Bitter Love

Chapter 18

Steven's POV
I sat on the phone with my mom,"Steven you need to stay here for more than just two weeks. It's hard to see you go so soon."

"I know mom but I have to take care of things here before we start filming. I have to start in a little more than two weeks. That's just enough time to get my apartment ready and be all set for work." I explained and before I was done I knew it wasn't enough.

"Yes but you only visit four or five times a year. How do you expect us to feel. You seem to be spending more time with that girl than your own family." This caught me off guard, how the hell did she know about her?

"Mom who told you?" I questioned already knowing the answer.

"Oh Brian told us this morning when he called." She replied and I could hear her smile.

"He told you?"

"Bring her by sometime but I'd love to see you settle down real soon but with a nice girl. Lauren's already settled and has a baby of her own."

I whined,"But mom it isn't the same thing. Can you please stop?"

"Oh okay. But promise that you'll bring her here when you're ready and soon."

We said our goodbyes and I clicked on Georgia's contact and asked if we were still on for tonight.

She replied in seconds 'Can't wait Steven❤'

I smiled and texted back 'Pick you up at 8?'

'Sounds perfect' she replied and I tossed my phone to the other side of the couch. It felt real lonely in my apartment without the usual excitement of Juniper playing on my carpet.

Lauren and I usually shoot scenes together but when we don't, it's me or Luke that has her. That's the one thing that I love about that little girl, she's always so quiet and content.

She does cry but that's not very often only when it's something serious. She does have her bad days just like any of us but that sort of thing is so rare. If I hadn't known better, I'd say that they designed her in a lab and created the 'perfect baby'.

I looked at the clock in my kitchen to see that it was 6:30. I did book my favourite chain in Atlanta that I eat at all of the time. It's the best casual place that I know and the food is amazing.

I hopped off the couch and peeled my shirt off and walked into the bathroom to take a shower. I started the water and let it heat up while I undressed. I got out my shaving cream and set it on the counter along with my razor and brush.

I opened the glass door carefully and tested the water with the palm of my hand. Sastifyed I stepped under the running water and closed the door behind me.

I just stood under he shower head and just enjoyed how nice this felt. I squeezed some shampoo into my hand and stepped away from the water and ran it through my hair and scrubbed at my scalp. I stepped into the water and rinsed it all off and washed my body.

Once I was clean I turned the handle and shut the water off and opened the door and grabbed my towel. I stayed in the stall and dried off completely before I wrapped the towel around my waist and made sure it wouldn't fall down.

I walked over to the sink and wiped the steam away with a cloth so that I could see and not kill myself. I rubbed shaving cream over my top lip and where my beard should be if I could ever grow one. I do get the odd hair but that's as good as it's going to get. It took my dad almost almost 25 years to grow a goatee.

After I was shaved and cleaned my face I quickly brushed my teeth and put deodorant on. I practally ran down the hallway to my room because it was 50 below in here. I swear someone plays with the thermostat while I'm in the shower.