Hope you all had a brilliant christmas! Here is chapter 7, hope you are all enjoying the story!
The drive back to my house is relativly silent, neither of us knowing what to say to the other. It's only when we reach the coner of my street that Uncle Vic talks.
"I've already told the whole family what's happening, to save you from having to explain." He informs me, concentracting on the road as we almost approach my house.
"When did you tell them?" I ask. He was with me the whole time and I never saw him call my parents to explain the situation.
"I spoke to Zed telepathically when i was in the car." He says as a simple answer.
I nod in respose and continue to remain silent until his words sink in and I realise what it is he just said.
"Whole family?"
He turns and smiles at me, as we pull into my drive way which is full of cars. I groan in annoyance. Great, what I really need now is my whole family crowding round me like im a charity case. Not.
Vic laughs lightly at my groan and says "I did say we're all worried about you." We both exit the car, and Vic leads the way to the front door. Uncle Vic lifts his hand to the door, but before he can knock my mum swings open the door and I'm immediatly pulled into her arms.
"Are you OK?" She questions, standing on her tip toes to try to look me in the eyes though i still had to bend down slightly to meet my eyes level with hers.
"I'm fine, mum." I reassure, but she tut's and once again pulls me into her arms. Her embrace is crushing and isnt exactly comfortable but none the less it warms my heart just to be in her arms.
"Sky, why dont we let Amelia in and have a rest?" Uncle Vic say's from his position stood beside me.
"Of course! sorry darlin, come in." My mum finally releases me from her arms and leads the way into the house crowded with Benedicts.
Luke and Maddie are stood in the kitchen with Grandad Saul, Uncle Xav and Crystal. Dad is in the lounge with Uncle Yves, Phee, Grandma Karla, Uncle Trace and Diamond. Thankfully it seems not all of the Benedict family had turned up, but still a good chunk of them.
"Oh Amelia, sweetheart. You're back." Grandma Karla comes over to me and hugs with even more force than mum, despite now being in her late 60's. I see Grandad come over a place a hand on his wife's back.
"Karla, honey, give Amelia some space."
Grandma pulls back a smiles at me and an abnormal silence settles over the house. With the Benedict family there never was any silence within the house, no matter what the situation the house would always be full of voices. This is why the already uneasiness of the situation grew, with the silence.
"You werent kidding about the whole family being here." I turn and say to Uncle Vic, just wanting to fill the silence.
"You think this is full now? We had everyone her earlier, luckily for you most have gone back now." Uncle Xav says as he walks over to the couch, hand in hand with Crystal.
"Sorry for all the trouble." I say to everyone in the room, guilt now forming inside of me. Everyone had come here, all concerned over me. I take it they had to slowly disperse due to the children, persumably the rest of my Uncle's and Auntie's had taken care of all my cousins.
"It's fine, Amelia." Dad say's as he leads me over to sit down. I immediatly slump into the counch and bury my head in my hands. I run my left hand through my wild curls in frustration. How have I got into the mess?
Once again silence fall's onto the house and i feel all the eyes of my family resting on me but I dont even care anymore, i just want to sort this mess.
"I think it's best if we all leave." State's Diamond and it's meet with agreement from the rest of the family. A round of goodbye's and hugs and kisses are shortly followed by Diamond's words, i dont move from where im sat and i simply mumble thanks to people as they leave.
Uncle Vic is the last to leave and as he does so he ask's to speak to me alone, Luke,Maddie, Mum and Dad all leave the room going somewhere else in the house.
"Thank you for today." I say to him before he has a chance to speak, meanig every words I said.
"Your welcome..." He come's and sit's on the couch but leaves a space between us. "...I'm happy to help anytime. I was just wondering about his full name? I just want to do a basic background check on him, get to know the situation a bit better. I think it could help."
Why didn't I think of this before? Vic can use his conections at FBI to find out about Jeremy.
"His name is Jeremy Valentine."
Vic writes it down on a notepad he had in his pocket and gives me buisness like nod as he stands up and leaves, without another word.
With him gone I go straight to my room, not wanting to wait to here anymore from my family. Out of pure exhaustion I collapse onto the bed and fall into a deep sleep, not even having a chance to change into my pj's before doing so.
AMELIA!
I wake up instantly to hearing Jeremy's telepathic message.
Jeremy, where are you?
I'm outside, will you come out and meet me? We need to talk.
He want's to suddenly talk now? God, this guy has some mood swings! But of course I can't say no to him. He is my soulfinder.
I will be one minute.
Quickly I get out of bed and hurry to put on my shoes, seeing as I slept in my clothes I have no need to change. As quietly as possible I creep down the stairs and walk out the door, carefull not to wake any of my family.
Outside the only light that I can see is from the street lamps, making it difficult for me to see Jeremy. I look over to my right towards my driveway, but i cant see him there, the cars from earlier now gone leaving only my parents and Luke's cars in the driveway. I turn to my left to see Jeremy standing beside a motorbike, which I presume is his, stood directly beneath my bedroom window.
I can't help the smile that grows on my face as I see him. Despite all the chaos and pain he has caused me, I still feel complete just by seeing him. I walk over to Jeremy and dont stop until I'm stood right beside him.
"What are you doing here?" I question, confused by his sudden change in actions.
"I needed to see you and try something out."
"Try something out?" I ask, even more confused now, but before I can say anymore my question is answered.
Jeremy reachs down and places his lips to mine, a tender gesture initially but then our soulfinder bond grows our passion. Jeremy holds my waist with one hand and reachs into my hair with the other, as I wrap both my arms around his neck. Our passion continues to grow as I feel his tounge press against my lips and I gladly accept it. Our kissing continues but Jeremy suddenly pulls away, stopping the kiss as quickly as he started it.
"Wow." I say, still breathless from the kiss. I've never felt anything like that with Justin. That made up for all the pain of the Jeremy's absence from my life. It was our two heart melting together to make us one.
"I know." He say's showing a faint smile, which seem's like it doesnt belong on his face, causing me to smile too.
"It just makes me wish we could work out." Jeremy says, his face turning somber again as he trails his finger down my cheek.
"But we can work out. I've been trying to tell you this whole time."
Once again I was very confused by his actions. One minute he is kissing me the next he is saying we cant be together. I'm begining to think even he doesnt know what he want's.
"We can't Amelia, I came here to tell you that. There's stuff you don't understand about me."
"Then tell me!" I shout in frustration, no longer caring if I do wake up my parents.
"Sorry,..." Jeremy's sentence was cut short by the sound of my phone ringing, it's Uncle Vic. Why would he be calling at this time?
"Stay here." I say to Jeremy as I answer the phone, knowing it must be an emergency for him to call at this time. Jeremy sighs but still nods as he leans against his motorbike.
"Yes?" I answer, concern now rising about what he could be calling about.
"I searched Jeremy Valentine into database..."
"And?..." I question, now remebering Vic offering to do so earlier today. God, was that only hours ago? It feels like year ago.
"And it's bad, very bad."
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