I woke up in the back lounge with the sun shining in my eyes. I stretched and saw a paused scene of Toy Story on the TV. Oh yeah, me and Jaime watched movies last night. Remembering last night, made me frown a little. I felt terrible when I saw him crying. Growing up, I constantly resented him because I thought he walked out on me, but since these past couple days, I don’t hate him. I heard mumbles coming from the other side of the bus. I joined them at the front and sat down beside Tony. “Are we in San Diego yet?” I moaned, feeling like I was going to succumb to motion sickness.

“Almost,” Tony chuckled and rubbed a hand up and down my back to help soothe me.

“About an hour!” Mike called out from his bunk.

“So,” I started, and looked towards my newfound father. “What are we gonna do when we get to your house?”

“Our house,” Jaime corrected me, “and well, we’re going to get you all settled in. I have a guest room that we can make yours. The two of us can go to the store later and pick stuff out to decorate it.” Oh brilliant! I didn’t really get to decorate my room at mum’s.

“Awesome but what about my clothes? I only brought a couple things with me.”

“I spoke to your mom and she sent some of your things to the house. They should be here by tomorrow."

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When we arrived at the house, I was so anxious to get off of the bus that I pushed past the guys as soon as we parked. Jaime unlocked the door before saying, “This is it. Me and the boys have to go somewhere to unload the bus. We’ll be right back. Take a look around, I’m sure you’ll be able to find your room. Oh, and please don’t open the door for anyone, ok?”

I rolled my eyes and smiled, “Relax mum has left me alone before.”

He let out a deep sigh and kissed my forehead. Jaime waved goodbye and closed the door as he left. I couldn’t help but feel giddy as I took in my surroundings. It all seemed so surreal; it’s official, I was living with my Sperm Donor. I wandered around until I found, what I guessed to be, my new room. Nothing really occupied the space other than a bed and side table. Opening the closet door, I gasped when I realized it was a walk-in. YES!!! I laid down on the bed and thought about how I planned on decorating. “Dad...dad....dad?” I said out loud, trying to get used to the word. For fuck’s sake, how can such a common word, feel so foreign to me. What if he won’t like me living with him? I didn’t want to become a burden. I was still terrified that once he saw how much trouble I was, he’d force me back to mum’s. No he wouldn’t do that; I’m his daughter regardless of how long I’ve known him. I spent, what felt like ages, mentally arguing with myself, until a voice pulled me from my thoughts.

“Ready to go?” My dad asked, peering into my bedroom. I nodded and jumped off my bed and followed him out the door. I cheered as we got into the car, already knowing how I wanted my room. Maybe living with Jaime wouldn’t be too bad.

Notes

~LaurenPerry.

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Remember the first time I tried to do a collab and after the other person posted one chapter, my anxiety got the best of me and I ended up deleting her as an author, but I still giver her credit for the chapter lul.