Trapped

Graduation

Steve walks into Rosalyn's room to find her pacing, stopping once in a while to write an idea down. "Hey babe, you alright," He grabs her arm.

"Yeah, I'm great. Why wouldn't I be?" She pulls away from him to cross her arms over her chest.

"I don't know, I come in and Dustin tells me you're being obsessive. I find you here pacing with paper balls everywhere." He kicks a paper ball.

"I'm just coming up with alternatives." She walked over to the vanity to grab the paper and hands it to him.

"Seamstress, help mom start catering business, mechanic, partner up with Steve in whatever his parents do. What is this list?" He held the paper up.

"I'm brainstorming other options. It's stupid to be putting all my eggs in one basket. What if Vet Tech doesn't work out? I would be wasting people's time and money. I wouldn't be able to look Dr. Myung in the face ever again." She pulls at the ends of her hair.

"Oh, so that's what this is about you're scared to let your boss down." Steve let out a sigh of relief that he was able to figure it out.

"She's more than a boss. She's like a second mother. She saw a crying 14-year-old who didn't know how she was supposed to pay a pricey vet bill and gave her a job. She has stayed by my side throughout the years. She gave me as many hours as she could when she knew I need money for something. She's given me advice and helps out with my homework. I wouldn't have made it without her." She wipes the frustrated tears from her eyes.

"Babe, you torture yourself with this before. Sewing and knitting is a labor of love that you do for yourself, friends, and family. Mechanics is something you hate. You only do it to save money. If you have to go into business with your mom, you would lose your mind. I don't even want to do what my dad does. You love your job. I don't know anyone else who excited to go to work. We did a pro and con list and Vet Tech won by a landslide." He had walked with her through it all last week when she got her acceptations letter for the vet tech program.

"But, what if I can't do it, what if I fail all my classes?" She pulls at the roots of her hair.

"I'm sorry, when does Rosalyn Henderson fail at anything?" He let out a laugh.

"There first time for anything." She let out a puff of air.

"You got me, your mom, and the kids cheering you on. And Dr. Myung has already offered to be your study buddy anytime you need it. Most of all you have a passion for animals. You're not going to fail." He cups her face to wipe away her tears. She stares up at Steve, not remembering him ever looking as beautiful as he looks at that moment. She knew if she told him that, he would argue that he is handsome, not beautiful.

Instead of telling him and ruining the moment, she rises up on her tippy toes and pushes her lips on his. As always, Steve had an automatic reaction to her touching him. His hands went from her face to being tangled in her hair.

"OH, MY EYES, MY VIRGIN EYES!" Lyn and Steve pull away from each other to see Dustin rolling around on the ground with his hands over his eyes.

"Stop being a drama queen, you didn't even see anything," Steve scoffs.

"Your tongues were in each other's mouths." Dustin screeches from the floor.

"Shut up." Lyn bent down to hiss at him. She didn't want her mother hearing that. She didn't want to have another awkward moment like with the condom on Halloween night.

"Why did you just burst in here anyways?" Steve rolled his eyes at the boy still wiggling on the floor like he was in pain.

"Did you forget why you came over?" Dustin got off the ground and dust himself off.