Beach Waves (Johnnie Guilbert FanFic)

Chapter 18

I sit next to Johnnie as he edits the video we made. I rest my head on his shoulder and close my eyes. It's almost two in the morning but the kid is still powering through. I almost envy his passion. But then I see the music I've written and the blood, sweat, and tears put forth into it. The effort is shown.

"It's uploading." He murmurs into my ear. My eyes snap open.

"How much longer till it fully uploads?"

"An hour." He frowns. I shrug.

"I'm sleeping through it." I laugh. He chuckles.

"Go sleep. I'll see you later." He says, scooping my off the chair and into my awaiting bed. He kisses my forehead as I snuggle in.

"Good night my beautiful mermaid."

I'm too tired to respond as I drift into a peaceful sleep.

~

I wake to the sound of screaming coming from downstairs, my heart racing. I look at the alarm clocks. It's 3:35 in the morning. I look to my side to see Johnnie not there. Fuck. I snatch the closest weapon I have, my pocketknife.

I creep down the quiet stairs, the yelling still booming through the house. It's Johnnie and some other...girl?

"How could you? How could you ruin my relationship like that? I'm sixteen! I can't do this! I can't be a father!" He yells. Father? What. In. The. Hell.?!

"You have to help me! I can't do this alone! It's your baby too!" A screechy voice says.

"No. You fucked up my relationship once with that damn kiss. I am not letting you do it again with this baby that MIGHT NOT EVEN BE MINE!"

"So what? It needs a father!" The girls squeals.

"A father that isn't me! Get a damn abortion! Do something! I will not father this child at sixteen and ruin my life over your stupidity!" He screams.

At that I walk into the kitchen. Anger boiling in me. Johnnie looks sad at me. The girl looks at me in disgust.

"Ariel-

"Both of you, get the fuck out of my house." I snap coldly.

"Who the hell do you think you are?" The girl rolls her eyes at me. I slap her across the face.

"Quit being a whore and lying to my ex boyfriend. Now go!" I spit and she leaves the apartment crying.

"Ex-boyfriend?" His voice cracks and so does my heart. But I can't keep doing this.

"If that truly is your baby I can't just stand around and watch you throw it down the drain like trash. It happened with my mother and I won't let it happen to this baby. Jesus Christ man up and get the facts through your head that you'll be a father. And you better be one hell of a good father." I snap.

His face looks blank. Tears rush out of both of our eyes.

"Can I do one thing before I leave?" He asks with a rough, thick voice.

"Yes." I whisper.

He leans in and kisses me. So deeply and passionately. He hasn't ever kissed me like this. All the emotion poured into the brief seconds of our lips touching. I'm going to miss it.

"Goodbye." He murmurs before leaving my apartment.

"Goodbye." I say to no one in the deafening silence of my home.