The Bad Boy Next Door

6: Rescue

   I woke up in a bed that wasn't mine. Something was pressed against me and something heavy was draped around my waist. I peeled my eye open and looked at the bare chest that was mere centimeters away from my face. I looked up to see a sleeping Adam. He had a slight snore and a his eyebrows were furrowed along with a scowl carved on his sleeping face. In his sleeping state he wrapped his other arm around me and turned so I was resting lightly on top of him. I was completely pressed against him.

   I took in account where my hands were resting. One hand was pressed against his jaw and the other was on his lower abdomen resting across his abs. Both of his arms were wrapped around me. one of his hands on my waist, and the other was on my shoulder.

   But for some reason I didn't mind being held by him, I felt safe. So I slowly let myself drift back into sleep.

(Adams p.o.v.)

   I woke up suddenly from the graphic nightmare I was having. I looked down to see Clarity resting on my chest. She had one hand on my jaw and the other on my lower stomach down near my v-line. I noticed my arms were so tightly wrapped around her and I wondered if she could breath. Then she let out a small snore and I relaxed a bit.

   She moved her hand from my jaw to the back of my head, and the hand on my stomach moved to my right peck. The hand on the back of my head grabbed a fistful of my hair, and the hand on my peck balked up into a fist and she groaned. I rested my chin on her head and slowly slipped back into sleep.

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   When I woke up the second time Clarity wasn't laying in bed anymore. I sat up and ran my fingers through my hair and stood up. I walked over to my dresser and pulled out a white shirt when someone walked out of my bathroom. I turned and looked at Clair wearing one of my shirts. It went down to her mid thigh and her hair was wet soaking the front of her shirt slowly.

   She grabbed the hem line of the shirt and tried to pull it down some, "I hope you don't mind, I took a shower and my pants were hurting my burn." She said.

   "No, not at all." I gulped, she looked good in my shirt. "Uhm, I'm gonna hop in the shower. just make yourself comfortable." I said then walked into the bathroom.

   I took my shower and when I walked out Clair was on my bed shivering. "Why don't you get under the covers?" I asked.

   "I wasn't thinking about it." She replied pulling the covers up over her.

   "You do know m, you have to go home today. At least at some point you do." I said avoiding her eyes.

   "I know, it's just." She sighed. "Nevermind."

   "It's just what?" I asked.

   "It's not important." She replied looking down biting her lip. Damn.

   "Please tell me." I pleaded.

   "I'm scared, I can't go back. Not after what he did to me " She said. Tears were welling in her eyes.

   "You don't have to be scared. I'll always protect you." I replied and she stared at me biting that damn lip of hers.

   "Promise?" She asked.

   "Pormise." I assured.

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   I stood with Clarity as she opened the window. After she climbed out and tried the window. She kept pulling up but it wouldn't open, then an alarm in the house went off. She ran back across the roof and jumped back across and through my window. She toppled over onto the floor landing on top of me.

   (Clair's p.o.v.)

   When I went to open the window I quickly noticed it was locked. I kept trying to open it, then out house alarm system went off and I ran back across the roof and jumped over to Adams roof. I climbed in the window toppling over onto Adam, and we both fell on the ground.

   "My home alarm system sounded." I said.

   "He's gonna know you were trying to get in won't he?" Adam asked, I nodded and he sighed. "I have a plan, bit I need my boys to come help." He said. I nodded again and sat down as he called his friends.

   When they got here I patiently waited for Adam to fill them in on what had happened after I had left.

   "So your brother, who's in a gang, branded you with an iron. That's not very believable. I mean I don't see any burns." Lucas said.

   "Do you not believe me!" Adam said, starting to get mad.

   "All I said was it's not very believable. No gang uses the branding method anymore. You know that, you didn't get branded, neither did the rest of us." Lucas responded. My eyes widened in realization.

   "You all, a-are you. All of Y-you are. What!" I said in my still raspy whisper voice.

   "Yes, and what happened to your voice?" Markus chimed in.

   "I told you, she was branded, and was screaming,  and lost her voice." Adam said again.

   "Prove it." Lucas said. Adam glared at him then stood up off the couch. I grabbed his wrist and shook my head before he could start something.

   I took a deep breath before standing up and lifting the shirt up to my waist. I could feel all there eyes on my body and started to get a bit uncomfortable.

   "Have some respect." Adam said.

   All the boys looked away for a moment, but when I pulled the side of my panties down reveling the burn mark on my side. The boys eyes all widen in shock, I quickly pulled the shirt back down and sat down on the couch.

   "Do you belive me now?" Adam asked. They all nodded speechless.

   "But Adam said he had a plan." Flynn inturupted.

   "Yes, one that will bring the gangs together. But if you don't want to Clair, you don't have to agree." I raised an eyebrow at him. "So they say the only way to bring to rivalries together is by a relationship right, well if one of us "dated" Clair, then they can't hurt her." Adam said putting quotations around dated.

   I looked at him in confusion. "You want me to date one of you?" I asked.

   "Not really date, like fake date. Until you can get your brother off your back, and the gangs can end the rivalry." He said. I nodded.

   "But who would she date?" Marcus chimed in.

   "How about, we let her pick." Adam replied. "Instead of talking, just point to the person you would feel most comfortable with." He said, I nodded again and looked at the boys around me.

  Then I pointed to...