Using Mr Parker
♥ Logan
♥
C h a p t
e r 38
For around half a minute, I waited outside
nervously. I kept asking myself why he wasn't answering the
door straight away like he usually does and then, he opened the
door.
There was no smile on his face, no smirk or no frown, his
expression was as hard as a brick. We stood there, opposite each
other for a few moments just staring, his eyes boring into mine
and then he spoke. “Come in.” I walked inside his
apartment and took a seat on the couch. He surprised me by coming
and sitting next to me. I didn't think he'd do that, I
opened my mouth to say something – anything but nothing
came out. Zach laughed unhumourously, “This is so screwed
up. I honestly have no idea what to think
anymore."
“Z-Zach,” I murmured and
was surprise when he didn't correct me for not using 'Mr
Parker'. “I owe you an apology. I am so sorry, I
didn't mean for any of this to happ-”
“Then what did you mean to
happen, Logan? Just enlighten me.”
“I just... I just wanted my
mum to not need to worry about money. This was 5 grand that I
could at least try to get, I didn't think I'd win and I
never thought Courtney was going to get hold of that
picture.”
“Well guess what she
did.”
“And I'm so sorry but you
won't need to worry about that now.”
“What if she had got the photo
that you could see both of us clearly? What would happen
then.”
“I don't want to think of
that, she didn't and its over.”
“That might be over but we
aren't. We still have lots of things to talk about.”
When he said, that might be over but we aren't,
my heart fluttered and my cheeks burnt but I knew he
didn't mean it in the way I wanted it to.
“I'll answer any questions
you want,” I told him.
Simply, he asked, “Why?”
“I've told you how my dad
left my mum and I a couple of years ago and I've always told
you that a couple of months ago we moved in with my Aunt Cassidy
because the council took the house away from us. Since then,
I've been trying to help my mum get any extra money. I've
sent my mum money anonymously with money my dad sent me and money
from my car. To you, five grand might be nothing but to me, thats
a lot of money.” I reached into my bag, picking out a
bundle of money.
Five thousand dollars.
“Whats that?” he
asked.
“Thats the money Courtney gave
to me, I don't want it. You can have it,” I replied,
putting the money on the table. “That money is nothing but
filth to me now. It may have taken me a while to realise how
horrible I was using you like that. I can't give that money
to my mum.”
Zach sighed, “I don't want that money. Give it to your
mother.”
“No,” I said,
firmly.
“Give it back to Courtney
then,” he said. “I don't care what you do with
the money, I don't want it though.” I didn't say
anything but I didn't take the money. Zach leant in slightly
and I hoped that he kissed me. I leant up and put my lips on his,
my eyes fluttered open for a split second to see his wide
open.
He
wouldn't kiss me back.
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{A/N This chapter was actually really hard for me to write, I had
no idea how I wanted this chapter to go but here it is!
(:}