This Is Us

Chapter seventeen: September twenty-second

Isabella pov

It has been two months since the kidnap, after I came back home I got myself together. I start to go on mission's and actually help out, I like it, taking down the bad guys wasn't as bad. I have stayed away from guns though, I have gotten really close to Daniel and Carl they are like a family to me now. Speaking of Carl nothing has happened since the kiss and the day at the hospital as he told me he would kill for me. We work together as partners and it is actually fun, I enjoy it. Every time I am around him I find myself become nervous, and butterflies all in my stomach, when I told Aubrey she said for sure I have feelings for him but I can't, this is just work.

Right now I am lying down in bed, staring at the ceiling when my door burst open and Aubrey comes in running and jumps on my bed, on top of me "Happy birthday!" she says and I frown and take my phone looking on the date September 22 "damn I forgot my own birthday" I chuckle and she smiles giving me a beg I did not know she had with her "Brey you did not have to" I say and she shakes her head "you are my sister, of course, I have to" she says and I smile and take the bag from her, giving her a hug. "open it" she says and I start to open it and my eyes widen when I see black iPhone 8 "oh my god Aubrey" I say and she grins "you like it?" she asks and I nod and hug her "I love it" I tell her and she claps and gets out of bed "come on Danielle gave us  day off , we need to have fun" she says and I dance on the inside knowing we have a day off. "go take a shower" she says and she leaves.

After showering and changing into a pair of shorts and a shirt, I walk downstairs to see Daniel Aubrey and Carl setting the table "morning" I walk in and all of their head snap to me "ah it is the birthday girl, happy birthday" Daniel says and gives me a quick hug " thanks Daniel" I say as he goes back to setting up the table, Carl walks up to me with a smile on his face "happy birthday love" he says giving me a warm safe hug and a kiss on my cheeks, butterflies is all I feel. "thanks Carl" I say looking up at him, he gives me a small smile and lets go of me, making me miss his body heat already. "come on baby time to eat" Aubrey says and we all sit on the table full of breakfast and start to dig in. " so I was thinking we should all go eat out tonight" Daniel said and I shrug "unless you have other plans" he adds and I shake my head "no actually I was just gonna go see some old friends from racing but we can do the dinner after" I say and they all agree. After eating and cleaning up I go up my room and change into light jeans, and a white sports bra, on top of the sports bra I wore a really long jean jacket that matched my jeans. I  put my hair down, I look myself in the mirror and sight to lazy to put makeup. As I am putting my heels on someone knocks on the door "come in" I say and the door opens showing Carl wearing Light jeans and a white shirt, I chuckle and shake my head "what's up with us always matching" I say and he smirks and shrugs " mind if I join you?" he asks and I frown "where? to the race?" I ask and he nods "oh yeah of course," I say and he smiles "great because Aubrey and Daniel left somewhere," he says and I nod my head and sight "do you think the heels match?" I ask him and he looks at me up and down, biting his lips, that made my inside go crazy.

"yeah they do, you look beautiful," he says and my heart just skips a beat. "thanks, let's get okay," I say and we walk out of my room making our way to his car. I gave him the address and we start to make our way there "mind if we get something to drink" he asks and I shake my head and we go through Starbucks which he gets coffee and I get strawberry lemonade refresher. "god this is good" I moan as I take a sip, Carl looks at me and chuckles "here try it" I hold the straw with my finger and bring it closer to his lips so he can take a good sip, as he takes a sip his lips touch my finger and my whole body heats , god what the heck it was just a small touch "hum it is actually good" he says and I smile "told ya so" I say and he shakes his head and smiles. A couple of minutes after we park the car and get out making our way to all the screaming and where all the cars are "so this is where you came every day?" he asks and I nod my head "I basically lived here" I say and he looks around "ISABELLA!" someone yells my name, I look to my right and see one of my close friends Teresa "hey Teresa" I give her a tight hug, she pulls back and smacks my arm making me flinch and jump back into Carls' chest "where have you been? jesus we thought something happened to you" she says and I chuckle "Nah I am perfectly fine alive" I say and she looks behind me and her eyes go wide "whos this hottie?" she asks and I move beside him so he can see her better "Carl" he says and sticks his hand out for her to shake "tell me your single, you are right?" she asks him and he chuckles "yeah I am" he says and she grins.

"where is David?" she asks and I gulp "ah we broke up 4 month ago" I say and she frowns "oh god no" she says and I shrug "wasn't mean to be" I say and she nods slowly and looks at Carl "well this one seems better anyways" she says and I shake my head and try to ignore the blush on my face "where is everyone else?" I ask and she points behind here "they are all here, they all miss you come on" she says and we start making our way to them "she's nice" Carl says to me and I nod "yeah she really is" I say "guys look who is here" she says and everyone's eyes go wide and jump at me screaming at me and hugging me "happy birthday !" one of them yells and they all start singing happy birthday making me go red. "Thank you guys, I miss all of you" I say and they all look at Carl "guys this is Carl" I say and they all wave at him and start a conversation with him which he seems to enjoy "damn he's hot" Teresa say and I chuckle at her "happy birthday by the way" she says and I side to hug her "thank you, Teresa"