Half a World Away // Vinnie Hacker

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I felt a hand brush my side and immediately woke up and jumped out of the bed. Everything had come rushing back, the feeling of his hand running up the side of my body, his lips forcing themselves onto mine, the constraint he kept my wrists in above my head. Everything.

I crouched into a ball on the floor, leaning against the wall. Vinnie rushed over to me and sat down next to me, resuming the position we were in on the stairs earlier that night. Tears started streaming down my face again as the memory came flooding back. Vinnie put his arm around me and just held me. I think he wanted to do more but him just being here was enough. "I'm sorry, I'm ruining your days off," I sobbed. He pulled me closer and rested his head on mine, "You're not ruining anything. You're actually making me feel like a useful friend again. The circumstances aren't amazing but I feel like I've been so stuck in my problems that I haven't been able to help my friends with theirs."

"Well, you're definitely helping me with mine," I sobbed. Vinnie pulled me tighter, his warm skin pressed against mine. We sat there, holding each other for a little while until I had gotten my tears out. I think I wanted to cry more I just physically couldn't anymore. We moved back up into the bed, the sheets bringing back warmth that I had lost. I faced the wall and Vinnie was facing the ceiling. I wanted him to put his arm around me, I wanted to feel the touch of someone who cared about me. I heard Vinnie turn over behind me and I turned my head to see him facing my back. I reached down and grabbed his arm, pulling it over my side. a/n I know what all you nasty people were thinking I was gonna say. The moment his arm fell onto my side, he pulled me closer, his bare chest pressed against my back and his head buried in my neck.

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It was now Monday, two days after that ass hole assaulted me. Yesterday, Vinnie and I just took the day easy, we watched movies and ordered a bunch of food. He ended up leaving at about 9 that night meaning we were together for almost 35 hours. I immediately called Jess but she didn't have long to talk so I didn't get to talk to her about Vinnie or that night. I was going to call her today, right after I got back from my shift at the cafe actually. 

I had about ten minutes left of my shift and I was watching each second tick by on the clock opposite me. I had been put on barista duty for the rest of the time I would be working here, which worked for me because it required minimal interaction with people who would ask me to repeat everything I said. I had been told that I was the best barista that they had had working at the cafe which was surprising considering I used to get complaints when I worked at the coffee shop back home; they ended up moving me onto the register.

Each second was agonisingly long. I really needed to talk to Jess before, but after the other night and Vinnie pulling me closer to him rather than just accepting that I put his arm over me, really sent my brain into overdrive. I had so many thoughts just bouncing through my head. I had obviously established that I liked Vinnie which made this thought process slightly less crowded but it was still crowded nonetheless. What if that night he just thought that I needed him to hold me and didn't actually want to hold me? what if he doesn't like me and he's just a more 'hands-on' friend? what if I asked him out and he turned me down? what if him turning me down ruined our entire friendship? what if ruining our friendship ruined my friendship with everyone in the house leaving me with only one friend here? What if he rejects me and I'm left with a bigger hole in my heart than the one that's been created by the fear of him rejecting me? What if he turns out to be anything like Jake?

I was snapped out my thoughts by Lucy, the girl who is meant to fill in after I finish my shift. "Your shift is over, you can leave now," She said as she picked up a cup and filled it with coffee. I immediately ran out of the store, running down the street to my apartment building and racing up to my apartment. The second I closed the door behind me, I pulled my phone out and called Jess. "Ok, spill everything. what do you need to talk about?" she said before I even had a chance to process her picking up. "There's a lot. So basically, the other night Vinnie and I went to a party right and we were having fun and then he went to go to the bathroom and while he was there this other guy basically assaulted me and I couldn't get free from him and Vinnie came over and almost beat the guy to a pulp. Then we came back to my place and I basically broke down and Vinnie just held me, which is all I needed him to do really and then we went to bed. But then I woke up again 'cause Vinnies hand brushed my side and it reminded me of everything so I had another breakdown. But then, we were lying in bed and I pulled Vinnie's arm over my side because I just needed the comfort and then he pulled me closer to him and then we spent the rest of the next day together and now I'm here a day later not sure if Vinnie likes me or what to do," I rambled. I was surprised she didn't cut me off after the first sentence with the mention of assault, "I'm surprised you didn't stop me."

"I didn't stop you because I'm processing everything you just said and also you were on a roll so I thought I better just let you get it all out," she huffed. I nodded and let her process everything a little bit longer before she responded, "Ok, first off I think you should go to the police about that guy who assaulted you and I'm mad at you for not telling me sooner but I'm also glad you told me at all. You're strong though so I'm sure you'll be able to get through it fast and come out stronger on the other side. And about Vinnie, I don't know him well personally, obviously, but from what I've seen about him online he's not the type to just go and hug his friends like that if you know what I mean so I'm almost certain he has some sort of feelings for you and also thank him for beating that guy up for me and also the caption on his post the other day could be alluding to you. And I think you should go over soon, today even if you can, and just talk to him about how you're feeling. If he doesn't feel the same way then he doesn't feel the same way and I will help you get through that. But if he does feel the same way then just imagine how cute you two would be as a proper couple, and I don't think he is anything like Jake" she explained. Her advice was amazing and exactly what I needed to hear, even without me having to mention Jake.

"I was thinking of going over to see him tonight," I started, thinking as I spoke. "Was seeing him for an entire two days not enough?" she joked, earning a role of the eyes from me. We spoke a little bit more about Vinnie and just about other stuff and then we said our goodbyes. It was now 1 and I was contemplating whether to go see Vinnie.