Beautiful (Jd x Veronica) discontinued

Chapter 17

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          I woke up that morning to an empty bed. I turned to see J.D. had moved to the floor. I frowned at the sight but, decided to just shake it off instead. I can't expect him to be completely comfortable with being close just yet. I hopped off my bed, slipping on some socks and proceeded to go downstairs to the kitchen. I grabbed some toast and put it in the toaster. As I went to grab the milk from the fridge I noticed a post it on the door. I took it off from the fridge and grabbed the milk. Then I sat down on a stool and read it.

Business trip. We'll be back next week. There's some money on the coffee table in the living room for groceries.
- Mom and Dad

I rolled my eyes and crumpled the paper. As I threw it to the floor I heard J.D. speak.

"Upset?" He mumbled as he entered the kitchen.

"My parents aren't going to be here again." I shrugged as I started to serve myself a glass of milk. "It's not a surprise."

J.D. took a seat across from me, his eyebrows furrowed. "Why are they never home. Do they neglect you?"

"No... No... It's just... I don't know. They've always expected me to be like top of the class and all that. Then high school came in and I met Heather. She... shifted my focus from school work to outfits and boys and I started slacking off. Instead of talking to me about it, my parents kinda just distanced themselves. One night, I woke up needing to use the restroom when I heard them whispering in the living room. I, being nosy, decided to eavesdrop and I just heard them talking about me. They were saying stuff about how I've changed and I'm not the little girl they raised anymore. Instead of confronting them about it I did the same. I distanced myself. I mean I still talk to them of course but, it's not the same."

          "Well they're idiots. If anything they should have been there for you instead of ignoring you. You're a smart girl. You'll be out of this house and going off to some college or university. You don't need them anyway."

          I chuckled. "Yeah... thanks." He smiled then stole the milk jug and proceeded to pour himself some milk. I caught myself staring at him for a couple of seconds. He looked at me and was about to speak until I interrupted him. "Doesn't this all seem to good to be true?"

          "What?"

           "The whole Heather thing. I mean, the girl gets knocked up after she attempted to take control of my life again? It doesn't seem real. I mean the girl came to my house and apologized to me! For everything! Never in my life would I have thought that Heather had the capability to be so sincere."

          "Maybe this is the world's war of apologizing for all the bullshit we're dealing with at a young age."

I chuckled. "Maybe." I got up and took my toast out of the toaster and threw it on a plate. I returned to my seat and began picking at my toast, occasionally sipping my glass of milk. I glanced up at J.D. who was staring at his glass of milk. "Penny for your thoughts?"

          He sighed and looked up at me, leaning on his arm. "I'm currently... conflicted."

           "Why?"

           "I don't know what I'm going to do about my dad." I almost choked on my toast, but focused my eyes on him motioning him to continue. "I don't want to live there anymore you know. I never thought that I was even capable of being happy until I met you. It kind of opened my eyes and made me realize that living with my dad isn't the smartest thing to do I guess. It's just I don't know what to do. I don't want to report him because I'm still a minor and I'll have to be placed in a foster system and everybody knows the system is totally... fucked up. If I stay then I risk my dad maybe taking it way too far one day. It's hard."

           I stared down at my bread as I took in what J.D. told me. I didn't know what to say to him. Who am I to tell him what to do? I couldn't relate to the situation so I didn't know what to tell him. I pondered for a second then looked back up at him to respond. "There isn't a right or wrong answer Jason. I understand that it's difficult and you shouldn't feel rushed to make such an huge decision. Just know that you should definitely put your health and feelings first. At the end of the day that's all anyone has."

           "Yeah." He mumbled. We sat in silence for about 15 minutes. As I finished eating, I wondered what exactly was going on in Jason's mind and just how clustered it felt. He hasn't told me his entire life story and just from the peeks he has given me I feel so much sorrow for the guy. I could hardly even begin to imagine how he feels everyday. I got up and placed my dishes in the sink and began to tidy up the kitchen. I noticed J.D. had his eyes directly on me for a while but, I didn't mind and just pretended not to notice. I sat down back in front of him when he started speaking.

"Alright I think I've come to a decision."

"Already? You sure you don't want to think about it?" I asked slowly trying not to hurt J.D. in any way.

"No... I've made up my mind. Okay so since you offered me to stay here I figured I would take you up on that offer. Just run away basically. If he reports me as missing then I'll just report him for the abuse. Only if that's okay with you." He glanced up at me, looking slightly unsure.

I nodded. "Of course Jason. You're always welcome here."

He let out a small smile. "Thank you..." I shrugged but, returned the smile. "Can you come over here?" He asked.

I was confused but, I got up from my seat and went over to where he was sitting. He got up and wrapped his arms around me. Jason was hugging me. I grinned and hugged him back. He was a little tense but, slowly began to relax in my arms. As he began to let go I was ready to turn around and leave but, I felt his hand grab my wrist. I raised an eyebrow at him and he smiled again. He lifted up a hand and placed it on my cheek. He slowly began to lean in and my eyes grew wide. He began to hesitate but, I leaned in and placed my lips on his.

He was very stiff and confused until eventually he gave in and was kissing me back. I began to smile into the kiss as he placed both of his hands on my waist. We pulled apart and I grinned up at him. He was slightly flustered but, he looked happy. He hugged me again and whispered into my ear, "Thank you."

"No. Thank you."