The summer she turned pretty and he changed

Chapter 18 monkey bear

3rd pov (flashback)

Blake and Belly had fought one time like they had. It was two years ago.

Taylor was on a visit in Cousins. One day they were at the beach. The girl was talking with Belly, but she noticed the Conklin girl wasn't listening. So, she followed Belly's gaze and saw where she was starring at or rather who. While she was occupied looking at Blake, Taylor saw the look on her face and decided to tease the girl.

''oh, my god. You don't just have a thing for Conrad, but also Blake?''. Belly looked at her. ''w-what no'', she exclaimed. Taylor narrowed her eyes at her. ''sure. Then you wouldn't mind if I just went there right now and flirted with him?''.

Belly tried to hide her irritation. ''no of course not. Go ahead''.

Taylor smiled and went over to the boy.

She observed everything Taylor did, from laughing with him to hand caressing his arm.

Jealousy were written over her face without her knowing. She could even see the Fisher boy flirt or at lest it looked like it in her prspective and that made her even more irritated.

After that hey got back home from the beach and Blake noticed Belly wasn't her cherish self.

''Belly Bells what's wrong?'', Blake asked the girl. ''nothing'', she replied with a bitter tone. Blake heard this. ''Belly I can hear from your tone, something's bothering you. Tell me what it is?''.

The girl scoffed. ''I said it was nothing Blake. Why don't you just go and flirt with Taylor some more?''.

His eyes widened at that outburst. ''what? I wasn't flirting with Taylor. She was flirting with me, but I just talked normal'', he defended. ''sure'', she replied sarcastic.

The boy took her hand in his. ''Belly I didn't flirt with Taylor. Even if I did why would that bother you?''.

She retreated her hand instantly from his and stepped back. ''it wouldn't... just let me be. I have some things to do''.

The boy didn't get to say anything as she walked away from him. Taylor saw it all and that's when she discovered her best friend had indeed feelings for the young Fisher boy.

It went a week, but the Fisher boy and Conklin girl resolved it and went back to speaking with each other like normal.

3rd pov (present day)

The next day

Blake was knocking on Belly's door. ''Belly are you up?''. He didn't get an answer from the girl. ''Belly I know you're angry, but I just wanna talk'', he tried again. No answer again.

The boy sighed. ''I'm coming in. So, I hope your decent'', he warned.

He walked in her room, but to his surprise no one was there. He looked around and saw junior mint on her bed.

''see you still have that guy. Of course you have him, Conrad gave him to you'', he talked for himself.

As he looked more around and saw nothing was changed, something catched his eye. He walked over to her desk.

He smiled as he noticed the other stuffed animal that was laying there. ''still got it I see''. ''of course she still got it. She hasn't gone any place without that. Even if she didn't have space for it, she still had it with her''.

Blake turned around to see Laurel was standing in the door frame, smiling. ''really?''. The Conklin woman chuckles. ''really Blake. I mean when you got that for her, she wouldn't shut up about it''.

Blake smiled at that. ''why?''. ''because you gave it to her. I mean you won that for her and when you gave it to her, she was so grateful for that''. The boy shrugged. ''don't understand tho. It's just a stupid monkey bear I won at the carnival with the claw mashine. I mean Conrad won her junior mint''.

''yeah, but it's from you. Don't you remember what you told her when you gave it?''. Blake nods. ''of course, I do. I told her as long as she had this with her. A part of me would always be with her, even if we were miles apart. The monkey was a reminder of me''.

Laurel looked at the boy noticing the love in his eyes. ''that's right and she still doesn't go anywhere without it when we're on vacation'', she confessed.

Blake smiled for a moment, before he remembered why he was in there in the first place. He looked at the Conklin woman. ''do you know where she is?''. Laurel's face shifted for a moment. ''oh, uhm I think she was meeting up with Cam before the deb tea or something'', she revealed.

The Fisher boy looks down. ''oh, alright''. Laurle could notice the hurt in his voice. ''yeah, but Susannah is looking for you. It's your turn for the portraits'', she told the boy hoping it would distract him.

He nods ''uh, alright. Thanks for telling me Laur''. ''no problem. Now, hurry up. Your mother is waiting.

He walked out of Belly's room.

He just came downstairs where he saw Conrad looking at him with an annoyed exspression. ''uh, can I help you Con?'', he raised his eyebrows. ''you're a jerk''. ''may I ask why I am a jerk?''.

Conrad scoffed in irritation. ''last night, with Belly''. Blake understood at that moment what he meant. ''oh, come on. Did you listen to that?''. ''I didn't listen. I overheard it when I was going downstairs for a drink''.

Blake slicks his hair back. ''so?''. ''so? Dude really? That wasn't cool of you''. ''yeah I know Conrad. I kinda feel bad, but I can't take it back. Trust me I hate what I did, but maybe it's for the best. I mean you heard what she said? She said I reminded her I existed, like what does that even mean?''. Conrad shook his head at his brother's oblivious. ''geez I don't know. Maybe if you weren't so damn oblivious, you'd know what she meant''.

Blake scoffs knowing what Conrad is trying to say. ''Con she doesn't like me like that. Even if she did, maybe I'm not the one for her. I mean it looks like all I'm doing now is hurting her or irritating her''.

Conrad took his finger up and shook it in Blake's direction. ''no, no. Trust me you are the one for her, just like she's the one for you''.

Blake sighed. ''Con just stop it. Just forget about it. Look I have to go out. Mom's waiting for me for the portrait and I forgot to change to my basketball clothes''. ''why are you taking your basketball outfit for that?''.

Blake shrugs. ''I don't know, just wanted to have something on me that i kind of like''. Conrad scoffs. ''now you like basketball?''. Blake rolls his eyes. ''it's alright, I mean it's fun. I got a friend out of it. You know Alex. So, it isn't so bad''.

Blake turned once again and walked upstairs to get changed. He stopped mid way hearing his brother say something.

''we both know you and her belong together. I mean it B. She's your moon and you're her sun'', Conrad revealed.

Blake let out a sigh. ''Con just please let it go. I don't want to hear it''.

Conrad stayed silent after that and watched his brother walk back upstairs.

''you are so oblivious at times little B, but so are Belly'', he whispered for himself before he walked away himself.

To be continued