Love and Hate (paused)

Promises and the unexpected

1 month later (sorry for time jump)

Noah's POV: It had been a month since me and Dixies kiss after 2 years of not talking and hatred. We now talked everyday and saw each other almost everyday too. Delilah was my light she brought me out of my worst time I had been going to therapy and you could say I didn't need it anymore. After almost 3 years of needed it. It is may now and me and Dixie were doing good. Better than I thought, we weren't dating or anything but there were a few sincere kisses here and there. I could tell through her eyes everything that had happened was in the past and she was truly sorry. I believed her. The family had welcomed her back and we were back to normal until I was walking to my car after a meeting for me and Blake to become business partners both of us would own Beck Designs I would never take it away but I didn't want to be unemployed and it was getting boring just sitting at home. If we could because business partners then if I needed family time I could have some and vice versa with Blake. I was deep in my thought about asking dixie out, Delilah an how she would soon be three in June, and how I thought the meeting would go good when I got a call from a unknown number I normally answered these because it could be anyone so I did and I said "Noah Beck speaking," it was a deep voice that said "I know," but It sounded so familiar and then I heard a girl scream in the background I knew who it was it was dixie. I yelled into the phone "dix is that you is everything okay," no one answered so i repeated it "dixie are you okay please tell me your okay," then the deep mystery voice spoke again "noah get to Dixies house now or you won't see your precious girlfriend or daughter again," Delilah she was there too I ran to my car and speeded I had to get to my girls even if one of them didn't belong to me. I was stuck on who the voice was it sounded so familiar like family, but who would threaten my family if you are family. Delilah and Dixie were considered my family I loved them and I had I just hoped they were okay and when I got a grasp of this mystery man I would beat the shit out of him.

I pulled up and I had a spare key so I busted in. The sight horrified me Delilah was crying and bleeding from her arm, dixie was in a chair bruised and balling. Then I saw the mystery man it was my brother Lucas (it will explain) Why did you have to hurt them why didn't you come after me? "what the hell" is what I said he was laying lovely on Dixies couch while they were bleeding he turned and said "awww that's sweet you came to save them," Dixie shook her head no telling me to leave I shook my head no saying I would never leave them. Delilah realized I was there and she ran up to me saying "dada you saved us," she called me dada, dixie smiled and I picked Delilah up spinning her "yeah munch, I need you to go sit by mommy though and close your eyes promise me you will close your eyes," she stuck her finger out and said "pwomise," she waddled over to Dixie and sat down and closed her eyes. I remember this was Dixies house and everything was in it so I walked to the kitchen which I assumed they were in and got Delilah's iPad and headphones I told her to go into the kitchen and watch her shows and she did. It was now me, dixie, and Lucas.

I said "Lucas what the hell are you doing here," Lucas responded in the tone that he was right "well I am taking back what is mine," I looked at Dixie and she looked in confusion. I looked back at Lucas and said "what the fuck does that mean," Dixie started to cry she was scared I could see it in her eyes this made me pissed he was scaring Dixie but I contained it "listen I don't know why the fuck your here or why the fuck your hurting my family but you need to leave," he shook his head and laughed "your family noah I was family," I said laughing the same way he did "yeah keyword was," and then he pulled out a gun. I was making him mad a gun was involved I put hands up basically telling him he had control and I spoke again softly but still telling him to leave "Lucas what do you want," "don't you remember" he said. I then said confused "what," he then said "oh noah you were the youngest out of your 3 siblings, addi had been born and was 6, Blake was 7 and you were cluelessly 5. Your parents were in love and then my mom went a fucked your dad. My parents got a divorce but your in love parents didn't your dad was kicked out for a little bit but in the end there still together. During your dads departure my mom couldn't take care of me so she gave me away to your family. Your parents didn't care for me, and you spoiled brat kids couldn't either. Then when I was 17 your parent let me go I practically had to raise myself why you guys grew up in a rich house with money and school and so much more. You were the special kid so now I will make sure that you don't have anyone just like I did and I'm started with your slurry girlfriend and the outcome of being a slut,"  the gun was still pointed to me but he could tell his comment kissed me the fuck off  "Lucas I know my parents messed up but you don't call dixie a slut and that girl in there is my whole world," he just smiled and I said once again "just please let them go and you can do whatever you want with me," he nodded and said "I will take that offer," he walked over to Dixie and untied her I went to go get Delilah and I walked back into the living room I hugged both my girls and then pulled something out of my pocket. I looked at Dixie and said "I'm so sorry, I'm sorry that I can't be with you dixie I'm sorry I put you through this but I love you so much I do, I will and I always have," we were both crying I grabbed the thing and put it around her neck it had the words 'I promise' on it and then I dropped down to Delilah "baby girl I'm sorry I can't be the dad you need" she just shook her head in disagreement "no dada you are gweat," I started crying and put a matching necklace on her but it only had promise on it. I kissed Delilah's head and hugged her like I would never let go. I got back up and was level with Dixie now I said "I'm sorry I can't ask you to be my girlfriend because I really really really want to and then I want to marry you, and do all the things you desire. Please don't stop loving yourself if I don't make it out of here," and then like it was are first and last I kissed her and she kissed me back. I pulled away and hugged both of my girls as me and Dixie cried. I walked them to the door and spoke in Dixies ear "don't leave Pull out the driveway call the police and family okay," she nodded and kissed me again still not having hope I would leave and then I said "I love y'all" and Dixie said "we love you to more than you know," I closed the door an turned to Lucas. He tied me up as I didn't do anything making him believe I was in capable of doing anything he spoke about how the pain I would feel was even equivalent to what he felt and then his gun pointed to my chest and then the trigger was pulled and I sat in a puddle of blood he untied me and let me lay there. He walked out the front door and well that's when I went unconscious.

Dixies POV: me and Delilah were in the car on the side of the house. I was in the phone with Blake telling them to get everyone here when I heard it I heard the gunshot and Blake heard it to because e paused and said "dixie what was that," I was back in-tears and I said "change of plans the police are about to pull up. I think Noah is hurt, ho to the hospital and tell everyone to follow you," he just said okay stay safe please. I told him I would and we hanged up. The police pulled up and took Lucas away the paramedics arrived and I left Delilah in the car me and doctors walked in and there was the love of my life laying on the floor in his pool of his blood. He laid there unconscious and then the paramedics loaded him in the ambulance and then we all drove away to the hospital where I wish we never were at I cried and all I heard was Delilah asking where i was crying and where we were going and then I looked at my necklace and I hoped he would keep his promise.