I Love Him But I Can't (Scallison)

You're Safe

When Friday came, Lydia was helping me pick an outfit and we were getting ready at her house.

"You should wear that," she said gesturing to the outfit I had just tried on. A white blouse, a black skirt, and a black blazer. "You look great in it."

"You look stunning," I said. She wore a red tank and jeans with a mini black jacket.

"I told Scott to meet us here. The party starts in five minutes so we'll go down now and glance over everything."

"Ok."

We walk downstairs and wait for everyone to show up.

"So, what do you think of the school," she asked.

I smile and say "I really like it here. There are a lot of nice people."

"Any guys you deem cute that you wanna go after?"

I can't say yes. Then she'll ask who it is and I can't say Scott. He is cute though. Extremely cute. He's nice to everyone. He's unlike any guy I've ever met.

Lydia then says "It's taking you that long to figure out if you like anyone from school?"

"They're either not my type or taken."

Lydia shrugs and says "Maybe you'll meet a guy tonight."

"Maybe," I say with a shrug.

The doorbell rang and people started herding in.

/

I spend most of the night on the sidelines. I watched as Scott spoke to some of the lacrosse team. Lydia was talking to Stiles across the yard.

"Want a drink," Matt asked behind me, causing me to jump slightly.

He was in my French class and whenever I looked to the window I'd notice him looking at me. He was holding a cup of punch out to me.

"Sure."

I take it and drink it quickly. I knew Lydia didn't spike the punch because she wanted people to be able to drive home safely. A few moments later though, I felt dizzy. I felt myself swaying as the room started to spin. I almost collapsed but Matt caught me.

"I've got you," he said. "Let's take you somewhere quiet."

He lead me to one of the rooms and he leaned in to kiss me.

"Get away from me," I said when he kept leaning in even though I was pushing him away.

Any other day I'd have already knocked him to the ground but I couldn't do that now. I was swaying uncontrollably, my balance practically none existent. The spinning of the room seemed to worsen. Let's not forget to mention the fact that I was seeing two of him.

"Don't worry Allison," he said pushing me against the wall. "We're meant to be together. I can see it in the way you look at me."

I go to shove him away but I felt so weak. "What did you give me?" He wouldn't budge.

"Just a little something to get you in the mood. Don't worry. It'll be ok. We'll be happy together."

"Stop! Get away from me!" He leaned in to kiss me and I kept him away. "Get off me!"

I closed my eyes as I kept the pressure to keep him away. He was gone. I didn't have to apply pressure, he was just gone. I opened my eyes and saw Scott with Matt pinned to the wall.

"Leave," he said. "Now."

Matt then says "Dude, it's cool. She's just playing hard to get. She wants it."

Scott grabs him by his shirt collar and lifts him against the wall. "I'm gonna tell you one more time and it's the last time I'll tell this to you. Leave this party now. If you don't, I'll kick you out of here."

"Yeah right. You wouldn't dare."

Scott throws him over his shoulder and walks him out, but not before closing the door to the room. He came back a few minutes later and stepped in front of me.

"You alright?" He takes my hand gently and leads me to the bed. "Come on, sit down. I'll get you water. You should stay hydrated. Maybe I should take you to the hospital. My mom can check you over."

"I'm fine."

"I'd feel better if you got checked."

"No, I'll be fine. I just wanna go home."

Scott then says "I'll drive your car. I don't think you should be behind the wheel while you're like this."

I stand up and when the room spins, I grab his arm. Scott puts his hand over my own and leads me out of the room. He grabs three water bottles before leading me to my car. He drove me home and helped me to the door which my dad and mom had just opened.

"Allison," my mom shouted when she noticed how I was still unbalanced. "What did you do to our daughter?!"

My dad then shouted "You son of a–," but he stopped when his fist connected with Scott's jaw.

"Dad, he stopped the guy! Scott didn't do anything."

Scott was rubbing his jaw as he sat on the pavement. My dad stretches his hand out to him.

"Sorry about that," he said as he helped Scott up.

"No worries Mr. Argent. I'd probably react the same way if the roles were reversed."

Mom then says "What happened?"

"I guess Matt slipped something into her punch. I was passing by the room on my way to Lydia's room to get my hoodie when I heard Allison. I went in and Matt had Allison against the wall and she was trying to push him back. I just got him away." He holds the car keys out to me. "Here are the car keys and stay hydrated. Call me if you need anything."

I nod and say "Thanks Scott."

He waves it off and says "No problem. I'm here if you need me. I'm gonna head back to the party and help Lydia clean up. I'll see you at the game tomorrow?"

"Yeah, I'll be there." I wanted to hug him. Friends hug. I can do that. I hesitantly step forward and wrap my arms around him since not only was I not sure if this was ok, but I was also still dizzy. "Thanks Scott."

He hugs back and says "I'll see you tomorrow. Get some rest and don't forget to stay hydrated." He pulls away and says "I'm serious about calling me if you need me."

He walked towards Lydia's and my mom helped me to my room. Sleep claimed me quickly and I was happy to be home. I don't even want to think about what could have happened if Scott hadn't of come in. I luckily don't have to because I'm drifting to sleep.