Bound To You- [R.C]

✧*̥˚Chapter 3*̥˚✧

I STOP TO CATCH MY BREATHE under a tree and slump down below it.
Not long after I hear a voice shouting.
"Eve?"
"EVE WHERE ARE YOU?"
I stand up, my heart thumping in my chest so fast I feel like it could explode.
As he comes closer I realise that it's Rafe and my heart slows down but I don't realise that I am crying.
"I'm sorry.. I thought that you were him" I whisper into the darkness.
"Don't worry. I took care of that" He embraces me into a hug, I bury my head into his chest sobbing.
"I'm so so sorry Eve" I hear him whisper.
"It's my own fault I knew I should've never worn this dress Sarah just wouldn't stop pestering me I should've known better" I ramble on, the tears flowing from my eyes.
"This isn't your fault Eve" He replies.
"Where are the others?" I sniffle.
"We all split up to look for you" He answers.
I look up at him and smile weakly.

Rafe walks me back to his and Sarah's house, I let the rest of the gang know I am gonna walk home so they could go back to partying.
"You can stay here tonight, if you want, sleep in Sarah's room. If not I can walk you home" Rafe asks.
"I'll stay. I don't think I can face my parents after that, let me just call my mum to tell her that I'm safe." I answer him.

We get inside and walk to the kitchen, Rafe pours me a glass of water and comes to give it to me. I sip it slowly, realising how weird it feels to be at this house I know so well, alone with Rafe Cameron.
"We should probably go to sleep" He whispers to me. I nod.

I follow him upstairs and he leads me to Sarah's bedroom.
"Sarah won't mind, you always stay over. Let's just pray she comes home alone." Rafe says.
I giggle.
"I'm across the hall if you need anything." He tells me.
I pull him into a hug and thank him.
He cups my face into his hand, which is surprisingly comforting.
"Goodnight princess" He whispers and closes the door on his way out.

I lie awake for what feels like hours, thinking about what happened tonight. Replaying the memory over and over again. And I think about Rafe, about how kind he has treated me tonight, how out of character it is for him.
To stop the thoughts I get out of bed and creep down the hallway.

"Rafe?" I whisper.
I hear his footsteps get louder before he opens the door.
"Eve, are you okay? what's up?" He seems worried.
"I can't sleep." I answer him.
He opens the door and I step inside. He walks back over to his bed and gets in, patting the spot next to him. I tiptoe over, sliding in next to him.

We lie awake for a little while in silence, listening to each others breathing.
I turn around to face Rafe, who's lying on his side looking at me.
"Watching me sleep country club?" I smile.
"You wish. Like there was much sleeping happening there anyway" He whispers back.

A couple moments go by of us staring at eachother.
"What were you thinking about?" He asks me.
"Just you know, everything that happened tonight" my voice breaking as I feel a tear falling from my eye.
Rafe leans over and wipes the tear away.
I turn away embarrassed and roll onto my side.
I feel rafes arm on my waist and his warm breath against my neck as he leans over.
"I'm here." he whispers to me.
I cry into his pillow before drifting off to sleep.