Fated to Them (book 1+2) novel Chapter 20

Read Fated to Them by Jessica Hall Chapter 20 – Bella pulls her hair into a loose bun before throwing her bay over her shoulder and slipping her heels off swapping them for flats.

“My feet are b****y k*****g” She whines, slipping them on feet.

“How is working upstairs?” She asks, just as I see Cyrus and Eli walk out of the elevators, they stop for a second before walking over to us, so I don’t get a chance to answer.

“I thought I sent you home,” Eli says, looking at me. Bella becomes all flustered when their eyes land on her.

“You did, but Bella is on break and asked me to join her” I tell him, waiting for them to go. They don’t instead turn to Bella, “Where are you going?” He asks her and she gawks at them, I have a funny feeling this was her first interaction with them.

“Over the road to Morgan’s Diner” She says,

“Good just where we were heading, we will join you” Cyrus says though I don’t believe him for a second as his eyes land on me. Bella looks alarmed, and I roll my eyes before gritting my teeth.

“Come on, let’s just go and get this over with” I tell her, looping my arm through hers and leading her to the doors.

“Are they really joining us?” She asks,

“Apparently so,” I told her, and I could see how uncomfortable she has become.

“But why?” I would love to know that too, though I have a feeling it was to see what I would say to her or to make sure I don’t dob them in for the things they had done. Not that I would knowing I would get in some serious trouble for it.

“No idea” She nods in understanding looking back at them following behind us. We walk down the street, towards the set of traffic lights. I press the button when a woman pushing a pram and holding a little boy’s hand stands beside me, his blonde hair falling in his eyes as he sweeps it off his face. He was a little younger than Maya and quite adorable with his chubby cheeks and dimples. I smile down at him as he looks up at me, his hand tugging his mother’s shirt trying to get her attention.

“I am sorry I only let his hand go for a second, thank you thank you” She gushes as she sobs.

“It’s fine I saw him standing next to you, it is not your fault” I tell her, and she rushes back to her son who I noticed Cyrus was standing next to, an indecipherable look on his face, yet his jaw was tight. Eli holds my elbow walking me to the side of the road and the traffic starts moving again. Bella holding my bag that she had retrieved off the road.

“You should go to hospital” She says as she kneels beside me, I sit on the garden bed.

“I’m fine, mum will take care of me when I get home” I tell her, and she nods knowing my mother is a registered nurse.

“Why would you do that?” Cyrus asks, coming over his tone angry.