His Criminal [BTR Love Story]

Bad Girl

"You actually gonna stay tonight?" Mason asks sarcastically as I lay in my bed. I have been spending the past three weeks with James and like every other night I'd be at his place. With Austen on the loose I needed to feel safe and James gives me that feeling. I couldn't explain it to Mason, and he was getting concerned and aggrivated.

"Yes, ok. God what is your problem with James?" I say finally having enough of his shit.

"I have a problem with the fact that he's becoming what I am, ok. I'm jealous that he's who you call when you have a nightmare, when you need anything; you call him. I was the one who you depended on. I love you like my sister but I feel like I'm losing you." He had his clenched fists by his sides and I could see the anger in his eyes.

"Mas, you could never lose me. You're stuck with me for life," I say pulling him into my arms.

"You have no idea what it's like to feel like this," He mumbles into my hair.

"Wait, what do you mean?" I look at him.

"It's just ... nevermind," he looks away from me averting my gaze.

"No, Mason you start talking now. I am tired of you lieing to me. You've told me nevermind for years, ever since I met you, and I want answers now. I have kept every single one of your secrets that you've ever had. I haven't said anything to anyone about how you almost got me killed cause you got involved with a hitter!" I yell at him knowing that I would've been dead if I wasn't as good as I am.

"Are you honestly bringing that up? What was that, three years ago?" He yells at me in disbelief.

"Yeah, cause I have told you all my secrets. ALL of them, and you have hidden all of yours away from me. You are my best friend for Christ sake, talk to me!" I was pissed and could you blame me? He has kept so many secrets from me over the years and yet I tell him everything.

"I CAN'T!" He yells throwing his hands in the air.

"Can't or won't? Cause there's a difference, just stop with the lies we have in this life we live and just let down your damn guard and talk to-" I get cut off by him...pressing... his... lips on mine. I was in shock for the first couple of second then I realize what is happening. I push him back. "What the hell?!" I wipe my lips with the back of my hand.

"That's why. I have had these feelings for you since we first met up in London. I'm sorry, that was terrible of me and I-" I cut him off not wanting to hear anymore.

"So this friendship we've had, was just a way to get close to me?" I couldn't believe it. I didn't want to.

"No, remember I said that I worked alone and then you were able to get me to see that two are better than one. Mel, I just wanted to see what it was like... If there was sparks. There wasn't, I'm sorry." He hung his head and shoved his hands into pockets like he does when he is all out of lies and words.

"Mason, if you would have told me before James, I would have given this a chance; but I know something about this thing about us. Alex said that its soul mates. Mas, I love you like my brother and you are still my best friend. You always will be, nothing will ever change that, ever." I say pulling him into a huge bear hug.

"Mel, I'm so sorry. If you wanna go be with him tonight then go. I think that you should probably go cause I don't think you wanna be alone. I'm leavin' for a bit so why don't you go be with James," he says before heading to his room. I am still trying to hold onto him but he gets away.

He walks into his room and then walks back out with a big douffle bag. He actually was leaving and not just saying that to get some time alone in the apartment. I nod my head recognizing that he was actually leaving. I never knew when he would be back from these trips. He took one a while back and it lasted a week, another lasted about a month.