Treat You Better

Chapter 20

Shawn's POV

I stood by the refrigerator staring at her sleep. Her head on her knees that she had pulled to her chest. She looked so peaceful but knowing that she'll be hurting from that uncomfortable position in the morning I decided to wake her up and put her in her bunk.

"Mo wake up" I said shaking her. Trying numerous times to wake her up I realized that the last time we tried waking her up it took Briana pouring water on her. So I picked her up and carried her to the bunk area. To bad for me I didn't know which bunk was hers so I took her to the room on the back of the bus and laid her down on the couch. Going back to the kitchen area to get her blanket I went back and put it on her pulling it up to her face I was about to leave until I felt her pulling on my hand.

"Hey" she said sleepily

"Were you awake this whole time?"

Shaking her head no she said "Please don't leave me alone" through a stuffy nose

"Do you want me to go get Briana?"

"No I want you stay with me... Pleaasseeee" she said whining like a child. I found it cute the way she furrowed her eye brows and put on a puppy dog face it was cute.

"Okay"

I sat down at the opposite end of the couch so that she wouldn't feel uncomfortable and because I haven't fully recovered from my dream of you know what I mean.

"Will you come play with my hair until I fall asleep?" She asked me pleadingly

"Play with your hair?"

"Yea, ya know run your fingers through me hair. Like this" she said scooting over to me until she sat directly in front of me. She softly ran her hands through my hair multiple times if she would've continued doing it for a minute longer I'd be the one sleeping.

"So will you?"

"Yea, but only if you play with my hair another day" I stated

"You have a deal" she said removing her hand from my hair and pulling me towards her but gently laying me back on the couch with her head immediately making contact with my chest

"Is this okay?" She asked

"Yea yea, if it's okay with you it's okay with me" I said laughing lightly

"Thank you, you can start now" she said as she grabbed my hand and placed it on her head.

"You can get more comfortable if you want, I feel like my head is crushing your arm"

"Ha your head is definitely not crushing my arm but I will move a little so that its easier for me to play with your hair" I said as I turned my body side ways towards hers and pulled her slightly closer to me. Not sure if I should ask her about whatever happened earlier with Aaron we sat there in silence.

"Shawn?"

"Hmm?"

"Remember the last time I was crying and you said I could tell you anything?" She questioned looking up at me

"Yea"

"Well if I tell you something can you promise not to tell anyone... Pleasssee?"

"Promise" I said as I moved my hand to hers and entwined my pinkie with hers making her smile.

"Okay" she said before taking in a deep breath "so someone I know is in a relationship with a boyfriend and she thinks they are happy together but she also thinks that he is cheating on her"

"Why does she think that?"

"Because she said there have been moments where she feels like he flirts with others girls right in front of her and she's heard a female voice of someone else in the background when she is talking to him on the phone. But she doesn't want to make any assumptions so she lets it go"

"Has she ever asked him about there being another girl?"

"Yes but whenever she asks him about it he gets really mad and starts to hit her... Hard" she said the last part gulping and closing her eyes as a tear fell down

"He what?" I asked getting upset because no man should ever hit a women

"Who is this dickhead of a boyfriend and why doesn't she tell someone?" I said clearly upset

"She just did" she said as more tears fell from her eyes

"What?" I asked not fully catching on to what she was implying

"Shawn I just told you" she stated

"Yea you told me about your friend who is in a relationship with a boy who she thinks is cheating on her and....  h-hits.... her when-whenever she-" my speech became inaudible as I finally realized what she was saying. And let me tell you I was beyond pissed. I'm not a fighter but I'll fight someone for her

"He hits you?" I asked as I felt my face getting hotter and hotter

"Shawn please keep it down" she said through silent sobs

"Keep it down? That douche bag needs to get off of this bus right now" I said getting off of the couch and heading towards the door

"No Shawn please! Not now later okay but not now. Can you just lay here with me, please Shawn" she said as she took my  fist that I haven't realized we're balled up and looked at me pleadingly.

"Shawn I'm begging you and you promised not to say anything" she said moving closer to me

"That was before I knew that Aaron hits you-"

"Please!" She said as another tear fell from her eye

"It's not right Mo and you know that"

"I know, I know and I'll take care of it just please. Please. Please. Don't  say anything to anyone. Not even Briana she'll probably tell my friends and that will be like adding gasoline to an already lit fire"

"Mo-"

"Please Shawn" she said as she let go of my hands and wrapped her arms around my neck burying her head in my neck.

"Okay" I said defeatedly "but I swear if he hurts you again I'm not keeping quiet anymore"

"Okay" was all she said

"Can we please lay down now?"

"Yea, come on" I said pulling her towards the couch and bringing her as close to me as i possibly could. I didn't care that she was dating Aaron anymore, I will protect her at all costs even if that means I have to see her get hurt before I get her. She is no longer a girl I like, she is a girl I cherish, a girl I'll protect, a girl that I will always make sure is in good hands, a girl I want in my life even if she doesn't feel the same way that I feel for her.

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Authors note

I've come to realize that I have yet to proof read anything that I publish. Haha oops! Sorry😊

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