Bound To You- [R.C]

✧*̥˚Chapter 12*̥˚✧

I'M TRYING TO DRAG RAFE home, his head resting on my shoulder.
"What're you doing getting this drunk, you don't even like being drunk!" I ask Rafe.
"I'm not that drunk" He slurs out his words.
"Sure bud" I answer him, his head resting on my shoulder.

Once we're back at their house I open the back door to let us in, I check the clock and it's twelve am. I look up to see Ward and Rose sat at the kitchen counter with a glass of wine each.

"Hey kids" Ward greets us as we walk in.
"Hiiiii" I say, tugging on Rafe's hoodie.
"Hey dad" He says, trying to stay composed.
"We just got back from the beach, think we're gonna call it a night" I say, smiling at him. I turn my head to look at Rafe as he nods at Ward. I start walking out the room.
"Rafe can you stay back a few seconds?" Rose asks him, taking a sip of her wine.

I hold back a minute, listening into their conversation. I'm not sure why I decide to listen in, but I'm here now.
"Just promise me you'll be careful with her Rafe, she's fragile and you know that" I can hear Rose say. I wonder who 'she' is.
"Why would I care about her?" Rafe answers them.
"Eve's family, Rafe, you need to stop being such an asshole to her." Ward says, his voice stern. My heart drops.

Next thing I know Rafe storms out the room, slamming the door behind him. I freeze, looking up at him. Rafe's face drops as he sees me.

"Why are you snooping on me, Eve?" He snaps.
"Why do you care? I mean, why would you ever care about me?" I snap back at him, my voice breaking as I do so. I try to stop any tears falling from my eyes, not wanting him to have the satisfaction of making me cry.
I storm off up to the spare room.

Once I'm in their spare room I let the tears flow from my eyes. Of course I already knew I meant nothing to Rafe, but hearing him say those words felt like a stab to the heart.

I'm woken up abruptly when there's banging on the bedroom door. I jump up and walk over, opening it up to reveal Rafe.
"Get out" I say, trying to slam the door on him, but he puts his foot in the way not letting me.
"Eve, please" He whispers to me.
"I don't want to hear anything you have to say" I shout at him, the tears flying straight back from my eyes. I push back from the door, rubbing my tears away with my hands.
"Eve" He pleads with me.
"What the actual fuck is your problem?" I whisper to him.
"I can't do it" He breaks down.
"I can't do it anymore" Rafe slumps down the wall, placing his head into his hands.

I'm sat on the edge of the bed, Rafe's head in my lap. He's trying to catch his breathe as I stroke his hair. This is the last way I could've imagined my night would go.
"Come on" I say, pulling the covers back for him to slide in.

I climb in on the other side of the bed and place my head on Rafe's chest. I feel his breathing slow down slower and slower, until he drifts off into sleep. I move my head from off of him and roll over onto my side, wondering why I seem to be spending so much time with my least favourite person.