Chapter Two

Robyn woke up to a buzzing sound of her phone and realised she was not in her room. She quickly scanned her surroundings and saw that she was in Ella's room. She must have slept off while trying to comfort Ella.

She picked up the phone without even bothering to check the caller ID. 

"Hello?'

" Good morning to you. Are you guys getting ready for the parade yet?"  She heard Layla's chirpy voice on the other end.

"We'll be there...."

"You sound like I just woke you up."

"Of course you did. What time is it?"

"Well right now it's almost after nine. And the parade starts at a half past ten"

"I forgot this one was for the children. We'll meet you there."

"Is Beau going too?" She had forgotten about that part.

"Oh I don't know. I didn't ask him."

Why would Layla need Beau to be there anyway. She was not going to ask him considering they may have clicked after she had witnessed their closeness at the club last night. She hung up the phone right after that.

Ella was up by then and moving around the bedroom.

"Was that Layla?'

"Yes. Now let's make breakfast and go to the parade. Little Debbie will be sad if we don't go."

"Sure. Though you seem a little pissed at Lay for some reason."

"I'm not. Let's just get ready."

She went to her own bedroom to get ready. They were lucky to have bathrooms in each of their two rooms and another in the hall. It made living there better. She quickly bathed and went into the kitchen to make some breakfast. Ella was already there staring at her phone and nibbling on a piece of pancake.

Robyn crept behind her and peaked at the phone and saw that Ella had sent a good morning text to Brett.

"What the fuck is wrong with you?"

Ella shrieked and the phone went flying across the counter.

"Do not scare me like that Robyn.Goodness!"

"Do not try to change the subject, why did you send that jerk a good morning  message? Was it all in my head or he just dumped last night?"

"He did not dump me, he's just confused and it's just a break."

Robyn looked at Ella with an unbelievable expression. She  wanted to shove her best friend's head into the oven to try to unfreeze her brain.

"Don't look at me like that Robbie."

"Like how?"

"Like I'm so stupid."

"Maybe you are. Are you sure you were not dropped in the toilet as a baby?"

Ella began laughing at that. 

"I wanna be mad at you for calling me stupid but that's just funny."

Ella was about to get up and get her phone back but Robyn shoved her back in the seat.

"You will sit and finish breakfast. Then we will see little Debbie in the parade and have a good time giving her candy."

"Or what?"

"Or I will break that phone into tiny pieces."

"I can just get another one."

"It will not have certain contacts."

"Fine. Besides you did not tell me how last night went."

"It was cool."

"Just cool?"

"Yes. Now can we go? "

As they got out of the apartment, Robyn received an email on her phone and found herself clenching her jaw.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. Let's go. Beau said he will meet us there."

"Oh." Was all Ella said before they drove off to the juniors parade.

They got there just as it was about to start. The colorful costumes the children wore were so vibrant that they could lift anyone's mood.

Robyn saw Ella glance at her phone frequently. What was she even hoping would happen anyway?

"Are you still waiting for that sucker to text you back?"

"Robbie, he's my boyfriend. He will text."

Robyn scoffed. "You mean when he feels like it."

Ella turned to her putting one hand on Robyn's shoulder and the other that was holding the phone to her chest. She gave Robyn a meaningful look and said; "Who hurt you?"

"Nobody. And that's beside the point. Unlike you, I know that things like having a one true love or destined to be together do not exist. They are just fairytales. When are you going to realise that?'

" Brett and I love each other. And if we do not end up being together, it means it was not meant to be.."

"Yeah I was right you were dropped as a baby."

"Oh come on. I will be with whoever I was meant to be. You have to kiss some frogs before the prince shows up.'

Robyn laughed out loud. " So you admit, Brett is a frog."

"No! Just telling you that I will marry my one true love, and we shall live happily ever after."

"Do you wanna bet?"

"Bet what?"

"That there is no such thing as a one true love. If I can prove that to you, you will give up your ideas of this dumb shit and the key to the cabin."

"And if you fail, say in about three months, you will go on a date with a person of my choice."

"I hope you're not thinking of Daniel."

"Hell yes. And I will buy you those boots we saw online. So are you in or are you too chicken to try?"

"For  those boots and this nonsense to stop, I'm so in."

"Shake on it?" Ella said extending her hand.

"You're so on!."

"She is so on what?" They both turned around to see Beau behind them.

"Beau!!" Ella squealed hugging him. "I missed you so much."

"Missed you too Ella." He hugged Robyn next.

"So what are you guys, betting on?"

"She does not believe in true love so.."

"No I will tell him. I will prove to our simple friend over here that there is no such thing as a one true love. And you my good sir are going to help me."

"Why do I have to get involved?"

"Yeah, why does he have to help you?"

"Because I say so and someone has to bear witness to it."

"What's in it for me?" Beau asked.

"I promise not to tell  Leah where you are when she asks."

"You got a deal, for a front row to this madness, I'm in."

They soon saw Debbie coming in her little princess costume smiling brightly when she saw them. She approached them waving as they gave her a bouquet of flowers.  She smiled biggie and pointed to the other side of the road at Layla who was waving at them.

A smile spread across Beau's face as Layla winked at him. Robyn wanted to thump him on the forehead but made a gagging sound instead.

"Oh come on love, don't be jealous."

"Jealous of what? It's your funeral not mine."

Ella and Beau seemed to find this hilarious and they laughed some more.

"You're right Beau, she is."

"Keep it up and I may just push you in front of a bus and make it seem like an accident." That shut them up real quick. Robyn was not capable of murdering anyone but she could do things to someone if they pissed her off that were never pleasant and lasted a while.

The rest of the gang decided to grab lunch at a nearby food court.  As they were about to order Robyn's phone rang and it was her boss. 

"Hello Sir?, sorry. Hie Uncle Peter, what's up? Yes I had them bound into a brown folder yesterday. Yes. Who? Sure. What time? Alright. Say hie to Auntie. No geez byee."

She went to sit down back at the table. 

"Who was that?"

"Just Uncle Peter asking about some work stuff. Now where..."

"Don't worry, Beau ordered for you."

"Oh he did?"

She looked at Beau who was a little wrapped in a guessing game with Debbie. It was so adorable to look at she had to admit. Debbie was a sweet child who took a liking to Layla's friends a little too quick. She was soon telling him details about her costume.

  They talked about random things till Ella's phone buzzed indicating she got a text. She opened it and her face lit up.

"Who texted?"

"Brett."

"I will break that phone Ella. For real."

"Why? What happened?" Layla asked.

"He told her they should take a break and she texted him this morning."

"Hey! He is the love of my life."

"He is and they are good together!"

"Et tu mon amie?"

"Yeah. Come on."

"Oh geez, Beau back me up here."

"I'm busy.."

Just then the waiter brought their orders. She was about to say something about the food when she saw that Beau had remembered her favorite meal correctly and that she liked little to no spices at all. She chuckled a little.

They were almost done with their lunch till someone familiar walked in. Ella gasped a little and Robyn turned to see Brett smiling big at some girl. Her blood boiled, she marched towards them.

"Robyn!" Ella was shouting at her but all she could see was Brett's stupid face smiling until he turned and saw her. She punched him straight in the face and he stumbled back. 

Someone held her back and picked her up out of the place. They were outside and she was hyperventilating till she was enveloped into a hard warm chest. She breathed in a scent that was lavender and just familiar and she knew who it was.