren't my girl. I'm sorry but we are over.

Wow he left her instantly. "Alic you didn't have to do that." I say looking away from him. "Paige I can't be with her when I want you. I just met you but I know you might think I'm crazy but I'm falling in love with you." He says and in that moment I know what I'm feeling wasn't just me trying to find love in the first guy who pays attention to me. It's actual love. "I'm falling in love with you too." I say.

Alic pulls me close and we kiss, I feel so safe next to him. Being in his arms is what I imagine complete euphoria feels like. He is my ideal Prince Charming. We keep kissing and that suddenly leads to more. I'm not a whore before you jump to conclusions. But with Alic nothing seems to be too fast or too slow. When we finally get dressed I look at the time and see we need to move outside. My mom got off 10 minutes ago so that puts her at 20 minutes away give or take with traffic.

We go sit outside and he just holds my hand. I cannot help but smile. We talk aimlessly about random stuff, and I realize we have a lot in common. It feels so good to just talk to someone and not have to put so much effort into keeping the conversation going. He let's go of my hand put stays close when we see my mom's car take the turn onto our little street. She gets out and says hello to Alic , we go inside. "Momma what do you want me to make for dinner I took hamburger meat out." I ask her not sure if she hears me. "Oh I don't know hun, whatever you want to make." She says. "Alic do you want to stay for dinner?" I ask him kind of hoping he says yes. He nods and then my mom asks him when he needs to go home. "My mom doesn't really care, I could stay the night here and she wouldn't care." He says and I look at him wishing he could stay the night. 'Well I don't really like Paige staying here by herself all day... I'll take you home and you can get some clothes after dinner if you want to stay the night?" My mom says and I almost scream, she normally doesn't allow boys in the house yet alone stay over. She must really like Alic. He stays the night. And that is how life goes for the rest of them summer. Him and I together all the time. We never really put a label on what we are but he tells me he would marry me if we stay together long enough. I fall more in love with him everyday... When I move to Texas though we lose everything between us.....