Chapter 12

I had been hiding in my room for the past two hours just waiting for Collin to leave. I couldn't believe this is how I was spending my day off. After all this is my house. So Collin heard me say something's I wish he hadn't but I am an adult I just have to go out there and face him. I take a deep breath and walk quickly to the sink wear I place my breakfast bowl. I look around and I see no one maybe they left. I can't help the instinct relief I feel when I realize this fact. I grap the remote and turn on the Sabrina the teenage witch marathon and grab my computer. I go to log on but my screen is already been pulled up. I quickly check the history. Did I leave this up? As I scroll through the history I find that my private family files have been opened. I'm shocked and mortified by this discovery. I know someone else has seen this because I haven't opened this file in over a year. My mind is racing who could have done this. Then it hits me. The obvious answer who it has to be. the only person it could be...Collin! "Man I've had a good day! Promise you'll come back next week." Avery says but before Collin can respond I jump up off the couch. "No he is not coming back next week! He is banned! How could you that was private!" I scream at them. Collin buts his hands up defensively and backs up. "Evie I never got that message I heard you say it all this morning. It's not my fault don't punish the kid." He said pleading. "I could care less about that I'm talking about you looking at my private Family files on my computer!" I yell at him. "Evie I don't know what your" he starts. "Save it! I don't want you around Avery or me." I say. "Stop it Evie! He doesn't know what your talking about cuz he didn't do it. I did." Avery says. "What?" I ask. "You never wanna talk about it and when I ask you just change the subject. I know it's hard for you to remember and you just wanna forget but I need to know where I come from. It's not fair that I can't no anything about my mom or dad!" Avery screams At me. "I'm sorry Collin." I say turning away from my brother. "It's alright Evie." He says. And I walk outside to the porch swing. I'm sorry you had to hear that." I hear Avery say to Collin. "It's okay." Collin tells him. "I guess you wanna know about that now huh." Avery says. "Nah. It's not my business." Collin tells him. I can't help but smile at his words. I really didn't give him enough credit. "Evie has always took care of me and she never asks for anything in return but it's just kinda an unspoken law around here that you never ask about our family." Avery tells him. "Every family has secrets. Things they wish they could hide. Some people try to run away from some embrace it. But there are those who are forced to hide or forced to embrace it. It's not an easy task no matter which way you go if you ask my opinion." Collin says. "Which do you do?" Avery asks. "Both." Collin says. "What do you mean?" Avery asks him. "There's a handful of people in this world who don't ever truly get to choose there own path. There is a few in that group who are ok with that. But there is a handful in that group who hate it who always try to find a way out. I think if you and your sister were in that group you would be ok with it but Evie would always try to find away out." He tells him. "Why do you think that." Avery asks. "I guess you could say I can read people it's a gift." He says with a chuckle. "Your pretty smart you know." Avery tells him. "Thanks kid. Are you gonna be ok?" He asks him. "Yeah I'll be fine bye Collin." He says. "Bye Avery." Collin says walking outside sitting beside me. He looks at me and then with out a word he pulls off his t-shirt and hands it to me. "What's this for?" I asked perplexed. "Your crying and I don't know where you keep your tissue." He says with a shrug. I can't help but smile as I take in his bare chest he really is beautiful. "Thanks." I say. "Your welcome." He says smiling. "Not just for the shirt I mean thanks for everything." I say. "You heard all that huh?" He asks. "Yeah." I say. "I meant it all you know. I don't know your past but it doesn't matter to me I like Avery. And I like you." He says the last part quietly. "Avery really likes you and so do I. I'm sorry about this morning though." I say blushing. "Why it made my whole day." He says and I can feel my blush deepen. "You really are a good guy. aren't you?" I ask. "I try to be." Ha says and he slowly stands up. " I should probably get back." He says . "Be careful." I say standing up. "I always am." He says flashing me a smile as he looks into my eyes. And I can feel a pull a need to be near him a need to...love him. "Evie can I ask you something?" He says with burning eyes. Until this moment I didn't realize how close we were. "Yes." I whisper. "Can I kiss you?"...