Mated to the Alpha triplets

Chapter 41 Spending time with Gwen 2

Olivia

I hesitated and Josh took note of my hesitation.

"What's wrong? Who is it?" All text © NôvelD(r)a'ma.Org.

I remained staring at my phone. "It's Logan," I whispered.

"Don't."

"What?" I finally looked up to see Josh, his face hardened with a muscle punching in his jaw.

Gwen was looking back and forth between us, looking confused.

"Don't pick up the call, just ignore it. You should put them out of your lives once and for all, Olivia. No calls, no more working at the palace, and definitely no more talking to them at school or paying them any attention in any form."

I hated to admit it, but my heart clenched at the thought of cutting the triplets completely out of my life.

"Olivia!" Josh called in exasperation as he took note of whatever expression was on my face.

"Do you…should I give you guys some privacy?" Gwen whispered from beside and we both whipped our heads around like we had forgotten she was there.

"No…no. You don't have to, besides I know Josh would have told you about my…mates and I." I tried to lessen the tension by smiling.

"Just… a little." She smiled sheepishly.

I tried to smile at her, but I could feel it waver as tears began to sting at the back of my eyes.

There was also a lump at the back of my throat and I began to blink.

"Oh, honey…" Gwen said as the tears finally spilled over.

"I'm sorry… I… I don't even know why I am crying."

Gwen put her arms around me and led me to the car where we all piled into the backseat, me in the middle.

As soon as we got in, my tears became full-on sobs. Josh awkwardly patted my back while Gwen said nothing, just allowed me to place my head on her shoulders.

After a few minutes, I stopped crying and my eyelids grew heavy.

Gwen whispered, "Feel better?"

"Yes, thank you."

"Good, let's go home and gorge on ice cream. Josh, drive us home."

I giggled as Josh grumbled but obeyed.

Gwen and I remained in the backseat while Josh got into the driver's seat and started the ignition.

After a few minutes, Gwen broke the silence. "I feel like a passenger princess. Don't you, Olivia?"

I smiled at her. "I very much do, Gwen."

She returned my smile and leaned forward to turn on the radio.

Selena Gomez's 'Same Old Love' started playing and Gwen and I turned to each other, squealing.

"Jeez! Guys! Why are you so loud? This is not a concert, you know." Josh complained from the driver's seat.

I ignored him, while Gwen leaned forward, yelling as she sang, "I'M SO SICK OF THAT SAME OLD LOVE, MY BODY'S HAD ENOUGH, OH OH OH, THAT SAME OLD LOVE."

"Real mature, Gwen," Josh said as he glowered at her through the mirror.

She stuck out her tongue and continued singing, this time her voice lowered."

I guess Miss Gomez is right. I'm sick of feeling this way about the triplets when they can't even be bothered to treat me decently. Mates who can watch me get flogged to the point of bleeding are no mates a girl should ever have. I don't know why the moon goddess gave me such… cruel brats as mates. But I'm not going to care anymore. I'm going to do as Josh said and completely cut them out of my life.

I was jolted out of my thoughts by Gwen nudging me and giving me a questioning look, her brows arched. I shook my head and smiled at her and soon, we resumed our car concert. We sang all the way home, giggling as cars passed and the occupants gave us questioning looks.

It was so dark by the time we got to Gwen's house. We all trudged in, exhausted. And we all crashed on the couches in the sitting room and we slept off.

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Gwen tapped my shoulder and with a wide smile on her face, as the sun shone through the windows. “It’s morning, Liv,” She said as I stirred.

I opened my eyes, still feeling exhausted from the antics of the previous day. I rolled over and smiled at her. “Morning, Gwen,” I said as I sat up and tried to stifle my yawn.

“Don’t tell me that we all slept here yesterday?” I asked.

“Yes, we did. I woke up with an awful crick in my neck." She said, smiling as she walked into the kitchen.

I giggled and turned to look at Josh who was still sprawled out on the couch on his stomach and snoring.

I guess he is also still tired.

I smiled and walked over to where he was still sleeping and slapped his buttocks to wake him up.

“Wake up Josh. It’s morning already,” I said. He only turned his back to me and resumed snoring. I laughed at his reaction and I left him to continue having his sleep. I stood up and headed off to join Gwen in the kitchen.

I stretched my body as it ached and throbbed since it was my first time sleeping on the couch. It was so uncomfortable, but at the same time, I loved the feeling, especially since it reminded me of the fun-filled day I had with my friends the previous day. I walked to the kitchen and then I saw Gwen singing as she cooked.

“Hmm… Something smells really good. And today’s menu is…” I asked as I moved closer to wash the plates we had piled into the sink the previous day.

“You don’t have to Liv. You are my guest and guests shouldn’t have to wash the plates.” She said as she moved to take the plate from me.

“You are getting it all wrong. We are friends and friends should always help each other,” I said as I held onto the plate, refusing to give her the plate.

“Hmm.” She said, smiling and allowed me to wash the plate.

She focused her attention on the food she was preparing while I was also focused on the plates I was washing. Silence engulfed the kitchen as none of us said anything.

Gwen broke the silence first. “ Olivia darling, I will miss you so much when you return back home.” She said, pouting.

“I will as well,” I said feeling a bit down at the thought of having to go back home and face…

No more thinking about them, Liv.

“Should I transfer to your school?” I asked happily.

“Yes. That way I will also see Josh more often as well.” She said happily.

“Why can’t you girls just stop talking? You just woke me up with your chattering.” Josh said, grunting. He was standing by the kitchen door and Gwen smiled brightly before walking towards him with a plate full of the pancakes she had just made.

“Eat this and forgive us, my Joshy-washy.” She said as she fed him.

I snorted and ignored the look he gave me.

“Hmm.” I cleared my throat as I moved to take the plates to the dining table. I also took the food to the dining table and then I called on the two love birds to come over and have their breakfast.

They were still in each other's arms, whispering to each other as they walked to the table. I glowered at them and ordered them to stop their lovey-dovey attitude and focus on their meal. We finished our food and then we returned back to the sitting room to watch some movies. We laughed and giggled all through and soon, it was time for us to go back home. Josh and I reluctantly went back to our room's bath and got our luggage.

Gwen pouted throughout the time we spent packing. She collected my phone and inputted her number. She asked me to always call her and I promised to do so.

Josh gave her a long hug and he refused to let go of her. After what felt like an eternity, they released each other and then we got into the car. Josh drove away slowly as he kept looking at Gwen through the side mirror. I also waved at Gwen and then we were out of her sight.

Just then my phone rang, it was Skyle. He had called to bid me goodbye as he was busy in the palace and he couldn’t make it to Gwen's place to say goodbye. He hung up only when I promised to call him when I got back home.

Josh remained quiet for most of the drive and I knew it was because he was missing Gwen. I tried to cheer him up, and soon we were both laughing as we bantered.

We arrived at my house and then I bid Josh goodbye as I grabbed my luggage from the back seat. It was getting late plus we had to get ready for school the next day so he couldn't come in. He only asked me to extend his regards to my parents. I walked to our front door, opened it and then I screamed, “Mom, Dad, your baby is back.”

My jaw dropped when I saw a female figure in our house having a conversation with my parents as they all turned to look at me.

It was Miss B.

What's she doing here?