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“I feel like right now Aiden needs me. His dad was officially charged this morning with Felonious Assault. Several accounts of child abuse. Child endangerment. His mom doesn’t know if she can afford the house on her social security disability. They have lived there since before Aiden was born.”
I needed him too. Something at least. I guess this was it. This moment on my bed, holding me. He leaned in and his lips were close to mine then he hesitated. “How sick are you?”
“Not at all. I just wanted to go home,” I told Cal.
Cal chuckled at me before his lips brushed across mine in such tenderness that I groaned. He smiled when he pulled away. “That’s my girl.”
“You can’t ignore me completely,” I said.
“I’m sorry. I’m not dealing well with Dad leaving again. Abby he might as well stay away.”
I laid my head in the crook of his neck. “I’m sorry Cal. I don’t like you seeing you so hurt.”
He tightened his arms around me. “I’m sorry that I hurt you too,” he said. “Be patient with me. Let me work through this with Aiden.”
“Fine,” I told him.
It didn’t get easier though.
Chapter 18
As Christmas break grew closer, Tyson drove me to school every morning. Luke and Aiden rode home with him while I rode with Cal. Our relationship had cooled even though we still declared our love for each other.
His focus was on Aiden and supporting him. I tried to be patient. I tried to be understanding but my old insecurities were barreling to the surface.
Johnny was having a Christmas party at the start of our break. Everyone was going including my boyfriend with his two best friends. He asked me to come with Tyson. I told him I would think about it which he didn’t like at all. He wanted me there too. This was a struggle between us now.
When Tyson was ready to go, I was sitting on my bed in my pajamas not going. Pissed that Cal couldn’t understand what he was doing to me.
Tyson stuck his head in the door. “Still not going?” He asked.
I shook my head no.
“Come on Abs. Get dressed and go with me,” he said.
“Why?” I crossed my arms over my chest and waited.
“Because it looks like you are pouting and the one thing you aren’t is a pouter.”
I was livid. I thought I had every right to feel the way that I did. “Fine, I’ll go. Wait downstairs.”
He chuckled at me as I closed the laptop and laid it on the nightstand. In my closet I couldn’t find anything to wear with my skinny jeans. I went to Mom’s room and asked if I could wear her black tight shirt that was off the shoulders. She happily agreed.
It looked good on me. She teased my hair a little giving it volume. Sprayed it with hairspray which I hated. I popped my contacts in and put on some eyeliner and lipstick. I didn’t need much more. I wasn’t letting Mom plaster stuff all over my face this time. I knew she was disappointed.
Then I got out my boots which had three, inch platform heels and made my legs go on forever. I grabbed my leather jacket and met my brother in the entry.
“I’m not sure about that outfit Abs,” Tyson said.
“I’m wearing this or not going,” I told him.
“You don’t have a point to make,” Ty informed me.
“Don’t I?”
He shook his head at me. Then he turned and opened the front door. He followed me out to the driveway where we got into Tyson’s fast Camaro. My brother showed off a little on the way to the party which proved Mom’s point he didn’t need this car. Our parents would have killed him if they saw the tire marks, he had left on the country road.
I was nervous when we stopped in front of the house. I saw a few girls go inside Johnny’s house, dressed just like me but didn’t feel much better. I don’t know why I felt like butterflies swarmed my stomach. Other than the party scene had never been my scene.
