Warning [5SOS]

Secrets

Michael sat criss cross on the grass outside of Melissa's room with his guitar. He threw a few rocks at her window to get her attention but she closed the blinds. With that being done he strummed a few chords and began to sing "throwing rocks at your window at midnight, you met me in your backyard that night"

She peeked through the blinds.

"In the moonlight you looked just like an angel in disguise. My whole life seemed like a postcard" he continued "You were mine for a night, I was out of my mind-"

The blinds went up and Melissa opened her window. She stuck her head out "what do you want?" She asked.

"You" he replied smiling.

"Shut up Michael, go home" she said shortly.

"Home is where ever you are babe" he remarked.

Melissa rolled her eyes.

"Oh come on I know you like me, this" he shook his guitar "I wrote it about you"

She fought the smile that wanted to curl up on her face.

"The truth is I can't lose you, you're literally the only person love"

"Your family?" She asked.

"They hate me"

"And I don't?"

"No, you don't" he stood up and sat his guitar down "we were great and I don't know what happened" he walked towards the house.

"Secrets, that's what happened! Michael Gordon Clifford don't even think about coming up here!" Melissa yelled down at him.

"Too late" he said climbing up the side of her house.

"I mean it!" She yelled down.

Michael laughed.

"Stop it!" She dumped a glass of water on his head.

"Oi!" He yelled.

Melissa slammed her window and locked it.

Michael sat on her roof with his back against Melissa's now closed window "babe?" He asked.

There was no response.

"I had an emotional break down in your dad's police office a few days ago" he said "I was crying and screaming and I was a complete mess"

Silence.

"It was because you said you never loved me, and when you lived a life not loving anyone and then finally find that person you love, it's amazing...then you said you didn't love me and it hurt worst than being shot in the arm"

"Michael please-" Melissa breathed.

"No, I need to know why you think it's better we didn't see each other"

There was a pause "I can't tell you" she said.

"Bull shit!" Michael turned around to face the closed window. Melissa's forehead was pressed against the glass.

"Michael I really can't...you just need to stay away from me" she closed her eyes.

"Who told you to do that? Who! I'll kill them!"

The serious tone in Michael's voice scared her "you don't need to do that" she sat up.

"I've already killed so many whats one more?" He asked.

"You've what?"

"I killed people! I set things on fire! I robbed banks! I hurt myself for you" Michael yelled no longer facing her "they were always targeting you but they leave you alone now because of what I do for them! Look what I've done to myself!" He pulled up his flannel selves to reveal scars up his arms "for you!" He yelled.

Melissa unlocked the window and reached for his arms "Michael what the hell!" She yelled.

"You told me you didn't love me so I'm not worth it!" He started crying.

She pulled him inside and sat him in her desk chair. He cried to himself and held his arms out, the cuts facing the ceiling. Melissa ran to her closet and pulled out Neosporin and a wash cloth that she had wet with water.

Michael shook his head "no no it's okay" he cried.

Melissa delicately wiped his arms with the washcloth "Michael I'm so sorry" she said drying his arms and putting on the healing cream.

"Ow!" He wined.

"I'm sorry" she ran her fingers through his hair and kissed his forehead "I love you, I only said that so you would leave...someone was going to hurt you"

"Who?" He asked sniffling "I could take him easy" he wiped his eyes.

Melissa kissed his cheek "we'er so on and off" she said.

"It's really annoying" Michael sniffled.

"Michael you can't stay or they'll find out" she put away the washcloth and ointment.

"Who?" He asked again.

"I can't tell you who, Michael"

He leaned in and kissed her lips hungrily never wanting to let go. She sat in his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck running her fingers through his hair like she loved to do. Her lips moved to his jaw line that was sprinkled with stubble and finally to his neck.

"We could have all night just give me the green light" Michael said with his eyes closed.

"Wait" she said stopping and look at him in the eyes "I've never done this before"

"It's okay, I've got you" Michael whispered softy and looked up at her "only if you want to" he said moving his hands down her waist.

She winced.

"What?" He asked.

"Nothing" she replied.

"Babe, what's wrong?"

"I said nothing" she repeated getting annoyed.

He moved his hands to the bottom of her shirt.

"Michael stop!" She swatted at his hands.

He ignored her and lifted her shirt up to reveal a graze wound of a bullet on her side. He put her shirt down and asked with a loving voice "what happened? That's from a gun" he said shocked.

"Nothing! I don't even know okay!" She left his lap.

"It was Brady wasn't it? He hurt you again!" Michael stood up and walked behind her.

"No! Just don't worry about it!" She turned around to face him.

"Well I'm going to worry about it because I love you! I care about you! Melissa that's how these relationship things work, you trust the other person!"

"Oh look who's talking!" She retorted.

"Hey I told you what I was doing, you never told me what you were dong with Brady" Michael defended himself.

"You're a horrible person! Why do I even like you!" Tears started to form in her eyes.

Michael walked forward and pulled her into his chest "we'er hot then we'er cold, we'er yes then we'er no-"

"Shut up" Melissa buried her head into Michael's chest.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"Michael I really can't tell you" she hugged him tightly.