I slowly dragged myself down the hall. I hadn't been able to stop thinking about everything that happened today. The thoughts kept running through my mind. First, I find out Greyson brought my parents back. Then, I discover that they adopted Andrew after I had left. And to top it all off, my little brother, Ashton, is Karissa's mate. Damn.
I couldn't help, but feel bad for her. Just days ago, she was in love with Dylan, but now she says the near thought of him makes her sick.
Ashton spoke a few words to me. His facial expression was hard the entire time, and I knew that it was partially my fault as mine remained stone-like as well. We greeted each other and left each other with a brief nod and a mind full of regrets.
I spoke with Andrew, too. He told me about how he was put into adoption directly after he was born. At the age of fourteen, my parents adopted him and he moved into the room across from mine. He brought up the conversation about meeting his birth parents. I could tell it was hard to talk about, so I told him that I didn't need to know and just left.
I had dinner with my parents and Ashton for the first time in nearly four years. My dad and mom seemed to be the only one in control of their emotions. They seemed so...happy, but Ashton remained silent the entire night. Few words were spoken. I tried to ask him questions, but after I had spoken about any type of relationships he had previously had, he just exited the room.
My mom tried to bring him back, but I told her to just leave him go. She understood, and we continued eating. I think she was a little uncomfortable around me, though. I think it's the scar. Always did scare everyone away.
I pushed all of those thoughts away as I continued dragging my feet down the hallway. I sighed in content as I heard the snores of pack members and knew my parents would be asleep. As I neared the end of the hallway, I heard quiet screams in a room a few steps ahead of me.
I quieted down and ran up to the door. I put my ear against the door and listened.
"I really should be getting back," I small voice said that was edged with fear.
"No. You're staying here." I sucked in a sharp breath as I immediately recalled the owner of the voice.
"My friends are gonna wonder-"
"No! You're staying here!" Ashton shouted to Karissa in a hushed voice. I was about to knock down the door and get her out of that situation until she hastily agreed. I could hear the fear in her voice, but at the same time happiness was entwined with her words which bewildered me.
"Thank you," Ash said in a calm voice that was laced with the tiniest bit of annoyance.
I contemplated on just walking in and playing stupid like, 'oh hey, this isn't the bathroom,' but I knew my brother was much smarter than to fall for that. So instead, I decided to just back away slowly and make my way down the hall and cross my fingers that my brother wouldn't do anything to my poor, little Karissa.
Once I got to the end of the hall, I ran down the rest of the way and was caught off guard when I ran into someone, and my body slammed onto the floor.
I groaned as my forehead hit the floor as did the body next to me. I peered up and smiled when I saw the little body of Riley Hayes laying on the floor rubbing his elbow.
"Aye, Lee," I said happily as I rubbed my forehead. He furrowed his little eyebrows and tilted his head slightly.
"You just hurt me. Why's you so happy?" He asked in a somewhat angry way. I pouted my lip and pushed myself up. I extended my arms as did he and I picked him up. I put Riley on my hip and kissed his slightly rug-burned elbow. He giggled and wrapped his arms around my neck.
"So what is you doing?" He question as I leaned my back against the wall.
"Nothin'. Just a very stressful day, and you've just made it much better," I said with a smile. He smiled back and that's when I noticed his front tooth.
"Oh my god. Wheres your tooth?" I freaked out as the tooth directly in front was no longer in existence.
"What?" Riley questioned as he brought his hand up to his mouth and felt his teeth. He let out a squeal as he pulled his hand away and seen blood. I panicked and took his hand. I wiped it on my shirt and told him to open his mouth. He did allowing me to make sure the tooth hadn't broken. Thankfully, the fall knocked the entire tooth out, so we didn't have to worry about getting half of a tooth out.
I searched on the ground quickly as I hoped to find the tooth. Riley wiggled in my arms and pointed to an area on the ground.
"Lookie! My tooth!" He yelled as the white tooth lay on the ground. I bent over and quickly picked up the tooth and then hauled ass down the stairs to get to the bathroom.
I barged into the bathroom that was close to my room and just down the hall from Greyson's. I prayed that we hadn't woke up half of the pack by now.
I sat Riley down on the sink as he kept touching his gum and panicked every time he'd pull his hand away and there was blood on it. I tried to keep him calm as I grabbed a wash cloth and wetted it down. I put the cloth on his gum as he squirmed.
"Jish weh," he said as I held the wet cloth onto his gum. His little cheeks were tear stained from crying about his missing tooth. I laughed and nodded.
I took the cloth off after a few minutes and told him to smile. He smiled really big, and I laughed. He giggled loudly and then turned around to look at himself in the mirror. He kept smiling into the mirror and licking the open area in his cluster of baby teeth.
"Will it grow back?" He asked as his tongue wiggled in the open space. I chuckled at him and nodded.
"Yeah. I lost all of my teeth so did Bubba. They all grew back, though," I stated as he kept screwing with his gums. "You should stop that. You'll make them bleed again." He quickly stopped and turned around. He kept a straight face for a moment, but then yawned loudly.
"Come on kiddo. It's late," I told him. He held out his arms as I picked him up and carried him out of the bathroom and into his room. By the time I sat on the bed, he already made himself comfortable on my shoulder.
His arms were wrapped securely around my neck as his head laid comfortably at the base of my shoulder. I slowly unwrapped his little arms from around my neck and laid him on the bed. I covered him in the John Deere tractor blankets and then kissed his forehead. I laid beside him and just watched as his little lips formed a pout as he drifted to sleep. I ran my knuckles down his cheek and just did that for maybe an hour.
I began to doze off until Riley's door slowly creaked open. My heart felt like it stopped and I nearly had a heart attack. I watched as a figure walked into the room and, slowly, I could see the features on its face.
Greyson. His sleepy facial features made me think he was sleep walking at first until he sat on the bed and looked at me.
"Come on," he said and held out a hand. I didn't argue as I took his hand, and he pulled me up.
"Where are we going?" I asked sleepily as he bent down and gave Riley a kiss on the forehead.
"My room," he said simply. I didn't object when he began to drag me out of the room. To be honest, having a nice nap beside Greyson brought a sense of comfort to me. Maybe it's because he brought my parents to me or maybe it's just because I'm finally understanding how hard it is to love someone when they are the human form of snow: cold and beautiful.
As we walked to his room, I nearly tripped twice, and each time I did he laughed which made me laugh, too.
We made it to his room. As soon as he opened the door, his amazing scent invaded my nose. I smiled as he walked me to the bed, and I lazily flopped onto it. He laughed at me in my extremely sleepy form.
He crawled in beside me. I snuggled up beside him as I cocooned myself in the covers. He chuckled at me again, and I noticed that he wasn't wearing a shirt. I smiled to myself as I sat my hand on his chest.
"How'd you know where I was?" I asked drowsily.
"You weren't in your room when I went to check on you," he replied as his chest vibrated under my hand.
"Why'd you check on me?" I asked as I yawned and closed my eyes.
"I always do. Every night. I always have." I smiled and let out a 'hmm' before falling asleep with a smile sprawled across my face.
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Okay. Yep. Two updates. IM AMAZING. haha jk. I've had this chapter done and I actually couldn't wait to post it. I was gonna wait but I don't even care now.
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Edited 3/19/16