Forever & Always

Not So Secret Anymore : 8

Hailey's pov:
     I've been at Toppers for five days. I've been getting tons of calls and texts from the Pogues. I haven't answered any. Topper and I have gotten super close and I'm starting to trust him more and more by the minute.
     "Topper I've been keeping something from you." I blurt out looking at him. He looks worried.
     "I didn't tell you about the real reason I was at the beach. I told you some stuff that has happened to me the past 2 weeks. The true reason I was at the beach was because I got DNA results to find my dad, Top." I told him about how I came to the Outerbanks and all the shitty stuff that has happened in my life. He knew almost everything about me at this point. It was so weird how I confided in him so quickly, and it took so long to tell the Pogues.
     "Oh shit." He says then nods for me to go on.
     "I thought it would say a random person I had never heard of, but it didn't." I pause and take a deep breath. "John Routledge is my father. John B is my brother." I say not meeting Toppers eyes. I glance up at him since he was silent. His eyes had gone wide and his mouth dropped.
     "Holy fucking shit!" He says surprised.
     "And the Pogues don't know about it. I'm not sure what they are thinking right now."
     "Wait you didn't even tell John B?"
     "No. I kind of just broke down, dropped the paper, and ran to my room. They slid the paper under my door later in the day. You already know what happened after that."
     "Well this is definitely news." He pauses. "Anything else you're hiding from me?" I look down. "There's more?" He asks.
     "I sing and... I dance. Not in the playful type of way. I used to do both professionally. Well as professional as I could get for being a regular teenager." He is the first person out of everyone to know that I dance.
     "Prove it. Right here. Right now." He says smiling.
     "I can't prove the dancing because I can't do intense cardio. I'll prove the singing part though." I smile back. I heard the door open downstairs. I assume it's his mom going outside.
     "This is an original song I've been working on that I just finished earlier this morning." He nods. I turn on music I have on my phone and begin to sing. (as always music above)

Sarah's pov:
     I pull up to a house I dislike very much. Topper's. I walk up to the front porch and knock on the door. His mother answers, I'm glad it wasn't Topper.
     "Oh hello Sarah." She says. I'm unsure if she is mad I'm here or relieved I'm not someone else.
     "Hi!" I say cheerfully. "I was wondering if you or your family have seen Hailey Williams? She's a friend of mine and has been missing for 5 days, and I'm starting to get worried." She looks at me like I have two heads. I start to hear some music coming from upstairs. I don't think anything of it.
     "Hailey Williams? As in Topper's friend Hailey?" She asks confused.
     "I don't think she knows Topper too well." I say starting to get confused as well.
     "There is a Hailey upstairs with Topper. You're welcome to go see if it's her or not." She says opening the door wider so I can come inside. I begin to walk up the stairs and hear the music growing louder. I realize now that it's Hailey's voice! I stop once I reach Topper's door. I listen to her sing a song I've never heard before.
     She finishes and I hear him say, "Wow you really are amazing H."
     H? Why the hell is he calling her H? Only I call her H! I open the door letting it fly open to see Hailey and Topper sitting next to each other on the floor.
     "What the actual fuck?" I yell. Are they hooking up? Are they friends? What the hell are they? Hailey looks scared out of her goddamn mind, which is not a good sign.
     "What are you doing here Sarah?" Topper asks anger laced in his voice.
     "What the hell do you think? Finding Hailey!" I look at her and say, "We've been worried sick! Why couldn't you have texted or called one of us back?" I start tearing up. "JJ thought you died Hailey. JJ has been broken this whole time. You are his rock Hailey and he needs you." My voice softened as I said that. She was about to talk before I yelled again. "And why the hell is Topper calling you H? Why were you singing to him? Are you two hooking up?" I say getting angrier by the second.
     "No! No Sarah! I brought her here because she was all alone on the beach! I didn't screw her! We are just friends! I confided in her and she did the same to me!" He yelled back at me standing up.
     "Come on Hailey. Everyone wants to see you. Especially JB." I said and saw her expression change.
     "Why does JB want to see me so badly?" She stood up now walking towards me. I realized what I said.
     "Oh shit." I whispered to myself. I know she heard me say that. She's almost face to face with me now, I saw Topper take a few steps closer.
     "You all read the fucking paper. Didn't you?" She said yelling the last part.
     "Yes. We did. I'm sorry Hails." Topper sighed. "Why did you tell Topper everything Hailey? It took so long for you to tell us that you sing, and it took you 5 days, if that!"
     "Because I trust him. I was scared to tell you all because being loved by people was so new to me Sarah! Now if you're taking me back to JB's you better hurry. My offer only stands for 10 more seconds." She said her voice cracking slightly at the end. I started to walk away and I heard her say goodbye to Topper. Why the hell would she think she could trust him?