S H A D Y

Explanations

Shady's POV
"What the hell is he doing here?" Ashley exclaims as I move from under Harley's body.

"Nice to see you too Ash" Harley smirks up at my pissed off sister. She glares at him as I run out the door.Ashley grabs my arm before I get the chance to leave.

"You're not going anywhere until you tell me what the hell is going on!" She is losing patience with us. "I came down here expecting the two of you to be stabbing one another but instead you had your tongue down his throat" She almost gags from her own words.

"Why do you care" I snap at her as she continues to grip onto my arm.I can feel the blood in my arm being trapped under her hand. She is fucking strong.

"Because he is an asshole that broke your heart a year ago and now your stupid enough to forgive him. He wasn't here when you needed him and he will leave again because that's what Harley Evans does when the going gets tough" She glares at Harley then focuses on me with pleading eyes. I know what she is saying is partly true but if I want to make mistakes then I can, she can't and won't stop me.

"I'm not going to leave her again. I love her " Harley spits at Ashley. Her eyes go wild and she lets out a sarcastic laugh.

"You wouldn't know what love is if it slapped you in the face with a hammer" Ashley bites back. She lets go of my arm and I slip out the door without either of them noticing. Hopefully they won't murder each other while I'm gone.

I run down the path towards the mansion. The trees block out the barely existent sun, causing the pathway to be dark and cold. I continue running until I spot a brown haired man sitting on the stub of one of the trees.

"Callum?" He looks at me but then looks away. I'm out of breath and panting when I reach him.

"Hey" he whispers as I sit next to him on the large tree stump. "Where's Ashley?"

"Back at the cabin with Harley" I reply

"Oh, okay" He doesn't make eye contact, he just picks at his short nails.

"I wanted to explain what was going on and why I told you to leave" I begin to explain.

"Because you wanted to sleep with your boyfriend" He snaps. What the fuck? "Sorry, I didn't mean that" He puts his face into his hands and let's out a groan.

"It's fine. Your pissed off, I would be too if you told me to leave without telling me why"

"I was fucking worried. I thought he was going to hurt you or something." He pulls at his torn jeans as he speaks.

"He might look dodgy but he would never hurt me" I defend the man back in my cabin fighting with my sister.

"Ya well how was I supposed to know that. All I knew was that he is your boyfriend and you didn't want him here" He snaps again.

"Why did you come out here?" I attempt to change the subject slightly.

"I didn't want to watch you sucking the face off of him" He states blandly before reaching down to grab a beer can. He opens it and empties its contents in one go. He tosses the empty can at a tree and it lands beside four other cans. He's drunk.

"Where did you get all the beer?" He reaches down to grab another can.

"From you" he chugs down another can and throws it at the tree.

"Can you stop drinking so much" I try to grab the next beer can out of his hands but he pulls away from me.

"That's a bit rich coming from the girl who is never sober" He mocks me before bringing the can to his lips.

"Why are you drinking so much and acting like a dick?" I snap. His light brown eyes meet mine. They are sad and tired looking. He stays silent for a minute before throwing the beer can and letting out a groan.

"I don't want to be here. I don't want to get married. I don't want to be so far away from my daughter. I hate everyone here already. No one likes me and they all think I'm pathetic. But you're the only person I thought understood me. I thought you were different, but you're not. you're just like the rest of them. You hate me and you think I'm a pathetic waste of space" He pulls at his hair and tears threaten to spill out of his eyes. Sadness fills me while he spoke. He thinks I hate him?

I wrap my arms around his back and hug him.He hugs me back and cries into my neck. I never noticed how dammed he is. I thought he was a perfect rich boy, but he's not, he's lost and broken.

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We walk back to the cabin after Callum has sobered up a bit. He cried for a while and told me about his daughter Leila and how her mother wants full custody of her. He is only twenty years old and he has to deal with a forced marriage and Leila's bitchy mother. I find it slightly comforting to know that he isn't perfect and that he has allowed me to see his cracks.It makes him more human.

The cabin is silent by the time we reach it. I'm nervous as I open the door. I'm not sure if I'm going to find two dead bodies on the floor. Luckily , when we walk in, Harley and Ashley are still alive and in one piece. Ashley is picking up my dirty clothes and making my bed while Harley is sitting on my bed. He chuckles as she tries to pull the duvet from under him to try and make the bed. He is such an cheeky asshole.

Callum stands behind me. He doesn't talk or make eye contact with anyone. Harley sees me and jumps of the bed, making sure to mess up the duvet as he jumps off it. Ashley groans and remakes the bed.

"Hey babe" He says before pulling me forward and kissing me. I can hear Callum shuffle behind me. He runs into the small bathroom. I push away from Harley and follow Callum into the bathroom. He leans over the toilet bowl as he spills out the contents of his stomach into the bowl. Ashley comes running into the bathrooms.

"Callum! Shit! Are you okay?" She runs over to him and bends down and holds his arm. He finishes puking and look up at her and nods. She get a towel and runs it across his mouth.

Harley pulls me by the arm and away from the bathroom.

"Is that Callum?" He points towards the bathroom. "As in, Ashley's fiancé?" I nod and he looks confused.

"What?" He continues to look at me with a confused face.

"Why is he hanging around with you?"

"He's my friend" I reply.

"I'm the only friend you need" He states with a scowl.

"Are you jealous?" I giggle.

"I don't get jealous" He smirks before pressing his lips to mine.

Ashley and Callum come out off the bathroom. Ashley is holding onto his arm and he looks down with embarrassment.

"We're going to head back to the house. Ye should come up for dinner tonight?" She asks with hope. Callum gives her a confused look.

"No" Harley and I say in unison.Ashley frowns while Callum looks relieved. I can tell that he just wants to go to bed and forget about today.

I don't blame him.Today has been a strange day filled with unexpected events. But life at Rosewood cottage has never been classified as normal.

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I know this is a crappy chapter but I'm trying to get towards the main plot. It's just taking longer than I thought it would
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