Clinging To Secrets

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"Come on I want to go shopping!" Piper whines "Riley and Cassie want to come so we're picking them up" I say rolling my eyes at her "But can't we just meet them there" she asks "You were the one who offered to drive them, i***t" I say smirking "Whatever" she mutters as we drive to Cassie's house. She starts talking about some fit guy she met but I tune her out as I watch the cars pass by outside the window, and of course my brain starts to wonder if Jason might be there.

I haven't seen him at all, since what happened at the restaurant almost a whole month ago. I am kinda relieved that I don't have to see him because he scares me he is totally bi-polar, one minute he's fine the next he's growling and so angry and he looks like he could kill someone. But then, he can be so... Perfect, no, no, no. Just, I don't know. Something about him just makes me go all weird and a part of me misses him.

We drive up the long driveway to their mansion of a house and get to the front door, I knock and a maid answers "Miss Cassandra and Miss Riley are in the main living area" she tells us "Thanks" I say remembering the way we went last time we were here. We go into the room and see Riley and Nate having a full on make out session on the couch making me look around awkwardly whilst Piper just stares in disgust.

"Excuse me" she says bringing Riley and Nate out of their current infatuation with each other. Riley blushes as Nate just sits there looking way too happy for himself, "Sorry to interrupt you two lovebirds but we have to take Riley shopping" I say going over and grabbing Riley, she quickly pecks him on the lips "Please! Stop sucking each other's faces off for once!" Piper screams "Shut up, Piper" I say.

"Where's Cass?" I ask "In her brother's office" she says "Why is she in there? Nobody's allowed in there" Nate says suddenly jumping up from his seat "I don't know" Riley says. We all decide to go and see what Cassie is doing, I have never really been in anywhere in this massive place apart from a couple rooms but considering it has at least one hundred rooms I have basically seen nothing. So as we go down various hallways we finally come to an open door where Cassie is rifling through papers on a desk.

"Cassie what are you doing? You know Jason doesn't let anyone in here" Nate says sounding panicked "This is Cassie's house too" I say "Exactly, so I can do whatever I want." she says "What are you looking for?" Piper asks going to grab a bit of paper but Nate rips it from her hands before she can read anything. "

Anything to tell me where he is, Jason is missing I haven't seen or heard anything form him for a month. Maybe something in here will give me a clue" she says "I'm sure he's fine" Riley says reassuringly "I know, I know but still even my parents have no idea where he is" she says "He is probably in the forest" Nate says "The forest?" I ask "Why would he be in the forest?" I ask making them all snap their heads to Nate "Does he camp?" I ask ignoring their weirdness "Yeah, if that's what you call it" Piper mutters "I would never be able to go camping, I don't like the woods especially at night. Imagine all those animals around you, you could get eaten by a bear or a wolf, they're scary!" I say shuddering at the thought "You're scared of wolves?" Cassie asks "Yeah, they're- doesn't matter. Can we go shopping now" I say trying to push the horrible images from my past out of my head.

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"Why are you guys here?" Piper asks scowling at the guys who decided to interrupt our girl time at a cafe, "Wow Piper, you are so welcoming" Zac says "I try" she retorts "We just thought we would join you, maybe we could paint each other's nails, and get our hair and make up done!" Kian squeals in a high pitch, annoying voice making us all laugh. "I'm going to order a milkshake" I say "Get us all one!" Zac says handing me some money, I ask everyone what they want and then go to the counter and sit on one of the seats waiting for the waiter to get to me. When he does I tell him my order and then get my phone out texting some people, "Are you alright?" I suddenly hear someone ask, I look up and see the waiter looking at me "I'm fine" I say smiling awkwardly "Because I think you're suffering from a lack of vitamin me" he says smirking making me giggle, "I am just doing some homework" I say trying to get him to not talk to me "Baby, I'll treat you like my homework - I'll slam you on the table and do you all night long" he says making me look at him "Seriously?" I ask "Do you know what I would do if I could rearrange the alphabet?" he asks "Do I want to know?" I ask "I'd put the D in U" he says "Please stop" I say laughing "Only if you give me your number" he says winking I shake my head "I'd like to use your thighs as earmuffs, you're so hot even my zipper is falling for you -"

"Okay, okay, I'll give you my number just stop saying those awful lines" I say laughing, he smirks and slides his phone across to me I add my number. "I'll bring your drinks over" he says winking, I roll my eyes walking back to the table still laughing at the guys lines.

"After this we are going back to mine, no boys allowed!" Cassie announces "But what about Nate, can't he come" Riley whines snuggling up to her boyfriend as he kisses her cheek. Why are they so perfect? Cassie sighs "Fine you can come" she says making Riley squeal and plant a kiss on Nate's lips, before they get carried away Piper pulls Riley back "No." she simply says but Nate growls bringing Riley back to him "Shut up" she says "Don't tell me to shut up" Nate growls making Piper scoff "Oh no! The little Chihuahua is angry" she says making me bite my tongue to keep from laughing "Please, you guys don't argue I love you both" Riley says, Piper rolls her eyes "Okay, I'll stop, just don't say weird things like that" she says "Awe! Does love make Piper uncomfortable?" I ask her "No, it's just weird" she says I pinch her cheeks "I love you Piper, I love you, I love you my little sweet muffin I just love you so much" I say she pushes me away "Get off!" she shrieks making me laugh at how awkward love makes her.

"Hey Mr and Mrs Fontaine" I say as we walk into the kitchen and I see them sat at the table drinking coffee, "I told you call us Amanda and Mark" Amanda says "Sorry" I say "No need to apologize it's just we see each other so often so we don't need to use formalities" Mark says. "Sit down I'll get us some snacks" Cassie says to me and Piper, as Riley has went off somewhere with Nate probably. It's kind of annoying how they are always together and so loved up because I am single and know that I will never have something like they have. "So have you seen Jason lately?" Amanda says, I turn around to face her realising she's talking to me "Uh, no" I say "Come on let's go" Cassie says quickly leaving and me and Piper follow her, we end up by the pool seating area.

"Sorry about my parents" she says "I don't understand why everyone keeps on asking me about Jason, I hardly know him!" I say "But you know him enough to like him" Piper says "What! You like my brother?" Cassie asks looking way too excited "No, no, no. Piper just thinks I do when really she does" I say "I do not!" she snaps. "Anyway even you guys ask me if I know where he is. I mean, how am I supposed to know?" I ask "Because- well - it's kinda difficult to explain without- I don't know" Cassie says "I think his parents ask because they want to know what happened at the restaurant" Piper says "How do you know about that" I ask "I told her" Cassie says.

Why are they talking about me? "Nothing happened!" I say "So why were you crying?" Cassie asks "Look, Jason can be very scary, right?" I ask and they both nod their heads. "Exactly, and he does this thing where he growls and his eyes go literally black! I mean what's that all about?" I ask "He's..." Cassie starts trying to think of something "Special?" Piper says in more of a question.

"And he looks so terrifying, I can see in his eyes that he wants to hurt something and he could go on a killing spree. So when he came back from dealing with those guys he was still absolutely raging, and I know he was trying to check if I was alright. But I was scared that he might hurt me" I say "Hurt you?" Piper asks "Yeah, he beats up those guys easily so he could snap me in half!" I say "But he would never, ever hurt you!" Cassie practically screams "How do you know?" I ask "Because he loves you!" Cassie yells "What?" I ask taken back by what she said "He loves me?" I ask in disbelief "Cassie had some beer she's a bit- you know crazy. So don't believe what she says" Piper whispers "Okay..." I trail off and we sit there in silence unsure of what to say. My phone suddenly pings and the screen flashes showing a text, I read it and text back.

"I've got a date" I say.