"Well today, i'm sorry to annouce that i'm stealing my daughter back for a shopping trip Noah." My mum said placing a hand on his shoulder, he swivled round in his chair and looked up too my mum.
"I'll live." He shrugged, turning back around he gulped the rest of his coffee down in one. "I'll run home, see you later. Thanks for letting me stay." He said quickly, flashing my mum and dad a smile before rushing out the door. Without even giving me a second glance. I frowned gently, I hadn't done anything... damn what was his problem. I inwardly groaned, this cannot actually be what I think it is.
"You have a fight?" My dad asked coming to sit down on my right, I shook my head and shoved my hair up into a ponytail. "Strange." He muttered, biting into his toast, rolling my eyes I pushed up from the table and faced my mum.
"I'm ready!" I said fake enthusiasm lacing my voice, she rose her brow and I returned her risen brow equally as high. I passed her purse too her encouraging her too move and stop fussing over Noah's quick escape from me.
She eventually caught on to my 'don't care' act and started moving about grabbing keys and all sorts. "Bye!" she called out giving my dad and sister quick kisses she dragged me out the house and into the car. "So what was Noah's quick escape for?" She asked starting the car up, I looked through the window at the grass on the neighbours from lawn and sighed.
"Honestly mum, I really don't know. He was fine earlier." I shrugged, I looked back over at her biting the inside of my lips. She gave me a side smile, and put her hand on my arm squeezing it gently.
"I'm sure everythings okay." She said, taking her hand away she pulled out and onto the road, the shopping centre wasn't too far away, but it was definitely too far to walk.
"I guess." I replied, switching the radio on, flo-rida filled the car with up-beat music.
"So how are you feeling?" She asked softly, I felt my throat close up and a lump in my throat formed painfully, swallowing it quickly I shrugged.
"It's getting better." I replied bluntly, I didn't want to have to get over her death in a week, I need a serious amount of time and maybe a therapist. But we don't always get what we want, I have until the pack meeting on Sunday to pull my act together and think about mating with my mate. Who in which is a completely different scenario.
Though I still yet have a lot to learn about Noah Tanner, why in Gods name did they pair me with my arch enemy? Was it because Maria and Jake were going to die? I couldn't tell, but in this situation I hope that isn't the only reason were together.
"Good, I know it's hard and I know things are having to move quicker than you expected, but always remember there is light at the end of the tunnel and things will eventually start turning your way sweetheart." I took in my mothers words and tried too believe her, will anything start turning my way? Only time will tell.
"I guess you're right." I mumble back, she switched radio off and parked the car close to the shopping centre.
"You know I'm right, now let's go and have a nice day okay sweetheart?" I tugged a small smile on my face and nodded, a nice day sounded great.
Noah's POV.
I sat on the side of my bed, elbows resting on my knees and my fingers buried deep into my wet hair, what am I supposed to do with her? I can't seem to make her happy, I can't take her pain away because if I could I would, I just want her too be happy.
Droplets of water cascaded down my back as I flicked my head up, my towel was still securely around my waist and my feet had soaked the carpet. It was obvious by yesterday, that being with me in that way, had freaked her out completely. But from that kiss... It was obvious she'd liked that.
Jake would know what to do, he always knew what to do. "But Jake isn't here." I muttered bitterly too myself, stood and pulled some boxers on and rubbed at my wet hair with the towel.
"Honey, I can't deal with your constant confusement." I looked up to my mum who was standing in the door way, with her hands on her hips. I quickly pulled on a pair of black tight jeans and looked at her with a small scowl, I hate when she walks in on me half naked.
"I'm not confused." I drawled back, shoving a tshirt over my head.
"If that's not confusement I smell then what the hell is it." She said twisting her face up. I never understood how she could smell a feeling of someone but it has seemed to do her some miracles with dad. How I wouldn't know. "Honey what's wrong? It's obviously has something to do with Charlie." She added flashing me a smile.
"I can't make her happy okay? I take her pain away like I want too, I'm so confused I can't tell really if she loves me, I don't think she even looks at me in that way." I said quietly my voice turning into a whisper, but what if she didn't feel the same and just... Left me.
"Oh honey, you can't be expected to take her pain away, that isn't possible. But you can make her happy and I'm sure you are, just not like you want to be so I suggest you act like her boyfriend." She said, coming to sit on my bed beside me, I looked at her my face twisted at the word 'boyfriend'.
"I wouldn't know what to do, I've never been a girls boyfriend before." I muttered slowly, her face cracked into a grin and she stood again.
"It'll come naturally honey." She ruffled my hair and walked out my room, closing the door quietly. I grabbed my phone reluctantly and called an old friend.
"Hello?" She answered straight away, I cleared my throat.
"Anastasia I need your help." I said quietly.
Charlotte's POV.
"Thanks for a great day out mum." I smiled, giving her a small side hug.
"My pleasure darling." She replied, starting the engine. "So you want me to drop you off at Noah's?" I nodded, my nerves settling in, I know that me and Noah have to start getting more responsible and I know that we aren't just some highschool couple, we are the real deal. So my mother had somehow persuaded me to go talk to Noah about well... Us.
The drive to Noah's felt like it was taking hours but when we got to his I couldn't help but want to go home. Me and Noah had never really liked each other so now having to create a relationship with that fact is going to be quite hard.
But I think it'll be worth it.
"See you later mum." I smiled at her jumping out the car.
"Have fun." She winked, with the amount of winking she does it almost looked like she was trying to promote me to have sex. weirdo woman. I shut the car door and walked up to Noah's front door, I frowned at the new car in their drive way. Who's is that?
I knocked on the door and it opened immediately by Beta Parker. Oh dear lord. "Hi I've um, come to see Noah." I fumbled on my words and my nerves had reached peak position now.
"Sure he's up the stairs." He replied letting me in under his arm, I slipped my shoes off and started to climb the stairs. "Charlotte? I'm sorry fr the other day, alright?" he said quietly, I turned around and looked at him with a small smile.
"It's okay, I'm sorry too." I replied, walking up the rest of the stairs a weight lifted from my chest and a smile formed onto my face. I stood outside Noah's door and I let out a shaky breath, I pulled my hand up to knock when a girly giggle flittered from the room. I dropped my hand to my side and frowned, pressing my eat close to the door.
"I don't know how to say this, but, with everything we've been through, I just wanted you to know that I'll do anything to make you happy. I guess what... What I'm trying to say is that I love you and I want to be with you."
The ringing sound of Noah's soft words filled my ears, a hard lump formed in my throat and sobs shook my body, I took a few steps back from his room and rushed down the stairs, showing myself out.
Hot tears streamed down my cheeks as I ran into the forest, deeper and deeper, the only thing running through my mind was that Noah loved someone and he surely wasn't confessing to me, he loved someone else.