All I Want For Christmas

Chapter 3 - There's Something About Olivia.

'Trust is the easiest thing in the world to lose and the hardest thing in the world to get back'

~ Unknown

The Next Day...

Olivia's P.O.V.

"Are you sure you're ok, Ollie honey? you haven't been yourself since you came home from the McKenzie's house yesterday"

"I'm fine, mom, I promise"

I say as I watch my mom pour coffee into my dad's cup.

"Are you sure, Ollie? you..."

"Oh, for Christ's sake, Sandra, leave the poor girl alone, will you?"

My father says whilst furiously turning the pages of the newspaper he was reading.

"The girl says she's fine, so just accept it and move on"

He says with annoyance in his tone which frustrated my already frustrated mother.

"I'm just worried about our daughter, Frank...yesterday she was walking around like she was on cloud nine and now, not even twenty-four hours later, she's miserable"

Oh my god.

"I'm not miserable, mom"

I say whilst rolling my eyes.

"Aren't you, Olivia?"

My mom asks sounding completely flabbergasted by what I said.

"Because the Olivia I know is the happiest girl in the world who is always walking around with a huge smile on her face and is always laughing, not to mention, you're not the type of person to make people worry about you but yet you just ignored poor Colton last night who was worried sick about you, especially when you wouldn't answer any of his calls or texts and wouldn't open your bedroom door for him"

Yeah, sure he was worried.

I thought to myself with a scoff.

Colton isn't worried about me, he's worried about being ignored by his little bet because he's not used to being ignored by me and he's most likely frustrated about it not worried, as for me ignoring his calls and texts, well he's one to talk considering he's ignored every single one of mine since he dropped me back off at home yesterday morning after we left the hotel.

At the time, I thought it was odd because Colton would always answer my calls and texts and he would never miss an opportunity to text me back right away but now I know that him ignoring me was purely because he'd finally completed his stupid bet and he's got no reason to have any contact with me any more, yet he's apparently getting pissy now because I'm the one doing the ignoring.

Don't make me laugh.

"Mom, you do realise Colton and I aren't attached at the hip, right? we don't always have to see each other or be around each other and we also don't have to constantly answer each other's calls and texts either"

I say earning shocked looks from both of my parents.

"Now, do you see what I'm talking about, Frank? the girl who is constantly on her phone talking to that boy is now saying she doesn't have to...do you see it or not?"

"Yes, I see it, love"

My dad says as he puts down his newspaper.

"Your mom's right, Olivia sweetheart, are you sure you're ok?"

Oh my goodness.

I groaned to myself whilst rolling my eyes which pissed my father off.

"Don't you dare roll your eyes at me, Olivia Amelia Redwood, your mother and I are just a little worried about you, that's all"

"And I've told you that there's nothing to be worried about, dad"

I say with annoyance in my tone.

"I went to the McKenzie's and dropped off the cupcakes at their house for mom and when I came back home, I started to feel a migraine coming on and I also felt a little queasy as well, so I went to bed to sleep it off, that's all"

"You were feeling queasy?...you're not pregnant, are you, Ollie?"

Oh, for Christ's sake.

I thought to myself whilst facepalming.

"Don't be ridiculous, Sandra, Olivia's not that stupid"

My dad growled at my mom's stupid question.

"But..."

"Dad's right, mom, I'm not stupid enough to get pregnant at my age, especially when I'm about to head off to college"

I said with a smile which my mom reciprocated but I could tell by the look on her beautiful face that she didn't believe me and she was still worried about me which is just her being a mom but she's honestly got nothing to worry about.

Yes, I'm heartbroken, yes, I'm embarrassed to the high heavens and yes, I feel like a f*****g i***t for believing all of Colton's bullshit lies, his fake I love yous and dumbass promises to me, not to mention, I feel absolutely disgusted with myself for losing my virginity to him but I'll be fine because I have to be.

"Good morning, family"

Urgh!!, f**k my life.

I groaned to myself as my twin brother Tyler greets us sounding obnoxiously loud and extremely chipper as he and our older brothers, Michael, Jace and Harry walk into the kitchen together.

"Morning, my beautiful twinnie"

Tyler greets me whilst kissing my cheek which used to be my favourite part of my mornings but now it just makes me feel sick.

Despite this, I still acted cordial with him so that I didn't arouse any suspicions with him because if I did then this little lapdog will go running back to Colton to complain about my attitude and I really don't need that right now, not to mention it would also further heighten my parents suspicions as well which is the last thing that I want.

"Good morning, Ty"

I said with the fakest smile I could muster.

"Good morning, boys, do you all want some coffee?"

"Please, mom"

My brothers say as I continue to eat my food.

"So, what are you all up to today? have you got anything interesting planned?"

My mom asks us.

"I've got a full day in court today, mom"

My eldest brother, Michael who is an attorney with his own law firm says whilst taking a sip of his coffee.

My second eldest brother, Jace who is a surgeon has got several surgeries scheduled while Harry who is my third eldest brother is busy dealing with some issues related to a couple of his female employees at one of his companies.

"It sounds like you boys have got a busy day ahead of you"

"You can say that again, mom"

Harry says with annoyance in his tone as he bit down on a piece of bacon which earned all three of my older brothers a sympathetic smile from our mom.

"And what about you two?...what are my favourite set of twins up to today?"

My mom asked as she turned her attention towards Tyler and me.

"Well, I'm heading out with the boys today or at least, I'm hoping to if my twinnie over here is willing to let Colton off his leash for a few hours so that he can go with us"

Tyler said with a chuckle which didn't last for long when he caught me glaring at him.

"I'm not his owner, Tyler, if he wants to go out with you guys, then he can, he doesn't need my permission to go"

"Calm down, kiddo, I'm only joking"

A startled Tyler says as I mentally scoffed at him.

Pfft, kiddo.

You're five minutes older than me, dickhead.

"And what about you, Olivia? are you doing anything exciting today?"

"Not really, mom, I've gotta go to school to empty out my locker and collect a few things from the principal's office"

"I thought you did that the other day, Ollie?"

Tyler asked sounding very confused.

"No, I forgot to do it"

"Are you sure? I could've sworn Colton told me he was with you when you did it"

"It wouldn't surprise me if he was considering those two are always attached at the hip"

Jace said with a chuckle which pissed me off.

I was so done with this whole breakfast that I threw my piece of toast down on my plate and left the table whilst ignoring my family who were calling my name and telling me to come back as I headed upstairs to my room to get ready.

I then had a cold shower to wake me up and to wash away the tiredness that I was feeling from my lack of sleep last night before getting out and getting ready for the day.

Last night, I was hoping to cry myself to sleep after grieving for a relationship that I thought was real but my brain just wouldn't shut off, so I was awake for most of the night trying to cope with the intense pain in my heart whilst dealing with all of my chaotic thoughts about my failed relationship as I wondered if there was anything real about it.

I was currently in the middle of packing up my handbag when my phone suddenly pinged with a message.

I picked up my phone and was instantly annoyed when I saw Colton's stupid name along with the king's crown emoji and a red heart emoji next to it on my screen.

God, I was such a lovesick fool for this man.

I thought to myself as I opened up the text from my now ex-boyfriend.

'Hey baby, what's going on? are you ok? Tyler said you're in a mood this morning'

Of course he did, the asshole.

'Are you on your period? do you need me to get you the usual?'

The usual he's referring to is an emergency bag he would put together for me every month when he knew I was on my period which includes tampons, ibuprofen, heating pads and my favourite ice cream and he's done this for me every month for the past three years.

Even when we weren't a couple, Colton would always make sure that I was well looked after and cared for during my cycle and I think that's what made me fall so hard for him but now it makes me feel sick and I can't help but wonder if he also did this for Chelsea as well?.

'I'm heading out with the boys today but I can swing by with a bag for you, just let me know, baby, I love you X'

Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever, jackass.

I huffed to myself as I locked my phone and threw it in my bag.

I didn't even bother to message him back because I was so done with him and his bullshit, not to mention, I was done with his fake ass concern as well.

Knock!!, Knock!!, Knock!!.

"Hey, can I come in?"

"Why would you ask if you're just gonna open my door and come in anyway, Tyler?"

I asked with annoyance in my tone which seemed to startle my twin brother.

"I always come into your room uninvited and it's never bothered you before"

"Yeah, well, it does now"

I said whilst zipping up my bag as Tyler looked at me with concern.

"Are you sure you're ok, Ollie?"

He asks me and I closed my eyes whilst sighing in frustration.

"Why does everyone keep asking me if I'm ok?"

"Maybe because you're acting weird and have been acting weird since yesterday"

Tyler says with worry in his tone as he stands next to me.

"You spent all of last night locked up in your room, you ignored all of our attempts to talk to you including Colton who you never ignore and now you're acting temperamental at the dinner table"

He said sounding angry and frustrated as he brushed a stray piece of my hair away from my face.

"What's going on with you, Ollie? has someone upset you?"

Yeah, my brother and my boyfriend have upset me, jackass.

I thought to myself with a sigh as I prepared myself to put on the best acting of my life.

"Nobody's upset me, Tyler, I swear, I'm just...I don't know...I think I'm just sad because our school career is finished and the best years of our lives, as mom and dad love to say, are over and done with"

"That's it?"

Tyler says with a smile.

"Kiddo, school may be over and done with but we're about to start the next chapter in our lives together at college which is gonna be even better than high school"

"I doubt it, Tyler because you and Colton will be spending all of your time together, either at practice or partying with the boys and you won't have any time for me"

I said in my best woah is me voice causing Tyler to scoff as he pulled me in for a hug.

"Don't be silly, Ollie...Colton and I will always make time for you because you're our girl, in fact, we'll spend so much time together that you'll be begging us to leave you alone"

He says and I chuckled as I felt tears prick my eyes.

"I hope so, brother"

"We will, I promise you"

Tyler says whilst kissing my forehead.

"Don't worry yourself too much over such ridiculous and trivial things, Ollie, Colton and I love you and we'll always be by your side, I promise you"

Unfortunately, your promises don't mean anything to me anymore, Tyler Redwood.