MY BODYGUARD

MY BODYGUARD chapter 25 ( Finale )

Growing some courage, I bound up the stairs and burst into Toms room, not caring that he was currently having a shower. I bang on the bathroom door urgently until I hear the water of the shower come to a stop and Tom appears a few seconds later in front of me, water dripping from the droopy curls on his head.

He frowns as he sees that I am crying and he quickly grabs his robe to tie around him, I turn away for a second as he does so.

T: What has happened? Are you alright?

Y: Tom...

I burst into full blown tears, and kindly, Tom embraces me in a hug until I am finally ready to talk.

Y: My father knows about us; he wants to pick me up tomorrow and god knows what he will do to you and...

T: Hey, it's okay.

I pull away, shocked at his calmness.

Y: How can you even say that?

T: Because I won't let him hurt you.

Y: That's not what I'm worried about, he is going to kill you, Tom. I can't let him.

T: Then we run away as planned. We tell Harrison, he can come too, I won't leave him.

Y: Really? You mean it?

T: One hundred percent I mean it.

Y: Will Harrison be okay with it?

T: Probably not straight away, this job Is his life, but he'll get used to it.

Y: This is all my fault...

T: No, it isn't. Don't for a second think that this has ruined my life... You have changed me for the better, and I'm never leaving you. I am so glad that your father assigned me to take you to Paris, because if he didn't, I wouldn't be as happy as I am with you right now.

Tears stream down my face at his words. My heart melts and I can tell that he really means what he has said, and I can tell it took him a lot of confidence to say it. All emotions high, I pull him into a deep kiss, playing with his damp hair as he pulls me close.

H: Have I fucking missed something?!

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We sit Harrison down in the office and tell him everything. His eyes never leave us and he nods along to what we say, softening his face with understanding.

H: Thank you for telling me all this. I mean, I'm not fully happy with the situation, but I know once you catch feelings for someone, it's hard to deny them. I will help you both, not because I feel bad for you, but because Tom, you are family to me and I can't lose you.

T: Thank you Haz, I owe you. I promise to keep you safe as well as Y/N, but I can't promise that we will ever be fully safe.

H: We've never been fully safe anyway, no change there.

Y: I really appreciate this Harrison, and I'm sorry to drag you into this.

H: It's okay, really. I love my job but, if it includes killing my best friend, I'd do anything else.

I smile and hug him tightly; he pats my back with a little chuckle leaving his mouth. Still holding to Haz, I turn to hold a hand out to Tom with a grin but he shakes his head.

T: Oh, no. You know I'm not that affectionate.

I roll my eyes and grab his wrist, pulling him into a group hug as I giggle at his whining, Harrison wrapping an arm around his best friend to stop him from leaving, and me trapped in between them both with a huge smile on my face.

T: Ok, that's enough. We need to start packing, we leave tonight. Y/N, I'll get your stuff and my stuff packed, you get Max into the horse box and get all his stuff ready too.

H: Thanks for the offer to pack my stuff mate.

I laugh at the sarcasm in his voice and Tom just pats his arm and walks off, Haz rolling his eyes as he follows him upstairs to pack. I run outside to Max, following Toms orders.

Y: Heyyy buddy. We gotta go alright? I promise to keep you safe.

I scratch behind his ears, just where he likes it. Grabbing his tack, I run to hang them up in the horse box, already attached to the black land drover out the front, along with his hay and chaff. Lastly, I make sure to grab his grooming box and I begin to lead him out with his lead rope and tie him into the trailer. I pat him before shutting the door, locking it securely and running back inside to the kitchen to pack up the food and drinks needed for our journey.

I grab almost everything, making sure to pick up essentials such as plates, mugs, cutlery and flasks etc, filling 4 big full bags of stuff. I shove them into the car and jog upstairs to see If Tom needs any help.

Y: I've packed almost everything from the kitchen and Max is sorted.

T: Brilliant, your stuff is all done, I just need to pack a few more of mine.

Y: Ok, I'll help.

It takes about five minutes for us to finish packing our stuff. I zip up Toms black ammunition bag and help him carry everything into the car. Running upstairs, I go to look around my room one last time, making sure that Tom didn't leave anything behind by accident. I take everything in and sigh. This is it, it's time to go. Everything that was my life, is now going to be amplified. I was originally on the run from bad groups of various leaders who went against my father and now, my father is one more person that I am on the run from.

I pull Tom to the side in the hallway and take a deep breath.

Y: Tom I, I want to thank you, for everything, I don't know why you are doing this all for me but... I, I love you.

I can see his shocked expression, but a smile creeps onto his face and he pulls me into an intense kiss. I smile as he pulls away, leaving me breathless.

T: I never thought I'd be as lucky as I am right now, and I would do anything for you, because I love you too. Truly.

A man who I once thought wasn't capable of love, has just told me he loves me. The contentment of my heart rushes to my head. This man has freed me from everything, and I cannot thank him enough. In a way, I've freed him too, from violence, from hatred, from loneliness. We have filled the missing section of the puzzle in each other's broken hearts.

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As we climb into the car in silence, my phone buzzes in my pocket.

Text:

D- I hope you aren't planning anything stupid. I'll see you tomorrow.

No, you won't. I smile down at my phone, no tears leaving my eyes, I'm not scared, or sad. I sit in the passenger seat and turn my head to lock eyes with Tom, he grabs my hand and smiles, leaning in to kiss me contently. Harrison climbs into the back and buckles in, gently coughing to get us to stop kissing, I just laugh into the kiss before pulling away from Tom who sighs at his friend. I don't bother messaging Viola, she would only slag me off to my father. I'll actually miss her squeaky voice telling me off, and her delicious food. Although, she'll get to see more of her Chihuahuas now that we are gone.

As we pull out of the front gate, I peak back to the house in the wing mirror of the car. I don't feel sadness about leaving, nor will I miss being there, but it was the place that I grew to know more of Tom. I will forever hold the memory of this particular safe house in my heart. The house vanishes amongst trees as we pull away, leaving only the memories of violence and love behind.

I can't wait to get to know Tom better and make new memories with him, even at our worst moments, I will treasure every day. The thought of never seeing my father again doesn't faze me, I hardly see him anyway, it makes no difference to me. The only difference is, I'll be running for the rest of my life with Tom and Harrison, and that excites me in a way. At least I will see more of the world and even better, I'll be seeing it all with Tom by my side. My Love. My Bodyguard.