128√e98 I love you

Don't do Anything Illegal

*Kayleigh's POV*

I sober myself up and Noah removes himself from the hug, he crouches slightly and searches my eyes. He starts to take of his coat and I try to stop him,

"Noah, you don't have-"

"You must be freezing, I do have to."

I sigh as he drapes his coat over my shoulders, I let his warmth and his scent envelop me. I grab his hand, making my heartbeat slightly increase and take him to the bench underneath the oak tree.

"We are friends, right?" He asks and I turn to face him

"I don't know..." I say

"Do you want to be friends?"

"Yes, we are friends." I change my answer, I do want to be friends with him.

"You don't have to tell me what happened, but know that if you need to tell me anything, I'll be right here" He stands up and I look up at him.

"No wait, don't go. Come inside?" I stand up

"Is that okay? For me to come inside?" 

"Of course it is, come on"

I walk to the front door with him next to me, I open it and immediately feel warmer. We step inside and I shut the door.

"Most of the kids are asleep, so we'll have to be quiet" I say quietly and he nods, taking in the interior of the old building, toys are littered everywhere, but its homely.

He follows me into the living room, Molly is on the sofa and notices me come in. She gets up and sends me a questioning look.

"Here Noah, sit down, I'll be back in a minute."

Molly pulls me aside, "Where were you all day? You missed breakfast and dinner. I've been worried sick"

"I went to the cemetery and then sat outside for a bit, I'm really sorry. I needed to process."

She nods, "I'm not going to ask why Noah is here, but don't do anything illegal and don't even think of going up to your room." I quietly laugh "Do you want anything to eat?"

"No its okay" She looks sceptical 

"I'm going to make you a plate of leftover dinner stuff anyway. Also, please think about the Byrne's offer. I know its hard, but they are really nice people."

"I will, thank you"

She goes off to the kitchen and I make my way over to Noah who is playing game on his phone, it lights up his face and I smile, what have I got myself here?

"Hey" I sit next to him and he turns off his phone

"Hey" He meets my eyes and gently smiles

"I want to tell you." He nods and puts his hand on my knee

"My Mum went on a trip abroad for her work two years ago, she –" I stop with a sob and Noah puts his arm around me, I dry my tears quickly, I lean my head on Noah's chest and listen to his soft heartbeat. It calms me down and so I continue, "She died on the plane home and so I was left with my Dad. He started to drink a lot, and then he started to take drugs. One thing led to another and he died." Tears slowly rolled down my face and I looked back up to Noah, he wiped my cheeks gently and I closed my eyes.

"After that, I only had my Nona, and I couldn't move in with her as she lives in a care home for the elderly. She never liked my Dad" I laughed softly and the tears fell quicker down my face "So I got transferred to a care home, that was Molly you saw earlier, she's amazing" I cried for real now, astonished at how light my heart felt.

"And now these wonderful people want to adopt me and I can't. I just can't. I feel like I'm betraying my Mum and Dad. This has been my home for 2 years now, and I don't want to leave."

Noah kissed my forehead and I buried my head into his chest, still crying.

"Wow Kayleigh, I never would have guessed that any of this happened to you, you always seem so incredibly happy. I pictured you with a perfect life and perfect family." He squeezed my shoulder and I calmed down a little, "As for the foster family, I think you should go for it. Nothing stays the same forever and you deserve an amazing family. You can always come back and say hello every once in a while, you aren't going to leave permanently"

He tilted my head up and wiped away my tears, I glanced at his lips and back up to his eyes, noticing that he was also looking at my lips.

"Thank you" I whispered and laid my head onto his shoulder

"Anytime beautiful" I smiled and closed my eyes

I felt him move his arm and then place a blanket over us. I snuggled into his shoulder and he rested his head on mine.

*Molly's POV*

I left the kitchen with a plate put together and made my way over to the living room, I reach the doorway and hear sobs, I see Kayleigh with her head in Noah's chest. He kisses her forehead and I smile. Maybe he is a good kid after all. But I'm not blind, they clearly have feelings for each other, you can tell by the way they look at each other. I just hope for his sake that he treats her well, because she has many people who would kill him if he hurt her.

He says something to her and she looks up at him, they look as if they are about to kiss and so I walk away, I leave the plate outside the living room on a table. 

*

I go back about an hour later and find them both asleep on the couch, and although they look happy and at peace, I can't leave them here for the night. He has his own home and his own parents, not to mention the teasing that would take place if the other kids found them in the morning. I enter and gently wake Noah, he looks confused at first but then remembers what happened.

"Can you do me a favour?" I ask Noah, he nods "Can you carry her up to her room when you leave, please don't stay the night."

"Of course, thank you" He looks at her and I decide to add something else

"One more thing, break her heart and I will kill you." He looks shocked and so I leave, I've done my job.

Woahhhhh! This chapter is so cute! So Kayleigh finally told him! Let me know what you think. And also, just to let you know that I've changed a few of the chapters before this one, so if you get a little confused thats why :). Tell your supermarket cashiers!

Thea x