Ben's POV
Alexa and I are in the car on the way back to her house now. The night was going so great until HE had to ruin it. I've never felt more anger than I did when I saw his hand on her.
I don't even know what to say to her right now. I want to talk to her about it but I think I need to really think about what I want to say. The car ride is quiet, both of us lost in thought.
I never liked that guy and I made it very clear to Alexa when she told me they were dating. I never understood why she liked him. He's always been a piece of shit and I was so relieved when she told me she broke up with him.
I never trusted him and I still don't. He hangs out with a bad crowd and I used to see him at parties I would go to and I know how he gets when he drinks.
Angry. Violent.
I noticed that when he was talking, he raised his free hand and out of the corner of my eye, I saw Alexa flinch.
Has he hit her? Has he hurt her before? No, there's no way. She would have told me right? Right? She didn't give you a very good reason on why she broke up with him Ben. Maybe that's why she did.
My mind is racing the whole car ride back. The whole time Alexa is rubbing her arm where his hand was.
God, i've never been a violent person but when I saw him grabbing her like that and talking to her that way, I saw red. I had to hold myself back from actually hurting him in front of that whole restaurant.
I pull into Alexa's driveway and unbuckle my seatbelt. Getting out of the car, I walk around and open her door for her and watch her step out slowly and quietly.
She looks up at me for a split second and I swear I see tear stains on her cheeks and my heart breaks. It takes everything in me not to kiss her and wipe her tears away. She shouldn't have to deal with that.
I don't feel comfortable leaving her alone, especially with her parents being away, so I make the only move I can.
"Do you want me to come in with you?" I ask her hesitantly, running my hand through my hair, nervously waiting for her answer.
I watch her closely as she looks at me and nods her head, her eyes glassy. She sniffles slightly and wipes her eyes with her sleeve.
I nod my head and close her door behind her and lock the car as I follow her to her front door. She quietly unlocks it and enters. I follow her, take my shoes off and watch as she locks the door behind us.
After she takes off her shoes, I follow her into the living room and sit next to her on the couch.
I need to talk to her, now.
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RomanceAlexa and Ben's love story had been a long time in the making - best friends for years, turned lovers when Ben was home from college for a week. Unfortunately, just as things were falling into place, a devastating event shook their relationship and...