Chapter 8

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This chapter contains sexual content.

I woke up sweating. The blanket that was sprawled over me had added extra heat to my already warm body. I don't remember using the blanket...

It was mid-afternoon by the time I had gone downstairs. Everyone was there and I had the pleasure of meeting Rose in Captain America pyjamas. Great. All in all, she was a really sweet girl. A bit shy, but nice.

Because I missed breakfast by... hours, I had lunch instead. It was awkward to sit opposite Jacob with my bed head and plain face. I avoided eye contact but I felt a couple of times when his eyes were on me.

"Oh shit, I forgot to tell you, Duke invited us to a party tonight." Laura speaks up after she swallows a mouthful of noodles.

"Where?" Rose asks, looking lovingly at Laura.

"Just down the road." Laura mumbles before eating another mouthful.

"Cool beans." Charlie adds as he smothers kisses all over Daniela's face.

"Please, not in front of the fruit bowl." Jacob, surprisingly, mumbles.

My eyes shoot up to him and we lock eyes for a few seconds before he rips his sight away from me.

"Haha, very funny. Says the guy who got frisky with Aria in his car, in the middle of a car park." Both me and Jacob choke on our noodles. Read the room, Charlie!

"What the fuck- You told him about that?" I just knew that my cheeks were red as I looked at Jacob.

It was the first thing I said to him in front of everyone. Jacob ignores me and stares daggers at Charlie.

"Please learn the ability to shut the fuck up." Jacob's cheeks were bright but they contrasted his eyes, which were blazing with anger. My eyes widen and I look between Charlie and Jacob.

"Chill, mate. I was just-"

"You were just trying to bring up shit from the past that no one wants to remember?" Well that's not true, because I wanted to remember.

I've rarely seen Charlie lose his temper or even raise his voice, so I was not expecting him to get so angry.

"What the fuck happened to you?" Daniela tries to calm him down by rubbing his back. "I understand what you went through, and I sympathise for you, but that's no excuse to completely cut off your best friends and act like you are the shit." When did Charlie grow a backbone?

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