Love By Chance - Joe Sugg Fanfiction

Chapter 11

I point in the direction I came running from and almost immediately the boys run in the same direction, leaving Joe next to me.

"I love you so much. Follow the route that way and it will lead you back to the rope swing to get you back across. I'll be over in a minute okay?" he says softly pointing throw a narrow path in the woods. He kisses my cheeky lightly and then turns his head to the direction the boys ran with a stern expression and runs off in that direction.

I make my way through the path Joe told me to follow and come back to the river with the rope swing. I see the girls on the other side all holding onto eachother with scared expressions on their faces. I smile as I emerge from bush I was standing in.

The girls all exhale a sigh of relief.

"You better get your arse over her Liv. We've all been so worried" Zoe shouts, her hands on her hips.

I grin and swing my way across, the girls catching me as my feet touch the ground. I explain what happened to them, all of their faces dropping in horror at the fact someone would actually plan to stalk me just to go out with me, and he only met me a few hours ago.

I hear bustling coming about from the bushes and turn to see the boys come through the woods, their faces slightly shocked as they all make their way over. Joe is the last to swing over and as soon as I grab the rope to help him, I drop it just as quick.

I point at his faces and t-shirt. "Joe why is there blood on your shirt?" I say in horror.

He shrugs. "It's not mine".

He walks ahead of the group, discarding his shirt and wiping his face with it as he walks over to a water fountain. Something pulls me back so I turn to see Jim.

"Can I talk to you a second?" he asks, his face slightly pained. I nod.

"Yeah of course" I say as we slow down to create some distance between us and the group.

"In all my time of being friends with Joe...I've never seen him act the way he just has" he shakes his hand and looks at me. "He nearly ripped that guy to shreds Liv. If it hadn't been for Marcus and Caspar pulling him off him I seriously think he would be charged with murder. I've never seen him so viscious".

I gulp and look at Joe washing the blood off his face like it was normal.

"He's become so protective of you in such a short amount of time. All day he's gave other men death stares if they even look in your direction and it's kind of a bit scary. I've kind of been the dad of the group, especially to the boys over these past few months and I've come to know Joe, and I've never seen him act like that. I don't want you two too take this relationship too fast. Joe's never been in a serious relationship before and I don't think he knows how to react" he shakes his head.

"So what are you saying?" I ask, my voice shaking slightly.

"I just...don't take this the wrong way please because it's nothing to do with you whatsoever, I think you're a great friend and person and all that" he says as he stops, tugging on my arm to look at him.

"I'm just not sure you're right for Joe. What I seen today has actually scared me and I'm pretty sure the other lads. Imagine if he thought we passed looks at you - I don't want to think what would happen" he smiles a sad smile.

I shake my head no. "Of course he wouldn't hurt you guys, you're the closest thing to him".

He sighs. "That's the worst part. What if he thought one of his best friends was looking  at you the wrong way. I just don't think it's worth it" he says sadly and then walks away.