Topper stormed out the house minutes after our father left. He didn't want to be in the same room as mom.
Me and Rafe are stood in my kitchen, mom has gone upstairs to clean herself up and calm down.
Rafe effortlessly picks me up and puts me on the side edging himself between my legs. He fixates on my neck, gently stroking the marks that should disappear in the next few days.
"I can't believe your brother did that to you."
I put my arms around his neck and force him to look at me. "I feel better now I'm with you. Thankyou for making him leave." He knows I'm talking about my father.
"Anything for you." He smirks before leaning down enough for me to be able to crash my lips on his.
"So how the hell did this happen!" My mothers voice echoes through the kitchen as me and Rafe pull apart.
"Mom! Don't make a big deal." I beg.
"I always knew you two would end up together." She states confidently. "The perfect match." She smiles earnestly as she looks between us.
"Mom, please stop being embarrassing." My cheeks burn red.
"Fine, I'll stop. I'm just glad you're finally together." She justifies. She perched on her usual stool at the breakfast bar. "I'm sorry about your father coming today." She blurts out.
"He's not my father." I correct her.
She doesn't fight me on it. "I panicked with your brother. I thought that's the start of him losing control. Especially now him and Sarah aren't together..." she rambles but is cut off by Rafe.
"What? Sarah and Topper broke up?" He asks completely unaware of the situation.
Feeling guilty that I forgot to share the information with him and the fact I didn't tell him about what Topper did this morning, I decide to give him the truth. "Yeah. Topper cheated on her." I cringe at the words falling from my lips. Disappointed that my brother did such a thing.
"What the fuck." I can see his jaw tensing and his knuckles turning white as he clenches his fists. He looks about ready to blow. I grab his hand stroking it with my thumb. I notice him relax slightly from my touch.
"Why don't we go to your house?" I suggest knowing it's not a great idea for Rafe to be here just in case Topper comes home. He nods, giving me his hand to help me down from the worktop. "Bye mom." I kiss her cheek before leading Rafe to the front door.
"See you later, Mrs Parker." Rafe adds.
"Call me Jen!" She jokingly scolds him before we close the door behind us.
I start heading towards Rafe's car but he stops me. "Listen, I have to go somewhere. I think it's best you don't come." His words feel like someone has just sliced me open from the stomach up.
"I want to come with you." I tell him, reaching for his hand. He pulls it back before I get chance to hold it. My heart sinks.
"I don't want you to come with me." He declares abruptly. What happened to the Rafe I was with just a second ago?
"Why not?" I grill him for an answer.
He shakes his head and shrugs his shoulders. "I just don't, Vanessa. Okay? Would you just let it go." He yells his tone laced with annoyance.
"Fuck you, Rafe." I turn on my heels and walk away. Not having a clue where I'm heading but I just keep walking. After the recent events I don't even have energy left in me to cry.
Unsure where Rafe is heading. Between Barry's to get high or to find my brother and knock him out, I don't even care. He'll come crawling back later or tomorrow and as much as I shouldn't let him, I will.
My phone starts ringing in my pocket. John B's face fills my screen. I click answer pressing the speaker button.
"Hey what's up?"
"Secret pogue party at mine later. Bring Sarah Cameron."
"See you there."
I cross the road and let myself into the Cameron's home in search for my best friend.
The house sounds empty so I go and check her room. When her door comes into view, I hear music blasting. Then I hear screaming singing.
"WE ARE NEVER EVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHERRRR!"
I let myself into her room and find Sarah stood on her bed bouncing around singing into her remote with her speaker blasting out Taylor swift.
I grab the hairbrush from her dresser and she finally spots me. I run and jump up on her bed and grab her hand as we both bounce around singing in unison. "YOU GO TALK TO YOUR FRIENDS TALK TO MY FRIENDS TALK ME TO BUT WEEE ARE NEVER EVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHERRRRR!"
The song finally finishes and we both fall down on the bed laughing. "I really needed that." She grins chucking her remote on the floor.
"Get ready." I instruct her.
"Why where we going?"
"Pogue party."
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"I don't know about this V. Me and topper have only just broke up." Sarah loops her arm around mine.
"Which means he only just cheated on you. Perfect time for revenge, whilst it's still fresh." I lead us both round to the chateau.
The garden is overflowing with pogues dancing and drinking. I know exactly why they decided to do it here, so if any kooks showed up it would be easy enough to kick them out.
I spot my friends by the hammock. They're laughing and joking. John B notices us and his eyes land on Sarah. He jogs over taking her arm from me and leading her to the keg, I assume for a drink. I shake my head laughing before going to join the remainder of my friends.
"Hey guys, miss me?" I give them a hug but JJ doesn't hug me back. "Is everything okay, JJ?" I can tell he's violently chewing on the inside of his cheek. "JJ?" He refuses to even look at me.
Something inside of him just clicks. "Vanessa, can I ask you something?" Shit. He just called me by my full name. I nod nervously. My heart racing. "How long you been macking on Rafe?"
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Inconvenient Attachment
Fanfiction[STILL WRITING] School has just kicked out for summer. The pogues are ready to have fun and party hard. Vanessa a kook by blood but pogue by heart, has no clue what's about to occur. Rafe, the boy she has known her entire life somehow crosses her p...
