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Chapter Eight

After having one of the best night's sleep I'd ever had, I awake at ten o'clock in the morning to find my legs entangled with Seth's and my head has moved to lay on his chest. I'm surprised at having slept for so long when I usually suffer from insomnia. Sometime during the night, he must have threaded his fingers through my hair because they are splayed softly against the back of my head.

Since Seth is still asleep I take the opportunity to take in his features. In this state, he looks so peaceful and as if nothing worries him. His brow doesn't furrow in his sleep and his thick lashes fan his cheekbones whilst his lips are slightly pursed.

As I brush back some stray strands of hair that have covered his forehead during the night, he slowly awakens gazing up at me with blurred vision from sleep.

"Good morning, Sleepyhead," I murmur softly.

"Morning gorgeous," his voice still hoarse from having just awoken, "did you sleep okay?"

"I did actually, but to be fair I had an extremely comfy pillow," I comment cheekily.

"I'll happily offer my superior pillow services whenever you require them."

"My aunt and uncle said about meeting them and Zeus at the park today. I thought maybe you could bring Levi and teach him how to ride that bike..." I leave the question hanging in the air before continuing, "they said they were fine with it and that you could even bring your mum, the more the merrier."

Seth smiles sheepishly and it's adorable, "I'm sure they'd both love that. I'm sure mum has some snacks and drinks we can take with us."

After relaxing for another half an hour just talking, we finally decide to leave the all so alluring bed and get ready to go out. For once I decide to wear a different styled outfit for me and slip into a black distressed denim skirt I'd bought when with Luce and a bright red body suit. I pair it with my standard white converse high tops and put on a small amount of mascara.

Seth looks great in chino's and his own black high tops which he wears with a charcoal grey tee and heads downstairs his mum and Levi, who have already had breakfast together, and lets them know our plans. Even from upstairs in Seth's bedroom, I can hear Levi get excited as Seth rushes him to get ready so we can go.

When I reach downstairs, I help Angie make a platter with celery, carrot, cucumber, and crackers with a French onion and guacamole dip while Seth dresses Levi in a similar outfit to his own. After loading the picnic basket and bike into the car, Seth drives towards the park only a short ten-minute drive and we arrive not much longer after lunch time.

I immediately spot Rosa and Jay along with Zeus, who is off his lead and exploring. At the sound of car doors slamming shut behind us he lifts his big head from the ground and when he notices me, sprints over. I fall to my knees on the grass in anticipation and let him smother me with doggy kisses and vigorously rub him all over, laughing at his fat.

Levi drops down beside me and I introduce him to Zeus, who loves the additional attention he's receiving. Letting Levi continue to love on Zeus, I stand up to greet Rosa and Jay who have walked over to meet us at the edge of the park.

Out of character for her, Rosa embraces me in a hug and I allow her to before she pulls away and looks at my attire, "Who are you and what have you done with my niece?" I begin to reply but then she continues, "You look beautiful, sweet. School seems to have been good to you, or is it this young man right here..." she makes eye-contact with Seth for the first time who has come to stand beside me, entwining our fingers. Recognition flashes in her eyes before it disappears and I almost question her but decide to leave it for now.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, I'm Rosa and this is my husband Jason."

"And you," Seth comments as he shakes both of their hands. "This is my mother Angie and brother, Levi." We leave the adults to continue their introductions as Angie engages Rosa and Jay in conversation. They seem to like each other from what I can tell as they chat.

Seth, Levi and I walk over to the picnic table with Zeus and the food and unpack our own onto the table. When the three adults make their way to the table we spend a bit of time eating, especially the blueberry and choc chip muffins that Rosa baked fresh this morning. In between mouthfuls of food, we all get to know a little more about each other, with Angie commenting how glad she is that Seth brought such a 'beautiful and kind-hearted' girl home.

"In all honesty, I was beginning to think he was gay! Not that there's anything wrong with that, but with how secretive he can be regarding relationships I couldn't think of why he would be so afraid.' Angie states, laughing. I neglect to tell her about the rumours going around the campus about Seth and all the notches on his bedpost.

"Seriously, mum?" Seth coughs, spluttering up the iced tea he'd been in the middle of drinking but she just shrugs nonchalantly.

After Seth and I eat our fair share, we grab the bike from the boot of his car and call over Levi who states defiantly, "I don't want to use the training wheels" when he reaches us, his arms crossed over his chest.

Knowing without a doubt that he would never let Levi get hurt, Seth removes the training wheels and then holds the bike steady as Levi tentatively slides onto the seat. He wobbles a bit at first, the handlebars wriggling around, but with Seth holding him secure, he relaxes and eventually steadies himself.

"Okay, I'm going to hold you while you ride until you feel confident enough for me to let go, are you ready?" Seth holds the back of the seat in his grip as he pushes Levi forward who begins to peddle slowly. I'm surprised at just how quickly Levi catches on and without saying so, Seth releases his grip on the bike and without a hitch, Levi continues riding around like a pro, maintaining his balance the whole time.

Seth and I follow closely behind him just in case when Levi turns in his seat and says, "You can let go," before releasing Seth is no longer holding him. He wobbles slightly and Seth steps forward ready to help but Levi catches himself and continues to ride. "Look! I'm doing it!" Levi exclaims excitedly, clearly proud of himself.

"Never doubted you for a second, buddy." Ovaries go boom. The way Seth adores this little boy and the way he acts around him is seriously giving me vibes. Seth is so sincere that I find myself beaming along with Levi who rides towards his mum to show off to her, so much like his older brother in this way. While he haves his fun impressing her, Seth and I head towards the swings and I hop on and begin to push my feet out in order to create momentum.

Instead of hopping on the swing next to me, Seth comes to stand behind me and helps by pushing me forward and muses, "I wonder how much it would take for me to get you all the way around."

"I don't know, but I don't want to find out, thanks," I grimace. Ignoring this, Seth begins increasing the force of his pushes and I slowly get higher and higher and I find myself squealing and laughing at the same time as he fails, thankfully, to get me over. The wind whips at my face and I can't help but enjoy this way too much. Up in the air like this I feel so carefree and like the world is at my fingertips and it feels invigorating.

"How's the weather up there?" Seth jokes and I reach the top of the swing.

"Quite nice if I do say so myself," as I begin to fall back downwards, "you should get to my level."

"Okay, my turn." Before he jars me to a stop with my next swing downwards, I jump and lad easily on my feet. I must have missed my calling in gymnastics. Seth catches the still moving swing in his hands and gets on himself. Standing in the place he vacated seconds ago, I use all my strength to push him, slowly increasing the momentum.

"When did you get so bloody heavy? It's all those muffins you ate today, aye?" I sigh as I pump my arms in exertion. "At least there's no need for the gym all I have to do is lug you around."

"Maybe if you weren't using all your energy complaining, you would have more."

I mouth the word 'asshole' quietly behind him but I'm smiling anyway. When Levi comes over, I switch in between pushing the two of them and we continue like this for a while.

Hours later we all say goodbye to my aunt and uncle as they decide to make their way home, with Rosa commenting she'll keep in touch with Angie now that she has her number even promising that Levi can visit Zeus any time he wants.

She then comes over to me and expresses her happiness that I'm making friends and to make sure I come and see the two of them, "We miss you when you're not around. We don't say it, but you're like a daughter to us, okay? We're not trying to replace the amazing parents you had, but we're here for you." I nod in confirmation and we all wave as they leave.

Seth and I then proceed to drop his mum and brother at home and since we had loaded our bags into the car earlier, say goodbye to them as well, promising that we will be down again soon after our exams. We then make the journey back to campus and I ponder over how whilst I had the best time I was once again tired and ready to be back at school grounds.

"I put some snacks in the glove compartment if you want something more to eat. Some Reece's and buttered popcorn." I open the compartment and grab the items and share them with him during the drive.

Seth connects his phone to the Bluetooth and we listen to his must rather than the radio. A multitude of songs play including, 'Thnks fr th mmrs,' 'Mr. Brightside' and some good old Ed Sheeran with 'Photograph' and 'Don't' and I sing along to most of them while he taps his fingers on the steering wheel in time with the beat and we're still doing so when we arrive back at campus.

Seth walks me to my dorm room and we exchange a short and sweet kiss at the door, promising each other we'll message later. I head inside and my head falls back and hits the door as I sigh in content, gosh he means the world to me. 

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