"I'm sorry, I am an ass. I just didn't know how to say it- schoolboy error. Aha, but I have proof. Proof that he was going to play you. Proof that he wanted to hurt you." His eyes were burning into mine, I could tell they were full of hurt and pain. He got out his phone and I frowned, but he started playing a recording, "they were at the back of the parking lot and I heard them saying this. They were going to hurt you. I needed to stop it." He told me before he played the recording.
I listened carefully to the footage..
Alex: So, that Lily chick is kind of hot huh?
Person 2: Yeah, I would tap that, hard!
Person 3: Definitely. Bet you can't hook up with her by the end of today.
Alex: Bet I can!
Person 3: Bet you 50 quid you can't
Person 2: 100 quid says we can all have a piece.
Person 3: Nice idea, Jace.
Alex: Yeah, alright.
All of a sudden I recognized the voice of the 2nd person, it was Jason Bench, one of Alex's friends. And then the 3rd was also Alex's friend, Pete.
Jason: So, Alex if you can get her so that we can all have a piece, that 100 quid is yours mate
Pete: What about your girlfriend though Alex?
Alex: Lily, doesn't know about her, so that's fine
Jason: so 50 quid if you get her back to yours?
Alex: Right, so I'll meet you at my apartment at 9? I'll have her then, promise.
The recording stopped and I couldn't help silent tears falling from my eyes.
Ashton came over to me and I flinched, he looked at me, quite shocked at the fact that I'd flinched. "I'm not going to hurt you. I promise." I laughed at him and shook my head, "How do I know that?" He looked genuinely hurt, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. Look, I'll help you move out and find other accommodation in the morning okay?" He looked down at my wrists, holding them in his hands, his thumb running over the light bruises, "I promise you, I didn't mean to do this to you. I wanted to beat the shit out of him. I'm going to. I can't believe that they were even thinking of-"
"Don't," I sighed, "look, I just need to sleep. I'll see you in the morning okay?" Ash's eyes burned into mine, those gorgeous amber-flecked eyes that were full of emotion that he never let out. He nodded, "Yeah," he kissed my wrists and ran his lips gently over them. "Night, beautiful," he said softly before kissing my forehead and stroking my hair as I laid down.
