The Royals✔

Almost

I still get butterflies even though I've seen you a thousand times - Pinterest

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"Don't mean to be rude but why'd you come home?" I ask Gwen because she's hardly home and always in school since the thought of our parents cheating break our hearts.

"Family dinner at some expensive restaurant tonight. Dad's coming home. I'll be here all week." she takes a bite out of her hot dog with two hot dogs.

"Ugh. We have to pretend like we love each other and shit. "I groan.

" But you know you love me. " she teases poking me with a hot dog.

Mom walks into the kitchen and sighs." Gwendolyn stop poking your sister with a hot dog."

"Whatever. "she snorts and I laugh. I finally stopped crying a while ago after their inspiring words so I decided to just live life in the moment. Whatever will happen will happen.

We hear the door and Valerie goes to the door reluctantly. When she returns she has an arm around our dad and a big smile on her face. "Hey guys look who I saw at the door."

Dad also known as Donald Vaughn kisses mom on the lips and a look of love flashes across his face and mom hugs him and it's then that I realised that their love hasn't expired just yet. Sure they cheat but a little space is what we all need sometimes you know.

Dad looks his age in his Navy Blue tux and slicked back hair that has a rubber band and the end with very little hair dangling from the rubber. He comes over to Gwen and gives her hug too as she squeezes the living soul out of him. When he reaches me the earlier frown he had on has been replaced with a warm hearted smile reaching his eyes and he reaches a hand out to touch my cheek and I smile at him.

I've always been daddy's girl sue me.

I hug him so tight that he practically turns blue in the face. He adjusts his suit jacket and smiles at all of us flaunting his pearly whites.

"I missed my girls. "he sighs taking mom's hand.

" Donny we missed you too. " mom tells him giving him a quick kiss and he gestures to us and she just shrugs.

" Well what time are we leaving? "Gwen asks taking another hot dog from a pan.

" 7:00pm. You girls we take at least an hour am I right? "we now our heads in sync and mom laughs and does the same." Well just leave at eight. No problem then. Now vamoose. " he ushers us away.

I run up to my room and close the door behind me. My phone beeps and I search my vanity for it but I don't see it so I look on the bed and under but no luck and that's when I realise that it's in my pocket which is weird because I don't ever keep phones in my pockets.

I swipe my thumb across the screen and type my password and the home screen opens revealing my cliché wallpaper - a silly quote on love. I check my inbox and I see five messages the first is from Nathan and it reads,

Hey. Woke up this morning and didn't find you there:-( - Nathan

He sent another a half hour later.

Did you receive my message? I'm getting worried. Girls are usually on their phone so what's wrong. Call me when you get this. - Nathan

I decided to call him after I read Seth's messages.

Hello love, 

I'm sorry about what went down in the froyo shop. I was being a guy - a stupid one. I thought I would apologize and everything would be the same again. I now realize that you're not mine alone. I was stupid to think that I'll forever be the one for you. As for Amy I don't feel anything for her. She just happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. I'll tell you everything if you meet me at school tomorrow. I'm a douche and I'm sorry.