AllFreeNovel
Share Us
“Shhh… feel my heart. Shhh…” he repeated.
I placed my face near the hand that was over his heart, wanting to feel his love beat against my cheek.
“I love you and I’m not going anywhere.” He kissed the top of my head. “Just you and me.”
“Promise?” I found myself saying.
He didn’t falter.
“Always.”
18
Aubrey
“Are you packed?” Dylan asked over the phone.
I giggled. “I told you I was like a hundred times now.” I swore he had selective hearing sometimes.
“I know how you are with clothes. All I need is that pretty little smile, and lingerie. That shit’s good stuff, too.”
I laughed. “It’s going to be cold at night. We’re up in the Smokey Mountains,” I reminded him.
I walked over to my dresser and pulled out the one piece of lingerie I owned, and stuffed it in the bottom of my bag.
“Suga’, let me worry about how to keep you warm at night,” he assured me.
It had been three months since the car accident. Austin and Alex pulled through, thank God. The judge charged Austin with a DUI, suspended his license for a year with a shitload of legal fines and community service. He was still going to therapy and popping pain pills like they were candy. I overheard Dylan and him in an argument about it a few weeks ago, but never said anything about it.
I had officially graduated from high school and I decided to attend Ohio State with Dylan and the boys since Austin got accepted as well. I was going to tell Dylan on our vacation that he had planned well over a month ago. He said we needed a fresh start to the year from hell and I couldn’t have agreed more.
My mom kept her word, that night at the hospital was a turning point in our relationship. She was once again starting to become more involved in my life, like she had before my dad served her with divorce papers. When I told her I wanted to go to Ohio State to be with Dylan, she was over the moon excited for me. I talked to my dad more often now too, at least a few times a week. He seemed happy for some reason and I was content for him.
There was peace in my soul again, thanks to Dylan.
“What time does our flight leave?” I stopped pacing for a second to look around my room and make sure I wasn’t forgetting anything.
“Six in the morning. It’s why I’m spending the night. We need to leave at four to get to the airport on time.”
“Oh, so that’s why you’re spending the night?” I teased.
“That’s exactly why, you minx. I’ll be over later tonight. I’m going to go check on Austin before we leave,” he said with worry in his tone.
“Is something wrong with him?” I coaxed, hoping he would tell me what was really going on.
“Darlin’, I wish I knew. I’ll see you soon. I love you.”
“I love you, too.”
I hung up, and fell down onto my bed. The cool sheets felt amazing against my warm skin. I lay there staring up at the ceiling, thinking about the possibilities that lay ahead of us and for the first time in a long time I wasn’t scared because I knew they included Dylan.
DYLAN
“What the fuck, man?” I argued, grabbing the empty pill bottle on Austin’s nightstand. “This shit just got refilled two weeks ago. You want to know how I know? I fucking drove you to pick it up from the pharmacy.”
He rolled his glazed eyes at me like a fucking teenage girl. “What do you want me to say? I’m in fucking pain, man,” he slurred.
“No. What you are, is playing with fire. Read the warning label, asshole. Take two tablets a day for pain. Do not mix with alcohol and I know I fucking smell weed in here.”
