A hearts flutter

Chapter 7

First impressions

Part 1

Kit walked toward the caravan park. Her chest aching as she breathed. Jake didn't take any notice and Kit felt like slapping him in the face. Yes he was wonderful to her, but somehow he wasn't there for her and how come unlike some couples he never

Automatically knew when something was up with her?

She tried to calm herself down before she made herself feel worse. But as a familiar person approached them she ended up feeling worse anyway.

"Kit"

Noah smiled and nodded at Jake "Hey"

Jake took hold of Kit's hand "hey"

Noah frowned confused, weren't they just friends? He looked at Kit questionley and she looked at the ground. Why was she hiding something?

Jake wrapped his arms around her "I'm Jake, Kit's boyfriend"

Kit inwardly groaned, why did he have to go and do that, it was gone, it was out. There was no going back now.

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As the Hunters sat down for a late lunch Kit was taken back to last night's dinner, unlike yesterday this was much more awkward. Maddy who was sitting across from her raised a brow and Kit looked the other way and accidentally caught Noah's eye. He always seemed to be here when he shouldn't be, Kit silently cursed, and it always had to be at the most awkward times. Her eyes pleaded with his to not say anything And he seemed to understand as he turned toward her brother and started talking to him about surfing.

Kit tossed the food around on her plate with a fork, and bit back a gasp as Jake stroked her knee; she looked up not yet she mouthed. Jake gave her a frustrated look and nodded toward her family.

Beth sensing the tension quickly gave an unsure glance toward Jake then looked at Kit "Love is everything alright"?

"Everything's fine Mum" she reassured all the while somehow managing to plaster a smile on her face.

She ignored the pain in her stomach that was quickly in tensing and gave a wince when Jake squeezed her knee, she looked at him and he smiled apologetically.

"Actually" she took in a deep breath "Everything is great"

She took hold of Jakes hand and everyone at the table turned their eyes to her. No ones eyes were quite as piercing as Noah's

Kit laughed nervously.

"I kinda forgot to mention something to you all yesterday"

Matilda rolled her eyes but didn't say anything.

"Jake isn't just my friend his my boyfriend"

She watched as her brothers all frowned at each other and Matilda shake her head in disapproval, and he, he was rubbing his chin in thought all the while looking at her. She hated it when he did that, somehow giving the impression he knew more than she did and that bothered her more than any words could express. He wasn't her councilor anymore, he wasn't meant to get her, he wasn't meant to know her, and if she was right, he was no longer meant to care. But yet he still did.

Tasha was the first one to break the silence

"Why didn't you tell us before?" she cocked her hair, being ever so innocent in her bluntness.

Kit shrugged "I must have forgotten in the excitement of seeing you all"

Beth frowned "Love if it was cause of my situation…"

Kit held up her hand, the last thing she wanted when her mum was doing better was for her to feel guilty again.

"It wasn't you Mum, I guess I was just worried about how you would all re act"

Beth smiled relieved "Well Kit, how silly it's fine, I'm happy for you and Jake"

"Thanks Mrs. Sutherland"

Matilda, Robbie and Henry glared at him

Before Kit could control herself she stomped hard on Jakes foot.

Beth's eyes welled up with tears, but she managed to hold them back

"Please call me Beth," she whispered.

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"I don't like him"

"Henry" Admonished Beth

"He was rude to you Mum"

"Henry that's enough, his Kit's boyfriend, just give him achance"

" His right Mum" Agreed Robbie

Henry nodded feeling justified.

"He was inconsiderate"

Beth ran a shaky hand through her hair

"He wasn't to know"

She placed her hands on each of their shoulders "Let's just leave it alright, I'm ok"

She rubbed her face "I'm going to go lay down " She kissed each of their foreheads "stay out of mischief"

Henry threw up his hands once Beth was out of sight "We have to get rid of him his a jerk, did you see the was he was with Kit nodding at her and bossing her around"

Robbie fiddled with his glasses "I don't like him either Henry, but maybe Mum's right, we should probably just give him a go he could end up alright, After all do you think Kit would stick around with a loser"? He grabbed his jacket "I'm going to go see Tash"

Henry rolled his eyes, not at all trusting his older sister with her knowledge about men and their ways "Obviously you don't remember her drinking days to well" he muttered

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"Why didn't you tell them"?

"Jake"

"Are you ashamed of me or something"?

Kit shook her head " how can you accuse me of that? The afternoon was hard enough as it was, and you didn't help out in anyway, you were extremely insensitive to my mother"

"I'm sorry Kit," he answered, not at all sounding as sorry as he should of "I forgot"

"Oh so I'm that important to you that you forgot about what just recently happened with my mother"?

He placed his hand on her shoulder and cupped her cheek

"Kit you are important to me, look I'm sorry I honestly did forget "

He looked down "and if you've changed your mind I'll understand"

Kit shook her head in disbelief and pushed past him frustrated. "Just give me time Jake"

TBC

Next chapter: More Kane, Scott comes back and Hayley finally confronts her ex.

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