Adrian's PoV

I slump down onto the dark leather sofa, which is surprisingly more comfortable then it looks. The small coffee table in front of me is littered in welcome brochures and what not...

I messed up! I got all arrogant and then Kenna slapped me back into reality a little more brutally than I liked.

I need to apologise.

Kenna's PoV

Slouching on the lumpy mattress of one of two beds in the single large bedroom upstairs, I sigh.

My dad always tells me that I need to control my anger and well, he's right. Adrian did nothing wrong...well except ruin all my plans, but he had no idea about that and probably needed to escape the asylum more desperately than me and Connor did.

I need to apologise...

A tentative knock sounds on the door as I haul myself up of the creaky bed.

"Come in!" I call and the door swings open to reveal Adrian standing there, nervously shuffling his weight from one foot to the other.

Wait... Nervously? No, I must be seeing this wrong, in the short period of time I've known him I've seen embarrassed (quite often) happy, curious, arrogant even confused, but nervous? That's a first.

"I-I j...just wan...want..ed t-t-to say...uhh..." Adrian stutters.

"Look I know your probably gonna grill me about how I don't understand your position right now and I should try to be more empathetic and not snap... And I know I shouldn't have shouted at you and I-I I'm s...sor..." I begin to stutter, furrowing my eyebrows in confusion. No wonder Adrian is so nervous after the argument downstairs and now my sudden outburst and attempt of an apology.

"Nonononononono! That's not what I was going to say at all! I was going to say that I-" Adrian interrupts hastily, his reply startling me.

"I'm sorry!" We both say in unison after a few seconds of an awkward silence.

"Wait what?! Your sorry? But... But I ruined all your plans!" Adrian remarks.

"Yeah but you didn't even know about them in the first place! It's not your fault!" I retort, as small giggle escapes me, amused from the fact that we both found it so difficult to apologise.

"Ok ok! Let's just put this behind us!" Adrian says running his hands through his hair over and over making it even messier and spikier (if that's even possible) his cheeks going a pink tinge.

"Agreed!" I confirm beckoning him back down the stairs as I brush past him.

Adrian's PoV

Sat back on the leather sofa, now with Kenna beside me, I sip the tea she just made in the small kitchen. Looking around, it seems like the whole downstairs of the cottage is pretty much open-plan. The kitchen on my left looks out onto the fairly big front yard while on my right, the wall is basically made up of around 5 huge glass doors showing the back garden which looks out onto a wide river.

Beside me, Kenna begins to chuckle. I look over, a wave of bewilderment sweeps over me as it slowly turns into a full-on hysterical laugh.

"What is it?" I ask, suddenly very concerned about her well-being!

"Sorry! Sorry," she giggles as her laughs subside,"it just seems so strange! I'm sat next to one of the worlds most wanted fugitives and we're sat in my holiday home sipping tea!"

"Umm...Kenna are you sure you're alright?" I ask as she over-pronounces the word 'tea' as if it were some dangerous disease or something.

"Sorry," she repeats, her face setting back into its calm yet fierce expression.

She leans forward and sets her tea down on a costa before putting her head in her hands. Her elbows balanced on her knees, fingers gently  rubbing her temple she continues, "I get quite hysterical when I'm tired....I'm going to bed!" She announces and stands up beginning to walk towards the door...

"Wait! Where will I sleep?" I call after her, weariness suddenly hitting me though still noting the fact that it's only around 10:30am.

"Well there's another single bed in the bedroom upstairs and there's also a pull down double bed over there..." She tells me, pointing towards a large wooden block on the wall beside the small circular dining table.

I take a long exhale as I haul myself off the sofa.

Kenna's PoV

I listen to the muffled 'clink' of glasses being put away downstairs before drifting into a deep sleep.

Adrian's PoV

After a couple hours of tossing and turning (in the pull down double bed) I managed to finally fall into a steady sleep. Getting up now at around 2:55am stretching my arms and legs, I slip on my top and trainers before walking over to the glass doors.

Kenna's PoV

Yawning, I stretch my freckled arms, my eyes slowly lift open, heavy from sleep.

Rolling onto my side I snatch my phone up from the stool beside the bed switching it on. The sudden brightness of the screen surprises me and it takes a few seconds for my eyes adjust.

3:01 is what it reads at the top of the screen, but that's not what worries me (normally it would be, as I usually wake up much later). What does worry me, is the fact that I have 11 missed calls from dad... I'm in big trouble.

Adrian's PoV

The river gurgles underneath me, the railings bordering the garden are cool on my arms as I lean forward on them, the chilling morning breeze whipping my hair back.

I turn around as I hear the soft 'slap' of someone walking on stone. Behind me Kenna walks down the steps and onto the grass before perching herself beside me.

She'd changed out of her overalls and was now wearing knee length socks, a short maroon skirt and a thick, hood less jumper. She twiddles with the loose threads of her jumper as she exhales, her breath coming out misty.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Kenna says, gazing down into the running water below.

"Ye-" I begin to say, but am interrupted by a loud ring which I immediately locate the source of as Kenna takes a phone out of her pocket.

I watch as she looks at the screen, her face contorting into a worried expression, she bites anxiously on her lip.

"Who is it?" I question her lightheartedly.

"No one," she snaps back, despite my attempt to keep it neutral.

She turns on her heels and stalks back towards the cottage, me jogging slightly to keep up with her long strides. She reaches the door and flings it open with a little more force than necessary and enters the living room part of the open plan downstairs.

"Kenna, are you alright?...Who was that?" I ask cautiously, placing myself beside her on the two person sofa.

"I'm fine, and like I said, it's no one! Now, I found out that there are no buses going to London from any bus stop near here, and...well taxis are expensive..." She ponders.

"What about your dad? Couldn't he pick us up, seeing as we are going to his house?" I ask.

"He's very busy..." She replies a little vacantly as her phone starts ring once again.

She rummages around in her pocket frustratedly as she retrieves her phone, and clicks it off, silencing the rings once again.

"Oh, I know!" She calls out all of a sudden and grabs her phone off the table where she had just put it.

"What? What do you know?" I ask, annoyed when she ignores me and puts her phone against her ear.

"Hi Jack!" She starts cheerily.

I lean a little closer to see if I can try to catch the other end of the conversation, though all I manage to hear is a lot of angry muffled shouting.

We must've woken up this so called 'Jack' up! Well good, he sounds sketchy...

"Oh I don't care if you're at some lame party, and don't say it's not lame coz Christie's parties always are!" Kenna says.

Oh...so we interrupted him at a party...even better!

"Anyways...do you and Luke still have the mini?" She asks.

Hmmm...so there's a Luke as well....

"Cool! Come pick me and a friend up from the Lake District then!" She instructs.

...

"Oh I don't care if I'm interrupting your date, may I remind you that you owe me and.... Wait a minute, who is your date?"

A long pause...

"HAH! CHRISTIE? So that's why you went to her stupid party! Anyway, just ditch her, this is urgent!" Kenna laughs.

There's an even longer pause before some mumbling from the other end, "Awesome, see you then!" Kenna replies before clicking off.

Now grinning broadly Kenna lifts herself off the sofa and turns around to face me beckoning me towards the front door...

Hi! Sorry I didn't post last week, also this chapter was a little over due as well so sorry about that(I've been on holiday!) I'm going to try and get into a routine of posting every Thursday now! :) Please leave a vote if you enjoyed this chapter and stay tuned for the next one! TY -Lucy