Wednesday:
7:42 AM
"Oh my goodness, look at you." Jackie laughed, making me look up from the text message on my phone. "You're completely smitten."
"He's so cute." I admitted, replying quickly to the text.
"Well yeah, I know that, but you're different than normal, did something happen last night?"
"That's what I was going to tell you," I smiled at her, leaning back in my locker. "We kinda had a fight last night, I guess the first real fight in our relationship, because I had gone and talked to Hunter behind his back...and I left because he was yelling at me. There is a little playground a few blocks from his place, so I found myself there- all crying and what not, but he found me. He came after me. I was still mad; and he didn't know what to say. That's when I basically blurted out everything I was thinking, and I told him I love him."
"Oh my god, you said it first?"
"Yeah, but he didn't even let me finish talking, he just flat out kissed me because- I was talking too much."
"But he said it back, right?"
"Yeah, and then he said 'My Bella.' Cutest. Thing. Ever."
"Aw, I'm so happy for you! What about your brother and dad?"
"What about them?"
"You can't sneak around with Justin forever."
"If I have to I will."
"What about college?"
"I don't know, we have the summer, and I might even be going to a community college. I'm just waiting to get this letter. It's any day now."
"I know you got in."
"No, you don't."
She sighed, pulling her books out of her locker.
"But, how's Mike? Have you been on another date with him? Hmmm?"
"Yes, and things are going great. Besides Mark calling everyday. Asshole."
"Yeah. He cheated on you, you deserve to be happy."
"I am, now anyways."
The bell rang, and I frowned, fixing the right books and shut my locker.
"We only have two more months of this hell hole."
"I'm more excited for prom, hey! You have a boyfriend now to take."
"Justin? And prom? I don't think he'd be interested."
She walked beside me to class, both of us ignoring Mark as we passed his locker.
"Why not?"
"He's just...not the high school dance type."
"You should at least try. Think of how much fun it would be, and he would have the chance to drool at you in your gorgeous dress, while you got to see him all fancy too. You both would be the 'it' couple of the whole dance."
"You think so?" I asked her, sitting beside her at our desks in English.
"I know so. Either that or you go by yourself and all the guys want to dance with you and he can't do anything about it because he isn't there."
I just laughed at her, shaking my head as the bell rang again.
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*Justin*
2 days later:
12:34 PM
"Oh Justin..." Somebody said, making me raise my eyebrows under the car, then I pushed myself out, looking at Bella who was waving a bag in her hand. "Wow, you weren't kidding."
"Hey, what's that?"
"Your lunch. We had a half day, and I figured you had to be getting hungry."
I got up then, sitting the tool in my hand off to the side and wiped my hands off with a rag.
"Thank you baby." I smiled at her, leaning over enough to kiss her cheek. "I didn't know you had a half day."
"Yeah, there's testing today, but I didn't have to take them, but yeah it was a half day. This is yours too." She held up a Gatorade, the sight alone making my mouth water.
I was very thirsty.
"That's my favorite." I told her, happily taking it into my hands and unscrewed it.
"It's mine too, so I guess it was a luck."
"Come back here, I can take my lunch break now."
"Am I allowed to?"
"It's the break room. Hunter is here, and I know Grant wants to meet you, come on."
"Is he like Manny?" She asked softly, gently taking back the lunch so she had a hand to hold onto.
"No, not at all. Promise."
She followed me back, letting me open the door to the room where Hunter already was.
"Bella!" He smiled, looking up from his sandwich. "Fancy of you to stop by."
"Oh shut up," I scowled, sitting down the bottle of Gatorade across from him.
"Be nice." Bella warned, and I shot her a look too, then patted the spot next to me.
"Did you eat yet?"
"Yeah, at school."
"Aw, she brought you lunch." Hunter cooed, and this time I glared, opening up the plastic bag and waved the sub in his face.
"You have a shitty peanut butter and jelly, I have a nice sandwich and barbecue chills, HA."
"My mom made my sandwich with love."
"You guys are ridiculous," Bella laughed, thumbing my cheek. "I think I'll both start calling you greasers."
"No, there is a difference. I am not a greaser." I told her, but then laughed, placing a kiss against her temple. "Thank you again."
"You're welcome."
"Hey Justin," Grant peeked his head in, then looked at Bella, a smile forming in his face. "This must be Isabelle Knowle, the girlfriend."
I nodded, swallowing the first bite of my sandwich.
"Yup, this is Bella, and Bella, this is my boss, Grant."
"It's nice to meet you," She smiled, standing up to shake his hand. "I hope it's ok I'm in here, I just-"
"Nah, it's cool. I don't mind at all, I just came back to say I just gave one of our customers the car you were working on last week, they loved it Justin. It was awesome, great job."
"Thanks." I smiled at him, and he nodded, then ducked out of the room again.
"I want to see one." Bella said, looking back and forth between Hunter and I.
"I'll show you."
"He fucking loves you," Hunter mumbled, nodding his head to the door. "It took me a month to learn how to fix an engine."
"My dad taught me when I was little, I just know what I'm doing."
"You're good."
"Well I can't stay very long...my Dad will be home tonight."
"Oh, ok...so you're telling me I have to sneak over?"
"Pretty much."
"I'll be over. As soon as I'm done this, I'll show you the car I'm working on."
"Ok, I'm excited."
The sub wasn't huge, and by now I only had a bite left, along with the rest of my chips, then I threw away my trash, holding the Gatorade in one hand with hers in the other.
"This is a 1966 Mustang, which will be cherry red. Some of the piping needed work, which I was doing, then the engine, a few replacement parts, then I'll paint it and she's done."
"She?"
"All cars are she's." I nodded, slipping my arm over her shoulders. "Why? Are you jealous of the car?"
"Well, she is allowed to see you."
"And yet here you are."
"I wanted to see you before the cop got home." She mumbled, leaning slightly into me.
"You should get going before you get yourself in trouble baby."
"I know."
"I'll sneak over tonight. Promise."
"Ok, have fun building your cars."
"I will." I let out a chuckle dipping down enough to catch her lips in mine. "I love you. I'll come by like 9:30."
"Ok, sounds good. I love you too."
She pecked my cheek a final time, then walked back over to her car, leaving me behind where I huffed, holding onto the back of my neck witih both of my hands.
Damn, it felt nice to hear that, and feel that.
Mine.
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*Bella*
1:28 PM
When I pulled up, Dad's car was already in the garage, so I parked in the driveway, grabbing my bag after I pulled my keys out of the ignition.
The door was unlocked, so I stepped in, letting out a breath coming into the heat, twirling the keys on my finger and saw my dad sitting at the breakfast bar with a newspaper in his hand.
"It's a little late to be reading the newspaper, don't you think?" I laughed, going over to the fridge and pulled out a can of soda.
"Where were you?"
"What do you mean where was I? We got out early, Jackie and I were just talking for a while, then I came home."
"How many times have you lied to me about where you were?"
"Dad, what are you talking about?"
The newspaper was sat in front of me, my eyes widening at the picture, feeling my stomach twist in knots.
It was a picture of Justin and I, taken from across the street just a few days ago when I told him that I loved him...and our lips were definitely locked in that picture.
I hadn't seen anyone around...there wasn't anyway...
"How long Bella?"
"D-Dad-"
"You know, I trusted you. You've probably lied to me every single time you've gone out. You were with him, right? You didn't stay after school for an hour talking to Jackie. You were with him, right?!"
"You don't understand," My throat closed in, shaking my head violently. "You don't even know him."
"And obviously I don't know you either. The last thing on earth I thought you would do to me was lie! I told you something like this would happen! And it did!"
"I should be allowed to see him! You haven't even given him a chance! What Josh said was a load of shit! I love him and you can't change that! I'm always going to find a way to see him and you're never there so it doesn't matter what you do!"
"Oh yeah?" He laughed, holding out his hand. "Give me your keys."
"Take them. I can get rides." I handed them over, blinking quickly.
"Not if your grounded. Which you are. I should just take your phone, but you do have to keep in touch with me. So whenever your brothers home, he gets to babysit you, and you want to hang out with Jackie, she comes here? That boy is gone, and I will see to it."
"I hate you!" I shouted, leaving the kitchen in tears, slamming my door behind me, then locked it, crawling onto my bed and buried my face in it.
I couldn't call Justin, he was working, and I had no desire to go out there with Dad.
Of course when everything seemed perfect, it turned back into a nightmare.
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*Justin*
9:26 PM
I hid behind a bush, watching Josh get out of his car, then walk up the steps, shutting the door to the house behind him.
I hadn't heard from Bella since work.
That was weird.
I snuck up the stairs, looking into the balcony, seeing Bella curled up on her bed, wavy hair practically curtaining her face with her head buried in a book, again.
She looked up as my hand touched the door, and I turned the knob, quietly tiptoeing inside and shut it without a sound behind me.
"Hey babe." I whispered, smilng at her for a moment as I walked over, getting a weak smile back...my eyebrows coming together at the sight. "What's wrong?"
"We were in the newspaper, with a big headline that I don't even remember. He took my car keys, and I know he's going to do something else. Josh has to stay with me all weekend. I'm so pissed off."
"So he knows you're still seeing me?"
"Yeah...I don't know how I'm going to get around it...I'll figure out something."
I sighed, sitting down beside her on the edge of her bed, running my hand through my hair while I thought to myself.
"I'll talk to him."
"You'll what?!" Her mouth hung open, pulling her knees closer to her chest.
"You heard me, I'll come talk to him. Do you know when he leaves again?"
"Wednesday."
"I'll come over after work tomorrow and talk to him, ok?"
"He won't listen." She shut her eyes, and I reached over with my hand, gently grabbing her chin between my thumb and pointer finger, brushing her bottom lip, then kissed her, holding her close, but lightly, as if she was fragile.
"You've been crying." I frowned, now running my hand along her cheek. "I hate it when you cry."
"He can't do this."
"He's going to do whatever he thinks is best for you, you know that."
"But it's not. I can't go back to before I met you. That's impossible."
I smiled at that, kissing her all over again, and this time I slowly pushed her back, hovering myself over her, grabbing her leg and pulled it around me like I had done last time.
But this time it lasted a whole lot longer, a few giggles from her here and there as I slid my hand down the length of her body, letting it snake around to her butt, squeezing to get another giggle, taking the time to catch my breath.
"See? We can do this every night." I mumbled, pecking her lips a few times as she smiled.
"You'd like that, wouldn't you?"
"I'd love it." I nodded, running my hand back and forth on her leg. "I can totally tell you just shaved."
"Liking my soft legs, hmm?"
"Yes." I nodded, planting a kiss on her nose. "But I am talking to your dad tomorrow. Make sure he's home. Do you have your phone?"
"Yeah, for now."
"Ok, then text me or something."
She shut her eyes then, her cheek cupped in my hand.
"Justin, what if that doesn't work?"
"We'll think of something, it'll be fine."
"I hope so."
I laid beside her then, pulling her into my side with her head against my shoulder, feeling for her hand and took it in mine, holding on tightly, placing a chaste kiss on her forehead.
And yet things just got 10x more complicated.
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