𝐃𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐘𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝟓 || 𝐁𝐨𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧

CHAPTER 29: 𓆩♡𓆪

I slowly crack open the door, my breath catching at the sight infront of me.

Lizzie is hunched over, shaking violently as she holds a boxcutter in her hand and stains her bedroom floor with deep red.

"Lizzie!" I say hysterically, immediately dropping my tote bag and rushing over to her, crouching down.

"Lizzie, I'm here," I whisper, cradling her face and forcing her to look at me as I wipe away her tears with my thumbs.

"I'm right here, baby."

"Katie?" She grumbles.

I nod. Her eyes flutter shut and the tension leaves her body, her head lolling towards me.

I press frantic kisses to her hair and gently remove her blade, tossing it to the other side of the room.

Her arm that's gashing with blood rests on my thigh. She seems to be searching for my flesh to grab onto.

"Why? Why'd you do it?" I ask, my voice raspy as I get emotional.

"Katie.." She sniffles, shaking her head weakly. "It h-hurts.."

"I know baby, I know," I whisper, and I kiss along her cheek, her nose, her eyebrows, everywhere.

Her eyes blearily open and focus on me. She frowns and sheds a few more tears.

"Don't cry, I hate to see you cry.." I let out a shuddering exhale, pressing my thumb to her bottom lip.

"Come on, let's get you cleaned up, yeah?"

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I cleaned Lizzie's cut and smacked a bandaid on top of it. I know it won't do anything, but I found it in her bathroom and thought it was cute. It had a colorful pony on it.

"Are you feeling better?" I whisper, stroking her blonde hair tenderly as we lay in her bed.

She's been nonverbal since what happened, only communicating to me in sniffles and huffs.

Her lips twitch. I push some light strands away from her face, trying to get a clearer view of her pretty eyes.

Her arms are wrapped around my waist, our legs entwined with one anothers.

I cup her cheek and she finally looks down at me.

There's a comfortable, intimate silence between us for several moments as we just.. look at eachother.

"Lizzie, you need to come to me if you need help, okay? Not anyone else. Only me." I finally speak up, my voice hushed.

"If it's not me you go to then I'll be really jealous, baby."

She gazes at me, her thumb rubbing my side slightly. She nods.

"I need you to say it." I murmur.

"I'll only come to you, Katie." She says with a hint of hesitation.

"Again." I say anxiously.

"I'm only yours," she whispers as she leans in, kissing my lips gently. My eyes shut momentarily as I kiss her back.

"And I'm yours, Viper." I say against her lips, my heart racing.

"Love you too, Cowgirl."

"Oh my god!"