Chapter 1
Vlad POV
Here I sit in the front seat of my mom's car with the most beautiful girl I've ever laid eyes on. Meredith Brookstone. Her chocolate brown hair cascading down to her waist as she sat in silence, fidgeting with her pink bracelets. We awkwardly sat there for a long time until she spoke up first,
"Why did you break up with me in the first place, Vlad?", She turns turns to me, tears welling up in her eyes. I put my hand on her shoulder, hoping I don't make this absolutely gorgeous girl cry.
"Baby, I was trying to protect you. You're not strong enough to hear the whole story, but we'll leave it at that." I say, though I know she's going to push until I tell her the truth.
"I am so!", She raises her voice slightly and turns away from me, I assume because the dreadful tears have begun to fall. I reach out to her, hoping she doesn't hate me after this. Surprisingly, she doesn't push me away, but relaxes at my touch. As she turns I see the tear stains on her cheeks, placing my hand on her face I gently wipe the tears away.
"Meredith, it's just something extremely personal about my family and I'm not sure how to say it. I promise that if you just give me a little time to get my thoughts together I'll tell you everything." She nodded silently and closed her eyes again, leaning forward she put her head on my shoulder. I placed my hand on her back and gently held and petted her, whispering to her that it would all be okay. I could feel the new tears dripping onto my shirt, so I pulled her into my lap and held her close. She pulled back from my chest and looked at me. We sat in silence just staring into each others eyes.
"Just be with me, Vlad. I promise that I'm strong enough. Please.." With that she slowly brought her lips to mine and lightly kissed me. I closed my eyes and held her to me, holding the kiss for as long as I could before she pulled away. She looked at me with her eyes wide, and possibly on the verge of tears again. I took this moment to speak before she cried again.
"Meredith, you know that I want to be with you more than anything in this world. Can I just have tonight to think about everything? Please, Baby? I promise that I'll call you later tonight and tell you everything."
She nodded and put her arms around my neck, kissing me one more time. She slid back into her seat and opened the door. Before she got completely out of the car she looked back at me and waved slightly, then got out and walked to her door. I sat and waited for her to get all the way inside and lock the door. Then I drove off in silence, trying to quickly think of what to do. Man, did I have a lot to think about tonight..