Never Stop Fighting

Chapter 11

   Max^^

   Anything but that. I couldn't do that. My heart filled with unbearable pain at just the thought of losing my Max.

   Even though we've only dated for a little more than a year, we had been friends since before diapers. We were inseparable. Our moms were best friends and got pregnant weeks apart so we grew up together. I knew every little detail about him as he did me. I've always loved him and it only grew when we started dating.

   He was goofy and silly and made me cry from laughing when I didn't even feel like smiling. He was always there for me. I knew he was the one for me, even if it sounds cheesy, I didn't care. He was my everything and I know he would die, before even thinking about breaking my heart.

   Axel started intensely at me in his arms as I fell back into the present and I nodded.

   "I mean it. Let him go," he said like he couldn't have been more serious in any other thing in his life.

   I nodded, again and did something that I never thought of doing in my life.

   I leaned in and kissed him. On the lips. It was just a little peck and I couldn't help but feel like I am betraying Max, but if it was a way to get back to him, I would just have to push the feeling away and ignore it.

   "Thank you, Axel. I will," I said, knowing the first part was completely sincere, but second part was nothing but a lie. And realizing it was the first time I ever said his name. He seemed to realize it too as he leaned his forehead against mine, staring deeply in my eyes with a genuine smile.

   "I love you," he whispered. His minty breath fanning across my face. Dark blue eyes gazing through my soul.

   "You're beautiful," he pulled back and left a tender, soft kiss on my forehead. I smiled, making sure it didn't look like as fake as it felt and leaned my head on his shoulder.

   I know he was smiling at me, staying in his arms without threatening me or me being to scared to struggle.

I closed my eyes and just enjoyed the feeling that Max will be okay and I will be with him again eventually, not even dwelling on the part about how I was going to do that.

I felt Axel walk up the stairs and into the room.

Nervousness hit me like a ton of bricks, thinking about what he was gonna do as he sat me on the bed since I gave into him. He wasn't gonna rape me after all that, was he?

I scooted under the covers and edged against the headboard staring at him with fearful eyes, knowing that he could overpower me, easily.

When he turned around and saw my frantic state, he rushed over and sat next to me.

"What's wrong?" He asked like he cared and grabbed my hand, gently rubbing his thumb over my knuckles.

"You're not gonna..." I couldn't even finish the sentence as fear consumed me, but he seemed to figure it out.

"Hey," his hand lifted my jaw as he focused on my eyes,"Im not going to force that on you. I will wait till you're ready. Okay? You can trust me. You have my word," he kept promising as he wiped a tear from my eye.

"Do you understand?" He asked. I bit my lip in embarrassment and slowly nodded. A sniffle escaped.

"Good," he leaned forward and kissed my forehead before pushing away from me and going over to the flat screen across the room.

Relief flooded me. For some reason I knew he was honest when he said that, but it still scared me that he seemed like that would eventually happen.