Chapter Twenty
The next three weeks were the happiest that Lincoln had spent since his Mum died. Abbie was more than he had ever thought. They seemed to be on the same page - same sense of humour, similar music taste, a love for making out. She was fun but sensitive. He told her more about himself than he had ever told anyone.
They spent a lot of time together - she would come to the shop when he was working and 'help' him. At school they saw some of each other but they kept their PDA's off school premises so as not to alert and upset Nathan.
Trouble began to brew one afternoon during break. Lincoln, Dale and James were walking down the halls chatting. At the other end of the hall, by a group of lads from the football team, Lincoln noticed the now familiar flick of Abbie's hair as she opened her locker.
A few of the footballers moved to the side and Lincoln could now see a boy standing next to her. He watched as the boy put his arm around her. Lincoln quickened his pace.
"Come on Abbie, go out with me on one date" said the Boy.
"Look Theo, we are no longer a couple therefore we do not date" stated Abbie.
"It will be like old times. We were always so good together" purred Theo, stroking her shoulder.
She wriggled free of his touch. "Stop it Theo!" she snapped.
There were a few cat calls from the football group. Abbie turned and glared at Nathan who was in the middle of the group. He just grinned back at her.
"Come on Gorgeous. I will take you out shopping and then we can go back to mine. My parents are away again. We can make up for lost time". He put his arm around her and kissed her hard on the cheek.
Abbie squirmed and struggled from his grip.
"Get off me. Don't touch me" she shouted.
He reached for her.
"I believe she said not to touch her" said Lincoln, pushing Theo away firmly but gently and positioning himself defensively in front of Abbie.
"I don't know who you think you are, but this is none of your business mate" Theo spat the words out, as he reached for Abbie again.
Lincoln held him back.
"She said no!" said Lincoln sharply.
A silence filled the hallway as everyone stopped to watch the encounter. It was ended by the ringing of the bell and the emergence of teachers in the hallway.
"This isn't over" hissed Theo. He and the crowds dispersed.
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Bad News
Teen FictionFifteen year old Lincoln Taylor's life had finally settled down, before the unthinkable happened. Suddenly sent to live with a father he never knew and a family he had never even met, his life is turned upside down. Finding love along the way, he...
