Love Perseveres Ch. 9

Chapter 9
Emotions

After school I couldn't wait to get my stuff in the car and head to the beach with Steph. We have last class together, but she sits across the room. We would glance at each other, and then the clock, and then back at each other with an appropriate emotion for the time remaining. There was one minute left before the bell rang, and she looked back with a smile and a look of pure excitement beaming across her face. After what seemed like an eternity, the bell rang. She jumped out of her seat and ran over to me.

"Ugh, that class took FOREVER!"
"I know didn't it? Oh well, we are free now! Do you need to run to your house to get anything before we go?"
"Uh..actually yeah now that you ask. Ok let's go!"

After we went to our lockers, we met up at the front of the school, and started to walk to my truck. I linked my fingers with hers, and I felt a warm pulse of energy go throughout my body. Every time I touch her, I have this overwhelming feeling of wholeness and peace. I love her so much, and she is my angelic light in all the darkness of my life. We kept walking and when we were nearing the car, I took her stuff and tossed it in the back. I was waiting for her at the passenger door, ready to open it. She walked up, and when I went to open it, she pushed it closed. She kept walking right past the door, and stopped when she reached me. She leaned me against the door, wrapped her arms around me, and leaned against me. She just held me in a hug for awhile, then lifted her chin and calmly kissed me. I kissed her softly, her lips perfectly in sync with mine. She is the best kisser in the world. She doesn't do too much, or too little. She is perfect in every way. Her body was perfectly fit to mine, and it was all just right. She stood up and said to me,

"Ok, NOW we can go. I love you baby. You are so amazing!"
"I love you too angel. You are perfect."


We got in the car and drove to her house so she could get the stuff she needed for the beach.

"Ok babe, I'll be out in a minute."
"Okay, I'll just wait here. Unless you want me to come in?"
"Sure. I'd rather not have as much of a chance at fighting with my mom right now anyway."

So we got out and walked right up to her house. Along the way, she told me that no matter what happens, she will be ok and she loves me. That kind of scared me, but I trusted her with my life. After that, we walked into her house, to her mom sitting on the couch with a beer in her hand watching Food Network. We have no idea why she watches that. She never cooks a damn thing and she just drinks, drinks, and drinks some more.

"Who the fuck is this you piece of shit and why are you bringing trash into my house?"
"Oh you are one to talk mom! You sit there with a beer in your hand all day. You do NOTHING to support this household. The only reason we have food is because of SSI and Food Stamps!"
"How dare you talk to me like that you dirty whore!"

I all of the sudden felt this explosion of anger rise up in me. Stephanie was definitely not a piece of shit, and most of all, the FARTHEST thing from a whore. I had to hold Stephanie's hand just so I wouldn't go pummel her mom into a little lump of nothing. Stephanie ran into her room and fell on her bed crying her eyes out, and that broke me. I went over and lied down next to her. I picked her up and held her in my arms, just letting her cry.

"I love you so much. It's ok. I'm here, you can cry. I really wish you could just leave this place and never come back."
She looked up at me, and muttered, "I love you. You are the only thing that keeps me holding on. You are the only reason I wake up in the morning and try to keep living. I feel so safe with you, and even safer in your arms."
"Come on baby. We're leaving. You don't need this. I'll just let you borrow some of my clothes, its ok. I promise I will always be here to take care of you. I will never leave you, I couldn't. You are my life. Now let's go. Is there another way out?"
"Um, yeah we can go out the back."

I got up and picked her up in my arms. She tried to tell me that she can walk, but I told her that if she needs to cry she can. She wrapped her arms around me, and cried into my shoulder.


I picked her up and carried her out to my truck. She got in the middle seat, and held my hand while we drove. We drove over to my house and I told her that my mom wasn't home, so everything will be ok. Before she got out, I held her in close to me, and kissed her.

"It will all end up ok, I promise. I won't let anything happen to you."

We got out and walked into my house. Alex heard the door close, and came out of her room calling,
"Hey Jess is that you?"

"Yeah Alex, me and Stephanie are here!"

At hearing that, she came running out of her room all happy and excited.
"Oh I am so glad you two are together! You guys are ador—OH MY GOSH what's wrong Steph?"

Alex had met Stephanie many times before as we have been best friends for a good long while, so she wasn't hesitant at going right up and talking to her. They were actually pretty close themselves.

"Hey…Alex?" I said to her, motioning not to ask any more questions.
"Ohhhh, ok… it's going to be okay Steph."
"Hey babe…you can go into my room and look for clothes if you want. You can take anything you want." I said to Stephanie.
"Okay, I'll go look for something."

After Stephanie left to my room, I started telling Alex what happened. I didn't want to talk about it with Stephanie around because I didn't want to intensify the feelings she already had.
"Her mom was really abusing her Alex. Not physically, but verbally and emotionally this time. I was standing right there! I had to hold Steph's hand just so I didn't go beat the shit out of her! She called her a piece of shit and a whore. Then she called me trash. It wasn't me I cared about; it was what she said to Stephanie. I really had to hold myself back."
"Oh wow, well I can understand Stephanie's crying then. I really wish she could just stay here or something, but our mom isn't much better. When I move out and get my apartment, you guys should come live with me. You are always welcome, remember that."
"Thanks Alex. There is good news though; me and Stephanie are definitely together, and more in love that I ever thought possible."
"That is great!!"
"Yeah, I am the happiest I could ever be. We are going to the beach this afternoon. We were going to get clothes at her house, but then that whole episode erupted, so I just said she can have whatever she wants of mine."
"Yeah I think that is a good idea."

Then Stephanie came back out with the clothes she wanted and asked me if I was ready to go. I asked her if maybe she wanted to chill here and watch a movie first. My mom wasn't coming home until a few days later, and it would be really nice.

"Hey Steph, do you want to stay here for a few days? I hate for you to go home to your mom and I know she wouldn't care."
"Absolutely!"

Stephanie's face lit up, and she ran up to me and gave me an energetic hug. She wrapped her arms around me, and kissed me a few times.

"So I take it I'm staying in your room?"
"Duh, just like you have for the past five years silly!"
"Cool, so what movie do you want to watch?"
"Hm..How about A Walk To Remember? I love that movie."
"Yessss!!! It is adorable!"

I put in the movie and plopped myself down on the couch. Stephanie came over and lied down on the couch with her head in my lap, and that was the beginning of a wonderful night with my girlfriend.