The Broken Girl

Chapter 23: Rey (King)

Jaylee

During my lunch date with Asia, I was able to keep diverting the conversations away from the new condo,moving, and Orlando. Honestly, I am beginning to feel stressed thinking about it. Like how am I going to pack up Orlando's stuff out of his apartment and my stuff from parents.

Even though, Orlando will be back on Monday night. There is no way he can pull all of that off within a day and few hours. So, it leaves me to it all. Ugh. It had to be now, when he has to be gone.

I left the restaurant and headed home, well to Orlando's apartment. I walked in the apartment and threw the keys on the island. My phone began to ring. It was my birth dad, Lucas.

"Hey dad." I said answering the phone, while walking to the bedroom.

"Hey princess. How have you been? You haven't checked in with me for about a week and a half now. Is everything okay?" He answered throwing out his questions.

"I've been fine. It's just you know life is happening like always. " I said taking off my pants and shoes. Then, I laid on the bed.

"Oh, yea. Well, I talked to David." I huffed.

"Yea, what did he say?" I asked resting against the headboard.

"He just told me, you were about to do something without thinking it through. He said, I should call and talk you to see what's going on."

Really. Did he seriously have to call my other dad to back him up? As if him and mom wasn't enough of a team to stand against me.

"Dad, he's just being very protective right now. My boyfriend of two years going on three and I are moving in together. He's mad about it because he doesn't want me with him. "

"I can't say I disagree or agree with him. I haven't even met the guy. You don't talk about him to me. Don't you think that raises red flags for me? " I just sighed heavily.

Yea because I don't want a war between you and the Carolines. So, yes, I'm keeping you in the dark.

"Okay, um yes I understand. We can talk about this tomorrow in person, okay? I can come over. "

"We can do that. Jay, I'm sure that David just wants what's best for you. You have to realize that. "

"At what point, does he just steps back and trust me, huh? He called you for you to defend him. So, you can change my mind. That's the true goal behind this. "

"Jaycee-"

"It's fine though. We have overdue conversations anyways. If we are going to talk about Orlando, we might as well as start from the top and work our way down."

"Orlando?" He questioned me.

"Yes, that's my boyfriend's name. "

"Okay. How long after this talk will I meet this Orlando person?" I rolled my eyes at how he said 'this Orlando person'.

"Uh, nearly two weeks. For one, he's out of town for a week. Also, when he comes back, we'll be busy getting situated into our condo. That could take days. "

"After all that is over, don't forget to bring him by the house. "

"I won't, dad. How's the wife?"

"She's fine. She has been asking about you and wondering when you're coming over."

I knew by the tone in his voice that he was trying to guilt trip. He wanted me to feel bad for staying away from them for so long. It's kinda working but I have a life with too much going on in it.