Love? Love.. love.. love

CHAPTER FOUR.

The door slid open and dad walked slowly into the room "what do you think of your room?" He asked, "It's nice" I answered, he knew I was mad. "Annie I'm sorry, I had to do what I thought was right!" He pleaded, "I still can't believe you didn't tell me dad" I answered as I unpacked my suitcase and started feeling a little "at home". "Come on, you know I didn't have a choice" he said, "didnt have a choice?" I answered "of course you had a choice, you chose to leave mam, you chose to leave me! And find this woman with this house and a spoilt annoying child!", I was finished, but as I finished I noticed Nicole standing in the doorway looking shocked. I put my head down and continued to unpack. "You ungrateful brat!" She shouted pointing at me, "Nicole honey, it's ok she didn't mean it" my dad reassured her, but she continued to shout "I bring you into my home, introduce you to Joe, treat you with utter respect and you talk about me like I'm some trash?" She was scary like this, I wondered what dad saw in her. "Nicole, please, let's go talk in the lounge" dad said pushing her away from the door. I was glad they were gone. Joe appeared in the doorway, with a smile on his face, "what?" I asked in a smart way, "you've got guts" he said giggling, "well to stand up to her, you've gotta" I answered. "Y'know I know this isn't what you wanna hear, but you might come to like it here" Joe told me, smiling. Maybe he was right, then I thought about it and with Nicole here I'd never like it.

CHAPTER FIVE.

We sat at the dinner table in silence, I looked down at my lumpy mash potato and poked it with my fork, "Can I be excused?" I said looking at dad "Yes" Nicole answered pushing her head into my view. Dad followed me up a couple of minutes after. "Hey Annie" He said walking into my settled in room. "Hi". "I know you're mad at me, but I want you to here me out" he begged, "I did what I had to do, what any parent would do" he said as he fidgeted with my snow globe collection. "Maybe you'll come to learn things aren't always as they seem" He finished with that and walked slowly out of the room.

'What the hell did he mean by that' I thought..

The next day the sun shone through my bright pink curtains and hit my eyes through a crack in the material. I squinted but could not seem to escape the sunlight catching my eyes.

I got up and put my dark denim shorts on and a wine top that I loved. Put my hair back in a way that didn't make it look like morning hair and finished with a brush of mascara on my long black eyelashes.

I shuffled down the stairs with my hand in my bag making sure I had spare keys with me, I was planning on a walk by the sea, the perfect relaxing walk. "Hey! Where are you going? Can I come?" A voice said as it appeared to my right as I reached the end of the stairs, I took my earphones out of my ear where I had been listening to Queen 'Another one bites the dust'. It was Joe, "A walk. No." I answered him and stormed out of the house without breakfast.

CHAPTER SIX.

I picked up a stone off the beach and through it into the deep blue clear sea. I started listening to 'Happy Ending' by Mika. The wind blew my pony tail of dark brown hair into my face, I left it alone, I was sad. "Hey" I looked around, Joe was there, "Hey" I answered. I took my earphones out. "Y'know, Nicole isn't all that bad" He told me, I looked at him, "Why do you call her Nicole and not Mum?" I asked, He sat down beside me stared into the distance, "Because she's not my Mum" He said, turning to face me, "oh.. I'm sorry I just assumed.." I said, shocked. "She likes to think she is, but my mum died when I was four" He said, "Oh Joe, I'm so sorry" I said, feeling stupid, "It's ok, I dont really remember her" He answered. I looked out to sea, "Your dad is cool" He said. "I used to think so" I said smiling. "What were you listening to?" He asked grabbing my ipod, I smiled "Mika, happy ending" I answered, "Cool, Oh, I see you like Queen?" He asked, "Like?! Ha no, I LOVE Queen" I answered, "Me too" He said. I looked at him, "You like Queen?" "No, I love them" He said laughing, He started singing We Are The Champions, He couldn't sing, I started laughing, "Stop!" I told him, He laughed as he sang, He started singing louder "WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS, MY FRIIIIEEEENNNDSS!!!" He sang, "STOP! haha" I said, I got up and started running away from him laughing so hard, He ran towards me, "We are the champions - my friends, And we'll keep on fighting Till the end, We are the champions, We are the champions, No time for losers, Cause we are the champions of the World" He finished, "See? I told you I loved them" He said laughing, "Oh God, You can't sing" I answered still giggling.

We went for a drink in a coffee shop. We Are The Champions came on in the coffee shop, Joe looked at the speakers in shock, My mouth opened in shock. "Woah" I said laughing again. We looked out the window, It was raining, "Wanna run for it" He asked with a cheeky look on his face, "Are you out of your mind?- actually okay" I said, We ran out the door, heading for the house. We finally arrived, laughing and giggling, soaking wet, Dad answered the door "Wow, guys what were yous doing?" He said, We ignored him and ran to get towels still laughing at Joe's singing. I looked back and saw dad smile as he walked away.

CHAPTER SEVEN. *coming soon*