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This chapter is mostly dialogue, and Is kind of filler in the way that its done this way to make chapter 16 shorter. This story is flying for me, I keep having ideas. Soon I'm just going to have to say enough and wrap things up.
Chapter seventeen: Talk it Out.
It was nine am when Iris's doorbell rang. She looked out the window to find Craig standing there. "What are you doing here?"
"Hello to you too Iris. I figured we needed to talk things out." Iris nodded and let him into the house. "its nice here, Iris."
"I like it. Its important for me to have my own space right now." Iris sat down on the couch, Craig next to her. "What did you want to talk about, Craig?"
"Us" Iris's heart did backflips as he said that. "Iris, I love you."
"I love you too, Craig. But you're only sixteen. You could change your mind someday."
"I won't change my mind." He looked at her. "I talked to Marco and SPinner yesterday, and they said some thigns that got me thinking-about my wanting to be a teenager, my taking you for granted, and you moving out. I wish we lived together Iris, but I don't think that's going to happen soon, is it."
"No. Craig, we moved too fast in so many ways. We can't do it over, but we can slow down right now.You can come over all you want..but you can't spend the night. Obey curfew, go out with your friends. Be as normal as you can be given the circumstances."
"I understand, I really do...but Its hard. I want it all-I want you and I want to be a teenager."
"Maybe you can have both, Craig. It will take a lot of effort, but if you want it, we can try to make things work. I just don't want to be taken for granted ever again. I mean, I made my choice about where I'll be working at and you never even knew!"
"Where are you working at?"
"I'm working for my grandfather for a year to see how I like it." She looked at Craig, and knew she could tell him anything-so she did. "Part of the reason is that I feel i don't deserve to be a teacher, after what i did to you. I robbed you of your innocence, Craig."
"I wasn't that innocent, Iris. Not after my father."
Iris looked at him. "Have you ever seen a therapist?" Craig shook his head at her. "I'm seeing on Tuesday after school...I saw her last week too..perhaps you could come with me, work things out that way."
"If thats what you want, Iris, I'll do it...I'm not happy about that thought, I don't know why, but the thought of seeing someone has always scared me."
Craig and Iris arrived at Dr. Gregor's office Tuesday after school. She was a plesant woman who told Craig he could call her Nora, as Iris already did.
Iris had already told Nora about her childhood, as well as Craigs. "Craig, what do you want from Iris?"
"I want her to love me as much as I love her. I want to be able to be a family with her."
"What if that can't happen for a couple years?" Nora asked
Iris said something at the same moment "What if you don't always love me?"
Craig looked at Iris, and realized something "we're both afraid of the same thing, aren't we? Of this ending. thats what we're both afraid of."
"I think so...I'm just so scared, Craig. I don't see why you love me."
"I don't see why you love me. I'm just a kid."
Both were crying at this point. Nora just looked at them and smiled-she thought they were going to be ok. "So, you both love each other, and are both afraid of it. What you need to do is tell each other you love the other one now, and not worry about the future."
"How can I not worry?"
"Its easy, Iris, just focus on now, what you have now. We'll work on it together, all three of us. Now, Craig, can you answer my question-what will happen if you can't be a typical family with IRis for a couple years, until you graduate."
"I'll visit her and the baby, I'll be there as much as I can. I know she wants me to be a typical teenager, and I want to do both. I know I can do both."
"You weren't good at it before..first you were always with me, then always with your friends. Part of me doesn't trust you."
Nora spoke up at the couple. "Trust isn't given always, its usually earned. Craig, you need to earn Iris's trust."
"how?"
"Be there for me. Go with me to see the doctor, ask me about work. Come visit me when you're bored and have nothing to do instead of calling Marco or Spinner. If you're going out, tell me who you're going with. Like most couples do."
"I don't know about most couples, Iris, my only memories of my parents aren't very good." Craig sighed at her. "I'm going to try, I promice that much."
"thats all I ask of you, is your love and to try. I don't think its much."
"Its not." Craig and IRis smiled, they were going to be ok.
This chapter is mostly dialogue, and Is kind of filler in the way that its done this way to make chapter 16 shorter. This story is flying for me, I keep having ideas. Soon I'm just going to have to say enough and wrap things up.
Chapter seventeen: Talk it Out.
It was nine am when Iris's doorbell rang. She looked out the window to find Craig standing there. "What are you doing here?"
"Hello to you too Iris. I figured we needed to talk things out." Iris nodded and let him into the house. "its nice here, Iris."
"I like it. Its important for me to have my own space right now." Iris sat down on the couch, Craig next to her. "What did you want to talk about, Craig?"
"Us" Iris's heart did backflips as he said that. "Iris, I love you."
"I love you too, Craig. But you're only sixteen. You could change your mind someday."
"I won't change my mind." He looked at her. "I talked to Marco and SPinner yesterday, and they said some thigns that got me thinking-about my wanting to be a teenager, my taking you for granted, and you moving out. I wish we lived together Iris, but I don't think that's going to happen soon, is it."
"No. Craig, we moved too fast in so many ways. We can't do it over, but we can slow down right now.You can come over all you want..but you can't spend the night. Obey curfew, go out with your friends. Be as normal as you can be given the circumstances."
"I understand, I really do...but Its hard. I want it all-I want you and I want to be a teenager."
"Maybe you can have both, Craig. It will take a lot of effort, but if you want it, we can try to make things work. I just don't want to be taken for granted ever again. I mean, I made my choice about where I'll be working at and you never even knew!"
"Where are you working at?"
"I'm working for my grandfather for a year to see how I like it." She looked at Craig, and knew she could tell him anything-so she did. "Part of the reason is that I feel i don't deserve to be a teacher, after what i did to you. I robbed you of your innocence, Craig."
"I wasn't that innocent, Iris. Not after my father."
Iris looked at him. "Have you ever seen a therapist?" Craig shook his head at her. "I'm seeing on Tuesday after school...I saw her last week too..perhaps you could come with me, work things out that way."
"If thats what you want, Iris, I'll do it...I'm not happy about that thought, I don't know why, but the thought of seeing someone has always scared me."
Craig and Iris arrived at Dr. Gregor's office Tuesday after school. She was a plesant woman who told Craig he could call her Nora, as Iris already did.
Iris had already told Nora about her childhood, as well as Craigs. "Craig, what do you want from Iris?"
"I want her to love me as much as I love her. I want to be able to be a family with her."
"What if that can't happen for a couple years?" Nora asked
Iris said something at the same moment "What if you don't always love me?"
Craig looked at Iris, and realized something "we're both afraid of the same thing, aren't we? Of this ending. thats what we're both afraid of."
"I think so...I'm just so scared, Craig. I don't see why you love me."
"I don't see why you love me. I'm just a kid."
Both were crying at this point. Nora just looked at them and smiled-she thought they were going to be ok. "So, you both love each other, and are both afraid of it. What you need to do is tell each other you love the other one now, and not worry about the future."
"How can I not worry?"
"Its easy, Iris, just focus on now, what you have now. We'll work on it together, all three of us. Now, Craig, can you answer my question-what will happen if you can't be a typical family with IRis for a couple years, until you graduate."
"I'll visit her and the baby, I'll be there as much as I can. I know she wants me to be a typical teenager, and I want to do both. I know I can do both."
"You weren't good at it before..first you were always with me, then always with your friends. Part of me doesn't trust you."
Nora spoke up at the couple. "Trust isn't given always, its usually earned. Craig, you need to earn Iris's trust."
"how?"
"Be there for me. Go with me to see the doctor, ask me about work. Come visit me when you're bored and have nothing to do instead of calling Marco or Spinner. If you're going out, tell me who you're going with. Like most couples do."
"I don't know about most couples, Iris, my only memories of my parents aren't very good." Craig sighed at her. "I'm going to try, I promice that much."
"thats all I ask of you, is your love and to try. I don't think its much."
"Its not." Craig and IRis smiled, they were going to be ok.