Bound by Law

Bound by Law || 16- False Accusations

Gavin and I both turned around and my heart stilled when my eyes met with the owner of that voice.

There stood Aisha, with her phone in hand and a smug smile on her face.

"Excuse me?"

I know I didn't do anything wrong, but deep down, a gut feeling was telling me that she would falsely accuse me of doing something with Gavin and then tell Jai about it.

Her green eyes glimmered ferociously as she stalked towards me.

"You heard me, bitch."

Gavin interjected after hearing her verbally attack me.

"Alright, that's going too far." He grabbed my hand, and looked down at me. "Let's go," he said, tugging me along with him as we began to walk away from her.

I heard her scoff as we walked past her and she menacingly yelled out, "Fine then, walk away. Jai's gonna find out about the skank you really are soon!"

I shut my eyes tight, preventing myself from letting tears slip from the insults she sprung at me.

"Just ignore the psycho," Gavin told me, looking back at Aisha in disgust. He then glanced at me, his eyes frenzied. "Some chicks are just crazy."

My chest felt constricted at the thought of what Aisha would say and do. Though the position we were in must have caused suspicion to anyone, I knew the real truth, and so did Gavin.

And a part of me hoped Jai believed us, too.

All the happiness I had felt before disappeared and I unintentionally tuned out all the questions that were being asked to me by Gavin.

"Hey," he said, softly as he brought me towards his car. Gavin placed a hand on my cheek gently. "Just forget about her. You know what really happened, and if Jai–who I'm guessing is your husband?"

I nodded, unable to speak, which went unnoticed by him as he continued to speak. "Well if he's a sensible guy, then I'm sure he'll understand and ask you for an explanation instead of assuming the worst."

He will do the exact opposite of what you're saying Gavin.

Instead of voicing my thoughts, I faked a smile and nodded at him. I appreciated his attempt at making me feel better. He did have a point but it didn't apply to Jai.

Somehow finding the courage, I wrapped my arms around his waist and hugged him, whispering, "Thank you," before letting go.

He chuckled and rolled his eyes playfully. "You know, you can be pretty silly."

"Hey!" I protested, light-heartedly as we got into the car. "I have my reasons."

"To why you're silly? I'm sure you do."

With a chuckle, we got into the car and drove off. Though I had briefly pushed the situation to the back of my mind, the closer we got to the house, the faster my heart was beating.

My palms were sweating and as I talked to Gavin, I couldn't help but notice that I was fisting my shawl and outfit.

Though we were talking, I couldn't hear anything except my own heavy breathing and soon, we were parked outside the house.

"Thanks," I rushed out, politely smiling. "It was really nice seeing you again."

He ran a hand through his wild blond hair, his blue eyes shimmering brightly in happiness.