Chapter XIV: New Twist

Freddie's POV

I have had Daniel's words in my mind for the past few hours, I can't believe Kate had a pregnancy scare, at least that's what I think, it makes the most sense. He cut himself off when he realized he said too much but the whole pregnancy makes the most sense.

I wonder if Poppy knows anything, and if she does will it scare her away? But wait, what am I saying, even though I believe, actually I know we could have gone all the way would it have been because I was leading the way, and because I was she followed my lead?

All I keep thinking about is what could have happened, how stupid am I to keep thinking about something that I was/am reading for, but never knowing whether she was ready.

I lay back on my bed and just stared at the ceiling thinking about Poppy. I wonder what she's doing, I wonder if she's missing me the way I am missing her.

I heard the door open and looked to my right to see Daniel walk in, he looked at me and sighed but didn't say anything, but I knew he wanted to say something, and it was coming, no doubt.

I could tell he was playing for time, as he started putting his washed clothes away and then clearing his desk, putting his books in neat piles and all that. Then he opened up his laptop on his desk and then slowly turned around on the chair.

"Don't take what I said too hard, I mean who am I to say anything, don't let it discourage you if you and Poppy are you know…ready" he said and then turned to face his laptop again.

I didn't respond, I didn't know if I should ask him about his experience, or even tell him what I think almost happened the other day when Poppy and I were alone in here together.

"Something…at least I think something could have happened between me and Poppy the other day" I told him as he was typing away.

Then I heard the typing stop, clearly he is surprised by what I just told him. He sighed and then said "until you got caught right?" he didn't even turn around.

"Yeah, and before you said what you said thinking about that day made me realise I was ready, because I love her and I know love is enough" I am sure of it.

"But?"

"Well I just thought after you talked to me that-

"What if you weren't ready and just got caught up in the moment right?"

"No, now don't interrupt me. I realized that I was ready, but what if she just went along with it and she wasn't ready"

"You guys haven't talked since that day right?"

"Right"

"So I think you guys just have to talk about what happened, or what could have happened next time you see one another"

"Yeah…yeah I guess your right"

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Poppy's POV

Kate has gone for a walk, to clear her head but she told me she feels great because she could finally share her secret with someone and I'm totally glad I could be there for her, I mean I totally owe her for always saving my ass and I wouldn't even be back if it weren't for her and the girls.

However let me tell you usually when someone gives me some advice I ignore, only because well I go by my own rules, but she mentioned love and when I'm ready and all that and its totally got me thinking, yes thinking, and I mean really thinking...about Freddie and that day.

I buried my face in my pillow. "oh Freddie!"

"What was that?" I heard a laugh and turned over on my back and saw Kate. "Nothing, you OK?"

She gave a me a smile and nodded. "So, what was that you were saying?"

I sighed, she totally gets me. "I was thinking of Freddie and how we almost could have…DONE IT!" I shrieked and she jumped. Oops.

"Wow, I…wow. How? When?" she asked trying to sound like she hadn't just gotten a shock.

"That day, but then his stupid teacher came and I don't even know whether we were going to, I mean was he really going, were we going to…I mean really? Or am I over analyzing what went down? Maybe he didn't want to, I mean we only just got together again, and I am totally not that bitch Ruby who will jump into bed with anyone so like the way I was feeling had to be totally real he must have totally felt it too we were so totall-

"Poppy! Calm down and a take a breath, all I got was 'totally' like 5 times and something about 'Ruby bitch' or something. Who's Ruby?"

"Oh just this bitch I knew"

"And she's got to do with this how?"

"Ignore I mentioned her" I said.

She looked at me confused and then dropped it. "So about Freddie?"

"I think we totally would have done it the other day, but I don't like know if he's…you know done it before because I'm like a total nun"

"Well next time you meet, you guys have to talk about what happened"

"Yeah…buts that ages away"

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No ones POV

The girl sat at her desk tapping her fingers on her desk with a wicked smile on her face. She had heard enough, she knew it, she had known that the girls had a part in the return of Poppy Moore, she now knew that they were trying to take her for a fool. Well the jokes on them now because she knew it all.

"No one will know I started that fire, if you girls think you'll catch me out your wrong"

"Uh Harriet, what was that?"

"God Charlotte can't I think aloud, me thinks so. Now leave"

Charlotte did as she was told and left the room.

Harriet looked back at her laptop screen and smiled, she turned off the bug from her end and the shut down the laptop.

"Stupid girls think they can get rid of me, think they are so smart? Well I'm smarter, because it was genius of me to place a little bug speaker in their room and now I know everything. However for now I am going to make sure Poppy and Freddie don't ever have that ghastly moment that they could have had, because Freddie Kingsley is mine, and mine alone Poppy Moore"