Adopted By Matthew Espinosa (Hayes Grier)

Chapter 14

CHARLOTTTE POV.

Why did I feel butterflies? I didn't even know Joel. There was something about him though that I liked. "Are you okay?" He asked. "Oh, um, yeah, I am fine," I said as I went and sat on the floor on my laptop. "I am going to go upstairs to me room, you want to come?" Joel asked me ever so sweetly. "Um, sure" I said as I got up and got my laptop. He walked up to his room, me following. "Should we check on Rosie?" I asked before I walked into his room. "Nah, she should be fine. She sleeps for ever!" He said as he walked into his room. I then followed him.

"You can sit on my bed if you want?" He said as he awkwardly saw me standing there. "Thanks," I said as I sat next to him as my left side of my body touched his right side. I was looking at the ground and I could see him staring at me from the corner of my eye. I slightly turned my head to be centimetres away from his face. It was complete silent, he was gazing through my brown eyes as I looked at his pale blue eyes. "Um, what?" I asked trying to break the silence. "Your beautiful," He said as he lightly put his hand on my cheek. Those butterflies came back. He started to lean in and I was so nervous, then Rosie started to cry. I pulled away, "um, I will be back," I said as I walked out the room feeling his eyes watching me.

"Hey, bubby. What's wrong?" I said as I opened the door to her room. I picked her up and went downstairs with her in my hand to get her a bottle. It was around 7:30 by this time. I was heating up her bottle when someone pulled her away from me touching my waist during the process. I turned my head to see him standing there. Why was he so perfect? "Do you need help?" He asked as he started to pull faces at Rosie to make her laugh which worked. "Um, sure," I said as I handed him the bottle that I heated up.

JOEL POV.

So the truth is, there is something about Charlotte that grabs my attention. I just don't know what it is. She is so beautiful and how her hair just sits perfectly and eyes make you melt. We almost had a 'moment' until Rosie started to cry. I was helping Charlotte out because I could tell that she was new with babysitting. I fed Rosie her bottle and she feel asleep in my arms. "I'll take her up and come back," I said as I took her upstairs and Charlotte waited downstairs. "Love ya Rose," I said as I put her to bed. I tried to be quiet so she wouldn't wake up so I tip-toed out of the room.

I walked down the stairs to see Charlotte playing with her hair, "Hey," I said as I sat down beside her. It was pretty awkward. "So?" I said trying to break the silence or at least make her talk. "hat do you want to do?" She said. I started to smile. "You know what I meant!" She said starting to laugh. "I love that laugh," I said, she started to blush which was so cute. "Let's watch a movie!" She said just before I was going to kiss her, what a great way to get rejected.

CHARLOTTE POV.

Its not that I didn't like Joel or find him cute its just I had mix feelings about Hayes! Why are boys so complicated? I could tell that Joel wanted to kiss me but I couldn't let that happen so I quickly jumped up and picked a movie to watch. "So what do you like to watch?" I asked as I looked threw a ton of movies. "Anything," He replied. "Oh my gosh! I love the bat-man movies!" I said as I pulled them out. "Really?" He questioned surprisingly. "Yeah, why not?" I said. "Because it's like a guy movie, besides you seem very girly girly," He said. "Hey, that's not fair!" I said as I threw a pillow at him.

The movie came on and I could see him staring at me. It made me kinda of uncomfortable. I don't know why, an hour ago I wanted to kiss him, but now I didn't not so much. The best bit came on during the movie when the front door opened. "Your back," Joel said as he got up from the couch. "Yeah, sorry Charlotte that you had to stay here till 10," Katrina said. "Oh, its okay, it was really fun and Rosie was great!" I said as I started to pack up my stuff. "Is it okay to call my dad to come and pick me up?" I asked. "Yeah of course, the phone is in the kitchen," She said as she went to the kitchen also and had something to eat.

Nash was coming to pick me up because dad had to do something with 'work'. "Charlotte thank you so much and I can call you when I need you?" Katrina said as she handed me $60. "Um yeah you can just call me dad, oh and thank you so much for the money too!" I said before I walked out the door. "See ya Joel," "See ya Charlotte," He replied as he walked up stairs. I walked out the door and waited for Nash to pick me up. He was there almost instantly. "Hey honey, how was it?" He asked with puffy eyes and his voice cracking. "Nash, what's wrong?" I asked. "Um, Char, can you just be there for Hayes for a while," He said as tears started to flow out of his eyes. "yeah of course, but why?" I asked. "It's Aaron," He replied as he looked at me. I already knew what he was going to say.