Begin Again in a New Pack 2

Chapter 35

                              Devin's POV
I'm really not just telling her I love her just to say it. I can be weak around her without worrying about how she'll see me. With my friends I worry about that. Gabrielle and her family made me enjoy my birthday for the first time in my life.

"There's no way you're real. You must be a figment of my imagination."

"I can assure you that I'm real."

"You and your family are actual angels."

At night instead of going to my room I stayed in hers.

"I'm here for you. My family's here for you. I don't care what time it is. If you need to wake me up in the middle of the night then do it. Don't worry about me getting mad at you. I'll be cranky for a sec probably but I won't be mad. If you just need to lay with me then don't worry about waking me up. I'll know you're there."

Our limbs were entangled.

"I also feel weird. I'm supposed to be the strong and perfect football captain. Meanwhile I'm not."

"Hey nobody has to know if you don't want them to know. My family won't judge you at all."

If I could I'd marry this girl right now.

"You're the best thing that's ever happened to me. You saved me from a dark place. I was scared of my own mind. I thought I'd be alone forever. I'm probably repeating what I've already told you. I'll shut up now."

"No don't. It's okay. It's good for you to open up. I want you to open up to me. I want you to tell me everything you want me to know."

"I've never let my guard down around anyone. Can you start to hang out with me and my friends please?"

"Yeah sure."

"Thank you. My court date is coming up. You don't have to come."

"It's for your emancipation right?"

"Yeah."

"Oh! Before I forget! I have something else for you!"

She got up and walked over to her closet. She took something out of it.

"I got you this. Here's the receipt in case you wanna take it back. I'm pretty sure you don't have it though."

She handed me a shirt for the band I like.

"Holy crap! Thank you! How much was this?"

"Why? You're not paying me back."

"I don't have to?"

"No. Not at all. This is your gift. You don't pay anyone back. If I could I would've gotten you more. Also. I've been thinking about this. I think I wanna to be a cheerleader for a bit to see if I like it."

"Wait really?"

"I mean...it could be fun."

"Now I gotta find a way to tell them to not fuck with you. Wait! I'll be right back."

I got up and walked to my room. I grabbed my jewelry and walked back into her room. I put everything down on her bed.

"Pick what you want."

She went through everything and found a pair of huggie earrings she liked.

"You can take those. I've never worn them. I don't even remember getting them. It's like I said. Everything I had was either a hand me down or stolen. If they make your ears green then sorry.

"These look like they're titanium."

She took out the earrings she was wearing and put the huggie earrings on.