Save Me

{17}

After we were released I ran off the stage to find Leah waiting for me at the stairs. I jumped into her arms and she spun us around a few times before she put me down. I pulled her into a siring kiss as everyone around us slowly made their way out of the theater. Leah and I took a few moments to ourselves before we slowly made our way outside to meet our families. Hand in hand we approached our respective mother's and none of them looked happy.

"Just remember we are going to be okay." Leah said in my ear just before her sisters came over to us and almost tackled us into hugs.

They broke up the tension a bit and we were able to hug them and a few of our friends who we saw leaving the theater. Uncle Trent threw his muscular arm around my shoulders and lead us over to the car.

"Not going to lie, they aren't happy about what you said, just thought you should know." Uncle Trent said and opened the door for me.

"I kind of figured that, thanks for the warning through." I said and flashed him a smile.

Uncle Trent got into the back seat with me as Kristin and Taylor got into the front of the car. They didn't say anything as we drove out of the parking lot. We were planning on going out to a nice lunch before the graduation party tonight at Leah's house. But that plan might be up in the air now.

"Is Leah going with you?" Taylor asked breaking up the long period of silence.

"Yea, we were flying out to Boston to visit Lynn and then flying to Ireland. We've been planning this for about a year, only realizing we both wanted this around New Year's." I answered.

"Why didn't you tell us before now?" Kristin asked sounding a bit hurt.

"Because I didn't want to give you the chance to say no. College and stuff will always be there but getting to travel Europe young and in love is something that I will only get to do once in a lifetime. I feel like I have this second chance at life and I want to live it to the fullest." I said and took a breath.

Uncle Trent took my hand and I looked over to him. He gave me a tight lip smile and gave my hand a squeeze. I moved to the middle seat and let him wrap his arm around me. When we pulled up to a red light Kristin and Taylor look at each other and sighed.

"We are going to talk to Carmen and Gabby about this when we see them later to talk about it alright." Taylor said and started to drive as the light turned green.

I didn't say anything but gave them a smile. I could feel my phone buzzing in my pocket and I pulled it out to find a few texts from Leah. She spilled the beans to Carmen and Gabby and they didn't take it all that great either. Both of them wanted to talk to Kristin and Taylor about everything. I just hope that our parents know that we aren't asking for permission to go. Leah and I were getting on that plane in a week whether they like it or not.

Lunch with my parents and Uncle Trent went pretty well considering everything. The conversation was civil and they asked me more about our plans for Europe. I didn't go into detail with them though because I don't want them to realize that Leah and I didn't have plans to come home at the end of the summer. Uncle Trent picked up on my tries to change the subject and he went into detail about his new security job.

When we finished lunch Taylor dropped Uncle Trent off at his apartment and drove us home. We had some time before the party started later and I just relaxed and actually started to pack. With our plans being for an extended stay I knew I would need to pack a lot of stuff. But bringing a large suit case is not ideal. I sighed and just sat on my floor and looked around my room. There was a lot I wanted to bring with me but I knew I couldn't.