My Safe Haven (BxB)

Chapter XLV - The Runaway Boyfriend

Andrew's POV – 2 October 2019

I couldn't do it. I couldn't fathom the idea of having to stand in front of Christian after being bombarded by all the information Detective Callaway gave to us earlier this morning. I couldn't bring myself to look at the boy I love in the eye, knowing very well that my ex-girlfriend and best friend had plotted to take him out, all in the name of hurting me. How can I stand as a proud boyfriend knowing very well that my association with him is what put him on a freaking hospital bed? How? Answer is, I can't, which is why I bolted out of the Principal's office as soon as the reality of things hit. That is why I've been ignoring him like the plague, even opting to spend lunch hiding behind a tree, because I can't imagine what he's gonna do when he sees me.

Will he blame me, much like I'm blaming myself? Will he yell in anger and say that I deserve to die for putting his life on the line? Or, even worse, will he break up with me...

"Andrew!" someone calls out from down the corridor, stopping the gears in my head from spinning any further. I turn around and...oh no. Christian is marching to me and he looks like he's ready to flip shit. If I didn't know any better I'd swear he was out to kill me.

I immediately whip around and bolt through the hallways in an attempt to lose this boy, who seems to be ready to snap at me.

Call me stupid for running, but I completely fear what he's gonna do when he gets the opportunity to talk to me. The biggest fear being the fact that he can end up breaking things off with me. So, running away means I can stall him from doing that, and he can have some more time to himself to think things through, and hopefully my love will win him over.

After running around the school building a few times, I finally reach the double doors that lead into the school yard. I hunch over, and draw in a breath as I take a chance and look behind me to see if he had ran after me, only to be met by an echo. Did your stupid ass expect him to run after you, knowing very well that he's still not a 100% recovered? I shake my head a bit at my stupidity before I whip around...oh shit!

"Why the fuck have you been ignoring me?!" Christian questions, clearly pissed at me. With good reason at that.

"Ig-ignoring yo-you? Me? No, don't be silly" I laugh in attempt to ease the situation, but the look he gives me just tells me that he's not impressed, not one bit. "Okay, fine...yes, I've been ignoring you" I confess.

"I know that you've been ignoring me, my question is why?" he asks firmly.

"Well...I-I was really scared of what your reaction might be to this whole Olivia Jeremy situation."

"I'm freaking fuming..."

"See? I knew you would react like this," I interrupt "that's why I was ignoring you."

"Andrew I am mad because this 'Olivia Jeremy situation', as you call it, is what led to you ignoring me at every opportunity that you got" he explains, making me sigh. "In fact, why should you fear what my reaction to all of this..."

"Because I had a hand in all of this" I chirp in, stopping him mid-rant. "You had no idea who Olivia and Jeremy were and I dragged them into your life and they almost killed you. I felt...I feel so scared that you'll blame me for all the shit they've done to you..."

"Well the shit they did to me was because they wanted to hurt you Andie" he expresses. "If there's anything, you and I, are both victims in this mess, and we need to work together to ensure that Olivia and Jeremy get punished accordingly."

"Jeremy?" I question. "I mean, that recording proved that he was manipulated into all of this, not because he had an intent of harming you" I say weakly.

"Guilty by association babe. As you said, Jeremy was manipulated into all of this, but he had a choice to back out at any point but he didn't. He could've spoken to you shortly after the news of my accident broke out but he didn't. So he must get punished."

"That's sad" I sigh.

"You wanna know what's really sad?"

"Yeah?"

"Making your boyfriend who was in a car accident chase after you around the entire school..."

"I'm so sorry! I'm really sorry Ian" I connect my arms around his waist, and hold him for dear life in a soul-stirring hug.

"Hey, it's fine" he laughs. "But sooner or later, you'll get to learn that you don't make a king run after you when I punish you" he says lowly, his eyes getting just a tad bit darker with what I would describe as, lust? And damn, that has my pants getting tighter.

"A king? Who proclaimed you as a king?" I question jokingly, trying to ease this sexual tension I was all of a sudden overwhelmed with.

"The universe" he smiles widely. "I mean, my last name says it all" he says in a duh tone.

"Whatever, but did you really run after me?" I ask, feeling a twinge of guilt at the thought of Ian possibly limping after me.

"Nope" he says, popping the p for emphasis. "I just came here because I knew that your crazy marathon would eventually lead you here, and I was right."

"But you said you ran after me?" I ask dumbfounded. "You know what, I don't even want to know" I interject before he could respond, "bottom line is, you don't get to punish me cause you didn't run after me."

"Oh really? Well, I must let you know Sweetheart that Daddy, doesn't need an excuse to punish his kitten." Is it weird that I felt butterflies swarming my stomach at hearing such words come from the mouth of my steaming hot, sexy, mouth-wateri-. May all the Gods of the universe cleanse my foul mind and purify my soul because what the hell are these thoughts.

"You're not even denying it" Christian says smugly.

"No I-I'm n-n-not" I trip over my words. "Urgh! I'm not your kitten" I groan in frustration.

He stares at me intently, before getting really close to my ear and saying, "I wasn't referring to that part Sweetie" and smiles, as he walks away.

"You're not my daddy!" I exclaim after him, making a few heads turn in our direction but I honestly couldn't care less. "And I told you that I don't like it when you treat me like a lady in this relationship."

He stops, and turns around to look at me, "Babe, I've been telling you that there's no lady in our relationship" he explains "but you...you're definitely the bottom" he adds, before walking away again.

And all I could ask myself as I stood there is: What on God's green Earth is a bottom?

*****

Hello Lovelies

I have returned with yet another update and I couldn't be more excited. First and foremost, I'd like to thank each and every one of you once again for showing support by reading, voting and commenting as much as you can (and no this was not the last Chapter, I just wanted to show my appreciation).

Secondly, this story is slowly coming to a close, and as excited as I am to wrap up my first story, I already know I am going to have some serious issues letting my boys (Andrew and Christian) go but I'll live.

Thirdly, my updates may get a little bit slower from now because school starts tomorrow, so that's the deal...

Any who, I hope you enjoyed this Chapter, and please don't forget to vote, comment and recommend the story to others, I really appreciate it.

Plus, I was thinking of changing the cover of this book...please tell me what you think.

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