Annabelle's POV:

Carter turned and stood out of my way as we saw my brother staring at us. At first he had a look of confusion on his face, he was trying to make sense of what he had seen but was slowly putting it together. As he did so Carter was stepping towards him saying, "Hey Dan listen to me a sec" but it had clicked in his head. The next emotion to plague his face was horror but finally it was anger. "Danny" Carter said one last time as Danny swung a fist at Carter's head. It was so quick that if you blinked you would have missed it but Carter did not expect this reaction and ended up connecting to the other end and landing on the floor. "What the fuck is wrong with you?!" Danny shouted at Carter as I felt my eyes begin to tear up. "My sister of all girls?" he started again, "of all fucking girls!". Each time he swore I felt myself cringe, only for the reason that they expressed how truly angry he was. "What kind of fucking friend are you?" he questioned with a mix of anger and sadness in his voice. Carter went to move but faltered a bit probably from the blow he had received to his face as I felt myself going to his side.

My brother watched in horror as I moved to Carter to place my hands around him and check he was okay. "Annie.." he said looking at Carter and I heartbroken whilst shaking his head, "my best friend of all people?" I could hear the tears laced in his voice even though they were not physically there... yet. "Danny please understand I couldn't help it I-I love him". I stuttered finally admitting it out loud to someone other than myself and Carter. I felt Carter's fingers intertwine with mine as I said this and gently squeeze my hand. Danny looked outraged as he said with a calmed anger, "my fucking best friend and my fucking sister" he took a break for breath as his continued, "how fucking fucked up". With these words he shook his head and started to walk away. I got up to go after him but Carter held my wrist and said, "let him go Annabelle, he's angry and needs time to think". I agreed as I helped Carter off the floor and into his house.

We walked in to find Mr and Mars Reins and my Dad staring at us in the living room as I presumed everyone else had left and that those remaining had undoubtedly heard what had happened outside. The silence made me nervous but I walked Carter through to the kitchen as I got him a cold compress. Mrs Reins came through to the kitchen and kissed her son on the head, "two fights in one day?" she questioned. Carter looked at his mother with his green eyes looking a little beaten as he pointed his head towards the floor. His mother lifted his chin with her fingers and said to him with a small smile, "maybe no more this year then? I'm going to the shops to get some more paracetamol. I'll be back in a minute". Just before she left she whispered so only we could hear, "I've shipped you guys for a long time". Carter returned the smile to his mother as she kissed him again and left. Carter and I were left alone in the kitchen as I looked at his face. It was my Carter but with a slowly forming black eye. He leant forward and placed his forehead on mine as his father stepped through into the kitchen with alcohol lingering off of him like flies to crap.

"Like father like son" he slurred. Mr Reins had not always been an abusive, rude man and was normally quite tolerable until he got drunk and right now he was more than drunk. I felt Carter tense up at the words as I took in a deep breath, looked his father dead in the eye and said, "Carter is an amazing person who is nothing like the mess you've become Mr Reins and I think you need to sort yourself out before you can come anywhere near Carter and judge him the way you do". I let the words just slip out my mouth and the reaction from both of the Reins' said it all. I felt my heart beating out of my chest, I was never normally disrespectful but I wasn't going to let Carter take crap from him. "I better be going" he mumbled as he left and we were alone once again. Carter pulled me close to him as he said, "That was hot" I blushed and swatted his arm gently. He gave a low laugh that went through my whole body as he whispered, "I love you baby" and I gently kissed him in return.

My father was the only one to have not disturbed us yet but with that thought he knocked on the door frame and called in, "I hope everybody is decent". I scowled at his comment as you could always trust my Dad to make a laugh out of any and everything. Carter laughed lowly however as my Dad walked in, "I put your Dad to sleep Carter and Bells I hope you're feeling okay" he asked pulling me into a hug as I nodded. My Dad exchanged looks with Carter as the air became automatically awkward as my Dad said, "looks like we'll need to have the talk about you dating my daughter", I spiritually face palmed as Carter replied immediately, "Yes sir". I was grumbling as my Dad began to leave the kitchen as he turned around one final time and questioned, "you know you'll have your hands full?". Carter chuckled as he agreed and I looked at them both in betrayal and I asked, "what do you mean?". Carter pulled my hand up to his face and kissed the back of it as my father answered, "the boy just watched you silence his father". With that we were finally left alone.

We were now sitting in Carter's room as I lied against his chest once more making circles on the palms of his hands. "I'm so sorry about my Dad" I grumbled remembering the incident downstairs. Carter laughed as he kissed the top of my head and said, "I was expecting the talk anyway". I rolled my eyes at this behaviour but didn't expect less from Carter Reins as I tried to mumble quietly, "we're not even dating yet". I felt Carter yank me up from where I was sitting, oh so comfortably, and placed me so that I was lying underneath him, "not yet baby". He began to place gentle kisses along my body from my jaw to my neck and back. I never wanted this to stop.

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Hey Guys!!

THE GAUNTLET HAS BEEN THROWN. Did any of you guys guess right to who caught Carter and Annabelle? Who loves feisty Annabelle because i love a strong female personally.

What do we think Danny will say when and if he catches up to these two? Do you think Annabelle did the right thing with Carter's dad? Are we all loving Carter and Annabelle?

TaTa for now

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