High School Hell Part 3

The days passed slowly filled with doctors, and nurses, and television. At last it was Monday and they were letting me go. I was waiting in the car for Michelle. Being in the hospital had given me much needed time to think, my life had become so complex since I came out. It wasn"t entirely unexpected but it was a lot more difficult than I had imagined. Now...... it seems like anything is possible in my life. I shook my head at the thought I mean it"s not that bad,
"I have a girl that loves me and I'm still alive. I can work with that" I laughed.

Just then Michelle appeared at the car window, "what are you laughing about,"
I could barely see her over the stacks of flowers, she had brought out of my hospital room
"Nothing," I replied "I"m seeing the silver lining in this rain cloud." I said 
"At least one of us is," she said
As she put the flowers in the trunk of her car, I got out helping her but she refused to let me. 
I thought to myself, 
"She"s been through as much as I have, it didn"t happen to her but she had to deal with it all too." "Hey baby, let"s go do something." I said
"Do something," she asked
"Yeah do something; I want to take you out." I replied
"The doctor said...." replied Michelle stopping at the look on my face
I was grimacing in what seemed to be pain. She ran from behind the car and grabbed my shoulders, are you ok, what is it should I go get the doctor, what do you need," she said frantically

I felt kind of bad about faking it, but ever since the doctor had told her not to let me do strenuous exercise, she wouldn"t let me do anything, and it seemed like I couldn"t even kiss her. With good reason since every time we kissed it ended in strenuous exercise. As she stood there frantically trying to help me I pulled her closer and turned her so that she was against the car. 

"T what are you doing," she asked
"Shhhh," I said putting a finger to her lips, then leaning in I kissed her softly, I had been pinning her against the car with my hands but I took them away and she stood there.

" you haven't let me kiss you in a long time," I said softly " I miss kissing you, I'm ok now you have to let me get better, I don"t want you to be my mother I want you to be my girlfriend." I said
"I know" she replied, "but I still worry about you,"

She raised her hands and I placed my hands in hers and entwined out fingers. We stood there for a second staring into each others eyes, as I looked at her I could see how worried she had been, it was written there for me to see, I could see the fear she had of losing me, the guilt she felt about what had happened and the love she still had. I wondered what she was reading in my eyes, I hoped she saw that I loved her, and I wanted to be with her forever, and that I would never leave her. She slowly broke her gaze and pulled me in closer to her, she looked at me and then looked at my lips, she gazed at them for awhile and then finally she just kissed them. A gentle kiss non-invasive, almost as if she was returning to a place she used to know very well but hadn"t seen in awhile. As her lips let mine, I opened my eyes, I wanted her and she knew it, she looked at me and leaned in again, this time her kiss was more firm and more insistent. She was licking my bottom lip gently when I touched her tongue with mine. She stopped licking my lip and just kissed me her lips covering mine, warm and moist, while her tongue darted around in my mouth. I had stepped forward without knowing it and I could feel her nipples against my chest, as we kissed the world fell away; it was just the two of us no doctors, no parents, no homophobes, no nothing. But, that feeling can"t last forever and slowly she pulled away from me. It was my turn to stand there with my mouth open looking needy; she backed me up gently and said "We gotta go my mom is expecting us."

"M" Kay," I said and letting go of her hand I got into the car. She walked around to the driver"s side and opened the door, as she sat down and began to put the key in the ignition she stopped. Looking over at me she said "You wanna drive," 

I was so surprised, she lets no one drive her car, and I wouldn"t either if I was her. She has a Royal blue 67, Shelby mustang perfectly restored with leather seats and a brand new turbo charged engine. Her car is her baby she restored it herself, another one of her little quirks. 

"You sure, I can drive it"" I asked her.
"Yes, I trust you." she said handing me the keys. I jumped behind the wheel and away we went, it"s only a ten minute drive from the hospital to her house, and we were there in no time. I parked the car, and got out my car was still parked in front of her house as well. She beat me to the front of the car and grabbing my hand began pulling me inside. As we walked through the door Liz called out "in here girls," and following the sound of her voice we went into the living room. She was sitting with a man I'd never seen before, but when Michelle saw him she froze. Looking at her I didn"t understand what was wrong she"d gone pale, and looked terrified.

"sweet heart, Michelle you ok," I asked her
The man sitting with Liz had stood up and I now got a good look at him, he was about 6"2" and very good looking with chiseled features, and black hair, but it was his eyes that stopped me. They were a deep royal blue, deeper than Michelle's but it became instantly obvious to me who he was.
"Hello Michelle," he said his voice was deep and relaxing

But, as he spoke she flinched, still holding her hand I looked at her and then I looked at Liz. Liz was looking at me almost as if she wanted to just evaporate; I wanted to ask so many questions about what was going on. But, instead I took control. Looking at him I introduced myself, "Hi, my name is Trina, and you are""
"Todd," he replied shaking my hand. 

"Nice to meet you Todd." I replied
This exchange seemed to shake Michelle out of her trance. Looking up she glared at him and hissed "Why are you here Todd,"
"I wanted to see you" he replied.
"Bull shit, you wanted to see me my ass." yelled Michelle

I"ve never seen her so angry, then just as suddenly she burst into tears and letting go of my hand she turned and ran up the stairs. I looked at Liz almost as if to say, should I go after her, and Liz nodded at me. Turning quickly I followed Michelle up the stairs, my head was reeling, I'd never heard anything about Michelle's father, these were uncharted waters and I had no idea what to do. As I raced up the stairs I felt the stitches in my chest pull tight, and slowing down I got to our door. The door to the room we had come to share was usually open but now it was closed and even though it was just a normal thin door it seemed to be the gate to a fortress of steel. As I gently knocked on the door I could hear my baby girl inside crying, she sounded like her heart was breaking. "Michelle, baby, can I come in," I asked, after a few more seconds I knocked again. "Michelle you gotta let me in, tell me what"s wrong" I was pleading with her. But all I got was silence from the room on the other side of the door. Then I heard a click, and I tried the doorknob. She had unlocked it and was sitting on her bed knees pulled up to her chest and arms wrapped around herself rocking back and forth. She seemed like a little girl as she sat there crying her silent tears streaming down her face like the fresh snow melts during spring.