Duck Drama: BOOK 2

Chapter 42- Zehra

Welp. We found Athena, sent Matt back, and me and Dewey left to the manor. Dewey decided he can't stay here... not with Louie around.

Athena won't say anything... Her and Louie aren't talking. 

Me and Dewey...

Well, he's talking, but I can tell he's hurt. He's putting on a fake smile, but I can read past that. He's sad I couldn't tell it was him, but in my account, Dewey told me he wanted to try something different, so I thought blindfolds, no noises from him, and handcuffs would be that thing.

We're laying in bed right now, not sleeping... 

I can tell he's trying to sleep, but he's eyes are wide open and staring at the ceiling, holding my hand... not cuddling. All I'm doing is staring at his jaw, which he keeps clenching and un-clenching. 

Finally, he breaks the tension. "You couldn't tell it was me, huh?"

I swallow hard and keep staring at his jaw.

He turns his head... and for the first time today, I see past his facade. I see Dewey. His hurt, sad, angry, kind, caring, self.

"You both have the same style. I thought that was the 'thing' you wanted to do." 

I see anger flicker in his eyes. "And he didn't sound like me?"

Guilt is the only emotion I feel when I see tears in Dewey's eyes. "No... he didn't make any sounds."

He nods and I flinch, thinking he's going to hit me, but instead he pulls me into a hug and buries his head in my chest.

When he speaks, it's muffled, but I understand perfectly. 

"Please don't do that again..."

I feel tears in my eyes. I kiss the top of his head and he hugs me closer and tighter. "I won't. I'm so sorry...!"

He lifts his head and kisses me, sending the butterflies in my stomach to work. After we stop to breath, he looks at my eyes and hugs me again, this time it's me at his chest and his face in my hair. I wrap my legs around his torso and just full on embrace him.

I can't believe I couldn't tell it was Dewey, and I can't believe Louie would do that...

Why did he? What good did it do?! It just drifted him and Athena further apart! And me in that matter!

He was like a brother to me...

Was I more to him?

And why do the wrong guys like me? Why can't it just be Dewey who likes me? Then I wouldn't have to worry about hurting anymore people. Like, Liam, and apparently Louie.

"Would you still have done it... even if you knew it wasn't me?" Dewey asks and I feel my hair getting wet at his tears.

WHY IS HE STILL CRYINGGGGG!!! PLEASE DON'T!!!

"No. Never." I answer kissing his jaw and squeezing his bare chest closer to me as his hands grip onto his shirt, which I'm wearing. 

"Good..." Dewey says sniffling. 

DEWEY POV

"Good..."I say, and close my eyes, and lifting me legs higher so Zehra's legs can get a better hold of me, and she won't let go and slip off so easily as we lay down.

"I love you." She whispers to me as she slowly drifts to sleep, her grip on me loosening. 

"I love you too, Zehra. More than you could ever know." 

But I don't love my brother. Not anymore...

How long has he been planning this?

Wanting this?

Wanting her...?

MATT POV

I hold Eve in my arms after what just went down with er dad and uncle. Yeah, dream realm.

Athena doesn't want me in her house... which is understandable. 

"Matt?" Eve says. I look down at her and smile. Her glowing red eyes are so powerful, yet so kind and soft, filled with concern "What that?" Her tiny finger points to my neck, where there are scratches and dried blood that Athena gave me.

I take a deep breath before I answer her and weigh my words. Don't need her to think her mom's a bad guy, now do we?

"I did a boo boo..." I answer, making a silly face to distract her from what I said. 

Usually it works, but today... not so much. She frowns at what I said and before I can react, she kisses the part that hurt and smiles at me, making my heart melt and ache at the cutness.

"Matt better?" She asks me tilting her head.

I rub our noses together. "Much. Thank you, Eve."

She giggles and hugs me as best she can, but her arms are small and short, so it's kinda funny.

This girl...

This girl is gonna be the death of me, I tell ya.

"What happened to Daddy?" She asks me, her voice breaking... along with my heart.

Oh, he just cheated on his wife with my sister. Nothing much.

"He made a big no-no." I say and shake my head.

She covers her mouth with her tiny hand and lets out a muffled, "Uh oh!"

I laugh.

We talk for the rest of the night, until she has to wake up.

Let's just say... Emma wasn't too happy when I got back...