Adopted By Matthew Espinosa (Hayes Grier)

Chapter 20

CHARLOTTE POV.

"Fine! I like you!" I said to him making him smile. "What?!" I asked as his smile started to get bigger. "I knew you liked me," He said as he took another bite of his apple making the juice run down his chin then his neck. Too much hotness to handle! "Um, wh, what do you mean?" I asked as I sat on the chair opposite of him. "Well, it was kinda obvious," He said with a grin. "Is that all you're gonna say?!" I said as I stood up. The smile on his face was still large. I rolled my eyes and walked upstairs. Why did he have to be such a guy?!

"Charlotte! Wait!" I heard him yell after me. "What?!" I said as I turned around stopping right in my tracks. He came running up the stairs. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't of played 'hard to get'," He said as his smile went dull. I just looked at the ground. "So what now?" I asked. "Well, I do like you too," He said as I lifted my head up with a small smile on my face. "Really?!" I asked. "Yes, how couldn't I?" He asked as he grabbed my hand that was beside my waist. I felt butterflies in my stomach. I looked into his eyes as he gazed through mine.

We kept good eye-contact for a minute, at least before he leaned in and kissed me. He put his hand on my cheeks, his touch was so soft. Let's just all imagine this right now, he is shirtless, kissing me, at the top of my stairs. I feel like I am either dreaming or in a movie, well at least when good, turned to bad...

"Charlotte! Hayes! What the heck are you doing?!" I heard a voice say. I turned my head, stopping the kiss between Hayes and I to see dad, Nash, Carter, Shawn and Taylor standing there in awkward silence. I felt my face turn bright red, not from blushing but from being scared. I turned to see Hayes face gone pale. "Ah, we should go," Taylor started to say before dad interrupted him. "No, you guys stay," He said with anger in his face. "Dad!" I yelled as I ran down the stairs chasing after him. "Charlotte don't. You lied and said you didn't have feelings for him," "I know, but I didn't then. Besides, what's the big deal?" I asked in a teenager tone making him turn around. I could tell by his facial expression I shouldn't have said that.

MATT POV.

"I know, but I didn't then. Besides, what's the big deal?" Charlotte said in a real teenage tone which made me turn my head furiously in anger. "He is like your brother Char!" "I know, but not really," She said as she looked at the ground. "So that means I'm not your dad," I replied making her look up at me with those big brown eyes of hers. I realised what I just said as her eyes filled up with tears. "But, but you said you were," She said as a tear escaped her eye. "Char your dad didn't mean it like that," Shawn said as he started to walk towards her.

"I think he did," She said as she walked passed him. "Wait!" I yelled as I turned around. She was already out the door. I stood at the door to see her run out of the driveway and onto the road, when my heart stopped. "Charlotte!" I screamed as I ran over to her delicate body that was laying on the hard road. I turned around to see the 5 other guys standing at the door starting to run towards me. "Call 911!" I yelled as I was on my knees holding Charlotte in my arms. I then saw Carter pull out his phone and started to talk to someone. How could I let her get hit by a car?!