Adopted By Matthew Espinosa (Hayes Grier)

Chapter 39

CHARLOTTE POV.

It was finally the weekend! I was pretty excited even though I had no plans. My weekend normally consisted of doing nothing which I was happy. I have always been a person that likes to be alone. I guess I'm weird like that.

After I procrastinated of getting out of bed, I finally decided that I should. So I practically crawled out of bed and made my way down stairs. Nobody was here. There was no note saying where they went, or anything. It was nothing unusual, I mean if I am asleep no one will wake me up to tell me something because I like my sleep. Like a lot. I decided I would TV for a while and then get ready. By the time I got out of the shower and got changed into jeans and a floral crop top, every one was already back. I could tell by the noise.

I walked down stairs and all the guys practically jumped on what, well everyone except Hayes of course. "What's going on?" I asked as they were all laughing. "We're moving houses!" Nash said excitedly. "Really? Why?" I questioned. "Because, I'm moving in!' Taylor said smiling. "This is going to be cool," I said with a huge smile. I was pretty excited that Taylor was going to be living with us.

"When are we moving?" I questioned once again. "End of the month," Nash said as he started to go through the fridge looking for food. "What are we doing today?" Carter asked. "Can I go to the beach?" I asked as I sat down at the table. "With who?" Dad asked as Hayes head rose from the ground. "No one, just myself," "Really?" Hayes said as he butted into our conversation.

"Yeah, why not?" I asked rudely. "No reason," "Hayes how about you go with her?" Taylor said after he took a bite from his apple. "I um, I have stuff to do," Hayes stuttered. You could tell that he was lying, he wasn't very good at it. It made me feel pretty terrible that he had to make up a pretty bad lie just so he wouldn't have to hang out with me.

"It's fine, I will go by myself," I piped up from the stares that were being given across the room. I walked upstairs and grabbed my backpack and put the essentials in there. I walked back down to see Hayes standing at the bottom of the stairs. "Fine, I will go. Not because I want to though," He said as he walked out of the door, practically running.

Great. I started to walked by myself as Hayes walked in front turning around every now and then to see if I was still here. I noticed that he started to slow down before he started to walk towards me. "I'm sorry," He said as I just stopped walking. "What?" I asked confused. He was literally walking away from me not even a minute ago and now he is apologising? "I've been acting like a real jerk lately, I'm sorry that I've been nice one day and then ignoring you the next. It's just..." He paused as he looked down at the ground as we stood underneath the boiling sun.

"After you broke up with me, I have put, like a barrier around me and not letting people in as much. And I'm sorry that I blame you for that," He said as he looked me deeply in the eyes. I could see the sadness that I caused him. "Um, can we just hang out or do something?" I said awkwardly trying to change the subject. "Of course," He said as he started to walk beside me this time.

We started talking and I felt like I knew him again. But this time when I talk to Hayes, I felt like I was talking to another person. I didn't realise how much I changed his life, and not for the best. "Hayes?" I asked as we sat on the beach. "Yeah?" He said as he looked towards me. "Are we okay?" "What do you mean?" He questioned confusedly. "Like, are we friends?" I asked. I could see in his face that he was hesitant.

"I don't know if we will ever be able to be just 'friends'," He said as he looked back at the water. "What do you mean?" I continued to ask. "I don't like you just as a friend," He said as he started to play with the sand. "I still care about you," He said looking at me this time. "Hayes we can't, I live with you!" I said frustrated. Obviously I still had feelings for Hayes, who wouldn't? But I knew that it could never work out. I was living with him and his brother!

"I know, but..." he started to say before I cut him off. "Hayes, this hasn't been that easy on me either. I had to break your heart, again!" I said as I got up off of the sand and started to walk away. "Charlotte wait!" He yelled as I kept walking. He grabbed my wrist to stop me from walking. "Then don't," He said as the wind blew my hair around. "Don't what?" "Break my heart again," He said as he looked into my eyes. I felt everything I felt with him before; the pain, the sadness, the laughs, the cries, and most of all, the love.

"That is what I am trying to prevent," I said before I walked away. This time he didn't chase after me. I started to walk home, I turned around and saw Hayes as he just looked at the ground. Guilt arose over me. I finally arrived home and the awkward level was over then normal. "How was the beach?" Dad asked as I walked through the door. "Good," I said as I quickly walked up the stairs.

I was trying to avoid the situation but I knew I couldn't, we live in the same house. I just kept going on like he never said those things to me.

I walked downstairs after getting changed into something more comfortable and Hayes was just sitting in the kitchen on his phone. I didn't know what to do. I ignore everything he said to me, talk to him about it, or just pretend it never happened? I sat beside him at the table. He looked up off of his phone before he quickly looked back down. "I am really sorry, you know that right?" I asked. "I know," he said as he looked up at me. "But I can't help how I feel. I really like you Charlotte, and one day, you will come back to me," He said before he walked away.

Why did I feel butterfly's? I felt I just had a spell put on me, and for some reason I didn't care...