What's So Good About Picking Up the Pieces? (Vic Fuentes FanFiction)

I Remember It All Too Well

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Vic's P.O.V:

"I'm gonna kill that motherfucker. I swear to God, Austin, I'm going to find him and kill him with my own two hands." I was angry. No, that was an understatement. I was livid.

Some strange man had hurt Lyla.....my Lyla, and I wasn't here to protect her; I wasn't here to help her.

I took a few deep breaths trying to calm myself down. The information I had just received was a lot to take in. My heart was breaking as I thought about everything she had been through.

"Vic," I heard Austin say and I turned to face him.

"She was afraid to tell you all of this," he said and my face contorted into confusion. "She thinks that you're going to hate her and be disgusted by her. She thinks you're going to leave her," he said and at that moment I felt like I could cry.

"What?" I said, the word coming out as a whisper. "I would never.......she could never disgust me," I muttered aloud to myself. It was true; I wasn't thrilled about the fact that she had been doing drugs, but that wasn't enough reason for me to give up on her, especially since she had finally come to her senses about it. "I need to see her. I need to tell her how much I love her," I said as I opened the door and got out of the car, Austin doing the same.

"She's in my room. She was asleep when I left. First door on the right at the top of the stairs. I'll get your bag," he said and I nodded. 

"Austin. Thanks, man.....for being here for her when I wasn't," I said before walking into the house. Alan was sitting on the couch watching TV and he turned and waved at me as I began to walk up the stairs. I took a deep breath and opened the door slowly. She was still asleep, curled up on her side, her black hair spread around the pillow; she looked peaceful. I walked over to the side of the bed and sat next to her; she didn't even move. I spent a while just looking at her beautiful face, and I put my hand on her head and stroked her hair softly. She stirred a little and opened her eyes.

"Vic?" she questioned softly. I gave her a small, sad smile.

"Hi," I replied.

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Lyla's P.O.V:

I felt the bed shift as someone sat down, but I didn't open my eyes to see who it was. After a while I felt someone stroking my hair gently. I opened my eyes expecting to see Austin or Alan, but it was someone I never expected.

"Vic?" I question, my voice still quiet and coated in sleep. He smiled a little at me.

"Hi," he said. I sat up and rubbed at my face trying to wake myself up. I was surprised to see him; I had no idea that he was coming here. Before I could say anything he scooted closer to me and pulled me into a tight hug burying his face in my hair, mine buried in his neck as my arms encircled his waist."I love you," he whispered in my ear and my heart practically skipped a beat.

"Vic-" I muttered, my voice muffled by his skin.

"I know. Austin told me. Everything," he muttered and I tensed up. I was preparing myself for the yelling and the arguing; I was preparing to lose him again, but he just tightened his hold on me. "I'm not going anywhere," he said. With those words I started to cry.

"Vic, I'm so sorry. I messed up so bad and-" I couldn't get anymore words to come out and I began to sob louder. He pulled away from me and held my face in his hands.

"It's okay," he whispered. "I'm sorry that I wasn't here for you when you needed me. I'm sorry that you had to go through that........I should've been here...." his voice trailed off and he rested his forehead against mine. I saw a tear roll down his cheek and it broke my heart. I lifted my hand to his face and brushed it away with my thumb. His big brown eyes met mine and I leaned in and kissed his lips softly.

"I love you too," I muttered.

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Vic and I spent the next 2 hours in Austin's room talking; I told him everything, leaving nothing out no matter how much I wanted to. I was just glad he was here now. There was a quiet knock on the door and it opened revealing Austin on the other side.

"Hey sorry to bother you guys, but do you want me to take you back to your apartment so you guys can be alone?" Austin asked and I nodded my head. Austin and Vic gathered my things and I said bye to Alan before we got in Austin's car and began to drive back to my apartment.

We pulled up in front of the building and Vic got out and grabbed my bag and his suitcase from the trunk. I got out and walked over to where Austin was standing. He pulled me into a hug.

"Thank you, Austin. For everything. I can't thank you enough," I said.

"That's what I'm here for, Lyla," he responded before kissing my forehead. "Love you."

"Love you too," I replied before letting him go. "I'll see you later." I smiled at him and he smiled back before getting in his car and driving off. Vic grabbed my hand with his free one and we climbed the stairs to the second floor and walked to my door. I pulled my key out and unlocked it, pushing it open and walking into the darkness. I walked over to the side table and turned the lap on, illuminating the small space. Vic kicked the door shut behind him and I just shrugged my shoulders. "This is it," I said. I pointed him in the direction of my room and he walked off to put the bags down. I locked the door and followed him to the room. I crawled into my bed and soon Vic did the same, pulling me into him. I rested my head on his chest and smiled a little. "I missed you so much."

"I missed you too, babe," he responded. We laid in silence for a while before Vic spoke again. "Come home with me for a while." I sat up a little and looked at him. "Come spend a few weeks with me in San Diego. I know you haven't been home in a long time, but....." he paused. "Maybe it would be good to get away from here for a while and just spend some time together?"

I sighed as I thought about it; I hadn't been home to San Diego since I left 6 years ago, and the thought of going back wasn't really appealing. San Diego held a lot of bad memories, but right now so did this place.

"Okay," I finally responded after I thought about it. I leaned down and kissed Vic passionately; my stomach filled with butterflies immediately. I pulled away from him after a while and laid my head back on his chest, his arms tightening their grip around me. "I love you. I'm glad you're here."

"Lyla, I love you so much. Nothing will ever change that. I'm not going to lose you again," he said and I smiled a little bit before I drifted back off to sleep.

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I AM SO SORRY THAT THIS CHAPTER IS SO HORRIBLE! I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to write, but I wanted to give you an update and this is what I ended up with! I really hate that it turned out not so great :/

I promise that the next chapter will be 10x better to make up for this one!