Strings of Fate

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I get ready as fast as possible and practically drag Bellamy downstairs to the kitchen. I want to make up with Megan as fast as I possibly can. I stop in the kitchen doorway, confused when I don’t immediately hear Megan. I can hear her but not see her. A moment later she pops up from the floor. She was apparently kneeling and the bench blocked my view.

“Hey! I was just watching the breakfast muffins in the oven. I always overcook them a little so I wanted to keep an eye on them so they would be perfect for you.” Megan smiles at me in an excessively cheerful manner. Okay, that has got to be fake.

“Why are you acting happy? You were upset a minute ago.” I ask warily. This level of

cheerfulness is almost creepy. Just because I had a single bad night, it doesn’t magically make her hard times go away.

“You’re right. I was upset, but then I thought about it while making the mix for these muffins and I’ve decided to forget about being annoyed and look at the bright side. So I am going to move straight on to being excited. Having you here all the time is going to be fun, plus I’m fairly sure it’s going to do wonders for Bellamy’s mood too which is a bonus for me.” She answers, satisfaction and teasing in her tone. I glare at her and move to my usual seat by the bench. Bellamy sits beside me. I look to him to say something to Megan but he just–shrugs. I guess a little as he watches

he doesn’t exactly disagree. His smile falls

my face.

“We do still need to figure out the arrangements. Do you need your own room?” He asks. He keeps his expression fairly blank but I can hear the anxiety creeping into his tone. Before I can decide on an answer, Megan chimes in.

“Why would she need her own room? Won’t she be staying with you anyway?” She turns to

1. me.

“Won’t you?” She demands. I stare at her at a loss for words, not exactly sure how to explain without completely embarrassing myself. Bellamy intervenes.

“I offered her one because she should have a choice. She hasn’t moved in because she was ready to move in, she’s here because someone threatened her, vandalised her home and caused her to get injured. If she decides to stay with me it will be because she wants to be there, not because she’s scared to stay at home and doesn’t have a better option.” He tells

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her, his voice dead serious. Megan looks slightly horrified.

excited to have you here.” She looks like Logan on the rare occasions he gets in trouble. Like

okay Megs, really.” I turn to

imagine moving to a different room. It’s awkward, but I think sleeping somewhere else wouldn’t fix the problem. It might just make it worse. Imagining having to actively make the decision to go to his room or invite him to mine if I want to spend time with him sounds awful Up until now, we’re mostly stayed night because we happened to be in the same place and it was easier, or by accident. I know to an extent that’s not true. I could have said no on the times Bellamy hat 2sed to stay over But I didn’t, so that probably means I do want to stay with him, right? I want to

And you can always change yo mind later.” He assures me. I smile at him. Megan sighs

of jealous.” She

us?” I ask doubtfully.

It’s adorable. I roll

delusional.” I tell her.

some awkward flirting

freezes and turns

away. She grabs a towel and pulls a tray of muffins out of the oven. They smell good,

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“Shit.” She grumbles.

of the tray, dropping one on the bench before flicking it back up onto a plate. Eventually she pushes two plates in front

I have no idea what else. Either way, they taste good enough that I go ahead and burn my tongue eating them too fast. Once he finishes, Bellamy kisses me on the cheek and excuses himself to his office to make some

I missed messages in the group chat yesterday. Anything interesting?”

shrugs.

totally spelling people’s drinks though. It’s legal but only technically. Harry says that she only

is okay? What kinds of

she mostly gives out nice spells to cheer people up and

comment.

to him since lunch yesterday?” I ask. Megan seems to shrink

admits in

with him courting you? You let him

right?” I question. Megan bites her

of food before

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