The Divide
by: alotlikelove:
disclaimer: I don't own POTF because if I did it wouldn't be canceled.
mood music: Speak For Myself & In a Second—Aly and Aj
Chapter Four "Her Secrets Never Tell, Only Pretend"
"Keely?" Phil said, his eyes flickering open. He tried to process his memories of the night before. He remembered Pim coming with him on the Time Machine, his dad flipping out and Keely following him upstairs after the fight.
"Phil are you ok?" Keely said coming in from the hall. There was something different about her, like she was sure about who she was, not worrying about little things.
"Yea. Have you been here all night?" Phil said rubbing the back of his neck.
"Yea." Keely said sitting beside him looking down at her hands nervously. Then in hit him.
Flashback…"Phil, wait." Keely said grabbing his hand
"Keely… what" Phil said out of breath and in tears
"Do you really love me that much?" Keely asked breaking down at the site of him and the nature of her very own question.
"Yes." Phil said. Keely opened her mouth to say something but the words wouldn't come out. She just cried. Phil picked her up and brought her into his room and sat down on his bed with her on his lap.
"Keely… if you don't love me just tell me…" Phil said beginning to contemplate going back to the future again.
"I love you Phil." Keely said brushing his tears away.
End of flashback"Keely… I love you." Phil said hoping that his memory wasn't a dream.
"I love you too," Keely said looking up at him. Phil's mind jumbled with thoughts of what to do next but he pushed them aside after she leaned in and kissed him. Phil was frozen, he couldn't believe it.
"Keely…" Phil said after he pulled away.
"Where is my dad?" Phil hoped he hadn't taken Pim back to the future with him.
"He got a motel room. I guess it was Pim's idea." Keely said caressing his cheek.
"Peachy." Phil said sarcastically. He knew his dad would be back for another round. Keely stood up and started walking to the door but Phil stopped her.
"Phil… you look like you need space… I'm just going to go downstairs." Keely said.
"No… please don't go. I don't care about my dad anymore, all I care about is you." Phil said grabbing her arm and pulling her tight against his body.
"Phil… where have you been?" Keely said into his neck.
"One hundred and seventeen years in the future." Phil said. Keely laughed and pulled away.
"I'm serious, I felt so bad when you left I actually agreed to go out with Tanner again." Keely said ashamed of herself, her glow disincarnating with every word and memory.
"I'm sorry Phil." Keely said.
"Keely, it's okay. I should have stood up to my dad. I never should have left. It's not your fault." Phil said holding her hand in his. Keely looked down at his hand and smiled.
"No Phil, it's not. You had to go, they're your family. Look how close you and Pim got." Keely said looking at his soft brown eyes.
"I'm sorry I left.' Phil said pulling her back on the bed in his arms.
"It's okay. Why aren't you made at me?" Keely asked. He seemed calm for a guy who found out his girlfriend went out on a date with a complete jerk.
"Only if you promise not to get mad." Phil said.
"I promise." Keely said, it was the least she could do after him thinking it was his fault for her going out with Tanner.
"I kind of looked you up on the Giggle to see how you where doing and I saw you and Tanner." Phil said squeezing his eyes shut, to afraid to look at her.
"Phil!" Keely yelled. Phil thought she was going to slap him but instead she kissed him.
"What?"
"That's the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me!" Keely said.
"Good to know." Phil said.
"We gotta go!" Pim yelled
"What? Why?' Keely
"Dad." Phil said. "Pim do you still have those tunnels?" Phil asked.
"Yea…" Pim said trying to figure out why he would care at a time like this. "Right… follow me." Pim lead them into a tunnel that led to the back yard. They ran to Keely's house ad threw open the door. Mandy had gone to Grand Rapids, Michigan visiting her mother for the week.
"Keely, I don't think was very smart." Phil said
"Why?" Keely said looking at him. No one had followed them…