Another Summer | C.F

Chapter ten

I get showered and get dressed. While I was drying my hair with a towel I heard my phone. It was a message from Nick.

"Hello, birthday girl. Sorry I haven't talked to you. I was pretty busy. When can I see you?"

"Hey, we're having a movie night. Wanna come?"

"Sure. On my way." Then I get out of the room and see Conrad walking into my room.

"Um, hey, can we talk?" he said.

"About what?"

"It'll be fast, I promise."

"Alright." He guides me out of the house.

"Sorry I wasn't with you guys this morning."

"It doesn't matter. I get that you want to be away from me."

"I don't want that. I'm just doing it because you asked me to."

"What do you want to talk about?"

"I got you something for your birthday." He passed me a tiny box. When I opened it, there was an infinity necklace inside. It was silver.

"Infinity?"

"Cause we are like the infinity. Our story is made for us to find our ways back to each other."

"That was way too cheesy."

"I know. That only happens when I'm near you. And you don't know the effect you have on people."

"What do you mean?"

"You always see the better in people, even when they are fucked up like me. And... I don't know. That made me hope that maybe I could be with you at some point."

"Conrad, please let's just skip that topic for today. I don't want to ruin this."

"Ok. We will talk about it when you want."

"Thanks."

"Can I put it on?"

I passed him the necklace, and I turned to give him my back. He slowly put all my hair to the side and put on my necklace.

"It looks so good on you."

"I... I should go." I was nervous. My hands were shaking, and my heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it would just bump out of my chest. The best thing I could do was to walk away from him.

When I got back to the house, my mom and Susannah were already there. Then I noticed someone else in the room.

"Nick hey" I hug him

"Hello, birthday girl," he hugged me back. "How was your day?"

"It was pretty good, actually. Come on, let me introduce you to the others." I presented him to Susannah and my mom, and then I heard Belly coming downstairs. "She is Belly, my sister."

"Hi, I'm Belly. It's nice to meet you."

"I'm Nick. It's nice to meet you too."

"He is Jere, my best friend, but you told me you guys already met."

"Yeah, hey bro. What's up?" Jere asked.

"Good."

"And he is Steven, my brother."

"Hey, I'm Steven."

"Nick, nice to meet you." They both shook hands. Then, Conrad entered the room. I was hoping I didn't have to introduce them. Well, actually, they already met, so I think it wouldn't be necessary. No, I have to do this. I took Nick by the arm, and we walked over to Conrad.

"And Nick, this is Conrad, Jere's brother."

"Nicholas, nice to meet you." He stretched out his hand, and now that I've noticed, Nick only presents himself as Nicholas to Conrad. Interesting.

"Conrad," that's all he said in response, but at least he took Nick's hand and shook it.

"Well, now let's watch the movie," I said in an attempt to make the situation less awkward.

During the movie, I could still feel the awkwardness of the situation. Jere and Belly were next to each other on the same couch, where my mom and Susannah were also sitting. Steven had called Shayla before, and she was sitting next to him on a small couch. I ended up on the other big couch between Conrad and Nick.

At this point, I didn't even know what movie they were playing. I could only pay attention to the two men at my side. And because I'm a stupid, the best idea that came to my mind was to pretend I'm sleeping so that way it could be less awkward.

So I just closed my eyes and leaned my head to the side. I lay on Nick's shoulder, and when he noticed it, he put his arm around my shoulders. I think this was a bad idea. I tried to open my eyes a bit so I could see Conrad's reaction. He was staring at us with a serious face, but if he was angry or jealous, he didn't show it at all.

When the movie was over, my mom, Susannah, and Belly were asleep. Steven took Shayla's hand and guided her outside to take her home. Nick whispered a goodbye in my ear, even though I was still pretending to be asleep, and he stood up without waking me up.

Minutes later, I felt some arms under me, one under my legs and the other under my neck. Without opening my eyes, I knew who it was. Conrad. I hate how easily I could know who he was. He took me to my bedroom and left me on my bed, then he took a blanket and covered my body with it.

"Goodnight, Adds," and he closed the door behind him.

How the fuck am I supposed to hate this man?

                                                                     ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Authors note ˏˋ°•*⁀➷

This chapter was a bit longer than the others, but I was inspired while writing it.

This maybe isn't the Conrad of the books and the series, but it's the Conrad I created in my head, In this fanfic, he shows more of his feelings than in the series, but still, you can see how he is fighting with himself.

I hope you enjoy it, and if you have any suggestions for future chapters or to change something I've already written, please let me know.

I don't know if anyone will read this but I'm trying my best... so if you are here, thanks for giving this fanfic an opportunity

Love u all. 💜💜