AFTER YOU - Rafe Cameron [ 1 ]

Chapter 5

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The next morning Paisley was woken up yet again by the blinding rays of the sun, cursing herself once more for the shitty curtains she couldn't be bothered to replace.

She went to roll over but a weight across her waist prevented her from doing so, turning her head ever so slightly she was met with the sight of Rafe Cameron looking as peaceful as she ever thought she would see him.

Flashes of the night before hitting her like a semi truck as the realization of what they had done sunk in.

Everything would be different now

It wasn't like she regret it- not yet at least. It wasn't the worst possible thing that could have happened and if she was being honest this was pretty much inevitable.

But what was she going to say when he woke up? Or to their friends when they eventually found out? There was no crash corse on sleeping with your best friends brother who she happened to hate.

How could she explain something she couldn't even understand herself?

" Fuck me " she groaned to herself

" Already did Princess " Rafe mumbled sleepily

Paisley looked over her shoulder at the half awake boy. All the gel in his hair had worn off, leaving it a mess sprawled across his face- a warm feeling burrowing itself in her chest at the sight.

" I wasn't talking to you asshole "

He muttered something under his breath that she didn't quite catch before pulling her body in closer to his- warmth spreading across her back at the contact from his chest.

She almost tried fighting against his grip but ultimately decided to relax into it and close her eyes once more, fading away in the warm embrace of Rafe Cameron.

When she awoke a few hours later that same feeling of uncomfortableness about the situation resurfaced.

This didn't have to be a big deal- this could be something brushed under the rug, never to be spoken about again.

A one time thing.

" Please stop thinking so hard- it's hurting my brain "

" I'm not! I'm just- staring at the ceiling "

Rafe leaned forward, resting his chin on Paisley's shoulder " I can practically hear your overthinking- chill out please "

" I'm chill- so chill I'm actually freezing right now! "

Rafe's face scrunched up in confusion as he opened his mouth to respond but the sound of the front door slamming shut startled both of them, alerting them of the fact that someone had just come into Paisley's house.

Both of their eyes widened at the sound, panic surging through Paisley as she ran though a list of people who could be here in her head.

She quickly jumped out of her bed, throwing on whatever clothes she could get her hands on before turning to Rafe " Stay here and don't make a single sound "

" You've got it princess "

She ignored him, tearing her bedroom door open and closing it behind her before rushing down the stairs leaving Rafe laying in her bed wondering how the hell any of this had happened.

When Paisley reached the bottom of her stairs she let out a breath of relief- it was just Kiara.

She would have ended up telling her anyways so it was a great relief that it was her instead of someone like Sarah or Topper.