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Chapter 16
Chapter 16
"Water" Kori croaked as Paisley helped sit her up on the bed; placing a pillow at her back for better balance.
She quickly poured some room temperature water in a cup and gave it to Kori."Are you ready to explain now?"
Kori sighed. "Explain what?"
"How in the world did you end up fainting?!" "Yeesh! Voice, Paisley. I'm dying here" "Kori!" Paisley warned and earned a sigh from her best friend."I don't know either. I've just been feeling really strange lately. I haven't seen Jordan in over two weeks and I miss him so much. I guess the change just- took a toll on me"
"So you fainted "
"Yes, Paisley. Now, shut up. I want silence"Kaugnay na kabanata
The F Word Chapter 17
Chapter 17"I can't get used to seeing you in this kind of scenery" Kori teased with a slight smirk and earned an eye roll from Paisley. "Neither can I, apparently" Pasiley looked between the baby clothes and toys, most clothing racks labelled; Male, Female, or Unisex. "You don't suppose Karter would look good in a mini suit, do you?" Paisley questioned as she skimmed through them. "You know Karter looks adorable in anything"Paisley paused for a moment and scanned the cute outfits hung neatly on the clothing rack. "But Karter already has so many nice clothes and I don't want to get him something he'll see as 'one of' the many things he has""So you want to get him something special" "Something really special. Anything unrelated to clothes" "Well I'm going to get him this adorable one piece with a stuffed panda sticking out of it. He's turning two right?""Yeah, next week" Paisley replied. She had heard the news from Carter that morning and proceeded to freak out about it to
The F Word Chapter 18
Chapter 18 "Ahh" the one in the blue hoodie continued, "We've heard a few things about you, but you look like you've never heard a thing about us" His twin; the one wearing a brown shirt looked over at Carter and tsked. "We're hurt, Carter. Just hurt" Paisley slowly turned to look at Carter who was now on his feet. "One week memo" Carter said, "I distinctively remember telling you coconut heads to give me a heads up one week before you break into my house" The twins paused, then both broke into wide grins. "Yeah, we ignored that" they chorused. Carter let out a deep sigh and shoved his hands in his pockets. "Paisley" He softly called out to a still confused Paisley and gestured to the young men who stood by his door, looking like mischievous little souls. "These are my younger brothers. The one in blue is Daryl, and the other is Carl" "Hi" Daryl and Carl chorused once again. "Um..." Paisley trailed off with a low and nervous chuckle. "Hi" ** The next morning, Carter asked
The F Word Chapter 19
Chapter 19 Staring at Carter's childhood home, Paisley couldn't help but feel like she knew nothing about him. It was not at all what she expected it to be. Instead of a mansion or some kind of beach house, she came face to face with a rather normal and modest looking home. It was a pale green and white painted two storey building with a small garden out front. There was a tiled pathway lined up with beautiful decorative plants that led all the way to the front porch. Paisley had hid the fact that she was anxious to step into Carter's past. Not only because up until a month ago, they were complete strangers, but also because she had seen enough K-dramas to have an idea of what could happen to her. *"Take this" the woman who looked to be in her late fifties; dressed in a silk dress and holding a Louis Vuiton bag, passed her an envelope with a stern look on her face.* *Hesitant, Paisley opened the envelope and gasped at the amount she read on the cheque.* *"Take this and leave Car
The F Word Chapter 20
Chapter 20"I won't do that"Astrid's eyes widened a fraction, "Carter-""You of all people should know just what it is you're asking me to do" He snapped and his eyes grew even darker."I understand what you must feel right now, Carter, but-""I don't think you do, mom. If you did, you wouldn't ask that of me""It's what your father would've wanted, Carter. You have no idea how heart broken your father was- knowing he was the reason his family was torn apart""Dad was not the only reason our family was torn apart" Carter said, "You played a part in it as well, mom"Astrid's eyes widened and Paisley couldn't literally see the woman's heart shatter through her eyes."Carter!" Daryl yelled in defense and watched as his mother's expression crumbled.Carter stood up from his seat, his dark expression still glued glued his face as he walked out on them.Paisley remained glued to her seat, unable to follow Carter into the room. She found herself letting out a breath she didn't know she was
The F Word Chapter 21
Chapter 21"You know you hurt mom last night, right?" Daryl informed as he took out a bottled water from the fridge. He leaned against the fridge and stared straight at Carter who sat on the sofa across from him.Carter remained all but quiet, taking care of the little work left on his laptop and hoping Daryl wouldn't press further on the topic.Paisley had talked to him the previous night, and like he promised her, he planned on spending the entire day with nothing but that on his mind. However, Daryl prying in on the situation was liable to make him snap."You shouldn't have said that""Daryl" Carl warned with a shake of his head. Daryl let out a sigh and turned to Carter;"I just want you to apologise to mom. She went to bed pretty shake
The F Word Chapter 22
Chapter 22"...for death is not the end. As the soul of our dear friend, brother, father, and husband departs from this world, I pray that his journey to God be a safe, and sure one"The service started around 11am, but they arrived at the hall by 9am, greeting the few guests that showed up early, Carter's relatives as well.Astrid had two older brothers, and Andrew's family was quite large. Three sisters; one older than Andrew and two younger brothers. They arrived with their families, exchanging words of sympathy and catching up with Carter; the rumored prodigal son.The priest stood beside a large framed photo of Carter's father, and it was the first time Paisley got the chance to see what he looked like.She was a bit shocked. Ca
The F Word Chapter 23
Chapter 23Jordan let out a deep sigh as he entered his new home. He loosened his tie and a faint smile crossed his face as he walked by the to-be nursery room.It's all feeling too real now....huh?He entered their bedroom and caught sight of Kori sitting on the bed. She had her phone to her ear and shot him a bright grin when she noticed him."Oh yeah, it's Jordan. He just came home from work" she explained and Jordan rose his brows."Your mom?" He whispered and Kori nodded a reply."He's tired, mom. He'll make sure to call you later""Hello, Tessa!" Jordan yelled into the phone, startling Kori and earning a playful glare from her."She says hello too" Kori
The F Word Chapter 24
Chapter 24"It's just as I remember it" Carter breathed as he and Paisley stared at the large bricked building with a eide field covered in carpet grass."I'm having a hard time imagining a sixteen year old Carter strolling through that field with a black backpack""What makes you think It was a black backpack?" He chuckled and earned a shrug from her."You seem like the dark colors type""True" He shrugged as well, "but i owned a red backpack throughout my years in highschool""Red is so unlike you" She giggled and they drove past the school building."I made a lot of good memories in school. I had friends that cared and would walk me home everyday""What were you like in school?"
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