Chapter 5

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Secret kisses, stolen glances

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Matilda's POV

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"So what did the hospital say?" Belle asked slurping the last of her milkshake

"It's not broken just badly sprained but I need to be in crutches for a week at the least." I exclaimed

"But won't you miss the game against Rickten Lake? I mean we need you." Cass questioned as though it would be the end of the world

I opened my mouth to speak when Henry cut in "Well, she's just going to have to miss it." I shot daggers across the table.

Henry had been like this since I hurt my ankle over protective and just plain annoying. I exhaled heavily as I spun myself round and placed the crutches under my arms.

"Well, she better be off because she has a date." I sniped not willing to get in a fight about it, Ric stood up beside me and 'suggested' that he gave me a hand because he needed to be home anyway. He picked up my bag and smiled at the others before following me out.

Henry had a protective streak in him when it came to me; no guy was good enough for me in his books. This is exactly why Ric and I kept our relationship a secret, not just from Henry but from everyone. They wouldn't understand Belle and Cass would only think I was just another girl he could sleep with then walk away, Lucas will probably go with Bell and Cass and Henry would be to busy hitting Ric to think. Apparently to guys getting with your best mates younger sister wasn't cool, even if she was 6 minutes younger than you.

But with all the restrictions and secrets there was something about our 'forbidden love' that made me want to get out of bed in the morning. Which I hadn't felt like in a long time. The stolen glances when we were with the others and the secret meetings late at night made our love more exciting and I knew that no matter who found out or where we were I'd remember Ric my entire life, I wanted to be with Ric my entire life. Until death do we part, was what Ric had said to me when I had told him my immature, girly dream of my wedding. But somehow I knew that the groom would always be Ric, no matter what.

When I had finally manage to hobble my way outside, round the back of the diner, Ric dropped my bag and pinned me against the wall, kissing me passionately. I eventually gave into his kisses as I pressed my hands against his neck, letting his tongue slip into my mouth I slid my finger under his shirt and started drawing circles with my newly manicured nails. When suddenly Ric pulled away we both turned to see someone standing near us awestruck.

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Ric's POV

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I pulled away to see Luke standing near us looking like a stupid dog with his mouth gaping open.

"Dude… sorry. Mattie you forgot your phone." He said handing Mattie her phone.

"Thanks" she whispered taking her hands out from under my top and taking the phone of Lucas.

"Does anyone else know?" he asked as Mattie looked at her phone in her hands.

"We're behind the diner" she gulped still managing to make it sound like a 'duh' comment.

"I'm guessing you don't want me to tell anyone? How long has it….." he trailed off

"On and off since the party" I bit my bottom lip "Listen mate, no-one knows except you and we'd appreciate it if you could keep it that way. You know how Henry gets, please" I begged

"Okay" he looked from me to Mattie "As long as you eventually tell him." Matilda nodded eventually speaking.

"We just want to keep it quiet. Just till we know where it's going" she lied. The truth was that we both knew where it was going but we just didn't want anything or anyone, especially Henry, to ruin what we had. Okay maybe we were being naive but we were happy and in love. Even if one day something managed to pull us apart we would always have one thing to keep us going. Something that would stay with us through our life and trouble. We had something that would never be broken.

We had a forbidden love.

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