The week goes by fast and soon it's Thursday and I'm sitting at home with Charlotte and watching Netflix. We decided that since no one else is home we'll watch in the lounge rather than my room.
Austin hasn't come to school since Monday. He texted me on Tuesday morning to say that if they ask me where he is, since I should know because I'm his 'girlfriend', I must say he's sick. I replied to him with a 'Where are you' but I didn't get a reply.
"Have you heard from Austin after the text he sent you?" Charlotte says bringing me back to reality. She knows the real story about what happened.
"No I haven't that was the last time." I say and then my phone beeps. I pick it up and it reads:
Austin King👑: Hey
Charlotte leans in to see who messaged and she says, "Speak of the devil and he shall appear."
I laugh and reply.
'Hey'
My phone starts ringing and I look at Charlotte. She says, "Answer it doofus." So I swipe my iPhone and answer.
"Hey" he says.
"Hi"
"Are you busy?"
"No, I'm watching Netflix with Charlotte at my house, why?"
"I need to talk to you." He says and it reminds me that I'm angry at him.
"Oh shit I forgot, I'm not talking to you."
"What? Why? Is this about Monday, I said I'm sorry Emma."
"No, no, not because of that. Because you just decide that you're going to go MIA and left me alone to deal with everyone at school plus you don't reply to any of my messages." I say. I turn and see Charlotte smirking at me. She raises and eyebrow and mutters softly, "I don't like him" and using her hands to showing quotations. She's quoting me. I roll my eyes.
"That's kinda what I wanted to talk to you about," he says. Just then the front door come in and there come Justin and Emmett. Justin had to go home with a friend because Malcom got caught up at work. And Emmett went to fetch him after school while Charlotte drove me and her straight to my house.
Justin comes running and jumps on my lap. "Ouch," I say because he kinda hurt me. Then he hugs me and then he turns his attention to the tv and sits back against me.
"What?" Austin says.
"Oh sorry, I was talking to Justin. Emmett and Justin just came home and Justin kinda jumped onto me."
He laughs, "Does this mean I can come fetch you?" I'm about to reply when Emmett says, "Who are you talking to?"
"I'm talking to Austin?"
"Oh is he feeling better?"
"Yeah he is and he's coming to fetch me now. We're going to get ice cream." I say.
"We are?" Austin says on the phone but only I can hear.
"Okay, but like..." he looks at Justin. "What do we do with it. Charlotte and I need privacy." Charlotte blushes.
"Okay, no, please don't ever." I say then, "he can come with me and Austin. Justin how do you feel about going to get ice cream?"
Justin turns around and gives me a toothy grin and I ruffle his hair.
"Okay, I'm leaving now. I'll be there in five, be ready, bye." He say. Then I look down to see what I'm wearing. Black denim shorts and a red sweater that covers half of the shorts and falls of my shoulder now and then.
"You look fine, Em." Charlotte says and winks. I roll my eyes.
"Justin get up, I need to go put shoes on." I say and Justin moves off of me. I run upstairs and put on my black lace adidas and go back downstairs. When I reach the bottom of the stairs there's a knock on the door. Charlotte gets up from the couch and walk to open the door. There stands Austin in jeans and a t-shirt. I notice that there's a bruise on his jaw and it looks resent, before I get to think more about it he says, "You guys ready to go?"
"Yeah," I say then yell, "Justin!" 1 minute later Justin comes out the lounge and we leave the house, with Emmett locking up behind us, and get in Austin's car.
"Where do you guy want to go to get ice cream?" Austin asks.
"Where do you normally have ice cream from?" I ask.
"Fluffy land," he says. Fluffy land is the ice cream shop he took me to the other day. My dads favorite. The accident one.
"Let's go there! I haven't been there in so long! No one wants to take me there anymore!" Justin says. Since he was only 3 when the accident happened he doesn't remember much that happened before it but he remembers the actual accident.
Austin looks up at me and I look down at Justin. He looks so excited, he really does love their ice cream. "Yeah, okay, let's go there," I say.
"Yay!" Justin says.
Austin looks at me for 1 minute, with quick glances back to the road, and says, "You sure, we can go somewhere else."
I don't reply just shake my head. He takes my hand that's lying on the console and interlocks it with his and squeezes gently.
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Austin and I are currently sitting on a park bench while Justin is playing with children on the playground.
At first when we got to the ice cream shop I said I didn't want but Justin gave me this sad look and asked me why so I couldn't say no. We decided not to sit there, well Austin told Justin that he'll take him to the park instead of sitting in the shop because he knew it would convince Justin and he knew how much I didn't want to sit in the shop.
I turn to Austin and say, "Where were you this week?"
"At home." He says then, "I'm sorry I left you alone at school. Mom was having a bad week and was drunk a lot and I had to make sure nothing happened to her."
I lay my hand on the bruise on his jaw and whisper, "How?"
"She punched me," He says and looks away. "She really wants to meet you and when I told her no she got angry and said that she's in charge and not me."
"Why did you say no?" I ask and he shrugs.
"When does she want to meet me?" I ask.
"Tomorrow but don't worry I'll stall."
"No, I don't want you getting more hurt. Tomorrow's fine. Just let me know the times and that." I say.
"You don't have to do this, you know that right." He says.
"Yeah I do, I can't let you get hurt more and plus the whole reason we're dating is for me to meet her and her to approve and stop hurting you as much, so the sooner the better. And like why not tomorrow?" I say and he nods his head.
I look down and my phone and see that it's 6:30. Austin says, "We should get going." I nod and we call Justin and we get in the car.
When we arrive at home Justin jumps out the car and uses the spare key and goes inside. I turn and look at Austin but he's been looking anywhere but me since I told him I'd meet his mother.
"What's wrong?" I say.
"Nothing don't worry about it." He says shaking his head but still not looking at me.
"Austin," I say as I lift his head up and his eyes meet mine.
"It's just that if she doesn't like you tomorrow, she's going to make me get rid of you as in never speak to you again and I don't want that to happen. And I'm not saying that you won't be able to convince her to like you but I'm just... scared." He says the last word so softly. No one ever sees Austin like this. So vulnerable. I mean since when is the bad boy of the school open about his feelings.
"Austin, I'll be fine, okay? Don't worry." I say and kiss his cheek. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Yeah, I'll pick you up for school." He says and I nod and get out the car.
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On the supper table I tell my siblings that I'm going out to dinner with Austin's mom tomorrow and that they mustn't wait for me.
After dinner I do my work, shower and jump in the bed. Before I go to bed I check my messages and there's a new message:
Austin King👑: Sweet dreams cupcake.
I can't help but smile at the nickname as I drift of into sleep with Justin beside me.
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