So Far Away

***Time Leap***

Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time.

I had moved into college a few nights ago and I was at a party really confused with what I was doing. I was just kind of standing in the background trying to stay away from the eye of everyone. I was only here because my roommate begged and pleaded for me to go with her. Within moments she left me alone while she went to go talk to some guy or something like that. I groaned and continued to drink my water because, God, I didn't want to be here anymore.

"Hey," some guy said, coming up to me.

"Uh, hey," I responded.

"You here alone?"

"I guess, I came here with my roommate but she left me."

"Oh sorry to hear it. You got a boyfriend?"

Well, at least he was blunt, and I respected that. I wasn't really sure what to say in response though. No, I had never had a boyfriend. However, I did have quite a girlfriend but that wasn't what he asked and I wasn't really sure if I wanted to out myself right here at this party. I mean I wasn't ashamed at all I just wasn't sure that this was going to be the best idea.

"I don't have a boyfriend," I responded.

"Why did you say that so weird," he asked.

"Cause, I have a girlfriend."

"Oh, alright, cool. Didn't mean to bother you."

It was simple, he didn't get offended or try to confront me about it, claiming it was just a phase. He accepted it. That was unusual because that's not how anything had ever been before so I was really taken aback. I smiled and I looked around, why didn't I call my girlfriend, I really wanted to talk to her.

I walked out of the party very happily and sat on a bench outside dialing the number for my girlfriends phone. I heard ringing for a while and just waited patiently to hear her voice because she always made everything better. She was a senior in high school now and I absolutely loved every thing about her. I met her at a concert about a month after Jacqueline and I broke up after a few years.

"Hey Jo, what's up," Bailey's voice rang happily.

"I just wanted to hear your voice babe," I smiled.

"Oh aren't you just a sweetheart!"

"So what are you up to?"

"I'm actually waiting at the barricade at a concert."

"I absolutely hate you."

"Says the girl who had been on tour with All Time Low and Dead Ocean for years. Okay. Got it."

"You know I love you right?"

"Love you too babe, I got to go, they're coming on."

The line went dead after that and I shook my head at Bailey. She was so adorable and I could almost picture the smile on her face at this moment with the band coming on stage. I smiled at that thought, I'd been to enough concerts with her and I just fell more in love with her. I just couldn't explain it. This was also the first time in a long time I heard the name Dead Ocean and I didn't stiffen up or bite my tongue or any of that. I still had some of their first albums but I hadn't listened to them in years, even with the new vocalist because it was painful. The older songs though were haunting, the voices of a ghost were constantly in my head.

I'm a shooting star leaping through the skies.

I smiled to myself and walked down the dark roads. I heard the click on the door as I swiped my ID over the sensor and walked down the hall to my bedroom. I looked down at my right hand and saw the old promise ring that my mom had back when her and my dad dated. I took it off carefully, realizing exactly what I wanted to do now. I was taking my dad's advice. I had everything I wanted right in front of me and I wasn't about to let her go. Sure, we might be too young to get married but I wanted to tell her when she got here tomorrow that she isn't just a phase and I'm not going to get over her.

"Jo, why'd you leave me," Julia asked me.

"You kinda left me and I didn't want to be at the party. Anyway, I'm tired and I want to be awake when Bailey gets here this time instead of someone else letting her in," I answered.

"Whatever."

"What did I do wrong Julia? You abandoned me for some guy and you know how much I hate parties. You thought I was going to stay?"

"Just we were going to go together."

"I'm done talking on this good night."

I rolled over and listened to her shuffling around and the light switch click. I knew she was mad at me for leaving but in my defense she did leave me first. I just knew that this was the only way I would get her to not be angry at me. I was just praying that my body would let me sleep instead of acting like a child on Christmas Eve, too excited to sleep.

I woke up to my phone ringing. I saw the caller and ripped it from the charger answering it with all the force I could in my still half sleep body.

"Hello," I asked.

"Want to come let me in," Bailey asked.

I walked out to the door and opened it for her. I hung up and wrapped my arms around my beautiful girlfriend. I lead her to my room so she could put her bags down. I opened the door carefully to not wake Julia. I grabbed Bailey's bag from her and put it on the bed. I guess now was as good a time as any. I grabbed the ring from the window sill and dropped onto one knee in front of Bailey.

"Bailey, I know we're young and I'm not proposing to you right now. I just want you to take this as a promise that once we're older I'm gonna marry you. I want you to take this as a promise that I'm not going to leave you or abandon you when you need me the most. I want you to take this as a promise to me that you love me just as much as I love you," I said softly.

"Of course Jos," Bailey whispered.

I put the ring on her finger as I stood up and kissed her softly. I didn't care that it was a simple promise ring. I was going to marry the girl who met absolutely everything to me.

There's no stopping me

Notes

Hey guys, I almost forgot about this story but here it is after four months and it's not a sad update!! This story is actually rather close to ending and the ending might cause a few tears (sorry not sorry). So, in case you're wondering where I've been:
-Finals are coming up so I've been doing classwork left and right.
-My band has been working on a cover which is absolutely exciting because it is a favorite song of all of us and it has a great message.
-I've had some medical problems going on which is resulting in me having at least one tooth pulled early next week.
-Overall lack of motivation due to many factors.
But I'm back and I'll try to get an update out a week at the least because this is something I love doing so thank you everyone who has put up with my lack of updates for longish periods of time.

Rate and comment if you enjoyed :)

Title and lyric credit: Don't Stop Me Now - Queen