Falling For My Exchange Brother | B... - Chapter 68: Chapter 68

"Why are you forcing me into the woods?"
I glare at my dad as he drove me into some random part. It was raining outside so this was the last place I wanted to be at.
"How long has it been since you and Arthur had a normal conversation?" My dad questions me. I don't answer him because there was no point in answering that question.
I speak to him everyday. It's just not the sweet and loving things we usually do. Only the necessary things, especially around Ava and Isabella.
"Listen, you both can't avoid the truth at hand. Why stay mad at each other? You both are married and need to talk it out like a married couple. I understand that you two don't really fight anymore, but you can't act like it never happened. You both know it did - your actions are proof." My dad explains to me.
Right now I didn't really care.
"Arthur is mad at me. I'm mad at him too. Why talk to him when he thinks such thoughts about me?"
"I think you're thinking too deeply into his words." My dad chuckles, and that's when I see him stop.
I take notice of the tent that was propped up in the rain. That's when I glare at my dad, snorting.
"I don't want to camp with you. That's...weird." I shook my head at him.
"You're not camping with me, hell no." He shook his head wildly as if the thought of camping was horrendous.
I find myself gasping at the tap on the side of my window. When I look I see Arthur standing under an umbrella. He looked a little awkward, but I glance at my dad now.
"What is this?"
"Ask him. Get out my car." He says to me, and I frown when he unlocks the door. That's when it opens and Arthur extends his hand towards me.
I groan because I knew my dad wouldn't let me stay. That's when I grab Arthur's hand and step out under his umbrella. From there the door is closed and I stood beside Arthur.
We both watch my dad drive away now, leaving us two alone... In the woods.
"Did you plan this?" I question Arthur, and I look at him.
"No, my dad drove me here too. He told me to go in the tent or he'd force me in there. I thought I'd be alone...in the woods...at night." He tells me, grinning at me. "My...uh, my English is good now."
"I can tell. Are you angry or annoyed or something? That's the only time you are able to speak normally." I state as we walk to the tent now.
Once we get in I saw that it was set up pretty nicely. There was an air mattress that was already made, covered in blankets. I saw a table and a TV, a lamp on the right side of it. I was actually surprised by how nicely set up it was...
Once we're inside Arthur closes the tent, zipping it closed tightly. Now I sat on the bed, chewing my lip nervously. Even though I said earlier I was mad at him...I now was alone with him.
There was no way I could avoid him without it resulting in me getting hurt. It's raining and I don't know where we are.
"I hope...you aren't expecting anything from me." I say, and Arthur shook his head. Sitting beside me on the mattress.
"I wasn't, actually. Far from it. I just can't keep doing this anymore William - being mad at you and not trying to get along. Enough of that. Let's talk this out." Arthur ends up saying, grinning at me as turns his body.
That's when I turn mine so that the both of us face one another. We both just look at one another and he nods for me to start.
"I was hurt because I brought you your mom...and you took it as me trying to do some kind of pride thing. Like...I brought her there to make up for the past. I know you've forgiven me, but I tried bringing her to see if there could be any change. I was very wrong - she was horrible; but instead of you talking to me you ran and talked about me to your dad. That hurt my feelings." I tell him now, and Arthur ends up letting me finish everything.
I didn't think he'd interrupt me, but still...
"Sorry. He was the first one that came, but that doesn't excuse me complaining to him. I should told you what I was thinking - it would've resulted much better than how it's been. I just was hurt at that moment because...Colette said such cruel and unnecessary things to me. She wanted me to be hurt and she definitely wanted us to be separated. Tried to make me out to be like my dad when I didn't know the twins were born. Now I'm here with you and I felt like she was trying to undermine that.
"I should have told you how I felt. You're not selfish - I wasn't trying to say you were selfish, but it sounded like I was saying you were. Of course not, and I'm sorry mon amour." Arthur suddenly apologizes to me, and I grin at him.
I come closer towards him as I hug him. The both of us cling to one another... Even found myself relaxing against him because I felt at peace now.
"I missed this." I whimper, snuggling closer against him. "I lied to myself - I thought I could handle avoiding you; but I was wrong. Sleeping in the same bed and not being able to hug you, that was horrible too. I...I'm sorry too for rushing Colette on you though. I am also sorry for what I said to you about getting out of a certain 'orphaned mindset'...that was cruel of me."
"It's okay, promise. You're not alone on that thought though...the whole sleeping in bed thing. Every time you would squirm in bed I was worried you were having a nightmare. Though I felt like you wouldn't want me to touch you-."
"You should've. I didn't have any nightmares, but I would've liked if you held me still. Ah...I missed you." I couldn't help myself when I said that again.
I practically pulled myself onto him. I feel him help me do so and he lets me straddle him. That's when I smile, pulling back to see his face.
"I'm happy our dads conspired against us." I murmur to him, causing him to chuckle.
"I agree. It good thing."
I suddenly hear him groan, and I smile. I thought it was cute that his broken English was back since he's happy.
"Looks like you're precious broken English is back." I state.
"I know. It so embarrassing. I need the lesson of English. You help me you say?" He asks me, and I nod. "My, my. I not know why they just drive and abandon. We be here for whole night... It dark, it rain, but we have each of the other and babies."
Arthur rests his hand on my belly, causing me to blush. I found myself lifting up my shirt and take notice of this sudden rise on my lower stomach.
That made me blush just from seeing such a thing. I hear Arthur gasp as he stares in mesmerization, but I yank down my shirt.
"W-why you hide?! So, so precious. You start to show mon amour. You know you in the two of trimester. Sixteen weeks of pregnancy." Arthur tells me, and I didn't even know that.
"I'm in my second trimester you say? I am actually nervous...how many weeks is the pregnancy?" I ask him as if he would know. I don't know if he would.
"Forty weeks mon amour."
"Oh my goodyness!" I exclaim, causing Arthur to laugh at my made up word. "That seems like forever! But I know it'll go by so fast..."
Arthur smiles at me just from seeing my shock. I began to think and realized I had another ultrasound coming up.
"Hey...I do have another ultrasound coming. I can find out the genders - what do you think about that?" I ask him, and he starts to get all giddy.
I find us falling to the side, and see he laid us on our sides. My legs still wrapped around him still and I didn't plan on letting go.
"We...we need baby of the shower - huge one! You want surprise baby shower or you want to know instant?" Arthur asks me as if he wanted to make sure. Except I wasn't really sure if I was being honest.
I...am not a patient person. It depends if I'm being honest. All I know is that the wait would stress me out. I'll have to wait until I'm surprised and the surprise will give me angst.
"I want to say both, but I can't do that. I don't know...is anyone even planning one?" I question him, and he shrugs.
"How are they to prepare if no one know gender? Look...we will see how it go - that all I say." Arthur stuck his nose up slightly, and I snort.
Now I knew something was being planned. Except I don't say anything because he won't tell me either way.
"I want to tell you a story I like to call...'falling for my exchange brother'." I rest my temple against his, seeing him smile. "Want to hear it?"
"Oui!"
"Okay... Once upon a time, there was a boy that met a guy. He envied him secretly, but he'd never admit it - ever. Though this guy was the sweetest person the boy has ever met. Over time to conceal his true feelings, he did silly challenges. Told himself it was nothing, but really deep down he knew it was something. Out of fear he let his emotions and what others thought of him cloud his perception too much. Because of that he lost the guy he loved the most, and had to suffer the consequences. Until a year later he was able to go back for him - and be able to make up for it. After that they get married, and have a happily ever after with more to come." I tell him.
That's when Arthur smiles at me, pressing a kiss on my lips. The both of us kiss for a little before I pull back at the sound of silence.
Arthur raises his eyebrow at me, and I smirk.
"I think it stopped raining."
"Want to check?"
I nod, getting up as I go to the zipper. I pull down the zipper a bit and see that it was softly drizzling. That's when I look at Arthur and he looked disgusted.
"What?"
"I hate woods... So vast and scary...this remind me of time you took me to woods." Arthur snorts, wrapping his arm around my waist. "That was last chance."
"Don't remind me." I snort, shaking my head painfully. I didn't like thinking about such a thing. Now I look back at him and smile. "For baby shower-."
"I not say word. I not tell you any of the things." Arthur smirks, shaking his head at me. I pout only for me to be happy he doesn't say anything. At the same time...we're going to have an ultrasound soon so I don't know how he'll trick me.
All I know is that I'll have to be extra careful and watchful. Watch their every move...so I can figure it out.
When he wants to he's good at deception...hopefully I can see through it this time...
Probably not.
Wait...
I look at Arthur and he continues to grin at me. Except I don't think he realizes that his dad is leaving in two days.
...I keep that to myself right now. This is too sweet of a moment for me to tell him such a sad thing. Especially since him and his father are starting to get along a lot.
Two major things are happening. One will bring him happiness and one sadness.
Too much is going on right now. All these events and I want things to be more sweet like before. No more pain, hurt, or sadness. Just going to focus on Arthur and our growing family.
Want to see him smile.
"I don't want to see you upset or hurt anymore." I find myself saying to him, and he grins at me softly. "I mean it. I want to take our family somewhere."
"Ooh? What place?" Arthur asks me as we walk back to the bed. He turns on the TV and I see we have to plug in a movie. That's when I go to the movie selection that our dads seem to have left individually.
"Not sure... When I say family I mean Isabella, Ava, you, and me. Also Raphael and Dylan of you want. We can bring anyone you want." I say to him as I put a movie in now.
"If that so...I want all people, but also Nathan - he my family too. I want...to bring Colette too." I hear him say, and I look at him in shock.
He nods at me even though that genuinely shocked me.
"Are...are you sure?"
"Positive. Only if she want to. I not force her to come and if she mean right off bat - she go. I not let her...get me mad or hurt. For you I not let her get me down." Arthur smiles in excitement out of nowhere, hugging me as soon as I sit back on the bed with him.
The movie playing, hearing the soft drizzle outside, some birds chirping, and Arthur here with me. My hand rests on my belly, Arthur's hand resting atop of mine.
"Good boy." I murmur to him, and I hear him snicker.
"Yeah...I a good boy."