AFTER YOU - Rafe Cameron [ 1 ]

Chapter 3

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As Sarah watched her brother follow Paisley into the kitchen like a lost puppy an idea like none other struck her.

She quickly grabbed Topper's arm, pulling him in closer to herself and Kiara " Okay so I have a plan- it's crazy BUT I think it's crazy enough that it might actually work " she whispered

Topper raised his eyebrow, leaning in closer " Okay... I'll bite "

Kiara sighed as she leaned in closer, knowing all about the kind of crazy plans Sarah came up with " What kind of plan? " she asked

Sarah beamed " The kind of plan where we get Rafe and Paisley to realize they don't hate each other at all- in fact we make them realize they've been in love with each other this whole time! " she quietly exclaimed

Kiara was quick to shake her head in disagreement " No- absolutely not! Not only would Paisley literally MURDER us if she found out she could really end up hurt by this "

" Come on Kie! If we don't at least push them in the right direction they may never realize it! What if they were great together? "

Topper made a small noise of agreement " I see it and I know you do too "

" See what? " Kie asked, quickly getting annoyed with the pairs antics

" The way they look at each other when they think no one's looking- Paisley practically hung the stars and the moon with the way Rafe looks at her "

Kiara sighed, weighing her options- on one hand they were right. She definitely saw what they were seeing but on the other hand... something like this could get messy fast and Kiara was certain the person walking away hurt would be Paisley

" One condition... he hurts her once and it's over, we won't ever meddle again and we won't EVER try and force anything on her- understood? "

Sarah smiled widely " Deal- you in Top? "

He nodded " I was in the second you said the plan was getting them together "

" Great! "

The three then began to quietly hatch a plan- get Rafe and Paisley alone together as much as possible and only step in if needed... it was fool proof- what could go wrong?

However, They were so immersed in the little details of the planning stage that they hadn't heard Rafe and Paisley approach them

" what are you guys talking about? " Paisley asked

" Nothing! " all three of them exclaimed as Rafe threw his arm around Paisley's shoulder and eyed them suspiciously

" the three of you look guilty as shit " Paisley said as she slightly leaned into Rafe's side.

" and the two of you look awfully close " Sarah bit back making Rafe take a step back from Paisley, trying to shake off the weird feeling that settled deep within him as he let her go.

There was an awkward silence that loomed over the group, Topper and Kiara sharing a look as all guilt either one harboured over the plan melted away at the slightest glimpse of Rafe and Paisley together.

" Alrighty- it was really fun having you guys over but I sorta had this whole plan of doing nothing so... " Paisley trailed off, hoping her friends would catch her drift and leave

" I'm down for doing nothing... we could invite the guys over and just watch movies or something " Sarah suggested and suddenly Paisley's day of doing nothing by herself turned into her hosting a movie day for all of their friends