2.Trust - The Plan, Summer Blue [book club recommendations TXT] 📗

guess he loves Ruby THAT much that he would shout at his brothers. Yeah, the reason he got mad was because I kissed her. And that was the plan anyway. Not my fault.. Cassie, Cam, everyone agreed with this.
There was a knock on the door. Josh put the music down.
I sighed before getting up. Must be Conor.
I opened it to see Ruby looking pretty mad.

'Hey!' I said. She didn't smile back. She put her hand through her hair which I've seen her do whenever she was mad.
'Is something wrong?' I said. Was she still mad that I kissed her?
Sam came to the door. 'Hey Ruby, you need to something?'
'Yeah.' She grabbed me by the collor and pulled me out the room. 'Ruby, what are you doing?'

She took me outside and onto the field where we were when we played truth and dare.
She looked at me. 'Why is Conor sleeping in the kitchen? Did you guys have a fight?'
'So this is what you took me out for?'
She nodded.

I laughed. 'You already know why.'
'I don't.' She said. She looked down. 'Was it my fault?'
I sighed. 'Of course not. He just got mad because I kissed you.'
'But you guys never fight.' She said.
'Exactly. But he just got so mad. He likes you so much that he argued with his own brother.'

'Oh.' She said. She looked into my eyes. And then I felt it. I felt something. I wanted her. I wanted her so much.
'But why do you care?' I said.
She rubbed the back of her neck and looked at me. 'I don't know. I just do.'
'Well, goodnight.' She said. She turned to leave.
'Why?' I said.

'She turned back to me. 'Why what?'
'Why do you love him so much?'
She frowned but didn't say anything.
'Why do you like him so much? He cheated on you. And your still after him.'
'Rick!' She shouted.
'What? I'm just telling the truth. You love him, don't you? I'm not lying am i?'
'Rick, what are you-'
'I like you, okay? I want you, okay?'
She looked at me. 'Are you drunk?'
I laughed. 'No. He doesn't deserve you.' I went closer to her. She backed away. 'He used you.'
She looked down. 'Rick, lets pretend we didn't have this conversation.' She turned away.
I quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her towards her. And then i kissed her. It was only a few seconds before she
let go but it was enough.
I heard a tree bark break. I looked back to see Conor standing there. Looking shocked and hurt.
Ruby didn't see. She was too busy trying to shout at me.
'Rick, how could you?'
I couldn't say anything. I looked back at her and moved infront of her so she couldn't see Conor's hurt face.
'Rick, I don't know what you were planning to do, but this has gone to far.' She slapped me and walked away.
But that wasn't the only hit I was going to get.
Chapter 18

Ruby's P.O.V
I went into my room, tears falling from my cheek. How can he just kiss me like that? Like I'm a toy hes playing with? And all those things he said. How can he?

Cam and Cassie was already asleep but I kept quiet.
I went under the duvet and closed my eyes.

Rick was supposed to be my friend. He was supposed to help me and make me feel better but no. He makes me feel a whole lot worser. The kiss in the dare game was enough to drive Conor crazy, but now he kissed me again. What if Conor saw?

Conor. I remember when he made me the bestest soup when I was ill. He even fed it to me. And Instead of being friends with him, I do this.
I heard a yawn. 'Ruby? You back?'
It was Cassie. I couldn't trust my voice right now. So I just pretended to be asleep.
She repeated my name but then fell asleep after hearing no reply.

'I'm sorry Conor.' I whispered before trying to to fall asleep.

Chapter 19

Cassie's P.O.V
I yawned while trying to get up. Right. It was 9 so all I need to do is wake everyone up and we could get our plan to action. Our plan? Well, we've formed a plan to make Conor and Ruby fall in love. And I have a feeling it might work. I looked beside me. Ruby was still asleep. , I made her go see Conor last night. And she came back late which means she must be having fun with Conor. I smiled while thinking of my little brother finally being happy after all these years.

'Ruby.' I whispered, nudging her.
She moved sleepily and mumbled something.
'What?' I said, confused.
'Sorry.' She mumbled. Sorry? Why was she saying sorry to me? She must have just had a dream or something. I left her alone and waked up Cam.

I went to the boys room to wake them up. They were all sleeping in random places. I rolled my eyes. These boys will never learn.
'BOYS! TIME TO WAKE UP!' I screamed.
'Okay okay, no need to scream.' Sam mumbled. I laughed silently and tried waking up Matt.
'I'm up.' He said. I looked around. Conor was no where to be seen.
'Matt.' I said, looking everywhere in the room. 'Where's Conor?'
Matt yawned. 'Hes sleeping in the kitchen.'
'What?' I screamed. 'Why is Conor sleeping in the bloody freezing kitchen?'
Rick looked down. He was hiding something. I pulled his ear. Everyone left and left me and Rick alone. I looked closely to see that Rick had a black eye.
'Ow!' Rick shouted. I smirked.
'Tell me now.' I said.' And what happened to your eye?'
He sighed. 'Conor.' He said. I touched it but he movied my hand. I'm fine.'
I let go of his ear and he sat down. I sat next to him on the bed.
'Me and Conor had a fight about the truth and dare thing.'
I sighed. 'I never should have put that plan together. I knew he would crack.'
'It wasn't really his fault, I kind of pushed him out of the room.'
'What, why?'
'I don't know, I guess I was just mad.' He said, playing with his fingers.
'Its fine. It happens.' I said.
'But thats not all. Ruby came and-'
'Look, its fine.' I said, smiling.
'But-'
'Come on, lets go eat. I'm starving.' I said.

I skipped to the kitchen happily. Everything is fine, I thought. Everything is just fine.
'You really did that?' Cam was laughing with Matt.
'Yeah, it was halarious.'
'What you guys talking about?' I said, getting a toast to eat. I looked around the room to find that Conor was now where to see. I put my toast on the table.
'Well, guess what. Matt told this girl that-'
'Wheres Conor?' I said, looking everywhere.
'Don't know. I haven't seen him since last night.' Matt said.
My eyes opened. Did Conor leave? Because of the fight?
'Cas, you okay?' Sam said.

I quickly ran to my room. Ruby wasn't there. Oh god, Oh god, Oh god.. This is bad. This is really bad.
'Hey, you okay?' Rick came in. His black eye was covered with cream. He must know where Conor's gone. But Conor wouldn't leave for no reason. He would obviously tell me first.
I looked everywhere for a piece of paper. He must have wrote me a letter to say hes leaving. I just need to find it.
'Anyway, Cassie, I have to talk to you.' Rick said.
'Not now.' I said, looking under the bed. It might have fell or something.
'But its important.'
'It can wait.' I went past him and looked into the drawers. Where did he put it?

'Its about Conor.' Rick said. I looked at him. He looked pretty serious.

Chapter 20

Ruby's P.O.V
I looked at myself through the mirror in the bathroom. My eyes were swollen with all the crying. I can't believe he kissed me. And for some reason, I think its my fault. Part of me is saying that it was only a kiss but the other part is saying that I was cheating. Cheating on who? Conor? How can I cheat of someone who I'm not with.
I washed my face with cold water to get all this nonsense out of my head.

I went into the living room. I could hear Cam and Matt laughing in the kitchen. Conor must be there. I sighed. I've had enough with this camping thing. I just want to go home. I was about to go into my room when I heard Cassie and Rick talking. I couldn't hear their exact
words but I heard my name. I went closer to the door so I could hear.

'How can you just kiss her?' I heard Cassie said. She seemed pretty mad.
'I don't know. I was feelin weird and-'
'Do you have feelings for her?' Cassie said, calmly.
He sighed. 'I don't know...' I can't believe what I was hearing. Rick? RICK? He likes me. I put my hand to my mouth to stop myself from gasping.
'Rick. I don't know how you got these feelings but you need to try to get rid of them.' Cassie said.
'I know. I know. For Conor.'
'Yep. Our plan won't work if you have these feelings.'
My eyes opened wide. Plan? They were planning this whole thing? I can't believe this. I trusted them and they just tricked me just so their brother could win me back? How could they?

Tears welled up in my eyes.
'Fine. I'll try to get rid of these feelings. And I have to explain this to Conor.' Rick said. He was going to tell Conor about our kiss?
'Yeah. Since he saw you kissing her, he would demand an answer.'
I couldn't believe my ears. Conor saw Rick and me kissing? He saw us?
'What shall we do?' Cassie said.
'Why don't you go to Conor and I'll give an explanation to Ruby.' Rick said.
'Okay.'
I opened the door and saw their surprised faces. Cassie looked shocked. I looked