Drake's POV
I sat there looking at her broken body. I cried hard as I saw the machines beeping but I knew without them Tiffany wouldn't be alive. I held her soft hand in mine and kissed it as I spoke softly to her "Hey Tiff, I can't wait till you're better and out of this place. I promise I'll take you mud larking again and we'll go swimming and sun bake before having a BBQ..." I couldn't help it.
I broke down in tears. How people can sit here for hours or days pretending to be talking to their loved on who's lying in bed in a coma is beyond me. I cried into my hands for a while before I heard the door behind me open, I spun around to see Jo and Gabe. I wiped my eyes and tried to hide how red blotchy they really were. Jo came up and gave me a hug, whispering "She'll be fine. She's strong!" I nod as my eyes fill up with tears again.
She gave me a kiss on the cheek before she walked around to the other side of the bed to hold Tiffany's other hand. Gabe came up and slapped my back saying "She'll be alright man" again I nod but this time the tears flow down my cheeks.
We all sat there in silence for a while and I couldn't help but want to know how my girlfriend ended up like this in front of me, on machines so I look up at Jo who's sitting on Gabe's lap nestled into his neck "Jo" I say softly and she looks up and over at me
"Yeah?"
"What happened?" I ask boldly.
I watch as she shifts on Gabe's lap and then says "She was running across the road to speak to Rusty and didn't look and well a car hit her" I clench my jaw together – Rusty!
I knew he'd have something to do with this. He always does. He's been jealous of Tiffany and me since day one. God dam, this guy had his chance with her. He lives across the road but I took the first move and won the girl and now I'm in love with her. I never thought I'd be about to love since in my younger years I was a player. Yeah, not a proud moment of my life but I was like Rusty and the boys. Used and abused girls to get what I wanted and then threw them to the curve before moving onto the next girl. Yeah it was wrong and when I realised I was hurting them after finding Dakota crying one day in the park the day after I dumped her I had to come to terms with my player ways. We talked for hours and she told me how she felt and how the others had felt and I was devastated. After that day I didn't that I'd never play a girl to get what I wanted. They had feelings too and well I needed to respect them. Dakota tried for months to get back together with me but over time I'd also realised that she used guys too become popular and be her slave. Yeah, the sex was good but it wasn't worth everything she put me through. She was clingy and expected us to be at every party and I got sick of it so I dumped her. Not the best 3 months of my life afterwards and see still thinks we should be together but I've moved on.
Rusty, I and the boys spend more time together and we found new things we enjoyed doing, mud larking was one so every weekend we'd try make it out there and we'd find new paths to follow. Soon Brooke came along and that's when things changed between us all. She went after Rusty but flirted with all of us when the other wasn't around. I shouldn't have fallen for her and her games but I did. I think Rusty started to have feelings for Brooke like more than fuck buddies, something I never thought I'd ever see. So one day we went swimming and the boys set up a BBQ. We all ate then Brooke started flirting with me while Rusty and the other guys were swimming. I brushed it off at first but she kept trying and eventually I took off for a walk but she had other plans and bailed me up. Brooke pushed me up against the tree and kissed me and for some reason I kissed her back. I don't know why but I wanted her so badly but so did. While kissing her against the tree Rusty came looking for her and found us! That was it Rusty and I started to fight. Fists flying, we both ended up bloody. I ended up taking Brooke home and a few days later we ended up going out. That's when Rusty hooked up with Dakota so we avoided each other for a while until one day Brooke asked me to settle things which I was man enough to do and although it'd been a while since we'd spoken he was glad to be friends again. We vowed never to let a girl come in between us again. Things got better and before long we were mud larking again, hanging out at the cave and soon the girls got sick of being left behind that they dumped us. Rusty and I laughed it off. Rusty went back to using and abusing the girls but I started to focus more on my studies.
That lasted till the day Rusty told me about Tiffany his new neighbour. He told me what he could and I already knew she would be a great friend but when I saw her that day my heart did a flip and I'd never felt this way before. When Rusty invited her mud larking I knew this would be my chance to be a little bold so I went for it and I did. I got go swimming alone with her and asked. I felt like screaming when she said yes, she seemed a little shy but she said yes and when our lips touched. Nothing felt wrong with the world and now here I am sitting besides her watching the machines breath for her, just lying here in a coma. Did Rusty have something to do with this? I know he's been jealous but he wouldn't go out of his way to hurt her would he? I was meant to protect her and failed at that so now I was going to stay with her until she came back to me. I looked up at Jo with tears in my eyes "Did he call her over?" I had to ask.
I didn't want to think he'd hurt her but I had to know "Oh No, she was talking to you and then he walked off and she ran off after him"
"He heard her talking to me?" I asked and she nodded.
He knew! He knew that we had sex, was he pissed that we were in love and he didn't get his chance? Has he been playing her behind my back? Either way I hope our love can stand up to Rusty and his charms and let's hope he isn't trying to play her like he used too.
Tiffany being Tiff had to make sure he was alright. I know they hang out and I'm cool with that. I hang out with Rusty too so I know he's not that bad to be around maybe he's a little nicer to her because she's a girl but I like the fact that we can all get along but knowing he was upset and she was only trying to make things better, is starting to make my blood boil. This could have been avoided if Rusty hadn't gotten jealous. What did he think that we wouldn't be fall in love? I love everything about this girl, she's nothing like the others and well she makes me feel like she trusts me and let's me be me. Who could ask for anything else? I truly love Tiffany and it'd break me in half if I lose her. I'm not leaving until I see her beautiful eyes open again and I can kiss her soft lips. If Rusty can't get over the fact that Tiffany chose me and not him then he's just going to have to get over it.
I look at Jo "Did he say anything to her?" "No but I don't think he was happy to hear what you and Tiff were talking about because he just walked off and she ran after him...... and Drake....." she paused for a moment before I looked over at her waiting for her to continue
"Rusty and Tiff, nearly kissed before you called. I don't know what's going on with them but sometimes it looks like they're together and not you" I watched Gabe push her a little and Jo looks at him
"What?! He deserves to know that something has been building up between them. It is HIS girlfriend" Gabe looked pissed and stood up almost making knocking Jo down to the floor.
He walked off and I looked at Jo, she looked at me "Go! He's angry because it's his brother and this has happened before" she looks at me as I kiss Tiffany's hand and lean closer to her to whisper
"I love you" as Jo stood up and ran after Gabe.
I could hear them talking outside of the door "He serves to know" Jo said
"Jo, he's my brother. Why couldn't you just had said nothing?"
"Because I think Tiffany is falling for Rusty in a big way and Drake deserves to know so he can be prepared for the blow"
"What?" Gabe asks
"I've been watching them Gabe and I know they have feelings for each other and Tiffany's held back but today she nearly didn't and when Rusty heard that phone call it hurt him but I still think Tiffany will end things with Drake soon. If you could see the way she ran after him. I know there is more than friendship going on"
"So that's not your problem. Why can't you just keep out of it?"
"BECAUSE she's my sister and he's you're brother. God Gabe, nothing is going to happen to you. Baby.....I love you. I don't want to fight" I could hear her sobbing and then it goes quiet
"Okay, I'm sorry. I love you too. Let's not fight about this but next time keep what's going on between them private. Drake will find out sooner or later without you telling him!"
"Okay" it goes quiet and my heart breaks.
