Will You Still Love Me? (MAHTW Sequel)

Chapter 8

Chapter 8:

"Evan, I love you but if I have to sleep on the couch because you're in here I'm gonna be pissed." Alan groaned when he came in for bed.

"Oh you don't have to stay on the couch honey." Angel cooed, "you can stay with Austin!" She teased, her soft expression changing into a grin, Alan rolled his eyes.

"Don't worry, I'm leaving." I yawned. Sitting up, stretching and catching sight of the clock that said 1 am.

I trudged off back across the hall because I never got finished getting ready for bed. The room was pitch black when I opened the door so I tip toed across the floor, feeling my way along the wall to the bathroom.

I closed the door most of the way and flipped on the light then started going about my nightly ritual of washing my face and brushing my teeth and stuff.

I scrubbed my face down with soap, removing my make up and started cupping water and throwing it on my face to wash it back off then I buried my face into a clean hand towel, trying to dry my face when suddenly I was grabbed from behind. I jumped, screaming my head off and stumbling away from the person but fell over backwards and landed hard on my butt next to the shower. Their hand was still on my arm so when I looked up I followed the arm up to see Austin looking down in worry.

"For fuck's sake Austin, can you not!" I screamed, my breathing still ragged, I threw my head down over my knees as my face grew red, my heart still felt like it was about to beat out if my chest.

"Sorry, you don't usually get scared like that!" He said still worried, "are you okay?" He asked, pulling me to my feet. I stared at his chest not willing to meet his eyes.

"No, I just had a mini heart attack." I grumbled, turning back to the sink and grabbing my toothbrush from behind the door in the mirror.

"I'm sorry." He said sadly. "I just couldn't sleep and saw you come in..." He trailed off.

"It's alright," I murmured, looking at his expression in the reflection of the mirror. "I thought you were asleep and I've been more on edge then I should be lately." I sighed. He nodded and sat down on the edge of the bathtub and watched me as I finished what I needed to do.

"I'll tell you about Lucas if you tell me something you've been keeping from me." He bartered. I snorted,

"Like what?"

"Like your past, things about you and Sam, how you've been feeling lately, I don't know, just something that lets me into your world." He said.

"You already know about me and Sam and you already know everything about my past." I replied.

"No I don't. I know what you've felt like telling me but I know everything." He said.

"Yes you do know everything, just not details. Would you like me to regale you on how exactly my dad would abuse me and make me feel like a worthless piece of crap?" I shot back with a little more bite in my voice then I had intended.

"I know about the stuff with you and your dad and the things you've struggled with but I'm sure there's more than that." He prodded.

"That's it." I stated flatly.

"If that's really it then why are you being so hostile with me?" He asked. I turned and at looked at him incredulously. "Fine, be like that, but you aren't going to find out about Lucas." He said standing up, slightly smirking. My eyes narrowed at him in the mirror but he just continued to look proud of himself. "I'm going to bed, goodnight." He said, kissing me on the cheek and walking back out.