{Monday 10 July}

~ Charlie's POV ~

I snuggle into Ryder and shiver when I realise how cold I am. 

"Get into bed angel. You're freezing" he says quietly. I nod and climb under the covers before motioning for him to join me. He smiles and gets under the covers, pulling me into him. 

I don't understand how he is so warm, then again, he didn't see what I say. Maybe I am going crazy? 

"Angel, you're not going crazy," he says quietly, taking me by surprise. How did he? Oh, never mind. 

"But, I don't understand, is what I saw all real?" I ask him nervously. There's something he's. not telling me, something big. 

"Yes and no" he replies, rubbing my arm. 

"The angel was real, what you saw wasn't". I double take when I hear him say the angel was real. 

"The angel is real?" I whisper in disbelief. "H-how do you know?" I ask, stuttering. 

"Because I'm one too". I scoff and laugh but quickly stop when I see the hurt look on his face. It quickly disappears and it turns into a huge smile. 

"Charlie, I'm fucking with you," he says grinning. Fuck, I was going to say. 

"Ugh, Ryder! Not cool!" I reply giggling. 

"Sorry Angel," he says before kissing me. Things quickly get heated and before I know it he is on top of me and I'm pulling his shirt off. I run my hands over his ripped torso and a moan escapes my lips. I pull away blushing and he smirks. 

I kiss him lightly before handing him back his shirt which he puts on quickly before pulling me back into his arms. 

"What you saw was probably your PTSD or something angel," he says quietly, kissing the top of my head. I nod but that quickly turns into a confused look. How does he know I have PTSD? 

"Eden told me," he says chuckling. 

"Ohhhhh, right" I reply smiling. We continue to lay snuggled in my bed for a while before Ryder turns to me and kisses me hard. I smile and look up at him. 

"What was that for?" I ask smiling. 

"Because, well, I've been wanting to tell you this for a while and I know it hasn't been long and you don't have to say it back but I'm in love you Charlie" he blurts out in a hurried string of words. He watches me nervously as the information sinks in. 

He's in love with me. Fuck. I stay silent for a moment and think about what he's just said. Then something clicks. I'm in love with him too. 

Ever since I first saw him, there was something different. It felt like it was meant to be. I gently kiss him back and smile up at him. 

"I'm in love with you too Ryder" I reply, grinning. His mouth drops open in surprise. 

"You are?" he asks in awe. 

"Yeah, I am" I reply happily. He smiles and smashes his lips onto mine as he climbs back on top of me. My mind starts to race as things start to heat up. 

Shit, what if things happen. I'm still a virgin, what do I do? He smirks and climbs off me. I look up at him and pout. 

"Why'd you stop?" I whine. 

"Because I want your first time to be special," he says quietly before kissing my forehead. My mouth drops open. 

"How'd you know?" I ask stunned. 

"I just assumed Angel, I mean, your sister did say that you haven't had a boyfriend in a while and you're not the type of person to have illegal sex" he replies with a beautiful smile. 

Oh, right. Makes sense. I smile and kiss him again before he scoops me up in his arms and gets out of bed. 

"Where are we going?" I ask curiously, the whole angel incident completely forgotten at this point. 

"To work on your car" he replies grinning. 

~ Ryder's POV ~

Fuck me. I chickened out, I couldn't do it. I couldn't tell her. If I told had told her, she would have thought I was just doing it because I don't like Knox. Which, to be fair, is true but still. I'll just have to wait till he's dead. 

Then I can figure out a way to tell her everything and that won't be a pretty sight. She loved her dad and either way it will crush her, I just hope she still loves me after she finds out the truth. I carry her down the stairs, past Carina and Adette, who are still cuddled up on the couch, and out the front door. 

I put her down and we walk down the stairs together and head over to her shed. I open up the door before running to my car and grabbing the new brake pads. I head back to the shed and kiss her gently. 

"All four brakes?" I ask she smiling. She nods with a smile and I hand her the brake pads. I jack up the car and find the right tools before crawling under the car and getting to work. 

I finally finish putting on all four brakes and crawl out from under the car. I remove the jack and stare at the car proudly. I look over at Charlie and she frowns at me. 

"What?" I ask chuckling. 

"You're covered in oil," she says still frowning. 

"It's okay. I have another shirt in my car" I reply smiling. She smiles and runs to my car to get it. I pull off my shirt and use a clean part to wipe off the oil from my face. I quickly tidy up the tools I used and I turn around to see Charlie standing behind me, stopped dead in her tracks, with a horrified look on her face. 

"Ryder, your back," she says breathlessly. Oh shit, my scars. I forgot about them. 

"Oh um yeah" I start, unsure of how to answer. Suddenly she rushes over and before I can stop her, she touches one of my scars. I groan as a sharp pain shoots through my back. 

She screams but doesn't remove her hand and I know she's seeing how I fell to earth and how my wings grew back black. A vision flashes past my eyes and I groan in pain. 

She can't see any more or I'll lose her. I whip around to face her, causing her to drop her hand. She looks at me as if she's seen a ghost. She opens her mouth to say something, swaying badly. 

I watch as her eyes flutter and I grab her as she blacks out, collapsing in a heap. 

Fuck. What am I going to do now?

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