HOPE

Chapter 26

I knock on the door and wait. He answers the door and just stands there. Without a single word, I hug him, burying my head in his shoulder. He holds me tight. 

"Let's go in, shall we?" He asks me and we walk in. Nothing has changed here since I left. The pillow fortress is still there and he is still wearing the same clothes. Binnie is sleeping in his little pillow near the bed. He comes towards us when he sees me. 

I pat his head when he comes closer and we walk over to the couch and sit down. I crawl over to him and keep my head on his chest just cuddling. 

"What happened? How is he?" He sounds worried. 

I look at the empty TV screen. "He is so much better now." 

He makes me look at him. "There's nothing wrong him with right?" 

I shake my head. "No. His family is pretty cool as well." 

He waits for me to explain so I go on. "Becca loved me. She said she was happy to see me after everything dad told her about me. Oliver likes me too, I think." I snuggle in closer to him and tighten my arms around him. This is my Home. 

"Your father?" He asks with doubt. 

I think about it. "He's changes. A lot. To the good side. I think he really regrets everything that happened to us." 

Seth doesn't say anything to that. 

"He wanted to give you the dad talk." I say smiling. 

He pulls back enough to look at me. I already miss his body. 

He's eyebrows are drawn together. "He doesn't get to do that. I was planning to give him the "Talk". In fact, I already practiced it today." He sounded really impressed with himself.

I smile at him. "Can I hear it?" 

He shakes his head. "Nope. I wanna see your expression when you first hear it when I tell it to your dad." He smirks. 

"Yea well... I'll get you two to meet so you both can give the talk to each other. I will be way over in the far watching you too, sipping on a coffee." I grin. 

"Oh really?" He smiles wickedly and he tickles me. I burst out laughing and he does it more now. He is laughing too. Binnie barks with excitement as he tries to jump on us. Our fortress breaks as I try to wiggle away from him.  

 "No! Stop!" I can barely get the words out with laughing so hard. Soon enough, he stops and we are both sprawled on the couch with him on top of me. Our bodies touching.

I notice the position we are in at the same time as him. I blush like crazy and he coughs, nervously and gets up quickly. I sit back up straight as well. Binnie looks between me and Seth, tilting his head a little. It looks like he is wondering what just happened? 

We stay like that for a little while being nervous to talk now when finally, he breaks the awkward silence with "Oh! You dust bin!" and pinch Binnie in the stomach.

Binnie barks angrily and moves to come closer to me, away from Seth. 

"Hey! Stop it!" I smile at Seth and touch Binnie on where Seth pinched him. Binnie is so cute with the angry scowl. 

Seth clears his throat. "So what do you want to do now?" 

Out of the top of my head I say "Ice cream"  at the same time as he says "The cool bar". 

"Okay. Wait here. I have to get dressed." I nod as he walks over to the bedroom.

I sit and think about what just happened while stroking Bin's head.