White Lilies

Chapter Four: Cutie Oranges

Here is chapter 4 hope you like it. I didn't get a chance to edit so I apologies before hand.

~Present day~

She pushed the shopping cart through the aisle looking at all the goods they had to offer. The worst part about living in a small town is that you don't get much variety to different foods, but the best part was the prices and haggling. She held a package of chips in her hand and looked at them with a displease look on her face. She wanted to do a little class example trying to explain economics as a whole but was going against junk food. Sighing to herself, she placed the chips back and pushed the cart to actually get food for her first.

"You know, junk food isn't good for your figure." Her eyes looked up to the strange man who has been following her since the lacrosse game. At least he didn't bother her while she was in class this time.

"We really need to stop meeting like this," He followed her as she pushed her cart through the store. "Is there a reason you keep bumping into me or is it just some weird luck?"

"I don't know I just feel like following Lady Luck." There was that charming unforgiving smile he wore each time they ran into each other. He looked into her cart amusingly, "That's a lot of oranges you have."

"I love oranges, what can I say?" She picked up a questionable piece of meat and gave it a look of disgust before placing it back down. "You're sure that's meat right? Looks like road kill they scraped off of the road. I rather go hunting for my food at this point."

"You hunt?" He asked in an amused voice as if it was the craziest thing he heard in his life.

"I do actually but not in the conventional way you're thinking about." Before he could ask another question she just continued to speak, "My father taught me and my sister when we were younger. My sister Noel wasn't the type to go hunting and my father practically raised me as his son. When the divorced went through I lived with my father in a cabin and Noel stayed with our mother."

"I'm sorry to hear that have you visited your sister or mother since you came back?"

She stopped in her tacks as sadness washed over her. She bit down on her lower lip, "Noel passed away sometime ago in a freak car accident. It broke my mother so now she is in Beacon Hills Nursing Home. What about you? Any family? Maybe a wife and kids?"

"No wife or kids, but I should try I'm 36 ish. Most of my family died in a house fire I only have my nephew Derek and niece Cora. They're somewhat good kids but Derek has a problem of dating crazy women." She nodded understanding the poor man's predicament. "What about you?"

"I had a daughter but I lost her a long time ago." He placed a hand on her shoulder and Laurel just smiled sadly at him. "but it makes us human don't you think? I mean the pain makes us know we're alive and fighting for life."

"That's one way of looking at it." He removed his hand and they moved along through the store until they arrived to the milk section. Laurel just piled in every milk carton she found, "I'm scared to ask."

"My best friend is coming to town and she has a horrible thirst for milk. I swear sometimes she is a cat." She laughed to herself at the ironic situation. Most people would be scared to find out they were getting stalked but Laurel welcomed it since she didn't know anyone else here. Another familiar face she knew in town was comforting to her. "Do I get a name this time or are you going to make me work for it?"

"Just call me darling, has a homey feeling to it doesn't it?" He grabbed a small milk carton for himself and they moved back to the snack section.

"I can't, I only called one man darling and he wouldn't be too happy if he found out someone else had his nickname."

"I'm sure he wouldn't mind"

She grabbed a bunch of different cookies and some bags of potato chips in her cart. "You don't know him like I do. Once he claims something he doesn't like to share with anyone."

"Sounds like one possessive boy."

"Yeah he was but it only made me love him even more." She smiled at some random memory of him, they got to the register and Laurel turned to him. "Well this is where I say good bye until you decide to stalk me again." She gave him a quick and friendly hug before paying for her things and disappeared out of the store.

"That's Laurel?" He turned to his nephew who had a cart full of healthy foods, "She is a lot more attractive then I remember. She also grew in really good places" He received a punch from his uncle, his nephew wasn't much younger than him only 10 years difference.

"Watch it Derek, at one point in your life you only called her Aunty Laurel."

"What is that supposed to mean?"

"It means I'm going to get her back even if it kills me.

~20 years ago~

Peter led her into his living room, it was her first time in his home she received strange yet welcoming looks from his family. A young boy with black hair ran up to her and gave her a huge grin from ear to ear, she bent down to his level and stuck out her hand. "Hi I'm Laurel. What's your name cutie?"

"My name is Derek." He put his little hand in her and grabbed her fingers in a cute hand shake. "Why are you with Peter?"

"We're dating, honey. I'm his girlfriend, it's nice to meet you Derek. How old are you?"

"I'm eight and a half! I'm a big boy." She giggled from how cute Peter's little nephew was, she patted his head and stood up. Peter was watching her curiously at how motherly she could be. "I'm going to call you Aunty Laurel! Peter tells me how much he really likes you."

"That enough Derek, go play outside or bother Laura. Me and Laurel has to do some homework."

"Okay! Aunty Laurel, you'll come back and play with me right?"

"Of course I will Cutie!" Derek ran off into the dining room leaving Laurel smiling at the cute kid. "You have such a cute nephew Peter."

"I guess? He could be a real pain though." He sat down on the huge sofa and patted a spot for her. "This is my home."

"It's really lovely Peter." She took a moment took look around his house and admire the woodwork and the size of his home. "Did you guys build this yourself?"

"Yeah why?"

"There is this intense aura the moment I walked in."

"You're weird, it's just a house." He took out his math book and started his math homework. While Laurel took her time getting out her English book out. "Talia."

Laurel watched as a tall woman with pure black hair walked in, she had this air around her that made Laurel want to do everything she said. "Peter, I didn't knew you had a guest over today." The way she spoke was grace and conviction, Laurel could tell this woman wasn't someone to be messed with.

"Talia, this is my girlfriend Laurel West."

"Laurel? What a beautiful name, uncommon but beautiful nonetheless."

"Thank you, the funny part is my older sister is named Noel, my mother is named Carol, and my father name is Nick."

"Like St. Nick?" She chuckled to herself before regaining her posture, "What a charming family. I'm Peter's older sister Talia Hale. It's nice to see Peter bringing home a nice girl for once. Please feel free to make yourself feel at home."

"I will, thank you for your hospitality Talia."

"No problem my dear." Talia crossed her arms and left the room leaving Laurel and Peter to themselves.

"Your sister is pretty err hold do I say this? She reminds me of a great leader or something like that. She is quite motherly as well."

"Yeah she is." He added in a displease tone while clicking his tongue in annoyance, Laurel knew how he felt towards Talia was the same she felt about Noel. "That was my second reason of choosing you by the way."

"I see."

Thanks for all the love guys, I decided to release another chapter early because of it. I hope you enjoy and stay tuned for chapter five.