love is complicated (a philidosia fanfic)

The day before the dance (part 2)

Theo's pov

    I woke up and remember what happened last night I quickly grabbed my phone of my nightstand and dialed Phillips number. I need him to help I didn't know how to convince my dad to let me go to the dance tomorrow. "Hello?" I heard Phillips voice through the phone. "Thank God you picked up." I told him my voice was all shaky and panicked, I felt my tears start  to roll down my face. "Theo what's wrong?" He asked his voice seemed panicked. "My dad said I can't go to the dance with you because you hurt Eacker." I told him as I broke down tears were now streaming down my face. "Theo it will be okay I'll talk to him, this is all my fault." He told me, it sounded as if he was crying to now. "It's my fault I never should have told him." I tried to tell him but I was crying so hard at this point I wasn't even sure if he could understand me. "Ill be there in 10 minutes, we can fix this." He told me his voice was soothing, and the idea of having this problem resolved helped me calm down a bit. "Okay, meet me outside my house." I told him sniffling back my tears. "Ok I'll be there." He told me before he hung up. I grabbed a spring dress from my closet and threw it over my head. I rushed to the bathroom and quickly brushed my hair and teeth. Once I was done I ran down the stairs and out the door.

I waited for Phillip to arrive as I paced back and forth across my porch. I tried to calm down but I just couldn't I was so stressed, the pressure of never being able to go to the dance with him, or not even being able to talk to him. Just then I saw him walking up to my face, he was walking super fast. "Theo I'm here." He said as he ran up my porch stairs and grabbed my hand. "Phillip." I told him as I grabbed his face and kissed him, I felt my feet raise of the ground. "I'll go talk to him." He told me after we finished kissing. "Are you sure I don't want you to get hurt." I told him I felt myself start to panic again. "Ill be fine." He told me as he wiped away a tear that rolled down my cheek, man do I love him he was always there for me.

He followed me inside, my father walked out of his office and said "Theo what is Phillip doing here, I told you not to talk to him." He was so angry, I was so scared I knew my father wouldn't hurt me but I didn't know if he would be just as nice to Phillip. "Sir you don't understand it was a accident I didn't mean to hurt him." Phillip explained super politely. My father seemed to calm down a bit but I could tell he was furious. "How do I know your not lying." My father told Phillip angrily, Phillip seemed less confident then he was outside. "I assure you sir that this the truth, I tackled him but he nearly escaped my grip so I pounced him, I landed on his ankle and sprained it." Phillip explained to my father. "Theo is this the truth?" My father asked me his glance was scary, I didn't fight with my father very often so I wasn't used to him being made at me. "Yes father." I told him trying my best to sound confident I bowed my head to show I understand his rules. "Well it seems like I might have over reacted." My father told us I ran into his arms "Thank you father." I told him tears of joy streaming down my face, I felt my father rub my back as I cried into his arms. "Aww Theo, I'll I want is for you to be happy." My father told me as he wiped away my tears, I couldn't believe he was letting this go. "Thank you sir you have no idea how scared she was when she called me this morning." Phillip explained to my father as he took I step closer to me. "I can tell by the way she talks about you that she loves you very much." My father told us, my face went bright red, I looked back at Phillip his face was also bright red. I walked over to Phillip he grabbed my hips and pulled me in, I grabbed his face and kissed him. I think I surprised him at first but a second later he was kissing me back and griping my hips, to the point I get slightly lifted off the ground. As my feet hit the ground I looked up him smiling, he was smiling too. "Ill leave you two alone." My dad said as he walked back into his office.

I grabbed Phillip and lead him to the kitchen, I watch as he looked around studying the room. I grabbed a loaf of bread, a jar of peanut butter and some of my mother's jam. I started spreading the condiments on the bread, when I heard Phillip say "What are you doing?" "I thought we could go on a picnic to celebrate." I told him as I finished making a sandwich and placed into in a small wooden basket. "That sounds good to me." He told me as he picked up a slice of bread and started spreading some peanut butter on it. Once he finished making his sandwich I took it from him and placed it in the basket. We walked out the door together and headed to the field near the park, as we walked his hand in mine I felt on top of the world. I was gonna be allowed to go to the dance with him, and if I was lucky maybe even spread the rest of my life with him. Once we arrived at the park I layed down a blanket and handed him a sandwich, I watched as he unwrapped it and took a big bite. His face lit up with delight, I watched as he chewed the sandwich as if it was the best thing he's ever eaten. "This jam is amazing, what brand is it?" He asked me as I took a bite of my sandwich. I finished chewy and the replied "Well it's my mother's recipe, we used to make it together every summer." I thought about making jam with my mother in the kitchen, that thought made me realize how much I miss her. I wished she could get me ready for the dance tomorrow or make me a peanut butter and jam sandwich just one more time. "She seems like such a wonderful woman." Phillip told me. "She was the best, she was always there for everyone kinda like your mom Phillip." I told him remember her smile. We finished our sandwichs and talked to each other, we layed down and stared up into the clouds trying to find shapes and images within them. I felt like I was in a dream, this can't be real there's no way I'm laying her in the sun with my dream partner. Once we finished packing everything up we headed back to my hoise.

Phillip dropped me back off at my house and I waved goodbye to him I couldn't wait to see him all dressed up with him tomorrow. I walked inside my father was sitting at our dinner table. "Hey dad." I told him as I sat down next to him. "Hey Theo how was your picnic." My dad asked me. "It was great, he loved my mother's jam." I told him as I smiled. "Of coarse he did, everyone loved her jam." As he told me this he smiled and looked as if he was remembering her just like I was earlier in the field. "Yeah, everyone did love her jam." I said as I gave a little giggle. "Aww Theo it's so nice to see you happy, by the way I just want to say I'm sorry for nearly making you break up with Phillip." He told me as he broke down. "Dad it's ok I forgive you, and everything turned out alright." I told him as I rubbed his back. He sniffed back a tear and said  "I never should have made you stop talking to him in the first place, I'm just still angry at Phillips father for endorsing Thomas Jefferson instead of me but I shouldn't have taken it out on you."  "Dad I forgive you and I think you should forgive Alexander Hamilton." "I know he wounded your pride and your political pursuit but holding a grudge isn't gonna make anything good happen." I told him. "Your right, I'll send him a letter tomorrow come on let's make dinner." He said as he smiled. "Ok dad, but why don't you send him a email." I asked him. "Theo letters are more authentic and heartfelt." He told me as he pulled out a pan from a cabinet. "Your right." I replied.

We made dinner and then after we finished eating we watched some tv. I was so glad me and my father were on good terms again, him being mad at me just didn't feel right. Especially since we promised not to fight with each other after my mother died, that day we decided we had to face life as a team. I headed up to bed a couple hours later and then tried to sleep, but it was hard. I was just so excited for the dance my heart wouldn't stop beating in my chest, after a while I passed out from pure exhaustion.