BxB Cashby Healed My Heart (Completed)

Chapter 23

Austin burst into tears right in front of my eyes. My heart cracked at seeing him like this so I wrapped my arms around him and kissed his head.

"I'm so sorry Austin..." I whispered and continued to kiss his head, "I'm so sorry..."

He shook slightly as he rested his head into my chest. My own eyes filled with tears as I stroked his hair soothingly. I was trying to wrap my head around what he'd told me...but I couldn't. How could someone do that to their own son? To leave Austin defenceless to face the problems that he was responsible for. It made me feel sick. The rage was building inside of me towards his dad. It was a miracle that Austin got out there alive. My stomach churned at the thought of what could have happened.

Austin moved his head from my chest and sniffled miserably, "I-I'm sorry..."

"Hey," I looked at him, "Don't you dare apologize. You have nothing to be sorry for...it's that bastards fault."

He wiped the tears away from his face and I moved my lips down to his puffy eyes. I kissed away his tears softly before meeting his eyes. His eyes were filled with adoration and also...realisation? He looked like something had just dawned on him.

"What is it?" I whispered.

"N-nothing..." He whispered, "I just...care about you a lot."

My heart melted, "I care about you too...thank you. Thank you for opening up to me...I know it wasn't easy to do that."

He rested his forehead against my cheek and took deep breaths. I ran my hands through his hair soothingly.

"It still fucking sucks..." He whispered to me.

"I know..." I replied, "But I'm here for you...I'm here and if you need to talk about it then I'll listen. But if you never want to talk about it again...I'll understand."

He nodded, "I just-I..."

He sighed in annoyance at himself before placing his lips onto mine. I guess he needed to comfort. I melted against his lips but he broke it quickly.

"When do you parents get back?" He asked.

I glance at the clock, "In about 15 minutes."

He sighed, "I should go-."

"No," I interrupted him, "Stay..."

"But...what about your parents?" He asked.

"We'll stay upstairs," I replied, "I don't want you to go..."

He smiled slightly at my words and although it was small, it was genuine. I stood up and led him towards my room. I shut the door behind me and locked it for good measure. Austin looked really lost as he stood there in my room. I walked over to him and led him so he was lay on my bed. I moved up and hugged him so that his head was lay on my chest.

"I can't forgive him..." He whispered. I was actually really glad that he wanted to talk about it because even though I would understand if he didn't...it wasn't healthy to keep it bottled up.

"I don't blame you..." I replied, "What he did was...well, unforgivable."

He was silent as I said, "I hate him for putting you in danger like that. I can't- I can't even think about what might have happened-."

"Then don't..." He interrupted me, "I'm here and...I'm lucky, I guess."

"No," I corrected him, "I'm lucky...I get to have you here with me. Don't...think about the past. Just think about now."

He shuffled up the bed so that his nose touched mine slightly, "Thank you...for being so great about this. And you're right...like always. I can't dwell on the past when I have the most amazing boyfriend here now..."