Melody

" Don`t you know I love you, Melody," he sang into the phone as he strummed the last chord on his guitar.I don't know why but I always liked it more when he sang to me over the phone , it was nice hearing him sing to me when ever I spent the weekend at his apartment in person but it`s just knowing that he still wants to impress me even though I`m not even there makes it so much more special.

"Melody, you know I love you right?"

"Yes baby, why wouldn't I?"

"I don't know, because I`m not there for you like I used to be, and I could have but I was spending more time with Riley,"

"Collin she was your girlfriend, I`m glad you spent time with her. Yes, I was jealous sometimes, but it showed me who you are around your girlfriends and let me know that this could work, even if you are two hours away in Nashville, and you were there for me. Remember the night you told me you loved me?"

"Yeah, I do," his voice gave away he was smiling, even though it's not I can`t see it I smile back as if he could.

"I was bawling my eyes out over my parents and what they were saying at two in the morning and you listened, you kept telling that I only had four of school left then I could get away from it all, get away from them. I told you that it wasn`t going to change how they felt about me, and wasn`t going to change me from screwing everything up like I always have. Do you remember what you said after that?"

"Yeah,"

'And what was that?"

"I said I loved a girl who didn`t see herself like she should. I said I didn`t care if she screwed up because it meant that I could fix it for her. I said I loved you. But then you told me I was just saying that because no one would ever love you." I could hear his tone change from happy to sad as he spoke about that night.

" I still can`t believe I said that, for a hopeless romantic I sure know how to ruin the moment," I laughed, trying to change his mood for the better.

"You didn`t ruin it, kinda hurt that you didn't say it back right away but I understood you were hurt." he waited for an answer but I didn't know what to say. I was hurt then. I still am. Not by him, he'd never hurt me, he doesn't yell like anyone else. The only time he`d ever raised his voice at me is when he found me at Paul`s house drinking with some of his friends. Even then he only asked me not to go there again and I promised I wouldn`t. He knew I had been hurt before, he knew when we started out that he wasn`t going to get as far as he wants. Even if he grew to love me enough for marriage. He knew it`d be no use in asking because I`d never say yes. I would love to spend the rest of my life in love with him, but not with marriage. I`d seen how marriage works these days and don`t want to go through it. My parents never married because my mother already was when she found out she was pregnant with me, my step dad was furious, they fought all the time and both had begun drinking. My mother was a cruel drunk, as well as my step-father. My mother had never hit me but the things she said drunk or sober could make you assume she did. Collin knew that because of that I would never marry.

"Melody?"

"Huh, oh sorry I was thinking,"

"About?"

"Pancakes..." this was our code word when talking about my parents. I`d always been too ashamed to say the real words so he decided to make it easier and give us a code word.

"You should leave, it won`t get any better."

"I know but where would I go? I can`t move to Nashville Daddy because he`ll be moving to New York soon."

"If you wanted you could move here with me."

"No Collin, you and I both have too much to worry about and we don`t need to be distracting each other."

"It wouldn`t be that bad I`m taking core classes this semester so everything will be like high school. Plus I could help you out."

"I don`t need help."

"Fine, but you do need out of that house. I don`t want you there, I`m worried Melody."

"I`ll think of something okay."

"Just think about Nashville as an option okay?"

"Okay."

"What time is it there," he yawned.

Oh crap."Only 6 in the morning," I said as if it were no big deal that we`d been talking since 8 last night.

"Um Melody don't you have to at work at 5"

"Shit, not again! Love you CollyCat Bye!"

"Love you MellyMou-" he spoke before I hung up the phone.

How could I do this again. I had my alarm set why didn`t it go off? I need to shower but I`m late already. I trow my hair up in a ponytail and grab my skinny jeans that Collin had written/drew on. My boss loved these she thought the were artistic and should be worn way more often than they should. Maybe she won`t notice me slip in the back since she`s always in the front probably already. Maybe Natalie had put my time card in she was good for that. God I loved that girl she was always helping me out around the Paint knew about Collin and was always saying we were adorable. I know when I tell her about Collin`s offer to move in with him she`ll freak. She always saying one day I`ll change my mind and marry him and we`ll have a family and live happily ever after.

Shirt. Where`s my shirt, it's in the dryer? I run downstairs to see Amber, my sister, holding my shirt above her head as she saw me running to the laundry room.

"Melody, you`ll be late to your own funeral."

"I know, I know I was talking to Col-"

"Collin and lost track of time. Good thing I`m not your boss or you`d be fired by now."

"Yeah, yeah. I`m going." I said as I slipped it over my head through my arms, and went.

Collin

I spent most fo the day thinking about Melody. She really did need out of that house. I know she isn't telling me everything and I wish she would. Maybe I could get her to tell me someday but for now I won`t push it. I will push her about getting away from her parents though. I don`t care if she stays with me, well I do,it`d make me very happy to see her all the time, but in reality I`d like her to be anywhere away from her parents. Her mom won`t stop her from leaving.I know because multiple times while we were on the phone Melody would put me on hold so I wouldn`t hear her mother screaming at her to get out and go make something good of herself. Melody is good, rather fantastic from my view. She is very well-kept but goofy at times. And I love her for that. Even if she is to insecure to see that. Maybe I could get her to come over during the break and stay with me. But she`s always been nervous to staying the night with me at the apartment because Paul is around but he`s supposed to being going home with his new girlfriend maybe I can convince her to stay with me while he`s gone. I`ll have to call her later.

"Collin, I`m going out to see a movie with Emily, you want anything?"

"Nah, and don`t stay out too late it`s friday night,"

"Yes it is, so don`t sit here and waste it like you always do,"

"I`m not wasting it I`m going to talk to Melody,"

"You call her everyday, twice actually, in the morning and at night. I`m surprised you two even sleep." I chuckle at the memory of Melody hanging up on me this morning because she was really should set an alarm she`s going to get fired if we keep this up.

"I don`t care ,I value every second."

"Every second you spend talking to her, seeing her, kissing her, holding her, breathing on the same planet as her, yes I know I hear it everyday. You`re so whipped."

"Go on your date before she finds someone better, which won`t be too hard" and with that he left. It was only 6 so Melody was probably still studying I could call her now but I don`t want to get in the way of her school. My phone buzzed from my pocket and I looked to see Melody`s name and a picture I took of her asleep last time I visited her, along with her message.

"Are you at home?"

"Yes bae why"

"My dad`s in New York this weekend."

"So?"

" I want to see you"

"I`ll be there in a few hours"

"No I`m sitting in my car now"

"In the parking lot?"

"Yes" something must have happened. It`s a two-hour and half hour drive to Nashville for her and she would have had to leave school early to get here by 6.

"I`ll come to your car and walk you in"

"Mmk. Thanks"

I walked out the door to see her car sitting there. It looked liked she was wiping her face, she`s been crying. Why did she text me instead of call. She had to have been crying, as Iwalked closer I could see the massacre lines. She looks beautiful when she cries, her dark blue grey eyes brighten to a blue-green I`ve never seen anywhere else.

"Hey,"she says when she steps out of her car to hug me.

"Hey baby," I say as I take her in my arms.

"I missed you,"we say together in unison.

Melody

What was I going to tell him. I knew he was pretending he couldn`t tell I had cried. But I don`t know where to start ,I was fired this morning, left school early for a migraine,which isn`t getting any better, and my mom kicked me out. I should ask him to let me stay but I don`t want to be rude. Plus Paul may be around and I`m still unsure of what to think of him.

"Paul`s out with his girlfriend Emily and they probably won`t be back until Sunday, they`re like rabbits with condoms and birth control so we won`t be seeing them." Good, I thought, I really didn`t feel like seeing Paul and certainly didn`t look presentable enough to meet Emily.

"Alright"

"Mel, are you okay?"

"Yeah,I`m fine," I lied.

"Mel, don`t lie to me its friday you have a football game and your`e here with me 2 hours away. What`s going on?

"M-m-my mom,"the stumbled slowly from my lips hearing it sounded like someone else was saying them.I coudn`t help but leaning to Collin and cry into his neck.

"Oh Melody baby, don`t cry, tell me everything that happened." I told him everything while I sobbed I could see his emotions change from sadness,to anger, then to worry.

"You`re staying here,"he said.

"No, I can`t you have school and I can stay with Nichole or something,"I shook my head as I wiped away more tears my massacre had already been cried away. I`ve probably ruined Collin`s grey shirt.

"No, stay here with me so I can take care of you I don`t have any classes Monday so we can go back and get your things and get you to transfer schools.I want you here Melody. I love you too much to let you go, even more because you're closer to your mom then and I don`t want you near her.

I knew I coudln`t with him. "Fine. But what about Paul?"

"I`ll tell him,now come on you must be starving."

He was right I hadn't eaten since lunch was beginning to get normal with me though so I`m used to I knew if I didn`t eat Collin would ask me about it."Okay but I`m actaully not all that hungry"

"Well I am, so we going out, do you have a coat?"

"It`s August Collin,"

"Oh yeah," he said with a smile.

Hey guys just want to let you know this is only the first chapter of Collin and I , I will be posting more as I write it. I hope you guys enjoy and means so much to me that you're reading! Also like I said I`ll be posting as I write so please DON`T rush me. No hate will be allowed! Love all of you readers! Thanks for reading!