Chapter 7

Last Time on Growing Pains..

"Well my dad has gone over the edge now! He kidnapped me! Literally kidnapped me. Picked me up for over his shoulder and carried me out! I was going to meet with Parker behind his back. I know that I shouldn't but I really want to tell him how I feel. Which is something that I don't know yet. I mean he's a great guy. But I just don't know. So anyways, dad took me camping. Yes camping! Me and camping don't mix. Especially with stitches on my head. But we managed to have a great time! Parker showed up out of no where. Saying that he wants to run away! I just don't know what to do. Somebody help me!" Gosalyn cried. 

Gosalyn was shocked that Parker had just said that. I mean run away? Was he serious?

They're not even dating or anything and he wants her to run away with him. Plus she didn't mean it literally. She was just thinking out loud. And he thought that she was serious.

"Run away? But Parker.."

"Yeah, we can go some place where we can just be alone. No parents, no body guard no nothing."

Just then Drake came driving up.

Gosalyn gasped. "My dad! Quick hide!" She exclaimed.

Parker hid in the cupboard as Drake came back in. Drake was shock to see Gosalyn still in the cabin.

"You're still here?"

"Duh, where will I go?"

"Good point the place is closed."

"Oh, so that means we're going to have fish huh?"

"Yup."

Drake walked to the stove and turned it on, took out a pan and sprayed oil on it and tossed the fish on it.

"So uh.. dad when we get back home can you get rid of big ugly Bull?"

"Hmm… tell you what. Maybe if you promise to  stay away from boys  then I'll get hid of Bull."

"How long is that?"

"Until I'm dead."

"You're kidding right? That's going to be hard to do. Since I'm on an all boys street hockey team. And most of my friends are boys."

"Nope, This is for your own good Gosalyn. You've been having boy troubles for a long time. And the only way to solve it is to get rid of the problem."

"Oh, what are you going to do when I go to college in a few years? Follow me to my classes to make sure I don't date ever?"

"Hmm.. That's a good suggestion Gos."

Gosalyn rolled her eyes at that. She knows he means well but sometimes he gets carried away.

"Dad, you're going to have to learn to trust me around boys."

"Oh I trust you. I just don't trust them."

Drake looked around and noticed that there wasn't any fire wood around.

"Looks, like we don't have any firewood. So I'm going to go out and chop more. Stay put and don't get in any trouble."  

Before he walked out he turned off the stove and he walked out.

'Great.' She thought to herself.

Parker jumped out next to Gosalyn.

"See! I told you! Come on, let's just get out of here." He said grabbing her hand.

"But he's right outside Parker! And he didn't say you're name. He said ANY boy!"

"Do you want to be with me or not?" Parker asked.

Gosalyn just stood there not knowing what to say. She wasn't sure how she felt about him.

 He grabs the keys to her dad's car and Gosalyn was shocked.

"Come on! Before he gets back!"

He grabbed her arm  and dragged her out of the cabin and ran to Drakes car.

"Parker, you don't have a licenses."

He started up the car and Gosalyn sighed and looked around. She knew that she would get in big trouble for this. But she really needed to talk to him.

They drove off.

Drake walked in the and sees she's gone along with the car.

"Gosalyn? Great, she's gone! She took the car too! Oh she's going to be in so much trouble when I find her!" He exclaimed.

Back at the Mallard house..

The doorbell rang and Morgana answered it. It was Parkers parents Carly and Jack.

"Hi, we're Parkers parents."

"Hi, nice to meet you."

"You too. Um. You seen Parker around lately?"

"Yeah I had seen him a few hours ago. He asked me about Gosalyn."

"Oh, did he say where he is going?"

'No why?"

"Cause he's missing and we don't know where he is." Carly said.

Morgana thought about it and gasped. "I think I know where he is. Come on in." She said.

They walked in and she closed the door. "Let me just give her dad a call."

She walked to the phone and dialed the number.

Drake is out looking for Gosalyn when his cell phone rang,

"Gosalyn?" He asked.

"No it's me. Why did you think I was Gosalyn?"

"Well she decided to take a little joy ride with my car."

"She's missing too?!"

"What do you mean too?" Drake asked.

"Parkers parents Carly and Jack are here with me. Apparently Parker is missing too."

"Well that explains everything. I'll call you back when I find something."

He hung up the phone and saw his car ahead smashed into a tree! He gasped and ran to it.

"Gosalyn!" He exclaimed.

But the car was empty. "Great! Now where can they be?" He asked himself.

Gosalyn and Parker are in the woods eating.

"Alright, now that we got this far…" Parker said.

Gosalyn looked down at her sandwich and sat it down. Running away wasn't the answer. No matter how much her dad is over reacting. He does it because he loves her. And if she's gone he doesn't have a life. And she doesn't want him to turn into Dark Warrior Duck again. 

"Parker, I'm sorry I can't do this." She sighed.

"Yes you can. I got it all figured out! We can take the bus to where ever it takes us."

"Parker you don't know my dad. He will find us!"

"Why you say that? You don't know that. We can just fit in with everybody."

"Yes he will! Look, my dad will go postal if he sees me missing. Where will he go? How will he get there? How will we live. It's not like we're rolling in money here. How much you got with you? I got 5 dollars with me."

Parker pulled out a 40 dollars out of his pocket. "I got 40."

"So that makes 45 dollars. Parker you have to be kidding me! That will only get us to the next town. And then what?"

"I'll think of something. But it all worth it when we can be together. Isn't that all that matters?"

"Parker this is just crazy! And it's not worth it to me!"

"Oh so you don't want to be with me is that it?"

"I didn't say that Parker. I just don't want to get any more trouble. It's the last thing I need in my life right now.  I mean, you off all people know what I've been going though. And this will just put my dad over the edge. So come on, let's go."

"No! I'm not going."

Gosalyn sighed. "Alright, I'm not going to make you come with me.  Just promise me that you're going to send me a post card from where ever you end up. Cause the truth is Parker. I'll just miss you around. You're a really cool guy. I better head back before I'm grounded for life."

She stood up and hugged him and walked back.

Drake is out looking for her when she comes walking back.

"Gosalyn!" He exclaimed.

"Hi dad."

He ran to her and hugged her tight. "I was so worried!"

"Sorry dad."

"You know how stupid that was! You could of gotten hurt or worse!"

"I know." She sighed.

Drake looked around and didn't see Parker. "Where's Parker?"

"What makes you think I know where he is?"

"Morgana called and said his parents can't find him."

Gosalyn nodded her head. " Oh, she did?"

"Yeah, so talk. If you know anything you have to tell me."

Gosalyn nodded her head. Even though she had promised him. She had to do it.

"Alright, I'll take you there." 

They walked away.

Parker is sitting down on the ground.

"Parker!" Gosalyn exclaimed.

Parker sat up and smiled. "I KNEW that you'll come back!"

She came walking back with Drake and he narrowed his eyes at her.

"I thought that you said that you wasn't going to tell on me." He asked.

Drake stood up to him. "Don't get mad at her Parker. I didn't give her much of a choice. Now come on, you're parent's are worried sick."

They started to walk back to the car and Gosalyn sighed.

"So I'm grounded right?"

Drake chuckled at that. "Oh you're a smart kid. You'll figure it out."

They're waiting for a rental car to come by. As they crashed Drakes car. And Gosalyn pulled Honker aside for a minute.

"Hey Park, are you still mad at me that I ratted you out to my dad?" She asked.

"Why do you even care?"

"I care a lot Parker. More then you know. 

"What ever." Parker replied.

The rental car pulled up and Drake turned to the kids.

"Kids, our ride is here."

Gosalyn smiled and turned to Parker. "So we're cool?"

"Yeah, we're cool."

The kids walked back over to the car and hopped in and drove off.

Minutes later..

They arrived back at home and Drake is yelling at Gosalyn.

"That has to be the stupidest thing that you have ever done! You're grounded for life and you're allowance is away for a year! Now go up to you're room until I can figure out what to do with you."

Gosalyn rolled her eyes at that. If only he would listen to her at what she was going to do.

"What ever!" She exclaimed.

She storms up to her room and slams the door behind her. Looks outside and sees Honker, sits on her bed.

The next morning Gosalyn walks down to the kitchen and sees Morgana along with Misty sitting there.

"Moring." She yawned.

"Morning Gos." Morgana said.

"Where's my dad at?"

"He's out. I'm here to babysit you?"

"Oh, where's Bull? Isn't he supposed to be watching me?"

"You're dad's giving him the day off."

"Yes! Finally!"

"I'm watching you before school."

"Well I hope that he's buying me a new cell phone."

"I'm sure he will someday."

"I hope it has a good text thing on it."

"Um, Gos. You know you're not really in a place to make demands." Misty said.

"She's right Gosalyn. Actually I think he's at Parkers parents house."

Gosalyn was shocked to hear that and looked at Morgana.

"To keep me and Parker away from each other?"

"You have a problem with that?" Morgana asked.

At Parkers parents house Jack answered the door and saw Drake standing there.

"Mr. Mallard, what can I do for you?"

"We need to talk."

Jack closed the door and they walked into the living room.

"We have a problem here."

Carly walked in and nodded her head.

 "We agree. This thing with Parker and Gosalyn has to cool off a little bit."

"Glad you agree. Which is why I think you should keep Parker away from Gosalyn. And we wouldn't have a problem. My daughter has been through enough with boys the last week. And the last thing she needs to have more of it."

Parker was listening from the stair case and he runs up to room and slammed the door.

"Mr. Mallard no offence. But it's not like Gosalyn is an innocent by stander here."

"What are you talking about?! He followed her to the cabin?"

"Did she want him to be there?" Carly asked.

"No, I don't think so. In fact she's the one that turned around and told me where he was last night."

Gosalyn and Morgana are in the kitchen talking.

"No, I guess not.  But that's going to be hard. Since we're in all the same classes. And besides he can't do this!"

"What did you expect to happen Gosalyn? You took off with Parker, crashed his car into a tree." Morgana asked.

She paused and looked down.

"You must have been bored out of you're mind with you're dad yesterday."

"No actually I had fun with him."

"Then why did you run away with Parker?"

Gosalyn sighed. "I told you last night. It was Parkers idea."

"Well  who's ever idea is that. It got you grounded for a month."

"Don't remind me." She moaned.

Morgana looked at the clock and back at Gosalyn and Misty.

"Tell you what Gos. Why don't you get dressed and I'll take you two out for break feast before school."

"Sounds cool. Just give me 5 minutes to get dressed."

Gosalyn got up from the table and walked out of the room.

With Drake still  at Parkers house.

"So, you don't want Parker around?"

"Not really. No."

"Then tell you're daughter to stay away too."

"That's what's been trying to do! But he keeps showing up!" Drake yelled.

"You two calm down. We need to know how to handle this here." Carly said.

They all looked at each other confused.

Gosalyn, Misty and Morgana are in the restaurant talking.

On the TV there's some music video with girls dancing with skimpy clothes on and boys with their pants hanging off their butts.

"Why do boys wear their pants so low?" Morgana asked.

Misty and Gosalyn looked at each other and laughed.

 "Cause it shows off their lower half. If you know what I mean." Gosalyn laughed.

"So all boys have sex on their minds huh?"

"Duh. What planet have you been living on Aunt Morgana?" Misty asked.

"Even Parker and Honker?" Morgana asked.

"Well Honker is obvious. I mean why else would he be with Lily. When every body knows that she's been around the block."

"And Parker?"

"I think I'm going to have the pancakes." Gosalyn said ignoring that.

"You know Parkers crazy about you Gosalyn. He was willing to run away with you."

"I know!"

"What were you thinking with that anyways?"

"I wasn't going to run away with him. I just wanted to talk him out of it. He only had 45 bucks to his name.  Everybody knew that it wasn't going to take us anywhere. I also knew that my dad would hunt us down and ground my butt till college." She laughed.

"So why did you go along with it?"

"That's what I like you so much Gos. If you know what you want you're not afraid to speak up" Misty said.

"Must be nice to know what you want." Morgana said.

She wasn't sure how she felt about Parker. I mean she's still trying to get over Honker. So how can she feel anything with Parker. He's a great guy and they get along great. But she just doesn't know. Mostly she's just really scared to fall in love again.

"I'm not sure how I feel about him. Or even if I want to fall in love again." Gosalyn said.

Misty looked at her confused and shocked. "So, what are you a commitment phobia now?"

"No, just more careful now. I don't know maybe it's just not for me."

"Gos, you're still so young to be jaded. Please don't tell me you don't believe in love and commitment."

"Well you and my dad say you love each other and then you two break up like every other Tuesday. The guy that I thought that loves me. Had dumped me for some stupid cheerleader. The dude that wants to date me. Has some stalker vibe to him. I like him but this is just getting too intense with him. I don't know."

"Maybe you two need to be separated for awhile. Until you can really think about it." Misty said.

Gosalyn sighed and shrugged. "Maybe. I don't know."

"It's only for the best Gos. It's not good for you or Parker. If you keep playing this game."

"But, that's what I'm scared about the most. It's like if I make a choice right now. It's a lose lose situation. If I tell him how I feel. That I'm not sure how I feel about him. He might not talk to me anymore. And what if I tell him that I do have feelings for him. Then I find out that I don't. I'll lose him either way."

"Gos.." Misty said.

Morgana's cell phone rang. "Hello?"

"Hey Morg, it's just me. Is Gosalyn with you?" Drake asked.

"Yeah, we're at a restaurant eating breakfast."

"Good, can you bring here over to Parkers house."

"Yeah sure. What's going on?"

"Just making some ground rules."

"Oh? I really don't think that's going to work. But if you say so."

She hung up the phone and looked at the girls.

"You're dad wants you. So I'm going to drop Misty at school and then drop you off at Parkers house."

"What about?"

"Something about making rules."

Gosalyn sighed. "Figures."

They headed out of the restaurant.

At Parkers house.

Gosalyn along with Morgana walked inside.

"Okay, why do you all look like there's a funeral going on?" Gosalyn asked.

"You'll find out in a second." Drake asked.

"Parker can you come down here for a second." Jack asked.

Parker walks in from the kitchen smiled when he saw Gosalyn he stood next to her and turned his parents.

"Uh.. what's going on?" Parker asked.

"Don't ask me." Gosalyn replied.

"Look kids, we have made some ground rules for you to follow." Jack said.

"Oh, great." Parker said.

Gosalyn looked over at him. She was at least going to hear them out before making a judgment.

"We have all agreed that from now on. You two are not allowed to be alone without supervision around." Drake said.

"WHAT! NO WAY!" Parker yelled.

"I understand." Gosalyn replied.

Parker just stood there confused.

To Be Continued..

Gosalyn and Parker are at school. "Parker, I'm just asking for a couple of weeks."

 "Don't you get it Gosalyn! I love you! A day is too long to be with out you!"

Gosalyn looked down at the ground and back at him.

At lunch room..

Allison walked up to her. "Did you read my letter yet?" 

"Allison, when are you going to take that rod out?" Gosalyn asked.

Misty and Gosalyn are sitting on the roof. "That's not the Honker that I know."

"Then maybe you don't really know him as well as you think you do."

Honker and his friend Ryan are in the locker room changing. "So Gosalyn, invited you over?"

"Yeah, do you think that she's offering an olive branch or something?"

"What's the or something? You think she's trying to get back with you?"

"I don't know is it a possibility?"

As they walk out a locker door closed and Parker is standing there.