Chapter 28 Llannview Mall Next Day

"This angel will soon be mine." Jamie read with a grin gazing at the picture of Destiny locked in Matthew's

arms as his lips captured the corner of her mouth. "Nice, Matt real nice." She whispered before a ding

sounded indicating a new message. Clicking view, Jamie smile changed to a look of longing as a picture of

the sleeping Shane settled before her eyes with the caption. "As he's already yours."

"And whom are you lusting over?" Destiny asked taking a seat beside her friend in the crowded mall and

teasing. "As if I didn't already know."

"Oh, just my prize." Jamie replied biting her lower lip with a satisfied giggle, before covering the text and

showing her friend the snapshot of a sleeping Shane.

Smiling softly at the site of her young friend, Destiny reached over to touch the screen as a wave of

protectiveness swept over her. "You like him a lot. Don't you Jamie? Destiny asked breaking her gaze and

turning to the young girl at her side.

"Oh yeah!" Jamie explained looking up at the ceiling with a hungry smile before clicking out of her

messages and continuing. "He is the sweetest, hottest and most adorable guy I have ever met. And not to

mention, oh my god, the boy can kiss!

Exhaling in relief, Destiny smiled and squeezed the young girls' shoulder before admitting. "I'm glad

Jamie. You are the perfect girl for him."

"You mean that Des?" Jamie asked hopefully clicking back to the picture of the boy in question.

"Yeah, yeah I do." Destiny responded quietly before grabbing her hand and pleading. "Jamie please, take

care of him. They've put him through hell."

"Brad and Jack, you mean." Jamie pressed with venom dripping from her voice.

"Among others, but yes they were the ringleaders." Destiny replied sadly leaning forward with her elbows

on her knees.

Drawing in a breath and letting it out sharply, Jamie promised. "Don't you worry Destiny nobody will hurt

Shane and get away with it. Not while I'm around!"

Smiling in gratitude, Destiny raised her eyebrow and razzed. "He's that good a kisser is he?"

"You don't even know the half of it." Jamie replied clutching the phone closer to her chest with a dreamy

smile before pouncing. "Speaking of kissing, don't you have something to share Des?"

"Nope, nothing to share." Destiny answered shaking her head in denial.

"You're absolutely sure about that?" Jamie questioned leaning towards her friend with a gleeful smile

before whispering teasingly in her ear. "Because it just so happens that I have in my possession certain

undeniable evidence stating the exact opposite."

"What, what undeniable evidence?" Destiny asked innocently rising from the bench.

Grabbing her shoulder and pulling her back down, Jamie again covered the text with her thumb, stood up

and shoved the picture of Destiny in Matthew's arms with his lips planted on the corner of hers in her face.

"What do you have to say for yourself now girl?"

"Oh that." Destiny replied blushing and looking down embarrassed before continuing with a sigh. "That

was just an accident."

"Accident my backside, look at your face Des. Look at your eyes." Jamie commanded pointing with a

grin before clutching her friends shoulder again and pushing. "Admit it! You enjoyed that kiss, it meant

something to you. Didn't it? Didn't it Destiny?"

"Alright, you've got me it meant everything to me." Destiny admitted before squeezing her eyes shut and

whispering sadly. "I just wish it did to Matthew."

Hearing that whisper, Jamie's lips formed a small confident smile as her eyes locked with those of the boy

in question as he and Shane approached before glancing down at the girl still seated beside her. "I promise

you, Destiny. Soon very soon,you will be in Matthew's arms with no doubt of his love for you.

"Hey you guys." Jamie stated with a smile pulling Shane sideways against her and steading his face before

tracing a line of small kisses from the corner of his eye to the bottom of his earlobe and whispering huskily in

his ear. "Hello gorgeous."

Shaking his head and taking pity on his blushing younger cousin, Matthew dropped his arm around

Destiny's shoulders squeezing her against him with a kiss on the head before releasing her and injecting with a

smile. "Well now that the hellos are out of the way. Why don't we split up and get down to work?"

"Sounds like a plan." Jamie stated with a smile mouthing the words "We need to talk" at Matt before

suggesting. "Why don't Shane and Destiny take that side and you and I take this side and will meet up at

Pizza Shake Shack in say an hour?"

Having caught the exchange between Jamie and his cousin, Shane answered. "That's cool" before

continuing "Come on Des."