It was a stressful few days. All the grief and fear came bubbling up to the surface. But I achieved what I came here to do. I got to see my mom and dad again. I got to see Aspen too.
The court ended up finding my brother's girlfriend guilty. It was a relief knowing she couldn't hurt my parents. Later that evening, I was sitting with my parents. "Honey, you can move home now. You're safe." My mom said gently
"Mom, I don't know. I have a nice life back there. I have a job, apartment, and I know I haven't told you this, but I have a boyfriend." I said cautiously
"Wait wait, what's this about a boyfriend?" My dad said, confused.
"Yeah, and he's really nice to me. I guess another reason why is that I can't stand to be here without Andrew. We always did everything together, and it's weird not having him here."
"I understand." Mom said.
"But you'd better bring that boyfriend of yours around sometime." Dad said.
I said goodbye to my parents and left. When I was finally home, the grief and hurt finally hit me. I hadn't processed it very well, considering the circumstances, but now my emotions raised their ugly head.
I lay down and cry.
Andrew
My sweet baby brother
Stolen from me.
I was supposed to protect you, I'm sorry.
His favorite food was strawberries. He loved it when I took him to the theatre.
He was only 18
I can't breathe.
The next few days are a blur. Spy was an immense help. He brought me food, and told me jokes, and sometimes just sat with me. The next week after I got home, I felt bad, because spy had been so good to me, and I wanted to give him a nice date.
"Hey Spy, I got us movie tickets to go see Murderous Haunted Doll Store"
"Wow really? I've been wanting to see that! Are you sure you're ok to go out?"
"Yeah, besides, I feel kinda bad for being such a slug for the past few days."
"Hey, you don't ever have to feel bad for taking some time off baby. You were grieving, and you need time to process that."
"Ok, I'm sorry"
"Stop apologizing! I'll see you at 7" Spy laughed.
Spy was already there when I got there. "Babe, hi!" He waved. I ran over and gave him a big hug.
We went into the theatre. Even though I bought two seats, we squeezed into one together. I sat on his lap and he rested his chin on my shoulder. It was a pretty scary movie, but I was paying more attention to Spy's strong hands around my waist and his breath on my cheek.
After the movie, we sat in the car together for a while.
"Hey, I know a spot" spy said, and he drove us to a small clearing near his house. It was beautiful here, with the sun setting through the trees, and Spy looked ethereal in the golden light.
"You know what?" He asked.
"What?"
"I love you" he said softly.
"I- I love you too" I said
I looked into his sparkling eyes, and he leaned in.
"Can I kiss you?" He asked
I nodded. He lifted my chin up in his hand and his lips hit mine.
My eyes closed and I melted into him. His lips are soft, and his breath smells like cherry cola.
He pulled away, smiling.
I smiled too.
After that he drove me home. I could still feel the warmth of him as I'm drifting off into sleep.
A/n
This is me trying to work with whatever tf kind of chapter that last one was. Note to self, don't write late at night anymore haha
But thank you guys for reading and voting!
