Chapter Three

Sunlight filled the room and cast long rays across Silver and Teddy's tangled bodies. Her eyes fluttered open and she took a deep, cleansing breath as she looked around. She glanced up and saw Teddy, sound asleep, his perfectly chiseled chest, rising and falling with each breath, causing her head to move up and down on top of it. Silver pulled the duvet over her chest, their naked bodies keeping the other warm and she just watched him sleep. She was so happy she told him how she was feeling. He can't leave now, she thought to herself, He wouldn't have said it back if he actually thought about leaving. She smiled to herself and sighed contentedly. Teddy stirred and his eyes slowly opened, squiniting in the morning light. He smiled once he caught Silver's gaze and closed his eyes again. "Morning." He said groggily, a permanent smile plastered on his face.

"Morning." She repeated, as she leaned up to kiss his lips softly.

Teddy smiled and pulled her closer to him, her thin frame fitting perfectly into his built one. He kissed the top of her head, playing with her fingers that were resting on his chest. "How did you sleep?"

"Perfect." She smiled. "You?"

"Good." He lied. The truth was, he'd been up for most of the night thinking. Thinking about Silver. About how much he loved her. About how much he'd miss her if he did decide to join the ATP. But also about what a great opportunity this was for him. He shook his head subtly, trying to clear his mind, and quickly changed the subject. "Lastnight was.. amazing." He said with a sincere smile.

She looked up at him, a red tint to her cheeks and she bit her lip gently. "Really? Are you sure?"

He shifted his upper body to look at her. "Of course" He smiled at her.

Silver smiled, relieved she was good enough for him, physically. It'd been one of her biggest fears. Coming into this relationship, Silver had only ever been with Dixon, but Teddy on the other hand had been with 58% of the female population. She leaned up to his face and kissed him again, and Teddy pulled her on top of him, running his fingers through her hair. Things started to get heated, like they had the night before, when Silver heard the familiar sound of her phone's vibrate feature. She reluctantly pulled away and rolled off of Teddy, reaching over to the bedside table, pucking up her phone. The screen flashed in anger and overload. 12 Missed Alerts. Silver quickly scrolled through the missed calls and text messages from Kelly. "Shit!" She said aloud and checked the time on her phone. 9:55. "Shit!" She said again and she climbed out of bed, quickly getting dressed.

Teddy raised an eyebrow at her language and sat up, the duvet slithering down his body, just barelt covering his waist. "What's wrong?"

"We are so late for school, it's not even funny!" She said in a fluster. "Where's my bra?" She asked, covering her bare chest with her arm.

He looked at the clock and adopted her panic, climbing out of bed almost as quickly as Silver had, slipping his boxers on, as he ran to his drawer, pulling together an outfit. Silver overturned blankets and pillows, searching for her bra, and finally spotted it draped over the headboard on Teddy's bed. She rolled her eyes, and finished getting dressed, rearranging her hair, in an attempt to make herself look presentable for school. They gave eachother a quick nod of approval and the two of them rushed out the door, and off to school.

Teddy gave Silver a quick kiss before he darted off to his second period class, seeing as how he'd already missed first period. They parted ways and Silver, snuck to her locker avoiding teachers, mainly Kelly. All of a sudden, by way of a sick twisted joke from karma, the other Taylor sister, turned the corner, a glare coating her face when she saw Silver hurrying to gather her books. As she pulled back from her locker to check the opposite direction for teachers, Kelly took a step forward and closed Silver's locker, nearly catching her hand inside. Silver jumped back. "What the fu-" Her 'what the fuck' turned into a, "f-hey Kels!" She flashed her a smile, hopeful to crack the look Kelly was giving her.

Unfortunately for Silver, Kelly didn't look the least bit amused. "Where the hell were you?" She leaned closer to her sister, lowering her voice so as not to cause a scene. Before Silver could speak, Kelly continued. "Do you have any idea how worried I was when my teenage sister didn't come home last night?"

Silver opened her mouth to explain, but again Kelly cut her off. "I called you I don't know how many times! I even texted you!"

"Twelve." Silver said sheepishly.

"Excuse me?"

"Y-you, called slash texted 12 times." She offered a slight apologetic grin, but Kelly was quick to give her sister an angry glare, causing Silver's grin to quickly fade. "Look," Silver continued desperately. "I'm really sorry, but I have to get to class so can we talk lat-"

"No, this is gonna take as long as it's gonna take" Kelly said in an icy tone, warning Silver, this was not a social call. Kelly spoke slowly and irritatedly. "Where were you last night? And don't you dare try to lie." She placed her manicured hands on her hips and waited for Silver to respond.

Silver's eyes darted across the floor and she stared at her shoes. "I.." She scratched the back of her head. "I went to Teddy's and we..fell asleep..watching a movie."

Kelly stared at her sister. "Does it look like I was born yesterday?"

"Well, I mean you do age well." She tried another grin, which was quickly cut short with another look from Kelly.

"Erin Jacqueline Silver." Kelly dragged out her sister's full name through clenched teeth, causing Silver to wince. "What went on lastnight?" She asked getting more and more annoyed.

Silver sighed and bit her bottom lip. "Okay.." She took a breath, "Teddy told me he was thinking about joining the ATP, and that he'd pretty well be leaving, ya know? ATP huge deal! But then I realized when I couldn't stop thinking about it, that I love him. So I asked him to meet me at the beach club and I told him I love him. Again, huge deal! He said it back and, long story short we ended up going back to his place and well I'm sure you can figure out the rest." She let out the breath and blushed softly.

Kelly let out a disappointed laugh. "Wow." She shook her head.

"Kels, I'm really sorry. I just, I really do love him, and I thought, that would be a good way to show him. And I don't know, maybe get him to stay.." Her voice faded. "No matter how selfish it sounds."

No matter how hard she tried, Kelly could never stay mad at Silver. Whenever she was in trouble, Kelly would picture Silver as a little girl again, so innocent and naive. She sighed and looked at Silver. "Look, I know how strong feelings can be. Especially in high school. But sweetie, there are other ways to show your love for Teddy, you know that." She hated how 'guidance counsellorish' she sounded but she didn't need her sister to get herself into any unwanted trouble.

She nodded. "I know, and I'm sorry." She glanced at the clock on the wall. "But I really do have to go." She bit her lip.

Kelly glanced at the clock and nodded in agreement. "I'll write you off. But next time you deal with your teachers."

"Thank you." She said sincerely. Silver gave Kelly a quick hug with her free arm and rushed off to class.

Notes: So, for anyone who's never read my other stories; I'm not sure what Silver's middle name is. I decided to make it Jacqueline, but they've never actually specified in the show or otherwise what it is. That said,

Chapter 4
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