My Personal Stalker

Chapter 34: Happy Place

"Yeah?" I tilt my head to the side.

"I can't believe the two of you went behind my back!" Joe shouts storming inside. Why does everyone keep inviting themselves in?

Aileen gives me an apologetic smile. "I couldn't stop him from coming here."

"It's fine." I whisper and turn towards Joe. "That's why we didn't tell you in the first place. We knew you would freak out... And that's exactly what you're doing right now."

He looks at me furiously. "I'm sorry but your plan's insane. Why would anyone on earth pretend to get back together with their ex who cheated on them?"

Aileen walks over to her boyfriend and takes his hand. "Calm down. You promised you wouldn't yell."

"You're right." Joe takes a deep breath. "I was overreacting and it's still your decision to make. I just think that this will go terribly wrong."

"It won't, I promise." I try to soothe Joe's nerves. "Pancakes?" I ask sitting down at the dining table.

When I look over to the bathroom, the door is slightly open and Noah gives me an evil glance. "Mine," he mouths in my direction. I try my best not to laugh.

Joe walks over to the table stopping right in front of it. "Why are there two plates?" I freeze, unable to think of a good explanation.

"Um, Chloe," Aileen stutters behind Joe. She is holding up the panties I have lost the night before. Fuck.

Unluckily, Joe turns around to see what his girlfriend has found. His eyes widen in surprise.

Not knowing what to say, I decide to just dive into it. "Didn't I tell you that Mark came over last night after Aileen was gone?"

"What?" Joe spits out believing every single word. "Are you out of your mind?"

Aileen punches her boyfriend into the side rolling her eyes. "Why do you have to believe everything she says? Isn't it obvious what happened?" She wiggles her eyebrows.

"Is it?" Joe and I ask in unison.

"Joe didn't like the idea of us meeting up with Mark. So he called a friend of his to keep an eye on us." Joe bites his lip guiltily. "After that 'friend' saw what happened between Mark and Chloe, he got jealous and decided to stop Chloe from doing anything she would regret. Chloe told him the truth and the rest is history..." She winks at me holding up my underwear.

Out of nowhere, I hear someone clapping next to me. Noah puts an arm around my waist. "Seems like someone figured it out..." He chuckles.

Joe's wide eyes are still shooting back and forth between Noah and me. "You guys are killing me." He finally says before letting himself fall onto the couch.

Aileen plops down beside him. "It was about damn time." She laughs.

Noah places a kiss on my head. "If you don't mind, Chloe and I are starving." I nod hastily and start stuffing my face with pancakes.

"So, how is this going to work? You know that Mark can't find out about you two if you still want our plan to work, right? And what about you, Noah, will you transfer back to our school? People could get suspicious. What will you tell them?" Aileen asks without taking a break.

Noah and I both look at each other, at Aileen and back at each other. "We didn't really talk that much yesterday." I say under my breath.

"Then, talk to each other right now. In the meantime, Joe and I will go upstairs. Call us when you're done." Aileen states. She takes Joe's hand to lead him up the stairs.