She used to call me Cowboy

I Owe U

Tucker's POV

The jail cell clanged open as the officer unlocked it and pushed it aside.

"Alright your bail has been paid boys" He said. The officer was a tall man with a mustache, personally i thought he was pretty funny looking but i wasnt exactly in the position to be cracking jokes right now. I looked over at Connar and his other friend, Connar's nose was bloody and his friend's hand was swollen and looked broken. I was guessing i was getting a black eye and a broken nose plus a split lip, how the hell did i end up with most of the injuries? oh yeah thats right, i kicked that asshole in the face and his girlfriend smacked me over the face with a chair. 

We all got up, most of us groaning with pain from our bruises and sore muscles from the fight. Those guys deserved it more then ever, arragant son's of bitches. Next time they called my Vicky a ho i would kill them myself.

Out in the front lobby of the police station Victorie stood by the door, My jacket wrapped around her shoulders and the others in her arms. I saw Connar's jaw tighten when he noticed it was my jacket she was wearing and not his.

"Are you guys okay?" She asked, rushing over to Connar who instantly pulled her into his arms

"We are fine" He said "You should see the other guys"

" Oh i have" Vic replied "One of the guy's face was so bad that they had to take him to the hospital"

"Guess thats what happens when you get Tucker pissed off" Connar's friend joked

Despite ourselves we all smiled

"Alright you bunch of hoodlems get out of here" The receptionist lady joked, shooing us all out of the building. Victoria's truck was waiting for us along with another car parked behind it full of Vick's girlfriends.

"They are going to take you guys home" Vicky said to Connar, gesturing towards the car.

"Dont you want me to come with you?" Connar asked, rubbing his hands up and down her back. I had the urge to start another fight

"No" Vicky said "Not tonight im to tired, go home and get some rest, okay?" 

Connar hesitated for a minute, his eyes flickering up to me then back to her

"Fine" He finally said, dipping his head down and kissing her deeply. I swear my blood started to boil "I will call you tommorow" He said when she finally shoved him away and pushed him towards the car.

I watched with smugness as he got into the back seat of the car and they drove away, knowing i was the one going home with Vicky and not him was bitter sweet.

"Stop looking so damn happy and get in the truck" Victoria snapped, grabbing her keys out of her pocket and climbing into the drivers seat. Once i was buckled in next to her we were off, spitting up gravel as we hit the old road back to her place.

"Thanks for bailing me out tonight" I said when it was obviouse she wasnt going to say anything

In the darkness Vicky shrugged

"You defended me" She said "How could i not bail you out?"

"Well i distinctly remember you vowing to hate my guts for eternity" I commented

Victoria sighed

"I dont hate you Tucker" She said "I just dont trust you"

"So thats why you have been acting like a squirl in a nut factory?" I asked, half joking 

Vicky scowled

"Dont make me kick your ass out of the truck Tucker Taylor" She said 

I raised my hands up

"Hey hey" I said "No need to be so testy i was just making a comment"

"Well no matter what you did tonight you are still not off the hook do you understand me?" Vicky demanded

I soluted

"Yes mam" I said 

We pulled up in front of the house, all the windows were dark which signalled that Vicky's mom was currently not in. 

In the front porch Vick flicked the lights on and turned around to take her boots off, when she looked at me she gasped.

"Oh my god" She exclaimed "your face!"

 Instinctively i reached up to touch my face, wincing my my fingers met my nose

"Ow" I commented

Taking my hand, and myself by surprise. Victoria lead me into the kitchen before pointing at the counter.

"Sit" She ordered 

And i sat, perching myself up on her counter while she rumaged through cubors, pulling out cotton balls, antiseptic, ice and bandages.

"Am i seriously that bad?" I asked as she turned back around and set all the stuff down beside me before washing her hands in the sink

"You look like someone ran your face over with a bus" Victoria commented back as she pulled her blond hair up into a high pony tail, i grimaced, that was a little harsh.

Stepping in front of me, Victoria pushed my knees apart so she could wedge herself between my legs. I starred at her in shock but she didnt so much as even blush, she was to busy dabbing antiseptic on to a cotton ball.

"Now hold still" She commanded softly as she reached her cotton clad hand towards my face. A stinging on my left cheeck seered through me and i winced away.

"Get back here you baby" Vicky snapped, grabbing my chin and yanking my face back towards her.

I endured at least fifteen minutes of her cleaning my wounds and one painfull moment as she reset my nose. 

"You know" She said softly as she cleaned a cut above my eyes "I think these scars are going to make you look sexier"

My stomach pulled itself into knots, how could she tell me one minute that she didnt trust me then turn around and tell me i was sexy? Shes was the most confusing woman i had ever met.

"Yeah im sure the chicks will really dig it" I muttered, Victoria's lips tightened

"Vicky" I said, reaching up and pulling her hands down, holding them gently in my own "Can we stop fighting?"

Vick's hands became limp in my own and i watched as her eyes clowded over.

"I dont know Tuck" She said "You hurt me so bad"

I reached out and rubbed my thumb gently over her cheeck where a tear had trickled down.

 "I know" I whispered "And i am so sorry, but please. Let me try?"

She was quit for a moment while she thought about this . When she reached up and took my hand my heart froze.

"I will try" She said, looking down at our joined hands "But your on probation"

I smiled

"of course" I said

I jumped down off of the counter, jostling her backwards and causing her to trip. My arms wrapped around her to steady her, pulling her against my chest.

"Gotcha" I said, grinning down at her. Vicky's cheeks burned red

"Im going to bed" She said, pushing away from me and heading for the door "Clean that up would you please?"

Then she dissapeared, leaving me alone in the quit kitchen. Smiling i started cleaning up the bloody remaints of her nursing job. I think there was still hope for me yet