" OK, let's try it again, I will take pictures and you will pretend that you have no idea I'm taking them" I said to Dylan as we drove and the sun was beginning to rise and he looked lovely with his sunglasses and black t-shirt.
" By the way, how are you not cold?" I said since I was wearing a black sweater, he smiled and looked at me and kept looking at the road. I got ready to take a picture and the moment I took it Dylan stopped abruptly and it sucked. I groaned and looked at the road and realized that there was a traffic congestion and sighed.
" Please stop" Dylan said smiling since I took about 50 pictures of him. I pouted and went through them, I deleted half of them and I was left with 25 pictures of him.
Before I even knew it we were back in California and more specifically Los Angeles the day before thanksgiving, I was driving and Dylan was taking pictures of me and I complained it's not nice. We reached our homes and before we got out we sighed looking at each other.
" I'll go first" he said and I nodded and he left and I sinked into my seat and got my stuff out of my trunk. A minute later Dylan came back and he looked worried.
" Britt, isn't home" he said and I sighed looking around.
" We'll find her OK?" I said and he nodded following me to my home, I got in and looked at Dylan.
" Perfume, a woman's perfume" I said and he sighed.
" Britt's perfume, I bought her that for her birthday" he said and I took a deep breath and left my bag on the couch, Dylan sensed my anger and grabbed.
" I'm killing both of them" I said and he sighed, I fought to escape his grip but he was stronger than me.
" Let, me go" I said and eventually gave up he held me tightly and turned me around, the second he did that we heard moans from upstairs and he held me even tighter.
" Caroline, listen to my voice" he said and I looked at him an he seemed angry too.
" Fighting them won't get you anywhere, trust me" he started and I frowned.
" On Halloween, when Ben grabbed you butt and you told him not but he kept doing it, I saw that. You can't possibly imagine for how long Tyler had to hold me back from punching the life out of him and then he talked to me as he held me, he told me that it's worthless to fight him for that. Now why should you fight them for that" he said and I sighed.
" Dylan they're fucking on my bed" I said and he seemed to think about it.
" Well you have a point but still it's not a reason" he said and I finally gave up and we stayed there. Then there was a long silence.
" They either died or stopped, let's go" he said and he followed me upstairs. I opened the door and found then lying on my bed and they were both so taken aback by my presence that they couldn't move when they saw Dylan too.
" Wow" I said and I sounded too calm for the situation.
" We're gone for almost 2 weeks and we don't tell you anything and instead of putting an APB on us you fuck each other, for what for comfort?" I started and the both looked at the sheets.
" Moreover, you are on my God damn bed" I said and they sighed. Dylan was silent and he seemed angry too.
" Were you actually worried about us or did you meet up the second you realized we're won't be back?" I started and they seemed sad too.
" Great" I said and Dylan took a deep breath.
" Britt get dressed We'll talk at home" he said and then he left the room.
" Ben you have 20 minutes to get ready and come downstairs" I said and left the room too.
" Do you want me with you when you talk to him?" Dylan asked and I nodded. He sat on the couch and I sat on a chair. Britt came downstairs and she turned around and faced us.
" Aren't you coming?" She asked coming closer and Dylan stopped her.
" You just cheated on me with Caroline's boyfriend and more importantly on her bed, I would really like you to pack your stuff and go to a friend's house for at least a week" he said and Britt nodded, the tone of his voice showed no emotion and that scared me. A while later Ben came downstairs and saw us and he realized he should sit down too.
" Ben, I want to believe that you're a rational person" I started and he nodded, he reminded of a teenage boy who was at the principal, I took a deep breath.
" I'm going to give you half an hour to tell me the entire truth" I said setting the timer on my phone and I put it on the table. He took a deep breath and he started telling us everything. The moment he was done my phone beeped and I turned it off.
" Great, well I hope you have a nice flight to London" I said and he nodded, he got up to give me a hug and I stopped him. He nodded and left. I sighed and got up.
" That was a hell of a story" Dylan said and I nodded, he sounded more hurt than I was.
" Do you want to help me clean the house" I said since he needed the distraction, he nodded and got up and started helping me clean. We were done and there was one last room left to clean.
" I have to do it" I said sitting down next to him.
" I'll help you, come on" He said and I got up too and we walked to my bedroom, I opened the door and I took a deep breath, I opened the window and I started cleaning, then we got to the bed and as I took off the sheets I wiped a tear off of my face and I noticed that Dylan also did that and i noticed that he did far more times than I did. I stopped and I went over to him and gave him a hug. He sat down and I hugged him. I wanted to make him feel better and only one song came to my mind a lullaby.
" Hush, little baby, don't say a word" I started to sing he seemed to be better so I kept going.
" Mama's going to buy you a mockingbird, And if that mockingbird don't sing, Mama's going to buy you a diamond ring, And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's going to buy you a looking glass" I sang to him and he had stopped crying and he seemed tired.
" A lullaby?" He smiled at me and he seemed happier, I shrugged with a smile.
" That was the only one that came to my mind" I said and he shrugged with a smile.
" My mum taught me that song when I was young" I laughed and he smiled.
" Oh my God" he said and we both laughed but it was bitter.
" How am I supposed to sing it to my child though?" He asked and I rolled my eyes.
" You change the word Mama with Papa" I said and he nodded realizing it. We decided to keep going.
" So now what are you going to do?" Dylan asked when we walked downstairs.
" I'm planning on focusing on my job for now and then we'll see" I said and he nodded. My phone rang and I realized that my parent's were calling me.
" Hello?" I answered trying to sound less angry.
" Hey, sweetheart, I was wondering do you have anything planned for thanksgiving?" she asked and I giggled.
" Nothing, I was actually planning on calling you and ask you if you wanted to come over but you called first" I smiled.
" Great, so I called you to see if you wanted to have dinner with your parents and brother but we are planning on calling Dylan's parents and him of course since your brother is bringing his lovely sister since they're dating" my mum said and I looked at Dylan who raised his eyebrows at me.
" Perfect but instead of calling Dylan I can tell him, he's actually right next to me" I said and I felt my mum's eyes become wide hearts.
" Lovely, can I have a word with him?" She said a little too happily. I gave the phone to Dylan who raised his eyebrows again, I covered the speaker and told him who it was. He took the phone and took a deep breath.
" Hi Mrs. Lora" he smiled and I was wondering what they were saying because he giggled.
" No, not yet but I'm planning to do it in the best way possible" he smiled and I was dying with curiosity.
" Great, I'll see you tomorrow then" he said and hung up.
" What did my mum tell you?" I asked and he shook his head.
" Nothing of national importance" he smiled and I giggled.
" I should go, I'll see you tomorrow and taking your car is out of the question" he said and I smiled as he walked to my door and left. I sat there in complete silence and I noticed it was 8 pm so I should take a shower and wash my hair if I want to look presentable tomorrow.
When I finished drying my hair it was 9:30 and I put on my pajamas and I went downstairs and made sure every door was locked. I went upstairs again and I looked at my bed, I sighed and took my pillow with some sheets and went to the spare room.
" Midnight, great" I mumbled to myself as I got out of bed and one final solution came to my mind. I sighed and unlocked my front door. I walked with my pajamas to Dylan's front door so I took a deep breath and rang the doorbell, after literally 2 seconds he opened the door and he seemed glad to see me.
" I'm sorry to bother you in the middle of the night but I can't sleep on my bed and I'm not used to the mattress in my spare room" I said and he nodded.
" Actually I can't sleep either" he said and I nodded, we walked upstairs and I could only think of two possible solutions. We were either used to sleeping with each other or the event shocked us and we can't sleep.
" Thank you" I said and he smiled and nodded, it wasn't a fake smile or a bitter one it was a grateful one and one that showed how thankful he was, there were very few people he showed that smile to and I felt happy because I was one of them.
I woke up around 11 pm and Dylan was awake and he yawned. He turned around and faced me, he smiled and I smiled back. He seemed truly happy, I stretched and I got up and went to the bathroom.
" What do you want for breakfast?" he asked looking at his fridge and I closed and he looked at me.
" Don't think with your fridge open it's not good for the food in it" I said and he giggled.
" What would I do without you?" he asked but I sensed it was rhetorical so I didn't answer.
" I'm going to get dressed, I will come back and we'll leave right?" I asked and he nodded.
I rushed to my home and opened my closet, right I had to attend a formal dinner during thanksgiving and my brother would be there with his girlfriend and Dylan's parents, fuck. I decided to go with a simple black dress with my only gold necklace, I put my necklace on and I decided to braid to dutch braids since I still half an hour. I was looking at my shoes and most of them were sneakers, I decided to go with the high heels I wear everyday to work.
I walked towards Dylan's house and I reached for the spare key underneath his welcome carpet, I unlocked the door and got in Dylan was wearing gray pants and a white shirt, he smiled when he saw me and his eyes went to my necklace and his smile got even wider.
" After you" he said and I sighed.
" Thank you" I smiled getting into the car and Dylan drove off, there was no traffic on the way bu then again my parents were pretty close, we parked right outside and I got out and waited for Dylan. We walked to the house and I didn't feel like using the doorbell so I used my keys. I closed the door and my parents were sitting in the living room.
" Hi, mum, hi dad" I smiled and they both got up and gave me a hug.
" You look great" they both smiled and I nodded.
" Are we the first to arrive?" I asked as we sat down.
" I'm offended" I heard a familiar voice say and I got up and gave Nick a hug.
" I almost forgot you had that" he smiled looking at my necklace.
" Where's Julia?"
" She'll be here in a couple of minutes" he said and I smiled as I sat back down.
" I'm the first to arrive from my family then" Dylan smiled and I sat next to him.
" Happy thanksgiving" we all said as we sat on the table and I was sitting next to Dylan and across from Nick, who was sitting next to Dylan's sister and Nick's girlfriend Julia. Next to Dylan was his mother and next to Julia was Dylan's father. Me and Dylan weren't really into having a conversation and they understood that, plus we were the youngest so they never really included us in a talk.
FLASHBACK
" I'll get it" I shouted and I ran to the door in my new white dress it was my birthday and most of the kids had left but Dylan offered to come over and help me eat the cake. I opened the door and I saw Dylan, he was always one inch taller than me and that made me feel bad, I smiled and then I looked up and saw his parents, I waved at them and they got in. We went to the living room and Dylan seemed to hide something. My parents greeted Dylan's parents and we went upstairs.
" Happy 12th birthday" Dylan smiled when I closed the door and I gasped, I gave him a hug and he hugged me back.
" Thank you" I said kissing his cheek and he blushed slightly. I took the gift carefully and I opened it as I sat on my bed with Dylan next to me. I opened the box and it was a golden necklace. I smiled and took it out and put it on, I realized it was too big for me and I looked at Dylan who simply smiled.
" I'm giving it to you as a promise" he said and I frowned.
" I, Dylan O'Brien, promise to be your friend or anything else other than enemy or stranger and I will make it to the day you're going to be old enough in order to wear it" He said and I smiled as I gave him a hug, then my mum walked in and saw us hugging and we pulled back and looked awkward.
" Aw, look at you, you're so cute. Anyway the food is served and I really like your necklace Caroline I'm glad someone made you wear a piece of jewelry" She smiled and left us.
" I, Caroline Abernathy, promise to keep it safe until I can wear it" I said and he smiled and I carefully put it back and we walked downstairs, well basically ran.
" No running on the stairs kids" our parents scolded us and we sat with them since the cake would be out soon.
" So did you give her the present?" Dylan's dad asked and Dylan nodded with a smile.
" I really liked it, thank you" I smiled looking at them and they pointed at Dylan.
" It was his idea, not ours" his mum smiled and I got up in order to have some water, as I was drinking I couldn't help but overhear their conversation.
" So, little Dylan came up to us and told us he wanted to go to Caroline's birthday and he asked us to go to the mall with him because he wanted a specific gift for her. So we took him and he led us to this jewelry shop and he pointed to a necklace that was going to be too big for Caroline and he told us that he would give this to her and he made us a promise that he would be around her long enough for her to wear it and he also promised us that he's going to marry her one day" His mum said and I decided to walk back there.
" You're embarrassing me" Dylan whined and I couldn't help but smile. Soon my dad brought the cake which was with biscuit ice cream and I smiled, Dylan sat next to me and they sang happy birthday to me and as they did Dylan grabbed my hand and I looked at him with my eyes. It was very awkward because I had no idea what to do was I supposed to sing along or what?
" Make a wish" They all said and I blew the candles without really making a wish.
END OF FLASHBACK.
" Carrie are you OK?" Dylan whispered and I nodded.
" Yeah just a memory" I said and soon we finished eating and we walked to the living room and my mum was about to bring the cake when I grabbed Dylan's hand and pulled him outside with me. We got outside and I wasn't even cold but Dylan gave me his jacket and he put it around my shoulders.
" So, I remembered something I hadn't remembered in a long time" I smiled and Dylan seemed happy.
" What was it?" he asked even though I was pretty sure he knew what I remembered.
" My 12th birthday" I laughed and he smiled as he looked into my eyes.
" Well, we both kept our promises, I'm here and you kept it" he smiled and I giggled.
" You should have seen how protective I was over it" I smiled and he laughed. We decided to go back in since we both smelled sweets and we couldn't resist. We got in and I sat next to Dylan on the couch.
" So, I see you are still around" Patrick said and Dylan nodded shyly.
" So you've kept your promises but you haven't completed one" he said and Dylan groaned, I wondered if he knew I overheard them that day.
" Those things take time" he said and his mother's eyes became wide.
" So it's still on, boy I admire you" she said and we laughed. We kept talking and it was about 1 am and everyone had left but Nick, Julia, Dylan and me. Soon they left too but me and Dylan needed to sober up.
" Guys, we have a spare room if you like" my mum said but we both shook our heads.
" I can't sleep without my pillow" we said at the same time and we looked at each other and giggled.
" But thank you" Dylan added and my mum nodded.
" At least call a cab" she said but we shook our heads.
" No it's OK, plus I'm better" Dylan said getting up and I sighed, I got up and tried to stay up for my parents. We walked outside and I opened the door and got in the co-driver's seat.
" I have one question, you know you can't drink, why do you drink?" he asked and I giggled.
" I wish I knew" I said and I kept playing with my necklace. We reached Dylan's house and he parked his car, I took off my high heels and I got out and almost feel down, Dylan was there to grab me though.
" I should get going, thanks" I mumbled but Dylan pulled me to his house, which wasn't that hard since I didn't put up a fight.
" Caroline, I can't let you sleep alone tonight. It's dangerous and I don't want you going up the stairs alone, so please sleep next to me for one more night" he pleaded and I nodded.
" Fine" I said and it turned out to be harder than I thought to go up the stairs. Dylan sighed and he carried me up bridal style and I was resting my head on his chest as he did so.
" Sorry" I mumbled when he put me down. he shook his head and he found the zipper of my dress and he slowly unzipped it, he slid it down on my feet and I stepped out of it. He grabbed my waist as he picked up my dress and brought me close to him again, he put the dress in a hang after he told me to stay there.
He came back and I felt his breath on the back of my neck, his fingers slided down from my neck to my bra and he sighed as he helped me with that too. his fingers reached the back of my panties and I was shivering by then, it wasn't cold it just gave me chills. he reached my necklace and he took that off too. Then he quickly turned me around and he hugged me as if his life depended on it.
" What is it?" I asked and he took a deep breath.
" Thank you, for letting me around for that long" he said and I messed with his hair as I smiled.
" Of course you would be around" I smiled and he let me go and I lied on his bed, he came behind me and he pulled me closer until my back hit his chest and he hugged me tightly as if afraid I would go.
" Good night" I smiled and he sighed.
" Good night Mrs O'Brien" he mumbled but I guess he was too sleepy to realize what he said.
The next morning, I woke up because Dylan was a little quick on taking his hands and feet from my body. I sighed and got up and found a shirt I left there a long time ago. I smiled and put it on. I walked to the kitchen after my morning routine and I found Dylan who smiled at me as he made coffee and attempted pancakes.
" I'm keeping that as a hostage" he said and I laughed.
" Let me help you" I said and I helped him with the pancakes and they turned out pretty good.
" How did you sleep?" I asked and he nodded.
At some point Marry called me and I sighed because it was Sunday and she wanted to go shopping since Tyler wanted to go out on a date with her. I sighed and walked to my home and I got dressed and Marry came over and she asked me what happened last night and while we were in Chicago.
" I'll tell you over coffee" I said and she nodded as we drove to the Mall. I helped her pick a dress, it was a dark green one which made her curves look great and I smiled at her.
" I can't believe I was sick that day, I missed all the important stuff" Marry groaned throwing her head back and I smiled but then I frowned.
" Spit it out" she said and I sighed telling her that Dylan told me and then I told her that he must be tired.
" Well, I don't know" she said and we got up and left since it was getting late and I wanted to get some sleep.