Hey Everybody! I wanted to see how you think about this story? Song that i used was "Love Story" by Taylor Swift and I hope that you like!!!!
Title: Love Story
Rating: PG
Author: emily-brat
Calleigh looked down at her ring, the one that she wore on her finger for the last 10 years. She couldn't help but smile as the memories of when she was 18 came back to her. How she met her husband back in the years and how they fell in love even though her father-back then-wouldn't allow her to 'fall in love'.
We were both young when I first saw you
I closed my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air
Calleigh was at a party for her best friend, today was her 18th birthday and the theme of the party was medieval times. She was dressed in this pale yellow corset dress, which pushed her breast up a little, but not enough to make her look bad. Her hair was curled and part way up. Don't get her wrong, the dress was lovely, but she felt out of place at this party so she stood on the upstairs balcony feeling the wind blow in her face and hair- feeling alive for once in her life.
She looked down at the party as her friend Mirabelle was sung the birthday song to. She smiled and waved as she looked up, but shook her head when her friend waved her down.
"Have fun! It's your party!" Calleigh yelled to her over the music that blared over the speakers of the castle that they pay for.
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
And say hello
Little did I know
She noticed a red headed boy looking up at her, smiling before turning back to look at the crowd of people that were dancing on the dance floor. She noticed that he turned towards his friends and told them something before turning around and walking away and towards her.
He introduced himself and they spoke for the rest of the night, talking about what they wanted for the future. Later that night, he drove her home, telling her that he would see her at school tomorrow.
That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said, "stay away from Juliet"
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you, please don't go
And I said
Once she got inside the house, her father was waiting for her and by the look on his face, he wasn't too happy about what he just saw. She was barely over the threshold when her hair was pulled to come face to face with her father. They fought, yelled back and forth and by that night, Calleigh went to bed with a forming bruise on her cheek, but all she could think about was her 'prince'.
The next day, Calleigh tried to hide her face from everybody and she almost made it all day if it wasn't for her friend Horatio. He came up to her after school and asked her where she had gotten the bruise, but Calleigh wouldn't say so instead she ran to her secret spot- the library steps, a place where she was only allowed since she knew the librarian.
Horatio followed. He found her on the staircase that lead to the upstairs balcony. He got in by asking the librarian if she knew where she went and she just nodded to the staircase that nobody was allowed into.
He found her crying.
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes
He sat next to her and asked her what was wrong.
"My father said that I couldn't see you again. I told him that we were just friends, but he doesn't believe me, I hate it..I want to just leave this place" she sniffled
"Why don't you?" Horatio asked
"My father, he has me caged like a dog, he will only let me move out if I get married" Calleigh told him "Has this whole idea that I will only be an adult when I am married"
"Then run away"
"Will you take me somewhere?"
"Sure, where?" Horatio asked
"Away"
So, I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while
Calleigh snuck out of the house that night to the gardens across the street from the lake. Horatio was already waiting for her there. For once in her life, Calleigh felt safe in the presence of another male and she liked it.
They talked for hours, just getting away from all the mess that was called their life. They nestled together under a big oak tree and before either one of them knew it, they both had fallen asleep in each other's arms.
They awoke the next morning before the sun and when Calleigh looked at her watch, she knew that she was in trouble. She woke Horatio up with a kiss on his lips and watched as he looked at her. She blushed, but told him that she had to go home, but that she will meet him again tonight here.
"I wont miss it for the world" he told her and he too kissed her back
"Bye" they told one another and together they both got up and ran to her house, hoping that her father was still asleep.
Oh oh
Cause you were Romeo, I was the scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "stay away from Juliet"
But you were my everything to me
I was begging you, please don't go
And I said
Kenwall noticed that Calleigh was not in her room when he went to check up on her and he was furious when he told her that he couldn't see that boy and she still did it.
He heard the door open and then talking. He walked down the flights of stairs and looked on as Calleigh talked to a boy! No soirée that was not going to work for Kenwall. He walked the rest of the way and pulled Calleigh by her arm.
He yanked the door open and came face to face with Horatio. He looked at him with daggers and sternly told him to "Stay away from Calleigh"
"Daddy!" cried Calleigh before she pushed her way through the two men and ran outside. Horatio looked on as Calleigh ran, then back to Kenwall before he ran after Calleigh, trying to catch up with her.
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes
He found her at the old courthouse steps, crying her eyes out. he slowly walked up to her and sat beside her like he did that day at the school library steps. The only difference this time was that they didn't talk, they just held each other.
Romeo, save me
They try to tell me how I feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes
After minutes of crying, Calleigh decided that she wanted to talk to Horatio about her family because he did need to know. She told him everything, how her dad was the rudest man and how her mother was never around to do anything. How her dad tried to tell her what she could and couldn't do, no matter how miserable it made her, he didn't care.
All she wanted was to live her own life.
Oh oh
I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you is fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town
And I said
Two months had passed and every night since her and Horatio had the talk, he was never coming to the garden and every time she saw him at school, he would look at her, but not talk to her.
So that night, she decided to walk around town to clear her head when she saw Horatio. He was talking to her father and they looked happy. She stayed where she was and waited until she saw that her father was gone and walked up to Horatio
Romeo, save me
I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you, but you never come
Is this in my head
I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said
"Hey" she shyly told him
"Hey" Horatio replied back to her "How are you?"
"I'm fine" she replied back "Where have you been these past months?"
"Getting ready for college" Horatio told her "Meet me there tonight"
She did meet him that night and it changed her life forever. She looked once again at the princess cut diamond on her ring finger and smiled.
Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad
Go pick out a white dress
It's a love story
Baby, just say yes
She waited under the oak tree where she had her first kiss and saw Horatio walking towards her. She slowly got up on her feet and as he got close to her, he smiled before getting down on one knee and pulling out a velvet box.
"I talked to your dad today and he gave me permission for your hand in marriage" he told her "So Calleigh Marie Duquesne, will you Marry Me?"
"Yes!" she exclaimed before she kissed him as he placed the ring on her finger.
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you
They were married after High School Graduation and now as Calleigh looks at the ring on her finger for the third time, she couldn't help but look past her hand to her now 8 month belly where their child was growing.
Horatio walked up behind her and hugged her, placing his hands on her stomach.
"Thinking back?"
"Sure am" she replied "I love you"
"and I Love you too Calleigh"
I hope that you liked!!!!