Hidden Secrets - A Beau Brooks Fanfic

Chapter Eight

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I awoke for the second time that day, still next to mum. Ian had fallen asleep to since our little spat, but apart from that, everything was the same.

The rumble of my stomach reminded me that I had not eaten yet today and I decided to go for a little wander around to find the loo's and somewhere I could get something to eat.

As I opened the door and walked out, someone bumped into me knocking me to the ground.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I honestly didn't mean to, oh, Dahlia?"

I pick myself up off the floor and brush myself down before looking up to meet the eyes of the person who had rudely knocked over.

"Beau?" I squeak, stepping back a bit for the closeness of us was making me uncomfortable.

"Dahlia!" he says again, this time more upbeat and he wraps his arms tightly around my waist, lifting me up in the air. I gently tap his shoulder, urging him to put me down, and being the gentleman he is, he obliged and placed me back on my feet.

I awkwardly shuffle from foot to foot and he scratches the back of his head.

"So...hows things with you then?" he asks slowly, "Jai and Luke said you haven't been in any of your lessons"

"Yeah, I, well Ian removed me from Penola to stop the contact..."

"Oh yeah, of course..so what are you doing here then?"

My pulse quickens as the words fall out of his mouth. I wanted to tell him everything, I really did. I knew I could trust Beau, but Ian...

"Oh you know, just this and that" I laugh, hoping that he'll take the hint, but I know he wont.

"I can tell when your lying, Dahlia, c'mon, you can trust me"

Knew he wouldn't. The fact that he didn't makes it harder for me. I feel that tingle in the back of my throat, the one you get when your trying not to cry. I make an effort in blinking back the tears but all fails when he asks me whats wrong. The tears fall fast and heavy

"Ian...h..h..he beat my mum,he beat her so much she stopped b...breathing a..a..a..and I don't think I could cope B..B..Beau if I lost her" I bawl, biting my sleeve in attempt to muffle the cries. The last thing I needed was attention.

"Shhh, shhh, its okay" he soothes me, pulling me close to his chest and caressing the back of my head, just like my mother used to. He tries to stay calm but I hear him curse quietly under his breath.

We stay there for a while, hugging one another, not speaking just enjoying each others company. For a minute, I could almost pretend that I wasn't Dahlia. The girl with the abusive stepfather, the girl with the funny cuts all up her arms, the girl with the bruises on her back. For a minute, I could pretend I was a normal person, a normal girl living a normal life. But I knew it wouldn't, couldn't last long.

"Beau, I..I have to go" I mumble, slipping out from his arms that were still wrapped tightly around mg waist, tangled in my hair. He reluctantly releases me and bids me on my way, but even as I walk down the corridor, I can feel his eyes burning through my back.

"Dahlia!"

I shiver at Ian's voice. Did he just see me with Beau?

"Dahlia!" he yells again

I stop and turn around, only to see that Beau had disappeared and Ian was on his own. A feel of relief floods my body. I don't think I could of handled yet another fight between them, especially with mum in the state she is.

He walks nearer to me and I swallow hard. Was he trying to be nice? When he reaches me his hand slides into my back pocket and immediately I knew that he wasn't. He was just playing his games again.

"C'mom babe, what's up?" he voice is sly, and the fact he's trying to make is sexy made me feel sick. I glare at him and try to pull away but he puts his other arm around me stopping me from doing so.

"Don't be like this Dahlia, we have to work together. Me and you, we're a pair"

I tense as he removes his hand from my back pocket and caresses my face. His face is close to mine making my heart rate increase. I swallow again.

"Lets go home Dahlia, Sarah is going to be just fine-"

"No" I interrupt him, shaking his hand away from my cheek. The smile on his face disappears.

"I'm not asking you Dahlia, now get in the car"

His voice is demanding as he pushes me towards the exit of the hospital. I take another look back to where Beau was standing only a few minutes ago. I wonder why he was even here?

Ian pushes me again towards our little ford focus. I had never liked it. It was a putrid green colour and stood out against everyone else's car. It was only that shade of green from when Ian worked in a garage a few years back and we had never changed it since.

He opens the door for me and I get in, clipping my seatbelt. I had never liked Ian's driving. He always drove ridiculously fast, way over the speed limit. I think it even sometimes scares mum.

He got in the other side then started the engine. For the first five minutes we drove in silence at a nice speed and I thought the rest of the day was just going to be normal with no problems, but then I feel Ian's hand on my knee and I knew I couldn't be more wrong.

My mind travels back to when I was with Beau, the way he had held me, reassuring me that everything was going to be okay even though we both knew it was far from it. I craved his touch. I craved him altogether. He was the only one that could soothe me, make me feel safe. But I was banned from seeing him, and I knew that if I did disobey that rule, it wouldn't end well.

Ian's calices roughly rub on my skin as he moves up my leg, his eyes still fixated on the road. I look over at him and notice the bulge in his pants and he pushes down harder on the accelerator. We were going over 70 mph now and he wasn't showing any signs of slowing down.

I decide to try forget about everything around me and past the time by looking out the window.

*flashback*

"Dahlia, look at this cloud!" my mother laughs, grabbing my hand and pulling me over to where her and my dad were lying. We sit down next to him and fall back onto the grass in an explosion of giggles.

"Its a dog!" I yell, pointing up towards the funny cloud in the sky. My dad sh's me and covers my mouth with his hand and we all laugh again...*

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