No Going Back

xviii

My entire body ached in all honesty.

I attempted to get up only to be pulled back down with an oomph.

I looked at my waist to see a pair of muscular arms causing my eyes to widen in shock.

What the hell happened last night??

Carefully I turned over to see a sleeping Elijah - WAIT WHY IS ELIJAH IN MY BE- Oh yeah.

Last night he crept into the room asking Nathan if he could sleep in here since Isabelle kicked him out. It's that time of the month and he apparently can get on her nerves really quick.

He was tossing and turning all night on the floor either kicking the blankets off him or changing positions.

I got annoyed quickly and just told him to just share the bed with me. There was sufficient amount of space between us but it's clear to see he threw that boundary out the door.

Seeing as I couldn't get up, nor really move, I just got comfortable and began poking his cheek.

Groaning he swatted my hands away but that didn't make him get up. "Elijah." I sung but still he wouldn't fully wake up.

"No, five more minutes." He grumbled rolling over causing me to squeal in surprise as he took me with him.

I huffed in annoyance, "Elijah come on." I whined but he just laughed. "Okay fine."

He let me go but as he did so, I landed on the floor. I groaned in pain, glaring up at Elijah. "Fuck you."

"When and where babe?" My face heated up once more and I quickly rushed into the bathroom.

As I closed the door behind me, leaning against it, I could hear Elijah and Nathan laughing at me.

Oh, I'm so going to get him back.

Stripping out of my pajamas, I took a quick shower and wrapped a towel around my body before peeking out.

Nathan's shower was going so I knew he was now taking on giving me time to get dressed. Also Elijah was no where in sight, so I'm assuming that he left.

Getting dressed as quickly as possible, I towel dried my hair before heading out of the room since I heard Nathan's shower stop.

As I headed into the kitchen, everyone was talking in hushed voices like whispering so no one could hear.

"Good morning guys." They all stopped talking and turned towards me, causing me to feel uncomfortable under their gazes.

"What?" No one said anything making the situation even worse. "Guy's what's going on?"

Nervously Veronica stood up and walked over to me, she handed a folder to me and I frowned confused.

"What's this?" I then looked at what she was wearing. "No, where are you going?"

She looked casual, something that surprised me from her regular workout attire.

"Look at the folder first." Confused, I did as she said, pulling out the sheet of paper.

It was my birth certificate but what shocked me more than anything was that my fathers name wasn't present.

Someone elses name was there. Not Dave Costalona, but Michael Carlisle.

I was completely and utterly confused right now.

"Michael Carlisle is my father?" I thought aloud earning a nod from Veronica.

That's when it hit me. "Wait, Carlisle? As in Veronica and Nathan Carlisle?"

Nathan's voice then spoke up from behind me, "We wanted to be sure before we said anything."