Riggins

Chapter Three

Parties seemed to happen every weekend in this town. Unless there was a big football game. Then that's where EVERYONE was. Every once in a while Tyra or Julie would get me out to a party. In usually consisted of me sitting on a couch sipping on a beer.

"Come on, just one shot," Tyra slurred holding the glass up to me.

"It seems awful," I said taking it and sniffing it.

"Don't worry about it just drink it," she threw hers back and chased it down with some beer.

I picked up my water and prayed I didn't throw up as I took the shot back. To my surprise it wasn't that bad.

Before I knew it I was two beers and 6 shots into the night. I had made me way downstairs to where people were all dancing together. It was hot as hades, but I couldn't stop. I felt so free. I started to feel hands wrap around my waist and I looked up to see Tyler, a junior on the football team.

"You're hypnotizing you know," I blushed and swayed my hips with his.

We danced for a little while until I noticed his hands started roaming a little to much. When they were on my thighs I tried to step away from him, but he gripped them and pulled me back against him.

"Where are you going?" he growled in my ear.

"I want to go Tyler," I hissed trying to step away again.

This time he pulled me back and grounded into me.

"Stop!" I yelled a bit louder than I expected.

"She said stop Tyler," I heard a deep voice growl behind us.

I turned to see Tim with clinched fists behind us. He walked closer to Tyler and he released one thigh.

"Aww come on, you'd do the same," Tyler laughed.

"Not if she didn't want it," Tim got even closer making Tyler release my other thigh.

I stepped back looking at the boys as they stood chest to chest.

"Who do you think you are some angel? You're a player and you know you want that ass just as bad as I do."

I almost gagged at the way he talked about me.

"I do, but if she won't willingly give it to me then I'm not going to make her. You my fiend were pushing her," he pushed Tyler's chest away.

I covered my mouth as Tyler's first collided with Tims jaw. Tim rubbed his jaw and spit something out then gripped Tyler's shirt throwing a punch straight at his nose. Tyler flew back and landed on the ground. He looked up at Tim as Tim stood over him.

"Don't you ever touch her or me again! Do you hear me!"

I don't know what came over me, but I ran to Tims side and gripped his arm.

"Tim, please just come with me. It'll be okay," I said softly.

He looked at me and I could see the blood along his bottom lip.

"You did good, I'm okay," I said running my fingers through his hair pushed it behind his ear.

He reached down and took my hand walking up the stairs faster than my little drunk feet could go.

"Tim slow down," I begged.

He turned around and quickly picked me up bridal style and carried me outside. It was all very strange to me, but it oddly felt good. I knew I was safe with him. He just knocked a guy clean out because he touched me. I didn't quite understand it, but I didn't want to fight it either.

He sat me down on the bed of his truck and I looked up at him.

"Did he hurt you?" he asked moving my hair behind my ears.

I shook my head no and quickly regretted how fast I did it. I grabbed my head and closed my eyes.

"How much did you drink?"

I giggled, "tequila."

He laughed deeply, "that answers that."

I looked up and saw the blood on his lip again. I looked around the bed of his truck and saw a rag near the front. I crawled up and got it and crawled back down sitting on my knees. He looked at me confused until I placed my hand on the back of his neck and I started to rub the blood off his bottom lip.

"Ahhhhh," I said opening my mouth wide.

He followed me and opened his mouth wide. I started to rub the corners of his mouth and quickly checked his teeth insuring they were all still there.

"All better," I smiled big throwing the towel back.

He laughed, "I like you drunk."

"Why aren't you drunk? Isn't it like your job to be drunk?" I poked his nose.

"I'm the driving tonight so no. I can't risk anymore accidents and sadly sometimes I have to be smart," he said a little more serious than I expected.

I pushed his hair behind his ear again, "is it because of Jason?"

He shook his head yes. Jason was his weak spot and I loved seeing it come out. It was the most human part of him. I wrapped my arms around him and placed my head on his chest. My mind kept asking me what the hell I was doing, but my body kept telling me he was warm.

"Tim, I'm tired," I said with a little yawn.

He wrapped his arms around my thighs and picked me up off the bed of his truck. I knew I was dosing off, but I tried to stay awake. I heard him talking to a couple of people inside where all the loud music was and then it got quiet again. I was placed down on something soft. I opened my eyes to see Matt and Julie in the back of the truck making out and Tim starting up the car. I smiled shyly again and leaned against his shoulder closing my eyes.

"You'll give into me soon enough Rae," he teased.

"In your dreams Riggins," I laughed feeling my self fading.

I could faintly feel lips on my head before I was out like a light.