Night Of The Hunter

Last Thing Before I Go

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Washing my hands free of the blood that stained my hands, I walked out of the bathroom with a sigh, realizing Aiden wasn't around. I looked at Frank who glanced up at me from his phone and nudged his head towards the front door.

"He's outside." He informed and looked back down to his phone.

"I'm going to need a ride to Pennsylvania."

He nodded "mmhm-ing" me.

I looked over at Christian who looked like he was packing up some equipment that was already stationed here when we arrived.

I continued my way outside, seeing Aiden sitting down on the broken wooden porch on the side of the house. The sun was still blinding as it sat above our heads. His back was towards me as he sat, his head between his hands as his fingers locked around his thick locks of hair. I inhaled deeply, letting it out slowly as I approached him quietly, taking a seat next to him. He didn't move a muscle when I sat down.

"I'm sorry." I apologized, glancing over at him.

His fingers tightened around the roots of his hair before his hands flew away from his head and stood up quickly.

"You know, you don't think before you speak." He spat. "You say things to hurt other people without even thinking how its going to affect other people in the room with your choice of words."

I can see the anger in his eyes as he yelled. I didn't know if he was purely just angry at me or the whole situation at hand.

"I know." I nodded.

"Oh! She knows!" He let out a laugh and smacked his hands together. "I'm glad you know you can be such a fucking asshole." He kicked a rock from under his foot, sending it flying across the street, making it hit a garage door that had years of graffiti covering it.

I clenched my jaw tightly. "I said I'm sorry. What more do you want from me?" I growled.

His teeth caught his lower lip, slowly dragging out the skin before staring at me. "Besides bending you over and spanking that ass raw?" He tilted his head slightly. "To leave with me. Right now."

I let out a breath and stood up, walking towards him. "Let me do this one last thing."

He threw his head back with a sigh like a child not getting his way.

I smiled softly, letting out a laugh before wrapping my arms around his lower back. "Tomorrow. I promise."

He looked back down at me, his baby blue hues going between my own as he wrapped his arms around my neck loosely. "Fine. But I'm not above throwing you over my shoulder and kidnapping you if I have to, Arabella." He warned, tugging the ends of my hair that I had let down before.

I smirked. "Oh, challenge accepted then."

His eyes widened. "No. No." He shook his head. "Don't you dare go there."

I smiled and leaned up on my toes, placing a kiss to his lips. "You can come with me you know."

He shook his head and glanced above me quickly before looking down at me. "Do what you gotta do babe, I'll see you at home tomorrow."

I narrowed my eyes a moment before looking behind me, seeing the boys coming out of the house. I turned back to Aiden and nodded. "Okay." I unwrapped my arms from him as he did the same. Before I was able to take two steps away from him, he grabbed my hand and pulled me back against him, my hands going to his chest so I wouldn't knock into him fully.

"I love you." He whispered.

I smiled, gazing up at him. "I love you too." I whispered back.

A grin spread across his lips, showing off his pearly whites before he leaned down to kiss my lips once again.