Love Doesn't Exist

Rainy day at the lake house

jays pov

today we wake up to hail spattering the windows making it seem as if it would smash the glass. lucky the cars are in the car port and garage. "jesus f*****g christ!" I turn over and see claire covering her ears. I spoon up against her and kiss her neck. "what wrong?" I say already knowing since our room is practically in the roof we can hear everything. "I barely slept last night since this started, the hail must be the size of fricken golf balls!" she complains with a huff. I can't see her face because she's facing away from me but I can imagine the brow line she gets when she's angry. "want to get up and go do something down stairs, the other boys are probably still asleep, they can sleep through a tornado and not even twitch." I joke "you're probably right" I can tell she's smiling from her voice. "come on then" she says climbing out of bed. she's wearing black boxer shorts and a striped black and white cropped tank top. she stretches and shows of her stomach and legs. as usual I'm only wearing my underwear so I slip on some sweat pants then follow claire downstairs."you were right" she says looking back at me while she walks down the stairs looking around. "the boys are asleep still" she observes. the lounge and kitchen are completely silent with no one there. "want to get something to eat?" I ask "sure" going over to the kitchen I open the fridge and look around "what do you want?" I ask and she leans around me to peer at the food. her eyes wander and land on a tub of vanilla yoghurt. I pick it up and she smiles as I pass it to her while I grab another one for me along with a spoon for the each of us. then we flop down on the couch. "hey what should we watch?"

she flicks through Netflix and ends up picking another horror movie? "what's with the obsession?" I ask as she lays down with her head in my lap. turning her head to me her pretty face is marred by confusion. "what obsession?" I point to the TV "you always pick horror movies, and they never scare you, I've noticed." she blushes and looks back at the TV while she talks "I didn't realise I always pick horror movies, I just like watching them i guess, if you want we can put on something else" she says with worry in her voice. I can't help it I chuckle "baby girl don't worry about it, I don't think it's bad you like watching scary movies. don't over think it" she nods reaches up to touch my hair that's not been cut for months and it's quite long now. sitting up her face breaks into a bright smile. "can I braid your hair?" she asks. "yeah, sure" I agree, it's might be fun. "give me a minute." she says then quickly runs up to our room then back with a hair brush and small elastic hair ties. she points to the floor infront of the couch. "sit down please" she says as she sits down and holds the brush ready. I do as she commands and she starts braiding my hair while watching the movie. after a while I reach up to touch what she's done. she gently slaps my hand away "nah ah no touching, you'll ruin it. I'll take a photo when I'm finished to show you" she says firmly as if she were a mother. "could at least describe what you're doing?" I as desperate to know what she's doing. "they're like corn rows" she says. I pull out my phone and google cornrows because I don't know what they are. a heap if photos come up of lots of really tight neat rows of braids. "hey! stop looking at your phone it's making you move your head in the wrong direction" she says complains half heartedly with a smile in her voice. "okay okay" I surrender and drop my phone to hold my hands up as if she was arresting me. "sir you can put your arms down now" she says in a informative firm voice pretending to be a policemen.

when she's done about half my head I hear Sam laughing. when I look up he's holding his sides as he practically falls downstairs. typical Sam, he's probably already high again. when he catches his breath and stands up there's tears in his eyes. "oh my f*****g God!" he laughs again "what!?" I ask as he watches me and Claire. "I'm sorry man but I never thought I'd see the day you had your hair braided like a little preschooler girl." he says laughing so hard tears started rolling down his face. I stick my leg out ans trip him over. but when he falls over he just lays on the ground laughing. "shut up you i***t" I say laughing with him. he's right though, before claire I wouldn't be caught dead with braids in my hair. "fine then, Sam your next in line, even if I have to get jay and tylor to hold you down, I will braid your hair too" she threatens and even though his hair is shorter than mine I suppose she would be able to do it. she might be smaller than us but she could probably tackle him down herself. "okay whatever let me have a smoke first" he says shaking his and walking towards the door with nothing but his pajama bottoms on. "sam" claire calls stopping before be opens the door. "you do realise it's hailing outside right?" I ask and he looks surprised when he opens the door to see what I just told him. even though from inside the house it sounds like horses are dancing on the roof. "oh well" he says and stands at the door to light his blunt, then holds it just outside the door so the smoke doesn't get in the house. "sorry claire, this will have to do" he says and she Shrugs "okay fair enough I suppose" she says amused by the sight before her. she really doesn't know the power she hold over these guys. if they were told by the teachers at school they weren't allowed to smoke at school they'd tell them to get f****d but this women comes in here and says they can't smoke inside anymore and they listen. and it's not just because I like her. I've had other girls before who weren't really girlfriends but would hang out with us and sometimes they'd complain, the boys never listened to them. ever. how things have changed, she's practically the boss now "you know, before you came along not even his mum could convince him to smoke anywhere he didn't want to. like not even near a window" claire Bursts out laughing "I'm serious Claire he even used smoke in the f*****g shower" I tell her and its the truth in the showers after gym he'd be standing there with a laced cigarette holding it out of the way of the water as he had a shower. "what about you did or do you smoke in the shower?" she asks "not going to lie I have smoked in the shower before but I never did it all the time." she leans. "I'd like to see that" she whispers and I feel my c**k harden slightly at the thought of us having a shower together. "me too" I say even though we both know we're a long way off sharing showers, we're barley on second base really. not that there's a problem with that, it's going to hard for me and my hand but I'm prepared to wait for as long as necessary. "what're you thinking?" she asks noticing my silence. "I was thinking about you" I say sounding cheezy as f**k. "sure" she says like shes not convinced. we sit in comfortable silence for a while Sam standing at the door smoking, me sitting on the floor and claire doing my hair. "done!" she says with a satisfied sigh. she holds up her phone to take a photo and holds it infront of me. my long dark waves have been tamed into heaps of very neat little braids going down my head to my neck. it looks really well done. "wow they're really neat, where did you learn to braid hair?" I ask as I sit up next to her on the couch. she Shrugs as she usually does "I taught my self with YouTube and then I practised on a toy dog I had that had long hair" she explains. "so a toy dog and YouTube taught you to braid like a professional?" I confirm "pretty much" Claire says "I don't care how good she is at it, she's not braiding my hair" Sam says as he flicks his joint in the ash tray and moves over to the kitchen to grab a family bag of chips then sits down on the other side of claire. Sam could probably eat three family bags of chips when he has really bad munchies. "I can't believe you can eat that much s**t and not feel sick" claire comments as Sam stuffs his face "one day when I'm like 40 it'll catch up to me, I'll worry about it then" he tells her "so you've actually thought about it?" claire asks surprised "yep just now" he says smiling and claire rolls her eyes. "hey fuckers!" mike greets us as he comes down stairs. "heyy d**k head!" I greet him the same way. "what's wrong with your hair?" mike jokes "claire braided it" Sam smirks and mike laughs as he flicks the ends of my braids "playing hair dressers are we?" he says. claire nods "yeah and if you want you can be next, I know where there's some scissors around here" mike pretends to looks scared "nah I'm letting these luscious locks grow out" mike says running his hands through his super short hair. he's clearly joking, he can't stand having long hair and always has it cut almost to a buzz cut. "maybe when it grows out next time I'll let you though" he says "seriously?" claire asks thinking he's joking but he nods "seriously" he confirms "I got nothing to lose and if you f**k it up I can just go bald" he Shrugs and claire giggles, probably imagining him with no hair. "so since it's raining cats and dogs, what're we doing?" he says looking around the room. "we were watching a movie but we can't do that all day" Sam says and it's true we'd get bored. "how about monopoly? I saw some board games in a cupboard the other day" claire asks and to my surprise mike and Sam are in. "okay"

Claire's pov

for the next five hours we play monopoly. of course our game is curropt complete with rule bending, breaking and stealing from the bank. eventually Sam wins "haha! suckers that's how you win in life!" I scoff "you stole nearly all the banks money" he fans himself with the fake money "exactly" he says and we all start to pack up. while we were playing the game everyone else woke up so now there's also some guys playing video games in the lounge room and bedrooms with TV's.

I look up to jay and see him smiling at me while I pack the game away in our room. "what?" I ask he looks down at his feet as if he's shy then he looks back at me. "I was just thinking" I sit down on the bed. "what about?" his tanned skin seems to blush but I must be mistaken, he never blushes. "I just really like you and I think it's great that you get along with my friends so well" he says awkwardly. I lean forward and wrap my arms around his neck "I'm glad that you're happy about that, I think that some guys would be annoyed or jealous about it" I say as he wraps his arms around my waist pulling me up against him. he leans down and kisses me. just like the other times it feels amazing, like my heart might burst. it makes me feel warm. as he moves his toungue along mine I sigh. he moves his hand up along my ribs and under my shirt. "keep going" I moan onto his lips feeling him smile he cups my boob and massages it running his thumb over my n****e. I lean back to lie down and pull him on top of me on the way down. i wrap my arms around his hips and he pulls back to look at me. "so beautiful" he pants looking down at me. I run my hands over his braided head. "these are gonna have to go very soon" I say "why?" he wants to know "because I want to play with your hair" I complain as he lowers his head to reach down and kiss my jaw down my neck to my cleavage. I pull off my shirt and bra and he takesol off his shirt. "can I give you a hicky?" he asks with a devilish grin. I nod "yeah but somewhere that's not obvious okay?" he smirks and finds a spot near the bottom of my boob. he leans down and kisses me then sucks on the spot. then he moves back up to my face and kisses me on the lips again "you're so f*****g hot Claire" he pants between breathes. I can't say anything but I moan and suddenly I feel something hard poking my lower belly, jays c**k. "sorry" jay says his voice hoarse. "don't be" I grin and spread my legs a little bit so I can rub myself against his hard on. he groans "baby if you keep going like this I'll end up cumming on you" I grin "maybe I want you to" my voice comes out sexyier than I thought it would and his c**k twitches. "f**k" he moans his mouth falling open. "what about?" he asks as we keep grinding on each other. "I'm fine" he stops "you sure? I can do anything you want" he says panting. "like what?" I ask playing the game "I'm good with my hands and toungue" he offers "no pressure or anything" I smile "how about we try hand" I say and he smiles leaning back a bit he slips his hand down my pants and under my underwear. he slips his finger between my folds. "f**k baby your soaking" he says and I blush his finger moves and fumbles to find my clit. "mmm" I moan when he starts rubbing it. he leans back to watch me moan and squirm with pleasure until I c*m panting. grinning he takes his hand back and sucks on his fingers. "oh my God!" i sigh and he smiles "you taste really f*****g good" he groans then leans back down to kiss. I reach down and start to rub his erection through his clothes. his breathe quickens and we keep kissing until he leans away from me and let's out a low grunt then flops over to lay on his back while he catches his breathe. I lay on my side next to him and rub his chest. "that was fun" I whisper kissing his cheek. his eyes are closed but he smiles and I know he's still listening. "mmm" He mumbles pulling me close to him I rest my head on his chest as he hangs his arm around me. I think he falls asleep but I lay there and just listen to his heart thumping and feeling the rise and fall of his chest. for the first time in a very long time I feel peaceful and at home.

after about an hour or so he wakes up. "hey s**t, I'm sorry I fell asleep." as I'm sitting up I look down at his brown eyes. He holds his hands out like a kid and plays with my long hair. "you okay?" he asks looking past my hair to my eyes "of course why wouldn't I be?" he sits up and pulls goes to pull me into his lap, but there's a wet patch on his crotch. "umm how bout I just sit next to you" I suggest and settle next to him. "I just though you might want to talk because I know you're new to all this." I shake my head "it was good, great even. I liked it there's not much else to talk about really, is there" I say and he grins like an i***t. "I was worried that you sat here thinking about how bad it was while I slept like a baby" I grab his hand "it was not bad, far from it" I assure him. "I'm gonna go to the kitchen to find something to eat" I say as I put back on my bra and shirt. he nods "I'm gonna have a shower, then I'll join you" he says as I leave. when I get to the kitchen I find some eggs and bacon and fry them up to put in a toasted bun. by the time I've finished mine jay comes downstairs dressed but with wet hair. "here" I pass him his own egg and bacon bun to eat, in no time he'd downed it all and half a liter of coke. out of nowhere my phone rings "hello?" it's Te "hey look I know you're with some friends at the lake but I have a red carpet premier I want the public to see we're a family now, it would mean alot if you could come, I have a selection of dresses already made to fit you so all you need to do is come and pick one you like." she asks "of course I'll come with you" she let's out a happy squeal "yess okay what is your address and location I'll have a helicopter pick you up asap" she says happily. I give her the address and then hang up. "what was that about?" asked Sam. all the guys know about Te and Gus and I've asked them not to make a big deal about it. "Te wants me to go to a red carpet event, she's sending a chopper" I tell him "what!?" jay says coming over "I'm sorry I have to go this is important to them" he nods "it's okay, you don't need to say sorry" he says quietly. "I'm going to have to leave later today" I tell him "that's quick" mike says "yeah I know but I'll come back afterwards the event is tonight and then I'll be back by tomorrow, I promise" I say looking at jay. "claire, don't worry about it" he says smiling "chill out" Sam adds "yeah it's okay chilax" mike says "wait if it's a red carpet event foes that mean it might be in magazines and TV?" Sam asks, I nod "thats means that people at school will probably find out" jay says concerned "yep" I sigh "but it had to happen at some point" I add and jay nods his face thoughtful. "are you sure you are ready for this?" he asks "jay I'm never gonna be ready, it may as well happen now." I mean the longer I try to hide it the harder it will be. "what about paparazzi?" mike asks. I never thought of that really I never thought that people would care about me but considering how famous Te and Gus are it's probably going to become a problem. "I never thought through everything that anyone would be that interested in me" I say "well it's probably going to happen claire" Sam says. "you're a pretty girl that's been adopted by one of the most famous couple in the world" I sigh. "well I'll just have to get used to that too"

after half an hour the helicopter arrives and the hail has turned to heavy rain. "they're here" jay says looking out the windows "okay I'll see you all tomorrow then' I say then give jay a kiss goodbye before running through the rain and getting into the chopper.

after a couple hours I land in Hollywood at a fancy hotel. "please follow me miss" a man that looks like some kind of butler says and starts walking. I follow him down some stairs and in the top floor of the hotel. I can see rails of clothes and around fifteen people walking around busy with different things I can only see Gus whose in a grey suit. "hey kiddo" he smiles "hey Gus do you know where I need to go?" he smiles "there's a room waiting for you through that door." he points to the left and I walk across the fancy room to what must be a bedroom. I open the door and see I was right. but the bed had been pushed to the side of the room and it had been turned into a dressing room. "hi I'm lissa and I'm your stylist for today Te's in the across from this one if you want to see her." Lissa asks "no I wouldn't want to get in the way and I need to get ready anyway since I've got here later than her" lissa nods "you can pick any of the clothes in here" I walk pass the rails of clothes and stop when a dress catches my eyes. I see light purple silk and pull the coat hanger off the rail. it's strapless with a slit at the hip. "ohh yes a silhouette style would look amazing on you" lissa says "are you good at walking in heels?" I nod soon enough I've slipped on the dress and have on a pair of white 4 inch heels. lissa does my pink hair in beach waves and does my make up. "what about a coat or covering of some sort?" she asks pointing to another rail of clothes. I end up picking a super fluffy white scarfe to drap around my shoulders. "you look amazing!" she says happily. "if anyone asks who you're wearing tonight you say Lois vuitton, okay?" I nod "yep" she smiles and looks at my hands "oh nooo we're going to have to change them to another colour what do you think about pink to match your hair?" she asks "sure" I say sitting down. she pulls out a whole nail kit with the tech and all. within half an hour I have shiny fairy floss pink hands to match my pink waves. "you're ready now" she sighs content. "thanks lissa" I say as I walk out to the main room. I find Gus and tee are both there waiting, Gus now has a black suit on and te has a sheer black dress with intricate lace and gems. I'm starting to feel like I'm going to stick out of the 'family' since I'm wearing white and purple with pink hair. "oh my goodness! Claire darling you look so beautiful!" Te exlaims almost tearing up. "oh don't cry you'll ruin your make up" I say and we giggle because we both joke about people saying stuff like that. "I love your dress!" she says "you look amazing too" I say "and you too gus" I say and he nods "are we all ready to get in the limo?" he asks. "Yes" I say nervously and follow Te who is heading for the door to the hall. "just so you know be prepared for people to flash cameras and ask questions, you don't need to answer questions but you can if you want to, we will have security on the way there though" Te warns me.

Claire's pov

when we step out of our hotel room there's six buff security dudes who move to walk infront, beside and behind the three of us. "don't worry about them just act as if they're not here" Gus says when he notices my worried face. we go down an elevator and out the lobby. people have crowded the area outside and there are more security people holding back the crowd to create a path to the limo. together the three of us walk quickly and get in the stretched out car "wow" I say as we sit down "yeah unfortunately just apart of our lives, gotta have the bad woth the good. it's the sacrifice of being famous." Gus says and Te nods smiling grimly. "it's not that bad all the time though" she says trying to reassure me. "well I guess I'll learn to deal with it" I say looking out the window at passing cars.

when we get to our destination and the car stops first Gus gets out then Te and then me. when I step out of the car cameras go off and alot of people let out surprised yells and gasps. "who is this? what's your name? are you a illegitimate child? where are enough from?" questions upon questions are piled ontop of me but I decide to ignore them, keeping my head I high I walk along with Gus and Te until most the people thin out. then I give in an answer a few questions. "yes my name is Claire" a reporter asks me questions "are you a biological child that Gus didn't know about until recently?" I shake my head "no I'm adopted from Australia" the reporter shoves the mic from me to her "why, where are you real parents?" I look her in the eye "unfortunately my parents were killed in a terrorist attack nearly seven months ago, Te and Gus kindly wanted to adopt me straight away and I've become a part of the family" she looks taken aback for a moment and someone else holds a microphone forward. "are they acomadating, do they even spend time with you?" I look at her in disbelief "no quite the opposite really, I spend alot of time with them both but especially Te we go out together all the time and get our hair done or go clothes shopping" I look over at Gus and Te who are moving on so I walk back to them.