Saving Isabella

Chapter 30: Checkup

POV DOMINIC ROSSI:

I am laying on my bed throwing rapid punches at my punching back, I'm too absorbed in the activity to realise that someone knocked. "Dom? Are you ok?" I jump at the voice and turn around to face Enzo. I nod my chest heaving from the effort, using the back of the palm of my hand, I wipe the sweat off my forehead. I wince as my knuckles come in contact with my skin. I unwrap the cloth that I put there to protect them since I couldn't be bothered to find my gloves. I throw the wrap onto my bed and stare at my knuckles. Thankfully I didn't draw too much blood, just between my middle and ring finger, but the knuckle on my middle finger is very swollen, it's starting to resemble a golf ball to be honest. I shrug it off and look up at Enzo "What?!" I snap at him, he doesn't say anything which pisses me off.

Finally Enzo breaks the silence "What did Arthur say to you earlier?"

"You mean yesterday?"

"Yeah yesterday" he nods

"Told me off..." I say dismissively, while looking away. Why does he have to get up in my business?

"If you want me to stop talking to you, you better give me something better than that." I stare at him without saying anything, my cheeks flush in embarrassment. Its bad enough Arthur insists on scolding me like a fucking child, but to have to tell him what he said ticks me off. "I haven't got all day Dominic." he warns, I groan.

"He yelled at me for being irresponsible, by bringing Bella to a party with me, and he said that..." my voice trails off and I stare at my feet, somethingI usually would never do.

"Arthur said what?" Enzo insists, getting closer to me.

"That it was my fault she ended up in the hospital" I say my voice breaking, "B-but I didn't know she was sick" I basically whine, the last of my dignity disappearing. He comes up to me and places his hands on my shoulders and looks me dead in the eyes.

"It was irresponsible of you to bring her to a party" I open my mouth to complain but he puts a hand in the air to stop me "even if she blackmailed you. But it wasn't your fault she ended up in the hospital, Arthur is probably just upset, he shouldn't have said that. It is mine, Arthurs, Alexs, Rogers, Nicks and Ezra's fault we didn't realise earlier. Ok? It's on us, not on you. You did good, you called us and took her to the MedBay, if it wasn't for you getting her there on time, I wouldn't want to think what could've happened." He kisses me on the forehead and I automatically push him away and make a disgusted face while wiping my forehead aggressively. "Remind me not to kiss you when you're sweaty, it's like when Tiana had to kiss the toad, all slimy and wet."

I scoff "How do you even know about the film anyways?" I watch as Enzo goes bright red in the face "I uhm... Katie made me watch it because she loves the film".

"Where were you anyways? With Katie?" he nods. "When are you going to show her to us, you guys have been dating for a year?!"

"I'll bring her home soon."

"Did you need something?" I ask wanting him to leave

"No, just came in to check on you, that's all. Want me to leave little brother?" he asks amused.

"Yeah I do... leave! Don't call me little brother you moron." Enzo chuckles and leaves.

"Can you learn to close the door for fucks sake?" I call after him, but he doesn't come back. I flip him off and slam my door shut, before flopping onto my bed and texting Chloe, maybe she's free today.

POV NARRATOR:

Roger, Lorenzo, Nick and Alex were sitting in the latters office, they all had a grim look on their faces after having recounted the days events. They looked at each other in awkward silence.