Babysitting the Bad Boy's Family ✔

27. The last straw

Chapter  27: The last straw

Ethan's POV

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Remembering what Zack did, hurt me. He took away all of the happiness in my life, until Kelsey showed up and made me see everything bright again. She was the sun in my life, and I knew that I needed her in it.

Noah said that if Zack took away someone from me again, it would hurt more, and the someone he was referring to, was Kelsey. At the end of the day, he was right, and I knew that it wouldn't have been just me who lost someone. All my siblings would have too. They loved her so much, and I could see that. She made them happy, I had never seen them as happy as they had been ever since she got in their lives, and I wished that she would never have to go out of it. But mainly, she made me happy.

I knew that by telling Zack that she was my girlfriend I was risking him making his move on her. That was how Zack was, always wanting to do things to spite me, to show me how weak I truly am, but I also knew that if I didn't, he would have bossed her around. He wouldn't have respected her, not that he was ever respecting her, but I knew that it would have been way worse. He would have treated her like a slave, and it wasn't like knowing that she was single meant that he wouldn't have tried to make her fall for him one way or another. 

Only the thought of Zack with Kelsey was enough to make my blood boil, and I suddenly found myself with the urge of punching him. I had caught him trying to touch her every chance he got, and remembering how he put his hand on her lower back made me see red.

Despite that, I would rather have had her taken away from me than have her hurting. That was something which I couldn't have been able to bare. Her happiness meant everything to me, and I didn't want to see Zack diminish the light that was Kelsey. 

That was why I was not overjoyed when she walked upstairs alone with Zack. I trusted Kelsey, of course I did, but I just didn't understand why she had to talk to Zack alone. The more time they spent upstairs together alone, the more anxious I got. No matter how much trust I had in Kelsey, I had absolutely none in Zack. The fact that she wanted to talk to him already shocked me enough, and I couldn't stop wondering if he had said anything to her.

I was tempted to go upstairs and see if I could hear what they were saying, but I couldn't. I had morals, and doing so would have gone against all my values. On the other hand, the house was mine, and there would have been nothing wrong in going upstairs to my room to get something.

Deciding to give them a couple more minutes, I sat down on the sofa with the mindset that I would go looking for them if they didn't come back. It certainly wouldn't have hurt anyone to check. After all, if somebody had broken in the house from upstairs and attempted to kill them, I would have been able to save them-that made complete sense.

I jolted up from the sofa as soon as the doorbell snapped me out of my thoughts, scaring me slightly. Finding Jenna with her arms crossed behind the door didn't do anything to calm my heart down from the fright I got.

"Where is he?" She asked as she stormed in the house, not even caring for greetings.

"Who?" I asked in mock confusion, yet knowing very well who she was looking for.

"Zack. I called him and he didn't answer, then he calls me and I hear heavy breathing. I swear if he's with someone else I'll rip his head off," she said, making me freeze.

My heart sank at her words, but I refused to believe them. Jenna and Zack were ruthless, and I knew they would do anything to get what they wanted. Yet no matter how much I tried convincing myself of that, I couldn't help but wonder whether she was saying the truth.

"Wait, where's Kelsey?" Jenna asked, frantically looking around for her.

"She's erm.."

"She's with Zack isn't she?" She spat.

I shook my head, unable to believe what she was insinuating. I knew that Kelsey would never do anything like that. She disliked Zack, and it was stupid to think that she would get off with him after having promised me that she would protect me.

"Jenna, I'm sure they're not doing anything. They just went upstairs to talk, that's what they're doing. Talking." By that point I knew that I was trying to convince myself rather than her.

"And how are you so sure about that Ethy?"

God, I hated when she called me that.

"Because I trust Kelsey," I said. I completely trusted her, and there was nothing that Jenna was going to say or do to make me doubt that.

"Oh, you mean your 'girlfriend,'" she said, putting air quotes on 'girlfriend'.

Her actions shocked me slightly, making me wonder whether she suspected the fact that Kelsey and I weren't truly together. Deep down, I knew that she wasn't going to be fooled with it, especially after having seen Kelsey and I only weeks before.

"Yes, my girlfriend" I replied, making sure to put emphasis on the girlfriend.

"Alright then, go upstairs and see for yourself, if they aren't doing anything then you're right," she said.

I wondered whether I should do what she was telling me to, and after realising that that was the only way to make her stop inventing things about Kelsey and Zack, I was willing to do so.

"Fine," I huffed. "You're going to see how you're wrong," I said as I went upstairs with Jenna trailing behind me, my heart beating erratically despite my efforts to remain cool and composed.

We arrived in front of the guest room and there they were. Talking. As soon as my eyes rested on them, I couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief before turning to face Jenna.

"See, they're just tal-"

"Yes Zack, I'll kiss you," I heard Kelsey saying, making me freeze in my spot.

I turned my head around to look at her, unable to believe that she would do something like that to me. I stood there like an idiot, watching as she leaned in and their lips met. She promised me that she wouldn't hurt me and I believed her, but I guess people make a lot of promises they can't keep.

"Get the heck out of my house, now!" I spat at Zack as I stormed in the room, unable to keep watching anymore.

That was the last straw.

Alright so the next chapter was updated a couple of hours ago so if you haven't read it yet go ahead and read it. I decided to make a new chapter like this because I'm sure that a bunch of you didn't read the author's note I wrote and since it was kind of important I thought to re-write it.

I am going to be updating every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Also I will be writing 3 new books so if you're interested I will tell you when they get out. 

The most exciting news is that I'm making a Q and A so for those who haven't asked me a question yet feel free to ask and I will try to answer them all as an extra chapter later on. So far I have gotten 'favourite foods' and 'Favourite TV shows' Feel free to ask me anything you want as long as it's not something extremley personal. Alright thank you. I love you jellybean fam

~M