The Accidental Relationship

Chapter 4

 A.N.: Hey guys! Sorry it's been so long since my last update! Been really busy with university. Hopefully this will tide you over for a while if I can't update for a while. Love you! And thanks for reading! <3

~ Kat’s POV ~

I scoot my way over to my window as I hear the front door close. He isn’t really that mad, is he? So much that he’s gonna leave? Relief spreads through me as he sits on the stoop. Okay, he’s not leaving. He sits there for a while. I wonder what he’s thinking. He seems to be more on edge lately because of this whole Abner stuff. It makes my blood boil just to think about it.

It’s one thing for Abner to mess with me. But the moment he drags my friend into the mix, he’s crossed the line. I let out an exasperated grumble as I look out the window at Hunter. Even from here, I can see his forehead is creased in thought, and it breaks my heart to know it’s all because of me.

Hunter gets up abruptly and goes inside, and I quickly scoot back over to my bed so won’t know I was just spying on him. I sit on the edge of the bed with my legs dangling off. However it’s a few more minutes before I hear a soft knock on my door, and he cracks it open. I see a sliver of his face through it, and then he comes in silently.

He walks over to me and stands directly in front of me, which forces me to look up at him. I can’t get any words out for fear I’ll make things worse between us, so I wait for him to break the silence. But he never does. All he does is slowly lean down and kiss my forehead gently, before silently excusing himself out of my room once more, leaving me there to process what just occurred.

I’m pulled from my reverie only by the buzzing of my phone. It’s a text…from Hunter:

Kat,

                                I have no idea why I blew up back there. I had no reason to. Just know that whatever you need starting tomorrow, I’ll do it. You’re my best friend, and I owe you that much for all the support you’ve given me over the years for my music. See you tomorrow,

                                                                                                                                                Hunter

It takes me a moment to digest it. And then it hits me. I’m not alone in this. Hunter has my back. And that’s all I can ask of him. I touch my forehead where Hunter kissed me and for reasons unknown to me, grin stupidly. Then I realize how weird it is and wipe my forehead with my sleeve. Feelings can’t surface during these next few weeks. For the sake of my own heart, they can’t happen. They won’t happen, because there aren’t any, I reassure myself.

~ the next morning ~

I get up and groan. Today is the day. The day I have to face my problems. Well, more like one problem. But because of him I have lots of little problems stemming from it. In all honesty, I can say I’m feeling more okay about it all then I thought I would. I almost feel like Hunter and I might actually be able to pull this off. I don’t necessarily feel the impending doom I’ve been feeling since Hunter hung up the phone with Abner.

I drag myself from the warmth of my bed and go to the bathroom to take a shower. I put the ugly trash bag around my cast, securing it tightly with a rubber band at the top. It’s a hassle to have to do this before every shower but I’ve gotten used to it. After my shower I pick out clothes to wear for school while wrapped in my towel. I choose a pair of jeans that don’t have the gape in the back above the butt. I have a large butt so it’s hard to find jeans that don’t do that, or don’t stretch out and do it after I buy them. I also choose a blue Genesis band t-shirt and a white zip-up jacket.