Flawless (Newtmas fanfic)

Chapter 20

Thomas POV

After breakfast, the rest of my family gets dressed. Newt sits across from me, his legs are crossed and we sit together on the floor. He's wearing another really thick and adorable sweater with a beanie, I just want to cuddle with him and kiss him like last night and this morning. Newt notices that I'm staring and blushes.

My mother announced earlier that we are going to the zoo in Portland today, which is only thirty to forty minutes from our house. I haven't been to the zoo since I was fifteen and I only went then because it was Chuck's birthday and I had to supervise him and all of his friends. I actually had fun that day, all his friends seemed to love me and liked what I had to say about all the animals.

Suddenly Chuck jumps into the living room, scaring Newt and I to the point that we jump. Chuck laughs lightly and sits on the couch, "we're just waiting on Teresa now. She takes like two hour showers, I don't understand it. Like what could she possibly be doing in there?"

"I'd tell you Chuckie, but then you'd be scarred for life." I laugh, Chuck just makes a disgusted face. "In all seriousness, she does have a lot more hair than either of us."

"True," Chuck mumbles.

Then we sit and wait for what seemed like hours trying to keep each other entertained. Newt plays with my hand, planting kisses on it every now and then. The smile on my face grows along with the slowly passing minutes, it almost seems like the thing with my dad didn't even happen last night, I mean its weird not having him here but I feel like my mom and him are already divorced. I hope that they do get divorced, if not now after the holidays. For some reason my father can't see that he's hurting our family so much more by getting mad at me and getting smashed.

The moment I hear footsteps coming down the stairs Chuck jumps up, "finally! Gosh Teresa, what were you doing?"

Teresa blushes slightly, "sorry, I took a shower then I had to blow dry my hair and then someone started texting me."

My interest in their conversation peaks, I stand up and smirk. "So, what's his name? Do I know him?" Teresa blushes more, her cheeks are dark crimson. "How old is he? Or maybe its a she, did I rub off on you-"

"Thomas, stop." She giggles, I laugh and Newt stands up next to me. "You definitely know him, he's twenty-one."

The blood rushes out of my face, "no, Teresa. Not Minho, you can't possibly be talking to Minho and blushing over him. Your eighteen and he's twenty-one." My mind can't wrap its self around this, Minho has never even mentioned my sister before and Teresa has never mentioned him. "When did you get him number? How long have you been texting him? Do you like him? ARE YOU DATING?" Questions explode out off my mouth before I can stop them, Newt grabs my hand. I look over at his small face and swallow, he's telling me to calm down and I know I should.

Teresa just stands before me blushing, "I got his number when you two visited last so I could check up on you guys because you never text me, Tom. We just talk about you and school and joke around, I knew about Newt before you told Mom. He's a good guy, Tom, you shouldn't freak out. I'm not dating him either, you guys live too far and barely visit, we're just friends for right now. Maybe when I join you guys in college next year it will be different."

"Teresa, he drinks and parties and-" Before I can say anymore Mom calls us out to the car, I groan and follow my siblings out to the car. "This isn't over Teresa."

Once we all pile into Mom's van, with Newt and I in the far back, Newt leans toward me and starts to whisper in my ear. "So what if she likes him, she's almost out of high school and she's eighteen so she can technically date and marry Minho if she wants." The car pulls out of our driveway and starts toward the zoo.