24

CAKE
(It's a week later from the last chapter)

MY BIRTHDAY is the one day a year where Leo would I wake me up and let me sleep with him in his bed. It used to be my favorite day of the years just because of that.

Now, waking up in his bed with a freshly cleaned body from last night, his arms wrapped around me as he sniffs in my scent, I realize everyday could become my birthday.

"Roxy baby, get up." Leo says slowly, peppering kisses all over my neck. "Leo if I get up I'm gonna cry." I say and he stiffens, "Why?! Do I need to beat somebody up-!"

"No no! It's fine! It's just if I stare you in the eyes I'll legit start bawling because you're so handsome." I say and he smiles, grabbing onto my face and kissing my lips.

"Get up, baby. I promise if you cry I'll cry with you, we both deal with that problem." He says and I sigh. I kiss his neck, opening my eyes and smiling him.

"Was that the first night since my birthday last year that we slept in the same bed, other than the beach house of course?" I ask and he nods. "Yes cause I was a dumb bitch and you move a lot in your sleep and I couldn't resist how cute you were." He says and I laugh.

I lean back and run my fingers through his blonde hair, "I'm sixteen..." I mumble and he laughs.

"We're still on to get you your license in a few days?" He asks and I nod, kissing all over his face before he backs up and rubs his hand over his face.

"Fuck..." he mumbles and I raise an eyebrow, "Wha-"

"You're only sixteen, Roxanne." He says in a sad huff as he sits by my feet. I crunch my body up and rub his back, biting my lip.

"So what, Leo? You knew that-"

"Yeah.. I did know and I love you and I'm not ashamed one fucking bit. It's not illegal or anything like that it's just.... I feel like somebody will try to hurt you while I'm at college or work crap and I won't be there. I don't know... it's just.... I'm about to turn eighteen and I'm in love with somebody who just turned sixteen. That's a two year difference."

"Yeah and if anybody tries to mess with me fuck them. If they mess with you, fuck them too. It doesn't matter. We're in love." I say and he smiles, his eyes turning to look at me as he pushes me back into his bed and hovers over me, his arms on either side of my family as his head immediately teases my neck with his lips, not kissing me but just simply grazing his lips across me.

He finally gives into what I want, knowing exactly where my spot is as he sucks on my neck. I moan, arching my back into him as his hand slides under and pushes me into him as well.

"Lee...." I moan and he smiles against my neck. "Later, Roxy." He says, kissing my neck one last time before picking me up and rushing us down the stairs. I was wearing his sweatpants and one of his old middle school shirts.

"So what's re we doing today?" I ask and he smiles, "I know you hate surprises so I'll tell you what we're mainly doing... Though I do have a surprise later." He says and I smile, biting my lip.

"Well first we're making breakfast together, then we are going over to our house because I've taken you from your mom until Dave is gone and she misses you, also today she's giving the papers to Dave and if he flips out she wants me there to back him off. That little fucker is scared of me and I feed off of it." He says and I laugh as he sets me on one of the stools at the island.

"Momma! Will you come get me the waffle stuff out?!" Leo screams, and she comes in swiftly, "do you want me to make them sweetie?" She asks and he shakes his head. "No I'm good, I love you though." He says, leaning down and kissing the top of Jemma's head.

"Love you too." She says, grabbing the stuff and setting it on the counter as he leans over it and talks to me. "Then we're coming back here and having your party with Rose, hopefully Omarah, and my family, Haze too." He says, and Jemma ruffles his hair, being done getting stuff out, before she leaves with a smile.

"Then later I have a gig, I was hoping you'd wanna come. And as always I will let you sleep in my room. Just once." He says the last part sarcastically and I smirk.

He dumps some mix into the bowl, following it by oil and some eggs.

"I'd love to. What songs are you singing?" I ask and he smirks, "You'll see."

I smirk, going over to the side of the island that he's on and grabbing the whisk from his hand. I stir the mix as he plugs the waffle maker in.

"Thank you, Lee..." I mumble sweetly as he looks around, he walks over to me and smiles. He leans close to me and grabs onto my waist. He kisses the top of my head as we sway lightly together.

"I'll tell them on my birthday, Roxy. I'll tell everyone." He says, and I smile. I lean in and kiss his lips, pulling back just in time as I hear Rose's groan from the dining room as she walks into the kitchen.

She sees me and lights up, her hair messy and face covered in dried drool. "ROX! WE'RE SIXTEEN!" She screams and I do to, jumping into her arms as she giggle.

"Rosie, you're disgusting." Leo says and she squints at him. "Yes it's kinda my brand asshat." She says, walking behind him and smacking his head. "It's our birthday anyway, be nice!" She says and he chuckles.

"I'm making you waffles, that's as nice as I get!" He says and she laughs. "I know I've lived with you for SIXTEEN YEARS." She screams and he scrub he sup his nose.

"It didn't go by fast enough."

:;

"Rosie get in the car or you're not coming!" Leo calls and she growls, "You can't deny me seeing Dave embarrassed and in pain in front of everybody because I loved your waffles!" She calls from the door as she runs towards his car.

"You have an entire waffle on your face, you obviously didn't love it that much." Haze says and she growls as she climbs in the back with me.

She rubs her face on her sleeve and gasps. "Fuck me." She mumbles and Haze looks at her and then me, mouthing to me, 'I mean I would.'

I bust out smiling and look over at Rose and pat her back. "Somebody will one day." I say and she squeals.

"ROXANNE!"

I bust out laughing as Leo smirks, Haze chuckling as he watches Rose from his spot in the front.

When we get to my house, which isn't that far away but in a different.... less rich... neighborhood.

I sigh, looking at Leo as he gives me a comforting smile. "I love you." He whispers, and I smile at him, grabbing onto his hand and walking behind Haze and Rose for the time that we can.

I drop his hand and go to the door step, knocking on the door with shaky hands. I don't know whether to be nervous or excited.

I walk in and see my mom on the couch, a few presents on the table and a large stack of papers flipped upside down. When I come in she smiles at me, "Happy birthday my love!" She says, getting up and greeting me and everybody else with a large hug.

Dave walks down the stairs and towards me, he immediately growls. "Can you get emancipated now or some something?" Dave asks cruelly and I huff. "I wish I could-"

"Actually Dave..." my mom says, looking at Leo as he steps by her side, staring down Dave with anger in his eyes from what he's said already.

My hand grazes against Leo's, wishing he would tell people sooner so he too could feel comfortable holding my hand in public.

But not yet...

"What hunny?" Dave asks, not even looking at her as he stares at Leo, acting like he could do something to hurt him.

Leo was tall with lean muscles and abs, he's gotten in more fights than girls he's slept with, which says a lot. I think he knows what he's doing.

My mom grabs the stack of papers and hits them against the table to straighten them out, she looks at him again and hands him the papers. He looks at them and then at her, "What the fuck are these, Omar."

She furrows her eyebrows and grabs onto Leo's arm, "I want a divorce, Dave." She says and his eyebrows furrow, looking around at me and everybody around him.

"Is this because of your fucking where daughter?!" He screams and Leo stiffens, grabbing my hand and using his other one to take Dave by his collar.

"Leave. Right now. You can come back and get your stuff the day when Roxanne won't be here, September seventeenth. Never come back after that. If I see you again I'll be eighteen. We can fight and I will win. Leave." He said and Dave looks around, his face twitching from anger as he pulls himself out of Leo's hold and stomps away, grabbing the keys by the door and slamming it on his way out.

Leo stands still before letting go of my hand and turning to me. He wraps his arms around my waist and picks me up off the ground, digging his head into my neck.

He lets go of me and turns to my mom. "Good job, Omar." He says and she smiles. "I did it! My baby girl is gonna be happy again!" She screams and he grabs onto her with a hug, and Rose hugs me.

"Were going back to our house for Rose and Roxy's birthday, if you wanna bring some presents I can bring you home after. I'll probably take Roxy back here at around eleven if I'm allowed to stay in her room." Leo says and my mom looks up at him and smirks, raising her eyebrows suggestively.

"So you wanna-"

"No, Omar. You know it's just a tradition." He says and she sighs, "Fine!"

When we walk out and towards the car, locking the doors so Dave can't come in and break something, my mom holds onto my hand and smiles.

"We're gonna have the best years of your life now, Rox." She says and Leo bites his lip, my mom looks at him. "Never mind we're gonna spend the next few years moping that's Leo is going to college." My mom says and Leo nods. "Y'all better. I'm the heart of their friend group! I keep Rose in line." He says and I laugh, "He really is-"

Rose slaps my shoulder. "Fuck you." She says and Leo smiles, "I will." He says and Rose gasps. My mom chuckles, "Yea!" She says and I furrow my eyebrows.

"I'm uncomfortable on so many different levels." I say as my mom smirks at me. "Oh I love being friends with teenagers."

Once we get there Leo grabs his guitar and Jemma comes up to us with a cake. We walk over to the dining room and sit down.

"Happy birthday to you..." Leo sings, strumming on his guitar as me and Rose sit together, our legs intertwined as we sit. I can't explain it we just do that? It's like a best friend thing? I just put my legs over hers?

I don't know about that, but we all know that Leo's voice is angelic.

"Happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Rosie and Roxy! Happy birthday to you.." I smile at him as we blow out our candles, Rose smirks at me before chuckling evilly.

She digs her hand into her cake and rubs it on my face, "It our sweet sixteen!" She screams and Lucio furrows his eyebrows as my mom cheers, "I love your energy!" My mom says as Lucio sighs.

"I don't know how any of your boyfriend will ever deal with you." Lucio says and Rose laughs.

"Yea they won't, I'll make them" she says as I rub the cake off of my eyes and sigh, grabbing into the cake and jumping onto her. I rub the cake in her as we giggle. I can feel Leo's confused eyes and furrowed eyebrows staring at me as I laugh.

I look up at him and grab some more cake, handing it to him. "Here, you can still have some." I say and Rose laughs as we fall onto each other again.