The Boy Next Door

chapter 22 - best weekend ever [part 1]

"no..." I whispered in disbelief.

he grinned and nodded.

I slapped my hand over my mouth, eyes open wide.

"and hey, it was expensive, so treat it good!"

my eyes popped out of their sockets.

"how expensive?"
"expensive enough"
"rough number?"
"around 500"
"WHAT?!?!"

he grinned even more.

"I've been saving up for a while, since before I met you, because when I finally met the perfect girl I wanted to get a perfect present"
"you didn't have to!"
"just open it"

I picked up the dainty black box and traced the silver writing on the top with my thumb, circling the 'p' all the way to the 'a'. it snapped open and I gasped.

"Austin...it's absolutely gorgeous"
"then it'll match you" he smiled.

we stood up in unison and I moved my hair round my shoulder, exposing my neck.

Austin took the dainty chain out of the box and clasped it around my neck. the pendent was a simple raindrop shape, quite small, yet not too small, and it was laden with different size diamonds. REAL DIAMONDS!!

there were a few sharp knocks at the door and I lit up. there were here!

I jumped up and bolted to the door.

and there he was stood. cheesy grin, brown chinos, blue checked shirt and adidas superstars.

"Julian!" I yelled as I jumped on him.
"hey baby sis"

I got down and scowled.

"you're older than me by 2 minutes" I frowned.
"yup, and I'm never gonna let you forget!"

I rolled my eyes and stepped out of the doorway. then next to come bounding up to the door was my gorgeous little sister, Shannon. she pulled me into the biggest hug.

"I've missed you Kace"
"I've missed you Shan"
"I hate not living near you"
"aw baby girl" I held her tighter and stroked her hair comfortingly.

she went off and I heard a small scream from the general area of the living room.

"who are you?!"
"hi, I'm Austin, your next door neighbour. you're Shannon, I presume?"
"how do you know my name?!"

I laughed and walked into the room.

"Shan, destress your breasts, jeez, he's my boyfriend."

she looked at me with wide eyes.

"er...come with me please...NOW" she grabbed my arm and dragged me upstairs.

"what?"
"boyfriend?!"
"mmhmm"
"get in there" she winked.
"oi, quit perving he's taken" I winked back.
"does he know?"
"about Alex? yeah."
"and he's cool with it?"
"yeah, he's helped me so much"
"awwwww"

she looked at the floor sheepishly. with Shannon, this is how you know she's hiding something.

"what...?"

she looked up and smiled.

"I met someone too"
"name?"
"Josh"
"age?"
"16"

I looked at her sceptically. she was only 15.

"oh c'mon, I'm 16 in 2 months!" she protested.
"and when was he 16?"
"last month"
"ok. reputation?"
"cute, expected to break hearts but in reality is a good boy, with your best intentions at heart"
"well I wanna meet this boy"
"come to New York soon!"
"I'm planning on it"