Stubborn Love.

Chapter 174

*Hii. Just wanted to let you know that I am currently on a holiday so updates are really slow at the moment. I'll be back home at some point next week. Hope you guys are all well.
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Kelsey POV

When my alarm goes off the next morning, I feel like some truck has rolled over me. Full force. I somehow manage to move my body to the side, groaning and muttering something not even I am able understand. My eyes flutter open, searching the room for Jack but ..he's gone. I can't see his clothes laying next to the bed. He really is gone. I feel some sort of relief washing over me, but then, I feel sad. He must have left while I was still asleep. And I hope he didn't run into Deb. I don't want to explain myself to her, apologising for letting him sleep inside her house even it was only for a couple of hours.

I get up, stretching my arms over my head. I hurry into my bathroom, grabbing some fresh towels on my way. The second the hot water splashes on my skin, I feel better. Not as tired as I used to just a few moments ago. A shower in the morning makes everything better. Even when showering alone. Once I've washed my hair and rinsed the shampoo out of it, I rub my body with a washcloth. When I'm done, I grab one of the towels and put it around my head, with the other one I cover my body. Looking into the mirror, I see that I don't look as good as I feel. There's circles under both of my eyes, and I even have a few spots on my face. I never have them, never. It must be the stress school is giving me these days. There's still so much to revise before the exams, and honestly, time is running out. If I only knew how to stop procrastinating and finally start with school work. "Just do it." The girl in the mirror says and I sigh. She is right. This afternoon, I will start. 100% sure.

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Fully dressed, with my bag hanging over my shoulder, I walk downstairs, greeting Deb and Nate in the kitchen. "Morning." I smile and get a mug out of one of the cupboards.

"Morning. You're up early." Deb steps forward, filling my mug with steaming coffee.

"Thank you. And yeah, I got up the second my alarm went off and didn't need that much time in the bathroom as I usually do." Nate's eyes are darted towards me and he is definitely, yep definitely, giving me a suspicious look. I bet he knows I wasn't alone last night.

"You slept well, Nate?" I turn around to face my little nugget. Instead of a response, I just get a raised eyebrow.

"I was awake, you know?" Oh I do. I bet he even eavesdropped,
"Yeah well. Hopefully you'll sleep tonight. When I was your age, I slept for like 10 hours every single night." I used to be a lot better at lying, though.

"Yeah, hopefully." He shoots me one last deathglare before walking out of the kitchen. I am trying really hard not starting to laugh. I think he's cute when he's trying to be angry.

"He can be so strange sometimes. I don't know why or how.. but I guess we just have to live with the way it is.." Deb bursts out into a quiet laughter, not wanting Nate to hear that she is making fun of him. I join in. "Yeah I guess we have to."

After a few more minutes of casual smalltalk and me eating two slices of toasts AND scrambled eggs, I hug Deb, saying goodbye. "I'm going to pick you up after school. Just text me what time. I'll finish work at noonish today."

"Okay will do. And thanks. Have a good morning." She releases me with a peck on my cheek. Nate is nowhere to be seen when I walk out of the house and close the front door behind me.

To my surprise, I find Jack's car parked in front of the driveway. I double check, just in case I'm hallucinating. But yep it's definitely Jack's car and he is sitting behind the steering wheel. Shocker.