The Heartbroken - S01 E158

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The Heartbroken - S01 E158

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 158

“You mean you missed your car.”

His shoulders lifted in a lazy shrug

as his lips tugged into a slow smile.

“Busted.”

I did my best to ignore his grin.

“How’d you get here?” I asked him,

eyeing his injured foot. “Are you

sure you should even be walking?”

He lifted his foot a bit, slipping it

out of his flip flops to examine it.

“I’m not putting any pressure on it.

It hurts like a b---h.” He looked up

from it the same time I did. “I think

it’s still having menstrual cramps.”

I gave him an unimpressed stare.

“Are ever going to let that go?”

“Nope,” he replied, an easy smile

spreading across his face. “And I

got here because of them.” He

hitched a thumb over his shoulder

and I craned my neck to see

Warren and Alyssa getting out of

the van that was parked right

behind Seth’s. My face broke into a

grin of my own as my eyes locked

with Alyssa’s.

“Wait,” Seth said, moving so that he

was blocking her from view. “She

gets a big grin the moment you see

her and all I get is a snarky

question in Squidward’s voice?”

Ignoring this, I pushed past him to

get a better view of Alyssa and

Warren walking closer to the porch.

I was aware of how rude I was

being, but I couldn’t help it. I was

too aware of my feelings for him,

and no matter how stupid it

sounded, I was afraid to drop the

act; terrified of the possibility that

he might see right through me.

I’d just thrown my arms around

Alyssa when my mom suddenly

emerged from the front door.

The smile on Seth’s face

immediately faded as he

straightened up. “Good afternoon,

Mrs. Evans. I’m—”

“Seth, right?” she said. Her eyes

flicked to mine for a moment and I

stared at her, wondering what she

would do, hoping she wouldn’t

shoo him away or shoot him with a

barrage of questions, but when she

turned back to look at him, all she

said was, “Please. Call me Rachel.

Why don’t you all come in for

lunch?”

Seth’s eyes searched mine and I

just shook my head and gave him

what I hope was a look that said I’ll

explain later.

“I would love to,” Seth replied,

sliding his gaze back to hers, and I

was surprised to hear him sound

so unusually polite. “But my mom

expects be to be home early. I’m

really sorry.”

I could see my mom studying him

closely and before she could start

interrogating him, I cut in and

introduced Warren and Alyssa,

though Mom still remembered

Alyssa from when she helped me

get ready to meet Isabelle.

Thankfully, the house phone rang,

and Mom had to go back inside. I

went to grab Seth’s keys and when

I came back out, Alyssa and Warren

were already leaning against the

van, leaving me and Seth alone on

the porch.

“You and your mom,” he said,

raising an eyebrow in a silent

question.

“I’ll tell you later,” I replied.

He nodded, shooting me a quick

smile. “Okay. I’ll hold you to that.”

Then, before I could say anything,

he suddenly swooped down to

plant a kiss on my cheek, effectively

making me catch my breath at the

sudden contact.

When he pulled away, he wrapped

me in a hug. “Get well soon,

Squidward.”

—

“I told you so!” Hail yelled as soon

as I told her that I realized I may or

may not have feelings for Seth,

prompting me to put some

distance between my ear and the

phone.