Liquid Courage

The Realization//Ch8

Matt's P.O.V.

When I had gone out to look for Amber after Foggy told me the creep followed her out I was shocked to hear the sound of a fight. At first, I was scared the creep has hurt her only to be pleasantly surprised when I realized it was her hurting him.  

I had to admit to myself that hearing her growl out a warning to the creep sounded oddly attractive until the smell of urine filled my nose nearly making me laugh at how scared she had made him.

Atta Girl

When she had finally made it back into the bar we had a few rounds of shots before Amber and Karen choose to have a game of pool. I laughed hearing how excited they both were as they made a shot or as the other missed their shot. Foggy had opted out choosing to sit with me and have a conversation. We talked back and forth until he asked me about my feelings for Amber. I said I didn't have any having never completely thought about it and was unsure of what to say. Foggy didn't fully believe me and he kept pushing only stopping when the girls walked over to join us yet again for another drink.

The night seemed to flash by pretty quickly until it was around the time we choose to go home. Amber's roommate Alisa had given me their key to take Amber home. Not because she was stumbling drunk but because she was ready to pass out from lack of sleep and Alisa didn't want her getting hurt or driven too far. 

I promised to get her home safe revealing a slight look of skepticism that the blind man was the best bet but she took what she could get. Amber and I were the first to get in a cab and as I looked out at our friends Karen gave me a knowing look as I mumbled the address I was given to the driver. I tried to ignore it when Amber's head softly laid itself on my shoulder and a large smile rose on my face.

The taxi driver seemed to take his sweet time and at this very moment I had less cares about it. I enjoyed the feeling of her so close to me and it was in the most sweet and innocent way. There was a subtle and soft feeling that brushed against my heart and for a moment I was unsure what it was so I let it run off my shoulders as I focused on Amber as her heart beat slowed to an even pace along with her breathing. 

When we finally made it to her apartment I paid the driver before gettign Amber out of the car. The driver didn't even look twice as I lifted her from the ground smiling at her weight in my arms. I made my way to her door taking a moment to listen for her other roommate who I had been warned may be home. But as I heard no heart beats in the apartment I made my way in with the key I was in carfull not to drop her. Taking a moment I took a deep breath that lead me to the room that smelled most like her. I was happy as I laid her down softly in her bed making sure to remove her shoes before slowly slipping her feet under her blankets. 

I stood for a moment relishing in the moment. Then there was that feeling agian but this time it wasn't alone. It was a feeling I had felt only once or twice before but this time it was much stronger. 

Butterflies?

I took a moment thinking when I heard the rustling of Amber twisting and turning from what seemed to be a nightmare. I listened closley worried. Weirdly not worried about her seeing me here but worried she would wake up in a panic like I had listened to her do the other night. I had meant to leave but this unexplainable pull to watch over her pulled be back. 

As she settled in again I let out a breath I didn't relize I was holding before sitting down against the wall.

I'm being such a creep.

I can't help but chuckle a little. I realized slowly that I liked Amber and more then just in the sexual way. I couldn't help but think back to what the Father had said now properly realizing what he had meant. He was telling me to look inside and see if my feelings for her where real or if all I wanted was to sleep with her. 

Holy shit What have you gotten me into Angel?

I smiled listening to her heart beat at it's slow comfortable rythem. In the moment I was completly calm. Being here made me relize so much that I couldn't yet completly explain and being so close to her as she slept was oddly relaxing it was odd. 

After a little while I relized I should probably get going and as I rose from the wall I was shocked to feel a soft hand lock around mine being followed by a soft voice askign me not to leave. She sounded like she was about to cry. But as I listened I realized she had done this still completly asleep. 

I sofly removed her hand from mine before hearing a slight whimper escape her lips. 

"No please don't leave I swear I'll do better" her voice made me break as my eyebrows scrunched at the confusion.

What is she talking about? Who did this to her?

Anger subtly flared in my gut pushing those wingged bueaties in my stomach to the side. I mentally noted it when I heard her beg for Stephan  to stop doing his experiments to her. 

"who is Stephan?" I mummbled as I boiled over who the fuck he is and what he did to her. Then I heard her mummble the name Boyde I made a mental note to do some research on those names. 

I glanced her way as she whimpered again slowly sitting down by her bed and softly grabbingher hand which just as her prencense calmed me I calmed her. I softly smiled and leaned my head on her bed as she squeezed my hand. 

I sat there for a few more hours making sure to plug in her phone and mine as I listened to her breathing. I only decided to pull myself away from this comfortable awayses when I heard someone walked through the door. I decided to go through the window as not to disturb her roommates. 

"I'll see you tommarow Angel" I smiled before I decided to head home which I knew from the other night that she lived only a block or two away from me.