I decided this will be the last chapter, but I might do a sequel.
Demi's POV
A week passed, and my dad was released yesterday. Everyone was trying to keep my mind off it, but they were doing a very bad job of it. They were all overly happy and excited, and Selena was extra-affectionate, of course, I didn't mind that, but still.
So, now, we were lying on my bed, facing the roof. Selena had her arm wrapped around me and was playing with the ends of my hair. I couldn't help but smile at the cheesiness of our position, It was like a typical couple position.
There was a light knock at the door, and Melinda appeared. We didn't bother moving, we just waited for her to say something.
"Girls, a word please?" She asked quietly. We both nodded, and she looked at the door. Hayley was peaking her 4 year-old head around it. "In private. My office?" She asked us. She wasn't smiling, but she wasn't mad.
"Yeah, fine." Sel said quietly. We both got up and followed Mel silently to her office, both wondering what we had or hadn't done this time.
"Girls, have a… seat." She said, before she realised we were both already sitting down, in our usual seats, with our feet on her desk.
"What this time?" We asked at the same time. We were both tired, we'd had crap lessons and I really just wanted to lay in my bed, in my girlfriends arms.
"Peter and lucy, the twins, 9 years old, came to my office this morning before school, and told me that they saw you two kissing this morning. Did they?" She asked us. She wasn't mad, she wasn't allowed to be mad at us for being together. I don't think she was anyway.
"I dunno, they might have." I said honestly. They may have not seen us kissing. They could be making it up.
"It's a simple question, Demi. Yes or no." She asked again.
"Fine, probably, yes." I said. Selena looked at me, and then looked back at Melinda.
"Okay, so, you two are dating?" She asked, as if it wasn't totally obvious from the fact that we were caught kissing.
"Yeah." Sel said blatently.
"Okay, you realise I can't let you two share a room anymore, right?" She asked us cautiously.
"What?! Why?! We don't do anything. We've been together for a week, we're not planning on having sex any time soon!" I exclaimed loudly. Melinda shook her head, and looked apologetically at us.
"Sorry girls, but I can't make an exception for you two. If you want. I won't tell the other kids why you've been separated, but Selena, you'll be moving into Carlie's old room. You wont be allowed in each other's room after 8, no exceptions, okay?" She said sternly. It wasn't a question.
"Fine. I suppose it's only 5 and a half months until we're both outta here, we can share a room at my grandma's then." Selena suggested unhappily.
"No, wait… the legal age for a kid to live alone is 16, right?" I asked Mel, who nodded, uncertain as to where this was going. "Okay, so, the money my mom left me, I can use it to buy a house, and we can move out and live together, right?" I asked her hopefully. Mel nodded slowly.
"Yes, but the house buying procedure is long and hard, and you'll need one of us adults to come with you." She said whilst looking like she was deep in thought.
"Right, so, we could go on the computer now, and look up houses, and arrange to view it on Saturday?" I asked hopefully. Mel looked thoughtful for a moment, before nodding slowly.
"That sounds about right." She said.
"Right, can we go now then?" Selena asked. Mel nodded, and after we got up to leave, she quickly called out to us.
"Selena, remember, you're sleeping in Carlie's old room from now on." She said sternly. Sel rolled her eyes, invisible to Mel. I giggled quietly, and we left to head to the study room.
Ryan & Zack, the 14 year old twins that moved here around a year ago after being chucked out of their old care home, were both in there doing homework of some sort at the desk.
"Ooh, how about this one?" Sel asked as she clicked on a picture of a small detached house. The description said that it had 3 bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen/diner, and 2 bathrooms. The pictures looked nice, and it was only a short drive away.
"Look, it's on Rodeano lane, that's a few streets away from here, and it's got the lake just down the pathway, so we could take the kids to feed the ducks… in a few years." Selena said with a shy smile.
"Kids? You think about that?" I asked her with a smile. She blushed, and nodded. "What do you think about?" I asked again.
"I think that… we can move to a little house, exactly like this one, then adopt two kids, a boy and a girl, we'd call them Becky & Riley, and they'd have separate rooms, and they'd go to the same elementary school you went to, and the same high school we both go to, and that when we're older, you'll have your job as a police officer, and I'll work in a nursery, or maybe here." She told me her thoughts. I liked her plan, I liked her way of thinking, she has our whole lives planned out.
"I like that idea. I really like it, I never really thought about it, how old were you thinking we'd be when we adopted the first baby?" I asked her.
"I dunno, 22 maybe for Riley, then 24 for Becky." She suggested.
"I like that. We'll book a viewing online, click the link." She smiled, and booked the visit. She booked visits to 3 other houses, all the same kind, 3 bedrooms, small, etc, but in different places, different prices. The first one was $150,000, one that was $176,000, one that was $210,000, and one that was $235,495.
We walked to Mel's office, with huge smiles planted on our faces
"Mel, we booked to view 4 houses on Saturday, the first one's at 1PM, and the estate agent is going to drive us to the other 3 from the first one. You're coming with us, so we thought we'd best tell you." I told her, as we walked past. She called out an annoyed okay, and we walked upstairs to what was now only my room.
"So, I'd better start moving my stuff into Carlie's old room." She said sadly. I nodded, and silently we started taking her clothes and bedding into the empty room across the hall from mine. By dinner time we were done.
3 months later.
"SURPISE!" All the kids, Melinda, Mark & Charlotte shouted at Selena and I as we walked unknowingly into the large living room of the kids home.
"Oh My God! Wow! Thanks!" Selena said happily. I nodded, and gripped her hand tighter. It was our last day in the kids home, we were set to move into our new home. Since we brought it, we'd brought furniture, nice clothes, and other homely stuff that had been moved in there. It was totally ready for us.
"Well, we thought we'd give you a proper leaving do." Mark said as he hugged each of us tightly. We'd both finished school now, and had passed our exams.
The party was okay, mostly kids games, jelly and ice-cream, but still, it's the thought that counts.
As the end came closer, the music stopped, and Melinda stood up on the table with her coke-glass in her hand. All the younger kids were pretending apple juice was wine, and the older kids had a small, and I mean tiny drop of wine mixed with a lot of lemonade.
"I'd like to propose a toast, To Demi and Selena. We all wish you a lifetime of happiness together in your new home, and the best of luck in the future. Demi, you're the child I've known for the longest, you moved here a week after I did, and you've been like a daughter to me. Selena, you have been like a daughter to me as well, and I hope you both lead happy and healthy lives." She said with a sad smile.
"Thanks." I called as Selena & I both raised our glasses as well. Everyone cheered, and then we all walked outside to the waiting Taxi.
"Good luck girls, we hope you'll visit soon." Mark said as he hugged us both again. We agreed, and hugged each of the kids, and Charlotte, before we got to Mel.
"Bye, Mel." I said, pulling back the urge to cry. Selena looked like she was about to cry as well as Mel pulled us both into a tight & loving hug.
"Good luck girls, You're more than welcome to visit us any time you like, and if either of you are ever stuck for work, there's a place here with both your names on." She said with a smile.
"Thanks, we'll keep that in mind. You'll come visit us on Wednesday, your day off, won't you?" I asked her hopefully. She nodded, and hugged us both again, before we got in the back of the taxi. We waved out the window until everyone faded. Our new house came into view, and I smiled at Selena, and took her hand in mine.
"To us." I said with a smile.
"To us." She whispered quietly, before capturing my lips lovingly and slowly in her own.
Yeah! IT'S THE END!
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