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Sometime during the night I woke up to Gerard stroking my hair. I no longer had my head on his chest but more up on his shoulder now. He had his boxers on, I was still nude. “mm.” I shifted a little as I snuggled harder against him. “Youre still here.” I sighed and he tensed up a little.

“Yeah I guess I should go.” He started to shift out from under me and I scrunched my face in disagreement but he couldn’t see me. I didn’t mean it like that. But I guess he did have to go. His mom would be worried if he didn’t show up. Plus he drives Frankie and Mikey to school. They’d be expecting him too…

“Yeah you really need to go.” I said plainly as I watched him get dressed.

“What?” He said a little argumentatively as he glanced over at me.

“Im just saying you do.” I shrugged too tired to argue as I snuggled into the spot he left in the bed. My bed smelt like him once more.

“Oh.” I hear him say and it was almost like he was waiting for me to say something back to that but I didn’t know what. I wasn’t arguing with him. I was agreeing with him. What did he want to argue about agreeing? “Alright Elle.” He says like that was all the goodbye I was gonna get. He started to take a step back from the bed and I sat up in protest.

“Hey.” I pouted as I looked up at him and he quickly smiled. I titled my chin up and puckered both my lips out and he kissed me chuckling softly as he pulled back.

“Ill see you in class.” He says and I suddenly remembered tomorrow was Monday. I had to go to Wills before school.

“Oh um no.” I shook my head no and his face went a little blank on me. “I have something to do in the morning.” I added quickly. “I’ll be in school, just a little late.” I reassured him. He looked like he wanted to ask what but we weren’t at that point yet, so he didn’t…

“Alright.” He kissed me once more before standing upright. It was a good thing he did too cause I wouldn’t have let him leave. I wanted so bad to pull him back into bed with me. He paused at the doorway and flicked the light switches. First the overhead light came on and he flicked it back down quickly. Then he flicked the nightlight switch and the soft glow filled the room.

“mmm thank you.” I mumbled as I settled back into sleep. I thought I heard him chuckle a little as he left but I cant be sure. I just fell asleep so quickly again breathing in the scent of him on my pillows.

I should’ve set the alarm to wake me up earlier then usual. Then I wouldn’t be rushing around to get to Wills before school, but I didn’t. So here I was rushing like crazy.

I threw on whatever I could find and limped to the kitchen. I was gonna make coffee but figured it would take too long and I was better off just grabbing some on the way. I grabbed my purse and the bottle of pills and was halfway out the door when it hit me.

I couldn’t just hand Will a bottle of pills! He couldn’t bring that to the ranch. Fuck…

And then it hits me.

Where do you hide drugs? In a teddy bear of course. Duh. I went back to my room and realized Teddy was still decapitated. I never fixed him… I hadn’t told Lia about it either yet… fuck.

I remembered Bobbi-Jo kept a sewing kit in a drawer and by some miracle of miracles it was still there! She didn’t take it with her, so I took it as a sign. That this is what I was suppose to be doing. Lia would get over it. I thought to myself as I stitched Teddy back up. Wills medication safely inside…

Since it took me longer then I would’ve liked to sew that damn bear, I wasn’t going to have time to stop for coffee on the way to Wills, but no matter. I would just do it between his house and school.

I got there right as Will was coming outside with parents to leave. I politely said hello to them but all I got in response was a dirty look. Will however was more pleased to see me.

“Um here I got you something.” I tell him holding teddy out to him. He just looked at me curiously. “Hes filled with…um.. love.” I stammered a little and Will nodded like he understood. I could feel his parents giving me a hard stare now. Almost like they were trying to cast the evil from me.

“Thanks Elle.” Will gave me a quick hug before getting into his parents sedan.

I felt myself exhale a sigh of relief as they pulled away. It was like a huge weight was lifted from my shoulders. Things were starting to work out for me for once in my life. I had Gerard, and now I didn’t have to worry about Will… I actually helped him! I know things weren’t perfect, but this was the best I felt in a long time.

That was until I stopped to get coffee and realized I didn’t have any money on me. Not even a freaking dollar bill. I was going to take twenty dollars from the ATM, but it had a sign taped to it that it was out of order.

It was the god damn universe, that’s what it was I mumbled to myself as I walked out. I wasn’t going to let it get me down though. I missed almost all of first period by the time I got to school. But that was my own fault.

After the coffee/atm incident I decide that maybe I would show the universe who was in control and began to drive to the bank to grab some cash to get a coffee but chickened out. I didn’t want to fuck with the universe and lose. I figured if all I was out was some caffeine I would deal with it.

I managed to get into photo lab a few minutes before it ended. Class was just about over. Every one was packing up their stuff now.

“Where were you?” Gerard asks once I sat down and I tried not to smile too widely at him.

“I told you I had something to do.” I remind him. He didn’t forget,. He was just a nosy fucker but I loved him anyway.

“What?” Frankie chimes in now. Him I didn’t love so much…

“Shit Frankie.” I laughed but he wasn’t giving up that easily.

“Shit like what?” He continued to pester me.

“I had to bring Teddy to the airport okay?” I blurt out and Gerard tried not to smile, which just made me smile myself.

“Oh yeah?” Gerard kinda laughed and I nudged him.

“Well not to the airport but he was getting a ride.” I tried to clarify and Frankie just shrugged and looked at us curiously. He couldn’t understand why this was seemingly funny to us.

“Wheres he going?” Frankie asked and Gerard nodded eagerly egging him on.

“Yeah Elle, wheres he going?” Gerard nudged me and I sighed.

“To New Mexico okay now drop it.” I tell both of them firmly as Mr Edwards comes over to our table now.

He gave me some shit about missing class, and then he gave me a slip to go to the guidance office next period. I frowned looking at it. It was from Ms Roberts. What the fuck does she want with me?

The bell rang and I told Gerard I wasn’t going to go but he insisted I go. That I was in enough trouble for being so late as it was. He said if I kept ditching I would end up in suspension. I told him it wouldn’t be that bad if he was there too… he laughed and told me to keep dreaming.

And then that was it, he just nudged me into the guidance office and walked away. No kiss, no nothing. It was like last night didn’t happen.

As I sat and waited for Ms Roberts I started getting a bad feeling about all this…