Chapter Four

As the door opened to reveal the person behind it I gave a small shriek and almost slammed it shut again. I guess I couldn't really be mad at her though. It wasn't her fault I thought she was Seth.

Amanda smirked at me and I knew instantly that she knew that I thought she was him. I closed my eyes and sighed. 'Is there something I can help you with or would you like to scare the shit out of me again?' I started.

She giggled. 'No, mom just wanted me to ask if you were going to come and join us for dessert. I know you won't, she just wouldn't leave me alone until I asked.' I was almost tempted to go but then I remembered what that would involve: extremely awkward introductions, and an even more awkward time sitting at that table stiff as a board. 'Nah I'll just grab a plate later on. Tell her thanks though.'

I was a little surprised to see that she didn't have the usual look of disappointment mixed with understanding on her face and I began to wonder if she was up to something. That was quickly forgotten when I heard footsteps coming in our direction.

I hurriedly got Amanda to go back to the dining room and shut the door before I could see who it was. "I seriously need to get a hold of myself one of these days." I thought to myself with an exasperated sigh.


Amanda's POV

As her cousin shut her door Amanda couldn't help but smile. Everything was going perfectly to plan. It was guaranteed that her cousin wouldn't be coming out of her room until Seth left, so she decided to begin phase two of her plan.

She went down the hallway and noticed the bathroom door closed. She hoped it wasn't Seth in there and kept walking to the dining room. Relief came to her as she saw everyone but her mother sitting at the table and decided that her plan would work just as well without her present.

'Would anyone like some dessert?' She got a positively unanimous answer. With a huge smile on her face she had to keep herself from bounding into the kitchen. She got out the thick chocolate cake, strawberries and a cutting knife and very weakly put a cut in the cake to make it look like she tried.

'Seth, can you come in here a minute?' The answer she got was not one she expected. 'I can come honey I'm closer.' Her father replied. 'NO.' She almost shouted. 'Uhh, it-it needs to be Seth.'

She grimaced and could almost see the looks of confusion on the faces of the people in the other room but didn't care. If this was going to work she was probably going to have to make herself look like a fool at least once. A moment passed but sure enough she saw Seth walk into the kitchen with a smirk on his face. 'Someone too obsessed with me that she can't bear to be in a different room for three minutes?' He quipped.

'Oh of course. The distance of a thin wall between us was just too much for my little heart to take.' Amanda replied rolling her eyes. He laughed as she handed him the knife. As he was cutting she noticed the muscles in his arms and how attractive they were. No wonder her cousin wanted him.

She snapped herself out of her thoughts, returning to the determination of wanting her plan to work. 'So, uh, I have a little favour to ask.' She began. 'Oh?' He replied, not looking up from the cake. She took that as a signal to continue. 'Yeah. You know that my cousin always stays cooped up in her room whenever you're here?' 'Mhmm.' 'Well it's not because she doesn't like you. Actually it's the complete opposite.'

At this he stopped cutting and looked up at her. 'Oh really? What would you like me to do?' Amanda smiled loving how her plan was coming together. 'You don't have to do it if you don't want to, but if you could go to her room, knock on her door and maybe like, I dunno talk to her. She really does like you.' He smiled and she had to try hard not to grin back. She knew she had got him and was excited. 'You can relax I'm going to do it. I know you're dying to jump around in triumph.' He said sarcastically. Amanda bitterly laughed back before a shit-eating grin spread across her face.

She could hardly wait for her cousins reaction. Little did Seth know, this plan wasn't just for her cousin. He was going to be just as surprised as she.


Finally, a longer chapter, although not extremely long. Please let me know how I'm doing so far! xo