Free Betrayed: Dark beginnings by Rebecca Weeks Page B

want you.” Jordan slurred and pulled himself up and stumbled towards her, pulling her tightly against him.
    “Let’s go home.” Elizabeth said disappointed. He put his arm around her and they trudged home.
    “You can stay at mine tonight.” Elizabeth said as they reached the edge of the woods.
    “I like that idea.” Jordan tried to say seductively, but instead tripped over a branch.
    Elizabeth helped him up and led him to her house.  She pushed open the door, Cecile laughed when she saw Jordan.
    “Having fun?” She lifted an eyebrow.
    “He is.” Elizabeth said sternly as she carried Jordan up the stairs.
    Jordan fell onto the bed and pulled her down with him.
    “I don’t feel very well.” He said as he wrapped himself in her quilt.
    “I know.” She said softly and combed her fingers through his hair.
    “I love you.” he said quietly before passing out. She stared at him for a few moments and breathed heavily.
    “I love you too.” She whispered. She hated herself for it, but she could not help how she felt. She pulled the quilt over herself and stared at the door, tears prickling at her eyes.
    She buried her face in the quilt and bit her lip. She tried to sleep but the sickness she felt would not go away.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    chapter sixteen
     
     
     
     
     
    Elizabeth woke up early and walked into the bathroom.
    She splashed cold water on her face and looked at herself in the mirror. She was aggravated with herself. Why on earth did she say she loved him? She did not, she could not.
    She bit down hard on her lip and walked back into the bedroom. She stared at Jordan as he lay peacefully on the bed. The sun shone through the window highlighting his dark brown hair. She sighed deeply
    “Jordan, wake up. You need to leave.” Jordan stirred and opened his eyes.
    “What? What time is it?” He said squinting and holding the side of his head.
    “Ten o’ clock, my aunt is having some friends over.” She lied.
    “Ok, I’ll just umm… grab my clothes then.” He pushed the quilt back and stumbled out of bed. He got dressed slowly. Elizabeth walked over to her dressing table and pulled her hair into a ponytail. Jordan mumbled behind her.
    “I’m off, see you later.” He did not even look in her direction.
    “See you later.” She huffed.  She knew he did not mean what he said last night.
    “By the way Lizzie I meant what I said last night.” Jordan said quietly before closing the door. It was as if he could hear her thoughts.
    Elizabeth sat on the bed and buried her head in her hands. She did not know how to feel now, but pushed Jordan out of her thoughts. She put on her lipstick and got changed.
    She hurried down the stairs and looked at the time. It was only half ten, she had hours until Lorcan turned up. She wished she had not let Jordan go. She thought it was much later than it was. She slid her phone from her pocket and called him .
    “Hey, I know I just asked you to leave, but my aunt isn’t having her friends over until about three. Do you want to come back?” There was a small pause on the phone.
    “Yeah, I’ll come back now.” He replied and she hung up the phone. The truth is she wanted to spend every moment she could with him, before tonight. She felt guilty but knew she could not back out now.
    Jordan let himself in and walked into the living room.
    “Hey.” He stood in the doorway awkwardly.
    “Sorry about last night.” He said quietly, looking down to the floor.
    “You are forgiven.” Elizabeth said smiling. He eased up and sat next to Elizabeth. He put his arm around her waist and squeezed her tightly against his own body.
    He could not stop smiling since she had agreed to be his girlfriend. He had never felt this way about anyone. His eyes lit up when he looked at her and hers when she looked at him. She kept pushing her feeling about him to the back of her mind, but they kept surfacing.
    Cecile walked past and looked into the living room. She could see that