02. dinners & discussions

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I was currently hiding in Alicia's room

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I was currently hiding in Alicia's room. There was no way I could go back downstairs and face everyone, especially him. I know, I was acting very childish considering the last time I had actually seen Hayden was when we were fourteen years old. I know a lot can happen in three years. He probably forgot all those embarrassing memories of me desperately trying to gain his attention.

Hayden Ross was now a complete stranger to me. There was nothing left for him in my heart, or so I hoped.

"What are you doing?"

I quickly snapped my head around to see Andrew standing in the doorway of Alicia's room. I quickly jumped to my feet and Andrew tilted his head with a puzzled look on his face. "I can understand how weird this looks—"

"So this is what you've been doing for the past ten minutes?" Andrew chuckled and I looked down at the ground. "Hiding in your little sister's room I see."

I didn't even bother to try and think of a logical explanation as to why I was hunched over in my little sister's room. "I was looking for Alicia." I lied quickly walking towards the door. "Guess she's not in here."

"Khloe," Andrew held out his hand before I had a chance to squeeze past him. "Is there something or someone, in particular, you're hiding from?" He questioned and my face burned from
embarrassment.

I shook my head too quickly. "No, not really." My words were a mumble. "Why might you ask that, Andrew?"

He shrugged his shoulders dismissing my question. "Just thought I'd ask." Andrew moved over to the side slightly, so that I could get out of Alicia's room. I think I've spent enough time in here overthinking my whole life. "You know you can tell me anything, right?"

I smiled at Andrew. "Of crouse." I nodded my head. The relationship Andrew and I had wasn't always common. I accepted Andrew and Alicia very quickly. Although he wasn't my dad and he knew that,  Andrew was still always there for me. I never felt like he was trying to replace my dad.

"Your mother is looking for you. No more hiding." Andrew smiled and I giggled in response.

Sadly Andrew was right. It was quite strange that seventeen-year-old Khloe was hiding in her little sister's room filled with barbie dolls and Disney princesses.

I had to practically drag my own feet down the stairs and as soon as I reached the bottom, I felt myself being smashed into something hard sending waves of pain throughout my whole body. "Ouch," I hissed in pain. "that stupid wall."

"I'm definitely not a wall."

I immediately took a step back and looked up with wide eyes to see Hayden standing right in front of me with a boyish smirk playing on his lips. The more I looked at him, the more I realized just how much he had changed. He was insanely tall with broad shoulders and defined muscles peeking through his tight shirt. His hair was longer but curlier than I had remembered and he still had those captivating hazel green eyes.

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