Life's Little Bumps

Chapter Seven

I walked behind Gage as we entered his house. His parents were out, so it was just him and his older brother Davione. Davione was 18 and already out of high school, but he still lived at home because of his baby mama. He looked like a taller version of Gage and his baby looked just like their dad, Elijah.

"Oh wassup Elle, didn't know you were comin' over," Davione said while crunching on chips. I gave a little wave before following Gage up to his room.

I asked to borrow some boxers and a t-shirt to sleep in. I loved wearing his clothes as pajamas because they were so baggy on me.

"Baby are you okay? Do you need anything?" Gage asked in a quiet voice. I shook my head and layed down on his futon. I looked up at him. With his mixed skin and big brown eyes, he was so handsome.

He changed into a white t-shirt and sweatpants and crawled into bed with me. He wrapped himself around me and I turned around so I was facing him.

"So are you gonna go see him?" He asks. 

"I don't know honestly," I whisper while closing my eyes. He kissed my forehead and my cheek. He slowly moved down to my neck.

"Babe stahppp that tickles," I say in between laughs. His whiskers always tickled me and he knew it.

"There's that beautiful laugh I love," he says while giggling.

"I love you Gage Amadeus Walker."

"I love you too Elle Lilly Jones."

I leaned in for a kiss.

"Wait I messed your name up," he says. I look at him in confusion. "I meant to say Elle Lilly Walker." I smile like a maniac.

"You smooth bastard," I manage to get out before drifting off to sleep.

NEXT MORNING

Beedoooo beedooo beedooo

I head my phone go off. I lift my head to look at it. It was John.

"Hello?" I say groggily.

"I'll be there in 20, okay?"

"Mkay. Can we get food?"

"Sure. Bye."

"Bye bye."

I stood up and stretched. I stumble across the hall to the bathroom and look at myself in the mirror. Last night's makeup was smeared everywhere and air was sticking all over the place. I looked like a hot mess.

"Good morning beautiful," I hear behind me. I turn around to find Gage standing there, shirtless. I swear this boy likes to tease me.

"Don't lie, we both know I look like a hobo right now," I say while rubbing my temples.

"Awe well you're my beautiful hobo," he says with a goofy smile on his face. I flip him off before changing into my outfit from yesterday. I quickly wash my face and French braid my hair. I still looked ugly, but not quite as hobo-ish.

"Mornin' Elle," Davione says while climbing up the stairs in his workout clothes. Davione was one of those people who get up at the crack of fucking dawn to work out. I never understood it.

"Morning princess sweaty," I say sarcastically.

"I think you mean queen sweaty," he answers back before going into his room.

I return to Gage's room to find him on one knee while my favorite song "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" by Death Cab for Cutie was playing over his Bluetooth speaker.

"Baby, I've loved you since the day we met. I told you on that day that I promise to never hurt you. I want to promise some other things. I promise to always love you, I promise to never lie to you, I promise that I'll watch Breakfast Club with you a million times because it's your favorite movie, I promise to be here for you no matter what. So, as a way to keep my promises, I got you this ring. This is my forever promise to you." At this point, I was crying. I cupped my hands over my face and nodded my head. 

"I love you so much," he added while putting the ring on my hand. It was an opal stone with a simple sliver band. I loved it.

"I love you too," I say in between my sobs. I stood on my tippy toes to give him a kiss. We held it for a good 30 seconds before Davione walked in with his son, Dartgnan. Dart was 2 years old and called me "Sella." He ran up to me and I picked him up.

"Hi Auntie Sella!!" he yelled in my ear. I looked at him with tears in my eyes. He had never called me auntie before that. I'm guessing either Gage or Davione told him to, but I didn't care. 

"What did I miss?" Davione asked in confusion.

"I gave her the ring. You know, the one you helped pick out?" Gage said.

"You mean the one we got like a month ago? Damn dude, you just now gave it to her?" Davione said while chuckling.

"I was waiting for the right moment," Gage mumbled while blushing.

Ding dong

I looked out Gage's window and saw John's truck. I gave Dart a kiss on the forehead and Gage a long kiss. Davione got a high five.

"Hey sporto, why are you so giddy?" John asked when I opened the door. I bit my lip and mumbled "nothing."

"I LOVE YOU ELLE!!!!!!!" I heard Gage yell out the window.

"I love you too weirdo!" I yelled back and stuck my tongue out.

John pulled away from Gage's house and then I realized something; I had to go deal with my mother. Fantastic.

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Wooohooo!! That's my longest chapter yet! Hopefully you guys like it! Let me say... Elle's dad may or may not be included in the next chapter 😏😉 XoXo -E.R.