I Owe The Badboy

13: Bleeding Apology

CHAPTER THIRTEEN ~ Bleeding Apology

I am officially confused as fuck. It doesn't make any fucking sense! What does Lacey's parents has to do with all of this?! Did they set them up? But surely that kind of love is not possible to something planned and arranged can it? Plus, what does Zyler meant by "chasing"? Do you want to know why I'm chasing Lacey? Shouldn't it be "in love"? Do you want to know why I'm in love with Lacey?

It was certainly not the response I was looking for but at the same time, I got this feeling that its another step to knowing Zyler. I just have to dig for more and hope for the best that at the end of all this I can finally help him. To achieve what I wanted to accomplish the first time we've really talked in that factory.

"I dont understand. What does that has to do with Lacey?" I pressed needing to know more. I guess its safe to say that curiosity was not just capable of killing the cat, it was also capable of killing a person's intellectual state too.

Instead of replying what my ears wanted to hear he stood up and said, "I'll get a bottle of tequila and we're heading to our cottage." He left without waiting for my reply causing me to feel embarrassed since I was beginning to get a little too nosey for Zyler's liking. I mean it is his life and he kept it all to himself all this time, why start now?

I groaned to myself before catching up to Zyler who is now was picking a bottle by the long table. He looked deep in thought as he asses the line of bottles in front of him one by one.

You can do it. He won't hurt you. You can do it. He won't hurt you. You can do it. He won't hurt you. I chant again and again inside my mind to put some courage before I walked in beside Zyler.

The moment we were side by side did I felt nervous. The words that I was planning to say immediately vanished causing me to open and close my mouth like a fish gasping for water. "Hey Zyler," I gulped, once. Twice. "Uhmm, I just want you to know that you have a choice in this. If you dont want to tell me then dont and I completely understand." I bit the insides of my cheek waiting for his reply. He was beginning to get a little too silent for my liking and I took it as a bad sign.

That's when he offered me a mischievous smile after taking out a bottle of Jack Daniels and dangling it in front of me. "I know I have a choice. Luckily for you, you're Alex if you were anyone else I would've punched them for interfering with my life." He said it so casually but me? My heart swells at his words and I couldn't help but feel privileged to have been trusted by his secrets.

"Thanks." I said feeling a blush come to my cheeks. Why am I blushing?!

"Come on." With two bottles of Jack Daniel's in his hand, we head off to our cottage.

It was a peaceful night when all of a sudden, a group of people started to take shape by the dark. It was Chloe and the others along with Juliet. I didn't know why I halt in my tracks but I did causing Zyler to look at me with confusion. I'm still not ready to face Elliot. Especially now that I'm with Zyler, his accusations will only worsen and its not even true yet he continues to do it.

"You okay?" He asked his voice laced with concern. I wish I could properly see his beautiful eyes amidst the dark. Strangely, it brings me comfort.

I didn't get a chance to reply when all of a sudden, Juliet is in front of us looking jealous and hurt, her eyes glassy. "You liar!" She shrieked pointing an accusing finger at me. "You told me Zyler and you are not dating!"

Now I know she's hurt. But it doesn't lessen the urge to slap her in the face when she's accusing me of something I didn't do. There is only one logical explanation for Juliet to be like she's being right now and that's Zyler. The guy who's heart is taken yet many still fight for it.