In Omnia Paratus (AU) - Book 2

Interruptions

"Hello." I smiled jumping into Richards car as he pulled up in the bus stop.

"Hey, everything alright?" He asked me straight away glancing at me and looking me up and down. For some reason he seemed tense, I thought he'd be annoyed that I'm asking him to pick me up but he was okay about it.

"Yeah, you?" I said strapping my seatbelt on and sitting back in the chair and glancing over at him.

"Good, yeah." Richard leant over and I leant forward slightly to greet him with a kiss then we started driving off. We didn't talk much on the drive and he didn't come in when we reached dorm.

I said goodbye. I got out of the car and went in by myself. Lily was asleep as I suspected and I was wide awake with a headache and on my own now.

- - - - -

"What time did you get back last night?" Lily smiled at me as I walked out of my room early that next morning with only my pyjamas on.

"Not late actually. How was your night?" I asked sitting down completely exhausted.

"Oh uh yeah...good." She slipped her mouth into a shape that could be considered a smile but it didn't really seem anything to me other than a fake smile.

"Remember when we said we'd take violet abroad?" I asked her changing the subject completely.

"Oh yeah? Are we still up for that?" Lily asked sitting down opposite me on one of the chairs.

"Uh well, I think we might have to change our plans a little." I mumbled to her as I wasn't sure what I was doing tomorrow let alone in a few weeks time. I thought about how I had said I'd spend time at Richards place and then I wouldn't have much time left of the Christmas holidays after that.

"Yes I know I know." Lily nodded, "you're busy aren't you?" She looked around at me for some sort of confirmation and I nodded. "Maybe we can take her to our spa for the day or something?"

"That's what I was thinking because they have that kids bit? She'd love it there and we could take her somewhere nice in the summer maybe." I agreed with her happily.

"Sounds like a great plan. Count me in. And we might have to take Lucy and Olivia because they love that spa." Lily squealed excitedly as she jumped at any chance to go to a spa.

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"Wanna tell me why you won't come to my dorm?" Lily stormed into Matts dorm laughing at his idiocy. They had argued over the phone about how he wouldn't move from his room for movie night. Lily was already in pyjamas and desperately wanted him to come to her.

"Hey to you too." He scoffed.

"I was cozy! I was in my pyjamas having a lovely time talking to Jen and you make me get changed!" Lily complained collapsing on to the sofa and into Matts arms.

"Well, I'm sorry." Matt sighed.

"What's the problem?"Lily asked innocently.

"It's just-- don't get mad but I lied to you last night. When I left I went to pick up Jenna." Matt said quietly but confidently.

"Right, she asked you to didn't she?" Lily frowned forgetting it all completely because it wasn't something that was super important and engraved into her brain.

"Well no, she was going to get a bus back and she did in the end. But when I drove to get her..." he paused and thought about it, "oh it sounds silly."

"No, go on." She said, "say it."

"She was with some guy whispering in his ear and he was whispering in hers. They were giggling and laughing all the way to the bus stop." Matt admitted finally.

"Right and did they do anything?" Lily raised her eyebrows.

"No, not that I saw. I don't know lil, it just annoyed me. She put you through some shit these last couple of weeks. We've only just got round to seeing Richard more than planned for and now she's--- she's not cheating it just pissed me off. I don't-- it's silly really." He said.

"It's not silly. Matt you have to understand that Jenna sees thing very differently. She thought she could lie to me for 4 months and get away with it. Jenna flirting is the least of our worries." Lily laughed lightly. "Besides she tells me everything. Especially cheating on someone."

"I guess so." He sighed.

"Chill out yeah?" Lily kissed his cheek gently.

"Yeah, sorry." Matt kissed her lips gently before they settled down and got cozy on the sofa.

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"I'm going to pretend I didn't see that." Lily smirked walking in on Richard and I making out on the sofa. She'd gone out for the night with Matt so I had Richard over. "You guys alright?" She filled the silence and Richard and I separated and sat back on the sofa.

"Yeah good," Richard hummed.

"Great." I smiled over at her.

"I'm going to my room calm down and sleep." Lily rolled her eyes before grabbing a few things from around her room and saying her goodbyes as she slipped through the door to her room and locked it.

"My room?" I hummed.

"Yes." Richard sighed standing up. We went to my room but before I could even reach the door there was another fiddle with the door handle and Matt appeared in our room.

"Again?" Richard whispered complaining that we were never alone.

"Stop it." I snapped at him. "Lily's in her room, its locked you'll have to knock." I shrugged.

"Ah ok, she just forgot her jumper, I'll leave it here. Tell her for me?" Matt nodded. "You two okay?" He asked suspiciously as if he expected us to be arguing or something.

"Yeah great." I nodded. "Bye Matt." I frowned as he left.

"That was weird." Richard sighed.

"Very weird. Now let's go to bed," I hummed gently kissing him going up on my tip toes to reach his lips.