Chapter 10 – Honey I'm Home
Seth's story took up the whole walk to my new house. I was really happy that Aunt Jaylen took me in. I knew that I caused my mom a lot of pain, but I never thought that she would actually give me away. If my aunt didn't adopt me, I would have probably been sent away to boot camp, or maybe even foster care. I loved my aunt with all my heart. As soon as we walked on the porch she greeted Seth and I with a warm smile. She looked down at our hands and I realized that our hands were still intertwined. Seth gave mine a squeeze and let go.
Then he picked up my aunt and swung her around. "Miss. Jay I haven't seen you in forever, how's it going." She smiled at him. " You guys are just in time to have a quick snack. I made your favorite Sethy, Miss. Jay's bon fire sandwiches." Seth rubbed his stomach, "Perfect timing Miss. Jay I'm starving. We're just going to get dressed okay." He kissed my aunts cheek and ran upstairs. " I get shower first Ali." I smiled at him, he acts like a little kid. When Seth was out of sight my aunt started her question " So, he's a real catch isn't he!" I groaned " What I've known Sethy for a while and he is a lovely respectful young man. Plus he loves my food." I laughed. "Aunt Jaylen everyone loves your food, and as for Seth, we're just friends."
She gave me her uh-huh look and said "Of course, because everyone who are just friends walk home holding hands." We laughed and I caved. "Okay, so he is like the man of my dream's, he understands me and knows how to make me laugh, but I'm not ready and he probably isn't either. We're both still hurting and even though we are in the friend stage right now, I know it's not going anywhere, because were still going to go on with our lives like they were before we met. I'm going to keep playing and he's going to do whatever he does. But I don't fall in love and I refuse to play Seth. I really like him, so what, I want to be with him, so what. How do I know I just don't want to play him, and that I'll move on once I meet someone at school? Okay there, I just spilled, I really like him, but nothings going to change, are you happy?" I didn't realize there were tears running down my face until my aunt wiped them away. She hugged me and whispered in my ear "You'll figure it out in a little while Ali, just follow your heart." Yeah, that's the easy way out of every thing, in fairytales this is reality Aunt Jay I screamed in my mind. I smiled and kissed her other cheek and went upstairs.
I walked into my room to find Seth in my room with nothing but The Simpson's boxers on. There was water still on his body making it seem as if he just came out of an axe commercial. I leaned against the doorway, he was dancing to my ipod and drying his hair and I was enjoying the view. He was rapping Young Money's Bed Rock. When it was Nikki's part, I decided to join him. He smiled at me and we finished the whole song. " Do you mind me asking what you're doing in my room?" I said after I finished laughing. " FYI, this used to be my room, I still have most of my stuff here so I took a shower and was about to change, when I was rudely interrupted." I smiled " Oh I'm so sorry, I just came here to change myself, but I couldn't leave without enjoying this view." I motioned to his body, and like the tease I am, I walked up to him and massaged his shoulders as I whispered in his ear "You should wear stuff like that more often, it suits you." Then I turned around and strut in the bathroom. I could see him fighting the urge to follow me as I closed the door.