Promise Me

Chapter 15

Callie's P.O.V.
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Alec was cooking in my kitchen, and Bruno was all over me, whining and kissing me.

"Hi baby!" I was a baby talking him, and kissing his big face. He licked my nose and I laughed, tears streaming down my face. I wrapped my arm around Bruno, and brought his big frame into my chest.

"I missed you." Bruno wagged his tail, hitting my hand, and then licked my cheek. He missed me too. I got up and Alec was just smiling, holding back a laugh. What was so funny?

"What's so funny, Mr?" I raised my eyebrow and he burst out laughing. Through his laughs, he managed to get out a somewhat, coherent sentence.

"Bruno...gave...cowlick." He laughed and I ran to the bathroom. I laughed at my reflection, as part of my hair was sticking up, using Bruno's drool as hair gel.

"Bruno, you little turd!" Bruno cane running into the bathroom, Alec trailing behind him.

"A cow lick for a cow." Oh, he just went there.

"IM A COW NOW?" I glared at Alec and his laugh quickly faded.

"No no, I meant-" I laughed and shoved him backwards.
"You should've seen the look on your face lover boy!" Alec's face turned Scarlett when I said 'lover boy', and I rolled my eyes.

"Is somwudy embarwessed abwout his fweel goods?" Pinched his lips into a pucker face, Alec's face was so cute all mushed up like mashed potatoes. I leaned in to kiss his fish lips, them I felt a sudden ticklish jab into my left side.

"NO YOU BASTARD, I'LL CUT YOU!" Alec pinched my butt as he lifted me onto the bathroom counter. Even sitting higher than him, I was barely face to face with Alec. I punched his gut and he just looked ta me unimpressed, but at least the tickling was over.

"You can't touch my cake, that's my cake." I glared at him but a smile played my lips. Alec leaned forward and wrapped his arm around me, pulling me into his chest. I hugged him back and dug my head into the crook of his neck, taking in his scent. I can't describe it, it's just him.

"Excuse me, that's my cake. Your mine." My heart felt like a butterfly trying to escape my chest.

"Oh honey, we aren't official. You never asked me out." I was looking at him now, his cobalt eyes melting into my eyes.

"Fine then," Alec let go of me but held on to my hand, "will you, Callie Mc Cowlick, be my girlfriend?" He smiled and I couldn't help but grin.

"Are you going to kiss me?"

"Yes."

"Then I guess I will, nothing better to do." Alec shook his head as he kissed me, and I couldn't help but smirk.

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We were laying on the coach, Alec passed out and Bruno on the floor. My head rested on Alec's shoulder, his arm around me. I couldn't sleep, I needed to go be alone to think. I lifted Alec's arm gently, keeping him asleep as I slipped into my room. I sat on my bed, my back to the headboard and looked at myself in the mirror across from my bed. Even though it had been 2 months since I got hit, my face was still slightly bruised and a small scar on my eyebrow from hitting my head. My hair was kinda frizzed from laying on Alec, and my skin was kinda pale. My eyes looked so dead, huge bags laid under them. I grabbed a blanket and covered my legs, it was cold in my room.

I must have dosed off because I woke up in a cold sweat crying from a nightmare about him, I let out silent sobs that escalated into loud wails as I tried to muffle them with a pillow. Alec came rushing in, pulling me into a bear hug and rubbing the back of my head.

"It's okay. It's okay. I'm here, I'm not going anywhere, I promise." He held me tighter as I kept sobbing.
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The next few weeks were all the same, waking up in cold sweats and then crying from the violent dreams of my father, but every night Alec was there.

"Alec, can we talk?" I watched as worry flashed through Alec's eyes, but then quickly covered up by a blank look.

"Yeah sure."

"If the nightmares and dreams become too much you can sleep at your place again, I'll be fine here alone. I don't want you to go to work, basketball and school on barely even 4 hours of sleep." I wrapped my arms around my knees, bringing the, to my chest.

"No stop that! I'm not leaving you alone, I will be awake all night worrying about you." He ran his hands through his hair, and I bit my lip.

"I mean I know we just got together but maybe we should take a break or move on from each-" 

"What is wrong with you? I spent 2 months waiting for you to fucking wake up so I could have this chance with you. I lost you for so may tears and I just got you back, now your gonna push me away because of some PTSD? I don't want anyone but you." Alec was pissed, it was clear, but he was hurt too.

"I just think you deserve better because I'm-" I paused and searched for the proper words.

"Because your what, what is so terrible about you?" Alec watched my lips as I spoke, I felt so terrible.

"Broken, because I'm broken. I'm dragging you down with me and that's not right, if you love someone you should never hurt them and I'm hurting you with my stupid nightmares-"

"Your hurting me right now too." Alec got up from my bed and grabbed his bag, slamming the front door as he left.

I always did something wrong, always.