Chapter 8

"Dinner's ready" I heard my mom yelled from the kitchen. After the phone call from Ryan, I fell asleep and I just woke up. I rubbed my eyes and yawned lazily. I stood up and changed my clothes. I wore a tank top and a short jeans. I walked downstairs and Emma got out of her room. She was wearing a short jean and a black tank top just like me. As soon as we saw each other we burst out laughing.

"Twins?" she asked as we looked at each other again.

"Twins" I confirmed as we both walked to the kitchen.

"Still talking about us?" Jake asked with his usual smirk. He was still there?

"Nope" I said popping the p. I sat on the chair and Drake sat next to me. "So what are you still doing here?" I asked glaring at Jake. He put his hand over his heart and pretend being hurt.

"Nya! It is not how you talk to our guest" my mother scolded.

"Can you please tell me what you are doing here?" I asked with a British accent making my mother and Emma giggled. Just then, the door opened and Tom walked in. Everyone took place around the table.

"Sometime they eat here" Shane said as he was texting someone. I just nodded as my mother served us food and god knows how hungry I was feeling. We were all talking and joking and Jake and Drake seemed to be really close to my family. Jake wasn't his usual jerk but he seemed to love my mother and father like his own. We were all eating and I would occasionally notice Jake looking at me. Tok Tok Tok! Someone knocked on the door. Tom stood up and went to open the door. After a few minutes he walked in with a blank expression on his face. Someone was behind him and just as he moved, I saw my father. I pushed my plate forward and let my head hit the table while I groaned in frustration.

"What are you doing here?" I asked with gritted teeth.

"Behave" my mother said as she looked at me. I simply stood up to walk to my room but my father grabbed on my arm to prevent me from walking away.

"What's your problem Nya? You're acting as if I kicked you out of the house!" my father said as he pulled me in the kitchen and I sat back on the chair.

"Why are you acting as if you care?" I simply asked and he shifted uncomfortably in front of me.

"I care for you" he simply said. "I'm your father Nya" he said again.

"Then act like one!" I snapped at him and he was now furious with the tone I was using with him. "Why did you wait for me to leave your house to act like a father?" I asked as I stood up. "You never acted like a father before so quit up the act" this time I walked out of the kitchen. I ran up the stair and walked in my room. Why is my past following me? it's not that I want to forget my father but I hate the fact that he's acting so fatherly in front of my mother when he's not. I was sitting on my bed when my door opened and my mother and father walked in.

"Can I talk to her alone?" my father asked as he entered the room and my mother just nodded and took a glance of me. She walked away closing the door. My father kept silent and sat on the bed next to me. I know that he was uncomfortable.

"Nya, I know I'm not the perfect father but please forgive me" he said slowly. I simply looked at him. "I now know how you felt when I left you home to go to work. I hated it to return home and not to find you eating pop corn or pizza in front of the television" he chuckled at the thought. Yeah, every time he would return back home he would find me in front of the television. "Well what I want to say is I'm sorry" he continued looming at me.

"Dad, you know what hurt me most is that you didn't even bother to ask me to stay till you come home. You simply told me okay" I replied with now tears in my eyes.

"Nya, I knew that it hurts you to stay alone in that house that's why I told you to come here. I didn't want you to leave but it was be better for you to come here" he said as he looked at me. He now looked like a father and I feel guilty as I've been rude to him.

"I'm sorry dad" I said as I hugged him. He wasn't use to all the affection and love so it take him a few seconds to hug me back.

"Nya, just know that I love you and I'll always be here for you" he said as he pulled away and stood up.

"You came here just to say that you're sorry?" I asked as I stood up and walked out of the room with him following me.

"Of course, I don't want my daughter to hate me" he said as we walked in the living room to find Tom, mom, Shane, Emma And Jake sitting on the couch. My father kissed me on my forehead and looked at my mother. "Well I'll be going" he said as he walked to the door. He waved at us and closed the door.

"Everything's okay?" my mother asked cautiously. I nodded and sat on Shane's lap but he pushed me making me fall on Jake.

"Don't you think we're going a bit too fast?" Jake asked as he winked teasingly. Emma and mom giggled as they walked into the kitchen.

"No, too slow" I whispered seductively in his ear as I pushed myself off him. He shivered making me laugh. He wanted to play, then I'll play. "Where's Drake?" I asked looking for him.

"He had to leave" Jake replied as he stood up. "And I have to go too. Good night everyone" he said as he opened the door to do. "Good night kitten" he winked before walking away. Kitten? I just shook my head and sat on the couch. We all talked and joked among ourselves.

We all wished each other Good night before walking in our room respectively. I walked in my room and took my laptop. I checked on Facebook and I've got Three new friend request.

1. Peyton West

2. Drake Night

3. Jake Night.

I quickly accepted their friend request and I went on Jake's wall. I felt like a stalker. Oh My God! His profile picture is him Shirtless with sunglasses. He is so Hot! He too was stalking my wall as soon he was liking all my pictures.

'Hot ;)' he commented on a picture of me in bikini. Peyton was online and she soon started chatting with me.

'Since when did you and Jake are best friends :O' she asked.

'We're not best friends" I simply replied.

'Can I call you?' she asked.

'Yeah of course' I replied with a smile on my face. My phone started ringing.

"Hello!" I heard her preppy voice.

"Yeah?" I asked as i kept on checking Jake's picture. I think I was drooling.

"Drake is so hot!" she squealed through the phone.

"Stop stalking him!" I joked and she was giggling.

"As if you're not stalking Jake" she teased and I couldn't help but giggle. Just then I turned my head towards the window to see Jake sitting on his bed with his laptop on his knees.

'Stop looking at me" I got a message from Jake himself. I rise my head up to find him shirtless opening his window.

"I'll call you later" I said to Peyton as I cut off the call without even listening to his reply. Jake signalled me to do the same and I opened the window. We were now looking at each other without saying a word. It is now that I notice how his house was close to mine. If we both stretched our arm we would be able to touch each other, I mean touch each other's hands.

"You're hot" he simply said as he grinned. That boy was simply incredible. He makes me feel myself again.

"I know" I said now the smirk plastering on my face.

"And modest" he said as he winked playfully.

"At least I'm not a jerk" I told him with a wink too.

"Sorry for this morning" he said as he leant against the window. I knew that he was referring to the altercation that happened between us.

"It's okay" I simply replied with a shrug. He smiled at me and kept looking at me. I was feeling nervous as he didn't moved his gaze from me. "Can you stop?" I asked as I threw a piece of paper which I've tossed into a ball to him.

"What? Can't I look?" he said as he smiled mischievously.

"No you can't" I said as I sat on the window seat. "Where's Drake?" I asked as I took my lyrics book. I sort of write songs and poems. Let's just say that it's my secret passion.

"Why are you always looking for him?" he asked as he took his phone and started texting away.

"I'm just asking" I said as I started writing some ideas in my lyrics book. Just then his door burst opened and Penny walked in. It was Eight! Fucking Eight! What was that bitch doing here. Jake let his head fall on the wall next to him and let a scowl. "Good night" I said not wanting to deal with Penny. He was going to say something but I close the window and close the curtains. I was feeling a bit angry. Why? I didn't know. I didn't have the right to be angry. I turned off the light and tried to go to sleep. I tried to forget about Penny entering Jake's room as if she was walking in her own room.

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