All I want is you and me (A bad boy x Reader Romance)

Chapter Eight

"What's wrong with me?" you ask as he let's go of you, you step away caught off guard by his sudden hostility. Ethan's eyes snake up and down you, "Y/n you've been acting strange ever since lunch. It's like you're paranoid or something". Something flickers through ethan's eyes as he turns to you "did Cooper say something to you?". You shake you head and open your lips
" N̶o̶E̶t̶h̶a̶n̶i̶t̶'s̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ h̷̤͊e̷͚͘ ̶̟̍t̶͎͆ō̴̝ḽ̸͆d̴̤̐ ̴̘͗m̴̰̋e̵͋͜ ̵̻̂a̷̠͋b̴͕͠o̵̪͆u̸͇͂t̸̰͑ ̵̺̚ẏ̴̥o̶͇͘ȗ̴̖r̷̫̊ ̸͕͗f̸̬͊u̶̺͝c̵͇͛k̶̹͒ȉ̴͜n̴͉͐ǵ̶̯ ̵̮͗d̸͌ͅa̵͔̔d̶͈̓d̵̘͠y̴̰͘ ̸̳̿i̵̠̍s̴̜̀s̵̬͗u̸̲̚e̷͇͝s̵̪͘ ̷͓̚".

Wait, what the fuck just came out of your mouth? You can see Ethan's face flick from shock to confusion and finally to anger. However he doesn't burst with fiery fury, its worse, his tone deepens. It chills and hardens like an icicle leaving his lips "oh i see." somehow those three words hurt more than the angry tirade you expected.

You see him stomp towards his bike as you follow after him "Ethan! Im sorry I dont know why-" "just fucking stop it y/n". He doesn't even cast a glance your way as he places his bag on his bike "I'm not stupid. What? Do you want to play therapist so badly that you go out of your way to dig up shit i spent the last year trying to leave behind so you could feed your own selfish ego?". You feel you heart drop to your stomach as the hot wetness in the corner of your eyes pricks up, "Ethan what the fuck are you talking about?! I just wanted to help". "Did i fucking ask for your 'help'?" Ethan snapped. The brief silence between you two filled by the sound of a red convertible creeping closer and closer. You see the recognition on Ethan's face and immediately know who he sees behind you. He translate back to his back "come on y/n, you still want me to take you home?-" "no". He looks at you for a moment, and you can see the unspoken hurt in his eyes. However he quickly turns away, hopping onto his bike and driving out of the parking lot.

You feel your throat tighten, trying not to cry as you hear Cooper's voice over the purr of his engine.

"Y/n, need a ride?" you open your mouth to let out a 'yes' but you quickly realize it would only come out as a pathetic squeak. So you nod, keeping your eyes away from Cooper as you enter his car. The drive for the next few minutes is silent, not that you're complaining or notice for that matter. Minutes feel like seconds as you try to figure out how you gained everything and lost it all in a matter of two days.

God, it was only two days.

"y/n" Cooper finally breaks the silence as your eyes keep fixed on the road ahead, you don't want him to see you like this, not when you're weaker than ever. "You don't need to talk, I just want you to listen...and maybe you'll feel a little better. You don't look at him or even move for that matter, and yet he lets out a breath and continues. "I've lived in this town all my life, I literally know the name of everyone in Avonswood north and south. Yet...no one, and i mean no one has seen...my weak side". His voice drops as he turns into your apartment complex's parking lot, as if contemplating what to say next. "No one...except you. I try to be happy and cheerful, because it keeps everyone else strong...but y/n you taught me it's alright to be weak..." he finally stops the car. You turn your head and your watery eyes meet his, he pts the car in park, turning and extending his arms out to you.

"You can be weak y/n-" you practically throw yourself into his arms, the fear and tears that had been brewing since last night finally bursting forth. You can't tell him anything, you're scared to tell him anything, it feels like you're sanity it chipping away. You can already feel in your stomach some inexplicable dread, as if you know that everything will only get worse. It has gotten worse, ever since your dad left, ever since you had to leave everything you knew behind.

But at least in this moment, for even just a second you finally feel safe in Cooper's arms. As your tears soak into Cooper's shirt you slowly find yourself calming down. As if finally catching a breath of air after being underwater for so long. You look up at Cooper, and he smiles, running his hand through your hair. "thanks...Cooper..." you whisper "no problem y/n" he replies, stroking your head comfortingly. Suddenly the tears spill over once more "im just so damn scared. I thought i had finally found my place here....but now i'll lose everything! I'll - I'll lose Ethan...". You cling to Cooper as he still pets your head, his soothing voice responding "you're not going to lose him y/n...even if you did he's not the only friend you have here". You sniffle "it's not like that Copper....I...I..." his eyebrows raise as you try to find the words. You couldn't possibly have developed those feelings for him right? It had only been a day!

Maybe you had felt butterflies in your stomach when he looked at you with those beautiful eyes, and yes you felt a freedom you hadn't ever experienced before when he took you home on his bike. And...perhaps it's only now you realize how cold you feel without the warmth of his stupid smirk or cocky attitude.

Cooper stops petting you slowly running his hand down your face, absorbing the softness of your cheeks. The wet trail from your hot tears smeared as his hand trails down to your chin, tipping up gently so you looked right into his eyes.

Something swirled in the brown pools, something warm and new. "You like him...don't you?".

You pushed back the tears threatening to spill over and simply nodded, burying your face into his shirt. However his gentle embrace of you did not faulter, in fact he leaned forward and you felt something soft press against your forehead.

Slowly looking back up you see cooper pull his lips away and smile at you. "Y/n trust me, you won't have trouble finding someone in that department...in fact..." he looked down at you. A gentle smile on his lips "if you want to maybe...start something new? I'll be at the pep rally tomorrow, only if you want too of course".

You felt a strange lightness in your body, you were so confused at the sudden offer from cooper. "Like a date?" You ask, finally sitting up, cooper smiled scratching his head "well yeah, but only if you want to of course! It's not like I'm trying to be weird or anything-"

"That'd be nice Co ̷̛̪o̷̘̾per" you hear fall from your lips. You're surprised at yourself, you swear you've had this conversation before...with someone else.

Before you can find yourself thinking to hard about it you wave at cooper ad you exit his car. And he smiles, pulling out of Your apartments driveway, And back onto the surprisingly barren road.

You turn, Ready to enter your apartment building. It's been such a long day, It's as if everything has Is nearly come together yet has all fallen apart right for your feet.

Cooper's Date, Cassie's confession... And ethan.

You infinitely feel of pain in your chest just thinking of him. You had absolutely no ideaIs how or why he had attached himself To you like a parasite feeding off of you're already intense emotions... But why did you love it?

It was because... his honesty, Even if he was an asshole sometimes,It was something you could trust. In this whirlwind that has been the last 2 days it seems like reality itself is falling apart around you.

The people around you even those that you consider your friends change so quickly, Thanks keep going from 0 to a 100 then back to 0 again Like it's nothing. In this ocean Of petty drama and Instability He was a rock, A lifeboat, Piece of driftwood you could cling to And know that at least that would keep you afloat.

But now he was gone.