"God you're beautiful." His calloused hands hold each side of my face, cupping my cheeks as his dark blue eyes capture mine. He takes in a breath and laughs a little. "I know that's fucking lame to say and I sound like the biggest pussy," he looks d...
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The first date Jack and I ever went on was when I was twelve, and it just so happened to be the worst. It was a double date with Sebastian and Georgia Nickles — I honestly don't know how them two didn't last, they were perfect each other. Both were assholes.
We went to a local cafe. It was innocent and any twelve year olds' dream date. To have a good looking 14 year old gentleman buy you anything you'd like for the date and pulling out your chair – as the popular kids the table over gawked – it was like walking on cloud nine. I had dressed up in the nicest clothes I owned and Izzy gave me a thumbs up to do it.
With a childhood so fucked up, I never dreamed of being as happy as I was in that moment, sitting down next to Jack as he showed me off proudly. Up until that moment I thought the only happiness I had was ruffling through my coffee table to try and find Mum's cigarettes so I could finally feel okay again.
The date was going amazing. I stopped seeing Jack as just my best friends brother. I saw him as an angel sent from heaven that I loved, in my little twelve year old brain at least.
Everything was perfect, until Sebastian decided to be a little cunt. But what's new?
Back then, Sebastian was always just Jack's best friend. I thought he was nice even though he didn't like me, and I made sure to be nice to him. We both knew he just didn't like me because I came from the wrong side of town and he thought even back then that I would drag Jack down. Just minutes later I found out how much he didn't like me.
He spilled my own milkshake all over me, all in my hair and down my clothes, saying that girls like me shouldn't be hanging around people like them.
Of course, me being me, threw my drink all over him, but it was too late. He just laughed at me and called me a psycho as everyone joined along with him.
We've never been the biggest fan of each other since, but he's just always hated me.
You can only imagine how surprised I was when I gave Jack a call and asked him to pick me up and Sebastian showed up in Jack's car at the end of my street instead.
I walked over to the car, the feel of my shirt rubbing against my open wound making me hiss. I smiled, opening the door and getting in the passenger seat. "Hey. " I tried to keep my voice as even as possible, not wanting to give away to him that I had my waterworks on full blast just moments ago. Once I'm in and belted up, he started the car.
"It's just a favour to Jack, I had his car, and he's busy." Sebastian's voice broke the silence. He looked at me before turning his eyes back to the road as if curious to see my reaction. Suddenly it clicked. That sort of busy. Busy getting his dick wet.
I just shrugged like it's not big deal, I did that sort of stuff too. We weren't exclusive.
"Why'd you need him to pick you up anyway?"
I opened my mouth, ready to talk before I just bite the inside of my cheek. I told Jack what happened and he was with a girl when I was crying to him. I'm such a fucking idiot.
I just shrugged and put on a smirk, "Can't a girl want dick?"
"You were having a cry because you wanted dick?" His voice was laced with anything but concern, it was filled with nothing but accusation of me putting on an act.
"Sure was." I pulled my sleeves down over my hands, crossing my arms over my belly.
He grabs a towel from the back of Jack's car while driving, smelling it before shrugging and handing it to me. "Your heads bleeding. Clean up what you can with that until we get back to mine. I don't even want to know what you got yourself in-"
A phone ringing cut him off as he reached for it, looking down at the caller ID before answering, continuing to drive one-handed. I listened into his phone call, although there was no point even trying to make sense of the muffled noises on the other side of the call.
"I'm driving now." He made a quick turn down a street, speeding up a tad.
"What'd he do?" His knuckled grip on the steering wheel as the person on the other line talks.
"Coming now."
We soon pull up in front of a nice two-story house, the garden was neat and the house was white, it was pretty much the classic white picket fence house.
I looked from him to the house, curiosity taking over me.
I go to unbuckle my seat belt when he unbuckled his, but just as my hand grazes the button, he opens the door and looks at me like I'm stupid. "Wait here."
20 minutes later, I'm still in the car, and I was fairly sure I'd bleed out before he was back. The comotion in the house had my curiosity growing more.
Soon enough the front door with a gold '16' on it opens, and out comes Sebastian with a little girl clutching his hand tight in her right hand, and a teddy bear tighter in the left one. The girl who opened the door stood there, saying something quietly to Sebastian as she looked to the car, noticing me.
Sebastian and the little girl walk towards the car. He takes the giant pink bag off of her and carries it, which looks from the distance to have a Minnie Mouse design on the front, before helping her get in the car.
"Where's my car seat?" She looked up at him, eyes filled with curiosity and he helped her do her seat belt up and tightens it as much as he can.
"You get to ride in the normal seat. Just don't tell anyone." He whispered and she smiled causing dimples to form in her cheeks, before nodding.
I couldn't help but look into the backseat and smile at how cute she was, although her face was puffier and tear stained than even mine as she hugged onto her bear, hiccuping.
"But what about her?" Soon enough they're both looking at me and I realised that they now know I was staring and listening to their little conversation.
"I'm Aubrey, don't worry, I won't tell anyone your secret," she grinned at my words. "What's your name?" I couldn't help but smile at her, her cuteness making my cheeks ache.
"I'm Marley." She said with confidence, between hiccups, holding out her hand for me to shake, making my smile grow even wider.
"Nice to meet you Marley." I shook her hand back.
Sebastian ruffled Marley's hair, before closing her door and hopping back in the drivers seat, starting the car. He drove with one hand, and I looked over at his knuckles clutching the steering wheel with anger once again.
