Freedom To Surf (Jesse Polock Daughter Story)

Maybe I Shouldn't Go Away

Riley's pov

I have been sitting in my room for the past hour, contemplating what I should do next. I could start my life over by running away again, but Jesse and Tullie would surely find me I think. Come to think of it Jesse and Tullie have only comforted me after I have been grounded (which has only happened a couple times) and when I have been upset, have been crying, besides that nothing else, I mostly get in trouble and get grounded. Maybe being homeless and not having anybody to tell me what to do and how to do it all the time, then again that would mean I would have to beg for money and take care of myself. I mean I know that Jesse loves Tullie so much they have always talked about having kids. Jesse did adopt me when I was abandoned by my family without knowing anything about me. I think he does really love me but what about after the baby is born, will what happened with my bio family to me, a new baby comes around, then they completely forget the older child. But I am sure the won't happen right?

I was staring at the bag on the floor that I had briefly stopped filling up with clothes and other items I might need, while still deciding if I should actually run away or not, I just felt too ashamed to talk to them. Tullie returned an hour ago and she and Jesse were talking downstairs. I couldn't really hear what they were talking about since I was in my room but I heard my name mentioned which would either be good or not so good. I really need to sort out my emotions and figure out what I actually wanted to do. Even though it is ate around 10:00 I want go down and surf at Bondi, yes it was after hours and yes I have a curfew (which is 11:00) which this will be the second time in a month I come home after it, if they notice actually not if, they always notice.

I heard Jesse and Tullie start to come up the stairs, I just started to climb out the window down the drain pipe (I had built a small ladder on the side of it). I landed on the ground and hid behind the side of the house as Tullie stuck her head out my window, yep definitely noticed I was gone, now to grab the surfboard without them hearing the garage door open. As soon I had got it I started walking down to Bondi Beach not a long walk but it is a lot easier when driving, if I wanted to be complete undetectable for a good couple of hours I would have gone to Bronte but if anything was to happen to me it would harder to get help. I am in a rebellious, angry stubborn mood, I wasn't stupid.

Jesse's pov (a while earlier, before she climbed out the window)

After my friends and fellow lifeguards left, I sat down on the couch with my head in my hands, I should have told Riles before the guys came over, then maybe we could have discussed it. I was about to head upstairs to talk to Riley when the door opened revealing my beautiful fiancé.

"Hello Darlings," I said, coming over to hug her and kiss her on the cheek and to kiss her growing baby bump.

"Hello my love." Tullie said, returning my hug. "Is Riley here? I bought her a dress for our wedding, whenever it is. Where is she anyway, did you tell her about the good news?" She asked, rubbing her belly.

" I did, she didn't actually take it that well." I answered by reclaiming my spot on the couch.

"What did she say? Is she happy." Tullie asked, sitting down next to me.

"Honestly she said nothing just went upstairs," I said. " Come on I want to find out what my daughter-" Tullie's hand slipped into mine. "Our daughter I mean."

We started to walk up the stairs and down the hallway that led to her room. I opened the door only to reveal an empty room with an open window. Tullie walked over and stuck her head out the window, meanwhile I looked down on the floor of her room.

"At least she didn't run away, although she might be thinking about it." I said pointing towards the half packed bag on the ground.

"Bondi?" Tullie asked while looking out the window.

"Bondi."

"Okay, so plan of attack, surfboard banned and grounded for two weeks." She said now looking at me.

"Yeah, if our daughter can last long without hoping for a breakdown over not surfing. "I answered.

"Well she is better. I won't have as much time to worry about her as much and I would her rather he not misbehave so much when the baby is born, you remember when you had to lecture her a couple times, maybe that should be another one of her recurring punishments, as well as grounding, it worked the last two times." Tullie said.

"Yeah maybe it was effective, lets wait till she gets home." I answered.

Riley's pov

I was coming up from the water. Instead of turning back going to the shore for another wave, I sat there and thought. If I wanted, I could easily throw this away but for the first since In like ten years my life felt complete and now that they were having a baby, it made me feel like I was in more of a family, instead of just a teen thrown at two adults who in turn were thrown into parenting. They feel like my actual parents now more than my biological ones ever did. I decided to go back to them, even if I feel uneasy I knew deep down they wouldn't throw me under the bus. I got back to shore, thanking the surfing gods for not letting me run into a shark, generally surfing or swimming in the ocean at night is not smart. Jesse made sure to drill that into my head early on. That was one of the things my biological parents did right in my life before they disowned me.

I got back to my house and put my surfboard against the wall, I couldn't risk getting caught so soon even though I knew they knew that I was already gone, and might as well enjoy my last moments of freedom. I climbed back up my ladder to my room, yep they definitely knew I was gone, they left my window open. Usually they would close it to force me into walking into the front door right into their trap. On the odd occasion they are nice and leave my window open so I can enjoy my freedom while it lasts. As soon I stepped foot into my room my lights turned on.

"Hey dad and mom, hey congrats on the baby, let's celebrate by not grounding anybody tonight, okay, great, goodnight" I said lying down in my bed.

"Yeah lets not do that." My dad answered.

"oh, my baby girl you should not have run away like that or gone surfing at night you know perfectly well how dangerous that is." Tullie said hugging me.

" I am sorry I got a little scared, at the thought you guys would disown me or ignore me like my parents did." I told them to speak softly.

"Aww honey we could never replace, disown or ignore you, how could we, you get into much trouble to ignore. My point is we love you Riley." Jesse said hugging me.

"Thank you Mom and Dad, you guys feel more like my real parents everyday, better then my bio parents." I said. "Grounded right?"

"Yep" Jesse replied.

"Thought so."

Authors Note:

Thank you guys for reading this story and commenting on it to, it really means a lot to me!!I hope you enjoyed this chapter if you did plz comment any ideas for future chapters, I do have a plan for the next chapter, but after that I will use any ideas you guys have, and I will credit you in your chapter!