Only You

Chapter Twenty Eight

Chapter Twenty Eight| Ryder

            “Are you sure you have everything?” Tyler asked me once again. I looked around the tiny apartment and glanced at the boxes we finally loaded into it. Ryder was unpacking some of Winston’s toys so our dog wouldn’t get into too much while we spent the rest of the night unpacking. Adam was sitting on our counter drinking a water bottle and glancing out of the window at the college kids on campus.

            “Dude, we should have went away.” He sighed as he looked at the kids. Tyler snapped his head back at him and glared, causing Adam to smile sadly. “Yeah, I know.” He mumbled. I pulled my hair into a messy bun and laughed as Tyler stood around awkwardly. We were never exactly great at doing the normal family stuff and this was becoming weird.

            Summer passed by in a breeze and it came time to come to school. There were a couple of nights where I wondered if I was moving too fast. There was no proper way to handle mourning a death and there was no proper way to handle moving on. Some days were better than others but I knew that if I didn’t try and keep going with my life, I would never get back up again. I spent a lot of time with Tyler and Adam during the summer before it came time go. Tyler was still seeing his therapist and Adam had a full time job now. Things were picking up and it was time to look at my future.

            I was scared, of course. I wondered if I could even do it or if going away was for me, but I knew if I didn’t try it, I would never do it. I wasn’t too worried about crying and saying goodbye to my brother, because I know that he would come and visit me as much as possible. I was honestly alright with that, I needed to make sure he was staying ahead. Ryder headed toward our bedroom to unpack our stuff there and I was left alone with my brother and his obnoxious boyfriend.

            “Stay out of trouble.” Tyler said, engulfing me in a hug. “Don’t get pregnant, don’t fail out of school and make sure you make hot guy friends in case Adam fucks up.”

            “Hey!”

            “You do the same, don’t get pregnant.”

            “I’ll do my best.” Tyler said, rolling his eyes.

            “We’ll be up here this weekend anyway, I have a meeting up here.” Adam said, rolling his eyes. “Besides, Tyler will be following you around everywhere. Don’t be surprised if he shows up in one of your classes.”

            “You’re not getting any tonight.” Tyler snapped.

            “Ewe, please do not tell me anything.” I groaned.

            “See you on the flipside.” Adam said before engulfing me in a hug. They rushed out of the apartment and I knew that my brother was sad to see me go. I closed the door quickly and gave a sad smile to Ryder who kissed me lightly on the head.

            “We can have sex anywhere now.”

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            Ryder spent three hours unpacking all of our shit before he collapsed on the couch with Winston at his feet. Sweat was dripping off his forehead and his shirt had been taken off a long time ago. I felt myself smile at the thought of my two boys sitting on the couch, exhausted after a long day.

            “Order me a pizza.” Ryder whined.

            “Order yourself a pizza.” I laughed, throwing his phone at him.

            “You never do anything for me.” He sighed, punching the nearest pizza place number. As a graduation gift, Tyler had gotten me a list of the best pizza places around here with their menus. I wasn’t sure how he did that, considering the situation with our father at the time, but I was grateful for it because I did not want to spend time looking for somewhere to eat.

            After he ordered our food, I curled up next to him on the couch. Winston rested his head on my lap and I instinctively ran my hands through his short fur. I was exhausted and ready for bed, but there was no time to stop now. Tomorrow we had freshman orientation and activities that we had to attend that we didn’t really have time to unpack.

            “No regrets?” Ryder asked as we looked out of our big window at the campus.

            “None.” I smiled, still staring at the window. I was excited to go and explore campus and I was thrilled to start my new life. It was going to be challenging and I may be scared, but I was not going to turn it down.

            “Good.” He said, nodding his head.

            “Do you?”

            “Of course not. How could I?”

            “I don’t know; we are starting our first year of college in an apartment together. Most people don’t do that.” I pointed out.

            “Our life hasn’t been like most people.” He argued. “I don’t really care; this is what we both want, this is what we’re going to do.” He said as if it was nothing.

            “Just making sure.” I sighed.

            “Are you sure you don’t have regrets?”

            “No, Ryder, I don’t have any.” I smiled at him. I kissed him on the nose causing Winston to push himself between us and glare at him.

            “She kissed me!” He whined. Winston just nipped at his arm and Ryder rolled his eyes at me.

            “I spoil him and he still hates me.”

            “He doesn’t hate you, he’s just protecting his mommy.” I laughed, scratching his head. Winston smiled at me and laid comfortable once again.

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            That night Ryder and I laid in bed with Winston between us and I could feel the happiness radiating around the room. We finished unpacking and we were finally settled in. I couldn’t help but get excited over our future. This was just the beginning for us and I was finally happy with it. Sure, I wished things turned out differently and I wished that my dad was still alive but he wasn’t sick anymore and that was the most important thing. My brother was doing better and Ryder was doing his best. We weren’t perfect and were sure as hell weren’t functional half the time, but it was us and I couldn’t have been more content. Ryder wasn’t the perfect guy but he was what I needed; he completed me, even if that sounded cliché. I loved him with everything I had- even when he dramatically rolled around on the bed and grabbed my boob.

            “If Winston doesn’t let me touch your boobs he can’t sleep in here anymore.” He mumbled into the pillow.

            Yup, he was my idiot.

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Hey everyone! Yes, this is the last chapter! I'm sorry I waited so long to update to only give you the last chapter! I've had such a writer's block and hoped that when writing Love Lessons I would come up with something but I never did. Anyway, I really hope you enjoyed the book and though it's short, it was my first story that I had written in a long time so in a weird way, I am proud of it. I hope you will continue to read my stories and aren't disappointed in others I post.

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