Chin Up Love
Who Else To Call
I got home on Friday afternoon to the sound of my little brother Lucas screaming his lungs out. As soon as I opened the front door he came running over to me.
“Lacey im hungry” he wined
It only took me moments to realise that my parents, my aunty, uncle and cousin were lounging around my the pool sun baking and laughing with martinis in their hands, whilst my four year old brother was inside starving because he can’t get food for himself.
I quickly rushed over to the cupboard and made him two peanut butter sandwiches, cut them in triangles and placed them on a plate for him to eat before I went outside to speak to my family.
I stood there for a few minutes before they even realised I was standing there
“Lacey hun go get your costume on and grab yourself a drink and come have so fun with us” my mother instructed in a snotty stuck up voice
“Do you not realise that Lucas has been crying” I screamed at them
“Oh has he…I didn’t hear him” she continued taking a sip from her drink
“He is starving because his parents are too stuck up to even care for him” I continued yelling trying to hold back the tears that furiously wanted to escape. I wondered how many times this had happened to me when I was a child
“Oh Lacey come on come have some fun with your family” she started giggling and I wanted to slap her across her make up covered face.
Instead I held my breath and went and got Lucas who had finished his food and was finding himself a drink that was on the table only to find it wasn’t just coke.
“Here baby” I said handing him a glass of cordial and picking up two of his matchbox cars before picking him up as well and taking him outside to my car. I needed to get out of there and there was no way I was leaving him there.
“Where we going Lace?” he asked now playing with the two cars I had handed him
“Im not sure Luca” I replied finally letting the tears fall from eyes and getting in the drivers seat, I didn’t know what to do and I was sick of being alone. So I called him the only person I could think of.
Ring
Ring
Ring
“Hello”
“Oli”
“Lacey what’s the matter?” he sounded frantic and panicked by my voice
“I can’t do this anymore” now letting the tears flow freely reversing out of my driveway
“Lacey where are you?” he asked
“Im going to the field” it was the first place that popped into my head
“Ok ill be there in 5” he replied before hanging up
I got to the field in no time at all my tears had subsided by now picking Lucas up to get to the small clearing around the one single tree. I carried Lucas over to the tree telling him not to let go of this little matchbox cars cause if he did we would never find them in the grass and he giggled. I sat him down against the tree and played with his cars with him trying to keep him happy.
“Lacey” Oli still sounded frantic so I went over and hugged him
“Im sorry I called you Oliver I just didn’t know who else to call” I explained
“Oli” he corrected “And it’s okay love what happened?”
“Luca keep playing baby stay here though cause I will never find you if you wander away” I told Luca sitting down and pulling Oli down with me
“What has made you cry Lace?”
“How do you know I’ve been crying?” I asked
“You were most definitely crying on the phone because you scared the crap out of me and you have streams of dried up tears down your checks” he replied and I sighed
“So I got home and found all my family out by the pool drinking martinis and having fun while Lucas my brother was screaming and crying inside because no one would feed him…” I sighed and stopped and Oli put his arm around my shoulders getting closer to me until I rested my head on his chest
“I don’t see why it shocked me so much I mean I have practically raised Luca but I guess it made me wonder how many times that happened to me when I was his age”
“God that really does sound like hell” Oli replied and I gave out a small laugh wrapping my arms around his stomach cuddling him like he was a much loved teddy bear
“Is he feed?” Oli asked
“Yep” I nodded my head and we sat like that in silence for a while
“Lacey who is this?” I realised I had closed my eyes and now Lucas was standing in front of us
“Lucas this is Oli he is a very good friend of mine” I answered his question
“Nice to meet you Lucas” Oli said holding out his hand for Lucas to shake which Lucas did before laughing
“Lace he sounds funny” I had to laugh at that
“Hey” Oli protested bumping me a little which just caused me to laugh even more
“But I like him better then the last boy friend I met” Lucas continued and I knew he was talking about Bret
“Yea me too Luke” I said sighing.
We spent a while longer of just sitting and talking and Lucas playing with his little cars.
“You recon it’s safe to take him home yet” Oli asked
“Probably it’s kind of late so my Aunty has more then likely gone home…why?” I asked
“Cause I want to take you out”
“Oli no” I protested
“Oh I just thought…you called me and all and”
“Oh god no Oli stop talking its not like that at all, I like you okay…but how would this work I mean we are from two totally different worlds” I protested
“I know love but can’t we just break that” he saw me just looking down now and realised I wasn’t going for that
“Okay I have an idea what do you say to hiding our little relationship you can stick to your friends I can mine we can keep the peace” was his second option
I shock my head but smiled at him none the less.
“You know I had my lip pierced” I said randomly
“What? When? Why did you take it out?” he sounded astounded
“A little while ago…I got home and my mum had a massive fit and made me take it out”
“What did your friends think?”
“Oh they never found out my mum got to me first…but I thought it looked good” I said giggling
“Fuck love I bet you did”
“Shut up Oli” I laughed burying my head in the crock of his neck “Okay lets take this guy home” I continued looking at my brother who was getting bored
“Come on Mr. get on my shoulders” Oli instructed Lucas who laughed all the way back to the car on Oli’s shoulders. I put Lucas in my car and put his seat belt on before I went back to talk to Oli.
“Are you doing anything important this weekend?” Oli asked
“Im supposed to go to a party tonight and im sleeping at Brittany’s tomorrow yay” I said sarcastically
“Don’t go” he said bluntly
“What?” I said smiling
“Me, my brother and our friend Alex and his girlfriend Pauline are going camping for the weekend we leave tomorrow morning come with us” He said pleadingly
“What am I supposed to tell my parents and Brittany?”
“Tell your parents your going to a party tonight and sleeping at Brittany’s for two nights and tell Brittany you’re sick with the flue and can’t go”
I burst into a fit of laughter “You’re serious” I said
“I don’t want to spend a whole weekend away from you love”
“Oh your such a sweet talker Oliver Sykes” I said slapping his chest playfully instead he caught my wrist pulling it to my side and connecting our lips forcefully I reluctantly kissed back as his tongue met mine to mingle
“Oli” I said pulling back a little “You don’t have to make out with me to get me to come with you” I said and he kissed me once more
“Come over when you’re ready okay oh and Lacey there is no electricity even though there is a shower and toilet block”
“Ok…hey is your mum going to be cool with me staying over the night?” I asked hesitantly
“Yea don’t worry my mum practically loves you” he smiled
“Ok ill see you later love” I said mockingly before turning and making a beeline to my car.
“Lacey im hungry” he wined
It only took me moments to realise that my parents, my aunty, uncle and cousin were lounging around my the pool sun baking and laughing with martinis in their hands, whilst my four year old brother was inside starving because he can’t get food for himself.
I quickly rushed over to the cupboard and made him two peanut butter sandwiches, cut them in triangles and placed them on a plate for him to eat before I went outside to speak to my family.
I stood there for a few minutes before they even realised I was standing there
“Lacey hun go get your costume on and grab yourself a drink and come have so fun with us” my mother instructed in a snotty stuck up voice
“Do you not realise that Lucas has been crying” I screamed at them
“Oh has he…I didn’t hear him” she continued taking a sip from her drink
“He is starving because his parents are too stuck up to even care for him” I continued yelling trying to hold back the tears that furiously wanted to escape. I wondered how many times this had happened to me when I was a child
“Oh Lacey come on come have some fun with your family” she started giggling and I wanted to slap her across her make up covered face.
Instead I held my breath and went and got Lucas who had finished his food and was finding himself a drink that was on the table only to find it wasn’t just coke.
“Here baby” I said handing him a glass of cordial and picking up two of his matchbox cars before picking him up as well and taking him outside to my car. I needed to get out of there and there was no way I was leaving him there.
“Where we going Lace?” he asked now playing with the two cars I had handed him
“Im not sure Luca” I replied finally letting the tears fall from eyes and getting in the drivers seat, I didn’t know what to do and I was sick of being alone. So I called him the only person I could think of.
Ring
Ring
Ring
“Hello”
“Oli”
“Lacey what’s the matter?” he sounded frantic and panicked by my voice
“I can’t do this anymore” now letting the tears flow freely reversing out of my driveway
“Lacey where are you?” he asked
“Im going to the field” it was the first place that popped into my head
“Ok ill be there in 5” he replied before hanging up
I got to the field in no time at all my tears had subsided by now picking Lucas up to get to the small clearing around the one single tree. I carried Lucas over to the tree telling him not to let go of this little matchbox cars cause if he did we would never find them in the grass and he giggled. I sat him down against the tree and played with his cars with him trying to keep him happy.
“Lacey” Oli still sounded frantic so I went over and hugged him
“Im sorry I called you Oliver I just didn’t know who else to call” I explained
“Oli” he corrected “And it’s okay love what happened?”
“Luca keep playing baby stay here though cause I will never find you if you wander away” I told Luca sitting down and pulling Oli down with me
“What has made you cry Lace?”
“How do you know I’ve been crying?” I asked
“You were most definitely crying on the phone because you scared the crap out of me and you have streams of dried up tears down your checks” he replied and I sighed
“So I got home and found all my family out by the pool drinking martinis and having fun while Lucas my brother was screaming and crying inside because no one would feed him…” I sighed and stopped and Oli put his arm around my shoulders getting closer to me until I rested my head on his chest
“I don’t see why it shocked me so much I mean I have practically raised Luca but I guess it made me wonder how many times that happened to me when I was his age”
“God that really does sound like hell” Oli replied and I gave out a small laugh wrapping my arms around his stomach cuddling him like he was a much loved teddy bear
“Is he feed?” Oli asked
“Yep” I nodded my head and we sat like that in silence for a while
“Lacey who is this?” I realised I had closed my eyes and now Lucas was standing in front of us
“Lucas this is Oli he is a very good friend of mine” I answered his question
“Nice to meet you Lucas” Oli said holding out his hand for Lucas to shake which Lucas did before laughing
“Lace he sounds funny” I had to laugh at that
“Hey” Oli protested bumping me a little which just caused me to laugh even more
“But I like him better then the last boy friend I met” Lucas continued and I knew he was talking about Bret
“Yea me too Luke” I said sighing.
We spent a while longer of just sitting and talking and Lucas playing with his little cars.
“You recon it’s safe to take him home yet” Oli asked
“Probably it’s kind of late so my Aunty has more then likely gone home…why?” I asked
“Cause I want to take you out”
“Oli no” I protested
“Oh I just thought…you called me and all and”
“Oh god no Oli stop talking its not like that at all, I like you okay…but how would this work I mean we are from two totally different worlds” I protested
“I know love but can’t we just break that” he saw me just looking down now and realised I wasn’t going for that
“Okay I have an idea what do you say to hiding our little relationship you can stick to your friends I can mine we can keep the peace” was his second option
I shock my head but smiled at him none the less.
“You know I had my lip pierced” I said randomly
“What? When? Why did you take it out?” he sounded astounded
“A little while ago…I got home and my mum had a massive fit and made me take it out”
“What did your friends think?”
“Oh they never found out my mum got to me first…but I thought it looked good” I said giggling
“Fuck love I bet you did”
“Shut up Oli” I laughed burying my head in the crock of his neck “Okay lets take this guy home” I continued looking at my brother who was getting bored
“Come on Mr. get on my shoulders” Oli instructed Lucas who laughed all the way back to the car on Oli’s shoulders. I put Lucas in my car and put his seat belt on before I went back to talk to Oli.
“Are you doing anything important this weekend?” Oli asked
“Im supposed to go to a party tonight and im sleeping at Brittany’s tomorrow yay” I said sarcastically
“Don’t go” he said bluntly
“What?” I said smiling
“Me, my brother and our friend Alex and his girlfriend Pauline are going camping for the weekend we leave tomorrow morning come with us” He said pleadingly
“What am I supposed to tell my parents and Brittany?”
“Tell your parents your going to a party tonight and sleeping at Brittany’s for two nights and tell Brittany you’re sick with the flue and can’t go”
I burst into a fit of laughter “You’re serious” I said
“I don’t want to spend a whole weekend away from you love”
“Oh your such a sweet talker Oliver Sykes” I said slapping his chest playfully instead he caught my wrist pulling it to my side and connecting our lips forcefully I reluctantly kissed back as his tongue met mine to mingle
“Oli” I said pulling back a little “You don’t have to make out with me to get me to come with you” I said and he kissed me once more
“Come over when you’re ready okay oh and Lacey there is no electricity even though there is a shower and toilet block”
“Ok…hey is your mum going to be cool with me staying over the night?” I asked hesitantly
“Yea don’t worry my mum practically loves you” he smiled
“Ok ill see you later love” I said mockingly before turning and making a beeline to my car.
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hey guys sorry i didnt post like i promised shit kinda happened and it got cahotic..umm so i think i like this chapter please let me know what you think
i probally wont be able to update for afew days due to christmas and all
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