Just A Kid

5. Alone

Julietta POV

Four says we had been at the beach house so far, four very long very trying days. Damian was still keeping up his hot and cold routine and I was foolishly allowing it to continue........anything just to feel his lips on mine.

There wasn't a whole lot of conversation between us just him apologising everytime he kissed and me making a fool of myself.

I knew this couldn't continue for the entire vacation I needed to stop letting him torment me. I needed to stand my ground and tell him he can only get close to me if he makes me his otherwise he has to keep his distance.

"Damn it man this sucks" Phil says slumping onto the couch

"What sucks?" Damian and I ask in unison and then promptly look at each other

"I've been called back on the road" he sighs "some one pulled out and I've got to step in. We were having so much fun too, I should only be a couple days I'll try and be back as soon as I can"

"Don't rush on our account" Damian says and my head snaps round to look at him "What? We'll still be here he gets back when he gets back"

"Alright I'll call you when I'm on my way back" he says giving me a hug and Damian a fist bump "take care of her"

"Of course, always" Damian says "she's safe with me"

As soon as Phil leaves Damian comes to sit beside me I watch as he reaches out to cup my cheek and I know where this is going. Quickly I move out of his grasp and shake my head.

"No, no more" I say "it's simple D, you want to be close to me, you want to kiss me, touch me then make me yours, if not then I think it's best you keep your distance"

"If I thought for one second your brother wouldn't kill me I would" he says "there is also things you need to know about me that may change your mind"

"I'm all ears" I say taking his hands in mine

"In the early days of my training I became some one I didn't like very much. I was selfish, cold and I didn't want to hear I wasn't good enough. I walked away from friends, relationships even a job and made myself homeless" he sighs "and then I did something I never thought possible, my last girlfriend was the first one to call me out on my bullshit and I.........I.........."

"It's ok cookie you can tell me" I soothe

"I hit her nugget" he sighs "you know me, you know that's not me but I did it and I don't want to do that to you"

"No......no you wouldn't hit a woman" I say " tell me what happened"

"She called me out on my shit, we had a huge row. She shoved me and as I tried to grab something to steady myself my hand caught her face" he says sadly

"Cookie it was an accident you didn't do it on purpose you don't need to beat yourself up for that" I say

"She didn't see it that way. She called the cops and tried to press charges for assault" the more she pushed the issue the more I questioned if it had been an accident" he says

"It was an accident she was just trying to hurt you" I say "but look at you now, where you are, what you've accomplished"

"I did it all for you" he says looking in my eyes "my plan was always to come back, tell you how I felt and be with you, make you proud. But how can you be proud of me when I did what I did"

"I am so proud of you cookie" I say cupping his cheek "I've never not been proud of you. Tell me why did you fall out with Phil?" I ask

"He tried to tell me what I needed to do to get better how I could improve. He tried to help me but at the time I didn't want to hear it and I pushed him away" he says "it never occurred to me that meant losing you too"

"You will never lose me" I say softly as I bring his face to mine and kiss him gently.

He kisses me back for a moment and then rests his head against mine with a sigh.

"I need to know if this has changed anything for you?" He asks

"Not a single thing" I smile

With that his lips find mine once more but this time more passionately. His arms wrap around me and he pulls me in to his lap. His hands travel down my back to my hips and then my ass which he squeezes gently.

"Tell me I'm yours" I whisper against his lips

"Your mine" he whispers "you always were"