Feelings Of Growing Up


Chapter 5

AJ was sitting on the couch in the living room when she walked with her arms full. She had a big stuff animal, basketball and other little junk. She went straight to her room without speaking. She took a shower and changed into socks, blue shorts and gray tee shirt and she came and sat next to him. Neither of them spoke for a long while finally he released a huge sigh "I'm sorry for the way I acted the other night."

"I'm sorry too. Look we only have tonight and tomorrow together let's make the best of it okay."

With that they hugged each other, he really wanted to tell her how he felt and she wanted him too, but he didn't cause he couldn't which made her feel bad because he would be the only reason she would stay when they finally pulled away he stood looking down at her "Now that our fighting is over, since you have to leave tomorrow let's have fun."

"Okay what do you want to do?"

"You have beautiful hair that you love right."

"No way, you are not touching my hair I mean look at your's it's blond and it's not you and-"

"It will be fun and different."

"NO! Let go."

He picked her up and she screamed laughing he took her into his bathroom where he put her down.

"You are the only chick I know who would do this."

"No I'm not cause I am not going to do it."

"You'll cute as a blond."

"I am putting my foot down I'm not dying my hair."

"Come one, If you don't like it or it damage your hair you can sue me."

"You promise."

"What color?" She couldn't believe he was serious as he pulled these different bottles of hair stuff out from under the cabinet so she decided she may as well go along with it so she said "A dark red or blue you can hardly see."

"No, green."

"No, No green."

He pushed her down to sit on the toilet she was so scared she couldn't believe she was letting him do this to her hair but she went on along with it.

They didn't get to sleep until like 2:00 in the morning. Since he couldn't tell her how he felt he wanted to a least give her a hint telling her he wanted her to stay. She stood in the mirror in her room looking at her new dark blue do brushing her hair "You can't even see it, Did you do it right?" She came over and sat on the bed next to him "You look sad what's wrong?"

"I am going to miss you when you leave."

"Well I'm going to miss you too."

That wasn't the answer he was looking for so he decided to let it go "Well don't let distance tear our friendship apart okay."

"I won't, I promise."

They hugged each other once again. He was confused as he laid in his bed later that night he couldn't even sleep cause he wanted to be with her but not right now. He felt he wasn't ready to have her in his life without hurting her and he wouldn't be able to live with himself if he ever did something that hurt her so he decided to let her go to Cali.

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Debra had no idea what was going on as they held hands walking in the park. wasn't really a special day she could think of. Before they had left he told her to dress up a little she was dressed in heels, a long black cargo skirt and white button down shirt and he was dressed in black pants and blue shirt with funny designs on it. She couldn't stand the quiet anymore as she said "Are you okay? You are all nervous and stuff."

"I'm okay. I just need to talk to you."

They both went and sat on a nearby park bench next to each other and she was growing scared cause she truly had no idea what was going on with him and before he could even speak she said "If you are breaking up with me I want you to know that I-"

"I am far from breaking up with you, I want to know if you trust me I mean like really trust me when I am on the road."

She was quiet a while trying to find a way to put her words right as she finally said "When you are away you know I miss you ...a lot and like I told you ..I don't want to control your every move or make you feel trapped but.....I....when you are away I trust you but I get scared cause I feel one day you may not come back to me."

"What makes you think that?"

"All the girls, I mean you guys.....What if....You remember what I told you the other night."

"And like I told you I love you, you are a very beautiful woman, I mean you have hazel eyes and curves to kill, I mean I trust you but-"

"I would never cheat on you I have had that happen to me to many times to ever want someone else to feel that pain especially someone like you cause I care about you too much."

"Well our relationship that is very important...trust okay."

"Yeah"

"Let's go have dinner"

She knew if they were going out to eat it had to be a special night but she she still didn't get it yet "Where are we going?"

"You'll see."

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They both were laughing sitting at a small table across from each other and all of a sudden he grabbed her hand and she asked "What's wrong?"

"I don't know"

"You do know"

"I don't..Do you know where we are?"

"The place we first ..well we first talked to each other only then your bonehead friend was here, I like it much better this way."

"So do I."

"Yeah sure you do." she laughed a little picking up her drink with her free hand with him saying "We have been together 3 years minus the 2 months we broke up."

"Yes"

"And I have to say that I have never been with a girl that long."

"That's cause you are stuck with me, How many times do I have to tell you that you are stuck with me forever."

"You promise"

She pulled her hand away looking in his eyes "What Do you mean?" She got really nervous when she saw what he was about to do she grabbed his hand "What are you doing? Get up, Don't kneel down on your knee." he sat back up in his seat confused "What are doing?"

"You know what I am doing." She got up out her seat starting to cry "Debra" when walked off quickly and he got up following her out the door "Debra wait"

She threw herself up against the wall in tears "Look I am sorry but ..I love you but I don't deserve you, I don't deserve to be married to you."

"Why?"

"Because"

"Because what?"

"Because I just don't"

He had never seen her cry so much before as he through his arms around her hugging her tightly hurt himself as he pulled away to see her still crying "Debra I don't know why you......I don't know what that guy or guys have done to you but you are beautiful inside and out, you really are and you deserve the best. You shouldn't be crying because you are carrying my baby." She laughed a little cleaning up her face "You feel better." She nodded 'yes' as the waiter came out not wanting to interrupt them "Excuse me but you two have a tab."

He handed the guy money as he disappeared back inside and her feeling really bad and shaken up chocked out "I'm sorry"

"It's okay let's go for a walk"

She nodded okay as they started to walk.

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She knew he was hurt but she didn't know what came over her she was literally scared out her mind. She knew he was hurt as she peeped into the family room and he was twirling the ring between his fingers. She took a deep breath and came in and sat next to him and she asked "Are you okay?"

�Yeah I�m okay�

They were both quiet a very long while as she thought about the whole situation and then she released a sigh as she turned to him and said �Well�

He looked over at her and said �Well what?�

�Well�finish what you started in the restaurant.�

He looked back down at the ring as he said �You promise not to go crazy like you did earlier.�

�I will try.� she said and she started to feel the same way she did back at the restaurant seeing him kneel down again but she held herself together as he said �Debra, Will you marry me? Will you become my wife?�

She laughed a little looking down at the ring and at him as she released a huge sigh as she said, �Yes, Yes I will marry you�

When he slid that ring down her finger, it seemed everything in her life came together. Everything she always wanted was right before her. She had a guy who loved her, she had her daughter and a beautiful home. Everything her father said would never happen to her it was. She kneeled down right before him them almost eye to eye as they kissed each other and words could not express how she felt.

Chapter 6

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