𝐁𝐀𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐅𝐋𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

Chapter 34: Self Control

Alice

My jaw was practically on the ground, "You were with the Graham Tripletes this whole time?!" "Yes now roll your windows up" I frown confused by what he means but do as he says, he suddenly locks the car doors as we head to...

Rochester

I harshly swallow remembering the last time I was here, Is this where the Graham brothers live...I thought they would have possibly lived in Mayfield, where the rich kids...

"What's that supposed to mean-"
"You have daddy's money unlike other people"

Is that what he meant? oh my god, Alice, you are an idiot! why did I question his life? when I know other people have it worse, god you are a fucked up person Alice.

I didn't question why we were in Rochester, and neither did I want to know why we were here, After a few minutes of silence, we parked in a dark neighborhood, "Okay let's go" he whispers, I carefully unlock my door and step outside, I hiss as my bare feet hit the messed up spiky concrete sidewalk, I flinch from when a sudden car speeded down the road while blasting loud music, "Shit"

"AARON!" I loudly whispered as he appeared behind me, "Sorry" He slightly chuckled, I rolled my eyes but before I could take a step forward he suddenly cradled me like a child, "I don't want you getting hurt, and we should get out of here before we come across wrong people"

I worryingly nod as Aaron starts pacing down the sidewalk, realizing he has parked a few houses down from Greyson.

Once we made it to a fence Aaron put me down, I landed on my feet while he took his phone out and dialed a number, "Hey I'm outside...yeah they did, I'm fine just open up it's cold out"

Aaron sighed and suddenly grabbed my hand, "Come on" Without hesitation I followed behind him, even tho my feet were painfully getting dragged by concrete It was too cold out and I needed to be in a warm spot before I froze to death.

"Aaron wait up-"
"Shh," Did he just... shush me, as we made it to the front door, Why does it feel like we're doing something very illegal? I roll my eyes and fold my arms across my chest-

Suddenly the front door opened, and before I could see the person, the stench of alcohol and cigarettes flared my nostrils, The smell was so intense it smelled like an alleyway instead of a house.

Liam then pops his head out, "Aaron-Alice?!" He loudly whispered, "I didn't know...you were coming"
"Something came up it's a long story-"

"Our parents disowned us and kicked us out it's not that long" I cut Aaron off mid-sentence, and Aaron took in a deep breath and nodded in agreement.

"Oh sorry to hear, but uh we don't have enough room where would you sleep?" Liam swallowed glancing back inside as if he was being cautious of his surroundings.

"Thats okay I can share the guest bedroom with Aaron" I beam glancing between them both, Liam sighs and eyes me, and my smile quickly drops, "Oh" they don't have a spare room...

"Thats fine I can just stay that night at Esme or Sienna's"
"What?" Aaron frowned.
"Alice we can-"

"No it's okay I get it, I'll just meet up with you guys tomorrow-"

"No need, your sharing a room with me" Shivers run behind my back, Liam rolls his eyes and spreads the door wide, behind him is Greyson beside Conrad.

Both are shirtless, both in sweatpants and finally revealing Greyson's tattoo...I swallow realizing what that tattoo represents.

My eyes quickly dart to his, and it suddenly gets extremely hot, guilt spreads through my body as his eyes land directly on mine, as if he knew that I knew.

On his shoulder was a Medusa tattoo, I took in a deep breath and glanced back at Liam, "It's fine I'll just get going"

"No your not, your staying and it's also not safe driving around in the middle of the night in Rochester, especially a girl," Greyson said, he wasn't asking he was demanding, "For once he's right, your staying" Aaron suddenly snatched my arm forcing me inside, okayyy guess I'm staying.

"Quick upstairs before anyone else sees you" Conrad loudly whispered to Aaron I quickly made our way upstairs, while the brothers stayed behind, the stairs squeaking under our weight, the color brown of the wood fading off.

Once I made it upstairs, so much guilt filled my chest, old photographs from their childhood laid on the walls from when they were kids, the white paint on the wall slowly peeling off, have they been living here this whole life?

"Alice I'll be staying with Liam...you can stay in... Greyson's room" My eyes widen in shock, Wait...Liam and Aaron, Aaron and Liam...

Both like men, OH.

"Oh okay! Have fun" I give him a wink, when I suddenly bump into the wall across from me, "Ouch" I swallow, This hallway is extremely small, and so is this house...something I'm not used to.

"Okay...I'll see you in the morning" he sighed entering Liam's room, along with Liam behind him, I glanced toward Grey's direction, to see him scratching the back of his neck, was he? nervous?

"My rooms this way" I follow him behind as we make our way toward another pair of stairs, leading toward a door, he enters first, opening the door wide open to allow me in.

To my shock, his room looked nothing like his house, it was dark yet bright yet...hot.

Red lights over his bed frame, a smart TV across from his bed playing what looked like Spotify was playing, two electric guitars hanging from the walls, and multiple posters of playboy, and bands hanging, That's when all of a sudden the Spotify song starts playing.

The song "Coming Down" By the weekend I know very well was playing, "Don't worry I don't bite" he suddenly spoke catching my attention, I swallowed the gulp in my throat-

"Greyson is that you!" I overhear a young lady shout, Before I can turn around, Greyson grasps my arm shoves me inside the room, and slams the door shut, I stumble onto his bed, "Yes I was on the phone!" Greyson shouts, glancing back at me then glanced back, but suddenly he jerks back to look at me.

His eyes are wide in shock, he then suddenly licks his bottom lip and glances at me, from head to toe, I gulp and sit up straight, "Oh okay can you remind your brother I won't be home tomorrow...I have a business trip"

"Sure" he rolled his eyes making his way up to me, "So you can take the bed I'll take the floor" he sighed, snatching a pillow from his bed while I awkwardly watched.

My eyes kept darting to his tattoo, I was still in shock, does it have a meaning...or did he just get it for fun, as much as I wanted to know I didn't ask.

"It's okay you can take the bed I'll take the floor" He snorts and rolls his eyes, "There's no way I'm letting you sleep on the floor"

"And there's no way I'm sleeping in your bed" I fold my arms across my chest, giving him the same attitude back, his eyes meet mine, his cold stare sending shivers down my spine, What was he staring at me like that? as much as I wanted him to stop, I loved the way he was looking at me.

As if I was the prettiest yet desirable person alive just by the way he was looking at me, I could lose my self-control.