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chapter 31

~ warning: insecurity about body figure/fatigue is mentioned in this chapter. i have this problem and if you do too, it's normal. but if you need to, you can skip the part where it talks about that. ~

IVY'S POV
*i wake up and rub my eyes, keeping my head on joey's chest and he looks down at me. i give him a small smile and pull the blanket over my legs since i had kicked them off while sleeping. he kisses me softly and i kiss back, pulling away after a few seconds since his family is in the car.*

joey- hey sleepyhead

ivy- hi baby, where are we?

joey- in the parking garage finding a parking spot

*he lowers his voice and whispers in my ear, "how are you feeling princess?", i just shrug and lay my head back down. i know exactly how i feel. i feel fat. i feel like i need to go on a diet now. luckily i can change into sweats and one of joey's shirts in the airport bathroom. the car comes to a stop and i hide my face in his shirt. he rubs my back and makes me sit up. i sigh and face away from the front of the car.*

joey- when we get out, bella wants to talk to you okay?

ivy- as long as i don't get body shamed again..

joey- she's not going to say anything about how you look baby, at least not in a negative way. i'm going to talk to my mom behind you and bella

ivy- okay..

*i feel him wrap his arms around my waist and i hug him back. as we were hugging, he starts tickling my waist and i laugh hard, not being able to breathe normally. he quickly
stops as his family starts getting out of the car and i peck his lips. he quickly kisses back and we get out of the car.*

bella- hey ivy, once you get your suitcase, can we walk in front of everyone else and talk a little?

ivy- yeah just a second.

*i look at joey and take a deep breath. he plants a kiss on my cheek and tells me that it's going to be okay. i take my bag out of the trunk and walk towards bella, dragging my suitcase behind me. she gives me a sincere smile and we start walking.*

bella- i want to start off with saying i'm sorry for how sophia is acting.

ivy- it's fine i guess.. i kinda just intruded your family

bella- but ivy, it's not fine. you're welcomed by all of us and she has to understand that. she's never acted like this and i guess it might be because it's usually just us 5 and joey doesn't usually have a girlfriend around all the time.

ivy- i'm sorry about that

bella- no no i didn't mean it like that. they came out completely wrong. i just meant that joey has always been around us and has never really had a girlfriend that stayed around.

ivy- oh makes sense.

bella- i mainly wanted to talk to you about how you are feeling after breakfast. you didn't eat but i brought it with us so you can have it on the plane.

ivy- well, i've always been insecure with my body. especially because in school i got bullied about being too thin and once i weighed the average weight, i felt really heavy and not comfortable. i just wear clothes that make me seem confident