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Authors Note: Thank you for reviewing glad you liked the chapter:D Meant to say in the last chapter that I put a link on my profile into what I imagine Quil's truck looks like, keep in mind that it ought to be a minty green I just couldn't find the colour I was looking for!!! So enjoy and review please:D
Chapter Fourteen
Q.P.O.V
Once Claire and I had released each other I noticed that Riley, Caleb and Hannah were all looking between Claire and myself incredulously. Claire was now staring at her feet intensely, blushing a furious red which made me want to reach out and stroke her cheek. "Quill…" the twin that I now recognised as Riley began, "what the…", Caleb elbowed his brother sharply but discreetly before Reily could say another word. I gave them both a pleading look which from what I could tell went unnoticed by the girls but the boys seemed to understand.
A broad smile stretched across Riley's face, who looked at me in amazement, "Hey Quill… why don't you come by our place for a while…I think that Dad was looking for you earlier ..he should be home by now" Riley finished looking mischievously at me. This was the last thing that I needed, Riley in particular being observant enough to realise that I had imprinted on Claire. I could only imagine how they saw this, there adolescent imaginations getting the better of them; I would have to speak to Sam about it. For that matter I would have a lot to talk to Sam about; having mentioned him I realised that yet again I hadn't been informed of Claire coming to visit and was fuming silently.
"I'll call over later maybe… I have to pick up everyone's lunch first before I do anything else" I trailed off pathetically. I did not want to be around the twins, what if they let something that they shouldn't have slip to Claire?…Come to think of it what if I left them to their own devices would they say something then?. Before I could finish thinking of worrying any further, I saw Emily walking up the street, I saw her eyes widen at the scene ahead of her, and her pace quicken.
"Kids!" Emily called before she had reached us, everyone but Claire turned to look at her, she seemingly did not recognise Emily's voice quite yet. Upon seeing me watching her, she blushed furiously again and I smiled to myself at her obvious embarrassment but more so that she appeared to be struggling as much as me. Whilst Claire struggling with something bothered me to no ends, it also meant that she had if somewhat confused, feelings for me which despite all my inner protests had me grinning like a Cheshire cat.
Emily was soon in the yard and was quickly studying the situation, her immediate reaction was to give the twins a warning glance; their beaming expressions wrought with evident excitement showed her that they had figured out about Claire and I. Hannah on the other hand seemed to be more interested in teasing Claire slightly over her evident embarrassment, yet I couldn't help but get the feeling that she had a similar idea if not fully developed yet.
"So kids I'm on my way home to get dinner ready, how's about walking me there?" Emily asked in voice that was more demanding than questioning. Turning to me she smiled "I'm sure that Quill here has to get back to work…and he's coming to dinner later too so you can talk to him then!" Emily exclaimed with a smile on her face. I looked up surprised at this but Emily's expression made me nod in reply; the twins looked between us all looking undeniably excited, I was praying that they would keep there mouths shut; everything was so delicate at the moment, and I did not want my only chance with Claire to be ruined by some immature boys.
"About four thirty alright Quill?" Emily asked without really expecting an answer, again I nodded my head instead of replying, not entirely trusting myself to speak. Emily smiled in acknowledgment and quickly herded the twins, Hannah and Claire off in the direction of their house. Before she left Claire looked up at me shyly and smiled, surprised but delighted at this small act, I just stared back at her stupidly. This seemed to make Claire even more embarrassed before she blushed again and raced off after her family.
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When I had eventually gone back to work and handed over the food, I was immensely grateful when Jacob seeing my obvious frustration told me to go home for the rest of the day. This suited me perfectly and I rushed home to get ready for dinner; usually I would never have made an effort going to Sam's place for dinner but tonight felt different to me. I wasn't just going to dinner I was also going to get to spend some time with Claire; the thought of a potential confrontation with Claire's mother especially spurred me into making myself look presentable.
Looking through my wardrobe however I was slightly worried, I had next to nothing to wear. Embry had a habit of borrowing my shirts and never returning them and as I searched through the hangers all I could find was a white shirt which had a button missing in the centre. I cursed at this annoyance before deciding to wear it open with a t-shirt inside of it; I again had some difficulty locating the t-shirt I wanted, my wardrobe was similar to a land-fill. Everything was thrown in pell-mell without even a second thought. Eventually after about a half an hour's searching I found my deep blue "Queens Of The Stone Age" t-shirt and threw it on, I pulled on a pair of black cords too and stood back to see what it looked like before glancing into the mirror; I was happy with the overall effect and grabbed my keys before heading out the front door.