Sacrifice- Tyler Lockwood

Chapter 4 (Now or Never)

I looked at the door that I was standing in front of. Tyler Lockwood and I have a much-needed talk ahead of us.

Before I could even knock on the door Mrs. Lockwood opened the door. "Umm, hi Mrs. Lockwood is Tyler home? I know it's late, but I need to talk to him."

"Yes, honey he's upstairs in his room. Come in." Mrs. Lockwood politely let me in. Showed me to Tyler's room leaving me to knock on his door.

Before I could gain the courage to knock on his door, I needed to know what I was going to tell him. I finally raised my fist to knock.

I heard movement in the room and saw the doorknob turn. I had my head down, so when Tyler opened his door I only saw his socks. "Ruby?" Tyler asked confusedly that I was standing in front of him.

"We need to talk," I told him as I looked up.

Ty moved over opening his door wider to let me in. I stood next to his bed while he closed his door turning around confused.

"Ty, I can't confine in you when you hate my brother, plus it's not like I've been able to talk to you when your mind is on sex and Vicki." I start.

"Ruby your brother started that at the Grill and the football game tonight. And you don't know me if you think that's where my mind is always at." Tyler says trying to defend himself.

"You don't know what you did at the Grill?" I questioned since he hurt me.

"I almost punched your brother, but Matt pulled me away." He replied confused about where I was going with this conversation.

"So you don't know that when you threw that punch you hit me," I told him not believing that he didn't know he punched me.

"What?" Ty questioned me.

"Yea, Ty you let your anger get the best of you and you punched me instead of my brother," I told him angrily.

"Ruby I didn't know I'm sorry-" Ty tried, but I cut him off.

"I don't know if this deal is going to work. You know it's crazy that the only one to help me was Vicki. I can't keep getting in the middle of you and my brother." I told him honestly and as calmly as I can. I wanted to walk away but Tyler stopped me.

"Ruby wait I didn't know that I hurt you. I am sorry about everything. I can't control this anger I get angry over nothing sometimes. It's like blind rage I blackout. You were the first person who cared and saw another side of me other than automatically thinking I was an asshole. Yes, Matt is my best friend, but you are probably the only person who will understand me. I want to help you. I know you thought I didn't see you having a panic attack which is probably where you were going with what happened tonight. Just know I don't want to go back on our deal." Tyler walked closer to me as he spoke until he was so close that he was whispering and I could feel the heat radiating off of him. He looked me in the eye the whole time telling me the truth.

"Ty-" I started, but got cut off by Tyler.

"Look we sit around and talk all night, but don't go back on our deal," Tyler tells begging me. I caved.

"I had a panic attack tonight not because you and Jeremy were fighting, but because of what he did to me," I told Tyler. He looked confused about what I was saying.

"Who?" Ty questioned me. I backed up noticing how close I and Tyler were and sat on his bed.

"That's not to worry about. I hid from, everyone, what he did to me. I never once told a soul scared that he would come back." I told Tyler truthfully as he sat down next to me looking straight at me as I looked at the wall.

"What happened Ruby whoever this is, he is not here to hurt you. Your safe you can talk to me." Tyler told trying to get me to talk about my past.

"I thought he loved me, but that wasn't love. He laid hands on me. It wasn't play fighting he threw punch after punch until I blacked out." The tears rolled down as let what I'd been keeping in, out. I felt good, but it hurt like I was going through it all over again.

My chest got heavier. Breathing got harder. My tears kept rolling and I couldn't control the sobs that came. I was breaking apart piece by piece.

I felt Tyler get off of the bed and I saw him in front of me. He took my hand sitting me down on his lap my head on his chest. "Ruby listens to me. Do you hear my heartbeat? Just focus on that." Tyler comforted me. I listened to his heartbeat until my breathing was stable. Tyler held my jaw to pick up my head, but I winced as he pulled his hands back scared.

I picked my head up as I hiccuped, "You gave me a bruise there."

"Ruby just know, I will protect you. No one is going to hurt you including me. You are not alone anymore." Tyler assured me. I lay back on his chest to listen to his heartbeat.

"You know I used to have a huge crush on you," Tyler said out of the blue. I burst into laughter while laying on his chest and eventually he joined in. "I am being serious you were always hot." Ty continued and I couldn't do anything but laugh. "I got you to laugh," he said as I picked my head up to look at him.

He looked straight into my eyes and begin to lean in, but I realized what was happening. I got off Tyler's lap and sat back on his bed. "Ty I don't like cheating even if it's a kiss. Your with Vicki-" I explained. Tyler cut me off.

"Technically me and Vicki have a relationship that is just sex," Tyler told me cocky.

"Yeah well if I would have allowed a relationship with you how would I know you wouldn't cheat if you are cheating on Vicki," I argue back. Before he can answer I say "I should go my sibling nor my aunt knows I am here." I started to walk to the door.

"Stay. Look I will go downstairs and sleep on the couch, but it's late. You shouldn't be out this late at night it's dangerous." Tyler tells me.

"I have nothing but underwear, a sports bra, and a pair of shorts in my small bag," I tell him trying to reason with him.

"Borrow one of my shirts. You can take a shower, but you're not walking out of my house this late a night." Tyler says not taking a fight.

"Fine, but I will sleep on the couch because I am not kicking you out of your own bed," I tell him but of course, he has to answer.

"If your not kicking me out of my bed and I am not letting you sleep on the couch, then there is only one way to settle this we share the bed," Tyler says calmly as if it's so normal. While throwing his jersey at me.

"There is no arguing with you," I tell him irritated. As I head to his bathroom to take a shower when I hear him say something.

"Just so you know if we were ever in a relationship I wouldn't cheat on you. I would change for you because you deserve someone who would care for and love you forever." Ty confessed. I turned around red in the face. I didn't know what to say. I stuttered and Ty smirked at his effect. I turned again going take a shower.

While in the shower I broke everything about me and Tyler, realizing that I was confused. Ty helped me, he made me laugh after I cried; he was there in my time of need. This feeling I have these butterflies I got is going to go away. Ty only helped me it's why I am like this. Are at least that what I am going to keep telling myself until they go away?

As I got out of the shower I looked in the mirror at my reflection and wonder what was to come and what was next. I got dressed and noticed that I didn't have shorts in my bag and the only underwear I had was lace. I had to be cautious with this shirt since it goes about mid-thigh with my 4'11 height.

I walked out of the bathroom to a shirtless Tyler on the bed. I went to the other side texting Elena to tell her I am safe. I lay down and turn to look at Tyler. "Why would you be different for me and not for your own girlfriend?" I question Tyler.

"You deserve it." he turns to look at me and tells me honestly

"You're saying that Vicki doesn't deserve it?" I ask.

"Well, she sleeps around why would I change for someone who won't change for me," Ty tells me having a point.

I turned over. "Goodnight Tyler."

"Night Ruby."