P.2 of *forever*, found on my page
Summer of lies, love and betrayal. Conrad and Leah's relationship after the death of Susannah, relationships with belly, and lastly the drama with the beach house, can they pick up the pieces?
" who was that" Conrad asks watching you from the kitchen door "just a friend, sorry about that" you nod awkwardly at the way he was watching you " sure" he says sarcastically before entering the kitchen
Damn it Austin, you we're embarrassed that Austin showed up but what could you do now.
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You walk around the house just looking at old albums and pictures, there were so many. Millions of Jere and con when they were growing up and a few of belly and Steven. Maybe you only spent one summer here but It was the best summer and you could tell this place was like heaven to the others.
It broke your heart the thought of this place being sold, it was their family home and you just knew Susannah wouldn't want anyone but her kids in this house. " hey we are going to call dad, you can come if you want" Conrad says coming in to the room, you stand there awkwardly with you hands crossed, " no your all good, let me know what he says" you smile making him nod " oh and Conrad" you start before he walks away " you've done everything to keep this house, I really hope it works out for you and Jere. I know Susannah would be happy" you say with a light smile looking at a picture of her and her boys as she would call them
" thanks leah, that means a lot" he says with a small smile before walking away leaving you there with your thoughts again. You could hear the conversation over the phone was both emotional and the two boys were heavily disappointed afterwards, you walk in sitting text to Jeremiah.
" sorry guys" you smile hugging him who was very upset, Conrad didn't say anything his eyes glued to the floor and belly just look disappointed at the phone call that did then no good. All our eyes move to the front door as it opens, revealing Taylor and Steven. " surprise" Steven smiles holding a box in his hands, you give them both a sympathetic smile because of the dull mood in the room.
" shit I knew we should of said we were coming" he says to Taylor but Conrad speaks up " no it's not that it's" " we're losing the house" Jere finishes for him. " it's up for sale" he says turning to Steven as belly gets up and hugs Taylor.
" nice to you guys" you smile slightly while everyone sits down at the table, they both look at you clearly surprised that you're even here but honestly you thought the same so you can't say much.
You all separate around the house and you finally decided to text Austin. ( if you're still in cousins, meet me at the beach in 10) you text and not bother wait for a response. " guys ima head out, just going to get some fresh air" you smile and every nods as they get ready to watch a movie.
You could hear footsteps coming from behind you before reach the door, " you ok, lay lay" con says. Haven't heard that for a while but nickname can always make me smile, " what's up con" you turn facing him. " just worried where you're going so late" he says making you scrunch you're nose. " ok 1 it's only 10 pm and 2 it's none of you business" you laugh in a more joking way, he cracks a small smile too
" ok well, have fun. Don't be out to late" he smiles making me nod walking out, " I'll be back in a bit" you mumble before closing the door, there's only one thing that can always make you smile no matter the day and even if you don't realise it now but it's, Conrad Fisher.
You walk out finding a quiet place to sit on the sand, " are you going to get mad it me again if so I'm just going to leave now" he says, he never really gets mad but when he does it's honestly funny because he's usually cheeky and you can never take him serious. You just look up at him basically telling him to sit down, " sorry Auzzie, I was being stupid. Shit down please" you smile sadly at him.
He was wearing one of your favourite hoodie that's he owns, just a plain dark reddish-brown hoodie. He finally sat down watching the view. " so you stayed" you say making him nod " course i did, staying in a motel. Not gonna lie this place is nice" he says making you nod, " yeah I know, it's been a complete shit show" you say raising you knees to your chest, " what's up" he asks all the angry that he had coming in to the conversation was now miles gone.
" they're dad is selling, that place is like their childhood home" you say turning to him as he nods " how they taking it" he asks making you shake your head " trying to stay strong and still fight for the house but I can tell they are just putting brave faces on" you say making him nod, you could feel your self getting emotional as he pulls you in for a hug,
" I just hate that I can't do anything for them, I feel so shit" you say in to his shoulder, tears were treating to fall but you hold back, " you're too nice for your own good" he smiles rubbing your back, you pull away wiping you eyes, " so how long you staying" he says his hand still wrapped around your shoulders. " how ever long it takes them to figure this out, I'm invested now and I wanna help as much as I can" you say making him nod " well that's a plan, I'm starting to like this place so I'll stay around another few days" he smiles making you nod
" thanks auzzie, just Jere is like a little brother to me and of course once upon a time me and Conrad were together so they mean a lot to me" you say trying to make him understand why you want to stay " no no you don't have to explain anything to me, I get you don't worry" he smiles making you nod, the amount he's helped you in the past year, honestly you owe him the world.
" well I better start heading back, you ok to walk" he says getting up and helping you up in the process, " yeah I'll walk through the beach, thanks auzzie for everything" you say " don't mention it, talk tomorrow" he says waving you off as he leaves.
You walk through the beach thinking over the whole day when you spot Conrad down by the water not far from the house, " you ok Conrad" you yell trying to see what he was doing, he turned back to see you but turns away quickly. " I'm fine Leah" he says slowly, clearly out of breath. You knew him well enough to know what it is, Panic attack. He got a few while you guys were together.
You walk down close enough so you wouldn't have to yell, " hey remember the time you first brought me here" you smile trying to get his mind on something else, " it was for my birthday in February, we both left and i remember just sitting down here talking about anything and everything. I loved here, everyone loves it here" you smile as he finally turns around " thanks lay lay" he say walking up, clearly better but you could tell he was still panicking about something,
" what happened" you ask looking up at him " i just got a text that I've been accepted to Stanford" he says making you immediately smile, Stanford has been his dream for al long as you could remember, " that's great, con. Congrats" you smile but he shakes his head " no Jere is going to collage this year and it'll be to far away" he says clearly thinking of a lot.
" hey don't stress about it now, you have loads of time to make decisions"'you say making him nod, " yeah thanks Leah," he says with a smile as we start walking up to the house.
A/n
A lot happening in this one, let me know what you guys think.
