Perfect Strangers

Chapter 20

"HURRY UP BRADLEY YOU TAKE FOREVER IN THE SHOWER"

The door swings open and Brad walks out chuckling "calm down my god"

I roll my eyes and take a shower. I throw on a pair of leggings, black ugg boots, a red cardigan and a white shirt underneath while ending up curling my hair.

I walk out to see Brad in black jeans, black vans and a red button down shirt. He smirks "you looks nice"

"Whoa that word choice" I say with sarcasm and place a hand on my heart "I though you were going to say gorgeous but whoa you said I looked nice"

I get a snicker from Brad as I pull him out of my room. Oh and did I mention today was Christmas? Anyway I am dragging Brad down stairs because we are already late to my moms breakfast.

My mom sips her coffee and smiles when she sees us "I need pictures you two look adorable"

We walk over into the living area. "My mom even had better word choice than you" I say with a grin forming on both Mine and Brads faces.

After a good 40 minutes of pictures we all go to sit around the table. Before anyone gets up my mom stands up frantically "WHERES CALEB"

Brad groans "I thought she would forget about him"

I smack Brads arm and chuckle when my mom stares at Brad "DID YOU KILL HIM?!"

Bradley stares wide eyed at my mother "no Mrs Micheals"

My mom sighs in relief "that kid was always late for everything the least he could learn is to be in time for her once".
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After an eventful breakfast with my mom we all just went our separate ways. Andrea is supposed to fly in from Brazil tonight so she can be with us for our last day in Florida. My mom is busy turning our living room into something that looks like Christmas was thrown up everywhere. Brad went Christmas shopping which was something I thought we wouldn't never do. That leaves me, I am going over to Calebs house because god knows where that kid is.

I am currently sitting in Calebs room, at his desk, staring at him sleep.

I know I am a stalker.

I notice the open box on his desk. My eyes widen at the pack and I immediately throw it away because those things can literally kill Caleb by giving him lung cancer. I shake my head and walk over to wake Caleb up.

"Let's go get up" I demand while smacking him with a pillow.

Caleb groans and falls back asleep. I roll my eyes and walk down stairs to grab the spray bottle that was laying on the kitchen counter. Calebs mom always would spray him with water is he didn't get up. That's what I was planning on doing.

I walk up to Caleb and spray the liquid onto his face. A few seconds later Caleb bolts up from sleeping with his eyes bloodshot.

"HAYLEY RUN"

"Wh-what?"

"LOOK AT THE BOTTLE THEN RUN"

I read the bottle and my heart drops. "Cl-Clorox cleaning spr-spray" I say in a low whisper.

I look up at Caleb who ran into the bathroom and slammed the door. I felt terrible...

Sitting on the couch I am twiddling my fingers inside what I am going to say to Caleb. I should have read the bottle before using it, I am such an idiot.

The heavy footsteps cause me to look up at the stairs seeing Caleb groaning and walking down. He passes bunker and sits on the couch in front  of me.

"Sorry.." I comment only meant for me to hear but Caleb did as well.

"It's in the past" Caleb mumbles

"I BASICALLY SPRAYED YOU WITH BLEACH"

"You could have used this one brand of bleach that has flavors and colors" Calebs says while chucking.

I lean my head into the couch "that wouldn't have helped"

Hearing Caleb laugh made a small smile form on my face
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•Brad point of view•

I don't Christmas shop. I have never Christmas shopped nor do I ever plan on Christmas shopping anytime soon. When I told Hayley I was Christmas shopping it was just an excuse to do handle some business.

Shane wants me to meet him near this abandoned building about fifteen minutes away for where Hayley's mom lives. Of course he came and followed us down to Florida. That's when why we saw him in the restaurant. I knocked Shane out cold but I guess that's never enough for him. Shane is just waiting for the day I kill him, which doesn't sound like a bad idea to me and it will be soon. I am just waiting for the right moment.

I took my time walking, Hayley went to see Caleb I think so they are probably sitting at his house and she's most likely going to be there for a few hours. I had time, Shane wants me to meet him and he never knows what I got coming.

I had my dads gun tucked in my waistband with my shirt covering it.

Cracking my knuckles as I approach Shane, he doesn't have any of his 'back up with him' it was just us two. Just in time and as planned.

"Come on Shane make this quick" I slur with my teeth gritted together.

Shane laughs "in a rush? Or did you hope knocking me out could keep me away"

"Your not getting my dads gun"

"Do you think I am dumb? Because I know your smart, I know you would never keep the gun at your apartment while you were gone"

"Do you need to threaten me by using Hayley as I threat just because you can't come at me?"

"You will just give up the gun faster if he threaten you"

"Your not hurting Hayley, she's well protected"

"But you left her somewhere, is she protected now?" Shane challenges.

"I always know where she is" I blurt out while stepping closer to Shane.

"Always watching you both" Shane scoffs while throwing a punch.

I grab his fist, spinning Shane around and holding his arm up higher behind his back. "Shane I am not sure if my dad picked you as the right person, he wants me back in the gang because I know how to fight. With that being said I hear the click in Shane's shoulder causing him to fall to the groan and groan. I know the clicking was just a dislocated shoulder. I give Shane two blows to the face and throw him on the ground.

I pause and shake my head at Shane "nice doing business with you"

Shane narrows his eyes "better get back to Hayley, I've had my 'back up' go after her"
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Authors note// LONGER CHAPTER!! Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter, it took me three hours to write with all the editing and getting everything how I wanted it.

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~Hailee