The feeling of the sun hit my sun kissed skin, felt so good. I rolled over to feel something againt me. I opened my eyes to see Justin's face a breathe away from mine. He looked so peaceful and sweet. So delicate and soft, like he did when he was younger. As I continued to breathe the events that I was going through eventually hit me, I ran away from everything. After the long dread of wanting to see my father, I ran from him. After dreaming of seeing him, I finally do. What does he do? Argue with my mom and they BOTH ignore my prescene. Ignore the fact that the daughter you knew you had for 15 alomst 16 years is here infront of you and she doesn't have an ounce of your attention. And my mom! She lied to me all these years. I don't even know what is real anymore, honestly. She keep him from me. all this time, I thought he never wanted me. I felt that I wasn't good enough, but she had the curtain over my eyes the whole time. I look up at the ceiling and try to pull myslef together. Thes bed sheets are so soft, I gently pet the comforter. "Good Morning". Justin's grey eyes were wearily open and looking back at me, with a faint smile. His voice was deep and husky, is sounded so hot.

"Good Morning, do I wake you last night?"

"Yeah, you were whining and whimpering a bit, but I clearly understand why. You've been through alot in the last 24" He sat up, 6-pack exposed.

"Yeah, I wonder if the even realize I'm not there"

"You never did tell me what happened"

"So we go across the friggin country to see the famous Butch Jojo. His fiancee well obably ex-fiancee now... Well always she would be like that evil preppy gold-digging step-mom. She was a bitch towards my mom. My dad is kinda what I imagined him to be but alot taller ans muscular. So we're invited in and instantly the truth is revealed to me. My mother hs lied to me my whole life. She has kept me away from my father all tis time. Plus, he barely agknowledged me. It was definately a low point in my life"

"So you know what happened 15 years ago?"

"No they were too bust bickering away at each other to get the story out. From observing them, my dad misses my mom but I feel that my mom is too hurt to see that."

"Do you want them back together?"

"If they are gonna argue and carry-on like this? No. If they can actaully be adults? Sure, not much of a difference now. I'm nearly grown, why come into my life now?"

"It's your birthday wish for him to be with you to have your first dance"

"Yeah, I don't think that's gonna work out"

"Bri, just give them a chance you don't know-" I DON'T KNOW?!

"No Justin, you don't know what its like to be lied to by your mother for all these years. To have you father so close yet so far away. To think that he didn't want you, that something was wrong with you because you were the odd one out when it came to parents. i had to live with that." My voice was slowly getting angeier and louder as I was speaking.

"I know the exact feeling Briella. My mom worked three jobs and I never got to see her. I watched my father leave. They argued, he packed his stuff that night. The next morning he said he was going shopping and he would bring me back a gift. I stayed up all night waiting for my gift and he never came back. I starred at the door, waiting for him to come back. It wasn't months later than I didn't expect him to walk through the front door with bags in hand. I struggled with the father that my father not only abused my mother but left her. Hell, he left me. Abandoned me, a 5 year old little boy that only knew about hitting women. growing up wasn't easy Briella. I know, we have a common background. So please stop closing me out an let me help you like I had to help myself. i had to forgive him or I would have driven myself crazy. So please just..." His clear grey eyes were looking dead into my damp green ones. He pulled me in closer into a hug. I snuggled in his embrace, and let the tears fall. I knew that Justin had a harder upbringing than me but letting people into my life wasn't something i was known for.

"You've never told me that story before. You've always told me he left and was a abuser but you never told me the actual legit story."

"Well don't expect to hear it a second time, its not something I usually share with people. But you're just not people." I snuggled closer into his embrace. We stay laying like that for a while, then I turned to where I was laying on his chest and he was casually leaning against the headboard.

"Soo you know that I caught Duncan cheating on me with Laruen" i said it with such swiftyness that I hope he didn't catch on, but he did.

"You don't sound too sour about it"

"Yeah, compared to whats going on right now it's nothing major. I'm only 15, its not like I'm trying to settle down plus Duncan was a sleezy guy. Dont get me wrong, i obviously liked something about him but after seeing that side of him, I dont like him at at. I'm notonly of those girls to completely bash him but he's erased from my life."

"So that boyfriend position in your life to open?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Yeah, but I'm leaving it empty for a while. Just wait until everything settle down until I jump into something new" I knew what he was leading me to, hopefully he would get what I was trying to say.

"Just let me know when you're hiring" I puts his hand on my back and rubs small gentle circles into my skin.

"I'll remember that in due time."

"So I'm guessing you felt it in our kiss too?" He raised another eyebrow.

'We're not discussing that now".

There was a short silence again before he popped out a random statement,"I wonder if someone ran into my room rightnow and saw us, what would they think?"

"Your mom doesn't know I'm here?"

"You walked through the front door of course she knows your here. I don't think you remember last night too well. So what's next on your agenda?"

"I have no idea, I'm sure my mom figured out i flew back and she's probably gonna cut off my Sweet Sixteen party Saturday...WAIT MY BIRTHDAY IS SATURDAY"

"Congradulations genius, you realized your birthday is saturday not only that but you woke up the neighbor's dog" He frowned and the dog barked in the background.

I smiled, "Love you too, anyways. I have to comfirm everything, that way cancelling my party would be a waste of thousands of dollars because none of this is refundable."

"Looks like you made a fool proof plan, so are you gonna do that today?"

"Yes, we are doing that today" He sighed,

"I always get sucked into you schemes and plans. Doesn't what i want to do matter?"

'It would if you wanted to do anything besides walking around your house and yard without a shirt purposely." His cheeks got red

"Why would I do that?"

"You know those college girls are in the neighborhood, you're not crazy"

"See, i only have eyes for you" He grabbed my hand and raised it towards his lips, in a close attempt before I quickly pulled in away.

"Get dressed, I'll be back in like 15 minutes" And with that, I left. That was one of the best moments of my life.


(Buttercup's P.O.V)

I can't believe this girl. I thought she only had the traits and cahracteristics of Butch, maybe she does act like me. She left town, and flew back ALONE to the other side of the country. I don't know how, or when apparently but she did. I'm passed pissed and Butch wasn't maing it any better. We had to wait on the next flight to Townsvile, which was hours. Butch wanted to talk and in a moment like this I wasn't much of a talker. Briella stole Butch's car which that was ANOTHER problem. Just all these issues, and all I wanted was to know Briella is safe and sound.

Butch and I were currently on the plan, halfway through the flight if I'm not mistaken. It didn't take us long to fly here, so it shouldn't take us too long to get back. "I can't believe a 15 year old cand o this much damage" Butch's comment was nothng but a mummble but I heard it loud and clear.

"Well Butchie Boy she is you're daughter so you would expect her to have the mentality like yours"

"But you raised her so wouldn't she have a mentality like yours?"

"No, and she doesn't. I'm pretty sure she hates me now that everything has been revealed."

"Why did you keep me fro her?"

"So many reasons that I believed were right at the time, now I completely regret" After that comment we were on the plane in complete silence, until we got the parking lot. Since we didn't have luggage, moving was quite easy. We took my car that I left int he airport parking lot and I quickly drove home, the second place I knew she would be.


(Briella's P.O.V)

I smudged my eyeliner on my bottom lid, before adding a thin coat of mascara on my long eyelashes. It's not like I need it but it gave me a more dramatic and defying look. I spread watermelon lip gloss across my lips before double checking I had everything. I looked in my full length mirror. I had on a a simple black v-neck shirt that showed some cleavage, simple dark skinny jeans with rips in them and black wedged heels with spikes in the wedge part. I looked casual yet classy. I looked happy, but my eyes weren't cooperating. They had this sadness to them that I just couldn't break. Something I feared was permante damage. I grabbed my heart shaped purse and opened the door. Only to see my mom and Butch starring right infront of me...