Temptation: Nate Maloley Fanfiction

Chapter 26

"We're almost here. About 25 more minutes. Wanna stop for food?" Gilinsky asked after 7 hours of silence. Despite many attempts to start a conversation, I returned nothing. As if giving him the silent treatment would make him take me back to Nate.
"Okay... do you want Jack in the Box"-he chuckled slightly at the sound of his name- "McDonald's, what do you want?" I still didn't offer any answer.
"This is getting childish" he sighed. "I saved your life for christs sake. Your safe now."
"Well maybe i don't wanna just be safe. Maybe i wanna be safe knowing i wont have to hide myself, knowing that i fought hard and won. Not gave up and hid my whole life" I bit my tongue trying not to say it out loud.
"Will you just fucking talk to me?" He asked, irritated.
"I have nothing to say" i replied. He sighed in frustration.
"Why not? Would you be happier seeing Nate? Would you talk to Nate rather than me? Well like it or not i was there first and im here last" the words stung.
"Fuck you" i said shortly. He knew he made things worse, so he gave up trying to talk to me. He got off the freeway and drove to the Jack in the Box drive thru.
"3 20 piece chicken nuggets" he said as he pulled up to the speaker. Damn, i forgot he knew about my childish side.
"Feeling better?" He smirked to me seeing my expression change from angry to excited. I quickly turned angry again and he let out a laugh.
When he got the bag he passed it to me. I quickly opened a box and endulged in my favorite food of all time; chicken nuggets. As my tensions released he put his hand on my hand. I wasnt sure if i was okay with that but i let him for now.
We drove into Omaha eating our Jack in the box, but with much less tension than before.
"This is where you used to live?" I asked, wide-eyed.
"Yeah, until i moved to California with Jack" he responded.
"It's beautiful"
"Thanks" he laughed.
He parked his car in the driveway and we were met by his mother and father in the yard.
"Oh its so nice to meet you!" His mother greeted me. I felt bad for the way i was dressed; ripped jeans and a dirty white t shirt of Nates.
"Its nice to meet you too" i replied, hugging her, "im sorry i couldnt have looked more presentable"
"No worries! I could only imagine the things you've been through good god!" She exclaimed. I looked sheepishly at the ground. They led me inside and showed me the room they prepared for me. The only thing i wasn't expecting was that there were two beds.
"Uhm, Jack?" I ask. He looked up in response. "Who's the other bed for?"
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