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"Can you put that there, please?" I asked the men that were putting the couch into our new apartment. It was a studio apartment, but it was the most affordable one that we could find. We didn't have much, just a bed, a couch and a few chairs. Roman and his twin cousins were helping Dean set up the television, while Trinity helped with the furniture.
The apartment was small, but it was cozy and enough for Dean and I until we went to college. There was beige carpet our dining room would be our living room. We didn't have to walk far between the living room and the bedroom, seeing as it was about the same size as a hotel room. We only had one bathroom which was a lot smaller than what it was in Roman's house but it was better than nothing.
Once everything was done and put into place, Dean and I cleaned up a bit and decided to go to the supermarket to get a few things for the kitchen as well as food. Luckily, our new place was close enough to where we could walk and not have to worry about taking a car.
"I was thinking about getting my license." I told Dean as we held hands all the way to the supermarket. "I would need to take the five hour class first though to be able to take the road test. Even if we can't afford a car right now, having a license can help."
"I think it's a good idea." He replied. "I don't know if I should take it here though or wait until I get to college to do it since it's going to be in another state."
I thought for a moment. "Have you heard anything from a school yet?"
"I got something in the mail yesterday from three of them." Dean said. "But I haven't opened it yet. I hope it's something good."
"It will be. I'm sure of it." I replied, and saw him smile. "It should be something good. Maybe we can stop by Roman's later to see if I got anything. They still have Roman's address for my things."
"We'll go when we get everything settled later on." Dean told me. He gave me a sweet peck and then a kiss to my forehead. "Did you write that list on the things we need?"
I nodded. "I'll cross them off as we get them."
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Getting back to our apartment, I looked around as finished putting everything away. Feeling Dean hug me from behind, I leaned into him and kissed his cheek.
"It's nice and cozy, don't you think?" I asked.
"Yeah." Dean simply said. "It's a hell of a whole lot better than how we were when we first met. We snuck into the school every night and slept in the locker rooms. You were sleeping in the park before we met. So I believe that we've done a hell of a job and we're only 18 years young."
Turning around to face him, I wrap my arms around his neck and looked up at him. "We'll be okay."
Dean slowly smiled, showing his dimples. "We'll be okay."
He leaned down and fully captured my lips with his. "I love you, Leah."
Butterflies fluttered their wings at the way he said it, putting a silly smile on my face. "I love you, too."
We shared another kiss before getting ready to leave again.
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Getting to Roman's house, he handed Leah some mail that came in for her and it was about the same size as what I got, but from a few different schools. Leah and I both opened them at the same time and they were all acceptance letters to the colleges we applied to.
"We got in!" Leah exclaimed as we hugged with excitement rising within us.
I was in complete shock. I didn't think that I would ever get into college, let alone wanting to go. The most surprising thing was that one of the schools that accepted me, offered me a full ride into their undergraduate program.
"What's wrong?" Asked Leah when she noticed that I wasn't saying much.
"Nothing." I told her. "The University of Miami is offering me a full ride."
"That's great. They offered me one as well. I'm so proud of you!" Leah told me as she gave me a kiss. Seeing that I didn't reply, her face filled with worry and thoughts. "What's wrong? Do you not want to go? We could always choose another school if you don't want to go there, it's okay, really."
I shook my head quickly, to keep her from thinking that we may not be together as much or that it's something that I didn't want.
"I really want to go, Leah. I promise and they're the only school so far giving me a full ride to their program." I replied quickly when I took her face in my hands. "I just think that I'm still in shock. I never thought that I'd get in and with bad things always happening to me before you came into my life, I was silently hoping that nothing bad would come out of this."
"You're not acting like you want to go." Leah said quietly. "Look, I'm not going to force you to go if you don't want to, Dean. But don't make me think that you will and then change your mind once you get accepted. If you never wanted to go, then you shouldn't have applied to begin with. Meaning, don't say you're going to do something and then you don't do it. I told you that I would never look at you any differently just because you don't go to college and I meant it. I still do because I love you, Dean. I'll still stand by your side."
Shit. This conversation isn't going well. I thought. "But I do want to go, that's why I applied."
My answer, no matter how true it was, didn't change her mood much. Leah just looked down and went back to reading her letters without saying a thing.
"Leah?" I said, pleading for her to listen to me.
"What?" She asked, not looking up at me as she fixed her papers.
I knew that she wasn't going to say much, so I just went back to reading my acceptance letters. I had recieved another one to the University of Florida in Gainesville and Louisiana State University. It was a hell of a long way from here, regardless of which one I chose to attend.
"Dinner's ready." Said Roman about an hour later when he walked out of the kitchen. "Is everything okay, you two are pretty quiet."
I looked at him when I got up. "She's not talking much."
"Leah's upset, isn't she?" He asked. "That's the only reason she doesn't talk much. Either that, or she's not feeling good."
"She got the wrong idea about the whole school thing." I told him quietly. "Leah thinks I'm backing out on what I said about wanting to go."
"Are you?" He asked.
I scoffed. "No! I just expect something bad to happen."
Roman thought for a moment. "Is that an excuse to end up not going or do you really expect something bad to happen? Now do you see why she may think that you're backing out?"
"What's for dinner?" Asked Leah when she walked up beside me.
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When we got home later that night, Leah quickly went to take a shower and got into her pajamas when she came out. After my 20 minute shower, I attempted to sit next to her on the couch and surprisingly, she didn't tell me to get away from her.
"Do you want to sit closer to me?" I asked Leah and watched her slightly pout and softly shook her head as she pulls her legs up to her and wrapped her arms around them. For the first time since I met her, she looked vulnerable when she did that.
I get up and sit closer to her anyways. Leah looks at me and blinks a few times without saying anything, still. I rest my chin on her knee and play with her fingers. After a few minutes, Leah's lips slowly grow into a small smile.
"I love you." I told her softly. "You have me wrapped around your finger entirely and I'm actually okay with that. I meant what I said earlier about wanting to go. I'm just scared. I never thought that I would get this far and I don't know what to expect. It's a chapter of my life that I never thought that I would ever experience and I don't know what to do. I just don't want something bad to happen to screw it up."
"You'll have me." Leah whispered softly.
I smiled. "I'll have you."
Leah remained quiet once again and watched as my fingers grazed softly over hers.
"I'm not mad about the college thing. I mean what I said about not seeing you any differently because I won't. " She finally said after a few more minutes. "My thing is just when you say that you're going to do something or make it seem like you are, don't back out on it. I've had to deal with people like that all my life and I'm tired of it. Just keep your word, no matter what."
I thought about what she had said and saw how Leah may have thought that I would back out on it. Leaning in to give her a kiss, Leah gave me a look telling me otherwise before turning her head towards the other direction.
I looked up at the television to see the news playing and listened to it for a few minutes. "I'm sorry if I made it seem like that, it wasn't my intention. But you know me, Leah. Why would I ever back out on something that I say I'll do?"
"I didn't say that you were that type of person." Leah told me. "I know you well enough."
She put her legs down and streched a bit before getting up a few minutes later after complete silence from both of us. I watched as she got some water and then went to the bathroom. After coming out, Leah came back into the living room.
"I'm going to bed." Was all Leah said. "Goodnight."
I closed my eyes in pleasure without Leah seeing when she curled my hair around her finger and traced the words 'I love you' on my shoulder. I felt her stop and heard her walk away to the bed that we would share. What was really wrong with Leah? She's never upset for this long when it comes to something that has to do with me or her.
"Leah..." I said, trying to get her attention. She turned around a few seconds later and looked over at me. "I love you."
She gave me a small smile and turned back around. Sighing, I sunk down on the couch and lowered the volume a bit on the television to not keep Leah awake. I was hoping that she would be okay by tomorrow morning. It had been almost a month since we last saw her step-father and Vanessa hasn't bothered us in a few days. I hope that either one of both of them for that matter, was part of why Leah was feeling the way she was today.
A/N: You think something more is going on with Leah that's making her so upset? Do you think it's all just a misunderstanding? What do you think about Dean and Leah finally having their own place?
One more thing, I know this is the shortest chapter so far in this story and I apologize. I will try to make the next one a little longer.