The Chosen.

Cut It Out

With Bill's lips still firmly pressed against my cool skin i begin to hear footsteps entering the pod. I know exactly who it is based on the swish of the pant legs.

Tom stops dead in his tracks as he enters the door way and catches sight of Bill and i sitting closely together on the pod floor. I reluctantly gaze up at him.

"Is there something i need to know?" He asks somberly.

"What? No. We were just talking." I murmur almost defensively. I didn't exactly mean to do anything wrong but the fact that i felt guilty shows that i did.

"Mmm. Mhm. Is that where you disappear to all the time? Are you 'just talking' with Bill?" He asks with a coarse tone.

I can tell i'm testing his patience but little does he know he's testing mine too. I've already been on edge for weeks now and i've been looking for something to make me feel it all. He's playing a dangerous game right now.

"Tom, we weren't doing anything." Bill defends the both of us. I want nothing more than to roll my eyes at him. How does he manage to sound so innocent when in actuality he isn't. No more than I am, anyways.

The twins eyes send daggers into each others. If looks could kill, they'd both be dead.

"Stay out of it." Tom mutters as he aggressively stares down his brother, warning him. This can't be happening right now, not tonight.

"Don't talk to him like that." I blurt out.

"Oh great." Tom laughs, making my blood begin to boil. "So let me get this straight, I find my girlfriend and my brother on the floor pressed up against each other and now she's defending him and i'm not supposed to assume anything is going on."

And there it is. My push over the edge.

"You act like i wasn't in love with him first." i scoff, rolling my eyes. Damn, my words even hurt my own feelings.

Tom's face drops, my stomach falls along side his expression.

"Wow. You're definitely not who i thought you were June." Tom murmurs softly while shaking his head. He stares so deep into my eyes, you would think we weren't breaking each others hearts.

His words slice through my chest like a knife. I can feel my cheeks beginning to warm as the tears beg to fall. I refuse to give him the satisfaction of seeing me cry.

"You know what Tom, I'm not who i thought i was either. And i'm fucking glad." I laugh.

"What is that supposed to mean?" He takes a step towards me but Bill cuts him off by stepping in between us. Tension lingers heavily in the air as no one speaks for a few moments.

"Tom leave her alone." Bill mutters through gritted teeth.

I watch the boys as they stare each other down with an intensity i have never seen before.

"She's my girl." Tom retorts at his brother.

"From what i heard, she was mine first." Bill smirks, making my eyes widen.

"CUT IT OUT!" Zeke yells as he walks into the pod. Someone must have alerted him to what was going on between the twins. Either that or the whole floor could hear them arguing over me.

Everyone is startled by Zeke's loud interruption and the boys manage to create some space between them. Though small, it's enough space for me to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Not tonight. There's too much at stake." Zeke says firmly, reminding me of his fatherly side i got to know so well in the serum.

"He's right." I murmur. "It's almost time to leave."

Our collective gazes meet one another. The twins linger on each other long enough for me to realize this is far from over.