Truculent Too [girlxgirl]

Chapter 22: Check Your Pockets Next Time

"Kaideen Ba Pierce!", Mom's yelling jolts me awake.

I jump out of bed and run to the entrance where Mom and Mama stand, just getting back from their date.

"Are you out of your mind?", Mom seethes, "You know very well that there are surveillance cameras. What were you thinking?!"

I stay tight lipped. Talking back will only make it worse.

"And what the hell did you do with your savings?"

Now it's time to answer, "I bought a ring."

"Couldn't that wait? Julieta has more than enough money so I'm sure she didn't need-"

"It wasn't for Julieta, it was for Hailey, right?", Mama says. How does she know?

"Yes."

"So you broke up with Julieta and then threw a party announcing your love for Hailey. You did break up with Julieta, right?"

"Yes."

"When?"

"Earlier on the same day...", I look at the floor.

"You couldn't even wait until the girl left town?! Or confessed privately?! What...WHAT THE FUCK?! YOU'RE SMARTER THAN THIS KAIDEEN!! ARE YOU TRYING TO GET KILLED?!"

"Calm down Cass. She got this showy proclamation thing from you.", Mama says and Mom hisses in frustration.

"You've been reckless lately. Now that you have your girl you need to stop. Get it together. All we have to do is wait for the Diaz family to leave town. Then we can live peacefully again."

"Yes Mama.", Mom walks away and Mama follows close behind her.

I retreat to my room before Mom comes back out. Mom's never yelled at me like that before. It was scary. I have been reckless. If I don't get my shit together I'll destroy everything Mom worked so hard to protect. She knows what it's like out there. I don't.

I sit down on my bed and run a sweaty hand through my hair.

"Ba Pierce?", I turn quickly to Hailey. I thought she was still asleep.

"I just found out, honestly.", she looks shocked so I might as well explain everything.

"...so if you want to get out of this now, I don't blame you and I will always love you.", I say even though I'm secretly hoping that she doesn't want to leave me now. If we got caught I hope she'd pretend she never knew me.

"Kaidee... I'll never leave you and don't you dare even think about leaving me.", she grabs my hand and laces her fingers in mine, "I love you."

She presses her head against my chest and I hold her close.

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"So the pup got her owner back?", Em teases as we have lunch.

I shrug. It doesn't matter if she calls Hailey my owner now. Or my master.

"But since Kade put the collar on Hail doesn't that make Hail the pup?", Beck jeers.

"That was real cheesy, yesterday.", Sam says, "Didn't know you were the romantic type."

"What? I'm obviously a casanova.", I flip my hair, playfully.

"Okay.", Becks says sarcastically and laughs.

"Excuse me.", we turn and look at Hailey, "Um... I just wanted to apologize. F-for judging you guys."