roses & thorns [vegaspete]

Chapter 4; Thorns

[WARNING: angst beyond this point]

-Pete's pov-

[1 month into marriage]

"You seriously just know when to quit do you?" I said to Vegas, who was laying half on and half off the couch with a bottle of liquor in his hands, absolutely shit faced. He looked up and smiled at me
"Hey baby!~ you're home- i missed you so much" he slurred through his sentence "Don't 'hey baby' me. Vegas do you know what time it is right now? And you're sitting here on our couch drunk off your ass!" I scolded.
"What's with the yelling huh?" he asked and lifted his eyebrow, getting up from his seated position on the couch, stumbling over his feet just a little towards me. I backed up in slight fear of what would possibly happen.
"You seriously need to stop getting drunk all the time Vegas, it's absolutely infuriating!" I said, raising my voice a slight bit. "As far as i'm aware, pete, you have no say of what i consume into my own person, am i correct?" he said, inching closer and closer to me. I stared at him dead-set in his face and held up my left hand, showing the ring that he had placed on my finger just a month before "I think this is enough to symbolize my say in your out of hand drinking problem, you alcoholic!" I yelled.
He raised his hand and the next thing I knew, I was on the floor with a burning sensation in my right cheek.
"You slapped me." I said softly, "YOU FUCKING SLAPPED ME VEGAS." I said, my blood boiling with anger
"Maybe you'll learn to watch your mouth for some things" he said and fixed his ring. "God why did I even agree to marry you!" i yelled and ran up stairs, his angered footsteps tailing behind me
I started grabbing a set of clothes and putting them into a bag "where are you going?!" he yelled "somewhere until you can calm your shit!" I yelled back, as he grabbed my wrist, preventing me from putting anything in the bag "Vegas. Let go." i said through my teeth "no. you're staying here" he retorted

"you can't make me" I said
And then a burning sensation on my left cheek was felt, tears now welding in my eyes threatening to fall, I raised my hand to slap him back, his face now turned to the side and i spoke through my tears
"If i would've known you'd be like this i would've never married you, i really thought i could change you Vegas, but your too deep for me to save"
I took his hand from my wrist and put my things in my bag and pushed him out of the way walking downstairs and out the door.

"I appreciate you letting me stay here Cau" i said walking into the minor family house, "and on short notice too" i added
"No problem phi, anything for someone who chose to stay with Hia. Something's wrong i assume because hia is not here with you like normal" Macau questioned, I let out a sigh
"I don't even want to talk about that Hia of yours. I'm currently contemplating my marriage with him at the moment." i scoffed "wow and only a month in, Hia you fucked up bad i guess" Macau laughed
"I'd say he fucked up badly" i sighed and put my bag down next to the couch, taking a seat on it
"What did he do now?" He asked, "He was drinking, and he-" i started "nevermind, it's unimportant at the moment anyways I don't even want to think about it" i said and laid down on the couch "Okay then Phi, I won't pry on your marriage with my idiot Hia" Macau said "You're welcome to stay here as long as you'd like Phi, you're always welcome here" he added before leaving the room to do whatever

My phone was constantly being blown up by Vegas, I ignored them all.
-A week later-
I woke up on the couch, I've been staying at the minor family house, out of my own home with Vegas. He has been blowing up my phone ever since I left.
Just as i had opened my eyes my phone rang, yet another phone call from Vegas
I decided to answer this time

'Pete?! Oh my god you finally answered, where are you? Are you okay?' he spoke, his voice horse
"I'm fine." I answered with a yawn, 'where are you?' He repeated, "I'll come home when I feel like it, Vegas." i said bluntly 'Baby look i'm sorry.. I wasn't in my right mind, you know i would never hurt you' he said with a small sigh