at
her shocked that she knew. He tried to come up with some excuse as to why he
said what he had said. After a second he felt defeated and just said, "Was
I that obvious?" Leaning into him and placing a light kiss on his cheek
she said, "Oh Yes you were." They exchanged another smile and she
went in leaving him on the porch alone.
We
arrived at the dance around 8:30 after we had gone to dinner. Compliments were
exchanged and we took a few more photos. Todd asked me to dance and as we
walked out onto the dance floor while I'll be by Edwin McCain began to play.
"So he's pretty stupid huh?" Todd watched me as I was fading out
thinking of Dylan on the stairway right before we’d left and the way he looked
when he told me I looked Beautiful. I looked up at Todd, "Who?" I
asked him pretending to be lost with the comment. He just smiled looked down at
my necklace and then looking back up to meet my eyes, "Dylan has no idea
what he's missing does he. He's got to be completely ignorant. Payton anyone
can see that you care about him and for him not to fight for that...just makes
him seem pretty stupid." I wasn't sure what to say to that so I just laid
my head onto Todd’s shoulder and began to concentrate on not crying.
The rest
of the night was really fun. Casey and I danced and the guys sat those songs
out...saying something about not being able to keep up with us. The dance ended
at eleven and we took a little ride before we went home. Todd helped me out of
the Limo and walked me to the door. Todd held my hand as I walked through the
grass so I wouldn’t fall. Dylan had been watching from his darkened bedroom
window. He watched as Todd and I said our goodbyes and he pulled me into a hug
placing a light kiss on my cheek, Don’t let him keep breaking your heart
Payton, you deserve someone who sees you for just how great you really
are." Squeezing him just a little harder and thanking him for a great
night. Casey and I went inside and for a moment I hoped that he would be
waiting for me inside and realizing immediately that he wasn't my heart sank a
little. We went to change out of our dresses and then drifted off to sleep
talking about our night.
I woke
Sunday to the sound of someone screaming. It was nothing I was unfamiliar with
but definitely not something I expected at Karen's. She was always so pleasant
and easily pleased. I slowly approached the kitchen to find Karen yelling into
her phone, "You are not welcomed to call my home, you really have some
nerve ..."she turned and seen me standing in the doorway of the kitchen
stopping in midsentence and then hanging up the phone. She then took it off the
hook. Everyone just stood looking at me and I felt really out of place. "I'm
sorry I should go back in the other room this is obviously none of my
business", I turned quickly to walk away when I heard Karen tell them to
stay there. She followed me into the family room and I stopped before going any
further. "Did I do something wrong?" I crossed my arms in front of my
body defensively. Karen motioned for me to sit next to her on the couch. After
a couple minutes she said," I need to talk to you. That phone call I was
just on, it was about you...and I don’t know how to tell you this but." I
interrupted her, "Is it John? He can't call or come here the restraining
order is supposed to protect me from that." I suddenly felt a sense of
panic like I needed to go hide or something. I stood and started toward Casey
room when Karen grabbed my elbow lightly from behind. "Payton wasn’t John
it was... Maggie." I thought I heard her wrong I turned quickly looking at
her and repeating what I thought she had said. "Maggie...You mean my
mom?" She just nodded her head and looked me directly in the eyes.
"She heard about John being arrested and about you being assaulted. She
called to talk to you. I am so sorry that I hung up on here Payton I was just
so angry that after all this time she called you and the way that she acted
her shocked that she knew. He tried to come up with some excuse as to why he
said what he had said. After a second he felt defeated and just said, "Was
I that obvious?" Leaning into him and placing a light kiss on his cheek
she said, "Oh Yes you were." They exchanged another smile and she
went in leaving him on the porch alone.
We
arrived at the dance around 8:30 after we had gone to dinner. Compliments were
exchanged and we took a few more photos. Todd asked me to dance and as we
walked out onto the dance floor while I'll be by Edwin McCain began to play.
"So he's pretty stupid huh?" Todd watched me as I was fading out
thinking of Dylan on the stairway right before we’d left and the way he looked
when he told me I looked Beautiful. I looked up at Todd, "Who?" I
asked him pretending to be lost with the comment. He just smiled looked down at
my necklace and then looking back up to meet my eyes, "Dylan has no idea
what he's missing does he. He's got to be completely ignorant. Payton anyone
can see that you care about him and for him not to fight for that...just makes
him seem pretty stupid." I wasn't sure what to say to that so I just laid
my head onto Todd’s shoulder and began to concentrate on not crying.
The rest
of the night was really fun. Casey and I danced and the guys sat those songs
out...saying something about not being able to keep up with us. The dance ended
at eleven and we took a little ride before we went home. Todd helped me out of
the Limo and walked me to the door. Todd held my hand as I walked through the
grass so I wouldn’t fall. Dylan had been watching from his darkened bedroom
window. He watched as Todd and I said our goodbyes and he pulled me into a hug
placing a light kiss on my cheek, Don’t let him keep breaking your heart
Payton, you deserve someone who sees you for just how great you really
are." Squeezing him just a little harder and thanking him for a great
night. Casey and I went inside and for a moment I hoped that he would be
waiting for me inside and realizing immediately that he wasn't my heart sank a
little. We went to change out of our dresses and then drifted off to sleep
talking about our night.
I woke
Sunday to the sound of someone screaming. It was nothing I was unfamiliar with
but definitely not something I expected at Karen's. She was always so pleasant
and easily pleased. I slowly approached the kitchen to find Karen yelling into
her phone, "You are not welcomed to call my home, you really have some
nerve ..."she turned and seen me standing in the doorway of the kitchen
stopping in midsentence and then hanging up the phone. She then took it off the
hook. Everyone just stood looking at me and I felt really out of place. "I'm
sorry I should go back in the other room this is obviously none of my
business", I turned quickly to walk away when I heard Karen tell them to
stay there. She followed me into the family room and I stopped before going any
further. "Did I do something wrong?" I crossed my arms in front of my
body defensively. Karen motioned for me to sit next to her on the couch. After
a couple minutes she said," I need to talk to you. That phone call I was
just on, it was about you...and I don’t know how to tell you this but." I
interrupted her, "Is it John? He can't call or come here the restraining
order is supposed to protect me from that." I suddenly felt a sense of
panic like I needed to go hide or something. I stood and started toward Casey
room when Karen grabbed my elbow lightly from behind. "Payton wasn’t John
it was... Maggie." I thought I heard her wrong I turned quickly looking at
her and repeating what I thought she had said. "Maggie...You mean my
mom?" She just nodded her head and looked me directly in the eyes.
"She heard about John being arrested and about you being assaulted. She
called to talk to you. I am so sorry that I hung up on here Payton I was just
so angry that after all this time she called you and the way that she acted
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