Desi's POV
"I love you," I said quietly as he layed me down on his bed.
"What was that?" He didn't hear me. I could tell by his tone. Think think think.
"He raped me. . ." I murmured. "Mason. . ."
Billie furrowed his eyebrows angrily.
"HE FUCKING WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?" He jumped out and ran out of the room. He returned a while later with a first aid kit. He gently wiped the blood from my temple and nose. I smiled. He was so concentrated.
"This might sting a bit. I'm sorry." Then I felt a sharp pain as he poured some alcohol onto my cuts. I groaned. The tears were stinging the edges of my eyes. Then he put some bandages carefully on my head.
He pulled me into his warm arms and I smiled. I wish this could last forever but sadly I can't.
*****
I must've fallen asleep. Same with Billie. I woke up to him laying next to me with his arms around my waist and his face was dug into my neck. I smiled. I'm really enjoying this.
My head is pounding from the night before with Mason. My body whole body is in pain. I regret ever dating him.
I felt Billie jostle awake beside me. His elbow dug roughly into my side, then he sat up quickly. Sweat trickled down his forehead and dripped off his nose.
"Bad dream?" I asked, pulling him close to me. He nodded.
"Hey, Desi. I have a surprise for you." He jumped up and got dressed.
When he was done, he grabbed me by the hand and helped me into his truck. He drove to the other side of town and entered the woods. This seems so familiar but I can't quite put my finger on it. Finally, we exited out the other side of the woods and there stood a tiny log cabin looking out onto the bay. It was stunning. He stopped the truck and got out to open my door for me. The humidity hit me like a train.
"This is our hideout. Wanna go swimming?" I nodded.
"This is amazing. But I don't have a swim suit or anything with me." A smirk spread across his face.
"I know." He grabbed my hand and led me up he a cliff about two stories up. He ripped off his shirt and started pulling off his jeans.
"Aren't you going to join me?" I blushed as I pulled me shirt off, exposing my bra, then my pants.
"We-we're going to jump?" I asked nervously. He nodded and grabbed me by the hand.
"Together on the count of three. One. . .Two. . .Three. . ." and I felt my stomach drop. The air whooshed up around me. Then SPLASH! as we hit the water together. When we surfaced we both laughed.
"That was great!" I exclaimed.
"I love you, Desirae." Wait. . .What?!?!? Am I hearing things or did he actually say it?
"I-I-I love you too, Billie." Then he kissed me. It was in that moment that I realized that I had found my place in this world after all. This right here, was where I belonged.
