Chapter 12

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⚠️⚠️ - sexual implications

Jaden pov

"Why is he hiding from me Jae?" I never knew one single sentence could have such an effect on me.

She just broke down, I can understand why. From the way that she spoke, you can talk she did have good memories with him and that he wasn't always an asshole.

"You know, a part of me is still willing to look past all the fucked up shit he's done, if it meant I could get MY dad back." She sobbed.

I pulled her onto my thigh so she was straddling it, and I pulled her into my chest and allowed her to cry. But she didn't though. We sat there in silence. Occasionally, she would let out a whimper, but other than that she rested her head in my shoulder and remained in my embrace silently.

"I'm sorry." Wait, what? No. Why is she sorry?

"Why are you sorry?" I asked softly.

"I'm sorry, I don't mean to be this emotional. I'm just on my period and shit." She mumbled into my shoulder. Oh, so bullshit is why she's sorry. Good to know.

"You don't need to be sorry for getting upset about a very raw and sensitive topic. Also you're allowed to have heightened emotions when you're on your period, that's just the law. And it doesn't bother me in the fucking slightest." I say as I pull her closer if possible.

She fell silent again, the only thing that could be heard was from when she jingled the small bell she wears around her neck.

"Hey can I ask you something?" I ask. She moved her hips against me so she could see me. Fuck, don't do that.

"What's up?" She replies.

"Why do you wear that bell on your necklace? If you don't mind my asking." I ask.

Her mood instantly lifts and the little burst of energy causes her to start bouncing up and down out of joy...? Whatever it is, I swear to god if she doesn't stop moving. I place my hands onto her shoulders to stop her and calm her down a little. She lands back on my thigh with a thump and let out a little giggle. Fuck, that was cute.

"I've had it there since I was 7, just before we moved. At Christmas time in England, you can buy these little chocolate reindeer for you to open on Christmas Day. Anyway, they all come with this red ribbon around their necks and the ribbon would always have a gold bell. I remember Sam, mum and dad used to always tell me that I needed to get a bell around my neck because I was always so quiet. So I took the bell off the ribbon and put it on the chain and I've never taken it off." She said with the biggest I've seen her wear so far. But it soon drops off. "Why is it bothering? If it I can take it off." She reaches her hands up to remove the clasp. I shoot my hands up to pull hers down.

"No, no of course not. I was just curious, that's all." I reassured. She just nodded make an 😯 shape with her mouth and looking out the window.

"Anyway, enough about my shitty and fucked up life. What about you. Who is Jaden Hossler?" She asked looking me straight in the eye, causing me to chuckle.

"Well I was born in Dallas, Texas and I lived there for about 14 years. My mom and dad then decided to move to Tennessee with my sister, apart from my oldest sister Faith. I am the youngest. Anyway, three years later, my mom moves out after divorcing my dad almost a year prior and moves into this house, forcing me and my two sisters Holly and Trinity to live with her and her asshole of a boyfriend... husband? Oh, I don't fucking know what they are. Which leads me to now, where I am sat in my bedroom with a beautiful girl on my lap." I say tucking a piece of hair behind her ear and ignoring the blush creeping onto her face.

"So, you're the pride and joy of the family then? You know being the youngest and only male?" She asks in a playful tone.

"You are right about me being the youngest and only son, but I assure you, I am not the pride and joy. That role goes to Holly. She is training to be a mid-wife. Trinity is aspiring to be an athlete and Faith is a pastor at her church in Texas I think. They all have their plans set out for the future. Well I mean, I do, but the career I want to pursue, they don't think I can succeed in." I say. She quickly examines my room and then looks back at me.

"Judging by your room, would I be correct in assuming that your chosen career path is music?" She asks, probably noticing the numerous guitars and records I have lining my walls.

I smile and nod. "Yep, I'm gonna be a fucking rockstar baby." I return.

"Hm, I bet you will." She said softly, falling back off my lap and onto the bed. "So how old are your sisters then?" She asked now playing with the hem of my jeans?

"Well Faith is turning 28 on the 14th of February, Holly and Trinity are both 19 on the 25th of February, and I turn 18 on the 8th of February. So if you couldn't tell, February is one of the busiest months for us. What about you and Sam?" I ask looking out the window.

"And Sydney. My older sister, she would have been 30 three days ago if she wasn't sick. Anyway, Sam turns 20 on the 4th of March and I turn 18 on the 24th of February making you only 16 days older than me." She said smugly.

"Sydney?" I ask, still slightly confused. She nods and sits up.

"Sydney was my mums daughter who she had before she met my dad. It was a difficult pregnancy and when she was born she had a lot of complications. Doctors reckoned she wouldn't make it through the night. She was about 72 months or 6 years old when she took her last breath. And then a year later my mum met my dad and the rest is, well you can fill in the rest." She breathed out.

All of a sudden, we heard two people stomping up the stairs. Oh fuck me sideways.

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A/N - fun fact, the story about the bell on her necklace is a genuine story from my childhood,,, sort of,,,, it was a necklace my grandad bought for me and he put the bell on. When he died, I spray painted it silver from the original gold colour and put the first letter of his first name on it :) you didn't need to know that but now you do. You're welcome 🙃🙃

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