Carry On

by StutterRutter

"It takes a Village to raise a child." It's been over 10 years since anyone has heard from Nina Martin. But, after she left Fabian alone with their daughter, no body really cares. They joined forces to raise her, usually, putting their our lives on the back burner. But now, Arabella Rutter is 13 and everything starts to change. And they only have one choice, to Carry On.

44. Oh, Skinny Love

~Elliott~

Well, apparently Winter and Zander are dating, so maybe, I thought, Zander would like, lay off picking around in my non-existent "love life" but no, he didn't, because this is Zander were talking about, and Zander wouldn't be Zander if he wouldnt pry into my personal life.

"So you and Winter are dating?" I ask Zander as were washing dishes after dinner the night after Amber left

"Yeah, so now the question is, when are you gonna ask out Ara?" Zander replies

"I'm not." I shrug

"Mate, you like her." He laughs slightly

"I do not. Just because I think she's smart, and nice and sweet and pretty. Like really, really, really pretty and I mean I stare at her a lot and oh-" I catch myself "I guess I do like Arabella."

"Took you long enough, bud." Zander pats my back, cleans his hand on a dish rag and walks out

"You like me?" A familiar voice asks from behind. Ara.

"You heard?" I ask

"Yep." She half-smiles and walks over to where I'm standing at the sink "now, what I just can't figure out is, why didn't ever tell me?"

"Because, I guess- I guess, I was afraid." I admit

"Afraid of what? Me? You know I wouldn't hurt a fly!" She laughs "but you could be afraid that I didn't like you back? Because, if so, you must be completely oblivious to everything around you. And I mean everything."

"I am oblivious to everything around me, everything but you." I say

"Looks like we've got a skinny love on our hands." She whispered

"Did you just quote Ben Iver?" I ask

"I didn't quote him, I used the theme of one if his songs." Ara informs me

"That's adorable. Your adorable." I reply, in that moment, you would've thought I kissed her. But I couldn't. Because she was kissing me, and when the kiss ended, they was an eruption of cheers from all over the room from our friends who obviously set the whole thing up. But I did pay to them in that moment. Because, in that moment, they didn't matter. Nothing else mattered. For it was just us.

A/N So, what if I told you that I've had this chapter written for literally 2 months? bc I have... whoops. I was gonna post it like two weeks ago, but then, like an idiot, I acted cut it all so therefore, I had to rewrite it. but anyways, I hoped you enjoyed that mush of mushyness✌️ byeee.