Isabella's P.O.V

*1 month later*

Carla and Paul are still arguing regularly regularly and I'm forever getting dragged off on stupid days out. However the more I go on days when Michelle and Ryan are there the more my feelings towards Ryan grow. I think I'm falling a little bit on love with him. This has been going on for weeks now and I can't stop it. I've been building up to telling him for a while now. Today is going to be the day I tell him how I feel and I'm hoping for a similar response from him. I know I'll see him today because Carla and Paul are arguing again. "Issy, we're going out!" Carla shouted. Surprise surprise, I knew that was coming sooner or later. I got my phone and shoes and went to meet Carla in the lounge. "Where are we going today?" I asked.
"The Trafford Centre, with Michelle and Ryan."
"Oh, okay."

We were walking around the shops when Carla and Michelle went into Victoria Secret. Carla took one look at my face and said, "fine, you and Ryan go look around some other shops then. And Ryan, look after her," she then said to Ryan.
Carla and Michelle walked into the shop and me and Ryan waited outside for a few minutes and we then headed towards hmv. I took that as my opportunity, "Ryan, do you fancy going out sometime?"
"What?"
"Ya know, like a date."
"Isabella, you're like family, we can't do that. You're 13, I'm 17, that wouldn't be right."
"What? Why?" I said, that was not the answer I was wanting, I turned on my heels before he had a chance to reply and then I went straight to Victoria Secret to find Carla. "Issy, sweetie, what happened?"
"Ryan," I said forcing out tears.
"What? My Ryan? What's happened?" Michelle said butting in.
"He's been really nasty," I lied. I started spewing out a load of lies about things Ryan 'said'.
"Come on Isabella, we're going home. See you at some point Chelle."
Carla took my hand and led me to her car. We drove home in a comfortable silence. When we got home I lay down on he sofa and Carla brought over some blankets and a hot chocolate. She snuggled up next to me and we watched some trash on TV. "Issy, you can't tell anyone about this side of me, I have a reputation to maintain."
"Of coursed I help you keep up the Cruella Devil facade," I joked.
We continued to watch the TV and that was when the buzzer rang.