Can You Keep My Secrets?

**Chapter 4***

I opened my eyes only for there to be a strip of sunlight, just enough for me to squeeze my eyes and turn to my side and face the other way.When I moved my arms around, I felt no other presence and opened my eyes to see Keaton gone. Probably recording like he usually does in the morning. So I grabbed my phone and checked my texts that I got, checked twitter, and tried to avoid hate of any kind.

When I had the energy to get up, I slid my feet to the ground and walked to the kitchen. I was hoping that someone was in there so I wouldn’t be alone, but there was a note on the island in the kitchen.

“Nicole, I went to the store with my mom. If you need anything, Wesley should be there, like if you want any food or anything, just tell him.” Then signed with a simple “-K”.

I sighed just at the thought of being alone with Wesley in the house, he would always find a way to make something ruined in one swift second. I mean, he’s a good guy, but he’s not the one to be smooth around girls.

A few minutes later I just walked back into Keaton’s room and sat on the bed, scrolling through my pictures, seeing the memories that I had with my old friends flashing back to me. Going to the park, adventure parks, zoos, and so many more things.

It was quiet until Wes walked in without knocking or anything, so I just continued to look at my phone until he sat next to me trying to look at my phone. But his eyes shifted over and looked at my arm, not taking his eyes off of it.

“Nicole, uhh, this might be weird, but what happened to your arm” Wes whispered like there was anyone else in the room.

“Uhh, i-it was a cat” I stuttered trying to make that pass “your cat scratched me last night, I just guess it doesn't like me”

“But, we don’t have a cat, so just tell me the truth, you can trust me right” he asked, followed with a sympathetic smile.

“Nothing, my cat at home did it, I just got them confused” I lied trying to ignore him at the same time.

“Tell me the truth Nicole, even though you’re dating Keaton, you can trust me” he said with a serious tone in his voice “did you do it again”

I just nodded slowly, I promised Keaton that I wouldn’t, but I guess I just had bad day, so it happened.

Thinking that Wes was going to yell and scream at me, he just engulfed me in his arms and rubbed my back.

“You can keep this a secret from Keaton, right” I asked with a bit of a stutter and shake in my voice.

“Yeah, I can, I promise I won’t tell” He said with sympathy in his voice.

The space between us soon was separated when we heard the front door open, so I slipped on one of Keaton’s jackets and walked to the kitchen. I sat down on the edge of a chair watching the boys put the groceries away.

When the groceries were put away, Keaton went to his room. I decided to follow him, so I slightly stepped on the back of his shoes trying to make it into a game. But he just sat down on his bed with a blank expression.

“Is there anything wrong Keaton” I asked slipping my hand closer to his every few seconds.

“Nah, not really, I'm just thinking” he softly said while looking around his room.

Just moments later, he engulfed me into a hug, just like Wesley did a while earlier. I just wanted to be able to tell Keaton, but I couldn’t. Just the way that he reacted that night when he first saw. I don’t even want to think of it, but my mind slipped into the moment.

****************************************Flashback****************************************************

“What” I asked him slightly.

“Why are you asking me what, you should know why I did that, I’m worried about you, and you don’t seem to care enough to stop doing that” he said trying not to yell.

“Keaton, it’s harder to stop than you think, if someone wants you to stop, that’s not enough to have someone stop. It takes time, it takes people who really care and want to spend time with someone” I said trying not to let a tear slip from the corner of my eye.

But the tears came flowing out like a river, my eyes slowly turning into a gray shade. I turned my face straight to my pillow until my sister walked in right in the middle of it all, she ran to my bed and mostly pushed Keaton away from me and started to question him.

I just laid there, crying, soaking my pillow with the tears. There was really only one person who could make the tears stop. Keaton. But he was sitting there being questioned by my sister.

“Cassadee leave him alone” those were the final words that slipped out of my mouth before I somehow passed out.

***************************************Flashback Over***********************************************

“Nicole, Nicole” I heard a voice speak and a few nudges until my attention went back to the voice.

“Uh, yeah” I asked.

“We were going to go to the skate park, and I was wondering if you wanted to come with us” Keaton asked while getting everything ready.

“Yeah, I guess I can come, but could you take me home so I can change into some normal clothes” I questioned.

I got a nod for a reply. A few minutes later, Keaton, Wesley, Drew, and I all loaded into Wesley’s car and drove to my house.

I automatically ran up to my room when I walked into the door, and opened my closet door. I picked out a pair of high waisted jean shorts, and a multi-colored tie-dye shirt.

When I walked downstairs I grabbed the jacket I was wearing earlier, then put on my Nike high-tops and walked out. When I was back in the car, I got a few looks from Wesley and Drew. I just shook them off, because they were probably about my shorts and how short they were.

Drew and Wesley are basically my parents away from home, they care about me more than my real dad does. They watch over me and protect me from getting hurt in any way, physical or emotional.

Right when we got to the skate park, I could sense guys already staring at me and Keaton. Knowing now protective he gets of me, he pulled me in a little closer to him.

“Sorry bros, she’s taken by my little brother over here” Drew said with a hint of playfulness and smirked.

“Well, I, uh, really don’t know how to skate, so I’ll just watch you guys from over here” I stated while sitting down on a bench by the bathrooms.

The three boys nodded in unison and started to skate off while I sat down and splayed on my phone. I would do anything from playing Temple Run, to being on Twitter.

A few minutes later, I could feel someone sitting next to me, and it definitely wasn’t Keaton. It was someone about his age, sandy blonde hair, close to teal eyes, and maybe a bit taller than him.

“Hey, I’m Marcus, so, are you here alone” he questioned me, followed with a playful wink, not taking his eyes off of me.

“Yeah, uhh, I’m here with-” I was cut off by Keaton.

“Yeah, she’s here with me, her boyfriend” he stated while taking me by the hand and going to the car.

The other two boys were already there, so we got in and drove home. Once we got there, it was close to 8, so I just texted my dad that I was staying over at a friends house, knowing he really doesn't like Keaton.

The four of us just sat down in the living room and watched a movie until I felt like I was going to fall asleep, then soon did with Keaton’s arms wrapped around me.