Hey Guys, hope you all had a nice Christmas and New Year. Sorry I haven't updated for a while, my gran hasn't been too well :/ Thanks for all the followers, favourites and reviews I've had in the meantime :) Here's Chapter 18 anyway and I hope you enjoy :D Disclaimer – I do not own Harvest Moon or any of its characters x

Chapter 18

Chelsea's P.O.V –

I woke up to the light burning my face. Flipping myself over, I stretched and hit a wall. Confused I fumbled around feeling the wall with my big toe trying not to open my eyes and let the searing sunlight hit me again. The wall was bumpy as if it had wallpaper on, defiantly not mine. Finally giving up I slowly opened my right eye and came face to face with a jet black wall … strange. I slowly pushed myself up and sat in the middle of a double bed which was covered in a sweaty black duvet. I threw my legs over the side of the bed and climbed out, squinting my eyes to try and find the door I suddenly noticed what I was wearing. I was in Vaughn's shirt. It was obviously Vaughn's because nobody else on the island wore plain black shirts in summer, probably because it climbed to a staggering heat that was just down right sweltering. At least it covered my butt cheeks I laughed before heading for the door. Placing my hand on the handle I turned it and walked cautiously into the corridor, it was light outside and I could hear the birds singing serene songs. There was soft snoring coming from the sofa's in the lounge so I quietly tip toed down the corridor and around the sofa. Laying on the one closest to the kitchen was Vaughn who was cuddle up in a thin blanket. His hat had slipped down his face and his arm was on the floor. I smiled down at his unconscious body before picking up his hat off his face and placed it on the table before picking up his arm and tucking it by his side. I pulled the blanket over his sleeping body and kissed his forehead, making sure neither Julia nor Mirabelle were close by. Pushing the hair out of his face I turned around and took a seat on the sofa opposite him and outstretched my legs in front of me. I could hear the song of the mockingbird and closed my eyes as it sung a melody. I couldn't remember how long I'd sat there until Vaughn lazily opened his eyes and yawned good morning to me. I turned around and smiled at him.

"Morning Cowboy" I laughed swinging my legs round and standing up. He pushed himself up by his elbows and sat up. He placed his head in his hands and ruffled his hair before standing up.

"Can I ask why I am wearing one of your shirts" I asked cocking my head to the side. He looked down at my attire and chuckled before taking hold of part of my hair.

"Well … throwing up on a certain cowboy may have something to do with that" He winked tucking the piece of hair behind my ear. I suddenly blushed deep red and buried my face into my hands. Vaughn took hold of my wrists and pulled them down off my face. Stroking my forehead he smiled down into my eyes. His eyes shone a deep purple and shimmered in the early morning sun which peaked out of the kitchen window. Suddenly there was a sharp cough and mine and Vaughn's head immediately snapped towards the corridor to see Julia stood with her hands on her hips. Me and Vaughn both jumped apart and raced through excuses.

"What's going on?" Julia asked tapping her foot on the floor. I looked at Vaughn who's face was on the brink of cracking. He managed to still keep that miserable look on though.

"I was checking her temperature" He said without and emotion. Julia raised her eyebrow and turned to me. Feeling awkward that I was in his top with no pants I crossed my legs and tried to pull the shirt down longer.

"Are you feeling better Chels?" Julia asked coming closer to me. I eyed Vaughn and quickly darted my eyes towards the kitchen before back to him. He nodded and walked over into the kitchen while I sat down on the sofa with Julia who took hold of my hand. I laughed nervously as I flicked my gaze over to Vaughn. He was leant against the counter with his arms folded looking at me. I smiled before turning my gaze back to Julia.

"You don't mind if I get going home do you? I've got to get cleaned up and pack for Tomorrow." I said looking Julia in the eyes. He gaze suddenly turned confused and I slapped my forehead. Damn she didn't know.

"Erm … Denny booked a romantic weekend break … we leave tomorrow …" I awkwardly moved my gaze to the ceiling to avoid looking at either of them. Julia squealed of course while Vaughn chocked on his glass of milk. I would pay anything to be out of this position. I'm serious; I wish the ground would just cave in and eat me whole. Julia reached over and hugged me.

"Oh Chels" She Squealed, "Denny better behave himself" She added firmly looking straight into my eyes. In the corner of my eye I saw Vaughn mumble something and put the milk back into the fridge.

"Julia!" I exclaimed digging my head into my hands again. She grabbed my arm and then looked at the sleeve.

"Is this Vaughn's shirt?" She asked turning round to face Vaughn who had gone very still, it didn't look like he was breathing. I couched nervously as she turned back to me.

"Erm … yeah" I said staring at the still figure in the kitchen. She eyed me suspiciously before I turned to her and creepily smiled.

"Why is Chelsea wearing your shirt Vaughn … with no pants?" She asked turning back to Vaughn. She only just noticed? I hid the embarrassment very well, very well for me anyway.

"If you really want to know, she threw up all over her clothes as well as my clothes Last night so I lent her one of my shirts. That a good enough reason?" Vaughn mumbled. Julia eyed him carefully.

"Who got her changed?" She raised an eyebrow; I think I may just die of embarrassment. Vaughn's head snapped up and our eyes connected for all of two seconds before he changed his glare to Julia.

"I got changed myself" I butted in feeling my cheeks burn up. Julia turned to me and her glare softened.

"Fine, fine," She laughed changing the atmosphere instantly. I relaxed as she smiled down at me; it gave me a chance to change the conversation.

"So how's Elliot?" I asked smiling, taking a piece of hair in between my fingers and looking up from beneath my eye lashes. She burned red and coughed. Funny how blasé she was discussing my love life but when it came to her, it was inappropriate. I chuckled to myself and occasionally glanced over to Vaughn who was staring intently at me.

Julia and I discussed Elliot before moving on to talk about Natalie and Pierre. We both decided that it was only a matter of time before they got it going themselves. I didn't want to say anything about Natalie looking like a paedophile as Pierre looked like a 10 year old. Again I chuckled to myself, god I was funny. By the time Vaughn had vacated to his room and Julia had finally stopped nattering about the people of the Island it was 1PM and my stomach was grumbling.

"Julia I'm gonna head off home" I announced grabbing my cleaned shorts off the radiator and slipping them on. "Tell Vaughn I'll drop off his top later on" I added pulling Julia into a hug. She said goodbye and watched me walk back up to my farm. I sighed in relief as I saw my house come in sight. Opening the door I was greeted by two little kittens screaming at me to feed them. I giggled before filling up their dishes and taking on the sweat ridden shirt and throwing it towards the washing machine. I walked to my bathroom and slid into the shower. I smiled to myself as the warm water washed away all my worries. In here I didn't have to think about Denny's trip, sleeping with Vaughn, keeping all my feelings behind a thick wall of emotional debt which, invisible to me, was slowly crumbling away.

I stepped out of the shower and wrapped myself in a pink fluffy towel before heading back into the sitting room and placing myself on the sofa. So tomorrow I was off, back to the city on a romantic holiday. I cringed and put it to the back of my mind. Suddenly Hunter jumped onto my lap and curled into a little white ball. I began stroking him and went through all my chores I had to do before the end of the day.

I sat staring into space in my towel for a full 30 minutes before I stood up and got changed into grey joggers and a plain long sleeved black top. Hey, I could have one day where I spent all day in sweats. I walked up to my wardrobe and started pulling out all the nicest clothes I owned and throwing them into the open suitcase just to the side of me. This was going to be a … interesting weekend.

Okay so this was kind of a filler until the 'romantic break' next chapter :) Hope you enjoyed and please stay tuned to find out what happens next x