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Tough Love (1979) Part 5; Part 1
â??4 Letter Wordâ? is by Diggy Simmons. *********************************** Chapter 5; Part 1 On the to the Party The next morning I was woken up by my mom as she laid on my bed with me. â??You know todayâ??s my last day. Iâ??m going back to Cleveland today. My plane leaves at five.â? â??Oh.â? â??Iâ??ma miss you daughter. My only daughter,â? she smiles, then kisses my head. â??So I want to spend my last day with you. Put on some clothes.â? After getting dressed and eating real quick, Mom was still getting ready, I called Nickâ??s house in my room. â??Hey, I donâ??t wonâ??t you think I was blowing you off, I was just busy, but I heard something, and I want to clear it up.â? â??Yeah, whatâ??s up?â? I played with the phone chord real quick, then came right out with it, â??M.J. Levi told me that you told him about the Christmas party and the beach party.â? â??Yeah, he kept asking about you, so I finally told him. He kept at it as if he was checking IN on you. It bothered me.â? â??Why didnâ??t you tell me?â? â??Because I didnâ??t want you to worry. But I kept an eye out for you. The way he asked about you made it seem like he wanted to know your EVERY move. Seemed a bit weird to me, so I told him REAL sarcastic-like. What, he told you? Is that why you didnâ??t want to talk to me last night?â? â??I was just worried Nick. So you didnâ??t tell him smugly?â? â??If it seemed that way, then Iâ??m sorry, but I was telling him sarcastically, not to seem smug.â? â??â?¦Oh.â? â??Iâ??m just glad you called so we could straighten that out.â? â??Yeah.â? â??So, scoop you up around seven, bring you back by eleven? Or whatever your curfew is, that sounds good?â? â??Yeah Nickâ??it does.â? Now who was telling the truth is the problem. Knowing M.J., he probably just exaggerated things. â??You know, it might seem like I donâ??t care about you, but I never stop checking on you. Your dad and I talk about you a lot when I call the house, or he calls.â? â??Howâ??s life without?â? â??Lonely,â? she smiles and looks over at me. â??It doesnâ??t feel good without being with my twin. You miss me?â? â??Of course I do,â? I basically whisper. â??And I can see youâ??re moving on with your life. M.J.â??s cute and seems to be a level-headed guy. Just make sure not to put yourself in a position to be vulnerable.â? She looks over at me. â??Iâ??m not even interested in that.â? â??I know daughter.â? When we got back home, I helped her pack up her stuff, and I told Dad that my â??friendâ?, Nick Gatsby was going to be here at seven. â??Tell him seven thirty just in case, unless you want to stay here while we take your mom back to the airport.â? I look over at her. â??No, Iâ??ll go.â? â??Well I can stay so he wonâ??t have to wait. I mean, I was looking forward to tell Angela bye at the airport but JUST IN CASE.â? Michael says. â??Oh Michael, thatâ??s sweet of you!â? Mom says. Then before she leaves the house, she gives him a firm hug. â??Iâ??ll miss you. Donâ??t be a stranger.â? â??Donâ??t plan to.â? He smiles. â??And tell that dog of yâ??alls I said bye.â? â??Alright,â? Michael nods. â??Hey, thanks Michael.â? â??Hey, itâ??s just a family affair.â? He had Bill, his body guard, drive us to LAX. Things were a bit quiet as we rode there. â??Hopefully when I come back, youâ??ll have your license. I KNOW itâ??ll be before you turn seventeen.â? She smiles. â??Oookay!â? then she pulls us into a group hug. â??Donâ??t have TOO much fun without me, you two. And you still have YET to explain why Michaelâ??s at our house.â? I think Dad and I looked at each other when she said â??our houseâ?. Whatâ??s up with that? â??Love you too.â? She blows us a kiss as she walks away, then she finally turns around again. And thatâ??s how Angela Alisha Tooley-Dempsey, my mother, walks out of life againâ?¦ So the ride back was even quieter. But I couldnâ??t concentrate on that, I had a beach party to get ready for. â??Wow, yâ??all back early.â? â??Yeah, seems like LAX was ahead of schedule today.â? â??Well if you two donâ??t mind, Iâ??m going to the studio to work on a few things. Have fun Lyric,â? he directs at me. I wonder why Michael keeps walking out on me whenever â??another guy is going to be aroundâ?. Does he know whatâ??s REMOTELY going on? Danielle called me to find out what I was going to wear. â??I wonâ??t tell you. Youâ??re going to have to wait just like everyone else!â? I was standing with my crutches under my arms to support my leg some. I settled on this dark gray/indigo top and a dark turquoise half, netted top, which ties in the front and some shorts. Then I wore some sandals for my feet, but brought a pair of Converses just in case. For my hair, I couldnâ??t resist keeping it in its temporarily curly hair. Well, and I had a bikini on underneath, as if I planned on swimming. I did it just to be a part of the crowd. â??Well I think I look good. A little different from what I usually wear.â? â??Lyric!â? â??Oh God, why didnâ??t I hear the doorbell?! Probably because Iâ??m rushing!!â? I told myself. â??Okay!â? I try to keep my voice even while I was yelling out my room. â??Got everythingâ?¦bag, shoes, purse, pads for Godâ??s sakes!â? Then that reminded meâ?¦I SLIGHTLY told Nick a white lie. Three days ago I told him my period was going to start NEXT week because he was obviously nervous although he kept his voice even. Really it is SUPPOSE to start up again in two weeks, but I know another week is a big deal for a boy to wait when heâ??s just had sex. I mean it is for me TOO, but I didnâ??t want him to be a nervous wreck! I could always sugarcoat the truth a little for his sake. Then I remember, I needed to be heading downstairs right. Itâ??s seven RIGHT now. So when I walk down there, I could hear Dadâ??s and Nickâ??s conversation a little more. â??Yeah, just beware of her leg because sheâ??s still healing.â? â??Will do sir.â? â??So all your friends going to be there? Like M.J. and Danielle and Patricia?â? Oh God, WHY Daddy?! â??Danielle and Patricia, yes. M.J., no.â? I glance at Nick then. He looks respectful but a tad bit nervous around my father. I have to say he looks good in his buttoned-up flannel top and extra, extra curly hair today. He knows how much I like it by the way he briefly smiles at me. â??Since Iâ??m supposed to be driving her back too, what time is her curfew, sir?â? â??Thanks for asking, and itâ??s eleven-thirty. Not eleven-thirty-one, but Iâ??ll take eleven-twenty-nine.â? He smiles. â??Which beach is it yâ??all are going to again?â? â??Laguna Beach.â? â??Laguna Beach? Well thatâ??s about an hour and a half drive. Sir, I donâ??t think yâ??all will get to enjoy the party that much. Youâ??ll be spending three hours traveling!â? â??I chose that because itâ??s a little more secluded; Venice would be crowded right now; and our group of friends is getting an early start on road trips. So they were okay with it.â? I know on the other hand, Dad was thinking, â??But youâ??ll be in the car with my daughter for three hours!â? â??Do you mind if I see your driverâ??s license?â? Oh God, â??Dad weâ??re going to be even later.â? â??Just a sec, honey. I just wanna see.â? Nick had his license out to him. â??Hmm, Nicholas C. Gatsby. Havenâ??t heard your name in the system OR pulled you over for speeding. You know I have to stop a lot of teens, so I might forget about you.â? â??Youâ??re, youâ??re a cop? I mustâ??ve forgotten.â? â??Yeah, I know, now letâ??s go Nick. I already have an eleven-thirty curfew. Letâ??s go.â? And after he gets his license again, he follows me outside. â??My parents are letting me drive their jeep down there, just as long as I paid for the gas. Weâ??re on a full tank.â? â??Okay.â? â??Drive safe. Call me when you get there, honey.â? â??Okay Dad.â? â??Bye Mr. Swan.â? Dad waves at him, and closes the door once we were out of sight. â??Now if I drive ten over and take a few shortcuts, we should get there earlier. Is that okay with you?â? he smiles over at me. â??Yeah.â? â??When your dad asked for my license, I was â??Oh, I forgot her dad was a cop!â??.â? â??You were scared. I could tell.â? I smiled. â??He instills the fear in you.â? â??He has to.â? â??Probably took my license plate too.â? â??Maybe he did.â? He looks over at me. â??Is it okay if I kiss you now?â? â??Now that my father isnâ??t around, sure.â? Then we peck before he turns his head back to the road. â??Gotta keep up with my â??good driverâ?? reputation he jokes.â? Then while we werenâ??t talking, at first he held my hand, then he moves his hand to my knee. â??You know, I never got to see you in your cast or sign it. Are you feeling any better?â? â??Yeah I am, Iâ??m just taking it easy.â? â??I didnâ??t press to hard on itâ?¦you know back three days ago?â? â??No, you didnâ??t.â? I kept facing forward even though he was looking over at me at first. â??Speaking of three days ago, has your stomach started cramping up yet? Any symptoms?â? â??No..not yet.â? So I could buy more time. â??Okay. I mean I have a sisterâ?¦and a mother if you were wondering.â? I laugh and lazily turn my head towards him, â??I know you have a mom at least.â? â??I was just wondering, thatâ??s all,â? he says quietly. â??Sorry for asking.â? I started to say something, but then I just turn up the radio a little. â??Straighten things out with M.J.?â? â??I believe you so no reason to worry.â? â??Okay.â? â??I just wanted to know what was up.â? â??Oh.â? â??Soâ?¦why Laguna Beach?â? â??Venice is soâ?¦usual. Wanted a change. I didnâ??t plan it so the car ride would be longer, though.â? â??By now, I thought weâ??d probably pass one of our friends.â? â??Well thereâ??s Ross, Max, Luther, and Quinn right there.â? He honks towards them, then we pass them. Then he puts on some shades. â??If you donâ??t mind.â? â??As long as you can still see.â? â??Want some?â? â??No, Iâ??ll watch the road.â? Then I smiled. â??Seems like youâ??re fond of this car. Why not have it?â? Nick sighs, â??To be honest I want a Range Rover. Plus I feel too many guys like me have jeeps. Austin has one. We just drove past them and they were in a jeep. It just seems like the go-to truck, but I want something different.â? â??Oh.â? â??So Iâ??ve been saving up for it.â? â??Where do you work?â? â??At the bakery.â? â??Thereâ??s a lot of bakeries, Nick.â? â??You know the one with the real nice old lady?â? â??Yeah.â? â??THAT one.â? â??Oh.â? â??What kind of car you want?â? â??I have a few in mind, but none I guess Iâ??m sure about.â? â??Well you got your license. All you gotta do now is save up for it and buy it.â? Then he nudges me, â??Unless your dad is going to spoil his daughter and buy her one. Let me see your license anyway.â? â??Uh, I canâ??t do that.â? â??Why not?â? â??I donâ??t have them.â? He glances at me, and when he saw I wasnâ??t joking, he says â??ohâ?, then faces the road again, before getting my attention and pecks me again. â??Thatâ??s okay. Weâ??ll get your license.â? He puts his arm around my shoulder. When we had about forty-five minutes left, I asked him if heâ??d mind if I fell asleep. He said, â??No, of course not!â? Plus I took some of the meds, so I was a bit sleepy. With his arm still around my shoulders, I laid my head against his right shoulder the best I could. I could sense the jeep had stopped. Plus Nick kisses me awake. â??Wake up babe. Weâ??re here.â? I look around. â??Oh we really are.â? â??Iâ??m going to get some stuff out the backseat, if you wanna greet our friends.â? â??Alright. We hey, Nick.â? â??Yeah?â? â??No PDA.â? â??What?â? â??I mean, Iâ??m not ready. Itâ??s too soon. Plusâ?¦Donovan. I just donâ??t feel comfortable with it. Respect my wishes, okay?? â??I just wish I kissed you a little longer then.â? he smiles. â??Yeah, un-huh.â? Then I turn away. I see friends somewhat scattered around. The first person I see is Austin at the grill. â??Hey Austin, whereâ??s Patricia?â? â??Somewhere with Danielle and Sherry.â? â??Food smells good,â? I say as I sniff it. â??Thanks!â? â??By the way, like the hair change!â? â??Yeah, I got tired of being blonde. Doesnâ??t fit me as well, so I had to go back to brown.â? â??Not bad. Hey, but Iâ??ll catch you.â? â??Okay.â? I was walking to sit my bag in a beach chair. When I was walking to find my girl friends, I get stopped by Donovan. His shirt was unbuttoned all the way. â??Hey baby,â? he whispers before grabbing me and kisses me. I step back, frozen. He looks at me a little quizzically, then looks over me. I turn around as some other people as they acknowledge Nickâ??s arrival. He mustâ??ve seen. â??Happy to see me?â? Donovan turns me back to him. *********************** Itâ??s only going to get juicier. Vote up please! ~a.
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