Best Friend's Brother: Chapter One

Well... That Happened

"Oh, fuck," I absentmindedly said, and Eric let out a bitter chuckle.

He leaned down to my ear and whispered, "You'll be screaming that for me soon, baby."

I was paralyzed with fear as one of his cold fingers ran across the warm skin on my jaw as the other one slid itself around my waist and under my shirt. His hand flattened against my back pushing me closer to him. My breathing got heavier and shakier as his hand that was on my neck crept down my body. 

I heard a groan come from behind Eric as I vaguely saw Harry starting to stand up. Eric hoisted me over his shoulder abruptly and started walking with me to the living room. He tosses me on the couch, and I see him messing with something in his pocket. Oh shit, I think and act before I can speak. My leg blindly shoots out and hits him in the middle of his thigh as my hand reaches out to Matt who is still asleep beside me. He groans before opening his eyes to see Eric standing over me. 

My breathing started to get ragged and shallow as I started panicking. No, no, no, no, no, not this again! I screamed at myself and tried to flail around, but Eric already had a grip on my wrists and one of his knees digging into my thigh and the other one pressed against the tender spot between them. I shrieked as his hand started to quickly inch its way towards the waistband of my pajama pants. Matt must have realized it wasn't Harry messing with me because his fist met Eric's face once again. Eric barely budged this time and quickly punched Matt causing him to hit his head on the table beside the couch.

The straightforward action caused rage to ignite in me. I headbutted Eric in the nose, and as his head was held back, I headbutted him again in the throat causing him to release me. I jumped off the couch and straddled his chest as I delivered punch after punch to Eric's face. Soon, Eric stopped moving, and I bounced off him, rushing to Matt. I lift his head into my lap gently feeling for any wet sticky spots on his head signaling that there was a cut, gleefully not finding any.

"Matt," I tapped his face, "Matt, please wake up." Harry flicked on the light in the living room causing me to whip my head around to look at him and saw Eric on the ground. He raised his eyebrows at me then saw Matt unconscious in my arms.  I turned back to Matt and held my fingers to his neck feeling his steady pulse I'm used to. I continuously tapped Matt's face gradually getting harder. Eventually, I gave up and straight up slapped him which finally got him to wake up.

As soon as I saw his beautiful blue irises, I wrapped my arms around him and tightly held him close to me. Tears started gradually rolling down my face as Matt sat up. He gently held me combing his fingers through my hair and whispering sweet nothings in my ear to comfort me.

Eventually, I stopped crying and wiped the tears from my face. Harry rubbed my shoulders and helped me stand up, "You really did a number on this kid. Hopefully, he'll take a hint not to mess with you ever again, and if he does, he'll get more than just a broken nose, busted lip, bruised cheekbones, and a black eye. If he's lucky, he'll end up dead."

I chuckled a little bit and took a shaky deep breath, "Come on, Jessie. Let's get you to bed." Harry wrapped his arm around my shoulder and started walking upstairs with Matt trailing behind us.

SUUUPER short and kinda crappy chapter but it was needed. I'm so sorry if this triggered anyone. Just know that whatever happened to you is NOT YOUR FAULT and you are valid in every way shape and form.