Chancing Chad

#6) The Sixth

AMARA

Red was sucking on my collarbone, and his hand slipped from my mouth. I screamed out, but it earned me another slap.

My cheek stung, my face was streaked with tears and Red was back at it, but I heard footsteps thundering up the stairs and knew it was Chad.

He flung the door open, and saw Red attacking me. He yelled out, before grabbing Red and throwing him to the floor. He didn't glance once at me, but most guys would've. He was entirely focused on Red as he delivered a hard kick to his stomach, followed by another.

He bent down, picked him up, put him on his feet, and punched him across the jaw with a sickening crunch. He took a shaky breath, before turning around to face me.

His face was a mask of pure, undiluted rage, and just as he opened his mouth to say something, Red had swept his feet out from under him. He crashed to the ground and Red jumped over him, grabbing my shoulders and turning me around, so that his back was to the wall and I was pressed against his front. I could only see the wall, so I didn't know what Chad was doing, but I felt Red's hands against my body.

"If you want to get me you have to hurt Amara, and we both know you won't do that in a hurry." Red said with a harsh laugh, "I guess you'll just have to watch..."

"Leave her alone." Chad growled, "Please. I won't ask you again. I'm not going to let you hurt her."

Red laughed, and kissed me forcefully on the mouth. Chad swore loudly, and Red just pulled me closer to him. I was scared on so many levels. Red turned my head slightly and I saw Chad. He had blood on his face, and looked angry and scared. I saw the determination on his face, and knew it was him. It was him I wanted. It was him I needed. I was crying, in my bra, and scared, but I saw the love in his face.

Red turned me back to him, and I heard Chad swearing at him as Red ran his hands up my back. Then, suddenly, Red jerked me around and to the side, and a shoe whacked me in the face, and I slumped against Red. It was Chad's shoe, and he had thrown it at Red, but now there was blood on my face. I put my hand up and assessed that it was a bloody nose.

"You fucking hit her!" Red yelled, dropping me on the floor with a thud, "You actually fucking hit her!"

"I... I'm sorry." Chad choked out, "It was an accident."

"You better not have messed up her pretty little face!" Red yelled, diving at Chad, but Chad kicked him in the chest. He stood over him and stamped on his arm, before pulling him to his feet and throwing him out the door, followed by his shirt and shoes.

"If you EVER mess with her again, I will kill you!" Chad yelled out the door after him, "So fuck off!"

He turned to look at me, and his face softened. He tried for a smile, and I noticed my nose had just about stopped bleeding.

"I am so sorry." He said with a sigh, "I love you."

"I love you too." I whispered with a slight smile, "Is he gone?"

Chad quickly went downstairs to check and locked the door, coming straight back up. I couldn't stand to be in the room a second longer, so I struggled to get to my feet. He quickly rushed over and wrapped his arms around me, helping me to my feet.

I tried to walk, to leave the room, but found myself shaking to much. He picked me up gently and carried me from the room. I grabbed my pyjama pants on the way past, not wanting to have to come back.

"What room do you want to sleep in?" He asked softly.

"Your room." I whispered, "I don't want to be alone."

He nodded and brought me into his room. It was so comforting, just being there with him.

"Do you have a t-shirt I can sleep in?" I asked weakly, "I forgot to grab one."

He nodded and took off his, handing it to me. It was so unlike Red, the violence and aggression, that it brought a tear to my eye.

"No, no, it's okay." He said, hugging me, wrapping his strong arms protectively around me, "Don't cry."

I sobbed into his bare chest, and he at down so that I was lying on him, using his chest as a pillow.

"It's okay." He whispered into my ear, "It's going to be just fine."

We lay like this for a while before I went into his bathroom to get changed. I pulled on the t-shirt and pyjama pants, smiling as I realised that the t-shirt smelt of him. I came back to find him standing there in a pair of smiley face boxers and no shirt.

"My pyjama pants are in the wash." He mumbled, "Do you mind?"

I shook my head and climbed into the bed with him. He wrapped his arms around me protectively and I fell asleep against his warm chest.

CHAD

Her breathing evened as she fell asleep against me. She looked so beautiful as she slept. I brushed some of her hair out of face and behind her ear.

I couldn't believe all the things that had happened. Red, Sydney and Amara... Amara saying she loved me.

I hoped she'd recover. That was traumatising. If she didn't... I shouldn't have left her with him. That could only end badly. And I made such a mistake with Sydney.

More than anything in the world, I had wanted to kiss her. Just to feel her mouth on mine, like I had that first day. But she had had a bad day, I wasn't going to take advantage of that.

I noticed some tissues and water on my nightstand, and quickly began cleaning the blood off of her face. The blood that my shoe had caused her.

Smiling, I kissed her quickly on the forehead, and closed my eyes, willing myself to fall asleep with her in my arms.