A Change of Hearts (Drake x Mc) Chapter 5
Notes: I’m very sorry this is late I’ve been very busy and I’ve really struggled with inspiration for this chapter. It’s not the best but It’ll do :) Anyway, I hope you enjoy it and as always I would love some feedback if you have any to offer. And here’s my masterlist if you want to catch up
Warnings: Swearing, Kissing
Word Count: 4062 (Sorry it’s a bit of a long one)
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Both Hana’s and Edmund’s heads shot up and looked towards where Poppy stood, frozen in shock. Hana leaped away from the wall Edmund just had her pinned to. Edmund quickly stepped towards his sister
“Poppy I swear it’s not what it looks like” he pleaded for some understanding with his eyes but POppy wasn’t going to give any
“Oh really, because I think it’s exactly what it looks like” Poppy spoke coldly and Edmund only stuttered in response. His silence only caused anger to bubble up in Poppy. “How could you Ed” She hit Edmund on his arm, “She’s my best friend and she’s sweet and innocent and you're… you’re… you Ed.” she hit him again,
“Poppy please” Edmund tried to get her to listen but she wasn’t having any of it,
“You have access to plenty of women to mess around with and you seem to take advantage of that pretty often so why her? She is worth more than that Ed, she is a delicate flower, she is NOT to be played with” Poppy hit him a couple more times, “Ugh, not Hana Ed never Hana I thought you understood that” Edmund tried to interrupt her again but she wouldn’t let him, “But no of course not you just had to go there, didn’t you? You had to add her to the hundreds of notches on your bedpost”
“Pops, it’s not like that I swear” Edmund finally managed to say, but Poppy just ignored him,
“You just couldn’t keep it in your pants for one girl, you’re just that much of a man who-”
“POPPY I’M IN LOVE WITH HER FOR GOD’S SAKE!” he screamed. Then the whole room went silent.
“You’re what?” Poppy asked, mouth agape. Edmund looked at her, eyes wide clearly not expecting to have said that,
“You are?” Hana’s voice spoke up from the corner she’d backed herself into whilst Poppy raged at her brother. Edmund’s head whipped back at the sound of her voice and he stepped towards her, Poppy’s presence forgotten.
“Yes,” he uttered softly as he tucked a lock of her hair behind her ear before dropping his hand so it rested on her cheek. He tilted his head down until it rested on hers, they gazed intently into each other’s eyes, “I am in love with you Hana Lee” a single tear escaped her eye which was instantly swept away by Edmund’s thumb. Hana sucked in a deep breath and then a grin formed on her face,
“And I’m in love with you Edmund Winterton” Hana giggled softly not quite believing the words had left her mouth. Slowly the two leant into each other until their lips met in a soft yet passionate kiss. Poppy watched on silently. The anger quickly left her body. She’d obviously misread the situation and her brother’s intentions. But he was pretty well known for his “escapades” and her instincts were to protect her best friend. There was still a lot of questions that would need answers but it was clear that something had been going on between the two for quite a while and if they were both happy than she certainly wasn’t going to get in the way of it. Although she would get in the way of their make-out session because she was beginning to feel quite uncomfortable. She coughed quite loudly. The two lovers immediately broke their kiss and they blushed finally remembering they weren’t alone.
“Sorry Pops” Edmund grinned
“It’s fine I am happy for the two of you but could you maybe save the kissing for when you’re alone” Poppy grimaced
“I’m sorry if we made you feel awkward Poppy but it’s just too difficult to resist this handsome face” Hana admitted whilst stroking Edmunds cheek
“Okkkayyy that’s still my brother Hana let’s not.”
Hana and Edmund both just giggled as they both reluctantly stepped away from each other but kept their hands locked together.
“Ok can we leave now I really don’t want to be here any longer” and without waiting for a response Poppy started to walk out of the palace with Hana and Edmund trailing not far behind her.
“You’ve been together for HOW LONG?!” Poppy shrieked
“5 months” Hana mumbled sheepishly. They were in the car driving back from the palace.
“So that means you were together before he left?”
“Yep,” Edmund confirmed. Poppy sighed and sat back in her seat. It was definitely a shock to the system. Her best friend and her brother had been together for 5 months or 2 whilst in the same country and she had no idea. Literally not a single clue that it was happening. I mean why didn’t Hana tell her, well she did physically attack Edmund when she found out so maybe it was for the best she wasn’t told.
“But you… what about all those girls in Japan?” Poppy asked, still incredibly confused.
“Well, there was no girls in Japan. I only said that so you wouldn’t get suspicious of us” he answered, “How could I be with anyone else when I had this one waiting for me at home” he added whilst gazing lovingly at Hana, who leant across her seat to peck him on the lips.
“Okay you two, can we stop all of that now I’m starting to feel physically sick” Poppy frowned but the two kept gazing adoringly at each other. Poppy clapped loudly to get their attention and they broke apart, “Eyes on the road Ed, I’m not dying just because you two can’t stop making heart eyes at each other” she moaned. As much as the couple wanted to protest, Poppy was right so they both sat back in their seats and just about managed to keep their eyes off each other for the rest of the journey.
After a short journey, the three arrived back in Valtoria. Poppy had been, up until that moment, feeling pretty comfortable with her actions back at the palace. But when she got back home reality started to set in. It wasn’t that she regretted breaking up with Liam, not in the slightest but her actions would potentially have larger consequences in regards to her family and her mother would certainly not be happy about it. Hana and Edmund got out of the car as soon as they’d parked up at Valtoria but Poppy struggled to do the same. Edmund gave Hana a look of confusion as to why Poppy hadn’t moved but Hana knew exactly why. She waved Edmund off to go inside and then she climbed into the back of the car and sat herself next to Poppy.
“Don’t worry about her Poppy” Hana stated whilst gently smoothing Poppy’s hair.
“I can’t help in Han, I mean, right now I have no plans of honouring our betrothal, something that’s been in place for 16 years. You know how hard my mum’s worked to build our reputation and if I don’t marry him I could single-handedly ruin that.” Poppy sighed,
“I won’t lie to you” Hana began, “She’s gonna be pissed but, she’s your mother and despite all her faults she loves you to death. So it may take a while but she’ll come around eventually.” Poppy nodded softly at Hana’s words but her face still showed her apprehension.
“Poppy” Hana lifted Poppy’s chin so she could look into her eyes, “You shouldn’t feel any guilt about what you did, it was the best thing to do for yourself, so screw what anyone else thinks” Poppy chuckled a bit and perked up,
“You’re right Hana, you always are” Hana just grinned at the statement, “Now let’s get inside this car is bloody boiling”
Once inside Hana and Poppy had gone back to Poppy’s bedroom whilst Edmund went to speak to his parents about Poppy and Liam’s breakup.
“Ok so I’m gonna need a full history of you and my brother because I’ve only just found out about it and you’re already declaring your love for each other” Poppy said
“Yeh, I guess that can be a little confusing” Hana acknowledged. “Well, about six months ago after my engagement failed we started to get closer. You know I’ve always had a thing for him” Poppy nodded in agreement “And I guess over time he developed a thing for me. I can’t really explain how it happened, we just… I don’t know. We got closer and our friendship developed into something more.”
“Ok then, how come you know you’ve been together for five months then?” Poppy asked abruptly, still a bit annoyed that she was only just finding out about all this.
“Two months before he left for Japan we took an evening stroll in the garden and he confessed his feelings for me and of course I told him I felt the same way and well… that was where it all began”
“And now you’re in love?”
“I really am, we really are” Hana smiled coyly. “I’m sorry I can’t give you a proper explanation it all just happened so naturally. And I was going to tell you but then he left for Japan and I thought it would end, but he called me every day and I actually think it made us stronger in the end.” Hana apologized, a look of guilt covering her face.
“No don’t feel guilty about not telling me, I mean we all saw how I reacted originally so it was probably best that you kept it a secret. It meant you could progress in your relationship naturally. If you’re happy I’m happy and you never know. we could be sisters one day” Poppy winked. Hana instantly went bright red at the comment
“Well… umm… maybe” Hana stuttered. Poppy just giggled she really did love to embarrass Hana. Despite her embarrassment, you could visibly see Hana relax at Poppy’s approval of her relationship.
“Okay now we’ve cleared all that up we need to discuss what you’re wearing tomorrow” Hana commented
“What do you mean tomorrow” Poppy asked suddenly incredibly worried
“The beach party you idiot” Hana responded
“Oh shit, I completely forgot” Poppy was now in full panic mode, pacing around the room. Hana giggled at her antics from the bed,
“Don’t worry, I knew you would forget so you’re outfit is currently hung up in the bathroom” Hana face radiated with smugness” Poppy quickly ran to her en-suite, “God what would I do without you” she shouted through the door.
“I don’t know, die!” Hana shouted back
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The beach party took place every year during the height of the Cordonian Summer. It was one of the rare events where nobles relaxed a little and most of the older more uptight ones just didn’t attend altogether. For that reason it was one of Poppy’s favourite events. Her, Hana and Edmund all arrived together. The set up was simple, the whole beach would usually be cordoned off or at least a big chunk of it and there’d be a few tents where people could eat and sit in the shade for a bit. Usually, there would only be a couple members of the press there, who took photos of a couple outfits and left but today there was a swarm. Poppy knew exactly why. Speculation about her and Liam has been rife ever since the pictures were published and this was the first event they’d both attend since. Every news outlet in Cordonia and many worldwide had come to the party to try and get a glimpse of the two together or apart just anything they could turn into a story. Hana and Edmund knew the press would hound Poppy as soon as she arrived at the party so they decided that it would be the perfect time to go public as a couple to take some of the attention away so Poppy could make her way to the tents in peace. The plan went just as they intended. Poppy was initially bombarded by dozens of reporters but then Ed stepped in front of her and dipped Hana into a passionate kiss that probably went on a little too long but it managed to distract the press enough so Poppy could sneak past and into one of the tents, out of their view.
Poppy sat on a table with Maxwell and after they’d finished with the press, Hana and Edmund. For a good hour Poppy really enjoyed herself she had a few drinks and chatted with her friends. For the first time in a long time, she felt relaxed, truly happy. Liam was there, he arrived not long after Poppy but she was unbothered by his presence. He was avoiding her anyway, quite rightly as she was sat with Edmund and who knows what he would’ve done if Liam tried to speak to Poppy. She really couldn’t care less what he was doing and she certainly wasn’t going to let him ruin her day. The only thing that was stopping the day from being perfect was the absence of a certain brooding commoner. But that problem was quickly remedied as Poppy felt a large warm hand rest on her shoulder. She knew it was him just from how her body warmed at his touch,
“Hey guys” Drake’s baritone voice rumbled through Poppy’s body. Everyone greeted Drake in return and Hana grinned at Drake’s natural affection with Poppy. Drake then looked down at Poppy and spoke a little quieter as it was just to her, “How are you?” he asked with obvious sincerity
“I’m great” she beamed back at him, locking eyes with him for a brief moment, “But I’m absolutely starving” she moaned overdramatically, pursing her lips into a pout. Drake chuckled at her antics
“Well that’s fortunate because I was just about to go get some food, do you wanna come with?” Drake asked
“Absolutely” Poppy grinned.
“Oh my godddd! I love barbecue” Poppy exclaimed as she lifted the lid on a pan of braised bbq beef, “Ugh this all looks sooo delicious” Drake just smirked at Poppy’s intense reaction to the food on offer
“Yeh I thought you deserved a treat after what, you know who did,” Drake said not really knowing the best way to discuss Liam.
“He’s not Voldemort Drake you can say his name, and wait you did this?” she questioned, gesturing to the food in front of her. Drake nodded.
“Hana” Drake interrupted, “I called yesterday and asked if you had a favourite food and she said barbecue so I pulled a couple strings and got you some classic Texan barbecue” he gestured towards the various dishes which were presumably filled with other staples of a Texan barbecue. He was obviously pleased with himself and so was Poppy, it warmed her heart that he would go through the trouble of organising this just to cheer her up a little.
“Thanks Drake, it means a lot”
“No problem Winterton” he smirked again and Poppy felt her knees wobble a little.
After everyone had finished their food, Hana suggested they all go for a swim. Hana and Edmund went straight to the water and Max, Poppy and Drake stayed on the beach and sunbathed. For a while they all stayed silent, just enjoying the summer sun, but eventually Drake broke the silence. He’d had enough of lounging around and wanted to get in the water. He stood and quickly shrugged off his t-shirt before announcing his intentions,
“I’m going for a swim” His announcement quickly caught Poppy’s attention. She sat up and immediately taken aback by the sight before her. She’d never seen Drake shirtless. They’d known each other for the past 11 years but she was still to see him without a top until that very moment. And it was certainly worth the wait. Poppy’s eyes raked down his taut muscles. He wasn’t as carved as Liam but he was broader and still sported a six-pack and had a scattering of light hair across his chest which Poppy had the sudden urge to run her fingers through. A real man’s body, one you could see chopping wood or lugging around various heavy objects. Poppy couldn’t take her eyes off him. She was caught up in dozens of fantasies of what Drake could do to her with that body. So caught up in fact that by the time she’d recovered and had been brought back to reality he was already halfway down the beach towards the sea.
“DRAKE WAIT!” Poppy screamed after him not wanting him to get away from her. He turned back and Poppy realised she had no idea what to say next. She should’ve just said that she wanted to come with him but no she said,
“You didn’t put any suncream on”. As soon as the words left her mouth she regretted it. God she felt stupid he was obviously gonna think she was a weirdo. But instead, he just chuckled lightly and sauntered back over to where Poppy sat. she held up a bottle of suncream which he took and lathered onto his body. It took all of Poppy’s self-control to not drool. Once Drake finished he handed the bottle back to Poppy who took it in silence, not able to speak.
“Happy now?” Drake raised his eyebrow at Poppy. She should’ve said yes and let him go but once again her brain had other plans and instead she said,
“You didn’t put any on your back”. She really regretted saying that. Drake flushed a little at her comment and muttered,
“Well I can’t reach back there, so I’ll go without it. And once again instead of letting him go Poppy had to interject,
“I’ll do it then, sit down”. For a minute Drake stared at Poppy, obviously nervous about letting her touch him like that. Of course it was perfectly innocent but Drake had been feeling things for Poppy recently and now that she was no longer with Liam, he had no idea how he’d be able to control his feelings if Poppy had her hands all over his back. He looked down at Poppy who was sporting a shy smile. “It’s fine” drake thought, it’s a perfectly normal thing for two friends to do it doesn’t have to mean anything. With that, he sat down in front of Poppy and she swiftly got to work on his back.
Her hands glided across his broad shoulders and circled across the firm planes of his back. Everywhere Poppy’s hand touched it lingered, completely overwhelmed by the feeling of having Drake’s body beneath her fingers. Her hands pressed deep into his back as if it were a massage and a subtle groan escaped his lips causing heat to pool straight in Poppy’s groin. They were both completely lost in the feel of each other until Poppy briefly glanced to the side and noticed Maxwell staring at them both completely perplexed. Her hands reluctantly left his back,
“Um, I think you’re done now” Poppy muttered
“Oh is the lady satisfied now?” Drake teased. Poppy didn’t know how to respond knowing Maxwell was watching them. Her silence prompted Drake to turn around, during which he spotted Max.
“Oh umm… I’m gonna swim now” He mumbled
“Yeh me too” Poppy uttered wanting to escape Maxwell’s silent questions
Together they walked to the water in a slightly uncomfortable silence. They swam out relatively far and when they stopped Poppy tried to start up a conversation,
“Yeh it's… nice” they both nodded feeling incredibly awkward. “Oh WOW!” Drake exclaimed. Poppy’s head whipped to the source of Drake’s shock.
“OH WOW!” it was Hana and Edmund, again, in the midst of a passionate make-out session. Drake started to swim away but he stopped and called back to Poppy,
“Come on Winters, I know somewhere we can swim where we don’t have to look at that.“ They swam and when they eventually stopped they were in a little cove where the water was a little shallower and they could no longer see the rest of the beach
“First off, when did they get together? And why can’t they do that in a more private place?” Drake asked a look of disgust still plastered across his face
“Yeh well apparently they’ve been together for five months and they’ve been fucking insatiable ever since they came out as a couple” Poppy grumbled.
“I mean having sex in the sea can’t be comfortable at all I don’t know how they do it” Drake blurted out, aa hint of a smirk on his lips
“Ew Drake that’s my brother and my best friend you’re talking about” Poppy groaned as she splashed Drake with water
“Woah!” Drake instantly splashed her back and she glared at him, “Don’t start something you can’t finish Winterton” Drake warned although there was a hint of mischief in his voice. They were both at a standstill for a moment and then they unleashed on each other. It was a flurry of arms and water. Each were relentless in their attacks on each other and their laughs filled the air around them. At one point Poppy splashed Drake quite violently and Drake coughed and spluttered, also stopping his attacks. Poppy took this as her opportunity to finish him off and claim her victory in their battle she pulled her arm back in the water, lining up her final blow but right as she was about to release her epic splash, his hand wrapped tightly around her arms. He tugged and she found herself pulled up against his chest. She looked up at him as he looked down at her.
“You didn’t think you were gonna win that easy, did you?” Drake whispered. Poppy didn’t respond, her proximity to Drake completely erasing all thoughts of their water fight from her head.
“Poppy” He whispered so only she could hear.
“Drake” she whispered back, communicating everything they needed to know in just those two words. Poppy tilted her chin upwards and softly brushed her lips against his. It was brief like a whisper but as Poppy pulled away Drake moved his hand from her arm round to the small of her back and he pulled her as close to his body as he possibly could and crashed his lips to hers. His lips glided across hers, the taste of the sea mixed with the taste of her lips and he was intoxicated. Slowly the kiss deepened, Drake’s tongue snook past the entrance to her mouth and entwined with hers. Her hands tangled in his hair and his wrapped around her the back of her thighs pulling her up until her legs were wrapped around his waist. For months, no, years everything had been building up until this moment. The feelings had snuck up on them, and by the time they realised they were there they were too strong to banish. They’d come close to this before but there was always some invisible force holding them back but now they’d broken through it. They couldn’t get enough of each other, drunk on the taste of each other’s lips, the feel of each other’s hands. Everything and everyone else was forgotten. Poppy dropped her head to his neck and began to nip at the exposed flesh. Then her hands dropped from his head to his chest and started to venture lower. She’d waited so long for him and she was ready, she wanted to feel all of him. But when her hands connected with the waistband of his shorts he pulled back. So fast he practically threw Poppy back in the water.
“Drake?” Poppy questioned softly, confused as to why Drake had suddenly stopped. Drake looked up and met Poppy’s gaze.
“I cant… we can’t do this” he mumbled but it was loud enough for Poppy to hear. She felt as if she’d been punched in the chest. A tear slipped from her eyes and down her cheek,
“What do you mean?” she whimpered. Drake noticed the tears on her face and couldn’t stop himself from wiping it from her cheek. His hand lingered for a second before he pulled away again.“I’m sorry Poppy, I should’ve never” he cut himself off again, “I should go” he started to swim away but then he turned back, “I’m so sorry Poppy, truely” and then he was gone.
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