Don't Look Back (Brandon Gross Love Story)

He Found Us

Brandon's POV

Lana was sound asleep when Corey walked in with our food, looking at Lana's body curled up next to mine with her head on my chest. A big smile made its way to his face, and he walked over to me with excitement. "Does that mean you told her?" Corey asked and I nodded.

"Yes it does, but she told me first. " I Said with a smile and he handed me our bag of food.

"I'm so happy for you Brandon you deserve it. And so does Lana." Corey said as we fist pumped. I shooed him out of the room as Lana began moving around indicating she was waking up. He walked out closing the door behind him, just as Lana's eyes opened we made contact and she smiled big.

"Good morning?" She question and I shook my head, "Afternoon?" I shook my head again making her pout. "Evening?" I nodded and she groaned. "I slept the day away" She whined and I started chuckling.

"You are stuck on a bus that's okay," I said as she grabbed the food sitting up. "We got 2 corn dogs each and a big chili cheese fry to share that okay love?" I asked and she nodded kissing my cheek.

"I'm thirsty, want anything?" She asked and I nodded and asked for water. She grabbed her phone as she got up from the bed and it began ringing just as she opened the bedroom door. She stopped abruptly in the doorway and stared at her phone before answering it with the softest and fearful hello. I knew immediately something wasn't right and got up walking behind her.

"Lana?" I questioned and she turned around terror flooding her face. She began telling whoever was on the phone to stop and to leave her alone before she hung up throwing the phone at the wall of the bus. She ran to the bathroom shutting the door, I picked up the shattered phone and walked to the door knocking softly.

"Go away pleased" She sounded so scared and broken. I just wanted to help her feel safe again.

"Lana, open the door please," I said softly as I heard footsteps walking this way.

"Brandon, what's going on?" I heard Ember ask and I looked at her.

"I don't know she got a phone call," I said and Ember's face dropped as she ran the rest of the way to the door and softly knocked.

"Babygirl let us in" Ember spoke so softly to Lana and I heard the door slowly open.

"He found my number Em, he's gonna find me next. " She said as she went to bury her head in my chest.

"Oh, Hunny" Ember said as she rubbed circles on her back. Ember looked at me with panic written on her face. "You and Bran come eat with us. Everythings gonna be okay. He won't find you I promise." Ember said as she walked into the bedroom and grabbed our food as Lana and I made our way towards the living room area, Lana sat down on the small couch bringing her legs up and resting her head on her knees while I sat next to her rubbing her back softly.

"Sissy are you okay?" Elton asked as he sat beside her on the other side. She shook her head as she lifted it facing him.

"He called bubba. He's gonna find me. He said that when he does it won't be pretty for me or anyone that gets in his way." Lana said as she leaned in closer to me wiping away the tears that have fallen on her cheeks. I ran one hand through her hair while with the other I rubbed her back. Elton's face read clear anger and worry.

"He won't find you, sissy. I promise you that. You just need to breathe and calm down. Everything will be okay" Elton said as he got up to continue driving not touching his food. I sighed softly letting Lana stay in my arms.

"Come on let's go to sleep?" I asked looking down at her. She nodded as she wrapped herself around me. I smiled sadly wrapping my arms around her as I got up from the couch. Making our way to the room I could hear light snores coming from the now sleeping girl in my arms. I smiled to myself as I laid her in the bed covering her up and climbing in next to her. I wrapped my arms around her, kissing her forehead, before falling into a deep slumber next to her.

Lana's POV

I awoke to the sound of loud knocking coming from the front of the bus, I rolled overseeing no Brandon next to me just a letter saying he and the others went to get breakfast and they will be back soon. I sighed still hearing banging coming from the front. I got out of bed wrapping a blanket around me holding my phone in my hand ready to call someone if needed. As I made my way to the front I could hear someone calling out my name, a voice I knew all too well. I ran my way to the bathroom locking myself inside quickly dialing ember's number.

"Hello?" Ember questioned

"Please hurry, he's here, he won't go away. Ember please" I softly yelled into the phone as tears began pouring down my cheeks.

"We are a block away. We're coming baby stay where you are." With that, she hung up and the banging continued for 2 more minutes before it abruptly stopped and yelling was soon to follow. I walked out of the bathroom towards the front when Brandon ran through the door pulling me close wiping away the tears.

"How did he find us?" I asked as I buried my head in his neck.

"Babygirl he's a psycho, okay? They always find a way but they can't outsmart us." He smiled as he kissed my head. "Elton called the police as soon as you called they are outside with everyone, but they need to talk with you, as well as see the photos you have of bruises and such, so that way he will go to jail okay?" I nodded keeping myself wrapped in a blanket as Brandon went to go grab an officer from outside.

As the cop asked me questions, I would tell them everything as well as relive it all in my head. Story after story, picture after picture, text after text. I was a mess by the end of it and decided a nice shower would help. I kissed Brandon and walked to the back room grabbing my towels. I started the shower and stripped from my clothing, getting in the shower I fully broke down sliding down to the floor I pulled my knees to my chest and let the tears fall. I heard soft knocking upon the door before it opened.

"Hey, sissy are you okay?" I heard Elton ask worry lacing his voice. I quickly hid that I was crying and told him everything was fine I'd be out soon. "Okay if you need to talk come find me." He said softly as he closed the bathroom door.

"I snuck in, don't kill me" Brandon spoke and I chuckled.

"Oh, how I adore you," I said softly "Come join me?" I asked and I heard him chuckle this time.

"Of course beautiful," He said as I scooted closer to the faucet. He climbed in sitting behind me. I leaned back against him as the water hit both of us. This was nice, to finally have a safe place. To finally have one person who has been there since day one and didn't leave or abuse me after seeing how much is wrong with me. I looked up at Brandon and smiled as he tried washing my hair, did I love him? There's a very good chance that is what all these emotions towards him are. But I can't tell him that just yet.

"Why are you staring again baby?" He asked as he finally got my hair covered in shampoo.

"Just this perfect person, who I am so grateful to have by my side," I said and he smiled big, closing the gap between us he kissed me slowly and so passionately. I melted under his touch.

"Now stand up we need to rinse your hair so we can put conditioner in," He said as he stood up helping me up after. He helped me rinse my hair and then put conditioner in, as I washed his hair and we began washing one another's body trying not to get too handsy.

"Okay all washed, time for clothes and then more food," I said as I turned off the shower. I grabbed my hair towel wrapping my hair then began drying off my body as Brandon wrapped his waist in a towel and stared as I dried off. "Take a- wait no never mind," I said making us both chuckle.

"Oh but come on it'd be a lovely screen saver," He said with a small chuckle as he wrapped his arms around my waist.

"Thank you," I said softly as I wrapped myself in my towel.

"For what Love?" He asked softly

"Being everything I have ever wanted out of life" I said as I wrapped my arms around his waist.

((((So yeah definitely long overdue, but I hope you enjoyed, not promising but I might have another one by the end of this week. Life's been messy and hectic, and working 2 jobs while also preparing to have 2 jobs while being a full-time student is going to be exhausting, but anyways this chapter is a little trash to me, but the ending is cute:) anyways enjoy)))))