The steaming hot water collides into my skin, releasing tension causing my back to arch slightly. I close my eyes, and the hot steam envelopes my body. I hum the first tune that pops into my head quietly to myself. As I wash the foaming shampoo out of my hair, the water trickles in little streams down my back. I tried to focus on the shower, but as much as I tried I couldn’t stop thinking about him. Well maybe not as much him as the embarrassing incident I got myself into. I could feel my cheeks turn a light hue of red, just remembering what happened only moments ago. I don’t know if it was his deep as an ocean eyes or the fact that his crooked toothy smile spread from cheek to cheek while his shaggy blond hair was pushed back due to the heat. “Hi, I’m Noah” He smirked, all his charisma shone through in that simple sentence and in my simple response showed my awkwardness.
“Hey, me too” My eyes shot wide open as I realized what stupid words I let slip out of my mouth. “ I mean... I’m Darcy it’s nice to meet you too.” I could feel my veins pulse faster in embarrassment but he just chuckled and grabbed one of my bags.
“ Do you want me to carry anything else?”
“ No it is fine” I insisted, not wanting to look even more incapable than I already appeared to be. I grabbed the rest of my things while keeping an eye on Noah. He was very attractive and his accent just made him even better. He just kept smiling at me, while I tried to concentrate on not drooling of him. That was probably why I didn’t remember we were in the country and I slipped in a puddle of mud, my bags and me landing face first into it. Everybody turned in shock, except for Noah who was having a good chuckle at my epic fail.
“ Noah, stop laughing and help her up” Shawna commanded. “Actually you go get all the bags, Gabriela can you show her to a shower please?” She cooed at the younger girl, who clearly took after her mother in looks. They both have deep brown hair, richer than the finest soils on earth and chocolatey brown eyes. The girl smiled at me, but you could clearly tell that she was trying not to laugh as I got up, all covered in mud.
“ I’m Gabriela, but you can call me Gabby” she suggested as she guided me through their house.
“ Aha, thanks I’m-”
“Darcy, I know” She interrupted me, but not in a rude way. You could tell she was super friendly just nodded awkwardly because social interaction is hardly my forte. “Don’t worry about Noah, he doesn’t know how to act around girls because they don’t normally talk to him” she laughed and got a chuckle out of me. I didn’t believe it though, I would say the same about Robby to anyone but the truth was he was a ladies man.
“ Older brothers” I sighed while shaking my head.
“Tell me about it” She agreed. “ Well here is the bathroom, there are towels and everything you need in there. We will probably be in the living room when you’re done” She explained.
“ Thanks” and that is why I am here in the shower, turning into a prune, well trying to figure out how to avoid Noah. Maybe I could fake a headache and go to bed. Or maybe I could go with my mom on tour instead of staying here. Wait, but I have to stay here If I am going to figure more out about my dad. I guess seeing a cute boy that laughed at me is a small sacrifice. I stopped the water while grabbing a towel to dry my hair before I moved the curtains, and then continued to wrap the towel around my body as I exited the warm shower into the bathroom that felt like Antarctica.
“Woah” my head turned to where the voice came from to see the same blonde boy quickly zipping up his pants, well looking slightly embarrassed.
“What are you doing in here?” I squealed, grabbing him and pushing him out of the bathroom.
“Sorry, I didn’t know what bathroom you are in and I didn’t hear the shower running and you left the door unlocked” he held his hands up in defense. “ I’m going, I’m going.” he insisted and then showed himself out. Two embarrassing moments with the same attractive guy within hours of each other, this is going to be a long summer.
I tied my hair into a ponytail and made my way down to the living room, in which Gabby told me they would be and she was right. Robby was sitting on the couch flipping through channels furiously, well Gabby watched in boredom.
“Just pick a channel already” I told him.
“What are you going to do if I don’t” he smirked in a joking manner.I looked at Gabby who was smiling at me wildly, it was like we could read each others mind.
“1,2,3” I counted down and on three both Gabby and I pounced on top of Robby. Knowing his weakness I tickled him well Gabby tried to get the remote of his tight grip. It took some persistent tickling but eventually we got it.
“Success!” Gabriel yelled holding the remote up in the air.
“It’s best if you don’t mess with us” I teased Robby.
“ Sorry to interrupt your weird tickle fight...” I looked to see Noah standing in the doorway once again. “But dinner is ready.” We all got up to the table and we were just waiting for my mom who was in the shower. She decided to stay a night and visit her friends before leaving us all, like usual. Niall sat at the end of the table, while Shawna and Gabby sat to his left, and Noah to his right. I could choose to sit beside Robby who was placed at the other end of the table or Noah. Considering what I just did to Robby, I decided to take my chances with blondie.
“ I heard about your incident, with Noah and the shower” Gabby said, so everyone would know the story.
“It was an accident” Noah looked to his dad who shot him a glare.” I swear, besides I thought she was done because you couldn’t hear her singing anymore.” I blushed slightly, they could hear me singing to myself? I hope I was in key.
“ Don’t worry you sounded great” Gabby insured me, as if we had telepathic powers.
“Uhh...thanks” I replied humbly.
“You probably get it from your father” Shawna nodded but as soon as she realised what she said her face turned white as a ghost.
“You knew my father?” I asked in shock, I knew Niall did but his wife does too. What am I missing out on?
She nodded. “ Your mother and I have been best friends for a long time, since around Robby’s age.” Oh so she knew him when he stuck around. Everyone stuck around for Robby but it seems no one knew I existed.
“ Was...my dad...a good dad?” I asked a little afraid of the answer. Shawna went to open her mouth when my mom walked in sitting down next to me.
“ I am starving, what’s for dinner?” She smiled and then started into a conversation with Niall and Shawna that continued to go through dinner and even afterwards. We just said and watched T.v well we heard laughs coming from the other room from them talking about old memories, none of them though that contained my dad. I listened hoping to hear a useful piece of information, like where to start looking for him or who to ask but nothing was brought up in the hours of boring conversation. It was starting to get late so I decided to go to bed, because I was tired from the plane ride and well I couldn’t stand Noah’s piercing stare following me around the room the whole time. What was his problem? I got up and made my way up to the room I was staying in, which had a connecting bathroom to Gabby’s room.I grabbed my flannel pajama shorts and a stretchy tank top throwing them on to sleep comfortably. Just as I got my shirt on, I heard a knock on the door and in a few seconds in walked Noah.
“What? Were you hoping to catch me changing again?” I half laughed but the other part was a bit serious, what did he want?
“ No, I uhm...I just wanted to tell you something” he said running his hands through his messy hair.
“And that would be?” I raised my eyebrow at him, not really caring what he had to say. I didn’t want an apology or a good night kiss.
“ I think I can help you find your dad.”
“Wait, did you know him?” I asked eagerly, how did he know that I wanted to find my dad so desperately, and what did he know that I didn’t.
“Here” he said as he passed me his sweater, “ follow me” and with that he disappeared into the dark hallway.
A/N: Thanks so much for reading, I hope you enjoyed it. I can't wait to write the next chapter as you guys get to know even more about what is going on. Vote and comment, please. :)xx