Patricia's POV

Eddie and I spent the next two days attempting not to kiss or do anything 'couple-like' in front of Amber. We actually went to the length of not going to the house after school! Eddie and I would say goodbye to our housemates and wander onto the side of the school, taking our seats under that towering tree. In a way, it was good being away from the house. Eddie and I actually got a chance to talk about things we couldn't talk about in the house. I really got a chance to know him.

"So you told me that your mum raised you while your dad was in the military...What was that like?" I asked him one day, watching as his eyes narrowed while he thought about it. As he thought up his answer, I stared at him, a tiny smile playing on my lips. These were the moments I liked about being with Eddie. When I got a chance to know him and he wasn't putting on his 'too-cool-to-care' act. He was just being himself, no walls up, no limits.

"Well," He began, pulling me out of my reverie. "It was pretty hard. My dad joined the military when I was about six, but I didn't really understand what was going on at the time. He was first deployed when I was eight- I can't even remember where they shipped him out to. When he left though, I was devastated. The movies on TV had me convinced that if he went to fight, he wouldn't come back. My mom was a teacher at my elementary school, so she would always come into my class during recess and make sure I was holding up alright. He came back a year and a half later. I was completely shocked when I saw him standing in the doorway." He reminisced, a wide smile playing on his lips. I smiled at him, happily watching as he enjoyed his memories.

"So your dad's been back ever since then?" I asked. His smile faltered and he looked over at me now.

"No. A year ago he was deployed to fight in Iraq. That's actually when I hit my real rebellious stage. I was pissed, to say the least. I was a little bitch about it. Pretty much, I was mad at the world. So, as you can guess, I started acting like an idiot and got thrown out of school. My mom was so pissed. When she told my dad that I had been kicked out, he was mad. Not as mad as my mom, but mad. They had this whole argument over the phone and decided I should go to boarding school. They found this place somehow, and a couple weeks later, I was shipped here." Eddie said with a smirk, somehow finding humor in the memory. My eyebrows were raised and he laughed at me. "What?"

"That's just so... Sad, I guess. You were mad about your dad leaving, and yeah, you broke some rules, but they punished you for being upset!"

Eddie laughed, saying, "It doesn't bother me. Like I said, I was acting like a little bitch. Plus, if I had stayed in America, who would be here to hit on you?" Eddie said, faking a gasp. I smirked at him and shook my head, sighing.

"Quit joking around. Do you know when your dad gets back?" I asked. I noticed a small smile return to Eddie's face and he nodded.

"He's supposed to be getting back soon, actually. A couple months more." He said. I smiled back at him and looked up at the sky. It was sunset, meaning that dinner would be ready soon enough.

"We should be heading back to the house- Bet you I can beat you there!" I said, getting up and breaking into a full sprint. I had a faint call of 'Hey' and then the beat of shoes slapping the ground quickly. I laughed and tried running faster, but a pair of arms wrapped around my waist, pulling me down into the grass. Eddie's face suddenly appeared in front of mine, a smirk playing on his lips.

"You dirty cheater!" He said, laughing. As I was about to make a come back, he hopped off and took off in a sprint, leaving me smiling and racing to catch up with him.

I know, I know- it's short. But my week of being sick in bed is over and I'm back to the hustle and bustle of my life. Lucky for you guys, I'm an insomniac and can barely sleep at night. So all the updates will probably be super late at night/extremely early in the morning. The next chapter will be longer! Review and I'll update as soon as I can and when I get a sufficient number of reviews. (: