Bad Boys

Chapter 6: "I Come Bearing Gifts"

She's calling me again!? I sighed an then pressed the 'answer' button

"Hello" I said gloomily into the phone

There was silence

"Helllllo" I said again slightly confused

"Are you there Mel?" I was just about to hang up when I heard Melissa talk, well stutter anyway

"A-Alec is that y-you?!" She asked sounding really shocked I rolled my eyes

"No, it's the pizza boy. Of course it's me!" Sheesh no wonder she's blonde... I heard her chuckle

 "Sorry, I was just shocked you answered" Me and you both

"So what do you want?" I asked jumping straight to the matter at hand, I wasn't really in the mood for small chat

"Um how are you Alec?" she asked, really!? She's asking me how I am. Geez

"Fine and dandy, Mel" I replied sarcasm dripping from my voice

"Oh yeah, sorry I forgot" I rolled my eyes again, this phone call is getting pointless "I'm gonna hang up now"

"No! Wait! Ok....." Melissa stuttered again trying to find her words "Why did you call me?" I asked getting annoyed "We miss you Alec! Like really really miss you! Hunter has been so depressed lately and you know that's not like Hunter his usually happy all the time- like that time in kindergarten when his cat died, but he was still happy as pie and like the time he-" I cut her off "Mel, you’re going a little off course here" I chuckled under my breath, that was so like her, classic Melissa

"Oh right! Sorry! Anyway you get the picture his never, well, not happy, but even since you left and shitz happened he's just not the same. And Holly! She's stopped talking all together! We can't get two words out of her, and you know what she's usually like we can't-" I cut her off again "Melissa! Breathe! Please!" Melissa stopped and I heard her take a few breaths before she continued, slower this time "We usually can't get her to stop talking. I don't know Ally, I'm worried about them, and I'm worried about you! Just please stop shutting us out Ally! You need us we can help you! and we need you" I sighed into the phone and ran my tongue over my front teeth, a habit I usually do when I don’t know what to say "Look Mel, I miss you guys too, but....." I paused trying to find the right words "But we can't be friends anymore, I'm bad news, I'll stuff up your lives, I just......don't want all my problems to become your problems" I tried to explain to her "Ally, we don't care! That's what friends are for" she tried to reason "No! You just don't understand! Just stay away from me! I don't want you to get hurt!" With that said I hung up. Nice going idiot! My mind shouted at me "Shut up!" I shouted back, I covered myself with the blankets, and continued watching TV.

A couple of hours past, and I didn't realise how late it was, I turned the TV off and all the lights and hobbled up the stairs, I'm getting used to a quiet house now, I walked into the bathroom and stayed under the hot water for like seemed like hours "Alec we miss you" I replay all of Melissa's words in my mind "Were worried about you" it breaks my heart that I'm doing this to them, but I can't get close to anyone anymore! I'm too afraid they might leave as well, "Holly hasn't spoken two words" I didn't realise I was crying until I stepped out of the shower, "Hunter has been so depressed lately" I walked out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my body, I was going through my draws when I heard a voice "Hey window buddy!" I screamed and jumped ten feet in the air, I whipped around and pulled my towel tighter around my body, I scanned my room but there was no one in there "Over here" I heard someone call out, I walked over to my window and saw a very handsome looking Logan sitting on his window sill "Hey window buddy!" He chirped again, I raised an eye brow at him "Were you waiting for me?" I asked him smirking "Yep" he said popping the P "And it was worth the wait" he said scanning his eyes over my body, my smirk fell and one appeared on his face. "What are you doing?" I asked Logan, he thought for a while before answering "Well, since you didn't let me in the house, I have no other option but to talk to you like this" I rolled my eyes and went to get changed in the bathroom, when I came back I almost screamed in fright "What are you doing here!?! How'd you even get in here?!?" I screeched, there laying on my bed reading one of my 'vogue' magazines was a very hot, very shirtless Logan, I couldn't help but stare at the tattoo just below his collar bone, in small black writing was the word Ryder I've heard about these tattoos, apparently every member has the word 'Ryder' tattooed somewhere on their body, as a way to show that your a part and will always be faithful to the gang. Logan just shrugged "I jumped" he said like it was no big deal, I rushed over to the window and looked down, there was a six meter drop before the ground and Logan's window was four meters away, I turned back to Logan who was staring at me "Logan, what do you want?" I sighed and started walking over to him, he patted the spot next to him but I just shook my head "Tell me what you want or get out" I said pointing to the window, my voice cold, Logan sighed before answering "I told you before, you wouldn't let me in, so I just simply found my own way in" I couldn't help but smile at him, and he actually smiled back, no smirk, no grin, just a full on genuine smile "Now come here" Logan patted the spot next to him again and I slowly laid down next to him. We stayed there in silence just staring up at the ceiling before he broke it "I'm sorry about the other night" Logan said turning his head slightly to look at me, I could see the look of concern in his eyes, his face was so close to mine, I could see all the features you couldn’t see from a distance, like the freckles spread across his nose, a small scar just above his eyebrow, a mole on his cheek bone, how full his lips were, I stared at him for a while until I noticed what I was doing and blushed looking away and focussing on the ceiling again "It's fine" I finally answered him, thinking about how he let me go, and didn’t tell the others it was me, he continued to stare at me before turning his head back towards the ceiling. "You know, Ace is pissed that he got punched in the nose by a girl" Logan chuckled, I smiled and shrugged "He called me darling" I said mimicking Ace's voice, Logan chuckled again. There was another silence and I couldn't help but think why he was being so nice to me

 It’s because he feels sorry for you! My conscious said he doesn't actually like you, you’re just a pathetic girl to him..

A tear rolled down my cheek, before I could stop it, Logan notices this because he sat up and looked down at me with concern, I rolled over so he couldn't see my face "Please go" I asked my voice just above a whisper "What's wrong Ally?" Logan asked as he put a hand on my shoulder, I shrugged it off "Just go" I said my voice a little stronger this time "No, not until you tell me what's wrong" Logan stated trying to get me to look at him, the tears were rolling down my face at this point, I couldn't stop them "Because! The only reason your here with me is because you feel sorry for me! The only reason you started noticing me is because you felt sorry! I heard you talking to Jake that night! I heard what you said!" I sobbed and pulled the blanket around me tighter, Logan was silent for a second "You think I feel sorry for you?" He asked his voice cracking a bit, I nodded "No, no, no, no, no! Alec" Logan said he pulled me up so I was sitting up and then he placed me on his lap "Alec, I know how it feels" Logan began, wrapping his arms tightly around me, I sobbed "shhh, it's ok" he cooed as he started rocking us back and forward, I rested my head on his chest and sobbed into his shirt. We stayed like that until I stopped crying, "I don't know why you would think such a thing Ally" Logan spoke his voice hoarse "I never started being nice to you because I felt sorry for you, I just........ I just know what it feels like, and besides I was nice to you before, your just the one that didn't notice" Logan said seriously but laughed towards the end "I'm sorry" I sniffed and looked up at him, his eyes were teary but I didn't comment on it, Logan wiped away the stray tears that were left rolling down my face with his thumb, his gentle touch made me shiver. Logan gave me one last comforting squeeze before he adjusted us so we were laying down on the bed, his arms wrapped tightly around me and my head rested against his chest "Logan? How do you know what it feels like, I mean….how?" I asked "I don't want to talk about it" he replied, a lump formed in my throat

Of course he wouldn't want to talk about the problems he has I scowled myself you hardly know each other

"I don't want to talk about it….yet" he corrected himself. I smiled as I took in his words.  Hours passed and I was slowly drifting off to sleep when I heard a shout "Logan! Where are you! Get down here now!" I heard Logan's dad call out to him, it sounded like he was drunk "Yay" Logan said sarcastically, he slowly unwrapped his arms from around me and sat up, my body becoming suddenly cold "Goodnight Ryder" I whispered my voice coated in sleep, Logan chuckled "Goodnight Gorgeous" my stomach fluttered at what he just called me and I felt warm again.