Chapter 30 is finally here, it's a short one until the next update as it's another kind of filler :) I just wanted to say thanks for the reviews and the really lovely one from nae. harvestmoon :D Really appreciate everything that people have to say about my story and I'm glad that so many people enjoy it. Disclaimer – I do not own Harvest Moon or any of its Characters x

Chapter 30 – Chelsea's P.O.V

I reread the text again before hitting the send button. Anxiously I waited for a reply.

Hey Jill you alright? How's married life treating you? I'm doing alright here on the islands but I have a … surprise for you. I'm engaged to Denny. We haven't set a date yet but I'm guessing it's going to be some time soon. I would love for you and Skye to come so please text back ASAP. Love Chels xxx

It felt so unnatural and weird, I was engaged. It should have sunk in by now since it had been way over a week since he popped the question. Seconds later my phone vibrated and the front flashed a picture of Jill. Holding my breath I unlocked my phone and read through her message.

Wait Denny? Isn't that the one with the bandana? But I thought that you were with the one dressed in black? What was his name, Vaughn? Xxx

Damn. She thought I was with Vaughn. It wasn't surprising really; it did look like we were more than friends at the wedding, and in the car. I buried my head into the covers of my bed and groaned. Picking up my phone I quickly tapped back a message.

No, no. I'm defiantly with Denny, at the hotel and everything. Well he asked me to marry him just as we got back. It's defiantly alright with you that were getting married right? Xxx

I hit send again before digging my legs under the duvet and leaning back on my pillow. I'd finished all the farm work for today and harvested all the vegetables yet it was still only 3:00PM. Moo had settled in nicely and seemed to like wandering out of the shed and into the barn to look at Bells. Maybe she thought she really was a cow? I don't know. Just then my phone beeped again and I picked it up in my hands.

Of course it is! Oh Chelsea I'm so happy for you. You can begin a little family of your own now. I hope you and Denny are as happy as me and Skye. I love you, make sure you message me the details when you've set a date xxx

I chucked my phone onto the bed in front of me and slipped back into my bed. It was now Friday 31st Summer. The days had begun to grow cooler already and the leaves had an orange tint to them. After me and Vaughn had taken Brook and Daria home on Wednesday we had exchanged a glance that made my stomach churn. It felt as if it was the last time we were ever going to talk again and it killed me. When I looked into his eyes I felt as if he was dying too, crushed from the inside. I didn't see him Thursday either, I spent most of the Day with Denny on the beach where he went on about a variety of fish that were only found near these islands.

I rolled over in bed and picked up my phone again. I began to type out another message and punched the send button quickly.

Natalie, I need carrots, carrots and mayonnaise like now. Come round and bring me some? 3 love you x

I placed my head onto the pillow and pushed away my phone. Just 10 minutes later there was a knock at the door and a familiar red haired girl kicked open the door holding a jar of mayonnaise and a few carrots. I sat up in bed and smiled at her.

"You are so lucky that I didn't have to walk that far to get these" She said in a mock harsh voice as she threw the contents of her arms onto my bed before walking up and taking a seat at the opposite end near my feet.

"You are one weird chick" She said eyeing me as I dipped the carrots into the mayonnaise and shoving them into my mouth. I just smiled as I stuffed them into my face.

"If I didn't know any better I'd say you were having cravings" She chuckled as she took a small bite out of one of the carrots. I froze for a second with half a carrot hanging out of my mouth and stared at her.

"Don't be stupid" I rolled my eyes before swallowing another carrot. She had no idea how close she was to the truth, I laughed quietly. Truth was I was beginning to have a lot of cravings. Carrots with mayo, Beans and chocolate, it was staring to get to really weird combinations as well.

"So have, you know, done it with Denny yet?" She asked eyeing me carefully. I rolled my eyes and stared at her before swallowing the rest of the carrots.

"Who wants to know?" I asked attempting to raise an eyebrow. I really should lay off trying; I was failing epically each time I tried and point blank, it was getting embarrassing.

"Me" She said confidently. I laughed and playfully tapped her with my foot.

"No. Have you slept with Pierre yet?" I asked raising my eyebrows so that they nearly fell off the top of my head. She blushed a deep shade of red before looking at me.

"Of course I haven't. I don't even know if we're a couple" She awkwardly smiled. I frowned deeply and looked at her.

"Do you think Julia and Elliot have slept together?" I asked. It seemed weird thinking of my best friend and Elliot together; it just felt like it wouldn't happen. Ever.

"Of course not, I don't even think they've kissed yet" She laughed at me. I rolled my eyes and leant back into my pillow some more.

"So go on then, how many people have you slept with?" I asked looking at her while pulling up the duvet to my chin. She blushed again and tucked her legs under the duvet to keep warm.

"No one" She blushed again and hid her face into her hands. I looked at her shocked and opened my mouth. She punched me and I closed it tight.

"Really? Nobody?" I asked staring at her. She rolled her eyes and nodded.

"Yes Chelsea, I really am a virgin, just like Julia" She said as she took the last carrot out of the bag and placed it into her mouth.

"Wait Julia's a virgin too?" I asked, still shocked. I always thought Julia wasn't because of how pretty she was. And they were both nearly 19 as well.

"Yep, I thought you knew?" She stated matter-of-factly as she crunched into her carrot. I shook my head before shrugging.

"So Chelsea, how many people have you slept with?" She asked eyeing me suspiciously. I blushed slightly before turning to face her.

"Two" I said blushing a deeper shade of red and hid behind my hands. She sat up bolt right in bed and stared at me in shock which made my cheeks burn up even more.

"Really?" She asked staring at me. I nodded and giggled slightly in embarrassment.

"Who? How old were you?" She asked sitting back down in her seat. I rolled my eyes before looking at her again.

"First time I was 15 and my boyfriend at the time, Jake, had been asking me for ages so in the end I gave in. The next week he moved away to a different part of the country and I never spoke to him again …" I said before adding. "He was a knob anyway" I muttered. Her face scrunched up and I knew she hated him straightaway. I laughed before nudging her.

"And the second?" She asked. My heart ran to my throat and made me choke.

"Erm … just this guy, you wouldn't know him" I muttered, not really sure who to make up. Obviously I couldn't admit it was Vaughn.

"Alrighty then, everyone around here seems to be clean because not a lot of people circulate around these islands" She rolled her eyes before turning to me.

"Oh that reminds me, seems that Sabrina got some kissing action the other day" She said, a large smile spreading across her face. I raised an eyebrow and stared at her.

"Sabrina? Ooo who, tell me everything" I smiled at her. Sabrina, the softly spoken shy person? I couldn't help but giggle. Maybe Mark had finally managed to get to her.

"Yeah, apparently Mark had been chasing after her after she was running away; you see he thought she was upset or something. But when he found her, her and Vaughn were playing tonsil tennis" She giggled staring at me. All of a sudden the world seemed to have choked the life out of me. What? What the fudging hell?

"What?" I asked staring at her, my breath caught in my throat. She looked at me oddly but laughed anyway.

"Yeah it seems like Sabrina and Vaughn are getting it on. I always thought that the reason Vaughn was so angry all the time was because he was sexually frustrated so now he might be nicer to us" She giggled. The air was ripped out of my lugs as the darkness wrapped its cool arms around my neck and chocked me. I couldn't see the world around me; it had finally collapsed on top of me.

"Natalie I don't mean to be rude but I'm not feeling too good, I'd like to be alone for a bit" I mumbled as my head began to spin. I couldn't see her reaction I could just hear her voice.

"Yeah, you don't look so good Chelsea. I bet it's the mayo and carrots, you need to get a healthier diet" She laughed before getting out of bed.

"Get better Chels" She said before walking out of the door and closing it behind her. I fell back in bed as the tears rolled down my face yet again. That's the reason why Vaughn didn't want to be with me, he was after Sabrina. Was it because she was richer than me? Is that why they were on a date when Denny proposed? How could I have been so stupid? Was I just some sex toy to him? The only reason he said that he loved me was to keep it undercover. And so while I was shipped off to Denny, he and Sabrina could stay together. No wonder he was so keen for me to marry Denny. All that bullshit about him not being good enough was a pack of lies. Anger boiled up inside me and caused to me let out a yell of annoyance.

I picked up my phone again and punched the numbers in before holding it up to my ear.

"Hello?" Denny's voice asked at the other end of the phone. I soaked in his voice to try and calm my temper.

"Hey Denny it's me. I think it's time we set a date for the wedding"

As I said it was shorter than what I usually write but I had to let Chelsea find out about the kiss :D I hope you liked it none the less and thanks for reading, I'm really grateful. Stay tuned and pop in a comment, until next time :) x