dark paradise•conrad fisher

seventeen

ANGELA OPENED HER EYES TO SEE THE SUN SHINING BRIGHTLY. A woman's voice was yelling.

"What's going on out here?"

Angela found it difficult to move with Conrad still asleep and holding her tightly in his arms. "Conrad," she whispered.

"Good morning, Angel."

Angela smiled to herself hearing his morning voice. How was he so perfect?

Can stumbled to his feet, rushing over to the woman. "Mom, hi. I'm so sorry, they needed a place to stay because they lost their house. I promise I'll clean everything up. I swear."

Belly who was laying next to Jere nodded, brushing her hair with her hands. "We'll all clean up."

Cam's mom crossed her arms in defeat. "Ok."

Angela smiled. Cam's mom seemed really nice. She didn't even mind that they stayed here when they weren't supposed to.

They were all heading to the cars, Conrad and Jere talking to each other. Angela was alone again.

They arrived back at the house and Angela rolled her eyes when she saw Julia standing there with the woman from before who wanted to buy the house.

"Well, look who it is."

There was an intense staring competitive between the group and Julia.

"The buyers made an offer on the house and I've officially accepted it." Julia looked into Angela's eyes that were trying to deny the facts. "It's sold."

Everyone looked at each other in sorrow. Belly even looked over at Angela. Even though they were mad at each other, they knew that they were connected by the same thing.

No one was saying anything, not even Conrad.

"It was sold to a lovely family with three children and some kind of poodle mix."

Jere shook his head. "This can't just be over."

Julia smirked a bit. "Well, it is. I'm going to need your keys."

Conrad took a deep breath of defeat. Skye pulled Julia to the side to talk.

Angela sighed, walking over to one of the cars and leaning against it. She was thinking about all that happened and was wondering if there was anything else they could do to stop Julia.

She jumped a little when she felt someone wrap their arms around her waist. "We tried our hardest."

Conrad was sincerely staring into her eyes.

"The house is still gone."

Conrad had her trapped against the car, and she wasn't complaining. "We still have each other."

"Of course."

Angela leaned forward and pressed her lips against Conrad's. He was smiling like an idiot afterwards.

"Belly still doesn't really want to talk to me."

"I'm sorry."

"I'm going to try and talk to her. I'll be right back."

Angela took off into the house. Julia and her client were leaving, and this may be one of the last times she would be in this beach house.

Before she could find Belly, someone stopped her in the halls. Jeremiah.

"Angela..."

"Jere."

The way he was looking at Angela told her everything he was thinking while he was looking into her eyes.

She only ever wanted Conrad. She didn't want to be stuck in-between both of the brothers.

"Everything between us felt real to me."

"Please, Jere, I can't do this right now-"

Angela was trying to make her escape, but Jere wasn't budging. He was just getting closer to her every second.

"But, baby-"

Someone stepped between them. "Don't ever call her that again." Conrad was aggressively looking at his brother and Angela was just standing there dumbfounded.

Jeremiah backed up, guilt in his eyes. "Conrad, I'm sorry-"

Conrad didn't look very forgiving.

Again, Angela didn't want them to fight. "Let's just go meet up with the others in the kitchen, alright?"

The boys sighed, but followed behind Angela.

Everyone sat and stood around the kitchen in silence.

"It's over," Conrad decided.

Belly's face scrunched up. "No. Our last memory here can't be this. When my mom came to the house with Susannah she decided to throw a big party. So I say we throw a party too!"

Everyone seemed to nod in agreement. Even Cam who was normally anxious about these kind of things. "I love this for us," he agreed.

Conrad smiled, looking down at Angela while he was saying it. "I think it's exactly what my mom would of wanted."

Angela walked outside towards the pool when she suddenly was pushed in. Her body went underwater and her hair was saturated.

She looked around for the culprit who quickly joined her in the pool. Jeremiah smirked and splashed her.

Was this his way of making peace?

She laughed. "I hate you."

Taylor came out of the house wearing a lavender tank and jean shorts. She looked really pretty and Angela wanted to make amends with Belly and a Taylor as soon as possible.

"Angie, Conrad wants you to come on a supply run with him."

She smirked.

"Ok," Angela said excitedly, climbing out of the pool.

Jeremiah followed. "I'll come too."

Angela prepared herself to be on a supply run with both of the brothers.