Ransom

Chapter Twelve-Now where were we?

I glared at Coles lips as they maneuvered annoyingly around his cereal.

Shawn sat beside Cole at the table grinning from ear to ear.

"Where's Devon?" I asked breaking away my glare to look at Shawn.

He stopped grinning for a second to reply to my question.

"Probably out solving some shady business."

I nodded as I chewed on my cereal, Devon had been gone since last night when I came back from the outing with Ashton, which still brought butterfly's to my stomach to think about.

"That was an amazing game of truth or dare last night, wouldn't you agree Maddie?" Cole announced whilst making kissing noises with Shawn.

I sighed as I glared at each boy in turn.

"You know that the both of you are immature litt-" I was cut off by the sound of the bell.

Without hesitation, the three of us legged it to door Shawn beating us all by a mile. I felt myself fall as Cole shouldered me to the side.

I stayed in the same position for a few seconds rubbing my sore hip that I had banged against the table when Cole pushed me, before getting up and making my way to the front door.

"Eight? We'll be there." Shawn announced before shutting the front door.

I glared at Cole as I stumbled over to Shawn.

"Who was that?" I asked trying to peer through the stained window of the door to see the figure backing down the hill.

"Your lover boy." Cole interrupted grabbing my hand and twirling me around. I tried to keep a straight face, but couldn't help smiling.

"What did he want?" I asked.

"He came to invite you to his house party, but ended up inviting all three of us instead" Shawn answered making his way to his shared room with Devon.

"Your an idiot, you didn't even give me a say in the options." I said whacking Cole's hard chest.

He grinned before swooping me up off my feet in one swift movement.

"Put me down Cole, my side is killing me, no thanks to you." I said rolling my eyes as I wrapped my arms around his neck for some support, before I fell to my death.

He continued grinning before placing me down on the bed.

"Tell me why you were so quiet after your date with lover boy?" Cole demanded leaning in close to my face.

I brought my face back as I shook my head.

"That's none of your business, get out of my face." I snapped.

"Feisty this morning are we?" Cole asked crawling towards me as I forced my back against the wall.

"Cole shut up and move." I spat attempting to push him of the bed.

He grabbed both wrist before locking my hands in the air.

I attempted to break free as I kicked his stomach, but this egged him on more.

"You can't hide the fact that you want me." He whispered in my ear causing shivers down my spine.

Where was the nice sweet Cole that had offered to dance with me when I thought my life couldn't get any worse?

"Cole I will never want y..." I trailed off as his grasp on my wrist loosened as he leaned into me, his beautiful pink lips distracting.

"Can anyone tell m-" Shawn burst through the door with a towel around his waist making me jump sideways away from Cole.

"Sorry was I interrupting something?" He asked a smirk playing at his lips.

"N-" I opened my mouth to say but Cole beat me to it.

"Yes, now get out and knock the next time."

Shawn didn't say anything but a smirk continued to form on his lip as he backed out gingerly from the room.

"Now where were we?" Cole asked crawling over to me again.

I stood up as I made my way to the door, ignoring the horny teenage boy behind me.

Before exciting through the room door.

~

I flipped through the TV channels. All the news channels had been locked with a pin number, probably by Devon so I wouldn't know what was going on back home.

I sighed as I tried not to think about my family too much, I just hoped that they were getting on fine without me.

"Do you mind if I sit?" Cole asked pointing to the free space beside me on the couch.

I sighed as I looked up at him. His hair was ruffled in a cute boyish way like he had just had a shower. He had a black shirt on that defined his well structured muscles.

"You can stop drooling any minute now thank you freak." He said before making his way beside me.

I scooted over a little so I wasn't touching him in any way.

He noticed this and scooted closer so there was barely half an inch between us.

I remained silent as I scrolled through the channels.

"You okay?" He asked glancing at me.

I ignored him as I continued to scroll before I felt the remote control being whipped out of my hand.

Cole turned off the TV and turned to face me.

"Maddie, stop pretending your fine, even a blind man can see your not alright." He said looking straight at me.

I continued to stare at the blank TV screen as the tears puddled in my eyes causing my vision to blur.

Cole didn't hesitate before wrapping his arms around my waist and pulling me into the crock of his neck.

I completely broke down, ignoring the fact that it was Cole I was lying on.

Brontè, Olivia, Astrid... My mom, my dad... Aaron... Everything.

I sobbed silently until my eyelids got heavy and I was lost to sleep on Cole's chest.

~

"Maddie, wake up, we have to get ready." Cole whispered against my ear.

I cracked one eye open to see my face merely a few inches from Cole's.

I immediately sprang up off his chest.

"What time is it?" I asked still confused as to how I ended up on Cole's chest.

"Nearly fifteen minutes to eight." Cole said rising from the couch.

"Let's go get ready." He said making his way out the door of the living room.

I glanced around as I remembered why I was lying on his chest, he had been comforting me.

"Oh and Cole?" I called, causing him to turn around.

"Thanks." I said causing him to smile a genuine smile, not a grin or a smirk, but a genuine smile that reached the corner of his eyes.

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