Late Night Ride (Pezzy x OC)

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Dinner had been uneventful, considering we all just went to a Denny's and talked about things other than what happened. It felt as if they were walking on egg shells around me, worried that if they brought up the event of tonight I would break or snap.

After eating we all made our way outside to the parking lot where we said our goodbyes to Sam and colby, who promised to keep in touch with me. As they drove away I made my way to my bike and sigh sitting on it. I have a massive fucking headache, I'm exhausted, and it feels like my abilities have been turned up to where I feel like I'm seeing and hearing everything. Like a constant buzzing in my ears and throbbing in my head.

I grab my keys from pocket with shakey hands as my breathing picks up. "Novie are you ok? " I heard pezzy say beside me, reminding me that him and the guys were there and watching. His voice sounded distant yet right in front of me at the same time. I just nod not looking at him as try to put the key in my bike my hands were shaking too much. Heart still racing, fast breaths, shaking hands, and now my eyes clouded with what I could only assume is tears. "Novie you don't look so good" he said. "I'm fine! " I yell and look up at him through teary eyes. He seemed shocked, not by me yelling at him but at my current state.

He moved closer, gently placing his hands over mine and taking my keys from me, "I'm fine" I say a lot softer this time as the tears finally escape, racing down my cheeks. "Hey.... I've got you ok, you're ok you're safe and you're strong" he said quietly. Any softer and it might have been a whisper. I place one of my hands as I let out a quiet sob, "I'm sorry.... " I say in between breaths.

He puts my keys in his pocket before grabbing my face in his hands gently making me look up at him, "you have nothing to apologize for. Tonight was alot, possibly too much, for you. You went through so much tonight that no one has any right to make you feel sorry for responding this way. " he said before hugging me into his chest and i instantly melt at the warmth of the hug, the sound of his beating heart and his subtle scent slowly calming me down. By this point the other guys have left to give us privacy, which I appreciated since I didn't want everyone to see my complete meltdown. "Can I stay with you tonight? " I ask while still hugging him. He smiled looking down at me, lightly playing with my hair, "of course you can".

After a few minutes of silent hugging we pulled away from each other and he wiped my tears from my face gently, causing me to blush a little. " are you ok to drive now? " he asked as he pulled my keys out from his pocket. I nod, "yeah I should be fine, the drive from here to your place isn't long so I'll be able to manage..... Thank you" I say taking my keys back from him. "No need to thank me novie, you take the lead and I'll follow behind you. Let's go home because I know we both are exhausted. " he said getting on his bike and starting it. I nod and start mine putting my helmet on.

I'm tired, there's no denying that. Between the investigation and then crying, tonight has been a lot to handle. I pull out of the parking lot, he followed suit.

Like I had stated, the drive wasn't long at all. We arrived home withing 10 minutes thankfully and parked in the garage. After turning our bikes off and taking our helmets off setting them down we head inside to see the guys all on the couch talking.

"I'm going to go shower and change, I feel disgusting. Once I'm done I'll come back down, but you should hang out with your friends for a bit. " I tell pezzy and smile kissing his cheek and head up stairs to his room. I set my things down in an area out of the way and grab some clothes from his closet that I have here. I keep a few outfits here since I tend to stay the night often and it was his idea originally.

I head to his bathroom and strip the sweat and dirt coated clothes off me and step into the shower turning it on. There were a few reasons I felt so gross, 1. I ran and it was hot and the building was dirty, 2. My father was in my vicinity which I hate. So while in the shower I made sure to scrub myself of any physical and mental filth I could see and feel. Once I felt clean I found myself just relaxing under the water trying to catch my breath, mentally speaking.

After awhile of self contemplation under the water, I turned the shower off and stepped out drying myself as best as possible before throwing on some pajamas. Some simple black pajama shorts and an oversized band T-shirt. I dry my hair with the towel until its just damp and quickly brush through it then throw it into 2 braids quickly. Leaving the bathroom I grab my dirty clothes and throw them in his dirty clothes hamper, noticing the fullness of it I grab his hamper and my phone and head out of his room to the laundry room. As I'm in the laundry room I can hear them talking, they must have moved to the kitchen. I quickly load up the clothes and set the basket down before going to the kitchen to join them.

"Hey, you were in there awhile everything ok? " pezzy asked me as he joined me at my side. I nod smiling, "I'm fine don't worry. Also I just put your dirty clothes in the washer along with mine, and I didn't use a lot of hot water so if you want to shower there should be plenty left. " I explain to him and he nods smiling. "Thank you for putting my clothes in the washer and saving me hot water. I'll wait until you're asleep though to shower, I wanna make sure you're ok first. " he said.

I find myself blushing again at his words. I don't think I've ever had a guy care for my well-being like this. The fact that I have that now and it just so happens to be a guy I like and a guy that likes me is insane to fathom if I'm being honest. He seems to notice the blush and ever so slightly smirks but doesn't say anything. "I'm going to go lay down, my whole body hurts. Don't take too long I know you're tired. " I tell him and head back up to his room and lay down on the side that's against the wall. I relax under the covers and hug one of his spare pillows while scrolling through my phone. Maybe it was the combination of exhaustion and the repetitive motion of scrolling, the lingering scent of his Cologne and the fact that I know I'm safe here.... With him.

Either way I fell asleep quick.