The Babysitter novel Chapter 29

Chapter 29: (Aubrey's POV)- How'd You Find Me?

"I had nothing with her after you became my babysitter. Before that I did. That's as simple as I make it. If you understand that then great. If not then..." he trailed off while looking down at my eyes.

"Then what?" I asked. I wanted to hear him say it because if he says it, then that makes it real and as much as that would kill me, I need to hear if it's real or not. "Then what, Xavier?" I repeated when he refused to answer.

"Then it'll never work," he spoke calmly yet steadily.

I gasped inaudibly. That genuinely felt like a stab straight to the heart and for a second I wasn't sure that I'd be able to hold in the tears and hurt. "Maybe we're not meant to work."

Please don't agree with me.

"Maybe not." He nodded hesitantly.

I felt my breath get caught in my throat as I nodded, processing his words in detail. "Then I'm sure you can see yourself out." I walked to the door and opened it.

"Bye Aubrey." He walked up to me before giving me a sad smile and heading out.

As soon as he left, I shut the door and let out a sigh while leaning against it. I need to think and I need to do it clearly and that can't be done in this house. I ran up the stairs and changed into grey sweats and a hoodie before pulling my hair up in a bun and throwing my converse back on. I ran into my garage where my bike was and headed out for the cliffside.

Lately, it seems to be the one place where my brain works right. I rode for ten minutes before I got to the woods where I walked my bike through with me. I set it against a tree right before the clearing and faced the view to see someone sitting there with their feet dangling off.

That someone is a guy. That, someone, was not Peter, that someone was a brunette with fluffy hair that flew as the wind flirted with it. That, someone, had a cigarette loosely hanging from his lips, blowing out smoke every few seconds.

I took a deep inhale before walking over and sitting down beside him, crossing my legs. I sighed as I turned to him and snatched the cigarette from him, throwing it off the cliff.

He blew out his final breath of smoke before turning to me. He wasn't surprised in the least that I was here. "How'd you find me?" he asked staring straight ahead at the beautiful view of the lights in the town while the moonlight reflected and shone, bouncing back off the ocean below it.

"I didn't. I come here to think," I informed him. "Always." I turned to the view.

"I can leave if you want me to. I don't think you exactly want me here," he spoke a little hurt shining through his voice.

"You don't think at all. I'm not surprised," I countered.

"You scared the shit out of me when I heard creeks behind me. Then I saw the bike."

I let out a chuckle making his head turn to me. I saw the small smile on his lips from the corner of my eyes as I blushed from his gaze burning into my face.

"It'll work, Aubrey. If we want it to," he spoke softly.

"Hmm," I hummed. "How'd you find this place? Since when?" I questioned him.

"I found it with Ace a few months ago. I know you found it as a kid, I saw you entering the woods all the time here. Then I found the clearing and finally understood why you came here." He sighed.