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CHAPTER 58

I freeze, feeling my body tense up and my eyes widen, like a dear caught in the head lights...

As I stare in shock at the person stood just a few meters away...with a look of complete disbelief crossing his face....

Oh god.

Oh god oh god! I cannot believe he just saw this!

God NO!

And with seeing the look on my twin’s face, it suddenly changes within a few seconds, turning to something opposite.

A hard look covering his eyes, his jaw clenching like the way it does when he’s angry, and those blue eyes showing a menacing harsh glare....

“What the hell?!” He nearly growls out, eyes settling mostly on the person beside me...

I gulp, suddenly aware of the closeness I am to Noah...his arm still around my waist, and his face close to mine...

“S-seth?” I stutter in a whisper, almost sounding in disbelief as I can’t believe this has just happened...

“Oh...no...” I hear Noah mumble as he steps to my side, his hand dropping to his side away from my waist ....and I look from him, to my brother with my mouth dropping open slightly...

Seeing his jaw clench, he takes a step forward “Get away from her...” He growls towards Noah “Now!”

“Seth!” my voice rises hearing his angry growl towards Noah and I raise my hand up in front of him...

He just throws me a glare, before looking back towards Noah beside me “Don’t make me say it again....” He warns in a threatening tone....causing Noah to step away from me, holding his hands up in defence

“Whoaa....dude...chill..I-” He starts to say but gets cut off..

“Shut up”....I even feel myself shrink away from my brother, at the tone of his voice, frightens me....

A frown forms on Noah’s face and he stands up straighter, at least two inches taller than Seth, but you could hardly tell...

“Dude, come on! Chill out....” His eyes glance towards me, as well as his hand raising to touch my arm “Lexi-“ he gets cut off again from another low growl coming from Seth...and he reaches out nad jerks me towards him...

“Get the hell away from her....”

My eyes widen and I snap my head towards my twin “Seth!” I shout, yanking my arm out of his grip, kinda in disbelief at how’s he’s acting....how he’s speaking to Noah..

His eyes glance down at me briefly, still with that harsh look in them, causing me to gulp, my mouth running dry...

“What the hell is wrong with you?!” I shout at him angrily, stepping back slightly, looking at him with what I know is a hurt look in my eyes “What are you doing?!”

But before he can answer...another familiar voice interrupts us....which is just going to make things ten times worse.....

“Seth?...Lex?...are you guys okay...?”

Slowly turning my head, I come to see Chris walking towards us with a frown on his face, obviously confused....and then he spots Noah...

“What’s going on here?” He asks, still with curiosity in his voice, but also it sounds a little bit more firm....

I swallow nervously, my eyes darting between Noah and my twin, not knowing what to do....before they settle on Seth...

And I plead with him with my eyes, to not say anything.....not now, not to Chris...because god knows what will happen then....

I see Seth unclench his fist, which seems to be a struggle, and I see him force his shoulders to relax...

“Nothing...” He finally says and I quietly breathe a sigh of relief “Nothing’s going on...we’re just about to leave actually...” he says eyeing me and I quickly nod, flashing Chris a quick smile and swallowing again...

Chris raises an eyebrow “Right....okay...” He says, sounding still a bit suspicious... “Well come on then, I’m heading back too...” He says standing aside for us to come...

I nod my head stiffly....blinking and take a step forward, turning my head and catching the eye of those brown ones, for a short moment...before I get pulled away...from the hand of my twin....

“We’ll talk later...” He murmurs quickly to me as I get lead back towards the house, Chris in front of us...

I bit my lip and nod slightly, I’m not looking forward to this....

~

“Well?!” Seth snaps as soon as we’re alone up stairs in my room....

I let out a long irritate sigh as I walk towards my bed

“It was nothing Seth!..Can’t you just leave it!?” I ask exasperated, dropping my arms to my side before turning around....

Seth gives me a glare from the other side of the room “No, no I can’t!” He snaps in reply “You we’re just snogging the face off of Noah! Noah Dean!”

I glare back at him, crossing my arms and shaking my head “It was hardly that...” I mutter, referring to his word ‘snogging’.....it was nothing like that....

Seth scoffs “Not from what I saw....”

I roll my eyes at him, okay he’s exaggerating now “It was nothing like that Seth!” my voice grows louder with more annoyance I feel “It was nothing like that! So stop making a deal out of nothing!” I turn away from him going over to my draws...

“Nothing?” He scoffs “I bet Chris, Blake and Evan won’t see it as that...”

“No...” I slowly gasp spinning around to him again, “You won’t tell them.....right?” my eyes widen slightly as I stare at my brother, he can’t tell them!...it would just cause unnecessary chaos!

Seth sighs, running a hand through his hair and taking a few steps closer towards me across the floor “ I don’t know...” He murmurs “But why not tell them if as you said it ‘it was nothing’?.....” he asks his eyes narrowing slightly with suspicion...

Shaking my head I answer “Because they would just blow it out of proportion! You know what they’re like....think the worse out of it before they know everything!” I say which is the truth, because they will think the worst...and not listen to me....

At least Seth listens..... I think to myself...he is listening now...

Sighing again, releasing air through his nose in annoyance he doesn’t meet my eye.

“Why?” he suddenly questions

“Huh?”

Raising his head a bit he repeats “Why? Why him?” he repeats looking me in the eye again

Slightly taken back by his question, I stumble over my words....why? why him?...why Noah? What does he mean.....

“I-I...” I stutter, not knowing what words to say....

Seth sighs again, coming closer once more “Why Noah?....out of anyone...why him?” he tilts his head slightly “He’s a player Lexi....with only knowing him in a shot amount of time, it’s obvious...” He says, his tone lowering “I just think you could do better.....” He sighs and starting to back up....

I frown, my eyes on the floor a player?....yea, okay I kinda gathered something like that, as the way he acted...and also with Melanie...but all people act a certain way, it doesn’t actually mean that is their true self....

Shaking my head from my thoughts, I frown at myself...what the hell am I thinking anyway?..why am I sticking up for Noah?......I hate him.....

No....I tell myself..... I don’t because otherwise I wouldn’t have allowed that kiss to happen.... more than once....

Groaning internally I look back up to see Seth at the door, “Just get some rest Lexi.....I’ll see you in the morning...” he says quietly before slipping out the door, shutting it behind him....

I let out a long sigh, before dropping onto my bed, staring up at the dark ceiling...

Oh gosh.....what is going on with my head?

~~

I wake up to the sound of my phone beeping and beeping....causing me to groan and roll over, reaching out blindly for it....

It better be a good reason for waking me up.

Blinking my sleepy eyes, I look to the phone in my hands, to see I have a few new messages.....but I also notice the time and day....

11:00am on a Friday morning.

I get a sudden jolt of fear thinking I’ve slept in and am seriously late for school....but then I remember....we have the day of today...

Oh thank the lord!

Otherwise I would be in serious trouble....

Laying back down against the pillows....I click the messages, to see most are from Abby and Charlie, talking about this Carnival?..or fair is it? ..thing that’s happening tonight....but one message catches my eye.

‘Hey Chipmunk, hope last night went okay ;)......and I guess, I will see you tonight! – Noah xx’

I blink twice looking at the message, a weird warm feeling going on inside as I read it.....why?...it’s nothing special thou, just his usual cheeky self....so why do I get this feeling when reading it?

Shaking my head, I place my phone on the bed side table, before climbing out of bed....which is then when I realise I didn’t change before sleeping last night...I’m still in the same clothes as I was after the shower....

Tugging at the hem of the shirt I’m wearing, Noah’s shirt....I feel another weird warm sensation spreading across my chest.....

Biting my lip, I head towards my chest of draws, passing the window and pull out some clean clothes.....

And not only seconds later, I hear the buzz of my phone go of once again, so I go back over to pick it up.....

A new message...

‘Just getting up?.....Damn, and didn’t change out of those clothes? Wow....lazy much? ;) xxx –Noah ‘

I feel my chest squeeze as I see his name....and a small, tiny smirk tugs at my lips as I read the text...

See, normally this would annoy me, and I would reply with a sarcastic and rude comment....but today....now, I actually feel like I get his humour.....and can actually laugh, knowing it’s banter and not those little annoying comments I thought it was.....

I lift my head up looking out the window, across to the one opposite mine....

And there stood is a shirtless Noah, who’s smirking and gives me an almost sarcastic short wave....

I smirk, shaking my head with a small laugh, looking back to my phone in hand....thinking one thing...

What a cheeky little bugger.....

But...........I like it.