Reid's Secret Life

Moving in with Isabelle

Reid’s POV *Next Day* I woke up and saw a bright sun shining through my window. I put my pillow over my head and tried to go back to sleep. I was in no mood to deal with the day. I felt someone crawl on top of me. I thought it was Neil wanting to bug me. “Go away.” I said, annoyed. “It’s me babe, you don’t have to be so grouchy." I pulled the pillow off my head, and stared at her. “I’m sorry, I just don’t want to deal with this day.” “I can tell. But, you will be with me, not your dad.” “I know, but then I have to try and stay away from him for a whole month. Not to mention, we don’t have our new tour planned out yet.” “I know, it’ll be OK.” “I know. But, I’m still scared of him. He will try everything he can, to get to me.” “True. Anyways, I came back here to tell you, we are almost home.” “OK. I’ll be up in a minute.” “OK.” She jumped out of my bunk and I threw the pillow back over my head. I honestly didn’t want to get up. I wanted to stay in bed, and sleep. I groaned and rolled over. I knew Isabelle wasn’t going to let me stay in bed much longer. I crawled out of my bunk and got my stuff to take to Isabelle’s apartment. It was mainly just clothes and my charger. I packed it up and meet Isabelle up front. I said bye to Kim, and we left. We went up to Isabelle’s room. She unlocked the door, I went in, and laid down on her bed. “Really?” Isabelle asked. “Yes, I’m tired.” “I can tell. But, you’ve been asleep all night and half the day.” “Yeah, well, I didn’t sleep well last night.” “Because of Neil?” “Mainly.” “OK. Go to sleep. I’ll order food later.” “OK.” I got under the blankets and went to sleep. *3 hours later* I woke up to the smell of Pizza. I rolled over on my back and looked around. I didn’t see Isabelle, but I saw the Pizza Hut box sitting on the table in front of the bed. I groaned to myself. I was hungry, but I didn’t want to get out of bed. I saw Isabelle walk in the room. She must have been in the bathroom. “Hey sleepy head, I didn’t think you would ever get up.” “I’m only awake cause I smelt food.” “Oh, I left you some.” “Can I have it? I’m hungry, but I don’t want to get up.” “Yeah, I figured. You are running a fever.” “No surprise.” “Yeah, I was curious why you were sleeping so much. Then I felt your forehead and you were burning up.” “I probably still am.” “Probably. At least eat first, then I’ll take your temperature.” “OK.” Isabelle gave me a slice of pizza to see if it would settle in my stomach. It did, but I told her I didn’t want anymore. I felt like I wouldn’t be able to keep it down. She took my temperature and no surprise, I was running a fever. I laid back down and she tucked me in. She walked over to the bathroom and came back with a wash cloth. She put the wash cloth on my forehead. It was cold. I started shivering. “You aren’t cold, are you?” She asked sarcastically. I looked at her, but I couldn’t say anything. I was tired. She laughed at me. She knew I was too tired to say anything. Eventually, I ended up falling asleep, again. I was tired, and wasn’t feeling well. I slept all day. When I woke up it was dark outside. I rolled over and saw Isabelle laying down next to me. She was doing something on her phone. “Your finally awake?” “Yes.” “How are you feeling?” “Tired.” “You’ve been asleep all day.” “I know, but that’s because I’m sick.” “Yeah, you need to get your own bus. You can’t keep dealing with your Dad. You know he’s the one who got you sick, right?” “How do you know that?” “I texted Kim to see if she knew why you were so sick, and she told me it had to do with what your Dad did to you.” “Of course.” “What did your Dad do?” “I don’t want to talk about it.” “OK. Go back to sleep. I’ll talk to you in the morning when we get up.” “OK." I went back to sleep, and stayed asleep for the rest of the night. *Next Day* I woke up when I heard my phone vibrating, telling me someone was calling.  I looked and saw it was my Dad. I hit the ignore button and rolled over. I knew he was going to keep calling, but I wasn’t dealing with him today. I cuddled up next to Isabelle. She rolled over and faced me. “Morning Reid.” “Morning.” “How you feeling?” “Better than I did yesterday.” “Good. It don’t feel like you’re running a fever anymore. So that’s a good sign.” “Yeah. Not to mention my Dad is blowing up my phone.” “No surprise” “You’re telling me.” “You should get a new phone number, and don’t let Neil, or your parents, get it.” “I will, and don’t worry, they won’t get my new number.” “OK. Good. When are you going to change your number?” “I don’t know yet.” “OK.” “Do you work today?” “No, I quit my job.” “Why?” “I hated my job, and I want to tour with you.” “OK. I was just asking, and besides, I like it when your by my side.” “I know you do, and now you have me here all day and all night.” “Yay.” She laughed when I said that. But, I was happy to have my Girlfriend with me. She snuggled into me, and I wrapped my arms around her. We laid in bed for a little while, but after a while we got tired of being at the apartment, so we got up, changed and went out to eat. We didn’t know what we wanted to eat, so we decided to go to the first restaurant we saw. Which was Golden Corral. We went in and I paid for us, while Isabelle got our drinks. We went and sat at a booth. I let Isabelle go get her food first. Then, when she came back I went to get mine. Once I had enough food on my plate I went back to the table. I was surprised when I saw Isabelle was almost done eating. I wasn’t gone that long. “You hungry?” I asked her. She nodded her head yes, and kept eating. I laughed, and sat down. Isabelle went to get more food. Geez, she sure is eating a lot. She never ate this much before. When she came back and sat down, I had to ask her if she was OK. “You OK Isabelle? You’ve never eaten this much before.” “I’m fine, I’m just hungry.” “OK. If you say so.” I ate my food and waited till Isabelle was done eating. She had gotten three plates of food, and a plate of desserts before she said she was full. I was surprised at how much she ate. She didn’t have that big of an appetite before. I had a feeling she wasn’t telling me something. I’ll just ask her when we get back to her apartment. We left the restaurant and headed back to Isabelle's apartment. Once we got there, we went to her room and I sat on her bed. I had her sit next to me. “Isabelle, is there something you’re not telling me. I know you never had a big appetite before.” “No, I was just really hungry today. That’s all.” “OK, If you say so.” She rolled her eyes and sat at the little table she had in here. I crawled to my side of the bed and got my phone. I unlocked it and texted Kim. ‘Hey Kim, what you doin?’ ‘Hanging out with my husband, why?’ ‘Just wondering. I’m bored.’ ‘Go do something with Isabelle.’ ‘We just got back from eating.’ ‘So, go do something else.’ ‘Fine.’ “Isabelle, do you want go out and do something, cause I’m bored.” “Like what?” “I don’t know. Mall?” “OK.” We left her apartment and headed to the mall. I already knew she was going to get clothes. She always does. But I didn’t care, as long as we were doing something. We got to the mall and Isabelle was already out of the car and going in the mall, before I was even out of the car. I got out and had to chase after her. She was gone by the time I got to the entrance. Oh great, where did she go? I went to the first store I saw and went to the dress section, she always goes for the dresses first. I found her after going through three different isles. “Geez girl, you’re quick.” “It’s the mall, of course I am.” “I hadn’t even gotten out of car before you disappeared.” “Well, you should know, once we get to the mall, I’m gone.” “No kidding.” She laughed and started looking through the dresses. I rolled my eyes and went to the men’s section. I wasn’t staying with her in the dress isle, and she knows that. I looked at the shirts they had, but I didn’t like any of them, I just wasn’t interested in spending money on me. I went to see if I could find Isabelle again. She was still looking at the dresses, but she had picked out three already. I was scared at how much I was going to spend on her today, I already knew she was going to hit every clothes store in here, and every time that happens, I end up spending over $300 on just dresses for her. I knew it was a bad idea to come here. “You’re going to end up running me broke. You know that, right?” “Yup.” Was all she said, and then she took off to the dressing room. Oh great. I took out my phone and transferred $300 to my card, and locked up the rest. I wasn’t spending my whole check on her today. I really should get myself something, but I didn’t feel like walking the whole mall. I waited for her outside the dressing room. She came back and had put one of the dresses back. Then she took off for check out. I slowly followed behind her. When I caught up to her I asked, “Why did you put one of the dresses back?” “Cause, it didn’t fit.” “Oh.” “Yeah, why were you staying so far behind me earlier?” “Cause, I know how much you like to spend every time we come here.” “And? You’re the one who brought me here.” “Yeah, that was a bad mistake.” “OK then.” She ran up to the cashier before I could say anything else. I sighed to myself and followed behind her. As soon as the cashier said the total, I got my wallet out, and paid for the dresses. Once the cashier gave me my receipt Isabelle took off to the next store. I grabbed her bag and followed after her. Sometimes I wonder why I even take her to the mall. I was about to go in the store that I saw Isabelle disappear into, when I saw a store I had been dying to go in. I went in the store and looked around to see if I wanted to get anything. I saw at least two things I wanted to get. So I transferred some more money to my card and got the things I wanted. Then I went to find Isabelle, again. She was over in the dress section, as I figured. “Is that all you look for when you come to the mall?” I asked her. Even though I already knew her answer. “Yes, the mall is the best place to get dresses from.” “Aye.” I walked away before she could say anything else. I am never going to bring her here again. I walked out the store and walked around the mall for a while. That was, until Isabelle texted me saying she was ready for me to come pay for her dresses. I rolled my eyes and headed back to the store. I found her in the check out isle. She had two more dresses with her. Why did I come back? I walked up to her and waited in line. “Why don’t you look happy?” Isabelle asked me. “I’m just bored.” I said. Even though I knew it wasn’t the truth.  She rolled her eyes and ran up to the cashier. I thought about leaving the store, but I knew Isabelle would get mad at me. I walked up to her and waited until the cashier was done. I took my card out, before the cashier said the total. Isabelle was already thinking of which store to go in next. I rolled my eyes. I think it’s best if we leave after this. The cashier said the total and I paid for her dresses again. Isabelle took off, before I could finish paying. I sighed. I’m leaving the mall after this. The cashier gave me my receipt and I left. I texted Isabelle, saying, ‘let’s go.’ She didn’t reply back. I took off to the car. I put the bags in the trunk, and I got in the car. I texted Isabelle again. ‘Come on Isabelle.’ When she didn’t reply, I called her. I put the phone on speaker and waited for her to answer. She answered on the last ring. “Where are you?” She asked. “In the car.” I said, annoyed. “Why?” “Cause, I can’t walk around the mall any longer. I’m tired.” “Ugh, fine. I’ll be out there in a minute.” “OK.” I said, and hung up. I waited about ten minutes, before she showed up. She got in the car and buckled up. I buckled up and turned the car on. I pulled out of the parking lot and headed to a restaurant. I was hungry and I’m pretty sure Isabelle was too. I pulled up to Olive Garden. I got out and went to Isabelle’s side and opened her door. She got out and I closed her door. We walked in together and a waiter took us to a table. We told the waiter what we wanted to drink and he left. I already knew what I wanted, but, Isabelle had to figure out what she wanted. The waiter came back with our drinks. He asked if we were ready to order. I said not yet. He left and I watched Isabelle as she constantly looked over the menu. “Having trouble trying to figure out what you want?” “Yes, everything sounds so good.” I laughed, and waited for her to make up her mind. By the time the waiter came back, she had finally figured out what she wanted. We told him what we wanted and he left. “I didn’t think you would ever figure out what you wanted to eat.” I said, jokingly. She glared at me. “Oh, shut up.” “I was just saying. You did take a while to figure out what you want.” “Yeah, well, I didn’t know what I want.” “I know, I’m just picking on you.” “Really?” “Yes. I love you.” “Yeah, love you too.” “Wow, that sounded so convincing.” I said sarcastically. She glared at me again. “What?” “Nothing.” The waiter came back with our food. Isabelle started eating before I did. The second the food was in front of her, was the second she started eating. I was wide eyed at how she had attacked her food. She acted like as if it was going to run from her. “You know it’s not going anywhere, right?” I asked. “I’m hungry, so shut up.” I laughed, and ate my food. Once we finished, I paid for our food, and we left. Isabelle got in the car, and laid the seat back. “Tired?” I asked. “No, stuffed.” “I’m sure you are.” “I am, now shut up.” “Nope.” “Reid!” “OK, OK. I’ll shut up, Geez.” I hate it when people yell at me. I drove us back to the apartment. Isabelle had fallen asleep. I quickly got out of the car and closed the door. Then, I went to Isabelle’s side and got her out. I carried her to the room and got the key card out of her pocket. I unlocked the door and carried her in. I tucked her in bed, and then I crawled in next to her. I played on my phone for at least an hour, then I got bored. I thought about what I could do while Isabelle was asleep. But, I couldn’t think of anything. I just watched Isabelle while she slept. I had nothing else to do. Eventually I got too bored that I decided to text Kim. ‘Hi sis.’ She texted back after a few minutes. ‘Hi Reid. What’s up?’ ‘Bored out of my mind.’ ‘Want me to come visit you?’ ‘Isabelle is asleep. But, please.’ ‘OK. Give me a few minutes, and then I will be up there.’ ‘OK. See you soon.’ I turned my screen off, and cuddled with Isabelle, until Kim came. Kim texted me saying she was here. I got up and let Kim in. “Do you want to go somewhere, since Isabelle is asleep?” Kim asked quietly. “Sure. I’ll just leave a note for her.” “OK.” I wrote Isabelle a note, put it on her bed side table, and we left. Kim drove us to a park nearby. We sat on a bench and just hung out for a while. “How’s things going with you and Isabelle?” “Good. She’s gained a big appetite. She didn’t use to eat that much.” “Uh, she might be pregnant.” I felt my heart stop, when she said that. My Dad would kill me if he found out, and if she was. “I won’t say anything. Dad wouldn’t be very happy.” “I know, he would kill me, literally.” “Yeah, he would. But, he doesn’t even know about her.” “I know that. It’s not about him finding out about her, it’s him founding out that she’s pregnant, if she is.” “You’re afraid of him still.” “Of course I am, and I always will be. Especially since I left without saying anything to him, or Mom.” “Yeah, they’re not very happy about that.” “Oh great, are they going to be after me now?” “They already are looking for you, and they won’t let Neil or I leave the house. They think we are going to leave too.” I rolled my eyes. I knew this was coming. “By the way, I’ve been packing your things. I’ll hold on to them until you get a place.” “OK. Wait, did you say they are looking for me?” “Yes.” “Then why did you bring me out here? If they see me, Dad is going to hurt me.” “I won’t let him. You know I will protect you, just like I have every time we knew he was after you.” I didn’t say anything. I was at the point of crying. I guess Kim knew that cause she pulled me to her and held me close. “It’s OK Reid. I’m here. I’m not going to let anything happen to you. I promise.” I buried my face in her chest, and cried. She rubbed my hair and my back, to calm me down. “Maybe I should’ve kept my mouth shut, cause now I’ve upset you.” “I want to go home.” I whined. “OK. I’ll take you home.” We walked back to the car, and I got in the passenger side, buckled up and stared out the window the whole way back to the apartment. Kim kept trying to talk to me, but I didn’t feel like talking. I was scared to know that my Dad was out looking for me. I am going to have to warn Isabelle. She won’t be happy to hear this. We got back to the apartment, and Kim stopped me before I got out of the car. “Hang on Reid. I just want to apologize for upsetting you, I didn’t mean to.” “I know, it just scares me that I can’t be free, no matter what I do, Dad always has to come after me. He can never leave me alone.” “I know, and I’m sorry, but at least you were able to get out of the house.” “Yeah, real lucky.” I said sarcastically, and in a rude way. I didn’t mean for it to sound rude, I was just annoyed. “Really, why are you so upset all of a sudden?” “I wonder!” “Damn Reid. You need to calm down.” “No I don’t! Can I go now?” “Fine, I’ll talk to you later, when you’ve calmed down.” I rolled my eyes and got out of the car. I went straight to Isabelle’s room, and called her to let me in. She answered and said OK. Once she had the door open I walked in. I shut the door behind me, walked up to Isabelle, and kissed her hard. She pulled away. “What’s wrong Reid? You’ve never kissed me like that before.” I sighed. “I’m sorry. I’m upset.” “Why?” “Cause, one, it has to do with what Kim told me, and two she had upset me.” “What did she tell you? And it doesn’t surprise me that she had upset you.” “She warned me that my Dad was out looking for me.” “Great.” She said in a mad way. “Yeah. I’m never free.” “No kidding. Wasn’t that the point of you moving in with me?” “I thought so, but it doesn’t seem like it.” “Your telling me. He just won’t leave you alone.” “No, he won’t.” “I’m sorry love.” “It’s fine. It’s not like you can do anything about it.” “I wish I could. You don’t deserve to be treated like this.” “I know, but my Dad thinks I do.” “Yeah, but you don’t.” “I know.” “Want to lay down?” “Yes.” “OK.” We laid down, and I laid Isabelle on top of me. “I’m not doing anything with you.” “Why?” “I’m not in the mood.” “Please?” “No Reid, I’m not in the mood.” I huffed, I wasn’t going to win this war. She laid her head down on my chest and went to sleep. I played with her hair while she slept. I was tired, but I didn’t want to sleep. I wanted to go out and do something, but Isabelle wanted to sleep. I got so bored, that I ended up playing Q&A on Twitter. I answered some of the questions, but the others were a little too personal. This went on for at least an hour. When I got tired of playing Q&A, I turned my phone off. Isabelle had woken up at that point. “Good afternoon sunshine.” She just glared at me. “What? I was just saying.” “More like annoying me.” “Really?” “Yes.” “What’s going on with you? You haven’t been yourself lately.” “I know, and I don’t know why.” I’m pretty sure she was lying, but I don’t want to annoy her. So I didn’t say anything. “Well, I hope you aren’t like this for too long, cause you’re kind of scaring me.” “I’m sorry love.” “It’s OK.” She sighed, in a way that told me she wanted to say something. “Reid, I may have something to tell you, but, I didn’t want to say anything till I knew for sure.” “What? That you’re pregnant?” She shot me a shocked look. “What gives you that idea?” “I may have told Kim what was going on with you, and she told me that, most likely you are pregnant.” “Oh.” She said in a quiet tone. Then she buried her head in my chest. “It’s OK, if you are. I’d love to have a child with you.” She lifted her head and looked me in the eyes. “I’m not going to be mad, just tell me if you are.” “But, I don’t want to get your hopes up, just to find out I’m not. That’s why I haven’t said anything.” “OK. Just please tell me when you do find out.” “I will. Don’t worry.” “I’m not worried, I’m just saying, let me know when you find out.” “OK.”