Before The Clearwaters

Chapter 13

BEFORE THE CLEARWATER'S

CHAPTER 13

SAVANNAH P.O.V

I was moving in with Seth in three weeks. I was finally realizing how hard this was actually going to be. Seth was helping me pack but he had told me that I was either going to need to throw some things away, or it wouldn't be coming with me. It was difficult to leave some of my things behind. 

"Can we talk?" Dad and mom asked as they came into my room. I had barely made a dent in my packing. The only thing I had packed so far were books and towels and a few other things that I would love to hang up at Seth's.

"Of course. What's up?" I asked sitting down on the bed. Dad sat on my chair and mom sat on his lap. 

"A few things. First, we know you're moving out but one of our rules before this wedding happens is that you finish school. We will not pay our half if you don't finish." 

"Deal." I commented. I didn't want to marry Seth if I didn't finish. School was important. Yes you can get a job without going to college but not many places will hire you if you don't have a high school diploma. I was working very hard to earn mine on time like everyone else. 

"And second, Peyton has been missing you a lot lately." He added. I knew that I had been abandoning my siblings lately and I didn't mean to. "She wants to be apart of this process." 

"I will include her. I promise. Maybe I'll take her out on a little date or something." I smiled. 

"She would love that." 

"Now I wanna talk to you about a few things." I commented. 

"Oh boy. I knew this was gonna happen." Dad said. "Please tell me you're not pregnant." I rolled my eyes. 

"I will let you know when I am!" I said. "No. I need a car. And a job." I commented. "And I was thinking maybe I could help out around the garage? I know how to do oil changes and inspections and I could probably work the books." I commented. 

"That's not a bad idea." Mom said looking at dad. 

"I'm sure I could find something for you to do." Dad answered. "And about the car, we've been talking." He started. 

"We are willing to help you lease a car if you take over the payments." Dad commented. "It will be in my name because you don't have any credit." 

"That's amazing. Thank you." I smiled. 

"And maybe once you're married and more grounded, I'll let you take it over and everything can be in your name." He smiled. 

"Thank you. I really appreciate it." Of course my schooling came first so I would work for my dad for a few hours after classes. I knew that it wasn't going to be easy trying to go to school, work, plan a wedding, spend time with Seth and my family. I knew that things were going to get overwhelming. 

That night I set up my room to have a movie night with Peyton. Seth said he would come over once she was asleep and that he would go spend time much needed time with the guys. 

"Movies and snacks are ready." I peeked my head into Peytons room. She shot up off the floor and followed me to my room. We laid on the bed together cuddling. I was going to miss her. A lot. 

"You know you can always come talk to me about anything right?" I asked her. Sometimes it was hard to go to your parents for advise or to tell them something so she could always count on me to be there for her. 

"Yeah." She smiled. "It's gonna be lonely without you here." 

"I know. But you understand why I'm moving out right?" The night I told everyone my plan to move in with Seth, she screamed and cried for hours. All I could do was hold her. I knew that she understood now but a week ago you would have thought that I had died.