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Once he's close enough to touch me, he does. He plops onto the couch.
"Ineeda kiss.Needit," he points to his lips, drawing closer to me. I give him a kiss and he pulls away satisfied.
"Pretty girl," he leans his forehead against mine. At least he doesn't have a chicken leg this time. He looks down at the necklace he got me that lays against my chest.
"Thank God for you," he lays his head down on my lap and Abby moves out of the way of his legs, laughing a little bit.
"I love you and Tubs," he places a kiss on my stomach and I laugh.
Running my hands through his hair, I thank God for him too.
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Y'all I'm sorry I haven't updated in a while. I honestly didn't even know what day, month, or even year it was. I don't know why I decided to have a little Christmas special since it's not even Christmas, but I hope y'all enjoy.
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Word count: 3987
-Ashlyn M.
Chapter 41: Scared
? Azalea?
I rub my eyes with the back of my hand as I take out the keys to get into the mailbox of the complex.
Good Lord, Grey kept me up all night last night.
I pull open the box and go through the mail. Mostly they're all in Grey's name but there are a few magazines in my name.
I do a double-take when I see the University of Tennessee letter. I rush back to the apartment, walking as fast as my legs will let me.
I bust open the door like I'm in the S.W.A.T and Grey jumps spilling some of his coffee on the counter in front of me.
"Oh my gosh! Did I scare you?!" I smile happily. I can't believe I actually scared the unscareable.
"Ain't scared me," he grumbles unhappily, wiping the coffee from the counter. I place the mail on the counter beside him and then hold up the letter. His dark brown eyes trail over the envelope.
"I'm scared to open it," I tell him honestly. What if I don't get in? And if I do get in, I start so soon, a couple of weeks actually. That's terrifying to think about.
"Yeah well I'm scared to see your reaction once you realize you got in so let's get this over with," he motions for me to hurry the heck up. I open it carefully and slowly lower my eyes to the words.
Congratulations!
I fall to the ground and I start to cry.
Since I was little I always wanted to go to UTK and now I finally can. Now no one is stopping me, not dad. I feel Grey's body slide down onto the floor next to mine. He pulls me up onto his lap and hugs me tightly.
"I'm proud of you, Azalea," he wipes the tears from my cheeks, "you deserve this."
I sit up, wrapping my arms around his neck. I can't believe I've gotten so lucky. I have Grey and I'm going to college. This is everything I've ever wanted.
"Oh my gosh!" I pull away from him, "I need to tell Mr. Terrip! He's going to be siked!"
I throw my jacket off, hot from all the celebrating I've done in the past two minutes.
"Okay, I've got to go to work and do paperwork from the past two days," he kisses the top of my head.
