"TJ, what were you doing to her?" "Nothing you need to worry about." TJ said to Monte. "Babe, come here." He said. "No," Monte said, holding me in his arms. "I swear dude. Let go. She is MY girlfriend, not yours." TJ said. "I'M not gonna try to fuckin' rape her though. She said no. That means NO." Maybe I was better off with Monte. He was right, he was nothing but nice, always understanding, and he was so willing to defend me. Yeah. That was it. Monte was what I wanted, not TJ. I don't know why I doubted it. "Monte, I'm coming to California with you, and I don't know why I ever doubted you or the way you feel. I don't know why I couldn't see this. TJ, I'm sorry, but we can't date. Monte, I-" "I think we should." He smirked. TJ's jaw dropped. "I'm sorry TJ. I'll still be your bruther though, and maybe I will let you poke some more holes in me. Thanks for everything you've done for me, but you were a better sister than anything." He closed his mouth. "That's understandable. I guess, as long as you're still a part of my life, then everything is okay." He said. "Thanks for understanding." I smiled. "Yeah. Sorry to have bothered you. I'll bring your stuff over here, and then I'm going to bed. I'm tired. Sorry about what happened tonight." He said. He left the room. He came back with all of my stuff, including my shorts. I put them in my bag and then pulled out a pair of sweat pants and wore those. "Goodnight, sis." I smiled. "Night, brutha." TJ said. I could tell I had just hurt him really bad. I wanted to turn around and tell him that I was just kidding about all of it, but I was happier with Monte. TJ said goodbye and left. Monte crawled into bed and moved the blankets. He pat the spot next to him. I smiled and gladly accepted his offer. I slid down under the covers and curled up next to him as he watched the rest of My Bloody Valentine. He put his arm around me and kissed my cheek. "Goodnight, little girl." He said. "Monte, I think we both know this.... But, we should date." I said. "I already said yes earlier." He laughed. "Oh. Oh! Mkay," I smiled. "Goodnight, sweetheart." He mumbled. "Goodnight," I said back, then buried my face in his chest. I liked where I was, and I liked how I felt; Safe.
