Things End, Deal With It

twenty four

"Cheyenne. Get up." I rub my eyes and sit up.

"Yeah?" I squint my eyes at my mom.

"It's your birthday! Happy Birthday!" I smile at her as she comes over to my bed. I sit up and rub my eyes.

"Thanks, Mom." I hug her, and Axl starts barking from behind us. I squeal a little. I forgot he was behind us. I let go of my mom and look at him. "Hey, buddy." He climbs into my lap, and I kiss his head.

"If you want, honey, we can go shopping. Of course, it's for school, but at least we could go shopping together."

"That's fine. I really need school clothes."

"I know. That's why I thought it would be a good idea to go today. So you can get clothes for school, and then also get other things; just stuff for yourself," she says.

"Alright . I'll get dressed, and then call Nash to watch Axl, yeah?"

"Okay. Your uncle Tommy will be over while we're gone to start on the fence." I nod. She pats Axl on the head then leaves the room. I get up and walk over to my closet. I pull out a pair of black skinny jeans and a grey t-shirt with a black heart on it. I go to my underwear drawer and look inside. A small black box sits on top of my underwear. I pull it out and stare at it. I see Axl at my feet with his head tilted up at me.

"What do you think it is, boy?" I assume it's a ring so I open it, and it is. It's a simple gold ring with a pearl on it. I smile. I take it out of the box and put it on my ring finger. It fits. I close the box and place it on my dresser. I spin the ring around my finger and continue getting dressed. I brush my teeth and put on my make-up. I braid my hair to the side and put on deoderant and perfume.

When I'm finished getting ready, I text Nash and head downstairs with Axl. My phone buzzes with a text saying Nash will be over soon. I tell Mom and then we sit and watch TV until he gets here.

"Are you gonna stay here with him, or are you taking him to your house?" I ask Nash.

"I'll take him to mine," he answers.

"Okay. Here's his leash." I hand him the black leash.

"I'm gonna go start the car," Mother interrupts, and I nod at her.

"His ball is right here." I pick up the tennis ball from the living room floor along with his rope. "And his rope." Nash has his hands full, but Axl still needs food. "Food, Axl needs food." I go into the pantry and get out Axl's food. I put some in a container. I bring it into the living room and smile at Nash. "Thanks for doing this, by the way." I pick up Axl off the floor and hug him to my side. He licks my cheek, he's been doing that a lot, and then sniffs it.

"You're welcome, babe." He smiles at me. "So, do you like the ring?"

"You got this?" I hold up my hand, and he nods.

"I've had it for awhile, so I decided to give it to you for your birthday. Happy Birthday." I bite my lip.

"I love it. Thanks."

"Welcome."

"Well, let's go." I take the leash from Nash and hook it to Axl's collar. I put him on the floor beside me, and he barks. I grab the front of Nash's shirt and kiss him. "I love you," I whisper, and he opens his eyes.

"I love you," he replies, sighing happily. We go outside. Don't worry, I already had my shoes on. I put Axl in the front seat, and his food in the back. Nash puts his toys with his food and shuts the car door.

"This is only his second time in a car, and Mom said he peed when she brought him home. So, what I'm saying is he might pee. Do you have something in here you wanna put down?" He laughs.

"There might be something in the trunk." My mom beeps the horn at us, and I jump. I hold up a finger to her, and she nods. Nash slams the trunk and shows me a sweatshirt.

"Okay." He puts the sweatshirt under Axl. "I'm gonna go. Text me if you need anything." I kiss Axl's head and smile at Nash. "I would kiss you, but Mom's right there, and you know, she doesn't know yet. We'll tell her soon, I promise." Axl starts whimpering, and I frown. "I'm sorry, baby." I kiss head again and quickly shut the door before I start regetting leaving. I wave and go to get into Mom's car.

"Love you, noob," Nash calls.

"Love you." I get into the front seat and turn on the radio. Blank Space by Taylor Swift is on, and I completely jam out. My phone vibrates on my thigh, and I look down at it. Cameron's name comes on the screen, and I open the text message.

(Bold is Cam, italics is Cheyenne)

hheeeeeyyyyyyyy

hiiiiiii

what's up??

going shopping with my mom, wbu?

sitting at home, bored..

oh, and hAPPY BIRTHDAY BEST FRIIIEEENNDND

aha, thanksss. you can go over to Nash's house, he has Axl

he has your puppy?? why didn't you let me puppy sit?

i don't know.. me, nash, dating.. first choice I guess. sorry

Oh, shit, shit, shit, shit, shit. I think to myself. He doesn't know Nash and I are dating. Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit.

YOU AND NASH ARE DATING????? FOR HOW LONG??

It's only been for a couple of days..

ok ok.. Well congratss aha

thanks, I guess lol.

well i'll let you go shop. ily

ily cam

I put my phone back on my lap and turn the radio up a little more.

When we arrive at the mall, I smile. I really like shopping.