The Potter and His Clay.

An Unexpected Break.

Ethan paced around the living room as he checked the window a few times before going over to the sofa and sitting down. Jonathan leans forward in his seat and rests his elbows on his knees, he looked at Ethan and frowned, what was he doing there? What would he say to Eliza when she got back? He got up as Mrs. Thompson enters  the room with a tray of iced lemonade, 

"leaving already Jonathan?" she asked, Ethan looks at Jonathan, he lets out a dry chuckle as he clasped his hands together "yeah, I have to get home ma'am" 

"you're not gonna stay until Eliza gets back?" Ethan asked, getting to his feet, "I have something going on at home" he says with a sigh. Mrs. Thompson nodded "well then, that's okay dear" she sets the tray on the coffee table. He gives them a last smile and makes his way out 

"I'll let Eliza know that-" 

"no" he quickly says as he whirls around, he forced a grin "that's okay" 

Ethan frowned at the tone of his response. He lets out another dry chuckle and lets himself out, he pulls the door open and makes his way to his car,

 "Jonathan!" 

he stopped in his tracks and turns back around to face Ethan once again, he seemed irritated, he stopped two meters away and lets out a deep sigh, with an intense look on his face,

"look" he began sternly "I don't know what you got going on with my cousin, but whatever it is, it needs to stop"

Jonathan stares at him "I don't know what you're talking about" 

"Eliza, obviously cares about you" he says as he puts his hands into his jacket pockets "she's a sweet girl, that's how she's wired, but that's where I step in. I make sure that she isn't taken advantage of"

Jonathan lets out a chuckle "trust me, I'm not trying to do anything of the sort" 

"then why are you being nice to her then ignoring her?" he snapped, Jonathan tenses up, Ethan scowls at him  "yeah, you think I hadn't noticed how you've been avoiding her?"

"I-"

Ethan laughs nastily, shaking his head,  "stop acting like you care and leave Eliza alone" he says " since you're gonna leave her anyways". Ethan turns his back and makes his way back into the house,  Jonathan's feet felt rooted to the ground as he processed everything Ethan had just said.  It was all true. He felt a gush of guilt wash over him, he didn't want anything to do with her or this family anyway.  He finally moved his feet and turned back to his car, getting in and driving off without a second thought.

***

Pastor Thompson parked in front of the garage, he cut the engine and looked at his Granddaughter, she had her eyes focused ahead of her, he sat back and waits for her to exit first.

"We don't have to go in now if you don't want to"  he whispers

she sat for a bit and lets out a breath before shaking her head, "no" she says softly, she undid her seatbelt and looked at her Grandfather "I'm okay" 

he nodded, she gave him an encouraging small smile and turned to get out. They made their way to the front porch in each others arms. As soon as they got into the house, Mrs. Thompson practically grabbed her into her arms and smothered her, Ethan joined the hug and they stood there for a few seconds before letting go. Mrs. Thompson cupped her cheeks and looked deep into her eyes 

"you're alright?"

Eliza forced a small grin, "you're all good now?" Ethan asked her a bit worried. She lets out a teary chuckle, waving their expressions away  "I'm fine!" she laughed , Mrs. Thompson chuckled and takes her into her arms,  they made their way into the living room. "Let's order pizza" Mrs. Thompson says, as she rubs Eliza's arm,

the front door bursts open, Theodore makes his way into the living room and sees Eliza sitting by Mrs. Thompson. He lets out a relieved breathe, and plops down next to Ethan, he sits back breathless, he shuts his eyes as he slowly regains his normal breathing sequence 

"bro, you okay?" Ethan asked with a smirk, as he smacked his knee

Theo raised a finger, shaking his head, "I will order pizza now" Mrs. Thompson says, getting to her feet "Theodore, I'll call your Mother, let her know you're having dinner with us" 

Theo signaled a thumbs up, Mr. Thompson got to his feet "time for a shower" he walked over to Eliza and kissed her head before leaving the room with his wife. Theo sat up and looked at her, "you okay?" he asked softly 

Eliza shrugged "are we all okay?" 

Ethan chuckled at her response, Eliza looks at him and they share a smirk before bursting out laughing. 

***

Jonathan stares up at the house, he shoved his keys into his pocket and made his way towards the front door. He reached out to the knob and paused for a second, they could be gone or they could be home, either way, he shouldn't be hanging his hopes up like a little kid, he wasn't a child anymore. He scowls at the thought and turned the knob, he stepped in, closing the door behind him. Rose approached him, taking his bag and his jacket, "your parents are waiting for you in the dinning room" 

he shook his head "I'm tired" 

"Jonathan, is that you ?!" his mother asked loudly

he groaned annoyedly, letting his head hang, Rose gave him a pleading look before she hurried him along, she made her way upstairs to his bedroom to leave his things. Jonathan made his way to the dining room and stops by the door, Mrs. Scott was dressed in a white dress with her hair up in a elegant bun, a diamond necklace hanging from her neck. She smiles at her son, with delight sparkling in her eyes, "darling, come have dinner with us"

"not hungry" he retorts, turning his back to leave.

"Sit down" 

Jonathan freezes as his Fathers voice echoes in the room, he turns around and glares at him, Mr. Scott got to his feet and dabs the sides of his mouth lightly, 

"your mother told you to have dinner with us" he says in a deep and heavy tone, Jonathan looks at his mother then to his Father and lets out a scoff "no thanks", he turns his back again and leaves the room. 

***

Lilian stops her car in a halt as she sees the light hit red, she looked at her phone and lets out a shaky breath. The last time she talked to Chloe was a month ago and they hadn't talked since, she thought Chloe was too busy with dusting sand off old skeletons, she didn't want to be a bother to her. She bit her lip as her thoughts began to whirl around in her mind, she snapped her eyes off from her phone and looked ahead, she jumped in her seat as the car behind her honks at her, she quickly steps on the pedal and drove home without starting a traffic. 

A few minutes later, she was parked by the driveway, she sat back and began thinking again. Maybe it was just a thought that came to mind in the moment, she groaned in frustration and leans her head against the wheel. "God, I hope it was from you" she whispered, she jumps again in her seat, as her ringtone interrupted her thoughts "sweet mother of cheese biscuits!" she smacks her chest aggressively in response, why was she jumpy all of a sudden? She grabs her phone and turns it over, her eyes go wide as she sees the name on the screen, a bright smile lighting up her face.

CHLOE.