The Summer Fling (Poofless AU)

37 - Don't Touch Me

"Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence. Summer passes and one remembers one's exuberance. Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence. Winter passes and one remembers one's perseverance." - Yoko Ono 

Preston's POV

Why? Why did it have to come to this? Rob cupped my face which made my tears fall faster. I don't want to tell him, because if I do. Oh God if I do, his reaction would kill me. There's no way he's going to take it good, who would?

"Babe, what is it?"

The nickname he called me almost made me cry harder. I don't deserve this amazing human being. Why should I? I fell in love with someone I had no business falling in love with.

Rob wiped my tears away with his other hand and kissed my forehead. 

"Please stop, you're going to make me love you even more."

I mumbled to myself, but Rob picked up my words and kissed my forehead again. What if I didn't tell Rob about the deal? Would that make me selfish? My moms statement raced through my mind as I contemplated telling Rob or not. 

My eyes traveled to Robs worried eyes, searching for something other than worry. Unfortunately that was all I find in those caring brown eyes. My throat was parched, but It wasn't thirsty for liquid. It was thirsty for a reaction that would never happen. 

I reached up and wiped my eyes, in hopes of preparing myself to tell Rob. It's now or never Preston.

"Rob, I need you to first know that I love you. I love you so God damn much. I would and will do anything for you to make you happy. So just please know that my feeling for you are genuine."

"Preston, you're scaring me."

I took Robs slightly shaking hand and held it in my own. This will probably be the last time we will hold hands huh? All the words I am about to say will most likely break his heart. And then his reaction will break me.

"Rob, I'm going to be straight forward about this because that's the only really way to say this. Mr. Felix called me on on the day you came here to Dallas and made a deal with me. I didn't want to do it, but I had no choice because I needed the money so badly. He offered me about five thousand dollars to basically become you're best friend-"

"What the fuck? Are you serious?!"

Rob moved away from me and started heading towards the door in a rush.

"Wait Rob you didn't let me finish!"

My voice started cracking as I followed behind Rob. In attempts to finish I pulled Robs shirt, which made him quickly turn around and pushed my hand way. I looked up at his face, only to see tears rolling down his face.

"What Preston?! There is nothing else you need to say. I bet you were paid to fucking love me to, weren't you? I-I thought that we actually had something real."

My mind was going blank as I saw Rob almost leave. I ran over to him and hugged him, in hopes to mend his heart back. Rob pushed me off of him, resulting in me falling on the floor with a loud thud.

"Don't touch me, God Preston don't you think you've done enough already!'

Rob opened the door but looked back at me, with his phone in hand. 

"And To think, I actually thought that you were the one."

The door slammed behind him, but I couldn't hear it. The only thing I could hear was the silent tearing of my heart.

A/N: Yeah.....that just happened.....

#Summer