Falling For The Good Boy

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Right now I'm getting ready to go see Belle at a cafe to talk for a bit. I grabbed my phone and walked to my car and started to head to the cafe that Belle was in.

I find a parking spot and rush inside where I see her drinking a Frappe.

"Hey."

"Hello River."

I take a seat across from her and see her glance from the table to me and back to the table.

"Hey how are you after what happened yesterday?"

"I feel a little better, I'm just trying not ti think about it."

I hold her hand and motion for her to continue.

"It's silly really, I guess looking at you, Ollie, Aubrey and everyone else I thought I really am the odd duck. Everyone is perfect and here I am with extra layers."

"Extra layers?"

"Yeah, everyone has model worthy bodies, I'm the opposite."

"But Belle there's nothing wrong with your beautiful body!"

I saw her smile lightly and it made me happy to see her feel better than before.

"I've never been comfortable in my head after my best friend died when we were younger, we were in a car with these guys she knew and it crashed, I jumped out the car like my dad taught me to do in case a car ever got out of control. So I did that and I heard my friend scream my name then I heard the car crash. I broke my leg that day and also hope of ever being able to get through that tragic moment in my life. Ever since then I've had problems with depression, I relapse every so often over any small situation, that's why I have a therapist now, my head was spiraling and my parents got too worried."

I walked around the table to hug Belle tightly as she cried quietly into my shirt. I whispered soothing words into her ear and rubbed her back.

"It'll be alright, I'm here, okay?"

"Yea."

She said and wiped her tears with her long sleeve shirt. I grabbed her hand and placed a twenty dollar bill onto the table.

"Can you drop me off at my therapist office?"

Is the first thing that Belle said when we got inside my car, apparently she came in a cab.

"Yea, where?"

She told me the street name where it was located and I was shocked to know her therapist's office is the same building my mom works in.

"They said I can bring a friend if I want, want to go with me?"

"Alright."

I park in the parking lot behind the entrance and follow Belle as she walks to the front office.

"Hello Belle, Jo said to go right in."

Belle smiled and grabbed my hand and took me to an elevator and clicked on the 7th floor.
We waited patiently and Belle bopped her head the the tempo of the elevator music. It was honestly very adorable to watch.

The elevator dinged and we got off it and walked down a long hallway to an office that I remember.

Ah, yes. This is my moms therapy office.

"Hi Jo!"

Belle smiled and ran to my mom and hugged her. My mom hugged her back and rocked her in her arms. Belle sat down on a couch and grabbed a pillow like she knew exactly where everything was and set it down at the end of the couch and laid down.

"River what are you doing here?"

"You know River?"

"Ah yeah, I didn't know my mom was your therapist until now, mom Belle is my friend."

"Oh."

They both said and gladly ignored me as they went ahead and did their little therapy session.

I just played some random game on my phone for almost two hours until my mom said that they are done and Belle can go home and rest until the next session which is in two days.

I said goodbye to my mom and that I'll see her back at home and I grabbed Belle's hand and drive her back home.

"So you and my mom definitely get along."

"Well yeah, she's a good person, at first I wasn't sure I was gonna like her since I never liked anyone poking into my private life, but she was so kind and slowly we got comfortable with each other that I always tell her how I feel and she gives me advice on how to relax and deal with my problems."

Sounds like my mom alright.

"You're lucky to have her as your mom."

"You don't get along with yours?"

"What? Of course I do! My mom is the sweetest person ever it's just she doesn't know how to help me with what I go through, but whenever I'm upset my mom is the first person to hug me tightly and cuddle with me while she makes dumb jokes, she makes empanadas with me and plays funny movies, tells me funny stories about my dad and my older sister when they were young since my parents had my sister Everly when they were both eighteen. My mom also like to tell about how silly Everly and me were back then, tells me about all these plans she has with all of us in the summer months before we get to summer, all of it!"

She tells me happily while talking to me about her family, she's definitely very passionate about them.

"Oh! I almost forgot, can you be my date to my Aunt Eliza's wedding? Please I'm so desperate!"

"Uh, sure, when is it?"

"In a month or so."

"Alright then, I'll go with you."

"Yay!!! Thank you River you're a life saver."

Then she goes back to humming the song playing on the radio.