This Rebellion Has It's Cause (Austin Carlile)

Chapter 14

The next morning it took the doctors an hour to finally release Austin. It seemed as if they wanted to do a million little tests on him just to make sure he was well enough to be able to leave. All I wanted to do was get him home and make sure that no one else could hurt him. Of course I knew Max and Darby were still out there somewhere and he had told me that this wasn't over. I wish I knew a way to keep Austin out of all of this, but he seemed to be insistent now that I not leave his sight. Stranger still was that on the ride to his place he kept playing with my hair and when I asked what he was doing, his answer was surprising.

"I'm just wondering what your hair would look like the morning after I have my way with you." He murmured and then dropped his hand in his lap with a distant smile.

I gave a hard swallow, trying not to physically show the effect his statement had on me. When we arrived at his home he gave me a sweet pleading expression before saying, "Stay with me, please."

I smiled softly and unbuckled my seatbelt, to which Austin gave a delighted cheer that caused me to giggle. Once inside we were ambushed by the herd of Austin's pets begging for attention. They settled down after lots of ear scratching and baby talk from the both of us. After that I quickly made Austin take a seat on the couch because I didn't think it would be a very good idea to have him moving around so much with his injury. I kicked off my shoes and then hurried over to the couch taking a seat on the right side of Austin, the side that didn't have a stab wound. I felt a sense of guilt rush over me, it was my fault that he was involved. I scooted myself under his arm and in return he wrapped it around my shoulder, pulling me closer to him as he flipped the channels on the TV.

"Why me Austin?" I question so softly that I was almost sure that he hadn't heard me.

He turned slightly so he could look at me, "What is it Tristy?" 

I sighed, "I don't know, just think about it Austin.  Out of all these girls you could have been with, why did you want me? I mean at first I didn't want to admit that I wanted you, then my brother tried to stop this from happening, and then my ex boyfriend has been making your life a living hell. So what's so great about me that makes you want to stay?"

"Tristan I would be lying to you if I said that dealing with you for so many years hasn't been hard, especially recently. At the same time having known you this long has let me see a lot of you as a person. I think that its the fact you've always been so open and honest with me was what made me fall for you. Like I told you in the hospital, you're worth all the trouble. You know exactly what I've been through and yet you've always managed to like me despite those things. It almost seems like you know me better than I know myself."

All I could think to do after that was kiss him, hard. I did just that until the stubble on his face began to tickle me and I had to let go of him to have a fit of giggles.

"What?" He asked laughing himself, "Oh is it this?"

With that he starts rubbing his chin against my neck making me laugh more and pull away from him. He grinned playfully as he pulled me back to him for a chaste peck. I leaned back from him to give him my own grin with a glint in my eyes.

Austin then groaned which went straight to my stomach before he said, "God don't look at me like that. It's giving me the worst ideas right now."

Out of nowhere there was a  soft growling and I chuckled, "Does it involve eating? Because it sounds like that's what your stomach wants."

"Oh I could eat something, but I don't think it's what you have in mind." He murmured with a smirk.

My eyes widened considerably to the size of half dollars or at least it felt that way. All I could do was shake my head and laugh it off, "Whatever Carlile."