Begin Again in a New Pack

Chapter 14

Gabrielle's POV
*possible trigger warning *

"So uh what do  you want to do?"

"Go to bed.."

"Haha very funny Jacob."

"I'm not kidding I'm going to shower then going to bed."

"Oh I have to shower too."

"I'll use the other shower you can use mine."

"Are you mad at me?"

"No G,Why would I be mad at you? Because you hid something from me? No I'm okay with that. I get it. Shouldn't you be mad at me since I hid shit from you?"

"No. I could never get mad at you!"

"I'm going to shower. I'm sorry I'm just exhausted. Today sucked."

"I know but at least we won right?"

"Yeah."

I took a long shower. I know it's not going to help but I want to scrub his touch away. I wish it was that simple. I srubbed my skin to the point it was all red. After we both showered we ate something then went back upstairs. We still don't know what to do. Do we redo our mark? Or something else? Eh fuck it. I saw him staring at himself in the mirror. I snuck up behind him and wrapped my arms around his waist.

"Your arms seem to like going there. Are-are you good?"

"I'm fine. Are you staring at your eye?"

"Yeah. I don't like it."

"At least you can see out of that eye. I like it though."

"That makes one of us. Have you had any nightmares?"

"No they went away."

"Good."

I ducked under his arm and put my back against the counter.

"What's happening here? What are you doing?"

I tried hopping onto the counter but I'm too short. He put his arms on my waist.

"Okay now jump."

He helped me hop onto the counter.

"What was the purpose of you jumping up here?"

I held my arms open.

"You did all that for a hug?"

"Yes. You're too tall for me to hug your neck!"

He chucked and hugged me.

"Baby what happened to your skin? How hard did you scrub yourself?!"

"A lot. I wish it worked."

He put his hands on my cheeks. I put my hands on his. We pressed our foreheads together.

"I wish I could change what happened. I really do. I wish I could take away this pain. This burden. I wish it was me hurting and not you. Please know this wasn't your fault. I'm not mad at you."

"I feel so gross."

"I wish I could change that."

I wrapped my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist then just held him.

"You're my everything."

"And you're mine."

He backed away from the counter while still holding me. He walked over to the bed and sat me down at the end of it.