THE KISSING BOOTH NEW LOVE OR NOT

WON'T GIVE UP

I was downstairs of the apartment saying goodbye to Brad.  "I am going to miss you, Shellybellie."  "I will miss you too Bradleybear I love you."  "I love you too."  He hung his head and started walking to his Uber.  "Hey kiddo what is wrong" "I just really wish I knew mom more.  I have no memory of her."  I grin, "Ok, I guess, it is about  time you know my drawer in the entertainment unit you are not allowed into."  "Yes, what about it."  "Open it up you will find two DVD's one is blue and the  other one is purple with my name on them."  "OK"  "Now Bradley, I mean my name, not Elle or Shelly"  "Ok so it will say  Roschelle."  "Yes then in the very back are two more DVD's that have your name on them."  "Ok."

"Watch them they are video's of us with mom.  Of course, mine are mainly of me, and well you get the picture."  "Really Shelly"  "yep really and if you start at the third memory album, those contain the pictures of mom and June when they were your age maybe all of this will give you a better idea of who mom was."  He lifts me up and spins me around.  "Thank-you  so much Shellybellie maybe dad grounding me now won't be so bad."  "Don't worry about dad I will call him and explain I am pretty sure he will let you off the hook since he really hates talking about mom since he is still in pain from losing her."  "Thanks again Shells I have to go I love you see you at Thanksgiving."  "Yep, Brad, we will see you at Thanksgiving. I love you. Bye."  "I love you too. Bye."  As I watched my little brother drive away, I couldn't help feel my heartbreak I had basically helped raise him, and he was growing up so fast.

I walked to the quad and started flipping through the pictures on my phone of him.  I took a deep breath and called my dad. 

Me:  Hey, dad Brad just left.

Dad:  Well, thanks, Shelly Brad told me you made him call me when he got there that little guy is in big trouble when he gets home.

Me:  Dad, don't be too hard on him.  He wanted to know about mom and didn't know how to talk to me about it over the phone.

Dad:  Baby girl, am I really that bad.

Me:  When it comes to mom, yeah dad, you are.  You hate when we bring her up.  I think we helped Brad out a lot when I couldn't fil him in Lee and Noah took over.

Dad:  OK, I guess I will give him a break this time but let him know this was inexcusable.

Me:  Thanks, dad, oh, I told him about the videos.

Dad:  Well, it is time he saw them; he has the right.  Bye baby girl I love you and study hard.

Me:  Bye, dad and I love you too.

All of a sudden, I see a shadow, and before I can look up, I am being lifted and thrown over a shoulder.  "You are going to let me talk to you whether you like it or not.  First I get put on hold because of your stupid classes and then that little s**t of a brother of yours.  I am done being put second."  I squirm trying to get free.  "Tuppen put me down now I told you we are over there is nothing to talk about you.  I caught you in bed with another girl."  "Yeah, well that pic of you and Noah makes me wonder if you two have been hooking up for a while now."  "Damn it Tuppen it is not the first time Noah and I have fallen asleep watching a movie together I have even done it with Lee."  Next thing I know we are at my apartment, he puts me down and says, "So are you going to open it or am I."  "No, I am not besides what if Lee and Noah are home."  "You think I didn't make sure they weren't.  Lee is on a date with Rachel at the Cafe thanks to him for posting it, and when I saw Noah at the library when I read that post, I went looking for you."  "Well, I am not letting you in."  "Fine, I will get the f*****g keys myself."  He jammed his hand into my pants and pulled out my keys.  While he was unlocking the door I try to run away, but he grabs me and pulls me against him.  "don't think your neighbors will help since they have seen me here before they won't think anything is wrong."  "Yet, I don't want you here because we are done."   He grabs me and throws me over his shoulder and marches into my apartment.

After he kicked the door closed, he slammed me against the door and started kissing me.  I tried pushing him away, but all that did was make him mad.  He lifted me up again and took me to my bedroom and threw me down on my bed. Then he grinned and said, "I have an even better idea."  He lifted me up and took me to Noah's room and threw me down on his bed.   I tried crawling away, and all he did was grab my hips and pull me up against him.  He crashed his lips against mine and started kissing down my neck.  When he got to my shirt, he just reached down and ripped it and threw it across the room.  He continued kissing me.  I kept trying to push him off and get away, but all he did was hold me tighter.  He moved up and took my bra off and then his shirt.  His mouth had just closed around my n****e when I hear, "What the f**k?"  I look up and see Noah and all it took for him to lose it was the tears streaming down my face.  He yanked Tuppen off of me and before he could throw a punch I hear "young man as much as I would love to watch you do that I think your energy would be better spent taking care of that young lady there."  Noah turns to me and grabs me as he grabs a sheet and wraps it around me.  "Are  you ok Shelly baby?"  "now I am, please Noah, just hold me."  He pulled me in close and rocked me as I cried in his arms, hearing Tuppen yell, "She is mine Flynn, and I will have her no matter what it takes."