
Chapter-10
Amelia felt different in his arms right now, possibly due to the a little attraction towards him. She compared it to the time Marco helped him up, but that was different. She was so lost in the pain that she hadn't noticed anything. But now she felt special, and she loved the feeling. She had his neck in her sight, and she could get her eyes off the veins that were visible under the skin.
Shawn was too focused on stepping on the right stair while Amelia was in his arms, that he couldn't pay attention to her more. And he felt frustated a little thinking the same. He could feel her gaze on him, but he didn't want the two of them to all, so he kept his eyes down, focusing on his steps.
He stopped in the hallway. Amelia was still lost in her thoughts as she stared at him.
"Lia?", Shawn whispered lightly when she didn't noticed that.
Amelia looked at him directly now, embarrassed.
"Why'd we stop?", she asked in a very low tone.
"I don't know which room?", he said looking playfully in her eyes.
"Yah , right," she said embarrassed,"To your right".
"Right", He said and moved towards the door which was closed.
"Can you?", he eyed towards the door knob.
"Yes", she said, turning the knob, pushing the door for it to open. Shawn placed Amelia gently on the couch.
"Thank you", she said.
"Do you need help with anything else?", he asked.
"Nah, I'll manage now", she smiled at him. Shawn turned around and went back down to sit with Tyler.
"So?", Tyler said.
"What is it with the "so", you and Amelia?", he said remembering the last time, Amelia said him that.
"What do you mean?", he asked.
"Nothing", Shawn sighed.
"What brings you here, Casanova?", Jack said like it was normal to call him that.
"I......uhhh.... could you stop calling me that", Shawn pleaded.
"Why? Its good to be called one I guess?", he said earning a glare from Marco.
"Well............ I don't think Lia will appreciate it much", he said.
"Ohhhh", Jack hooted.
"Wait why do you call that?", Marco narrowed his eyes at him.
"Call that?", he asked.
"Lia?", Marco said.
"Lets keep that for another time", Shawn said and got off the couch to leave the villa. Before walking out of the lounge he turned towards Tyler and said, "Could you give me Lia's number?"
"Yah", Tyler said earning a death glare from Marco.
"Why don't you ask her this yourself, "Casanova" ?", He said stressing on the last word.
"Alright Brother", he said and turned towards the staircase and ran up.
"You are such an idiot", Jack said hitting Marco on his head with his fingers lightly.
"You didn't want him to have her number, so you sent him to her room", Tyler sighed.
"Real smooth Marco, real smooth", Jack said.
Marco lowered his head in his hand sitting on the couch.
Shawn entered Amelia's room after knocking twice, but there was no one in sight. He heard the shower and knew, Amelia was showering. Contemplating on the thought, of if he should stay and wait for her or leave, he noticed the sky blue capsule on the vanity table, which was open. He smiled looking at his secret message which was definitely read by Lia. A smile covered his face as he walked towards it. He picked up the perfume bottle next to the capsule and opened the lit, to smell it. So Lia, he thought to himself, relishing the fragrances of roses.
"Last I checked, this wasn't my room", Bella said as she leaned on the frame of the wooden door.
Shawn who was startled to see her there, turned around to face her, trying to hide the capsule behind him. He picked up the scattered pieces of it and threw it in the back pocket of his jeans.
"Why will I ?", he said raising his eyebrow.
Bella looked at him furiously.
"You know be in your room?", he added.
"Well, we are friends, why not? For old times sake", Bella said as he covered the distance between the two of them.
Shawn stood rooted to his spot. He knew what was gonna happen next, but he wasn't worried, he knew how to dodge her little petty acts.
"It's been long though, when was the last time?", Bella said trailing a finger along his sharp jaw line.
Shawn caught a hold of her hand gently, and lowered them down, smirking at her.
"You know it never works", he said.
"It did once", she said smiling evilly.
Shawn heard the shower stop, and he knew the way Bella stood right next to him right now would create misunderstandings.
He looked back at her smirking and said, "well its never gonna happen again", and walked out of the room.
He didn't even notice the troop in the lounge, too lost in the past, he exited the villa.
"What happened to him?", Jack asked.
"She refused, I guess", Marco said doing a little victory dance.
Tyler and Jack looked at each other as they knew something else was the reason.
The bell rang, and Eddy's parent were greeted by a happy Marco.
"I hope he was a good boy", the mother said.
"He was a darling", Marco said.
"When can I play with you again?", Eddy asked.
"Whenever you want buddy, you have my number, right?", Marco said and Eddy nodded.
He said his good bye to the little guy, and came back in the lounge as happy as ever, because of Amelia, of course.
Amelia, who had a towel wrapped around her entered the room to see Bella looking at the door furiously.
"Bella, how are you know?", she asked as she made way to her closet with the hurt foot, "What happened?", she asked, as Bella refused to remove her eyes from the door.
Bella turned around to face her and smiled, changing the way she looked a second ago.
"Nothing", she said, "you need help?", she asked looking at her foot.
"Not really", she said.
"Okay, then I should go shower", Bella said smiling widely at Amelia now.
Amelia never understood Bella. She knew she was a like a child, moody and cracky sometimes, but she knew she wasn't someone bad. She could there was goodness under all the arrogance.
She closed the door behind Bella, and got dressed careful of her foot. Next she tested Tyler to drop the first aid box in her room to bandage her foot after the shower for the day.
After helping Amelia with the bandage Tyler sat next to her on the bed.
"So, what happened to Shawn?", he asked.
"What happened to him?"
"He came in your room, and left with a frown, did you like have an argument?", he asked.
"No, he was sweet to drop me to my room though", she said.
"He came to ask for your number, again?", Tyler asked in an "oh so obvious" tone.
"He did?", she asked, and Tyler nodded.
And then Amelia remembered the look on Bella's face. Did the two talk? And why was Bella so pissed? What was she missing here?
"Hello? Where are you lost?" he asked.
"Nothing", she said as she moved towards the door.
"Come on, we have the whole day ahead", she said.
"With that cut? No thank you, REST", Tyler said.
"Please Ty, I can't waste a whole day in this room", she pleaded.
"Fine, but you will be in the car", he said.
"Yup"
Everyone in the house was ready for an outing. So after waiting for the twins, the five of them got in Tyler's car. They reached the cafe they had been the other day, and Bella asked them to stop. She was craving a chocolate pastry and no one has the guts to refuse her of it. They entered the cafe, this time the five of them and Bella stool at the counter to get the orders to be packed. From the glass of the coffee shop the rest of the five, looked at the burma bridge in the valley.
"Guys this seems so cool", Jack said.
"But we can't", Marco said pointing at Amelia.
"Of course you can", she said smiling back at them.
"No, you are going no where near that", Tyler ordered.
"Okay", she paused for a second and looked at the disappointed look on Jack and Marco's faces, "But you guys should", she said.
"And what, leave you behind?", Tyler said instantly.
"I'll be good, you know I love coffee", she said winking.
"No, I think Ty is right , we should be with you", Marco said.
"Please, I'll be all guilty, and besides I can finally read.....", she turned around to take out a book from the shelf behind her, "THIS", she said excitedly.
Tyler looked at the book in her hand and said, "You want to read "The adventures of Tin-Tin"? What are you 8?".
"Amelia, who hadn't realized that looked behind him again and said, "I meant this", pointing at the book "The Pheonix".
"What is it?", Bella said as she approached the troop with the bill in her hand. She looked out of the window and said, "Oh we gotta do this".
"Bella?", Marco said pointing at Amelia's foot.
She looked at him bluntly and turned to Amelia, "I know you'll be fine, we will take care of you there", she said smiling at her.
"Don't worry, I'll be good here", she said to Bella and
"Are you sure?", Jack asked.
"Of course", she smiled.
"Marco, you coming?", Bella glared at Marco as she moved out of the glass door.
Marco sighed at that and looked at Amelia.
"Go", Amelia said to Marco.
Amelia turned to face Tyler now, how had refused to leave her alone.
"What kind of a friend will I be if I leave you here?", he said.
"And what kind of a friend will I be if I let you stay?", she asked.
"A smart one", he said.
"Please Ty, don't make me feel more guilty, you've already done enough", she said. Pushing him out of the doors of the shop and placing her hands on the door, so that he couldn't enter back in.
"What do you think you are doing?", he asked through the glass door.
Amelia smiled at her smartness and kept to her position at the door, until a guy stood behind Tyler noticing the little play the two were having. Amelia noticed the guy to be the one she had met at the bonfire, but acting like she was oblivious of that* fact she didn't move a step from the door.
"Please leave, you are blocking people's way", Amelia said to Tyler.
"Really, I am?", he asked playfully, rather frustated now.
"Fine, but I want you here in one piece when we come back", he said, finally giving up.
"Of course, I can manage that", she said moving from the door.
"I doubt that", Tyler said earning a laugh from the guy.
The two of them stared at the guy for laughing at Amelia. He noticed it the very next instant and submitted his hands in submission, making Tyler and Amelia laugh.
"Please take care", Tyler said to Amelia.
"Oh I will", The acquaintance replied thinking he's been asked to take care of her.
"That won't be needed", Amelia politely refused.
The guy looked at her, smiled and made way to a table.
Amelia waved goodbye to Tyler and he nodded in response.
Walking back to the table, she slowly looked around for the book "The Pheonix", that she wanted to read.
She noticed the book was no where in sight.
"Looking for this", the bonfire acquaintance said smiling at her, with a raised eyebrow.
"Yes, I had an eye on it", she said.
"You can have it", he said giving her the book.
Amelia sat on the window seat, after getting a cup of hot mocha for herself to finally read the book.
"Is this seat taken?", the guy said, who now had his order in his right hand.
"You just saw my friend leave?", she said.
"Basic courtesy", he said sitting on the seat opposite to her, "I hope I didn't disturb you?", he asked.
Amelia closed the book right in front of his eyes and kept it aside.
"No, it's fine", she said, sipping her coffee.
"So.......... Let me introduce myself, I am Nick, and you are?"
"Not interested", a voice interrupted.
Amelia looked behind her to confirm the who that was, as she had recognised the voice.
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