Taylor vs Reid (GxG)

Part 11 - {Pink Champagne}

TW// The first part of this chapter is a nightmare and may be triggering.

There's a shadow beneath my door, the light of the hallway casting menacing shadows across the floorboards. The knob turns slowly. "Drewy...." he drawled.

I trembled against the corner, pulling my quilt up to hide myself. The knob turned again until it was released and the door crept forward a bit. With a pounding heart, I shot off the bed and beneath the frame, tucking myself away. His footsteps against the floor were heavy and he came closer until he stopped. He clicked his tongue. "Drewy, come out and let me play with you."

I whimpered, tucking myself into the wall. He turned towards the bed and the tears welled up in my eyes. Then suddenly, his face was right there, that smile plastered on his lips and the gun aimed and pointed right at me.

"Mom!!!!"

"Oh Drew, you know by now that after dinner when they fall asleep, they won't wake until morning."

They can't be asleep yet. Not yet. I shuddered. "No. Don't, please!"

"I will shoot you, Drew. Shut the fuck up and get out here!" He grabbed a hold of my hand and yanked me forward. I screamed and fought, hanging onto the bed to save me. "Stop! STOP! NO!"

The gun fired and I went deaf.

"Nooooooooo!" I felt a hand on my shoulder and recoiled from it, "Please don't!" I begged, scooting back until I fell off the side of the bed. The ground hit me hard making me grunt. Pain shot through my back and as I stared up into the darkness, I felt the burning of my tears slip down my face.

"Drew! It's me," Reilly's voice came to me through the darkness and my eyes flickered about to find her. Her face appeared hovering over the side of the bed.

"Reilly–" my voice broke and I started to sob all over again.

Reilly reached for me, pulling me back up. She pulled me into her and wrapped her arms around me. "Hey, baby. It's okay. It was just a dream. You're safe."

I held on to her with a tight grip, as if she would evaporate and leave me there by myself to deal with all this pain alone if I didn't. She held me tighter and rocked me gently, whispering comforting words into my ears. Half of them didn't make it to my brain and the other half that made it took so long to register.

My skin felt as if it was stained, irreparably. A feeling that had plagued me since the first time and never truly went away. No matter how much I showered. My lips quivered as I pulled out of Reilly's arms. "I need a shower. Rei–"

"Okay. How about a bath?" I nod. Anything that could get me clean. "Alright, come on."

She pulled me to the bathroom but my grip on her wouldn't actually allow me to get in without her. She gave up trying with a heavy sigh and decided to join me instead. "Just taking my clothes off." I heard as she was pulling back. It was a struggle but eventually, she got to take her clothes off. I took mine off at the last minute when I was already standing in the tub, seconds away from getting them wet. As soon as they were gone, the warm water enveloped us and it was more soothing than I could've imagined.

"Please tell me it's not my birthday yet..." I spoke in a trembling voice.

"It's not," she assured. "You fell asleep early. We still have a couple of minutes left."

I nodded and relaxed into her hold. I didn't know how long she held me for or how we got to be under the covers again with my head against her chest but at that point, I didn't even care. I played idly with her fingers until the night faded away from us and the only thing I remembered, the only thing worth remembering, was her wishing me a happy birthday.