I decided that we should all go to Texas as soon as possible so I could just get this over with. Jimmy and the rest of the guys were excited to go to Texas for another reason than for a show and I had mixed emotions about it all. I mean I did owe Leana an apology for calling her a liar, but she had left for a little while.
Jimmy said she had gone to stay with a friend for a while because of all this. I felt so responible but Jimmy continued to tell me that it wasn't my fault at all. He was actually looking at it as a break so they could both calm down towards each other.
It was three days after Leana had dropped this bomb on me and I was packing for my trip tomorrow. We would be leaving tomorrow and drive there in two seperate vehicles.
I looked down at the few things I had brought with me from Ireland. It was a few dirty shirts and some pants. On top of all that sat my cell phone that I hadn't even turned on since that night at the concert. I wondered if any of my "family" had tried to call me.
I sat down on my bed with the phone in my hand and pushed the power button. I waited for it to turn on and was surprised when I received 15 missed calls, 3 voicemails and 38 text messages. I went through all of the missed calls to find they were all from my Da...Patrick. I listened to the voicemails and cringed at the sound of his yelling.
"ELIZA, YOU GOOD FOR NOTHING SACK OF SHIT! WHAT DID YOU THINK YOU WERE DOING, RUNNING AWAY FROM YOUR FAMILY?!?! IF I FIND YOU, YOU'RE GOING TO REGRET IT!"
The other two messages were the same as the first and I sighed as I started to go through the text messages. I knew they weren't from him, since he didn't even know what texting was. All of the text messages were from Liam and Ricky asking me where I was and when I was coming home. I sent the same message to both of them: Never.
I was just about to turn it back off when it went off in my hand. I looked at it in shock when I saw that it was my adoptive father calling me. I wasn't really thinking clearly when I pressed the answer button.
"Hello?" I answered.
"Eliza?" I heard and my eyes went wide. It was Ma. "Eliza is that you?"
"Y-yes," I stuttered. I hadn't expected her to be the one to call. I had expected Da's voice. "It's me."
"Where the hell have you been, you stupid waste of space?!" she yelled into my ear.
I sighed. I should have expected her to act the same way as her husband. I thought about hanging up on her but I wanted to know something first. "Ma, did you and Da steal me from Texas?"
There was a long pause before she answered. "Where did you hear that?"
"Somebody here looked into my life and found out that I had been stolen from Mr. and Mrs. Taylor in Decatur, Texas. I have proof, I just wanted to hear it from you," I said.
"Does it matter where we got you from?" Ma asked me. "You are our daughter and you need to come back home!"
I closed my eyes and let all of the pent up anger from the last fifteen years boil over. "Of course it matters where I came from! You stole me from another family! Who the fuck does that?"
I heard her sharp intake of breath. "You will watch how you talk to me, young lady. I may have not given birth to you but I am still your mother!"
"Bullshit!" I yelled. This was so unlike me but I didn't care, I was tired of being lied to and treated like shit. "A mother does not steal another person's child!"
Before she could reply, I hung the phone up, turned it off and tossed it out my window. It was a tad dramatic but I felt better, nonetheless.
After I was done packing, I laid down on my bed and passed out.
The next day, I was getting ready to leave when I heard a knock on my door. I turned to see Johnny leaning in the doorway with my smashed up phone in his hand.
"Um, is this yours?" he asked, holding it up. "I found it in the driveway. And it has A7X written on it in sharpie."
I nodded. "That would be mine. I turned it on last night and my Ma called."
When I said that, the smile was wiped from Johnny's face and he came in to the room. "Are you ok? What happened?"
I sighed as I sat on my bed. "I'm fine. Just got angry, as you can see by the phone in your hand. She pretty much admitted to stealing me and tried to get me to go back to Ireland. Oh and she called me a waste of space."
Johnny sat down on the bed, wrapped his arm around me and pulled me close to him. "You don't have to worry about that now, Eliza. You're here with us and we care for you so very much." He smiled down at me. "We all know Jimmy loves you. You're the first person he's let touch his drums without tearing their head off."
I laughed softly. "Yeah, but I'm meeting my real parents. It's so strange. My life is moving so fast, I don't know if I'll ever catch up."
"It'll all fall into place soon," Johnny said. "It has to or I'm never going to get my chance with you."
I looked up at him and his face was very close. He leaned in and kissed me very softly on the lips. Johnny placed his forehead against mine and smiled.
"I thought we were waiting," I said quietly.
He shrugged. "It was just a small kiss. So you know I'm here for you."
I wrapped my arms around him and hugged him tightly. My feelings for him were growing very quickly and I wanted there to be an "us" now, but I knew I had to wait. I'd wait until I at least met my real parents.
"Thank you, Johnny," I said before we both stood up.
Johnny kissed my cheek. "I'm going to head downstairs. The rest of the guys are here too. Just come down when you're ready." He turned and walked out of the room pulling the door closed behind him.
I smiled as I laid back on my bed and looked up at the ceiling. My life so confusing and amazing at the same time. I was meeting my birth parents and I was scared about that, but at the same time, my feelings for Johnny were getting so strong. I was falling for Johnny Seward so fast that my head was spinning.
I stood, grabbed my bag and headed downstairs. Might as well get this over with, I thought to myself.
When I got in the living room, I saw everybody waiting for me. Brian saw me first and he smiled. "Hey there, Lizzy."
"Lizzy?" I asked.
He nodded. "Since I can't call you Ly-ly, I came up with Lizzy."
Jimmy came up to me and pulled me into a huge hug. "Ly-ly!" he shouted as he twirled me around in a circle.
I laughed as he put me down. "Hi, Jimbo."
Matt smiled at us. "Are you ready to go, Lizzy?"
I nodded my head. "Yes. Is everybody going to start calling me that?"
"Yes," Zack said. "You're our little sister. Your big brothers have to call you by your nickname."
Jimmy stood up straight. "But she's still my Ly-ly."
I wrapped an arm around his waist and smiled up at him. "You bet, Jim-Jam. Lets go."
We were taking two cars on our fourteen hour ride to Texas. Matt, Val, Brian and Michelle would all ride together in Matt's car. Zack would drive his car with Gena in the front seat and me sitting in the back between Johnny and Jimmy. I wasn't sure how Jimmy would cope in the backseat when he had such long legs, but he insisted that he sit beside me. This was going to be such a long yet fun road trip.
I slept for most of the way, but when I was awake, we played driving games such as "Car Colors".
"I've spotted at least fifteen white cars," Jimmy said with a smile.
Well I've seen twenty-three black cars," I said returning his smile. "I think I win."
Johnny laughed as he pulled me too his side. I cuddled up to him the best I could and he rested his head on top of mine. Jimmy pulled my legs up onto his lap and I took another nap.
When I woke up, we were in Decatur and it was after midnight. When i sat up, I saw we were in a hotel parking lot.
"Are we staying in a hotel tonight?" I asked groggily.
I looked and saw that Gena was in the driver's seat. Her and Zack must have switched some time during my nap. "Yeah," Johnny said. "We're not going to your parents house this late."
I nodded as he helped me out of the car. Me and the rest of the girls were going to stay in our own room tonight. In our room, there were two beds and Michelle and Gena jumped onto the one nearest the wall.
Val looked at me and shrugged. "I guess we're sharing a bed tonight, Lizzy."
"Doesn't bother me," I said. "Just don't kick me."
She laughed as she moved to get the bed ready. I laid down and as soon as my head hit the pillow, I was asleep.
When I woke up the next morning, I saw that everyone was ready to go and the guys had joined us. They were all seated on the other bed and the floor.
I sat up. "Why didn't anybody wake me up?" I asked rubbing my eyes.
Johnny came and sat next to me. "We were going to let you sleep as long as you wanted, Lizzy."
"I slept so much in the car," I said looking around at all of them. I was so glad I had worn my clothes to bed.
"You're special, Ly-ly. You can sleep as much as you want," Jimmy said before he jumped up. "But now lets go meet your parents!"
I smiled at him as I got out of bed and got ready to go. Soon we were walking out the door and headed to my parents house.

Notes

I'm sorry it took me so long to update, y'all. I know it's not the best chapter, but the next one will be better.
And since, for some reason, I couldn't think of another nickname, thank you Miss Jimmy Sullivan for giving me "Lizzy" xD
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