His Everything, Even His Downfall

11

We get home to his apartment and Magnolia is sitting on one of the couches in the entrance hall. I raise an eyebrow and back up a few steps.

"Babygirl, what's wrong?"Killian asks.

"She shouldn't be here."

"What?"

"That's Magnolia. I love her to death but this is the one place she cannot go no matter what. This is safe and trouble follows her. I don't want anything else getting worse. I'm finally happy for once and in a relationship where I don't feel like I have to prove myself. But if she's here, that's gonna get fucked up."

"I'll talk to her and get her to leave. Are you okay?"

"Not even a little right now."

"It's gonna be alright."

I nod and lean against the wall next to the door. He kisses the side of my head then goes over to her. I push off the wall and pretty much sprint to my apartment. I shut and lock the front door then sit on the end of my bed. I end up zoning out.

When I finally get out of my head, I check my phone. Killian's called over and over. I scared him again. I call him back.

Call Starts Here:

Killian:Hello? Seline? Baby?

Seline:Hi...

Killian: I was gonna kick down your fucking door. Baby, are you alright?

Seline:No. My parents coming after you was already terrifying. But now that she's been in my safe place... been around you, I know something is gonna go wrong. She probably looked at you once and caught feelings or something.

Killian:She flirted if that's what you're saying. But look, even so, I'm never gonna leave you. I just spent four hours tearing up my whole building and blowing up your phone and trying to get past the deadbolt on this damn door because I have to know you're safe. You're the only one I'm ever gonna be with. You have to trust me.

Seline:How'd you know the deadbolt was locked?

Killian:Because you don't know how to do it right so I can hear it rattle when I try to open the door.

Seline:Oh.

Killian:Do you want me to go?

Seline: I don't know.

Killian: Until you figure it out can you let me in? Let me hold you and keep you safe.

Seline: I guess.

I get up and go unlock my front door. He comes inside.

Call Ends Here

"Did she even know who you were?" I ask.

"Mhmm. Apparently I'm hot or something. But, she is worried about you."

"Yeah. Probably."

"So am I though."

"Why?"

"I saw how you ran out. I knew what you asked for so I still did it. You were so scared."

"Oh."

He runs his hands up and down my sides.

"Why does she scare you so much?"he asks.

"I'm happy. For once in my life I found someone I actually care about that loves me the same way. But every other time I've had that while she was around, it always got fucked up because she would interfere. So many people left because of that. I can't lose you too. You make me feel actually alive. You make me feel safe and loved and sexy and perfect. I can't let her fuck that up. I love you too much." I explain, my voice breaking more and more as I speak.