"I cannot believe this!! You can't replace my mother!! This Mary girl is just some slut wanting to mess up our family!! We are fine the way we are!!! We don't need her! You don't need her!!!" I exclaimed, running into our house.

"Kylie, quit being this way!! Your mother would have wanted me to move on!! Mary is a wonderful woman. You just have to meet her. And no one will be able to replace your mother. You have to give her a chance." My stupid father argued.

"No!!! I will not give her a chance!!! I will never like her!!! Don't ever speak to me again!!!" I yelled, storming upstairs to my room.

I haven't even met her, but I can already tell I hate her. Who does she think she is? She will never be my mother. If they get married, I'm gonna move. I won't come to their ridiculous wedding and I won't call her my step mom. She doesn't even deserve that high of a title. He should've told me a long time ago. He shouldn't have waited until they're 'in love'. I know he's not, but it feels like he's cheating on my mom with this Mary chick. It feels like he's trying to push her out of our life. She may be gone from this earth, but she is still with me in my heart. No way in he** can I call another woman my mom and I don't see how he can say he's 'in love' with another woman. I will never give him my approval.

I don't know what to do. I need to vent. If I don't, I'm gonna end up losing it on my dad. I can't go to Brooklyn because she is dealing with her own problems at home. She doesn't need to worry about me. There is only one person I want to go to right now.

Ezra.

I decided to push all of the bullcrap to the side and call him. After 2 rings, he picked up. As soon as I heard his deep voice, my heart started beating so fast and it sent shivers down my spine.

"Kylie? Is that you??" He asked, not believing his caller ID.

"Y-Yeah it's me." I replied, holding back the river trying to escape my eyes.

"Are you okay???" He asked, worry evident in his raspy voice.

"No I'm not. I'm slowly breaking Ezra. My mom is dead, my dad is in love with some whore, and the boy I'm in love with cheated on me. I can't take this any more. I feel like my life is falling apart right in front of me and there's nothing I can do about it!!" I exclaimed, letting the over flowing river run down my face.

"Shhhh. Kylie it's okay. I'll be there in a minute."

"No. I need to get away from here before I lose control. I'm a ticking time bomb. I'm gonna explode any second."

"Umm.....Okay. My parents are away on a business trip. You can stay the night over here if you want to." He offered, seeming a little nervous.

"I'll be over in 5." I replied, ending the call.

I grabbed my charger, ponytail holder, and my bag then headed out the door, not even giving my dad an explanation. Right now, I can't even look him in the eyes. I jumped in my truck and drove as fast as I could to his house. Right now, all I need is him comforting me in his warm strong arms and telling me everything thing is okay, even though I know it's not. I need him to help me with this horrible pain I'm feeling inside.

Not even 4 minutes later, I'm rushing out of my truck and making my way up his steps to his door. Instead of knocking, I just ran in. I know it's not polite, but I don't really care about being nice right now. I couldn't find Ezra so I just crashed on his couch and started crying uncontrollably.

"Hey shhhh. It's okay. Come here." I heard his voice and immediately went into his inviting arms.

"I don't understand why this is happening to me. I-I just want my m-mom back. I want her h-here with me." I said in between sniffles.

"We can't control what life throws at us, but we can control our outlook on it. We have to keep a positive attitude and keep our head held high. I know you miss your mom. There is nothing that can heal your pain but time. I will be here for you every single day. I may not be perfect, but I'm gonna try my hardest to make you the happiest person alive." Ezra stated, calming me down a bit.

"You're right. You're not perfect......You're better." I smiled, feeling my face stiffen from the drying tears.

That's how we spent the whole night; In each others arms, savoring every passing minute. I think I'm falling in love with him all over again and I don't care. I need him by my side every day.

*★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★*★*

I felt a soft kiss on my cheek and arms circled around my waist. Last night was what I needed. Ezra helped me realize that just like I need to be loved and wanted, so does my dad. Even though he's dating again, that doesn't mean my mom isn't gonna be with him in his heart. He will always love her. He just needs someone to hold in his arms and kiss Goodnight like the rest of us. We need to feel wanted, missed, loved, and cared for. I guess I should give Mary a chance and apologize to my dad. See? Ezra brings out the best in me, just like my mom would want. She would absolutely love Ezra. She would be glad that I found the person I can see a future with. I may have screwed up a lot in my life, but she would be proud of me. I've gotta continue being the best person I can possibly be and I can only do that with Ezra. He has my heart, and I have his. I'm never letting it go. It's mine forever.

"Good morning beautiful." He said in his deep raspy voice that always gives me chills.

"Morning babe." I smiled, kissing him softly.

"Wanna skip school today?" He asked.

"It's very tempting, but I can't. I need to get into a good college so I need to go every day possible." I replied, sighing.

"Yeah, I guess you're right.......Ummm.......So d-does this mean you forgive me?" He asked nervously, scratching the back of his neck.

How adorable is he?

"Yes I forgive you, but it's gonna be hard to trust you again. It's gonna take some time to get our relationship back to the way it was before all of this." I stated, looking him straight in the eyes.

"I know. Take all the time you need. I'm here for the long run." He smiled.

"Better be." I demanded.

"Oh really? So you're Ms. bossy pants now?"

"I am who I am. Accept me the way I am or you don't deserve me." I stated.

"I love you, all of you. Your smile, the way you crinkle your nose when you laugh, the way you kick your legs when you can't sleep, the way you pout when you don't get what you want, your beautiful heart and soul. I love you Kylie." He smiled, holding me in his arms with my head rested on his chest.

"I love you too Ezra."

We both got up and started getting ready for school. I took a shower in his bathroom and he took a shower in his parents bathroom. He cooked us a delicious breakfast and he looked sexy doing it. I don't know why, but seeing him cook makes my hormones go crazy. Sadly, I can't ride with him to school because I have to pick up Brooklyn and Cody, like always. We went our separate ways, but not without a quick make out session. Every time we kiss, a spark of electricity ignites my body. I will never get used to how much he affects me.

I pulled out of his driveway turning right as he turned left. I'm nervous about going home tonight. I have to talk to my dad and that is gonna be one heart to heart conversation. I started off my day with a smile. Let's just hope it ends that way.

A silent ride later, I'm parked in their driveway waiting on their slow butts to get here. I don't know if they're gonna be happy about Ezra and I getting back together, but honestly I don't care. He makes me happy and I'm not gonna let anyone pull us apart. Our love is too strong to be broken. I feel like we can get through anything, coming out of all the obstacles with a winning smile. They always say: If you really love someone, set them free. If it's meant to be, they'll come back. And guess what? He came back. Well, technically, I came to his house begging for comfort, but we came back to each other. We were meant to steal each others heart.

"What are you thinking about? You're smiling creepily at your radio......." Cody asked.

"Oh...Uh....Nothing. Just having a good morning." I replied, smiling even bigger if that's possible.

"You're gonna tell me. It may take me forcing it out of you, but you're gonna tell me." He stated stubbornly.

"Whatever." I said in between giggles.

Brooklyn never said a word the whole ride to school which is very unusual for her. I'm worried. I hope nothing happened between her and her parents. Oh no.....what if.......

"Brooklyn, are you okay? You haven't said anything." I asked as we got out of my truck.

"Not really. I'll tell you at lunch under one condition......." She smirked.

"Yes......." I replied, a little scared.

"Tell me how you and Ezra got back together." She said, shocking me.

My eyes widened and I just stared at her, wondering how she found out.

"You only smile like that when you're thinking or talking to him. I'm very observant." She smiled.

"Ohhhh!! That's why you were smiling at your radio! It makes so much sense now!" Cody stated, having an epiphany.

"Yeah.....ummm......I gotta go to my locker. See you guys in Mr. Jimmy's class." I stated, inelegantly.

I jogged away from them, not ready to explain everything. I have to tell them how we got back together which involves me ventilating about my dad and Mary. I know I'm gonna be okay with that eventually, but right now it's still fresh. It's gonna be difficult getting used to my dad dating again and possibly getting married, but I have to push all of my feelings aside for him. I know he needs me just like I need him. My mom will always be his first and true love, but he needs to have someone to care for him in a romantic way. He needs Mary just like I need Ezra. We all need someone to love.

I reached my locker, grabbing my text book and binder. I closed my locker door and when I saw a figure behind it, I screamed bloody murder.

"Shh! Dang! I'm not gonna hurt you." He laughed.

"Don't scare me like that! You know I hate being scared!" I yelled, playfully pushing his shoulder.

"Awww! Poor baby!" He stated, poking out his bottom lip, looking like a little puppy. A very adorable puppy that I just wanna pick up and squeeze.

"What do you want?" I asked, amused.

"I just wanted to ask you something......." He said, scratching the back of his neck.

He only does that when he's nervous. This can't be good.

"Ask away." I replied.

" Okay so....... Austen and I have been talking again. When we broke up, he started saying that he's sorry and all that kind of stuff. He said when he cheated on you, he may have acted like he didn't care, but it broke him. He hated his self for a long time. He just had to keep up his player bad boyish image for his reputation. He helped me get up the courage to fight for you. He......He's better than I thought. He's actually a good guy. We've been hanging out a lot lately...."

Once again, I was stunned. My whole body was frozen in it's place. Austen was broken? That doesn't sound like him. It sounds like another one of his idiotic stories. However, he wouldn't tell another guy he was broken unless it was true. Especially Ezra, his ex-girlfriends boyfriend.

"Wow." Was all I could utter, too surprised to speak properly.

"Yeah. I reacted the same way.....Anyway, Do you mind if we're friends? I don't wanna do something you don't approve of."

"Uhh......I don't care. You can be friends with whoever you want. I'm not your mom." I replied.

"I know. You're my girlfriend. I want to make you happy. I don't want one of my friendships to ruin us. I want to be the best boyfriend this world has ever seen." He smiled, taking my hand in his.

"You can be friends with Austen. I don't mind. If he's telling the truth, maybe I can even be friends with him. Your friends are my friends. We're in this together."

"Really?? That's great!! Well, I'm gonna go tell him the good news. He's been hiding behind the trashcan because he's too afraid to apologize face to face. He doesn't want you to think he's a girl." He giggled, making me laugh.

His laugh is so contagious.

"Okay. Tell him I forgive him for everything and hopefully we can start fresh. I wanna make my life the way my mom would want it to be. She would want me to forgive him and quit holding a grudge."

He just smiled his beautiful smile and walked off to the tall trashcan.

Today is full of surprises.