I gulped as I saw Peter's head turn away from me, worry etched on his face. I instantly felt guilty though really I knew I had nothing to feel guilty about. I had stopped TJ at every point. I sighed and turned my head to look at Tim. He gave me sympathetic smile. He swung his legs over the edge of the bed and walked over to me. His arm was now in a cast and I sat up in the bed as he came over.
"Oooh, give me a pen" I said with a grin. He gave me a funny look but went and got one for me.
"Arm" I said, in a bossy manner. As he realised what I wanted to do he chuckled and moved his cast arm towards me. I very gently started to write on it.
'Thanks for saving me, love ya Katie x x' is what it said. When I had finished he twisted his head round to read it. When he had he smiled and turned his head, and I swear I saw him blush.
"You're blushing" I giggled.
"Maybe I am" he said, raising an eyebrow, trying to regain his composure. I couldn't stop laughing though. I didn't even know what I was laughing about, I just think that I was so happy. Soon, Tim couldn't help but join in. That was when all the other guys walked in, Darius in the lead.
"Ohmigosh, are you okay, guys?" he asked us. Both still laughing we nodded. He grinned at us and then looked around the room. His eyes stopped on Peter. He turned to face me, his face a picture of joy.
"Is he asleep?" he asked quietly.
"Yep" I lied.
"How come you always have the most gorgeous man around you, Katie?" he whined.
"Hey, it's not my fault, and you're going to find your gorgeous man someday" I said to him with a grin. Darius exaggerated his sigh and looked around the room. Megan laughed.
"Nah, he's too fussy" she said with a wink.
Just then a really cute doctor walked in, and started to check Peter over. Darius' eye's lit up.
"I'm in sexy guy heaven" he sighed, his eyes glued to Peter's bed. The rest of us burst out laughing. I saw Peter sit up, look at me with a strange expression and then look away. I felt the guilt rush back but I refused to let it stay. I didn't do anything wrong.
The doctor walked over to us now, and I swear Darius almost fainted. Close up we could see the doctor was fairly young, around 20, he must've only just graduated. He had blonde hair pulled back into a pony tail and a cute face. I smiled up at him. The doctor looked at Darius and smiled, and Darius grinned back like an idiot. I saw Georgie stuff her fist in her mouth to stop her laughing.
"I just wanted to come over to tell you, all three of you are ready to go, so I suggest you check out" he said and with that he walked away. Darius' eye's followed him out the door, and then he spun back to me.
"Come on then" he said. I grinned and hopped off the bed. I was free. I was just about to leave when I saw Peter getting up. Our eyes met, he smiled weakly and then walked out the door. I wanted to run out after him but I knew I couldn't. Not in public. I felt someone squeeze my hand. I turned round to see it was Tim.
"He'll forgive you" he whispered in my ear. I looked at him shocked. He didn't know, did he? He seemed to realise what I was thinking, as usual and laughed.
"I notice things no one else notices, don't worry, I won't tell your secret" he said smiling, though it was a sad smile.
"Thanks" I whispered back. Tim held my hand all the way out of the hospital and we sat together on the bus while Georgie and Megan in front were being tortured by Darius' close analysis of the cute doctor. I was day dreaming when I saw Tim's arm discreetly go around my shoulder. I should've shrugged it off but I didn't seem to want to. I smiled up at him and snuggled into him. He was comfy and warm, and homely. My eyes felt heavy. I felt them close as I drifted off to sleep.
It felt like seconds after I had fallen asleep that someone was gently shaking me awake.
"Come on Katie, wake up" I heard Tim say. My eyes flickered open to see the other guys getting off the bus. I jumped up, and ran off after then, dragging Tim by the hand. Just as we all stood on the pavement my phone beeped. I took out my pocket. It was Peter. It said one word - 'Hill x' I sighed. I had known I would have to face him at some point.
"I have to go guys" I said, sadly. Darius, Megan and Georgie waved and started to walk off. Tim stood still however, he was twitching on his feet like he was trying to decide something. Without looking at me he moved forward quickly and kissed me on the cheek.
"Bye" he mumbled and then he ran off. I was shocked but numbly I started to walk slowly towards the hill.
It took me about 10 minutes to get there. It was dusk now, and at the top of the hill I could see a glowing light. Curious, I picked up my speed. When I got to the top Peter was stood staring out over the lake. There was a tartan rug on the floor with candles lit all around.
"Hey" I said, quietly. He turned around and smiled. He walked over to me, wrapped his arms around me and kissed me deeply. I kissed him back but was unsure whether this meant I was forgiven or not. He pulled away.
"Come on, sit" he said. I sat down with him and leant up against him like I usually did.
"There's something I need to do" he said. I sat up properly and he twisted around and pulled a little box out of his pocket. I looked at him confused. He took in a deep breath and then looked into my eyes.
"That boy said that he would stop trying when there was a ring on your finger. Which gave me an idea. I love you, Katie. I don't ever want to be without you. So, I want you to marry me. Will you?" His eyes were filled with worry and he was breathing heavily. He was even shaking. It didn't seem to sink in. I choked.
"Seriously?" I whispered, shocked. I had dreamt about this moment my entire life. What young girl hadn't but I didn't think it would be happening when I was just 16, nor with someone 14 years older than me. He nodded.
"It makes sense, we both love each other don't we?" he asked. I nodded, because I did love him but surely I couldn't marry someone I had only properly known for 5 days. Well, I suppose there was no one saying we couldn't. I though about what TJ would say. Maybe he would leave me alone. I then thought about Tim. I hadn't really thought about Tim in that way until he had kissed me earlier. He was so sweet. Would I regret not giving him a chance? I looked back up into Peter's eyes and all doubt seemed to vanish. I had no idea how he did this but somehow he did. I smiled at him.
"Okay then" I said. He let out a yell of joy. He opened the box to reveal a beautiful ring. Before he put it on my finger he let me look at it.
"I had it engraved" he said, quietly. I read the inside and my heart swelled when I did. It said - 'All my love, always, Peter x x' He slid it onto my finger and I knelt up to kiss him passionately. The kiss lasted long and it wasn't long before our hands began exploring again. I grinned to myself as I got ready for an amazing night.
