"It's Tony, wasn't he supposed to be out of our lives by now?!" Nathan yelled frustrated, making me jump at the unexpected outburst from someone as calm and collected as himself. He ran a hand over his face, exhaling slowly, making his - still very exposed - stomach shrink.
"Are you kidding me, why is still happening, I though the deal was off.." Allison responded confused, her eyebrows furrowing. "What does he want this time, Nathan?" Her tone was laced with fear, and it was a very well known feeling to me.
I was beginning to get worried myself, but I had realized this is probably family business and I shouldn't intervene, whoever this Tony is, he's probably up to no good, judging by how the siblings are reacting - if that guy is harassing Allison, why won't they tell their parents? I mean it shouldn't be that difficult to catch someone and stop what they're doing, should it?
Nathan soon moved closer to Allison and held her, Ally was shaking - yes, shaking - she must have been that frightened of this Tony guy, I know it's none of my business, but I had to intervene, I had to. "Who's Tony?" I said in a small, shy voice, regretting my question as soon as it had escaped my mouth. I don't want to get into personal things with other people - I got enough shit surfacing in my own head, trust me, but when someone shows me kindness, after such a long time without anyone by my side, I'm going to worry and I'm going to try and do something. I didn't want to let my first real friends down and I'm not going to ignore important things.
Nathan looked to me with a stern expression, his eyes cloudy - not revealing any emotion in the exchange, he then turned to Allison who was in his grasp. Allison nodded in response to his gesture, he just sighed and explained the whole situation. "Tony's father is a guy whom our father made a business deal with, he wanted to arrange marriage between Allison and Tony so he could earn a part of the huge corporation Tony's father owned at the time. Allison was obviously against this and brushed it off - but that was before Tony himself had seen her." He paused catching his breaths, 'cause he was making Eminem feel like he was the second rap god. "Anyway, once Tony met Allison - he became obsessed with her, he stalked her, wouldn't leave her alone with creepy messages, but what's worse, he tried raping her - that's why we're worried about what he has in store now.." He continued.
Initially upon hearing the story for the first time, I had been shocked - it really was a handful to process, but I decided I would stick with them til the end and try to get answers. "Why don't you tell your parents about this then?" I asked, suddenly realizing that was an option.
"Our mom could not care less, that's how it's always been." Nathan said, keeping his answer short, the tone in his voice restrained as if he was not telling me something - I decided against pushing it the mother situation even further.
"What about your dad?" I asked in response.
"Dad..? Well, he's dead." Nathan looked away, as if he was guilty of something, he scratched the back of his neck, deciding against muttering another word.
"Oh... I'm sorry you guys, I didn't know." I was lost for words, hearing the important detail was not something I expected to happen, I decided to investigate the situation further though. "So did Tony ever stop?" I settled in for the question since it was safest route.
"Yeah, until now it seems." Nathan sighed. "He stopped paying attention to Allison when my father died, it obviously meant the deal was off - 'cause I'm pretty sure no one in the family at that point wanted the arranged marriage to happen." He explained to me.
I studied the situation carefully, being a nerd does have it's benefits sometimes, doesn't it? Anyway, I had noticed that Allison was silent during the whole time, deciding against breathing loudly - or so it seemed. That was the situation, until she peeled away from her brother's grasp leaving him confused, she had a solemn look on her face and she avoided eye contact. I woud've never though that Allison would be an attempted rape victim, I mean she's fierce - she kicked a guy's ass and literally left him with blue balls, the bruised kind. I guess never judge a book by it's cover, eh? Oh God, I was seeping into the Canadian stereotype, I need to stop saying 'eh'.
"I don't know what he wants from me this time, but I'll fucking kill him if I have to." Allison said, not even a single drop of humor in her tone, she looked ready to kill. Maybe the experience had changed her, quite radically, she seemed to have grown a pair out of a sudden, even Nathan was surprised at her outburst.
"Let's not go as far as killing alright? I will deal with this, don't you worry." Nathan reassured her, putting his hands on her shoulders to calm her down.
"No, Nathan, I'm done putting all my problems on you, as if you don't have enough already. I'm going to deal with this, and I'm going to do it my way, please respect that. I will not kill him, but I will make him regret what he had done to me." The killer gaze was back, her tone fiery, what I've noticed in her outburst was - she never made eye contact with anyone. I think she's lost and is seeking for help but doesn't want to show her weaknesses to us, it's okay to be weak, admitting it is what makes you stronger.
"Allison, whatever happens, I and Nathan-" I paused to look at him to get his confirmation, I was determined to make this right, as soon as Nate had caught on he nodded furiously at me like a child who had been offered a basket full of candy. "-will be by your side, no matter what, nobody has to go through shit alone, okay?" I asked her, trying to reassure her, she's not alone, and no one should ever be - that's what she taught me, and I'm not letting the opportunity to fulfill my friendship to her.
Allison was stunned by my response, I've had to admit it, I was being rather fierce. She soon regained her posture and the evil look in her eyes faded - she was visibly relaxing and that was a good thing. After what seemed like an eternity, she nodded in response and pulled my in for a hug. Nathan just frowned "What about me?!"
We sighed in response and Allison made a horse-like noise, neigh neigh little horsey, neigh! I was getting a little carried away again, but I soon got my thoughts in check and was dreading what was going to happen, I don't want to touch the half naked quarterback who was dangerously close to us. He soon wrapped his strong arms around Allison and I's frames, the - seemingly - scorching heat that radiated off of Nathan was almost too much to handle, please do not get a boner, please do not get a boner, please do not get a boner, is what I ended up chanting in my head as I closed my eyes - listen, I was really sensitive, especially around hot shirtless guys, alright?
We had remained in our positions for what felt like an eternity and a half but Nathan soon pulled away and I did the same. Allison sighed and forced a smile on her face that was overtaken by a rainstorm. "Do you want to stay the night? We could have a sleepover, watch movies, ogle at men, yeah?"
As soon as she said 'ogle at men' I was convinced I was going to stay, so I yelled "Sold!" Nathan just shook his head and frowned, I was confused as to what his deal was but I ignored it for the time being, imagine if he was jealous of me staring at someone else! Now that's a great magazine headline!
Allison and I had settled in on the sofa as soon as she put a random movie from Netflix, God bless Netflix, she order Nathan to get us snacks from the kitchen - to which he groaned in response but complied, probably knowing that his sister would shove the remote so far up his ass if he didn't do it. He soon came back with chips and soft drinks - which is something I would have never imagined them to have in the household, the two siblings were basically models, I wish I could be this hot and eat junk food all the time, I mean I already do, but that's besides the point!
Nathan was still very shirtless and I had to contain myself from staring him down hungrily like I would normally do, wouldn't want him to get ideas, would I? I mean everyone knows about me being gay, it wasn't a secret and it probably wouldn't be hard to put the two together and make a judgement that I liked Nate, now that's something I dreaded.
To both, Allison and I's surprise Nathan plopped down on the couch, not far away from us, putting his arm under his head. "You're going to join us?" Allison spoke in a confused tone, staring him down as if he was an enigma.
Nathan just shrugged at her not batting an eyelash and focused on the screen. That's how he remained for the rest of the night, silent, but probably secretly listening as Allison and I ogled at male models on Instagram, girl, let me tell you, her feed was full of those and I couldn't help but think she was obsessed with stalking hot male models - I mean she even had post notifications on! Sometime during our night of fun, I realized that I had no flipping clue where my phone was and I was panicking at this point, what if I left it at the park and someone stole it? "Guys, I have no fucking clue where my phone is, help!" The last part wasn't even a question, how could I have forgotten to take care of my phone, the poor thing is probably scared without my hands on it!
I would usually not be able to function properly without my phone in my pocket or my hands, maybe that's saying something about the current generation and their dependencies, but that little box of technological miracles was something I cherished deeply and something that helped me with keeping my mind in check, I honestly think I would be mentally insane if I didn't have my phone, okay, I'm already insane, but you get the point.
We spent around thirty minutes looking for it around the living room and soon declared my phone missing, suddenly Nathan's eyes lit up, signalizing he had an idea. "Maybe it's the car! I'll go check." He jumped over the couch and I rolled my eyes, that was very unnecessary, if you were to ask me, but soon I heard the front doors open and close. After around five minutes, Nathan barged into the room - still shirtless - shivering with my phone in his hand, I jumped out to him and grabbed my beloved phone, ignoring that the guy was probably freezing to death in front of me. I was actually physically kissing my phone and exclaiming things like 'I've missed you so much baby!' Nathan just looked at me and shook his head "Hello? I'm basically dying over here, don't I deserve anything?" His tone frustrated.
"Do you want PayPal or cash?" I asked him seriously, ignoring the dubious look that was residing on his face, I did not mean to be this sarcastic, but after such an emotional roller coaster of being reunited with my iPhone I couldn't help but stop filtering what I say. I could hear Allison snort as soon as I had offered him money and I soon realized how that sounded in result - a smile crept up on my face.
"I was thinking a hug would be better, I mean I did save your.. Baby, right?" He frowned when he said the word 'baby' but I couldn't help but laugh, yeah, that was until I fully processed what he had to say. The bitch wanted a hug from me, in his cold, half naked and distressed form, I mean, I would've screamed 'hell yes!' in the situation but I did not want to give my self away so I frowned and jumped back on the couch, leaving Nathan look like a dog who has been kicked.
Once I had found a comfortable position to sit in, or rather lay in, I unlocked my phone screen and was soon met with a subliminal amount of missed calls and unread texts, from none other than my mother. I facepalmed myself, causing my friends to look at me like I was an idiot. I had forgotten about my mother, who had been probably worrying her ass off right now, I didn't usually stay out, in case you were wondering. I opened the unread messages from my mother and the most recent one read.
Mom: I'm going to call the police and find you! Sent 8:23 PM
It was currently eight thirty in the evening and I was getting a little frightened, 'cause that's most definitely something my mother would do, you see she was sweet and very caring. And you already know the kind of person I am - I don't go out, don't stay out with friends, I'm really unsociable. I decided to call my mother and try to reassure her that I was alright.
Not even after one ring she picked up and practically screamed at me. "Jordan! Where have you been! I have been worried sick, are you okay?! Oh my God, do you need the ambulance?! You idiot! You should've called nine-one-one instead of calling me first!"
"Mom! I'm fine! Calm down, I had left my phone in my friend's car and forgot about it. I'm safe and sound with Allison and her brother Nathan. No need for the emergency services." I tried to reassure my panicking mother.
"The Allison and Nathan you told me about?" Her tone of voice soon changed into a more 'gossipy' kind.
"Yep, the very same!" I responded simply, avoiding the stares that the siblings were giving me.
"Hip! When are you coming home, do you need me to pick you up?" My mom tried to sound cool, but in the end sounded cringe. I even scrunched up my face as soon as she had muttered the word 'hip', please God do not let her use that word again.
"I don't know yet, I'll see, probably soon and I think I'll walk." I answered her truthfully, I didn't feel like making her drive all the way to pick me up from my friends, after basically ignoring her for the day.
"You're not walking, I'll drive you." Nathan soon bopped in, surprising me.
I told my mother that Nathan would drive me home and said my goodbyes to her, I'm going to see her soon anyway. We spent around thirty more minutes laughing at the situation that had just occurred, and before I knew it, it was time for me to go. Nathan was not dressed in a simple pink long-sleeved shirt that hugged his body perfectly, I'd love to tap that! I thought to myself but soon shook the thoughts out of my head. Nathan just ushered me to go outside after I had put on the hoodie that Nathan insisted for me to keep.
We soon reached the car and made our way to my house, which was not that far away, I don't understand why they couldn't just let me walk home, yeah it was late in the evening, but nothing would happen to me - we lived in good neighborhoods.
When we reached my house, my mother was already waiting at the door and had opened it as soon as I stepped out of the car, my arms lost in the sleeves of the hoodie that was way too big for me. I was surprised that Nathan decided to walk me to the door and meet my mother, God I was feeling like some teenage white girl after a date with her dream man, do I get a kiss near the door too?
I could see my mother was actually quaking when we were walking up to her a grin resting on her beautiful face, why couldn't I be as beautiful as her?! She pulled me in for a quick hug and thanked Nathan for bringing me home, mention something about him being handsome that I had ignored, my mother is probably going to interrogate me about liking Nathan and I did not want any of that for tonight!
It was soon time for Nathan to leave so I decided to be polite and said. "Bye, Nate!" With a soft and polite smile on my face, I was really happy to know a hunk like him.
"Nathan." He said with a small smile on his face as he walked away to his car, my smiled grew even further after he had said that and my mother already had a smirk on her face, oh hell to the no!
We entered the house shortly after Nathan left and my mother immediately spoke. "Do you like him? You so like him, don't you?" My mom was the literal definition of a fangirl and I do not want to deal with this!
"No, he's just a friend!" I tried to combat her, but to no avail.
"Honey, I see it in your eyes, you want him to be more than a friend. You have my blessing, the guy seems fit, must have good stamina in bed - trust me, that's a good thing. Get him tiger!" She grinned as she walked away into the kitchen.
I did not just hear my own mother say that.
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