Hitting on the hitman

Why him? (51)

Jess's P.O.V present day:

"You never meant anything to me." Leo scowled coldly glaring into my eyes. He watched tears drip down my cheeks and didn't show a single bit of compassion or guilt.

"You really are exactly who I thought you were." I stuttered wiping my tears and leaving him there. Standing in the hallway.

There was one person I needed badly right now.

Lucas.

So I ran, I ran past through the cafeteria, past the laughs and the stares I didn't care anymore, I ran past maria with her smug look and past Em with her worried one.

It didn't feel real like I would wake up and this would all be some sick dream, no. A nightmare. But I wasn't waking up.

I just ran to the doors and pushed them open finding the guys outside and the minute they saw me their faces dropped and Lucas turned around and instantly got up rushing to my side. But somehow it still felt fake. Maybe it was the fact that everything felt like it was happening in slow motion.

Or maybe it was this feeling in the pit of my stomach. But as Lucas hugged me tight and my cheek rested on his shoulder as tears began to wet his jacket I understood there was no escaping reality.

"Jess, what's wrong?" He asked slowly letting go and leading me to our spot. Or at least that's what I saw it as. Just being there made me feel better. A little better but it didn't make the tears stop and he leaned on the wall gently grabbing me wrapping his arms around me.

"It's Leo," I mumbled and I felt his hold on me loosen as the rest of him went tense.

"You were right about him. He doesn't care Lucas. He doesn't care about me, never has." I mumbled pushing my head into him,  Even though my eyes hurt and my nose was stuffy I still loved being in his arms. Having burning wood and the forest fill my senses. It felt like home. But it didn't stop the tears from spilling out.

"Hey."He said gently grabbing my chin and making me look up at him, he wiped away my tears with his hands and his disconcertingly gentle eyes calmed me. I always had a soft spot for those hazel swirls. "Don't cry." He smiled a little and his dimples came out.

"I just feel like such an idiot for thinking someone like him would want to be friends. He said that it was all a game, some bet he made with himself. I'm such an idiot!" I shout pulling away from him a bit to put my face in my hands and I feel him place a soft kiss on my head.

"You're not an idiot jess." His smooth voice tried to comfort me.

"Clearly I am. I mean everyone knew it apart from me, I was just too naive, too oblivious. That's not a mistake I will ever be making again." I muttered. The tears dried as what started as hurt was welling up into anger.

"Jess I know he hurt you but don't let him change who you are. That's what I like about you your kind. Don't let that dick change that."

"What's the point? It gets me nowhere, I can't, I can't go through that again, I'm an idiot. I won't go through that again." I shook my head and suddenly Lucas let go of me and huffed.

"Jess, he's lying," Lucas whispered as if he was afraid of my response.

"What are you talking about?" I asked looking up at him.

"The other night when I saw the state of you I blew up and I told him that if he cared about you he would leave you alone. I just never thought he'd take it so far. I mean I told him you wouldn't leave him unless he gave you an excuse to but that dick head didn't have to do it like that. Don't let him make you a horrible person." He rambled on rolling his eyes as if it was Leo to be pissed at and I stepped back away from him in shock.