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Chapter 7 – Chelsea's P.O.V
I woke by the sound of Mirabelle in the kitchen. I slowly opened my eyes and realised I still had my head on Vaughn's shoulder. He was still asleep. He looked really cute when he slept. His head was resting on top of mine so I couldn't see him properly. I really needed a pee so ii tried to wiggle out but so his head didn't fall. I managed to move a little but he wrapped his arms around me. My heart started up again. I inhaled the scent of hay and began to feel woozy. He was too cute. Wait, no, what am I thinking? Vaughn wasn't cute. Stop thinking now.
"Julia" I whispered as I tried not to wake Vaughn. Actually where was Julia? I looked around in my limited head movement and saw Mirabelle making breakfast.
"Mirabelle?" I called out. She looked at me in awe. I felt my cheeks heat up again. "Um….a little help please?" I asked with a pathetic look. She chuckled quietly and came over to us. She gently shook Vaughn to try and wake him up but he didn't stir.
"Vaughn? You'll miss your boat." She said a little bit loud and his eyes shot open. He jumped from the sofa and released me. I smiled weakly and looked at his bed hair. He was wearing his pyjama pants again without a top. He looked really handsome. He looked at the calendar on the wall. Thursday, Spring 7th. He looked at Mirabelle and growled slightly before taking the seat next to me again. He yawned and stretched out.
"morning" I smiled at him. He opened one of his eyes to look at me. Our eyes met and he grinned slightly. My hair must have looked a mess because his eyes grew wider along with his grin.
"morning" he replied. I smiled and got up to have a wash and most importantly have a much needed pee. I got changed into the denim shorts and yellow top before finally tying my bandana across my hair. I came out and walked back into the sitting room. Mirabelle had left two plates of breakfast on the table opposite each other. Vaughn got up off the couch, still in his PJ pants and walked over to the table. I followed him. He had a bowl of steaming porridge while I had cereal. I looked at him as he took a bite of his breakfast. I just looked at him.
"Do you eat anything other than porridge?" I asked while eating a spoonful of cereal. He looked at me, I flushed slightly.
"Yes, I just like this the most" He replied while still looking at me, I smiled nervously. "I grew up with this" He ate another spoonful of porridge.
I've never tried porridge. The thought of rice and milk put me off. I guess because my mum never liked it so she never made it. A thin tear ran down my cheek. I brushed it away before he could see. Damn emotions ruining my life. I smiled at him trying to hide my sudden change of mood. His eyes didn't leave his porridge so I didn't think he saw.
Vaughn's P.O.V
What is up with this chick? Why does she keep crying? I looked down at my porridge so she would think that I dint see. My eyes furrowed together as I ran my spoon through the rice and milk. Why is she so hard to work out? I can usually figure out someone by spending just a few minutes with them and so I usually ignore them. But Chelsea, she's not like anyone else. She's different. We finished our breakfast in silence and then Chelsea got up and took both the plates into the kitchen. I followed and grabbed a dish cloth that was on the side. She began washing the dishes by hand in the sink, no dishwashers on the island. One of the many things that piss me off about this place. She handed me a bowl and I dried it before putting it away in the cupboard. When the dishes were done she hopped onto the counter as I put the last of the cutlery into the draw. I stood at the opposite side from her and leaned onto the counter. The kitchen was it a horse shoe shape and was relatively small, everything was perfectly in order.
"Where's Julia? I haven't seen her this morning" Chelsea asked in her little high pitched voice. I looked up from beneath my hair and our eyes met. Damn! She had the bluest eyes I've ever seen. I shrugged.
"She's probably gone over to Elliot's place" I said and slightly grimaced. Erg … that stupid pink-haired puff. He couldn't be a man if he tried. Instead he liked to be a nancy and prance around after his twin sister who yelled at him 24/7. I hated him. Chelsea giggled, she must be giggling at my reaction. I looked up at her again and she had a shocked expression on her face. Maybe she just realised that she did a full on giggle. I smiled slightly but looked down quickly so she couldn't see.
"And Mirabelle?" She asked. It was strange that it felt alright talking to her. I hated people; they just get under your skin and tie you down. Why was I even talking to her? I should just walk away now. But I couldn't make my legs move. They were stuck onto the ground, facing Chelsea.
"D'no. She went out like an hour ago. She might have gone to Felicia's or to the forest" I looked at her, I didn't know what else to say. I looked down at my sweat pants. I should put a top on.
"I've not been to the forest yet. Is it nice?" She asked and cocked her head slightly to the side. I moved over to her and stood right in front of her. What the hell am I doing? What the hell are you doing Vaughn? I have no idea but stop it. Even though I was stood up I was still a good inch taller than her. I ran my hand through my hair and looked into her eyes. Don't do something stupid Vaughn. I'm warning you!
"Would you like to go with me then? I could show you around." Why Vaughn, just why? Maybe I misheard myself. I ran my hand through my hair again and looked at her sheepishly. I may have just imagined that. Chelsea looked as if she was about to start hyperventilating.
"S..sure" She stuttered. I grinned and my arms around her waist to lift her off the counter. She blushed into my chest as my hair fell onto her face for a minute. I put her down and swirled her around to face me. I gently stroked the bandage on her head. She should be more careful in the situations she gets herself into. I let out a little sigh and looked down at her.
Chelsea's P.O.V
His face was inches away from mine now. I inhaled the scent of hay and smiled to myself. His face was getting closer to mine and my heart froze. He bent down and pressed his lips next to my ear.
"I'll go get ready then" He whispered before heading to his room. I stood there looking at the place he had disappeared to. My chin was on the ground. What is up with you Chelsea? Stop thinking now, just stop. Remember Denny. Vaughn appeared at his bedroom door in his cowboy getup. I smiled as he placed his Stetson onto his silvery hair. He nodded his head for me to follow as he made his way out the front door. As soon as we were both out of the door he locked it and we headed towards the forest. It was really peaceful on the island, completely different from the city. I took in a deep breath and was glad not to breathe in a lungful of pollution. I completely lost track of where I was going and bumped into Vaughn's chest. I wobbled a bit but he stretched out his hand before I had a chance to fall over. I smiled weakly and he raised an eyebrow. I looked down at my hand but he was holding it. I blushed. We looked at each other. His hand was surprisingly soft and warm. With his free hand he stroked my hair. We were pressed up against each other now and his cool breath hit my face, my heart skipped a few beats. He leaned down towards me but a shout quickly tore us apart. I looked at the ground as Denny ran up to us. I didn't dare look at Vaughn.
"Hey what the hell do you think you're doing?" He yelled and glared at Vaughn who was now about a foot away from me. He took a step closer to him but I quickly stood between the two men.
"ANSWE ME!" he spat. It shattered my ear drums slightly and I flinched. Vaughn put his arm in front of me and forced me behind him. I tried to protest but he looked me sternly in the eye. It was like Deja-vu. This had happened in the city just days before; there was a cowboy there as well. I began to feel faint.
"Denny. Nothing happened. You must have been tired and dreamt it." He said coolly. That's the antisocial cowboy I knew. Denny glared at him not believing a word.
"No I saw you. Snuggling up to my girlfriend" he jabbed Vaughn's shoulder. Vaughn's eyes turned red and his fists balled up. I held his arm that was behind him to stop him from swinging at Denny. He yanked it out of my grip and launched his fist at Denny. I closed my eyes and swore I heard a few bones break. I peered out from behind Vaughn. Denny had his hands over his nose and tears were welling up in his eyes. Vaughn shook his hand that he punched Denny with. I moved around from behind Vaughn and hugged Denny. He was swearing quite loudly.
"YOU BASTARD. WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOU FUCKING TWAT" he yelled while still clutching his nose. I looked over at Vaughn. He was just stood there with a blank expression on his face. Denny had calmed down a bit and turned to look at Vaughn. Blood was running down his face.
"Stay the fuck away from me and Chels" He spat at him. I eyed Denny. Vaughn just stood there.
"Mind your language in front of a lady. Its ungentalman like." He stated without a hint of emotion. Denny tried to launch himself at him but I stood in the way and looked at him sharply. For god sake we went out on one date. One. Lanna was sulking in the distance, I quickly shouter for her to come over. She took one look at Denny and her face was panic stricken.
"Denny what happened?" She asked as tears began to well up in her eyes. I rolled my eyes as she took my place of holding him up and I stood back a foot.
"That bastard hit me after trying to snog my Chels" He said harshly. I looked at Vaughn. He was unfazed by the name calling.
"Language Denny" was all he said. I smirked so badly. I tried to hide it but the image of Vaughn saying that remark stood in my head replaying over and over again. It's like when you're in school and one of your friends say something funny but if you giggle or laugh you know you're going to get in trouble so you just sit there biting your tongue with the occasional snort sneaking out. I felt five times as bad as that. Lanna gave me a dirty look but I was concentrating on something else so I wouldn't burst out laughing.
"Lanna can you take Denny back to his house and take a look at his nose. I think it might be broken" I asked her, still not risking looking at any of them. She scowled at Vaughn but then quickly took Denny off towards his house. I turned to look at Vaughn. He was looking at me. His hand looked like it had swollen to twice the normal size and it was covered by Denny's blood. I picked it up in my hand and he flinched slightly.
"Come here" I said and led him back to Julia's house. I took the keys from his front pocket and unlocked it. Vaughn followed me into the kitchen and I took out the first aid kit.
"Why are you doing this? Shouldn't you be with your boyfriend?" He asked confused. I shrugged and began to clean up the blood.
"We went on one date" Is all I said as I threw the bloody cloth into the washing basket. I went to the freezer and pulled out a bag of frozen peas to put on his hand. He jumped a little when I put it on but he soon relaxed again. He looked at me and smiled.
"Thanks" He said as he moved his hat down to hide his smile. I reached up on my tiptoes and pulled his hat off his head. He looked at me surprised but I just kissed his cheek. He flushed darker than usual. I put his hat on top of my head.
"Don't mention it" I smiled and began to make my way to the sofa. I sat down on it leaving enough space for Vaughn to sit down next to me. He took it without hesitation. I smiled at him and leaned my head on his shoulder.
"So much for our little walk" I sighed. He looked down at me and smirked a little.
"Wanna go next Wednesday instead?" He asked. I looked at my watch. Was it really 2PM already? We must have woken up late. I've spent the whole day with Vaughn and it felt kind of nice.
"Sure" I grinned and snuggled into his shoulder more as his arms outstretched and pulled me closer.
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