Previously: I found Upton's eyes and saw regret and guilt. He caught me looking
and mouthed "We need to talk"
I nodded to Upton, trying not to draw attention to myself, this meeting and conversation needed to be kept quiet. I turned to the still sobbing Noelle and whispered " Noelle, I'm just going to the bathroom, I'll be back in a few minutes."
She smiled up at me weakly,
" Do you want me to come with, I don't really want to leave you on your own again, who knows what a glass-licker like you could get up to!"
I laughed, the good old Noelle was coming back. I shook my head, maybe a little to quickly to go unnoticed and replied
"No I'll only be gone a few minutes, It'll be fine, you stay out here with Dash and the others" I winked " Maybe we could head home after?"
She looked to be deep in thought" Ok, but be quick, if your not out in 5 minutes I'm gonna come in there and drag you out. When we dock, I'm taking you to a doctor to make sure that you're alright."
I hugged her and turned away to have one of the hardest conversations of my life. I was hoping Upton was already in the bathroom so that I didn't have to bother waiting for him, I knew that I couldn't love him after what had happened. As I started to walk inside, the crowd of privileged teenagers parted, all eyes on me. As I walked through I was bombarded with "Are you ok's?" from the guys and hugs from the girls. I held my head high as I walked past Poppy and Sienna, but I almost lost it when Sienna did a fake cough and whispered "Slut!!"
Poppy said in an obviously fake voice "Aww Reed I'm so glad your ok" and then pulled me into a rib-breaking hug.
Her hot breath tickled my ear as she hissed " Stay away from Upton if you know what's good for you"
I pulled away and laughed in her face, "Threatening me again? You didn't do anything last time"
She looked as if she wanted to claw my eyes out, stepped a little closer and spoke so quietly that only I could hear,
"If you don't keep away, the next time someone does my dirty work for me and pushes you off a boat, I'm gonna make sure that Upton is far far away so that he can't drag your scrawny body out the water."
My jaw dropped and Poppy smirked as she finally got through to me. She flicked her hair and stalked away to talk to Paige and Daniel. Did what she said mean she was my newest stalker, was she the one who pushed me off the boat? But Upton ran after her and talked to her, she wouldn't have had the chance to commit attempted murder.
Noelle yelled over to me" Reed, you ok? You going to make it to the bathroom at some point today? Everyone laughed, while I just nodded and stumbled off to the bathroom. As I entered the bathroom I called out," Upton, you in here?"
A small voice replied, " I'm right here Reed" and Upton stepped out of the shadows, he looked awful. His eyes rimmed with red, his perfect hair matted down with salt.
"Reed, I'm so sorry for everything, leaving you, hurting you. I'm just glad I found you when I did, if I hadn't…" He paled as he said this "I just don't know what I would have done."
I cut him off, as he said this, not wanting him to hurt any more, "Upton, I need to say something, and you can't interrupt me, however much you want to, ok?" He just nodded at this, his face serious. "
"I can't be with you Upton, I realised this after you left me. I do love you but not enough, not as much as I love my ex. I'm still in love with Josh Hollis!"
Upton looked crushed, but shocked at the same time. As I'd been telling Upton the news, I hadn't realised that half of the group had come through the door. Now in the doorway stood Noelle, Kiran, Taylor, Dash, Gage, West, Tiffany, Amberly and Sawyer. They all stood there
looking at me in complete shock.
Noelle was the first to speak," Reed are you serious? Are you still in love with Josh?"
I looked her in the eye and nodded, expecting a lecture or a replacement boyfriend, but she walked up to me and squished me to her chest, hugging me as tight as she could possibly could.
We stayed hugging until the boat docked, and then we drove back to Noelle's house. Noelle told me to go to bed and that we would talk and go to the hospital in the morning. I climbed into bed and was asleep minutes after I climbed in.
Noelle's POVIt had been a hard night, but there was one more thing I needed to do before I went to sleep. I made sure Reed was asleep before walking into my room and picking up my Iphone. I dialled the number I had only used a few times.
Josh POVI had just left the hospital and Ivy when my phone rang. I looked at the caller ID. It was Noelle, what the hell was she calling me for?
"Noelle, what is it?"
"Hi Josh, I'm sorry for calling you and ruining your time with the devil, but I have something really important to tell you"
"So you call, insult my girlfriend and then want me to listen to what you have to say?"
"Yes, ok I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I'm with Reed in St. Bart's and we have had a very interesting evening"
"Ok Noelle, what happened, is everything alright?"
"No it's not, Reed was pushed off the yacht we were on tonight, and we don't know who did it"
"WHAT, is Reed ok, please tell me she's alright, please Noelle I need to know"
"Calm down Josh, she's fine, but that's not the best bit of the night, after the big incident, Reed went to the bathroom and was talking to this boy Upton, she'd sort have been seeing him"
"She has a boyfriend?" My heart sank as I heard the news
"No Josh, she had a boyfriend, she dumped him tonight and then we found out something that your going to like, I hope"
"Noelle please just tell me or I'm hanging up the phone"
"Fine Josh here you go, Reed is still in love with you" My heart just about stopped
"WHAT!!"
"Do I have to say it slower? Reed is still in love with you, now what are you going to do about it?"
"Noelle there is nothing that I am going to do, I am with Ivy and I love her, I am glad Reed is ok, but she is not my girlfriend, I will see you when you get back, Bye"
"Fine then you idiot, but don't expect to come anywhere near Reed, I will not let you hurt her again."
And then she hung up on me. Reed still loved me? I broke down crying, I still loved her, of course I still loved her, she is the only person I have ever truly loved. I mean I love Ivy in a way, but Reed is the one for me.
I know what I have to do; I have to break up with Ivy and fight to get Reed back.
Please Review
Loren Sebastian
