Carolyn

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Chapter Eight

The next day when Carolyn was getting ready her hands were shaking with fear. Carolyn was going to have to spend the day with Jake if she wanted Andy to be pleased with her. She had no idea how this was going to work but she was going to make it work. She looked out the window and stared out into the darkness. She had adapted and had started sleeping in the day so that she would still be able to spend time with Andy but she didn't know that Andy was going to try and get her to spend so much time with Jake. She didn't hate Jake but she wasn't looking forward to trying to last a whole say with him. He never failed to put her on edge but over the last few days he had been really supportive and kind to her so it didn't really make sense for her to still be scared and wary of him but that was what she was like. People had to earn her trust and she didn't think that Jake had earned it yet unlike Andy. Andy had earned it because he had always been there for her and when her parents were dying Andy was holding her hand through it all without fail.

When Carolyn had finished getting ready she walked down the old stairs. They creaked with every step she took and finally she thought they were going to cave in but even though they were creaky they were sturdy unlike anything else in her life. When she entered the kitchen she saw Jake sitting at the table looking at nothing in particular. Jake looked over to where Carolyn was standing and smiled warmly at her. Carolyn instantly calmed down and went to go sit opposite him.

"We will be spending the day together correct?" Jake asked. Carolyn seemed to be weighing out her options and then in complete defeat she answered him.

"Yes we are" She said. "What do you want to do?"

"I know this might sound stupid but we should go down to the park just to the right of that forest" Jake said with a sheepish smile. She knew instantly what park he meant because she used to go to the same one when she was a child but she hasn't been in years. It would be empty so she wouldn't look like an idiot when she went in.

"I would love that" Carolyn said whilst trying to stop the smile from forming on her face but it was impossible for her to do that. It would bring back so many good memories. Jake took her hand and walked out of the house with her. Before they managed to leave the house Carolyn caught a glimpse of Andy sitting on the sofa with his arms crossed. He was glowering at the window but Carolyn could see the hurt that was lingering in his eyes and it was breaking her heart. Before she had a chance to dwell on it she was getting pulled out of the house. Jake got her on his back and then he was running into the direction of the forest that Carolyn had already been in too much over the past week. Soon the park was in sight and they were pulling closer up to it until finally they were touching the small gate that was the entrance to the wonderland for children. Carolyn slid off Jake's back and entered the park with Jake close behind her.

"Go wild" Jake whispered in her ear. Carolyn jumped slightly but then managed to gather herself up again to laugh. It did hold so many great memories for her. She remembered how her mum and dad had taken her to this park when she had just learnt how to walk. She had ran to all the swings and got her dad to place her in them and then she had cried when she had fallen and hit her knee. Her dad had made her sit on the bench while he cleaned the cut and then she was running back on the swings. It wasn't the kind of memory that made her cry instead it made her laugh.

The moon was out and was shining on the park. It made the small pond look like it was made of diamonds it was so beautiful. Jake took her hand and took her over to the swings where she sat down and he pushed her lightly. She turned her head and smiled at him. It was just so relaxing to be sitting in a park with Jake. Carolyn couldn't understand why she had not wanted to spend time with Jake. He had a quality about him where even if you hated his guts you couldn't help but love him after spending time with him. She scanned the park whilst Jake pushed her on the swing and her eyes fell on the yellow slide that was hidden in the bushes but if you looked closely enough you could see the ladders to clamber onto. She gestured for Jake to stop pushing her on the swing and when he did she hopped off and took his hand.

"You need to see this slide" Carolyn giggled whilst dragging Jake into the hidden wonder. So many memories were hidden here and it hit Carolyn like a tonne of bricks. She hadn't been here in years but she could remember practically every memory that had been made here. She hadn't thought she would ever be ready to return here but with Jake by her side she felt happier about walking though this park again and it actually became enjoyable.

"Come on" Jake said whilst pushing Carolyn up the steps. Before the slide there was a small wooden platform that you could sit on so that's what Jake and Carolyn done. Sitting in silence with Jake was now starting to get to Carolyn. She didn't know what to say so the silence was getting uncomfortable. She started to fiddle with the laces on her shoes until they were frayed.

"So..." Carolyn laughed. Jake smiled warmly at her and took her hand. He knew how uncomfortable this was for her and believe it or not he didn't want her to be uncomfortable.

"If you don't want to spend time with me then we can go home" Jake said in the kindest voice that he could muster up. Home Carolyn thought it feels so right.

"Of course I want to spend time with you. You're now part of the Carolyn Vale family" Carolyn laughed. The laugh ended sadly as she realised that she had mentioned family. She had wanted to avoid talking about family ever since the death of her parents. Carolyn smiled once more and moved over to slide down the slide but it went wrong in the process. She ended up going down backwards and landing in the soil on her back but all the while she was laughing. Jake gave one look at Carolyn and then slid down himself. He went down on his stomach head first and before he knew it he was on top of Carolyn and laughing like a maniac. She giggled along with him and then there was an awkward silence. She was looking into his deep brown eyes and found herself getting absorbed by them like she had whenever she looked into Andy's. Jake's breath was coming hard now and he looked like he was having a silent battle with himself but finally he made his decision. He bent down slightly and his lips made contact with Carolyn's. It was like something out of a romantic movie. Carolyn's head wasn't filled with thoughts of Andy for once but this time they were filled with thoughts of Jake and the kiss that he was delivering. She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed back. Andy had been right about Jake being the right person to be around Jake. Andy didn't want to get rid of Carolyn but he was scared of what might happen to her if she spends too much time with Andy. Jake pulled away from Carolyn and smiled again.

"Is this the part where you're going to slap me?" Jake asked with a laugh but Carolyn's face showed all seriousness. She shook her hand simply.

"No" She whispered whilst she pulled him back down to her and kissed him again. The kiss was like a thousand fireworks getting set off between their lips until finally it almost got too much to bear and Carolyn had to pull away for breath. Jake smiled nervously and then sat up and moved away from her.

"What does that kiss mean?" He asked with a worried look on his face. Carolyn didn't actually know herself but she knew that in every minute her interest in Jake was growing considerably.

"It can mean whatever you want" Carolyn said. She wanted to be with Jake now but she didn't know if Jake wanted to be with her and she didn't want to make a fool out of herself.

"I want it to mean a lot" Jake said and that was when Carolyn was truly happy for the first time since her dad had said his last words to her.

"Me too" Carolyn laughed while she kissed him lightly on the lips. He smiled back and Carolyn could see his humanity beginning to seep through his eyes. She could see the hurt that had been caused when he had been turned and then she was the anger but the strongest emotion she saw in his eyes was the happiness of being with Carolyn and the feeling of his lips on hers.

"Let's go back to the house" Jake said whilst standing up and pulling Carolyn with him. She took his hand but when he tried to put her on his back she stopped him by holding up her hand.

"Let's walk" Carolyn sighed. She laced her fingers through his and walked out of the park and back up the hill. The moon was departing and the sun was beginning to take its place. She walked over to the door and pulled the handle down. Andy was sitting on the sofa but as soon as he heard the door open his head snapped up. He smiled at Carolyn and Jake but when he saw their conjoined hands his smile fell into a glare. He had never thought that they would end up getting that close and now he knew the pain that it made you feel and it was eating him alive.

"Carolyn, I have to talk to you" Andy said whilst taking Carolyn's had and pulling her into the kitchen. Carolyn gave one last look at Jake and followed Andy as if she actually had a choice in where she was going.

"What is it?" She asked with a hard glare.

"Are you and Jake going out?" He asked. He had tried to hide the hurt from showing in his voice but he had completely failed. So far Carolyn hadn't seemed to have noticed it.

"Yes I think so" She answered truthfully. She was still longing to be with Andy but he wasn't interested and Carolyn had to get that into her head and she had to move on and she was convinced that Jake was the answer to all of her problems.

"I'm happy for you" Andy mumbled. Carolyn was surprised that a tear hadn't fought out of her eyes. She wrapped her arms around Andy's waist and held on tightly.

"I love you" She said. She didn't have any idea how much she actually did love Andy and she didn't want to either. She wanted to try things with Jake.

"Goodnight Carolyn" Andy sighed. He swept a stray hair from Carolyn's face and kissed her cheek and then she went up the stairs and went to sleep followed by Jake but Andy couldn't even think about sleeping at the minute.

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