Alice
My eyes glue themselves to his bulging bicep and I train my eyes on the tattoo there. It was of a bird. But the bird was only bones. Very cool.
My eyes then trail down to his rough-looking calloused hand. He stares at my breast and I gasp when he places his hand on my heart.
"Why are you scared to tell me I can feel your heartbeat." He says innocently but his hand firmly against my chest does things to me. I'm sure I'll do something stupid so I quickly pull his handoff.
"Tracy kissed me. And I was too scared to stay home alone with Brodie." I blurt out.
His eyebrows furrow and he looks at me seriously. "Tracy kissed you?" He says and I hear a wave of anger in his voice.
"It was an accident. We were drunk." I say but his eyes are colder than ever.
"And you're scared of Brodie." He growls out.
Why is he so mad all of a sudden? He's friends with Brodie.
"I mean how I could I not. Honestly Nevermind I shouldn't be saying these things when he's your friend I didn't mean-"
Nick let out a loud growl suddenly and the sound catches me off guard. His muscles tense under my small hands that rest against his back. "Did I hurt you?" I ask hoping I wasn't putting too much pressure on his still healing bruises.
"No."
"Then what's wrong?"
"Brodie is what's wrong!" He snaps suddenly pulls away from me to run a hand through his hair.
"Why?" I ask stupidly and his eyes snap to mine with anger.
"Why? Why! Because you're scared! No one should scare you! Especially, Brodie, he's been an ass." He says and I feel my heart swell with his protection.
"Don't worry about it," I said pulling his head back down to the pillow.
"How could I not. I shouldn't let my friend act that way especially to someone-" he says but stops himself.
"Someone who I... look it doesn't matter I'll deal with him later." The way Nick said him made me nervous. Look Brodie's been mean but he's my family.
"But Nick why-" I start but he cuts me off.
"Go to sleep."
I pout but it's his room. "Fine."
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My eyes slowly open and I feel a pain in my skull. My move my head around slowly and my eyes shoot open when I feel I large warm hand on my head. The mystery hand brushes the hair away from my eyes as I slowly open them. I meet the cold blue eyes of Nick.
"Look who is awake. Sleep any of that alcohol off?" Nick says smugly.
I'm too distracted by his hair disheveled hotly. I want to run my hands through it.
"Not one bit." I groan and my hand goes to my forehead.
I feel his arm go around my waist and he pulls me to him. This new-found affection steers me off a little bit. I'd be lying if I said I didn't like it. I want more of Nick and I'll take what he's willing to give.
"I can go get you some medicine?" He offers and I place my hand on his chest. My fingers go over his collarbone and run down in between his pecks.
"Don't do that." He says suddenly grabbing my finger.
I look up at him. "Why? I mean I'll stop I'm sorry-" I go to say but feel something hard against my leg. I nudge it with my knee thinking it must be a book or something he left in his bed but when he lets out a painful groan I gasp.
I just kneed him in the balls.
"Oh my- oh my god." I stammer and sit up the same time he does and our heads hit each other's causing us both to groan loudly in pain.
Just then there's a knock on the door. "Nick, you having sex in there like your whore of a mother?" I deep gravely voice asks and my face turns a bright red.
I feel Nick go stiff next to me and within seconds is off the bed. "No! Dad go away!" He says firmly.
And pulls a shirt overhead. "You talking back to me boy I'm going to knock your teeth out!" His father screams from behind the door and my face drops.
He's horrible. I feel anger rise in the pit of my heart. Who threatens their own son like that? His father couldn't of... those bruises...
I gasp and Nick looks at me. The pounding on Nick's door gets louder.
"You need to leave." He demands and his eyes are hard again. A huge difference from the warmth I saw and felt from him this morning.
"What? I don't want to leave you here with your dad. Maybe I can explain to him-" I say softly and put the shoes on that Nick just shoved in my arms.
"No! Leave my house! I don't want you talking to my father ever! You hear me!" He screams in my face and I cower away frightened.
Nick notices my action and his jaw clenches.
"I don't want you to get hurt because you thought I'd be a good idea to talk to my father." He says harshly and opens his window.
"Climb the tree down." He says and I stand there shocked. does his father really hurt him I can't-
"Now Alice get the fuck out of my house I don't want you here!" He yells and I jump and go for the tree wanting to get away from this monster that's become, Nick.
I climb down and hear yelling come from his room as I run towards Brodies bike.
I feel tears in my eyes but my anger keeps them at bay.
I ride away from that awful house as quickly as I can. Only feeling one thing for Nick.
Heartbroken.
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Nick
I hate myself for yelling at her but I had to. If my dad came in here and saw me with Alice he would've hurt us both. I can't let Alice get hurt. I swore to myself I wouldn't let that happen.
I make my bed and can still smell her lingering scent of mangos. God she's messing with my head and my body. She's all I think about. I want her and I've officially decided that I'm going to fight for her.
She's everything to me. I haven't felt anything for anyone. Ever. But Alice is different. She brought a light into my life that I don't want that light blown out. She brought out hope in my world of nothingness. Without her, my world is chaos and pain. And I want that hope to stay.
I hear his footsteps again and prepare myself for a beating. At least she's not here. At least I got her out of here even if she hates me now. But I could never live with myself if something happened to her because of me.
She would look at me the way everyone else does. Either with pity or fear. Like I'll explode on them any second but she taught me to believe I can be better than my father and I plan on doing so.
She's gotten too close to finding out what happens behind my house's closed doors. Another reason why I shouldn't like her. Fuck maybe even... no, I don't.
"Nick open the door I got a useful hammer in the garage I can use against this door and your skull!" He screams and I open the door ready to face what's so often in this house.
I feel his same kick to my chest and make sure I only think about Alice as he pushes me back. Only to beat what sense into me he believes there's left.
But Alice has taken it. She's clearly taken my heart and soul by now. I'm hers. And she's going to be mine. Whether she likes it or not.