Him

Tatted Up

{The Great Depression}

,"Thank you."

I whispered to Jamie. He stood at the sidewalk in front of my house.

,"Look, Iris, I couldn't of let him do that to you. Erin has no excuse for what he did. You're welcome."

I couldn't help it. I pulled him into a hug. I sighed and replayed the moments from earlier in my head.

,"And I'm sorry for talking all that shit earlier. I had no right."

He surprised me, his arms slithered around my body. I squeezed him tightly and he just held me. He held me until I felt like all my pieces were put back together. I pulled away and smiled trying to hold in my tears.

,"I'll see you tomorrow?"

I asked. He shrugged his should and shot me a smirk.

,"Maybe."

I smiled and waved him bye. I turned around and walked up the path to the door. I unlocked the door and turned around. Jamie was still standing at the sidewalk leaning against his red car. I wiggled my hand at him and he smiled. The bad boy smiled at me. I went inside and shut the door behind me. I locked the door then went up the stairs. I walked into my bedroom and grabbed some clothes. I pulled out my phone and dialed Kendrick.

,"Hello?"

,"Kendrick."

I said whimpering.

,"What happened baby girl? Is anything wrong?"

He asked in a soothing tone.

,"Please come over in thirty minutes."

,"I'll be there."

He said with no questions asked. I walked into the shower and quickly stripped my clothes. I started the water and stepped into the shower. The water fell onto my skin and I felt disgust wash over me. Erin was going to... Do it. There was no stopping him, but then Jamie showed up and made everything better. I thought that he would've left me there to get raped, but no... He saved me. I felt the tears fall to my cheeks. I was so confused, I was great ful, but my feelings towards the bad boy we're mixed. Maybe he wasn't as bad as everyone thought he was. I let the water run down my body savouring every drop. I knew that this, friendship, or meeting with Jamie was different from all the other "meetings" people had with Jamie. He was different, this was different. I shut the water off then stepped out. I dressed and combed my hair then waited in my room for Kendrick to show up.

,"Baby girl?"

I heard his soothing voice from the door.

,"Kendrick, I got to tell you everything."

He walked over to the bed and sat down, pulling me into a warm hug. I finally broke down crying into his shoulder.

,"Tell me, love. You're safe now."

He said soothing me. I told him everything from the moment I saw Erin to the moment I waved by to Jamie. He sat and listened to me, I felt so...broken.

,"Jamie saved you."

He said wiping away my tears. I nodded and sniffled.

,"Yeah, and I don't know how to repay him. I was so wrong about him earlier today. He's different, he's not what everyone thinks he is."

Kendrick sighed.

,"I ship you two."

He said. I narrowed my eyebrows.

,"No! I don't like him like that."

I said truthfully. Jamie was the bad boy, a man that could crush any heart that he got his hands on. I couldn't let that happen to me.

,"Iris, you may not think that now, but definitely, soon, you both will realize your feelings for each other."

I rolled my eyes. Kendrick was the love dovey, I believe in love kind of person. Hes a sucker for hopeless romance. And I adore him for that, the light and hope he has in his heart for everything makes me wish I was like him. He's so... Happy.

,"I'm not letting that happen, Kendrick. If it were to happen it would-"

,"Just lead to heart break?"

I narrowed my eyebrows as he finished my sentence.

,"Yeah, I've heard it all before."

I sighed.

,"Give love a chance. It's not heart breaking, sure, there will be ups and downs but that doesn't mean you should give up on it. Give everything time. I'm not saying to fall in love with the first hot guy you see, I'm saying really think these things over. Look at the real world."

Kendrick's words of wisdom. I bit my lip and looked out the window.

,"Maybe you're right."

I told him.

,"Or maybe you're not."

I finished. He sighed and pulled me into a hug.

,"The good thing is that you're safe now."

I nodded my head and sniffled trying not to let the tears out anymore. I needed to be strong, for my sake.

,"There's one thing I don't understand."

I looked up at him and saw his confused expression.

,"What?"

,"Why all the tattoos?"