The Neighbors

Chapter 49

**Shea's POV**

He's crazy if he thinks that I would actually break up with him. No, I would never do that over this. I do however think it was unfair for me to find out about the fight online.

I could have died today and Zayn saved my life, but Noah's way of repaying him is to beat him up in the front yard over 'talking big'.

I sigh when I get up to my room. Luckily I'm already in the sweats and t shirt my mom brought to the hospital so I just roll into bed an curl under my blanket. Drowning takes a lot out of a person.

Summer break is one week away now and I have finals starting Tuesday. I can't wait until they are all over with and I can sleep in whenever I want. I can visit Noah all day long, too.

I smile to myself as I close my eyes an fall asleep.

**Noahs POV**

How could I just let her go like that? I should have apologized more. I hope she's not too upset with me.

I find Harry trying to keep our drunken brother quiet.

"Hey, I'm going back over to Shea's, I have to apologize again," I tell him.

"Do you really think she wants another apology?"

"Yeah I feel like a dick and she deserves another one," I say with my hands in my pockets.

"It's eight o'clock and she's probably drained from almost dying," he says and I cringe at the thought. I wouldn't know what to do if it wasn't for Zayn saving her.

"That's ok, just make sure Logan doesn't go in my room again," last time drunk Logan was in my room he put glitter on half of my paintings.

"I will," Harry says and with that I leave to Shea's house.

I love living across the street from her. I get to see her whenever I'd like and at night sometimes I sit on my porch jut hoping to get a glance at her through her windows. I know, it sounds creepy, but I love her.

I knock on the James' door and her mum opens it.

"Hey Noah, you come to see Shea?" she asks. Her half country accent is the same as Shea's and I don't think either of them have realized it.

Half of the town wears camouflage to school and Shea sticks out like a sore thumb with the way she dresses so much like a city girl. I don't think half of this town knows a damn thing about art but her world revolves around it. I can picture her moving to the city and doing art one day. I'd imagine hot dog vendors commenting on her cute country accent and her smiling sweetly at them.

"Yeah, is she upstairs?"

"She is, I think she might be asleep though, sweetie," she says sweetly.

"Alright, I'll go check," I say.

She opens the door for me to come in and I climb up the stairs towards Shea's bedroom.

Her door is cracked so I quietly open it an half whisper her name.

She is asleep on her bed, curled into a ball in her blanket and her eyelids gently closed over her eyes.

She looks so blissful.

"Hey Shea," I whisper to her, trying not to wake her.

"I know you're asleep, but I just wanted you to know that I love you," I say and gently kiss her forehead.

Before walking out I see a stack of post it's and stick a quick note to her door.

*Im sorry about what I did, I love you. -Noah*

((Hello. I know it was short but, yeah))