Hand On My Heart

Chapter Nine

~Later that day~

Derek P.O.V

I woke up to Colton shaking me,

“Derek, wake up!”

“I’m up. What’s going on?”

“Crystal is up!”

I sat up and looked over at her; she was sitting up and smiling at us. I smiled at her and stood up; I walked over to her bed. Colton followed me, the rest of our families were in the corner by the door. I sat on her bed,

“Hey baby, how long have you been up?”

She laughed,

“An hour or so. We didn’t want to wake you.”

“I’m so happy you’re okay.”

“I’m fine, just a concussion, oh and a cut on my wrist.”

She smiled at me,

“When are you going to tell me about Darcy?”

“Soon, I promise.”

She grabbed my hand,

“You gonna kiss me pop star?”

I laughed, I wasn't going to because our families were in here but she gave me permission. I leaned down and locked our lips gently as possible but showed love. I pulled back.

“I love you Crystal!”

“I love you too Derek!”

We looked into each other eyes. Her dad cleared his throat, I leaned back and sat on the chair. Crystal smiled at me; my mom texted me,

‘Can we talk?’

Oh boy, I got up and went outside the room, my mom followed,

“Yes mom?”

“I don’t want you telling her about Darcy, well your dad doesn’t.”

“Mom, she’s my girlfriend, I can’t just not tell her about the most traumatic thing in my life.”

“We don’t want her to know.”

“Why not?! Mom, I’ve kept it in for so long. I haven’t told my fans, I’ve wrote songs about her that I can’t release. My fans deserve to know and so does my girlfriend.”

“No one should know.”

“Oh my, it’s not your life. I’m not going to hold it any more. The people who mean the most to me deserve to know.”

I walked back in the room, I ran my fingers through my hair. My dad went out to my mom, Colton came over to me,

“What’s wrong Derek?”

I smiled at him, 

“It’s nothing buddy, don’t worry.”

He nodded and sat on my lap,

“Can we keek?!”

“Ha, sure.”

I took my phone out and made a keek;