Well This Was Unplanned...(NeverShoutNever/The Ready Set fanfic)EDITING

Chapter 32:

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Chapter 32:

~~~~~~~Rylee's POV~~~~~~~

"Chris?" I choked out. No way. No freaking way. This boy...he's going to be the death of me, I swear.

~~~~~~~Christofer's POV~~~~~~~

"Chris?"

I heard Rylee say my name, and I turned to her, grinning. She was staring at the zebra pillow-pet sitting on one of the lawn chairs I had sitting underneath the canopy I had set up.

I was lucky I had been able to finish setting up and go buy the stuffed animal before she got back from talking to the other bands. Of course, I had enlisted the boys from One Direction to help out before they went to TGIF, but either way. It had been a lot of work. I just hoped it was worth it.

Wait, what am I saying? Of course it's worth it. I had wasted enough time with Macy. It was time to win over Rylee's heart.

"You like?" I asked, giving her a cheeky grin and a suggestive wink.

She giggled. God, I loved her laugh. "Yeah. You didn't have to- Oh my Louis, is that a zebra pillow-pet?!" She rushed forward to snatch up the animal and hug it close to her.

I tried to ignore the 'Oh my Louis'. "Yeah. You said zebras were your favorite animals-" I was cut off by her giving me a tight hug.

"Thank you so much Christofer. This means so much." When we broke apart, she was smiling. We took our seats in the lawn chairs. Her eyes roved around at the mini-canopy above us. "Did you do this all yourself?"

I considered taking all the credit, but decided to be honest. "Nah. I got the One Direction guys and your friend to help."

Her eyes lit up. "They're still here?"

I shifted uncomfortably. "Yeah...they went out to eat...Why?"

She raised an eyebrow at my sudden change. "Because Justin is with them."

Oh. Right. I cleared my throat. "So..." How exactly were we supposed to start getting to know one another? Ugh.

She seemed to be wondering the same thing and we both started laughing at ourselves. "Sorry, I've never actually had a guy wanting to get to know me," she laughed.

I smiled. I was the first? "So just tell me about yourself."

"Everything?" She raised an eyebrow. Wow, she does that a lot. I simply nodded, so she began.

"Alright. Well. My full name is Rylee Kathryn Blake. I'm eight- nineteen, now. I have a twin sister and an older brother. I play guitar and piano." She glanced up at me, as if checking to make sure I was still listening. I smiled, signaling for her to continue. "Okay, uhm. I pretend to dislike One Direction, mainly because Justin talks about them so much, but I sort of like them. I have a strange music taste, I know."

~~~~~~~Rylee's POV~~~~~~~

He actually seemed to care about what I was saying. Hell, even I didn't care about what I was saying. I mean, who gives a crap about my music tastes or what instruments I play? I sighed, and met his eyes. "None of this that I'm saying is really important," I stated.

Chris just shrugged. "Then tell me something important. Something that hardly anyone knows."

I tilted my head, studying him. He really did care. The bad boy with the bad reputation cared about what I had to say. So I told him my biggest secret.

"I used to have another brother..." I began quietly. "Kylie wasn't my twin. She and I were triplets with our brother, Charlee." I heard him gasp, but I ignored it. "When we were six, he got leukemia. We were worried, but the doctor's said that with treatment, he might survive. So, my parents got him the treatment. He was in remission for a while, but eventually it came back. It kept getting worse. When we were twelve...he passed away. I yelled and screamed at the doctors to wake him up, but they told me they couldn't. That's why I hate hospitals and doctors..." I trailed off, waiting for him to say something. When he didn't, I looked up at him.