Sloping Down

Chapter 11

Maddie's POV

The next morning I woke up, in my bed, next to Shaun. Things from last night flooded my mind. Sage, hospital, dorm, dinner, wine, more wine, some more wine, sex. I nudged the man next to me. "Shaun?"

"Yea?" He muttered and turned over to face me.

"Did we-" He nodded. "Oh."

"It's like eight o'clock, why are you up?" I crawled out of the bed.

"I have a ten o'clock class." I scurried to the bathroom to shower and get ready. I put on a little makeup on my jawline and neck. I finished getting dressed and packed my bags for class. When I had gone downstairs, Shaun was standing in the kitchen with two cups of coffee in his hands. "Thanks, babe." I took the cup of coffee and kissed his cheek. As I turned to walk away, he grabbed my belt loop and spun me around.

"Love you." He kissed my lips.

"Love you too. I gotta go." I smiled and pushed away from him. I waved from the front door.

My walk home from my last class was not a very long one, but people made it longer.

"Maddie!" I heard Dylan's distant voice call from behind. My pace increased. Dylan caught up and grabbed my arm to spin me around.

"Don't touch me!" I yelled and jerked my arm away. He had two black eyes and a sling on his right arm. "What happened?"

"I got in a fight, no big deal." He said trying to sound tough. It connected. Sage's wounds and Dylan's wounds were similar.

"You," I my voice caused him to take a step back. "You were looking in my window last night. You got caught by my friend and your decision was to fight him." I dropped my bag and took an intimidating step forward. We were close enough to the house that I could run there. I picked up my bag and bolted to the door. I banged on it. Dylan had followed me and pinned me against the door. "Stop, please." My voice cracked and continued to beat on the door. It finally opened and Shaun was behind it.

"What the fuck are you doing man?" He pulled me inside the dorm behind him. He pushed Dylan away. "You better run before I hit you so hard that the guy passing by will feel it." Dylan put up his fists and threw a punch at Shaun. He blocked it and punched Dylan in the eye again. "Leave, kid." Dylan got up and ran off. "Are you okay?" He hugged me close.

"Yea, that's the guy I was telling you about a few weeks ago." I gripped his shirt. "He's also the guy who fought with Sage, because Sage caught him looking in my window." Shaun walked with me to the couch. He laid down across the couch. I placed my head on his chest.