Dad

Two hours later I had taken a shower dried my hair, bushed it, curled it, I hated how it always laid flat; gotten the perfect outfit out on, A short but not to short blue jean skirt and a light pink shirt that had very short sleeves ( you know the sleeves I mean, in between spaghetti straps and sleeves.) and a heart shaped necklace; made my bed; did my make up; eat lunch; and hung out with Mickey and Abby some.
Ding dong. "I got it." I yelled as I ran down the stairs to answer the door. "Hey Jas." I said as he walked in.
"Hey." he said leaning in to give me a quick kiss.
"Come on lets go to my room before�"
"Jason, well how nice to see you again." My mom said as she came out of the Kitchen.
"Hello Mrs. Tanner. It is nice to see you again to." he was way to nice to her sometimes, and he could be really dumb. Couldn't he tell she was sizing him up? She was so about to question him. She didn't trust any guy after dad. I was the one who had gotten beaten up for over a year and she was the extra cautious one. I mean come one! I think I can tell what I'm looking for and how to protect myself and my loved ones better than her.
"Mom stop! Please. We worked everything out so you can calm down. Everything is fine. He's not going to physically hurt me. Emotionally is another story."
"What? I wouldn't hurt you�" he was really freaking out. I was totally joking but I though I would have some fun.
"You said that last time and look where it got us."
"That's because I was dumb."
"I know sweetie its ok. Now come on upstairs."
"Allie. I need to talk to you before you go." Mom said. I could tell by the look in her eye it was not going to keep me in my good mood.
"Ok, um�Jas why don't you go on up. I'll be up in a bit."
I stood there watching as Jason went on up to my room. As soon as he was in there I looked back at mom. I could tell she was scared. "Come here." she said leading the way to our living room. I was starting to get worried. "Sit down." she said pointing at the coach. I did as she said as she sat next to me. She handed me and envelope. It was from the court house. I could hardly breath as I realized what that meant.
"Dad's next court date. Already? I thought we had another couple months? At least until after my birthday." I could hardly make sentences. My birthday wasn't till November. I couldn't leave for collage if he got out. I wasn't going to leave Mickey and Abby, not when they really needed me. If he decided he wanted custody and won, I won't be going anywhere. In fact if that was the case I would hope it was settled before I turned eighteen. He was going to look for us. He was going to come after us. We had to be ready for anything. I didn't believe he could change, but if the courts thought he could change and they let him out on good behavior than they didn't know my dad very well.
"It's in a month sweetie." One month. I had to feel like this until October twentieth. I didn't think I could do that, but what choose did I have? I had to put on a brave fact for Mike and Abby.
"Does Mickey know?"
"I can't tell him. He's just starting calm down."
"Mom he has right to know. I'll tell him. It will probably be easier if he hears it from me." I didn't want to tell him but he would see something was wrong. He knew how much I hated talking about dad.

I went upstairs and found Jason, Abby, and Mickey all sitting on my bed. I could tell Mickey still didn't trust Jason but he was trying to get along with him, for me. "Hey." I said as I walked in.
"Hey Allie." Mickey said.
"Hi!" Abby said excitedly.
"Hey bab�Allie is every thing ok?" Jason was afraid to call me Baby or babe because he didn't want to make Mickey mad. I loved how he could tell something was off though.
"Um�I need to talk to Mickey." I said trying to hide the fear and worry in my voice but I don't think I did a very good job of it.
"Allie? Sweetie what's wrong?"
"Family drama." I said with a sign. I never told Jason about dad but I thought I should tell him really soon. "Jason can we do this another time. Something's come up and I really need to focus on them." I said pointing to my siblings.
"Is this about dad?" Mickey asked. I should have known he would be able to tell.
"Daddy! Is he coming home?" Abby yelled. It broke my heart knowing how much she loved him now and would one day have to realize that he was not the super hero dad all kids dream of, far from it.
"Maybe Abby." I said, trying not to cry.
"Where is your dad?" Jason asked.
"He's getting out?" Mickey looked as scared as I felt.
I had to talk to Mickey but I could barely form words. I looked over into Jason's face. He was so confused and worried. I had to tell him, even if it hurt. I told him everything dad did. Mickey was crying by then to. I just held him close. Then I told both of them about the court date. "No! They can't let him out!" Mickey yelled balling by this point.
"They might not Mickey. I don't think he could have behaved." I said hugging him even tighter. It broke my heart seeing him upset. Abby was playing with her doll. She didn't understand why we were all crying.
"Baby I'm so, so sorry." Jason said. I hated when people said they were sorry just because they don't know what else to say. For me it wasn't really comforting.
"It's not your fault." That was my favorite come back. I wasn't about to thank them for not knowing what to say. If you don't know what to say don't say anything. Abby went to the play room after a while. She got tired of listening to us cry for what I'm sure she thought was no reason. Mickey, Jason, and I just sat there for a while, me holding Mickey and Jason holding me. I felt a little safer letting Jason know. I had told him my biggest secret. I never told anyone but the people I was closest to. I wanted to tell Kelly and Taylor what was going on. They knew everything. So did their parents. I had let the girls tell there parents because I need them to understand why I would randomly need to spend the night and bring my siblings. Of course they tried to help but mom wouldn't listen. She told them I just wanted attention, and that I had some how tricked Mike into going along with it. Why she thought I would make something up like that I still don't know, but like I said I still haven't forgiven her.
"Jason? Can do me a favor?"
"Sure anything."
"Tell Taylor about the court date. I feel like she should know. Tell her she can tell Kelly. They tried so hard to help me throw all of that. I feel like they have a right to know but I can't tell them. I can't. Not after they way I treated them."
"Allie you didn't do�"
"Please Jason."
"Ok. Sure. Do you want me to call her right now?"
"No. You can do it Monday. I just can't�I don't know."
"Don't worry baby it will be ok. I'll be here the whole time."
Mickey, Jason and I watched movies the rest of the night. We watched House bunny (though I had to cover Mickey's ears a lot), Love Guru, National Treasure one and two. At about six we went down stairs for dinner. Mom had fixed baked chicken, mashed potatoes, cream style corn, rolls, and a chocolate cake for dessert. It was the kids and my favorite dinner, she only made it on special occasions or if something was wrong. I'm sure you can guess which it was tonight. Sometimes she would just make it to make it but that was not very often.
After dinner Mickey went to play with Abby while Jason and I went back to my room. "Allie�" Jason said as he was going to sit on my bed, while I shut and locked my door. I know that doesn't sound like a good idea but I didn't want anyone bothering us. I wanted to just be alone with Jason. I wanted to forget all my problems. I wanted to just have a normal life. I wanted just be with my boyfriend and forget the rest.
"What is it Jas." I said sitting next to him.
"I wish knew what to say or do to make things better for you."
"I can think of something that might help." I said leaning in to give him a kiss. It was so nice. His lips were warm and soft against mine, his tongue explored my mouth. I wanted to just melt into him. We made out for a while. I always said that I wanted to wait until I was married to have sex, of course that was before I had a super hot and sweet boyfriend, but right then I would have been ok if we had slept together. But since we just got back together I decided I should wait until we had been going out for a while, or at least until we knew if dad was getting out or not.
That Sunday was ok. I had to do homework all day. Claire came over and we studied for a history test together, then we had an English project we had to work on, and an Art project to do, and to plan a menu for cooking. Then when she left I worked on my science homework. Then Jason came over and we worked on our math homework together. After we finished that we went to my room and made out again for a while. Then we watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall. We were laying on my bed curled up under the covers. We ended up falling asleep holding each other. Well as I'm sure you can tell from any of you who have fallen asleep with your boyfriend watching a movie, that it didn't end well.
"Alllie! What is going on here!" my mom yelled as she walked into my room, see now why I locked the door the day before?
"What?" I said half awake. I looked over and saw Jason laying next to me and I woke up real fast. "Mom this is not what it looks like."
"Oh so you didn't sleep with your boyfriend just now?" she looked mad.
"Not the way your thinking of mom. We were watching a movie and fell asleep. I promise!"
"Really? Then why does he not have a shirt on?" damn it.
"That's the only thing he doesn't have on mom!" like I said we had been making out before. His s**t was the only article of clothing to come off. You don't believe I will take a lie detector test.
"Oh that's suppose to make it better? Allie you are to young to be having sex!"
"Mom I turn eighteen in two months. You really can't tell me what to do anymore. I can take care of myself and I didn't have sex with Jason and even if I did that's none of your business!"
"None of my business? You are my daughter and you are not an adult yet no more than Mickey, even if you wanna think you are!"
"Mom I am adult. And incase you missed it I've been taking care of myself for a while. I also had to take care of my sibling when you were to stupid to listen so don't even try acting like you care all of the sudden!"
"Allie, It's ok really." Jason said. I could tell he was just scared mom would try and make us break up but I was going to do that. I couldn't wait till I could move out.
"No Jason it's not ok! What we do is our business not hers! Why do you always side with anyone but me?!"
"What? Allie sweetie I am definitely on your side. I just don't want you to say or do anything you will regret. Baby that's the only reason I am standing up for her."
"Ok."
"Allie!"
"What do you want? Will you please just get out of my room? Now!"
"YOU DO NOT TELL ME WHAT TO DO!"
"Yeah cause your not going to listen either way!"
Jason will you please leave now!"
"Mom you can not tell my boyfriend what to do!"
"Yes actually I can! This is my house! And as long as you live under my roof you will do as I say, and I say you are not allowed to go out with Jason anymore! You are not mature enough to have a boyfriend!"
"You can't tell me who I can and can't go out with! And I apparently am more mature than you were when you started going out with dad!" Did I tell y'all mom and dad were high school sweet hearts? Yeah so seeing how I am about the same age she was when she meant dad she thinks Jason is the worst person in the world. Well I have a news flash for her. I'm not her.
"Don't you dare bring your father into this!"
"I'm only bringing him into this because you are acting like Jason is dad, and I'm you! Jason and I are nothing like you and dad! Jason is nothing like dad! Unlike you mom I learn from my mistakes and other peoples, and I don't hide away after they happen. I go back out and just make sure I don't repeat those mistakes"
I was so tired of her acting like every single guy was just like dad. They weren't. Just because she picked an a*s hole didn't mean I would. "Jason leave now or I will call the cops!"
"Ok I'm going then." Jason said walking out past my mom.
"Cops! Mom are you crazy! Jason! Wait!" I yelled as I ran down the stairs after him.
"Allie I'll see in at school tomorrow ok?"
"Jason, no don't leave."
"Allie do you want me to call the cops on this young man?" I really hated her right then.
"On my boyfriend you mean?"
"You don't have a boyfriend!" She was crazy. I wanted to just run away with Jason but I couldn't leave the kids behind.
"I'll see you tomorrow Jason." I said giving him a quick kiss on the cheek. As soon as the front door shut I ran past mom into my room and slammed the door shut and locked it. When I turned around to run and jump on my bed and cry my eyes out I saw Mickey and Abby laying on it. "You heard all that?" I asked walk over to them.
"Yes. And we believe you." Mickey said giving me a hug.
"Well you do. Abby doesn't understand." I said. "Come on. Y'all need to go to sleep. I said laying them down on my bed and tucking them in. We all sleep in there that night with the door locked so our crazy mother wouldn't bother us.

My alarm went off at six on Monday. I got straight up while Mickey and Abby went back to sleep. I jumped in the shower. Got dressed and fixed my hair. At six thirty I woke Mickey up and made him go get ready for school. Then I got my books together did my make and finished getting ready myself. I took Abby and put her in her bed and let her sleep. I was taking Mickey to school that day. I ran to chick-fil-a that morning and got Mickey, Jason, Claire, and me breakfast. I dropped Mickey off at the elementary school and then was off to high school I went.
"Baby Hey." said Jason. He had been waiting for me outside next to my parking place.
"Hey sweetie." I said giving him a kiss. Then I handed him his breakfast.
"Thanks."
"Welcome." He carried my books inside the school while I carried my purse, breakfast for me and Claire. When we got to my locker I put what I had in hand down and put all my books expect history into my locker. Then Jason and I went to the lunch room and meant Claire at one of the tables in the senior lunch room.
"Morning Claire." I said as we sat down.
"Morning." Jason said.
"Hey." Claire said. "Thanks for the food! Hey I wanted a banana!" she said. I was trying not to laugh.
"Claire Chick-fil-a doesn't sell bananas."
"Why not! They really should! Bananas rock!"
"If you say so Claire." I hate bananas. So much.
"This taste like Chicken!" Claire said after she bit into you her Chicken mini.
"Honey why are friends with her?" Jason asked looking scared. They still didn't know each other very well. Ok well at all.
"Cause she was the only one I had to talk to after you�"
"after you decided not to listen to her you low life scum!" Clair shot back
"Claire I really don't need more drama in my life." I had told her about dad's court dad Sunday when she come over to study. So I told her about what happened after she left as we ate breakfast.
"So you got busted sleeping with this scum and now you are not aloud to see him. Yet he is sitting next to you?"
"Claire. I did not sleep with him. Come on or you really saying you are siding with my mother?"
"No. I just don't see why you wanna go out with scum."
"He's not scum Claire." It seemed like a never ending battle.
"It's ok, Allie. She's entitled to her own opinion. As long as you don't share it I'm good." Jason said with a smile. I gave him a smile back and gave him a small kiss.
"I don't."
"Good."

So when I got into Science I had kinda expected Taylor and Kelly to bombard me with questions about dad, but instead they were still giving me the cold shoulder. I was wondering if Jason had told them yet or not. I figured he hadn't because if he had and they were still acting like this I would have to hurt them. I mean how could they act like that when my whole world was on the edge of blowing up? I know I was a b***h but that would defiantly be worst. Much worst.
After Class I went to my locket to get my English books when Jason walked up. "Hey sweetie." I said as he walked up.
"Hey. Are you ok?"
"Yeah. Um�Have you talked to Tay yet?"
"No not yet why?"
"Oh ok. Because I just had a class with her and Kelly and they were giving the cold shoulder still and I was hoping you hadn't told them and they were treating me like that because I don't think I could take that."
"No I haven't talked to her. I'll talk to her at lunch."
"Ok, sweetie. Thanks again for talking to her for me."
"Welcome." Jason walked me to English. I love to read but we were doing grammar. I sucked at grammar. When we got to Lunch Claire and I went to our usual table. Jason went over sit with his football buddies for a while then I saw him go over to talk to Taylor. I saw by the look in her eye that she was as scared as I was about what maybe happening in a month. "Hey Claire lets go." I said I couldn't take watching them talk about me.
When I got to study hall it was all I could do not to think about the look on Taylor's face. I couldn't believe that I had had Jason tell her. I didn't know what I had been thinking. I didn't want them feeling sorry for me. I didn't want them to say they were sorry or realize how stupid they were just because my dad maybe getting out of jail. I still missed hanging out with them but I was finally getting out it. I just wanted all the drama to be out of my life. I had way to much of that in my life already.
Math class was a lot nicer than it had been. Jason and I talked at the start and end of class and help each other out when we got stuck. When we weren't aloud to talk we would just do quick glances at each other. I wished he could come over that afternoon but mom would so total kill me or him or both. I had to know how much he told Taylor, which is what I asked him as soon as class was over.
"I just told her about your dad sweetie."
"So you didn't tell her about yesterday?"
"No babe I'm not going to start another fight between you to when you need her most."
"I don't need her I have you and Claire. I just feel like she should know."
"Honey you know it will be ok if you need her right? It won't be a bad thing. Even if Claire thinks so." He said that part with a laugh.
"Thanks sweetie." I said giving him a kiss. He walked me towards Art than he went off to football. I couldn't wait till the next game so I could go watch him play. Plus we were playing against our ravels. Did ever tell you the name of my school? Sorry. It's Grissom High School and our ravels are Jackson High School. Our School is on a winning streak so far, and that's all the other teams. We beat Jackson last year. They beat us the year before. Its been like that for years now. We are trying to get our of that runt. Hopefully we do this year. We saw that every other year.
Did I even tell y'all where my story is talking place? I didn't did I? Omg I'm so sorry. I'm a bad narrator. We live in Gordonville, Alabama. Surly you could tell I was from the south. Yes Gordonville is a nice little town, but right now we should probably get back to the story. So Art went good. We had to turn in our projects but I thought I did really good on it, of course that's just me. I know all the school stuff is kinda�ok very boring, but I mean come on. What do you expect. It's school. Not a lot of special stuff happens at school.
So after school. Finally. I couldn't wait to see Jason! I know he wasn't allowed to come over but no one said I couldn't go over there. I was at my locker waiting for Jason. I knew he would be a while because he had football last. While I was getting my homework out someone came up behind me. "Hey." they said quietly.
"Hey." I said after I had turned around and saw Taylor and Kelly standing in front of me. "What do you want?" I asked even though I already knew what the wanted. To talk about dad. The one thing I wanted to forget about, and they knew it.
"Jason told me about your dad." Taylor said.
"I know. I told him to." I replied.
"I was surprised you told him." Kelly said
"He was there when I found out and I figured he should know. If our relationship is going to work we don't need to have lies between us." I said looking at Taylor. I had my guard up and I wasn't putting it down for a while. Not until I knew if they were just talking to me because of Dad or because they really missed me.
"Yeah, that's true." said Kelly. "Right Tay?" she said giving Tay a glare. I wondered whose idea it was to come talk to me.
"Yeah right. Look Allie�"
"Taylor. Look I didn't want Jason to tell y'all so that y'all would feel sorry for me. I don't want that to be the only reason your sorry." I had to let them I didn't have Jas tell them for their pity. That was the last thing I wanted.
"I know, Allie. Look, I'm really, really, really sorry. Please forgive me. I just, I just didn't know how to react when you said Jason asked you out. I mean you told me you didn't like him. Why would you say that if you didn't mean it?"
"Because I didn't know how to tell you. I didn't' want to lose our friendship but I lost that anyways."
"You thought I wouldn't want to be friends with you anymore just because you liked the same guy as me? How many times did me and Madison fight over a guy and we made it though every time."
"Yeah you didn't dump her every time she actually won the guy!" I know you are wondering why I am cause a fight between us, but we had to fight it out if we ever wanted to move on.
"You know I didn't want to drop you as a friend don't you?" Taylor looked like she was begging me to believe her, but why, all of the sudden was she sorry?
"No I don't know that Tay." I had to fight this out I had to if I was going to break down that wall and let them back in when I really needed them. Jason was right. I needed them. More than anyone, especially if dad got out. I just had to find away to let myself forgive and forget. If that was possible.
"Allie. Listen. I realized that day that I was over reacting�"
"Why does everyone say that! If you realized it that day then you should have said something! Why would you let all this time go by! Why?!"
"Because of Madison!"
"Madison? Your going to blame her for all of this? You started this Taylor, and you let her end it. I tried to get her to shut up so you could talk but you didn't! If you really wanted to tell me something you could have! You know where I live!"
"Allie it's not that simple!"
"Not that simple? Explain it to me than!" I didn't understand! How was it not that simple? It seemed really simple to me. What was I missing?
"Madison�she told me that you had been going out with Jim since the end of the school year. She said that you had sleep with him. Many times, while we were still going out. She said that she saw you making out with Jason a week before he asked you out and that you told her that you had been sleep with him for a while. That you dumped Jim for Jason and that you told her not to tell me, but she felt she should because you were being such a b***h."
"Taylor!" Jason Yelled as he walked up. "Why are you calling Allie a b***h? You are the one who�"
"Jason shut up for like five seconds!" Kelly yelled. "Go on Tay."
"You weren't being a B***h Allie, she was. If Kelly hadn't come back and said that she realized we were right, at least around Madison, and she hadn't helped me to realize how dumb I was, I don't think would of ever realized it wasn't true." Taylor said.
"You really thought I would do something like that to? And you didn't even try to talk to me about it?"
"Think you would do what? Talk to you about what?" Jason asked.
"I didn't want to believe it was true and then he asked you out."
"Are y'all really fighting about that again? Taylor listen�."
"Jason, baby shut up and listen. I will fill you in later" I said. I really just wanted to hear what they had to say. "Taylor I would never do anything like to you. And you know if I had sex with anyone I would tell you right away."
"I know. I'm so sorry Allie."
"It's ok." I said to Taylor and then turned to Kelly. "Now you!"
"Me?" she asked all incident like.
"Yes you. I have some bones to pick with you." I wanted to know why she had ignored and hid from me for so long.
"What did I do? I got you Taylor back and showed everyone what a B***h Madison truly was. You can't possible be mad at me for that?'
"What does all that have to do with you not talking to me anymore?"
"What are you talking about? I never stopped talking to you or being on your side.""Then why would you not answer my text?"
"Oh! That! I wanted you to feel like you were alone so that you would go back to him," she said pointing at Jason. "I wanted you to realize how much you loved him and needed him. Plus I needed to not talk to you for a while so Madison wouldn't think I was trying to help you get Taylor to realize how dumb she was."
"Who are you and have you done with Kelly?" I asked.
"That's what I've been trying to figure out." said Tay. I had my best friends back, in place of evil Maddie though was, sweet and crazy Claire. The end!
Ok so it's not really the end. I wouldn't do y'all like that! So do y'all wanna know about what happened with dad? Me 2. Ok so I know but I didn't' then. I mean I had three weeks and 5 days left. I didn't' think I would make it, but at least I had more friends to hang out with and to distract me.