Slow water dripping from my finger tips was the only thing I could hear for a few seconds.
"I'm sorry you had to go through all of that." Sweet Pea basically whispered at the side of my bathtub.
"It happened. Nothing to do now about it." I tried to keep it short and contain my complaints about my situation.
"I'm serious though, Sweet Pea. I want you to stay away from him." I looked right into his eyes, almost as if I could see the fire growing as I finished my request.
"I'm territorial, Asher. He fucked with what's mine and I'll be damned if I let him get away with it." He sighed through his nose in frustration.
I stared at him for a long moment. Malachi would absolutely try to kill him and wouldn't have a second thought about it. And since when did I become his?
I had felt like his the moment he looked at me in that bar. Sweet Pea openly ready to fight for me, claiming me as his, makes my heart race in anxiety.
"Sweet Pea, I swear. If I hear that you went anywhere near him by choice I will never speak to you again. He will kill you." His brown eyes bore into mine. Saying so many things I knew he wouldn't. Frustration and sadness.
"We both know we can't stay away from each other, Princess." I leaned my head back against the tub with a sigh.
"I'm pretty resilient, I think I'll survive." He laughed at this. At the feeling of motion in the room I open my eyes quickly to him. His hand is rose in the air, close to my head.
"I didn't mean to scare you." His voice is full of concern when he slowly placed his palm on my head, smoothing out my hair.
"I'm not scared of you." I can't help the quick defensive tone.
"Well, I'm terrified of you." Sweet Pea gives me a small smile. I can't help but stare at him.
"Why? Because I killed my mother?" His face drops a little at that.
"No. You didn't kill her, you survived. I'm terrified because I find myself unable to stay away from you, Northsider. I can't help but tell myself it's only gonna bring trouble." Sweet Pea glanced back to my bathroom door as if he was thinking about leaving.
Slowly he glanced back to me, "That year, the books?" I look away from him with a sigh. I didn't want it brought up.
"The book bags were you too?" I glanced to him trying to decided whether to lie.
"The money too?" He continued despite my silence.
"I didn't ask for recognition for it, Sweet Pea. You all deserved better so I tried my best, okay? I don't want you guys saying thank you. You should have already had those things the way I did." His eyes shine but either way he nods.
"Either way. It was a beautiful thing for you to do. Life saving actually. I paid rent and bought groceries for the first time in 3 weeks with that." I couldn't help but have tears weld up in my eyes. I couldn't look at him. I couldn't look at this sweet boy who deserved the world and was given nothing.
"I'll give you anything you want, Sweets."
Before he commented back a loud bang came from my bedroom door. It jolted me into a panic and Sweet Pea was quick to exit the bathroom and close the door behind him. Keeping me hidden.
Despite this I bolted from the water and wrapped myself in a towel. I pulled a Glock from under my bathroom sink and stood with it aimed at the door handle.
I heard quiet voices before the nob twisted, as it opened I rose the weapon.
Sweet Pea raised an eyebrow at me immediately and I was quick to lower it with a sigh.
Fangs and Toni stood shocked behind him, "You scared the shit out of me."
Sweet Pea glanced to them, "I told you. She's fine."
Fangs smiled a little, "Sorry we thought he might be trying to swap saliva in here with you."
Toni smacked him hard on the back of the head as both her and Sweet Pea spoke, "Shut up!"
I couldn't help but laugh putting the weapon away. "That's legal by the way, there if you need it."
The three glanced to each other and nodded.
"Not to try to use on Malachi." I rephrased staring at Sweet Pea.
"Trust me, Princess. I won't be using a gun on him when I get my chance." He shoots me a dark smirk. I hated that it made me want to tell the other two to leave.
We had a momentary stare down before Toni and Fangs laughed a little.
"We told everyone to leave. We just wanted to make sure you were okay before we left." Toni smiled at me, a look of understanding and softness on her features. She really was beautiful.
I glanced to the clock which told me it was 1:47 AM before I looked back to her. "You guys can stay. I have a bunch of guest bedrooms and I promise a breakfast in the morning."
The boys quickly fist bumps but Fangs gave a serious face after a moment.
"Only if I can drive the Subi." I rolled my eyes hard at this demand.
"I'll let you drive it around the block." I said back with a slight smile.
"I drive it around the block twice and the Porsche on the track." I gaped at him for a moment.
"You're not touching Daddy's Porsche!" Toni laughed at my horrified reaction.
"I didn't know Sweet Pea had a Porsche?" Toni quickly smacked Fangs for this comment to which we all laughed at. Sweet Pea having a slight blush overcome his features.
"Okay, okay. Subi twice around the block, maybe the Stang. Only as long as there's no rain." Fangs nodded and shrugged at this.
I handed out Pjs to Toni before I shamefully pulled a box of men's Pjs from under my bed. All raised a brow at this.
"Archie.. Stays over a lot." Sweet Pea locked his jaw a little at this but said nothing as I handed Fangs a pair.
I walked them to two out of the four guest rooms and gave them a small tour. At the third door I glanced to Sweet Pea.
"You can stay in here if you want." I left it to him to ask. I didn't want to ask him to stay with me. As badly as I wanted him to.
"Is the bed as comfortable as yours?" He asked with a slight smile.
I gave a nonchalant shrug, "Probably not, it also doesn't have a balcony. Or a really pretty girl in the bed." I smiled back at him as I slowly closed the door to the room.
He gripped my hand as we walked back to my bedroom. Sweet Pea closed and locked the door behind me, taking a moment to look me over in my towel.
"You gonna change into some cute little Pjs like you had on the other night?" Pea smirked a little as he leaned against the door to my bedroom, arms crossed against his wide chest.
"I was thinking about asking if I could borrow a shirt, don't have much else available." My eyes flickered to my full closet as I eyed the black shirt sleeved shirt he was wearing under his leather jacket.
"Mm. Spoiled girl." His tone made something in me let out a slight shiver as he approached me at the side of my bed.
I moved my hands to the collar of his jacket before I slid it completely off of him. Wide biceps become exposed and I couldn't help but look back up into his now darker than normal eyes.
I pulled his shirt up from the bottom, grazing my knuckles against his stomach as I removed it. Once it was off I couldn't help but glance down to his toned stomach, A V-shape in between his hips.
"You want help, Princess?" My hazy eyes looked up to his as I nodded my head slowly.
He tugged his shirt out of my hand, a smile grazing across his lips. Sweet Pea moved his hands to the top of my towel as he pulled it apart. Cold air hit immediately, I couldn't help but be slightly uncomfortable but being way too turned on to care the slightest bit.
"Pretty girl." He murmured as he slid his shirt over my raised arms. His rough fingers dragged down the side of my body. I couldn't help myself as goosebumps rose across at his touch.
Sweet Pea smiled again as his hands made it to the back of my head where he grabbed a fist of my hair and pulled it from inside the shirt. He kept a firm grip on it even when he had removed my hair.
He stared at me for a long moment, "You okay, Princess?"
I couldn't help myself, I smiled back devilishly. "I'm perfect, Baby."
Something on his face changed immediately, his hand gripping a little harder on his make shift pony tail.
My head tilted slightly at the tug as he simply whispered back, "Fuck yeah, you are."
"Stop trying to get me rilled up, Brat." His teeth showed a little in clear frustration.
With this he harshly kissed my head and pushed me back onto the bed.
"Lay down, go to bed." I couldn't help but smile wide at him, watching him tug his jeans down despite the obvious bulge obstructing him.
He slid into my huge bed, pulling me right on top of him.
Silence passes for a moment, "Asher?"
I pull my head from his chest to look at him, he's full of nerves and confusion.
"What is it, Sweets?" I try to smile despite the growing feeling of butterflies.
"I want to kiss you." He avoids my eyes as he says it.
"So, do it." I can't help but smile a little as his eyes flash to mine.
"Nothing else tonight, okay? Don't let me." I roll my eyes but still smile.
Sweet Pea is quick to push me onto my back so he hovered over me. His hand pushed back my hair and rested on my cheek after.
Sweet Pea hesitated when he stared down at me, as if he was begging himself not to.
"Please?" I said quietly in reassurance. That's all it took.
His lips connected to mine in seconds, his body almost molding into my own. His still hard member pushing against me in a way that I had to force myself not to let out a moan.
He was soft and gentle with his movements. I couldn't help but swing my leg over his, pulling him closer to me. Our lips didn't disconnect as we kissed, I felt like my mind was screaming at me.
My hands wrapped around the back of his neck and weaved into his hair as I slightly opened my mouth. Almost as if he knew, his tongue slid across mine. My body feels as if it's overheating as our kiss grows almost alarmingly fast, full of lust.
Sweet Pea moves his head back as if he was signaling the end, I made sure to bite his lip as he disconnected us.
His hand quickly pushed my jaw upwards, "Stop it, Brat."
I couldn't help but smile as I let out a quiet giggled. I bit my lip as I looked at his body between my legs.
"Nothing else?" I asked to confirm as I rubbed my leg against his side.
Despite the darkness in his eyes and the slight break to his voice he says, "Absolutely nothing else, baby."
He swiftly forced himself off of me, tugging me right back to his hip. Sweet Pea's heart is racing, I can't imagine my heart beat being any quieter.
What have I gotten myself into? I thought to myself as I smiled into my dark room while this beautiful man ran his hand over my hair, down my back only to start back again at my head. He soothed me way beyond any drug had.
He was my new guilty pleasure.