(A/N) A picture of Hailey ^^^
Description of Chase: Brown hair, green eyes, fit body and is that cocky, bad boy image in front of his mates but is a real softie when you get to know him.
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"Chase this is Liz Gold and her kids Hailey and Charlie" Melanie informs him.
"Nice to meet you" Chase says politely while shaking my mums hand.
My mum smiles in return.
"Chase how about you and Hailey hang out together in your room or something until dinner is ready" Melanie suggests.
"Okay" he replies.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" my mum asks Melanie.
"No no dear! Everything is under control" Melanie gushes walking into the kitchen.
"No I must help with something-" my mum follows Melanie into the kitchen.
"Come on" Chase mutters grabbing my arm and dragging me up the stairs.
Once we are at the top of the stairs I pull my arm out of his grasp. He rolls his eyes before gesturing me to follow him into his room. Once I step into his room I immediately look around. There are clothes all over the floor and his walls are covered with band posters.
Typical teenage boy.
I look over to his window and see a balcony and a big tree in front of it and on the other side is my own balcony. I turn to face Chase who is lying on his bed tapping away on his phone.
"Anti-social much" I mutter before walking over to his balcony. I sit down and dangle my feet under the railing and put my arms on the railing resting my head on my arms. I watch the clouds turn orange as the sunset settles in. The summer breeze hits my face which causes my hair to flow behind me.
"I wish you were here dad, I really do" I whisper, tears stinging my eyes.
After a few minutes Chase comes and sits down next to me. I quickly wipe my face so he wouldn't see that I had been crying.
"What are you doing?" he asks.
"Just watching the sunset" I say and turn my head to face Chase.
"That's nice but mum said dinner is ready" he says.
I nod in response. Chase stands up and puts his hand out for me to grab. I raise my eyebrows slightly and he rolls his eyes.
"Come on let's not wait for the sun to rise. I'm hungry".
This time it was my turn to roll my eyes. "Whatever" I say before taking his hand and standing up.
We run down the stairs and into the dining room. I take a seat in between my mum and Charlie while Marie and Chase sit opposite us.
"Thank you so much for inviting us over tonight. This looks amazing" I say politely.
"Your very welcome" Melanie says with a bright smile on her face.
Soon everyone starts to dig into the roast chicken, mash potato and salad that Melanie had made.
"So where is your husband tonight?" mum asks.
"Oh he's working tonight and apologizes for not being here sorry for not letting you know earlier, it just slipped my mind" Melanie replies.
"No no that's absolutely fine" mum reassures.
Melanie and my mum drown into their own conversation leaving Charlie, Chase and I in an awkward silence.
"So where's your dad?" Chase asks me, breaking the silence.
I freeze and put my cutlery down and look down at my legs. I can feel my eyes stinging slightly but I blink them away.
I look back at Chase who has his eyebrows raised.
I sigh. "He's not here" I say quietly.
"Why?" he asks.
In response I shake my head and continue eating my meal. I feel Charlie's hand find mine, giving me a reassuring squeeze before letting go. I face him and give him a small smile.
"Thanks" I whisper to him.
He gives me a sad smile before continuing eating his own meal. How I love my brother.
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"Thank you so much for having us around tonight" mum says to Melanie as we step out the front door.
"Your very welcome, it was nice having you over. Come again soon" she replys with a smile.
"See you at school" Chase whispers into my ear before heading inside.
Mum, Charlie and I all wave to Melanie before heading back home.
As soon as I enter the house I go straight to my room and get changed into my pjs before heading into the bathroom to brush my teeth. After brushing my teeth I head back into my room and close the curtains before getting into bed.
I close my eyes and let sleep and darkness take over my body.m
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(A/N) Ok I know this chapter is short but I promise the next chapter is longer. Thank you so much if you are reading! xxxx :)
