Life As A Teasdale

Ch.119

I woke up and canceled my plans with Harry. I honestly just want to go talk to Stephen by myself and not go to lunch with him. I got ready and went walk down the stairs. My dad was fixing his tie and I smiled at him.

"You're going back to work?"

"Actually, no I can't. That's not what I want to do with my life and I can't stand sitting behind a desk going through boring papers"

My mother and him started to laugh and he wrapped an arm around me.

"I thought you wouldn't want to do it"

I smiled and grabbed an apple.

"If you're not working what are you going to do?"

"I have to apologize to someone that works there"

"Who?"

"Stephen-"

"Flirty boy"

"Yeah well he told me he had cancer and I took it the wrong way"

"What. He has cancer?" His voice changed and I nodded.

I arrived at my dad's office with him by my side. I pushed the button in the elevator wishing it would hurry up. Finally when it opened I ran to his desk.

"Stephen" I smiled and he looked up from his computer.

"Oh hey"

"I need to talk to you"

"Okay?"

"Now. Come here" He stood up and I grabbed his hand. I pulled him to the room I was working in yesterday and locked it.

"What are you doing?"

"I need to talk to you about yesterday"

We sat down and I looked at his face. His blue/green eyes were just the way they were when we were younger. His lips were always sticking out. That's one thing I liked about him.

"When you told me cancer I felt berated and I don't know why I did. I know I shouldn't but I felt like I was the one who had something wrong. I just didn't expect you to tell me that. It was a huge surprise for me and I should respect your choice and I'm beyond sorry. I'm looking at you now and you look so healthy and I don't want to lose you" I saw tears gather in his eyes and that made me start to cry.

"Ellie I know you have a boyfriend but if you didn't I would so kiss you right now" I laughed and whipped away a tear.

"I would let you"

"I don't want to lose you either" He leaned forward and hugged me. This is one of the last times I will get to hug Stephen the boy who made me cry at dinner when I was 13.

"If you are able do you want to go get drinks with me and Phoebe and some other people?"

"Old Phoebes is still around"

"She never left" I laughed and we stood up.

"Oh course I can make it. I will call you when I get off work"

"Sounds good. I'm going to go see my dad"

"Alright" He smiled and I hugged him one last time.

I walked down the hall and opened my dad's office door.

"Ready?"

"Yep" I nodded and he grabbed his phone off the desk and we left the office.

"Want to get some lunch?"

"That would be nice"

We drove to a little dinner not to far from the office building. I've always gone here with him. It holds good memories.