Not out (On Hold)

Fuck you, and the fucking bible

⚠️ TW: Alaric Saltzman, and his homophobia

Hope POV

I wake up to my phone ringing. I roll over in my bed, and pick it up.

Hope: "Hello?"

Josie: "Hey, did I wake you?"

Hope: "Uh, yea. It's fine, what's up?"

Josie: "I need to talk to you. Can you come to my room?"

Hope: "Of course. I'll be there in a bit"

I sigh before getting out of my bed. I grab a hoody from my closet, then throw it on. I walk to the bathroom, and quickly brush my teeth. I put on my slides, then walk out of the door. I was walking down the hall when Landon stopped me. "Hope, I really need to talk to you" he tells me. "I'm busy right now. Maybe later" I tell him.

I try to walk away, but he grabs my arms, then says "No, it has to be now". I snatch my arm away, then say "I said I'm busy". I finish my walk to Josie's room. I knock, and she lets me in. She has on a pair of my sweatpants, and a zip up jacket. I sit on her bed, while she stays standing, then I ask her what she wanted to talk about.

"Ok, so...I know that I tell you this all the time, but I love you..." she starts. I nod, letting her know that i'm listening. "And I want to give you everything...all of me" she continues. I give her a confused look. "You love me, and you've more than proved that. You treat me like I'm the only person that matters, and I am so grateful and thankful for that" she finishes. She reaches up, and grabs the zipper.

it wasn't until she started pulling it down that I noticed there was nothing under it. I stand up, and grab her hands, stopping her movements. "Jo, I don't want you to do this and later on regret it" I tell her. She shakes her head, then says "No, I want to do do this. Just let me, ok?". Hesitantly, I nod. I slowly remove my hands, and let her take the jacket off. i slowly trail my eyes down from hers, down her torso.

All I can say is...wow. Her body is just wow. I look back at her eyes, then ask "Can I?", putting my hands out. When she nods, I gently put my hands on her hips. I let my hands roam, and caress her skin, like they have a mind of their own. I run my finger over the beauty mark she has on her left ab, above her belly button. I look back into her eyes, and tell her that she's beautiful.

"I was hoping you'd say that" she tells me, with a smile on her face. I chuckle, then give her a light kiss. She puts her hand on the back of my neck to pull me closer, deepening the kiss. I pull her closer by her waist. I was trying to deepen the kiss, but I didn't get a chance before there's a loud knock on the door. I pull away, and look towards the door. Both Josie and I give a confused look. She walks over, and opens the door slightly, sticking her head out.

All of a sudden, Lizzie pushes her way past Jo, and into the room. She has something in her hand, but we couldn't see what it was. "What the hell is this?" she asks, holding up a flash drive. "Oh, no" I whisper, already knowing what it is. "Who gave that to you?" I ask. "That's besides the point. Why the hell is there a video of the two of you making out on this? Now, I don't kink shame or anything, but this is some weird shit" Lizzie replies.

"Lizzie. Who gave you that?" Josie asks. "I don't know. They had on a black hoodie, then when I started chasing them, they cut a corner and disappeared" she tells us. "What the fuck?" I groan, running my hand through my hair. I remember Landon wanted to talk to me, and it did seem pretty urgent. That little fucker. I bet it was him. "Oh, I'm gonna fucking kill him" I mumble, rushing out of the room, and to his.

"Where are you going? Hope!" I hear Josie yell, but I don't stop. I'm literally gonna kill him. Like, actual murder. I don't even bother knocking on the door. He's pacing around the room, biting his nails. "You son of a bitch" I say, charging at him. He puts his hands out in front of him, and back away. "Hope, it wasn't me. You gotta believe me. I-I tried to warn you. I was trying to help you" he quickly says, trying to calm me down.