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#30. After

So sorry this has been on hold for so long i just... couldn't write this chapter.

ALMA'S POV

After Ruben called my parents to see if I could spend the night, he drove me over to his house.

The entire car ride was quiet. I felt safe again, now that I was no longer around drunks.

When we get to his house, we kinda just sit there in the car for a moment.

"Alma, baby?" He says gently.

"Hm?"

"What did he do to you? I mean, he didn't try to rape you, did he?" He asks, concerned.

"No, but he was trying to at least beat me up." I replied. "I'm just glad that I had enough sense to call you."

"Yeah. Me too."

We walk inside together, and go straight to his room, since his mom is asleep. He plops down on his bed, and i kinda just stand there awkwardly.

"I'm gonna go take a shower real quick, Ruben." I tell him. He puts his arms behind his head, smirking. I kinda just give him this confused look with a smile. He climbs off the bed, coming towards me. I laugh as he pulls me into a hug.

"Come on." he says, pulling me by the hand towards the bathroom.

"Ruben!" I exclaim. "I can bathe myself!"

"I'm sure you can Alma. But you have had a very stressful day. And let's face it, so have I." He pulls me to a stop when we reach the bathroom. He can tell that I'm still against the idea of taking a shower with him. "Alma, listen. I love you. With all of my heart. I always will. You pulled me out of a very dark place in my life, and I know that I did the same for you. And trust me, I don't want to take a bath with you because I want to get at you. I respect that you want to save yourself for after high school. Right now, I just want to take a bath with my girlfriend, because it's been a long day. What happened at the party, it doesn't matter right now. Okay?" He stops, wiping at a tear that's falling down my face. I pull him into a hug, and we stand like that for a little while.

"Thank you Ruben. I love you too." I whisper. He pulls me into the bathroom, starting the bath water. I pull off my dress, and can feel him staring. "Ruben." I say in a warning tone.

"What?" He asks. I can hear the smile in his voice.

"I can feel you staring at me."

"Ew!" He says jokingly as I turn around. "Girls are gross! Why would I want to see one naked?" We both laugh, and I walk toward him, slowly unbuttoning his shirt when I get there. "I can undress myself, Alma." He whispers.

"I know." I say simply, letting his shirt fall to the floor. We both finish getting undressed, and he slides in the bath, closing his eyes. I slide in after him, immediately relaxing.

"Come here." He whispers, pulling me towards him. I move over to him, and he starts washing my hair. Afterwards, he moves on to my body, massaging my back as he does. I sigh, and smile. I lean back my head and kiss him softly. He kisses me back, then we both stop, and I wash his hair real quick, and his body. Getting out of the bathtub, I realize something.

"Ruben, did you grab any towels?" I ask. He starts laughing.

"I'll go grab a couple, hold on." He darts out of the bathroom, grabbing towels. When he comes back, he has one wrapped around his waist, the other in his hands.

"Here ya go." He says, holing it out to me with a mischievous grin on his face. As I reach for it, he laughs and takes off down the hall.

"Ruben!" I screech. "Come back here! I need that!" I hear him laugh again. "I'm serious! RUBEN!!" I chase after him, not knowing where the towels are, and catch up to him in front of his room. I rip the towel fro his grasp, finally wrapping it around me. I hear a door open, and I turn around, seeing his mom. "Ummmmmmm..." I say, looking at Ruben. He's blushing.

"Mom, it's, uh-"

"I don't want to know." she says, rubbing her temples. "Please just tell me that you guys weren't having sex."

"No!" Ruben and I say at the same time.

"Okay. Good. I don't need any baby Rubens running around this place." She laughs. "Go to sleep guys. No sex please." She yawns the last part.

"Night mom." He says. She walks into her room, and Ruben and I walk into his room. I go through his shirts, grabbing the biggest one I can find and slipping it over my head. I crawl into his bed as he gets dressed. He crawls into bed after me, wrapping his arms around me. We fall asleep like this, his arms around me, and my head on his chest.

And in that moment, everything is perfect.