Enough Courage

☆Chapter 13

On the way back to the beach house I'm in total bliss.

Collins holds my hand the entire way there, and I know I sound very elementary school about it but I can't help it.

As soon as we get back, I go to talk to the girls but they are nowhere to be found. As I'm walking back down the steps to the kitchen I overhear someone talking. I'm by no means a nosy person but one of the voices is Collins so I stop and listen. What I hear makes me wish I hadn't.

"So, what do you see in her that you don't see in me?"

"What do you mean Gab?" Collins says with a low voice.

"We've known each other for years, and we even have a past and you still choose her over me."

"I haven't chosen anyone, Gabby."

"It sure does seem like it to me. I've seen the way you look at her, Collins. You used to look at me that way."

"Gab, I know we have a past. But it's just that, the past. You know I'll always love you, but as friends."

"You couldn't even give us another chance."

"I really like Ellis, okay?" He sighs loud enough for me to hear. "Just please try to be happy for me."

"She's weird. She brought those girls, she's quiet, and not your type at all. I don't like that you invited her here to my parent's beach house."

"She's more than that. Also, I gave your parents money to stay here, remember? They'd only agree to let us stay here for money because of what happened last time we stayed."

She laughs, "Justin broke the front window because he was drunk."

Collins laughs too, "yeah."

There's a pause, "I will try to be happy for you, okay?" Gabby says and I try to peek around the corner. She has her hand on his arm. My blood boils almost immediately.

"Try really hard." Collins says. "I don't like seeing you unhappy, Gabs."

"I'm not unhappy. I'll be fine."

I go to keep walking and step stupidly on a empty water bottle outside of the kitchen.

I wince, like stepping on the water bottle causes me physical pain.

I quickly go to the back door and slip outside before they see me.

I'm so glad I didn't get caught eavesdropping, I think to myself. I put my hand over my heart to make sure it's still beating.

Gabby really has nerve, doesn't she?

Maybe I'm getting too defensive?

I mean Collins is right, we're not established or anything. We've only just kissed once, and we still didn't know each other that much...

Nope. My blood is still boiling.

I close my eyes and see Gabby's hand on Collins arm. It's too much, I gotta go find one of the girls.

As if Kelesy was reading my mind she climbs the stairs of the back deck.

"Oh, thank God." I say still placing my hand over my heart.

"Are you okay?" She asks.

"Yes, no, I don't know, maybe?" I say all in one breath. I sit down on one of the deck chairs and Kelesy does the same.

"Tell me whats going on? Is it something Collins did? I can beat him up." She stands up again, already in fight mode.

I grab her arm and pull her back down into the chair and start talking in a whispered voice.