He Saved Me

He Saved Me Chapter Twenty-One

Here you go my lovelies!!!! A brand new chapter fresh off my brain! I can't sleep, and I have to be to work in like 2 hours, so I decided to do something productive with my time. :) I hope you enjoy!

Chapter Twenty-One

Isobel's POV

There was an uncomfortable silence around the dinner table. I don't know why, but everyone seemed to be in their own world. Trapped in their own minds...

Bobby and his mom had shown up for dinner at six o'clock, and had been here for thirty-five minutes. After Sharon and my dad and gotten past the initial greetings and catching up on what had been going on with each other over the years, the stream of conversation seemed to run dry.

I didn't speak because my mind was stuck on the events of last night. I had had my first date, and as an ending result, I now had my first boyfriend. My mind kept flashing back to the baby. Was this a good idea? Did Bobby truly understand what he had gotten himself into by asking to be in an exclusive relationship. Could he actually be in an exclusive relationship after years of moving from one girl to the next in sexual conquests? I wanted to believe that he could. I loved him...

I looked around the occupants of the kitchen and locked eyes with Sharon. She held my gaze for a few seconds and then looked at my father. I knew that she was trying to convey some sort of message, but I was confused about what.

I shook my head at her, indicating that I didn't understand, and she just sighed and slid a fork full of my dad's special lasagna into her mouth, looking away from me. What was that about?

When I looked at Bobby, he was looking at me too and I smiled as my heart filled up with contentment. He smiled in return and continued to eat.

But still, no one spoke.

After a few more minutes, my dad cleared his throat and we all looked at him.

"So Bobby, what are your plans for the future?"

I knew that was coming. I knew that eventually, he would slip into father mode and want to know what kind of boy his daughter was dating and in love with. I glanced at Bobby and looked back down at my plate.

"Well sir, I haven't really put much thought into the future until recently, so I don't have any solid plans. I had a meeting with my guidance councelor earlier last week to discuss my options, and I discovered that I have more doors open to me than I had expected. He and I are working on a plan to get my grades up to satisfactory in school."

My eyes widened. This was certainly news to me. I didn't know that Bobby had thought about the future at all past graduation, and I somehow knew that he was now anticipating the future because of me. I smiled to myself.

"I see..." my dad said. "But why aren't your grades already up to par? Didn't you realize that this was your last year in high school and your college years are fast approaching? Or were you planning to go to college?"

Bobby looked directly into my dad's eyes. "As I said, until recently, I hadn't considered having an educational future. I'm not sure if you know this, but I haven't always been...mindful of the consequences of my actions and decisions. Now that I am involved with your daughter, I am more aware of the opportunities that I need to seize before it's too late. Isobel is very special to me, and I want to become a person that she will be proud of. So yes, I plan to go to college sir. That is one of the topics that I discussed with Mr. Johnson, my guidance councelor, and he assured me that a college career is much more in reach than I had originally thought possible."