Didnt see it coming || Liam O'donovan

Chapter thirty-five

Disclaimer: the girl in the picture is wearing a crop top,but picture it as an oversized cardigan as Riley's too insecure for crop tops lmfao

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And then it hit her. "I know just what to get that flaming hot prat" Riley thought to herself as she finally came up with something at 3am.

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It was that dream again. The one he had that morning over a year ago about everything. His abandonment,the words floating around him,a woman claiming to be his mother,hatred,all of it.

He turned the tap water off after he splashed his face with cold water and head downstairs for a drink
He entered the kitchen (and though he'd never admit it)almost had a heart attack when he saw someone there
It's 7am for crying out loud
The face turned to look at him and it was Harry,face smeared in chocolate and his teeth red from whatever gummies he'd stolen from Mike's secret collection

"You look like a demon" Liam commented dryly
Harry shrugged and ran back up to his room
Liam watched him go with an amused look on his face
He took a few sips of water and felt a bit calmer

Stupid dream
He hated himself for even thinking of the word "family"
He had one and where had that got him? Abandoned at the side of the road after he was born
The only people he associated with that word were Frank and Riley
Speaking of which,today's the one year anniversary of gaining the girl of his dreams
The one who brought out the best in him (a best he didn't even know he had)

Thing is,he feels the happiest around her,yet also the most vulnerable.
For she makes him feel like a young hopeful little boy again. He lets his guard down around her without even realising it. He lets himself be cared for with her. He feels safe with her. And that terrifies him. It's comical really,young scammer,that pulls people's legs for fun,plays football in free time,is utterly careless,secretly hurting and wishful,immediately switches to a happy,secure,free boy in love just at the slightest thought of her musical laugh. Her broken but beautiful soul,her sarcastic humour,her pools of chocolate brown eyes,her soft lips that feel like heaven against his,and the fact that she'd literally date the pages of her books if she could instead of him,all made him feel a feeling indescribable.
"When did you become such a poet O'Donovan" he muttered to himself but still smiling

He turned around from the sink and for the second time in 5 minutes almost let out a shout
"When did you come in you slithering snake" he rolled his eyes at Elektra
"I've been watching you smile at thin air for about 5 minutes but who's counting? Finally lost your wits O'great scammer?" She mocked

"Oh sod off you creep" he rolled his eyes and pushed past her as he went back up to his room

He shut the door and recited his plan to himself

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Nina was confused,to say the very least. She liked Liam,but was positive he was an alien that has bewitched her older sister to kidnap her to Mars to shave her head and turn it into a magical wig for a cyborg unicorn that ruled space

Because why else was her older sister actually happy? Wasn't that emotion an alien to her? She shrugged and went back to playing with Harry and Jeff

They were all waiting for breakfast to be ready
Nina and Harry playing as usual extremely happy as Sapphire was going to come round later,Elektra was listening to music on her MP3 player,Tyler was doing whatever with Tee and Carmen,Rick and Liam were still upstairs,Gus was doing piano practice,and the rest were playing pool