Life Without Noah Flynn ✔️

Life without Noah

Three weeks have passed since I saw Noah leave for Harvard. He had called me as soon as he got settled, and over the weeks we spoke frequently over the phone and FaceTime.

I missed him so much. More than I had ever thought possible. Thankfully, it seemed that it was equally as hard for him without me. Not that I was happy that he was moping, but it pleased me to know that I was missed too.

I encouraged him as much as I could to get out there and enjoy campus life, but he seemed more interested in his studies and keeping in touch with me! I nearly swooned when he said to me,
'Shelly, the only thing that matters to me now is making the most of getting a good education, and eventually a great job to support us in our future'

I blushed so hard when he said that that he caught it over the grainy FaceTime picture. 'Aww you still look hot when you blush Shells'
He had called me tonight to say that his family were planning on a trip to Boston to visit over the long weekend for Columbus Day. Lee was going and he wanted me to come too!

'Do you think your Dad will let you?'

I sat there thinking about it trying my hardest not to show him how excited I was at the prospect of holding him again,.......kissing him again,......watching him while he didn't know.....
'SHELLY'
Shit I must have been quiet for too long in my daydreaming. 'Sorry Noah my screen must have frozen." Will I actually get away with this?
No it seemed not.
'What's up buttercup are you thinking up all the naughty things you might do to me Elle. I know what you're thinking when you pull that face.'
"What face? I don't know what you mean Flynn." He was wearing his sexy sexy grin I loved so much. I tried to keep my face straight in the hopes of keeping up the charade, hiding my embarrassment of being caught out lusting in my daydreams.

"Aww Shells don't get mad at me and call me that, I was just pulling your chain. So what do you think? You still haven't answered me, don't tell me you've suddenly got a social life without Lee? He'll be with me here so you'll have nothing else to do if you stayed home let's face it"

The cheeky thing. I mean yeah, he's right. Since Noah left my social life has really blown to be honest. I try my hardest to be fun for Lees sake, but third wheeling with him and Rachel was hard to take now I had no Noah with me. Sure I'd made some new friends. Like Justin, who has taken Noah's spot of the football team. He has suddenly become a great friend to hang out with when Lee was busy with Rach. Before you all start wondering, he's totally Gay. Not in an obvious way, he's a total Jock but he just likes boys. Not many people know, Noah did but he said that he kept it sort of secret as he's worried it'd make playing on the team hard for the other guys. I thought that my sudden friendship with Justin had something to do with Noah, even from afar he was still trying to keep up some sort of control. Secretly I found it sweet in a way, and frankly didn't really care, it meant that when we did go to a party Justin would just hang around with me while Lee and Rachel made out in a corner and everyone just left me alone.

I heard people talking
'like,  oh my gosh, Flynn's only just out of the picture and she just moves on with his replacement, poor Flynn'

I just brushed it off, I knew the truth. Who cares what the hell they think.

'So Shelly what do you think? I mean it's not as if your Dad can object, there'll be parental supervision after all!'

'I'll ask him but don't get your hopes up, you know how he feels about the two of us together. Plus I'd have to find someone to look after my dogs for me'

I had taken up dog walking for a few neighbourhood families. It was so easy, I loved the dogs and people paid good money to keep their perfect pooches loved and exercised. I wanted to save some money for when I go to college.

At that I saw Noah's face drop. It killed him that my dad didn't approve of us. I couldn't really understand how it must feel, June (Noah's Mom)  had been a great support for me almost all my life and for her, me being with Noah just felt like a natural step. She told me one day that her and my Mom had once talked about me and Noah being perfect for each other. It made my heart soar when she told me that, sort of getting my Moms  approval of a sorts.

She also knew that since being with me, Noah had been a different person. He was more loving and open with her and his Dad to some extent. I was his game changer she had told me.

"Hey don't look like that, you know he'll come around eventually and he'll learn to love you just like I do" I say to try and lift his spirits after the comments I made about my Dad not being on board.

He burst out laughing then at that, what?

"Well as much as I'd like him to come around to me dating his daughter, I don't really want him to "love me like you do"'

My cheeks flame the colour of his crimson Harvard hoodie. "No I don't think I'd like that either" I chuckle.

"I've gotta get off now babe, the guys are playing a game in 5 minutes I need to get going. Promise you'll speak to him tonight? There's loads of bands playing over that weekend they really have a great carnival and everything, maybe they'll have a kissing booth too!"

At that I blow him a kiss and promise him I'll speak to my dad. He play catches my kiss and plants his hand on his cheek. I melt. Now all I have to face is how the hell I sort out my Dad!

A.N
I hope you like the first chapter, I am going to try to up date every day but if not every 2.
Life might seem like sunshine and roses for Elle and Noah right now but there's more to the story than hugs and kisses and 'I love you's.
One thing in particular, half way through their first year together that will shake the very foundations of their relationship to breaking point. The question is can they survive it?