let me love you - t.h.

Chapter 14

"Thank God, you are finally awake?" – He jumped out of the chair and got to me.

"Water..." – I said motioning with the head on the table beside me. "Yeah, right away." – He responded taking cup of water and giving it to me from his hand after what I just laid back.

"I told you to leave." – I continued on with conversation looking at ceiling. "And I promised you I will keep you safe. I stand by my word. You really thought I was going to leave you there?" – He asked raising one of his eyebrows.

"I was hoping you would." – I responded to his question. And I really was hoping. If he just left me there and drove back to his house, everything would be over.

"You know all of this could've ended tonight if you just listened to me. Now I put you and your sister in danger. And as I said I don't want anyone getting hurt because of me." – I said to him. Still my words coming out as a whisper.

"We'll go through this together. Just trust me. We'll find the way out of it. This is not the first time someone had target on me and my family. And I don't blame you for anything. You can continue blaming yourself but I'll never believe that this is your fault." – He said taking my hand in his and starring in my eyes. God, why are his eyes so beautiful.

"Will you stop looking at me like that if I trust you and do what you want me to do because you obviously know what are you doing? – I asked not breaking eye contact. And by that 'looking at me like that' I mean like he is really miserable for my trust. Like he depends on it.

"As long as you trust me." – He smiled squeezing my hand. I smiled back.

After few weeks I went home. I mean to Tom's house. I am not sure if I can call it home now. Or do I have home? I feel like everyone I ever known betrayed me. Only Tom didn't. I mean he didn't want to leave me to die.

But he has been actin little strange since I got out of the hospital. Before that, he spent a lot of time outside of the house but after that he almost never left the house. He asked me to go take a walk with him and Emily when she was there.

He came to my room almost every night and we talked until it was really late. Sometimes he would fall asleep in my bedroom.

But I am really happy to have someone like him now. I need that. Everyone needs person like that in their life and I found mine which I am grateful for.

A month later I got back from work. I felt like shit. Why? I got fired. Apparently they found someone better than her, with higher school and better skills. I felt like complete shit and failure.

That also meant that Emily will get new teacher but still, I'll be seeing her often because I practically live in her house.

Tom was in kitchen when I walked in. I wasn't just sad. I was fucking furious about it.

"What's wrong?" – He asked standing by the kitchen counter waiting for his coffee to be done. "I got fired." – I said looking at him with annoyed look.

"What? Why?" – His eyes widen. "Apparently some other bitch got job because she went to better school." – I explained. I watched as he took out his phone and dialed some numbers. I furrowed my eyebrows watching him.

"Yeah. Yes. Meet me in ten minutes outside. Yeah, bring it." – He said it all with silent pauses between. He left almost full cup of coffee on table. He angrily started walking out of the kitchen.

"Wait. Where are you going?" – I walked behind him. "I have some job to do." – Was all he said before he continued walking and putting on his coat.

"If you are planning on killing that woman, you better not walk out of that door." – I yelled and he stopped, then turned around facing me. He starred at me the sighed walking towards me.

"I wasn't going to kill her. Just kidnap her and torcher her until she promises that she is going to quit so you can get your job back." – He said standing right in front of me.

"And what if she doesn't agree to that you are going to kill her." – I asked raising eyebrow. He looked down avoiding my eye contact. "Well yeah." – He whispered but still I heard him.

"Tom, you can't just go around and kill people for something that is completely normal. Everyone can get fired and it's not that big of a deal. Yes, I am angry because I lost my job, but I will find another one. And I am sure Emily will get used to her as much as other kids will. I will still see her and I am glad I will. Please don't do it." – I pleaded him. I would feel guilty if he killed her.

"Okay I won't. But only because of you. If it was someone else that woman would be dead by now." – He said and I laughed. I am not really sure if I should've laughed but everything in my life is crazy, including me.